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  2. daveybass started following FS: ‘51 Precision bitsa (with very high quality bits)
  3. daveybass
    Looked nice in my living room , great bass
  4. TheDaivisch started following Price reduced. Benz Benz Shuttle 9.2
  5. TheDaivisch
    Where in Scotland pal ?
  6. Leftypete
    As a happy Basschat 110T user (and with a sheet of 12mm ply left over) I’ve been reading this thread with great interest. @Phil Starr I know you mentioned early on that this works well without a tweeter because the Fane has a decent high (for bass) frequency response and has better dispersion than a bigger driver might - but still I’m wondering whether a HF unit/horn (like the Celestion in the 1x10”) would help make it not just an even better bass cab but also something that could be used elsewhere for keys,foldback etc. if needed , a bit like a Crazy 8 maybe. I realise that for all sorts of reasons it’s not just a case of bolting on the tweeter/horn/crossover from the 1x10” design so would need someone who (unlike me) knows what are doing to make it work right. What do you think , is this worth doing or should I just go any buy a PA speaker ?
  7. PEDRO ALFONSO
    Private
  8. LukeFRC
    what's stopping you? https://www.superbooth.com/en/tickets.html
  9. LeftyJ
    I use Status Hotwires strings on both of my Status Graphite headless basses, and all but the G-string are tapered. I can't offer a good comparison because the graphite neck on both is very snappy and gives a wonderfully quick attack, but it definitely feels like the strings contribute to this. They sound tight and clear, with none of the muddiness I get from the B-strings on some of the other 5-strings I have owned and with a well-defined "space" between notes when I've had trouble distinguishing the notes on the first 3 frets of the B-string with some other, more rigid strings when I played in a full band mix. When I still had my Yamaha TRB5II I used Elixirs with a taperwound low B and had a similar experience: quicker response, fast attack. I think @Kev is onto something with the cleaner break angle explanation.
  10. sifi2112
    Ah .. a sight for sore eyes 😜
  11. Rickthevoice started following Jam nights... OMG
  12. Rickthevoice
    I'll be in Riga in the next few weeks. Did you find a jam? If not, is there a venue with a house backline (I'm not traveling with any gear beyond an SM58 and maybe a lead) where we could pull something together? Folkklubs Ala Paggrabs used to run a great jam once a month; looks like that was a covid casualty.
  13. bris
    Here we have my Spector NS Pulse 5 string bass, just arrived back from Jacks in Manchester where its had a full service and set up, fret dress, new nut, and a transplant of an Aguillar system OBP 2 pre amp and pick ups, for a more rounded sound. Only selling as a Eurobolt 5 arrived to take its place, great sounding and great condition. Grab yourself a bargain. The NS Pulse represents the core of Spector's iconic design. The three-dimensionally carved body is a trademark of the Spector brand and provides a uniquely comfortable playing experience for all bassists. This NS Pulse model features a solid Swamp Ash body paired with a three-piece Roasted Maple bolt-on neck, complete with a Macassar Ebony fingerboard. The roasting process results in a neck that provides enhanced stability & resonance, while the Macassar Ebony fingerboard ensures clear note definition and projection. Perhaps the most striking feature of this bass is the sandblasted finish which highlights the unique grain pattern of each instrument. When paired with our Cinder Red or Charcoal Grey stain, the result is nothing short of stunning. Solid Swamp Ash Body Three-piece Roasted Maple Neck; Macassar Ebony Fingerboard Locking Bridge; Die-cast Tuners; Graphite Nut Sandblasted Charcoal Grey Matte Finish
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  14. RichT
    LaBella also do .60 - .115 short scale white nylons but that .115 gauge on the E is a bit heavy if you don't fancy filing out the nut just to try out a set of strings you might not like. I've successfully used the white LaBella set made for Hofners on several 30" short scales. They're made slightly longer (approx 32" ?) to fit the Hofner tailpiece but I've had no issues winding the extra string around the posts. They're a lighter gauge of .50 - .100 and have fitted every bass I've tried them on fine with no adjustment to the nut. Talking of Hofner strings on other basses, I've also got a set of Thomastik Jazz Flats made for Hofners on my Sire U5 fretless. Again the Hofner gauge seems preferable - Thomastik's standard ss set is .43 to .106 whereas the Hofner set is .43 to .96. (I think in this case both the sets are 32" scale, so no advantage in choosing the standard ss set over the Hofner set on that score.)
  15. Rickthevoice
    Rickthevoice joined the community
  16. Owen
    Mutter...mutter.... 5 string... mutter.
  17. BassTractor
    Here ya go:
  18. knicknack started following La Bella Mustang 'Stang' Rounds, 45-105
  19. knicknack
    La Bella 760PN-MUS Stang – Pure Nickel Round Wound A set of never gigged pure nickel Mustang rounds. These are designed for string-through mustangs. Tried on my '69 for a few days, but honestly just don't see that bass being anything other than a flats bass so off they came! Price includes UK postage.
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  21. Chienmortbb
    Many quality jack socket have what is called self-wiping contacts. If you don't insert a plug, it will leave the contacts to tarnish.
  22. RJB280
    Yep, 50 years of honest toil 😂👍
  23. Stingray5
    Yep, absolutely! 👍
  24. BassAgent started following "Lawsuit" and "pre-Lawsuit" guitars don't exist
  25. BassAgent
    Every now and then, a "pre-lawsuit Ibanez" or a "lawsuit Greco" pops up on the various used web pages. I've always wondered when those lawsuits were, who filed them and how they ended. Surprise surprise, they never happened. Ever. No lawsuit over the Fender or Gibson designs has been filed against the Japanese manufacturers, nothing was ever settled in or out of a court of law. So. Please stop using those terms. They are wrong.
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  26. eude started following Single Cut Basses
  27. eude
    Here's a couple of my single cut basses, both ACGs, one design a little more extreme than the other, however, the extreme one is insanely ergonomic. To me, sonically, single cut basses seem more resonant, and have a much stronger fundamental on the lower strings. This is of course down to the design, the more contact the neck has with the body, the better. Both of the above are set neck construction, so the neck has as much contact with the body as it possibly can. I'd absolutely recommend a single cut to anyone, and ACGs, I appreciate the look is marmite, but I love it, although ironically, I don't like marmite... Cheers, Eude
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  29. MacDaddy
    "They" are watching! 👀
  30. paul_5
    Currently having my arse kicked by ‘Teentown’. Sounds like someone else we know…
  31. fretmeister
    Inspired by that G&L up there ^ Who is using tapewounds on their shortie? What brand and gauge? I've had some La Bella White Nylons in the past, on a long scale and I seem to remember liking them, but that was a very long time ago!
  32. soulstar89
    Hey, I totally forgot about this post. Knee is better now rehab prevented surgery. It was more to do with my adductor. On bart 8CBP. I’m surprised I’ve had them for nearly 2 years. My bass is Asian ash with maple fretboard. The pickups are great l, especially with chrome flats. Smooth, creamy tone. The only way to tame the output and bass is flats. I really like nickel rounds so I’m thinking of letting these go and get the 8s or a different pickup. You thinking of trying Bart’s?
  33. Woodinblack
    Unless it is purely random (well, even if), it really does seem very odd.
  34. mattpbass
    I wish I was hip enough to say “I picked this up when I went to a synth convention in Berlin”. 😂
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