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  2. Sparky Mark
    2016 Music Man 40th Anniversary "Old Smoothie" StingRay in as new condition with original case (and keys), literature, '76 retro "radio" control knobs fitted (original chromes included) and black (BWB) USA pickguard fitted with white (WBW) original pickguard included. Weight: 4.3kg. Price is £2,750 or near offer collected from Bury St Edmunds or localish meet up. Thanks for looking. Specifications:- Body Wood: Alder. Body Finish: High gloss polyester. Body Colour: Chocolate Burst. Bridge Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with vintage stainless steel saddles and adjustable mute pads. Scale Length 34" (86.4 cm). Neck Radius 7.5" (19.1 cm). Frets 21 - Low profile, narrow width Neck Width 1-11/16" (42.86 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret. Neck Wood Select maple neck. Fingerboard Select maple. Neck Finish High gloss polyester. Neck Colour Natural aged light yellow finish. Tuning Machines Schaller BM, with tapered string posts. Neck Attachment 6 bolt neck plate. Controls Custom "Old Smoothie" 2-band active preamp; vol, treble, bass. Pickups Custom "Old Smoothie" humbucking with 10 elongated Alnico magnets and split cover. Link to Sterling Ball discussing the history of this bass:- https://youtu.be/R2ZRWzEBIzE?si=oOXpMI5eOvJreWeB Links to Joe Dart and another bassist playing one:- https://youtu.be/bf7Nxbebdqw?si=D-BYLBgkp9pBs-IV https://youtu.be/_xMjHweNO7s?si=OHHfddN2NhyuHDbp
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  3. tauzero
    Robin Smith's ensemble at The Alexandra theatre in Birmingham, on the Tubular Bells: The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III tour. Very impressive performance, the only bit of a let down was the bass - audible in the mix but I suspect using a P with flats, it was just a dull thud with no mids and absolutely no treble giving not a lot of pitch information. The ensemble was Robin Smith on keys, accompanied by two guitarists (one of whom played the clavinet on the instrument introductions), one bassist, one vocalist, one cellist (playing an NS Cello), and two percussionists playing everything hittable, from a stock drumkit to glockenspiel and (of course) the tubular bells. First half was excerpts from Tubular Bells II and III, plus Moonlight Shadow, second half was all of Tubular Bells. The musicianship was great, as was the sound in the main (the thuddy bass didn't spoil it), the female vocalist was tremendous. The guitar tech/roadie kept doing the guitar swaps for one guitarist, while the other guitarist had to swap his own guitars - not sure why that was. Anyroadup, the tour continues, and I'm sure tickets will be available at other venues - the Alex was quite full but it wasn't sold out.
  4. Stub Mandrel started following Why weak wattage?
  5. Stub Mandrel
    I use a 50W head through a small, inefficient but quality cab for home and a 500W head through a very efficient cab for live. The frustration is it's easier to push the little rig into gorgeous overdrive. I play live with a lot if gain so I can dig in and get overdrive, but that means my master settings are down low and fiddly to get right. If I go past 10 o'clock plants die and I get told off... Up to 30 years ago I was gigging with a mere 150W head (the same type Krist Novoselick used).
  6. MacDaddy
    Green Manalishi - original version.
  7. Wotcher2
    Tramp the dirt down. EC
  8. MacDaddy
    The erection section...
  9. jay bass
    COMES WITH BATTERY , SD CARD ,STAND AND USB LEAD IN USED BUT GOOD WORKING CONDITION I HAVE UPGRADED TO THE ZOOM Q8N 4K SO THIS IS SURPLUS TO REQUIREMENTS IDEAL FOR RECORDING LIVE GIGS , REHEARSALS ETC EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD , EXCELLENT SOUND QUALITY MORE DETAILS ON THE ZOOM WEBSITE COLLECTION WELCOME , OR WILL POST FREE VIA ROYAL MAIL.
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  10. howdenspur started following FS: Three Short‑Scale Beauties — Ibanez Messo • Fender Mustang Vintera II • Gretsch Electromatic
  11. Machines
    Yes absolutely he is. I might ask him what he thinks about dead spots as an overall subject as I'd bet it's something he's researched into at depth.
  12. dave_bass5
    Guess we see life differently.
