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The Summit. Sly and Robbie. If this doesn't get you bouncing nothing will
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Hey folks, I bought this from bass direct and it’s great. I’ve stopped using it as I normally have a live bass cab. So, it’s sat not being used and I could use the space on my shelf 😂 I’ll upload the picture tomorrow. aberdeen based. -
Nice! Haven't checked for spoilers but the 4th is comfortably my favourite, really nice with the flats and rounds, a real rubbery tone. Least favourite is 3, seems a bit odd and unbalanced in the mids and woolly by comparison. 1 & 2 are very nice, 1 probably edges it, but 4 is a bit special.
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Hi Harry, you've chose one of the best luthiers in the country! Chris will generally run everything past you stage by stage, you'll choose all the wood blanks (he let me choose directly from the supplier, not just stock he had), the exact hardware you want etc. You'll get photos every time he works on it and isn't precious about changing spec during the build (provided he hasn't already done the work!) I can't give any recommendations on what spec your bass will be, but whatever you ask for Chris and Alex will deliver, and their communication is terrific.
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Alpher Custom Build, Did I get my Spec Right?
Hazza2004 replied to Hazza2004's topic in Bass Guitars
Thank you @NancyJohnson, Ill be sure to do this -
Interesting! Without giving anything away. No.3 which I disliked I kinda guessed right what that would be. It just sounded like there's a mid scooped to it to my ears. I personally would not want this one. No. 1 - When it started and when from 1st to 2nd on the P bass my first thought was "sound like 1 has higher input impedance than 2" which I think it does - I enjoyed it on the Sandberg, and less so on the P. This was ok. Number 2: Big sounding, colourful mids. This is a nice sounding preamp/DI. But I like this style of thing. I'ld use one. Number 4: was not expecting to like this one. It's clean, with 1 seemed to have the widest freq range- has that balanced warm unhyped sound that is good unless you're going to go for a colour. Enjoyed it on the P bass, less so on the jazz - which is possibly the higher freq of the rounds. (for reference, my dream sound is the old Warwick hellebore preamp, and the last 2-3 years the v2 Colourbox has been at the end of my pedalboard, so I like things with transformers in!)
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Stand. REM
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interesting 🤔 ... the stage I'm talking about is a particularly wobbly one that the drummer REALLY hates... but it didn't seem to get the collective synchronization millennium bridge wobble going! I will look out for it on other gigs though. so far I've tested it on that gigs / stage I know well and a new venue with a concrete floor that I'm unsure if the iso mat did anything at all to improve tone
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I've completed the basic cabinet and since the picture was taken have fitted the driver. I've posted elsewhere that I'm considering a box/slot port rather than a tube, I have enough ply left to make the box and as I don't have a hole cutter or pipe the correct size for a tubular port thought this might work. I've checked a number of online port calculators, many of which give different answers, however the one that looks most correct, if that is such a phrase, gives dimensions as 4cm x 4cm and a depth of 5cm. Could I ask if this sounds correct. If I get it wrong I can just cut another baffle. Thanks for any help David
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Alpher Custom Build, Did I get my Spec Right?
NancyJohnson replied to Hazza2004's topic in Bass Guitars
I had Mike Lull build me an NRT5 (see below) with Bass Direct having to handle the logistics. I'd gave preferred to have gone direct, but Bass Direct were the business handling UK distribution, so I pushed to go through them. By way of advice, check your build specs several times and contact the builder directly for confirmation of these. From memory, I specced out everything in finite detail; woods, pickups, hardware, colour etc. but what was confirmed back was littered with errors. I was forking over more than £5k for this and I wanted it to be right, so I was a bit frantic. Eventually, I just went to Lull direct to firm things up. -
yes, all of the earths need to be connected together. Top Tip - soldering to the back of pots can be tricky, as they have some plating on the back of them that makes it difficult. Use some wire wool or fine grit glass/sand paper to take to coating off so that the solder adheres better to the bare metal.
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Posted without seeing the reveal Set 1: Number 1 - meh, brittle Number 2 - Rounder, middy, fatter I like this Number 3- sounds scooped, hyped bottom Number 4- sounds the widest and biggest Set 2: Number 1 - clean Number 2 - richer than No1 Number 3- still sounds scooped Number 4- warm and nice Set 3: Number 1 - sounds ok, nice bottom here Number 2 -mids give as bit of colour Number 3- still scooped Number 4- yeah good. Set 4: Number 1 - sounds ok Number 2 -sounds better Number 3- I don't like the tone Number 4- still good So from that... I'd say I like Number 4 best of them, then Number 2, then Number 1 and Number 3 Purely subjective obviously - I would enjoy owning 4 or 2. Can't wait to see what they are!!
