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Lfalex v1.1 started following Retail therapy.
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My last pain-free day was back in October. Unfortunately, this coincide with my being in one of those mighty mega-plex malls, and I got carried away with the thrill of it all, buying a Seiko Prospex Turtle. Now, when I look at it, I'm reminded that the last day I felt decent was 5 months ago. Perhaps retail therapy isn't for me...
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Jack started following Harley Benton flats - they're a bit good!
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How are you measuring strings? Digital calipers?
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Duesenberg Starplayer Bass *new condition* (in EU)
von Braun replied to herr rocket's topic in Basses For Sale
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Tiny upgrade. Popped in a pair of P94s and changed the knobs to amber coloured ones (only because I shattered one of the originals getting one of the potentiometers out). From a visual aesthetic, I'm of the opinion the 90s look better than the humbuckers. I'm still staggered how good this is.
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Hi all, Up for sale is my Cort A6 bass, these are absolutely excellent 6 string basses that punch well above their weight. I'm not just saying the because I'm selling one, if you look at any thread over the years on here by anyone else selling one you'll likely see my comment about how good they are! I've had 4 of these over the years, I keep coming back to them because they pumch well above the price they sell for. One of the bridge saddles isnt original, for some reason the prior owner removed it and use the bass as a 5 string then lost the saddle! Apart from the minor visual difference, it functions exactly as the others. This was the last bass in, so needs to be the first bass out. I need a little extra cash to finish off some major house renovations we've got going on! £400 posted in the UK or £380 collected. Below is a fresh batch of photos taken a moment ago! Any questions, please ask! Russ. Spec Below: - *Scale Length*: 34" (864mm) - *Weight*: approximately 3.4kg - *String Spacing*: 16mm - *Body*: Mahogany with figured maple top - *Neck*: 5-piece maple & wenge, neck-thru construction - *Fretboard*: Rosewood or Panga Panga, 24 frets - *Pickups*: 2 x Bartolini MK-1 humbuckers - *Electronics*: Bartolini MK-1 EQ with 3-band EQ and active/passive switch - *Bridge*: Hipshot Licenced Type-A Bridge - *Tuners*: Hipshot Ultralight Tuners
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colleya started following Fender Japan Deluxe Jazz Bass V Kazuki Arai Edition Black
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Fender Japan Deluxe Jazz Bass V Kazuki Arai Edition Black
colleya replied to Harry's topic in Basses For Sale
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Agreed. If they're your brand and gauge, you're good to go. On most of my basses I usually slap on a set of 40-95 Elixirs (I like the long lasting rich tone and bendability). I recently picked up a shortscale 5-string Maruszczyk 'Mr.Tee' as a P/X which had the thickest set of flats I've seen, so they had to go. I actually found a reasonably priced set of Ernie Ball 40-95 flatwounds and added a 35 gauge for the top C. A short setup later and it plays like butter. Due to the bargain price of my own Fazley Judge Plus (aka. Kermit the Bass), I threw on a set of cheap Warwick Red Label strings that I got in the Black Friday sales. Bass £63. Strings £8. Reminds me of the cafe menus on Discworld; Rat and beans 8p Rat and ketchup 7p Rat 4p” “Why does ketchup cost almost as much as the rat?” “Have you tried rat without ketchup?!"
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Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!
javi_bassist replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
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Fender Jazz Bass Special Electric Bass Guitar made in Japan
karlfer replied to karlfer's topic in Basses For Sale
Select a picture to open it. Tap on it twice. That opens up to more than the full screen, enabling you to use the cursor to closely inspect the pictures. They can actually be zoomed to pretty much life size. Perhaps LowEnd Lobster's demo bass has not had the rosewood nourished. The board on mine is excellent rosewood that is fully nourished. I maintain my basses in top condition as anybody who has bought from me will know. -
That’s the dilemma - everyone wants a really really well equipped synth with every feature known to man… but they also want quick easy presets so they don’t need to learn how to use every feature known to man. I don’t envy panda or source audio!! @Kiwi would FI4 midi out let you drive any arpeggiator you want? Or depending how it works could the midi out from pitch detector go to arpegiator and then as midi back into fi?
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Just so happens i have a twin pack of D'Addario XLs on the table just over there!
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DiceSociety started following Fender American Original 70’s Jazz Bass *FINAL REDUCTION £1200*
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Lozz196 started following Why weak wattage?
