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Very cunningly concealed, they're completely invisible.
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itsmedunc started following Trace Elliot Elf 200w Head.
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Trace Elf in good working condition. Tiny but mighty. An ideal home practice, spare or gigging head. I’ve used one a number of times with PA support and even in smaller venues on its lonesome. Comes with carry bag and mains lead. If my other amp I have up for sale sells first, I’ll be keeping this. Pics to follow but it looks just like a Trace Elliot Elf bass head. Postage mainland UK £10 or collect from Blackburn Lancs.
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Been away for about 15 years...Who did i miss?
tauzero replied to Gizmo's topic in General Discussion
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My preference is for neck-through basses, which is a bit limiting as it rules out FSOs and MMSOs (although I do have one of the former and two of the latter). That leaves me with hoping another Antoniotsai 5-string comes up, going for a Mazeti if one comes up, or looking at the Harley Benton BZ-5000 from Thomann or the Chicago 5-string through-neck from Gear4Music, neither of which I've played. Or maybe playing roulette and going for something from AliExpress. Or a second-hand Ibanez BTB (not the bolt-on ones).
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HeadlessBassist started following Choose a 5 string bass for £500 (ish)
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Choose a 5 string bass for £500 (ish)
HeadlessBassist replied to Cornwall Steve's topic in Bass Guitars
Another solid vote here for the Cort Space Bass 5. This is my third one... and it only cost me £420 in as-new condition! They sound fantastic too. -
For reference on the sound, Pete Trewavas has used the 4 string version with Marillion as well as his Warwick Thumb - for example
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Having finished the two BC1x10's I decided that I'd have a go at the BC1x8 which is well under way. At the same time I have also decided to build something to house the 15" Eminence driver that I'd been given a while ago. Both underway and at different stages of completion. I used an opensource plan as the basis for the 1x15 using WinISD to attempt to tune the final design. Only time will tell how it sounds. After these it's on to finishing the two bass guitars that are in the pipeline, a VOX Phantom tribute, planned to be short scale, and a new old stock Dan Armstrong body that I bought recently. It's a good job woodwork was my favorite subject at school.
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I dig in hard, and I mever suffer with bridge saddles sliding. I have four or five basses with high mass bridges... have never noticed any difference. Funnily enough my first two basses (mid 80s) would qualify as high mass ... so perhaps I've 'devolved'.
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Late fifties & sixties.
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If you want a genuine solid traditionsl jazz bass sound with excellent articulation and sustain, then I recommend one of these:
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Ambler - Icarus - Thunderbird Custom Build
Stofferson replied to Stofferson's topic in Basses For Sale
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For sale, excellent condition. TWA Krytical Mass. Brassmaster style Fuzz with more than most! Huge sounding with plenty on tap. More tonal variations than other Brassmaster fuzzes in the market. Huge low end and gain on tap, all important clean blend and various 2 lpf's and a hpf for tones, choice of 3 position mids. Edge to add in some top end, bias to get those sputtering synth like sounds, phase inverter to take some low end out if gets too boomy, this can go loud! Web schpiel: Prepare for meltdown with the TWA KM-01 Krytical Mass®! Based on the coveted Maestro Bass Brassmaster, Krytical Mass® was born from exhaustive critical analysis into the inner workings of that Holy Grail device and the few noble attempts that have been made to clone it. Krytical Mass® spits out fat, formidable fuzz with a pronounced octave up as well as a more subtle octave down and a scorching, filter-like sweep on sustained notes. Muted notes will “kill” the fuzz with almost gate-like precision, yielding a super-tight, synth-like pulse that is simply addictive to play. Where other replicas tend to be harsh and sterile sounding, Krytical Mass® is able to capture the aggressive yet warm & organic edge of the original Brassmaster using a unique complement of EQ and voltage manipulation controls. One of the great mysteries of the Brassmaster is its unmarked transformer and how it was wound. Analysis suggests that this component may have actually been wired with negative polarity, so Krytical Mass® includes a switch to toggle between positive & negative phase wirings for additional tonal options. Another unique feature of Krytical Mass® is the ability to adjust the symmetry of the transformer to taste, accentuating either 2nd order harmonics for more lows or higher-order harmonics for more complex waveform content. Also on board are selectable HP, LP and BP filters with adjustable midrange to fine-tune Krytical Mass® to your particular tonal tastes. Fuzz sensitivity of Krytical Mass® can also be controlled via external EXP pedal for dynamic manipulation of the fuzz to create synth-like drive swells and other interesting effects.
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I once had a boss who witnessed it, he knew I was in bands and regularly warned me! I bought an ELCB as a result. In those days you'd sometimes see elcb sockets for the stage/band area and testing your own could trip them! Of course these days venues should be properly protected with rcd at the distribution board.
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Ben Jamin started following New Aguilar compressor and octaver pedals
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That's a nifty comp. I guess a few compressors have a tone control for bringing some top-end back in, but having bass and treble boosts is a bit more flexible, along with the blend for parallel compression. Neat! Also always good to see metering! I wonder if they thought folk might place them on the shelf on that new combo? They kind of fit. I guess if you're stuck for space...
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Cornwall Steve replied to Cornwall Steve's topic in Bass Guitars
My grateful thanks to everyone who has replied with your observations, suggestions, etc and for sign posting suitable bass candidates up for sale. However, revisiting the wording of my original Post what I especially wanted to know is what 5 string for £500 ish you'd go for ?🤔 -
Fantastic post for an LLM. They've really upped their game!
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KingBob started following NBD Ashdown Capri 23
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nice! How close can it get to a proper P bass tone (both tone on and off)? Is it really light?
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I have, yes. I started with the 105-45 (2319 set which has an 80). That's really good, but, I ended up preferring the set that has an 85 for tension. They take downtuning very well and doing 3 semitones is possible. Going to C from an E is too, but that's the limit I've found. The downside is the set with the 85 is like a tenner more which is unfortunate. I think it depends how flash one wishes to be. Were one to have an endorsement deal, I'd use them on other basses I have, but since I don't, I just use them on the Status Buzzard a la John Entwistle.
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To be fair, I'm pretty target audience for it; I am a big fan of both Nathan East, the Laney Digbeth line, and your reviews! Can't say I'm surprised to see the video, but I clicked on it thinking it was a BGM review!
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Cornwall Steve replied to Cornwall Steve's topic in Bass Guitars
Hi Simon. Many thanks for your reply and observations especially on the M6 and Spector. The M6 is a really great looking instrument however interesting what you say about the B string and the QC. The Cort Space 5 appears to me to be a better all round option ? I have a 4 string Spector Legend Classic. I love it. I too would go for an Icon (or another Spector 5) but I'm concerned about the string spacing , as you point out. Guess I just need to try one out. -
Heil PR 40 Champagne £200 posted UK - *SOLD*
Kevsy71 replied to Kevsy71's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
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Thank you! I appreciate the feedback ☺️🙏 I’m very pleased to hear it, I hope that my Bass Gear Magazine reviews do too, but I never really know!
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markorbit started following New Aguilar compressor and octaver pedals
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Regarding the Compressor the website states "Advanced DSP platform, in-house algorithms". I'm gonna guess that is a copy and paste error. Surely this pedal is analog?