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Argh! The temptation is strong with this one - luckily, I've already got an MGCS Basses instrument in the works and almost completed. Phew! I need to say to everyone, @Silky999 is getting very good at this game very quickly. His care, attention to detail and careful research are second to none. You'd all best order one of his basses before he hits the BigTime! (... or should that be 'BassTime'? 🤔)
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I know there's some eager to hear, so here's a quick late night comparison. 4 different clips, recorded through 4 DIs (In no particular order, Mantle, Noble, Luce, Caveman)... First two are P with flats, 3 & 4 are Sandberg TT4 with rounds. I'll put the order below under a spoiler warning for those who wish to let their ears do the work. Interested to hear your pre-spoiled thoughts! Tried to keep things as consistent and simple as possible. Something bigger and more in-depth coming soon! Recorded straight into a UA Apollo, gain level shown. I definitely have thoughts... mainly that i'd be pretty much happy with any of these if it was all I had. I set each one to taste rather than trying to really match them up. The gain on the Mantle has a big effect on the voicing, much to learn there. Important to remember the Luce is NOT a preamp, just a DI, although it certainly has colour.
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Here we have my DBX DriveRack PX professional loudspeaker management processor with matching DBX reference microphone for sale. I am the second owner, and this has lived in a flightcase all its life alongside my mixing console. Condition is used, although the reference mic was new this year (2025) has never been used in anger. A great tool for those of us who mix live sound from stage side whilst playing. I’m only selling as I have now upgraded my bass bins to a matching pair to my tops so will be using the internal crossovers to cut down on the weight of gear I shlep to gigs. Because I am inherently lazy, I asked ChatGPT to describe the functionality and this is what it came up with, which sounds accurate to me based on my experience. “The DBX DriveRack PX is a professional loudspeaker management system that optimises live sound systems. It combines automatic room tuning, crossover control, EQ, dynamics, and feedback suppression in one rack-mount unit. Using the included DBXRTA-M measurement microphone, you can run auto-EQ and real-time analysis to tailor your speakers and subs for smooth, balanced frequency response in any venue. Other key features include configurable crossovers, delay alignment, compression/limiting, and feedback elimination, making it ideal for PA systems, bands, DJs, and event sound setups.” I’m looking for £300 for the DriveRack and reference mic, or £250 for the DriveRack and £50 for the microphone. Collection from Killingworth Newcastle upon Tyne, or delivery at the buyers cost and risk. Any questions, please ask! -
But will it displace the Noble?
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Fender Japan Jazz JP75-US-FC Old Candy Red Matching Headstock
Delberthot replied to Delberthot's topic in Basses For Sale
It's funny but I've never understood the mass fascination with tort but then I've never really been a fan of old, traditional colour basses. I think it looks like sick (or worse 🥴) and people put it on all sorts of coloured basses as well. 🫣 Nothing worse than a new bass day thread when the OP shows us pictures of a beautiful bass and goes on to say that they've replaced the scratchplate that suited the bass in the first place with something that looks like last night's curry. Anyway, I digress and it wouldn't do if we were all the same - although I would laugh if whoever bought this proceeded to put a tort guard on it 😂 - Today
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Hi there everyone! Its been a while since I posted on here but here we go. I am about to kick off a custom bass build with Alpher (Mako 5 Elite) and I wanted to get a grasp of people's experiences with their own custom builds. If you have gone through the process I'd love to know how you felt the process went? If you started the build again are there any changes that you would make to your bass? How happy are you with the final product? I am fairly set on the specs for my build (33" scale, English walnut top, ash body, roasted maple neck, wenge or pau ferro fretboard, Maybe thinline (still undecided) and Aguilar Super Double and P pickups), but I would also love to get some feedback on whether you think there are any changes that would get me closer to my goal! This build is mainly for my own work as an artist (as well as a couple of Jazz artists I work with), so will be stung E-C and very inspired by Janek Gwizdala (soloing + Chordal Comping) as well as Rocco Palladino (actual Bass playing) in terms of tone. Really want a bass that feels super responsive and powerful whilst still being a passive instrument, Have I got the Spec right? any changes that you might want to suggest? All the best, Harry
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You can add your own IR files and NAM captures to it so just a case of finding one you like, loads here: https://www.tone3000.com/search?q=bass I did a thread about it here: It's pretty intuitive to control and you can also connect it to your phone or laptop and use that to configure it. I just bought it for silent practice really, I had two sets to learn for dep gigs while looking after my mum post hip operation so it released at just the right time!
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These are a great bass, not a one trick pony. Lightweight and versatile, records really well The fretwork on mine is astonishingly good, my Sg bass (same era) is my go to bass (and I have far too may 'quality' basses to choose from). No connection with @Clarky, GLWTS. -
Leap Up & Down (Wave Your Knickers In The Air) - St Cecilia
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