  13. warwickhunt
    ...and a truss rod adjustment tool (not original) I had a Pedulla a couple of years back and it had the exact same truss rod tool, so I'd say it is original. Nice bass btw
  14. Misowaki
    As my P sold, also interested in trades for an Am Perf as I fancy a 2 pup Mustang.
  15. mattpbass
    A question that just sprang to mind, how does the FM stuff work on the FI when it comes to velocity? The original DX7 sounds like E.BASS 1 for example change timbre quite significantly, is it something you can set at a level or does it change with how hard you play?
  16. Kiwi
    The FI would be driven by an arpeggiator. The arpeggiator does the pitch generating using delayed pitch shifting initially with pitch detection by the FI. MIDI doesnt involve any pitch detection unless the arp pedal can convert pitch shifted delay into a MIDI step...probably too big an ask of a boutique pedal. But it would be a cool feature on a dedicated arpeggiator pedal.
  17. Wolverinebass
    My view was based on when I pointed this pricing out to Tech21 they replied with a "care" emoji on their Facebook page. Would you not feel patronised at that? If you exclude the ADAM/Photon series, there isn't a Darkglass stompbox type pedal which is more than £400. Now, the g4m price of the XB driver isn't "more reasonable," it's "slightly less evoking the spirit of Dick Turpin." A slight difference of viewpoint I admit, but for a single use stompbox which has no means of flicking between the crossover/parallel/bite functions and has no preset control and for it to cost more than an HX Stomp still after being reduced just seems like robbery. At £350 I'd probably have one. Maybe the bass elite is a good deal. It seems to be in theory. I'd have to play one. I wonder if it'll be like the PSA 2.0 which is fantastic, but didn't catch on because in that case, people assumed it was digital when it wasn’t and didn't buy it.
  18. Paddy777
    Hi - I’m in the North East but I’ll get in touch and see if I can post it down - cheers!
  19. Salt on your Bass?
    Dropping to £190 posted. Thanks
  20. Stealth started following Feedback for Howie D72
  21. Stealth
    I sold a Genz Shuttlmax to Howie and agreed for Howie to arrange shipping New Zealand. The short version is the shipping went off the rails and Howie got stung. Undeterred we hatched a plan B had another go and success. The max has a new home. Great guy great communication and honesty. Have no reserves about dealing with Howie.
  22. mattpbass
    Are these all played on a bass?
  23. Steve Browning
    PM incoming
  24. lee650
    This bass no longer has a BA2 bridge, it sounds just as amazing with the standard bridge. Will consider a part trade for a sire Z3 5 string or Yamaha BB1025/X and cash.
  25. gary mac
    If you have got the correct tools and are confident using them, then go for it. if not take it to a good tech. IF you are going to attempt a diy job, I would advise ordering two replacement nuts, then you’ll have a spare when you mess up the first one 😄
  26. tividalebass
    a great bass head Let me know if you decide to part with the hdn112 cab my man
  27. Maude
    Graveyard Stomp - The Meteors
  28. peteb
    To be honest, that really isn't my experience! Modern Class D amps do not seem to have the response or attack of hybrid amps or, from what I understand given my limited experience of them, valve amps. That's the reason I got rid of my Class D Mesa amp - sounded great in a room on it's own, but didn't have the response I needed live. This was particularly noticeable when I was playing onstage with a band with a lot of keys and stuff going on, less so in a blues / boogie band with two relatively clean guitars! The advantage with a para EQ is that if you are in a room with sound issues, you can find what frequencies are causing the problems and sweep the EQ centre for that band until the issue goes away. I used to find that with my Mesa mpulse that in certain rooms, it was often the low-mids that caused a problem. If you changed the frequency then you could usually get around the problem with the sound of the room pretty easily. The problem with para EQs is that you can get a truly awful sound if you don't understand how the various frequencies work together! I used to follow the manual's suggested settings (for 'Driving Rock', if I remember correctly) and then tweaked until I got the sound that I wanted. As ever, you don't necessarily need a perfectly flat EQ, remember a little goes a long way and you probably don't want any massive boosts or cuts so that you can hear a coherent representation of every note that you are going to play.
  29. Sparky Mark started following Warwick RockBag Student Line - Acoustic Bass Gig Bag
  30. Sparky Mark
    PM sent.
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