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I suppose it’s about money at the end of the day, if manufacturers only have practice amps at £150 then high powered gigging amps at £700 then there’s a big gap there. Anyone wanting an amp loud enough for stage use but with only being able to raise £400/£500 is then only able to go used, whereas have an in the middle amp price/power wise and said manufacturer may well get the dosh as many prefer to buy new.
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Depends - quite a few basses come with D'addario XL nickel rounds as stock strings. As these are my strings of choice, I'm ready to hit the ground running. I'm not being lazy, I genuinely like the sound and feel of bog standard D'addarios and I feel very fortunate indeed, because they're relatively cheap, readily available and like I said, often come as standard equipment.
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HeadlessBassist started following More extreme weirdness from the extreme ends of Youtube
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More extreme weirdness from the extreme ends of Youtube
HeadlessBassist replied to musicbassman's topic in General Discussion
Soundtrack to a relaunch of the "Mr.Soft" adverts of the 80s? I'm nearly four minutes in and I'm suddenly feeling the need to lie down in a dark room! -
Amplifiers don't deliver sound; speakers (drivers, cabs, whatever...) deliver sound. Watts is a unit of power, not volume; decibels is a unit of volume. The more efficient the speaker (driver, cab, whatever...), the more volume (decibels...) it can deliver for a given power (watts...). This would be referred to as its 'efficiency'. Soooooo... A low-powered amp into an efficient cab can produce more volume than a high-powered amp into an inefficient cab. Watts, in themselves, are a very poor unit for expressing volume. What's the solution..? If volume is required, look for an efficient cab, then match an amp to that cab. Turn the volume down at home. There is no contradiction; a good amp/cab combination can be used on stage and at home with no issues. If arena volumes are required, the PA will do the 'heavy lifting', anyway, and an IEM system will keep the stage volume at decent levels, whatever the amp/cab. Any quality amp and/or cab will be fine for both purposes (but a less imposing version may be preferred for home practice, to avoid carting stuff around...) There's a lot of advertising spiel surrounding the selling of music gear in general; don't be taken in by claims of 20/200/500/1000 watts or whatever, and ask your peers for their experience of 'real-life' usage. Hope this helps.
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DiceSociety started following FS/FT Warwick Corvette WPS 6 String £750 free UK shipping
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I think the whole bass synth thing is interesting. Remember, the Deep Impact, the former holy grail, ended up being a discontinued bargain bin buy because literally no-one was buying them. Interest is clearly higher now, but I'm sure a lot of it is hype, and without big/influential names using it (Chris Wolstenholm for the DI, Ian for the MXR) they're just not going to take off.
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That looks fabulous. Hope it plays as well as it looks!
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FS/FT Warwick Corvette WPS 6 String £750 free UK shipping
rmcki replied to rmcki's topic in Basses For Sale
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That's standard operating procedure with all new basses - bin the stock strings and put something nice on. Always makes a huge difference.
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Hello people, I’m selling my German made Sadowsky metroline mm/j 5 string base. This is a limited edition from 2022 which I’ve owned from new. Mint condition with no marks anywhere and flawless construction. All paperwork included and original Sadowsky case. Sounds amazing. Collection from Chesterfield or possible meet up. No postage as I don’t have packaging. Sad to see it go but I have a few MM styles basses and want to try something different. Weight is 3.71 kg (8.18 lb) Trades considered: nice 60s style Jazz Bass, Lakland 44 60 classic, Xotic XJ1T 5 string (rosewood board), 5 string jazz bass. Try me with what you have. Features: Top Wood: Snakewood Body Wood: Torrified Swamp Ash Neck: Roasted Maple, "C" Shape Fretboard: Roasted Birdseye Maple, 21 Nickel/Silver frets Radius: 12" Scale Length: 34" Nut: 1.77", Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III Pickups: Passive Sadowsky J-Style Neck, Passive Sadowsky MM-Style Humbucker Bridge Electronics: Active Sadowsky 2-Way Electronics + Vintage Tone Control Controls: Volume / Balance / Vintage Tone Control (P/P) / Treble & Bass (stacked). Push/Pull function for VTC Knob for Preamp Bypass. 3-Way Toggle Switch for humbucker pickup configuration (Series, Parallel, Single-Coil) Bridge System: Sadowsky Quick Release Machineheads: Sadowsky Light Open Gear Strap System: S-Security Locks Construction: Bolt-On Hardware: Black Gig Bag: Deluxe, included
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What are you listening to right now?
Leonard Smalls replied to Sarah5string's topic in General Discussion
You're not wrong - these guys make most bands, not just 2 pieces, look like rank amateurs! Triple post...
