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  2. As a big fan of the Subdecay Noisebox, I’m super excited to give this a serious go!
  3. If you do find any on your magnets, i find a small blob of blu-tac gets it off in no time.
  4. Daily Records - The Who
  5. This is a near-impossible question to answer. There are so many variables that contribute to what any one player would perceive as being a great B sounding string - construction, scale length, string type and gauge, electronics, amp setup... the list is endless. As has already been suggested, I would encourage you to go to as many (preferably bass specialist) shops as you can, and try out literally everything. You might be surprised by what will float your boat. My personal preference is for 35"+ scale just because in my experience, it adds more tension and clarity to what can otherwise be a rubber band added to a 4-string bass as some kind of afterthought. Other people's experiences will obviously vary! At the last count (yes, I have a list) I've owned approaching 200 basses over the 50 years I've been playing, the majority of which have been fivers. The best B strings for me have been a Lakland 55-94 and 55-02, a Dingwall Afterburner, if you can cope with the fan frets, and I'm currently using a Mayones Jabba Custom EP VF5, which is also multi-scale. None of them are the Holy Grail, but they're all very good, and leave most of the other contenders in the dust. In my opinion. The perfect bass probably doesn't exist of course, but you can have great fun looking for it!
  6. filter of some kind?
  7. It wasn't the Ric's fault. I got a nasty bout of food poisoning and as a result managed to acquire a double inguinal hernia. The Ric is 4.2kg on the kitchen scales.
  8. Wasn’t it you that was comparing some kid playing slap bass at 200bpm to Lizst? The context here is YouTube not music in general. And I stand by the fact that what they’re doing is technical feats with little to no musical value. It’s what lift music is to real jazz. What Andre Rieu is to classical music etc etc.
  9. Absolutely there is, I agree.
  10. I’ll be of no use. BUY IT
  11. If you've got £2.5k to spend on a bass the surely you can find the time and means to get to the best shops for trying out the widest range of basses.
  12. Bump for a couple of great cabs, happy to separate or do a little deal for both… jonny
  13. If you are reading this than you probably know what it is, top quality, extremely well made from a well respected manufacturer. Works with batteries or power cable ( not supplied) although, largely a DI/ headphone amp can also be used to power 10w speakers. Looking for £160 posted. The Key Features are 10watt RMS amp Switchable Active/Passive input 5-band Graphic EQ Optical Limiter Hi-fi Stereo Headphone Output Low Noise Pre-amp Output World-class Studio Quality, Balanced Line Output Stereo input and volume control for your drum machine/MP3/walkman Can run on two 9-volt batteries or AC power Worldwide AC voltage compatible Dimensions: 5.35″ W x 1.75″ H x 7.3″ D Weighs only 2 lbs AC Voltage: 100 – 240 Volt / 50 – 60Hz Included with the BASS BUDDY: 6 ft AC power cord AC Adaptor Power Unit with detachable AC cord Mini Jack -1/4 Headphone adaptor Stereo Mini Jack – Stereo RCA Stereo Mini Jack Cable Lint Free polishing cloth Padded, Carrying Case
  14. Love mine. GLWTS.
  15. No, an old Epiphone EBO. Showing it's years, been defretted (done well), but has a Hipshot Supertone, what looks like a DiMarzio Model One mudbucker and a set of La LaBella flats. 15 minutes away for £199. I'm struggling 😁
  16. Have a day out or even a weekend break - good Bass shop and then go down the road to Warwick Castle for a bit of tourism. It's an amazing place.
  17. Pictures? I can do a whole video!
  18. Unfortunately I live in Manchester
  19. By the way, for half of the money you want to spend, there is this in the ads here and maybe exactly what you're looking for:
  20. I have done just that! From an old review of yours of the GB Modern, the EMGs sound a bit smoother to my ears compared to the Nordstrands. Might be the signal processing but they sound very nice.
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  22. nice, been waiting for other reviews for this one. Not really something I need for gigs atm but really curious.
  23. I use the same - I don't use plectrums much on bass so I just stick with what I use on guitar.
  24. Picked up one of these GEM Saturn 50 amps today, no info on ohms on the back, on the amp seems like 3 inputs in a row and on the cab I have 2. Anyone could give me some advice on how to best connect head to cabinet? thanx!
  25. Go to a well assorted store, and try as many as you can with an identical amp as yours or bring your own amp, you'll certainly find what you like around your price tag. Then, if you don't find THAT tone, go to a luthier and have a discussion with him about what you want, but more specifically about what you don't want. I have owned way over 500 basses and a lot were six strings basses, all I can say is that when it comes to quality of tone, the luthier basses are unbeatable. The more than 34 inches for a better low B alongside the thicker strings are pure marketing. The best low B I can think of are from 34 inches basses with 0.125 to 0.130 string gauge, proving that it's all about the construction. Furthermore with thicker gauge string appears the intonation problems, the thicker the string the more out of tune the intonation is : You can't change the laws of physics. I guess that by thunderous you don't mean crystal clear and with the fundamental of the low B being present, like a piano...
  26. Ah, there was one like that when I was at uni. He was university staff and maybe 5-10 years older than most students, he'd impress people by reeling off a bunch of Jaco stuff and well known funk lines so it was known that he was the bass guy in our small university town. But then when people tried to get him in bands it became apparent that he'd learned a collection of party pieces by rote, didn't know the names of notes or chords and couldn't jam along on even simply structured songs that weren't one of his prepared things. All a little sad really, from a guy pushing 30 looking for status with a bunch of 18 year olds.
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