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  2. Misdee
    Then I'm sure that must be right, but they made a point of telling me how MK had flogged a relatively new bass they had given him. Like I said previously, I have no idea of the details of this incident. It came up as a topic of conversation because there was a switch on my custom Legacy Elite that Joe called the Mark King switch. Mark King didn't have that switch on his bass, but Joe Zon thought that with the switch engaged it gave the bass a Mark King-like tone. .
  3. LawrenceH
    I dimly remember - and could be wrong - the specs of that driver favoured using it in such a way that you could get a good amount of upper bass from it, but if tuned this way in a fair-sized box it was particularly vulnerable to unloading below the resonant frequency, so pops and thumps with ultra low frequency content would be dangerous, and accordingly it particularly benefits from a (steep) high pass filter. Xmax was also measured using Klippel analysis which put it around 4mm, because it remained quite well behaved as the coil started to leave the magnetic gap - but really Xmax by measurement the old fashioned way would be just 2.5mm.
  4. ezbass
    I didn’t go to uni, so can’t offer any advice as to its quality/desirability.
  5. three
    Apologies - images later tomorrow
  6. Happy Jack
    Unisex? UNISEX???
  7. ezbass
  8. tauzero
    What appears to be wrong? I got caught out because you have to pair it twice, once for audio and once for control.
  9. tauzero
    I was using a TC BAM200 (maybe 130W into 8 ohms?) with gain near maximum (blow clipping) but volume around 12 o'clock, 5 string bass with the EQ fairly flat and mostly quite well above bottom E. Nothing wrong with how it sounded - had only used it for 15-30 minutes, and I'd used it before with no issues.
  10. Clarky
    @Happy Jack I think you need to work on the footwear. Exercise/walking trainers are letting the side down. Fortunately I have done the research for you and found the perfect pair (and in the sale too). You can thank me later
  11. Gazz
    Well, my dye arrived, and me rubbers (gloves) so I've been bizzy, and its Black'er than a Pit Mans Boots, 1 coat applied, might do another before the masking comes off....
  12. Misdee
    The grand irony, Chris, is that for much of the 1980's when I was hankering for a newer modern instrument I was playing 1970's Fender P and J basses because they were relatively affordable. How I wish I still had them now! I remember getting my first active bass, an Ibanez Musician bass in 1985 and being so happy I couldn't sleep for two nights. I wish I could that excited about a new bass nowadays. From there on I was always trading upwards. The thing is, fashions change and what was most current becomes most dated in the fullness of time. Then it takes even more time for people to revisit and re-evaluate what was good about that bygone age. Hopefully that's what people are doing with regard to the bass guitar in the 1980's, because if you love all things bass, I don't see how that era will ever be bettered.
  13. Chris Maury
    Agreed! Both are cool basses, and love both brands. I remember when the Bongo was first released, as I was looking for a 5-string for my son to replace his Ibanez 5 at the time (the neck on the Ibanez back bowed, and was unrepairable.) I wanted to love the bass, but I honestly couldn't figure out the controls! Even with my experience, I remember them being non-intuitive.🫤
  14. LawrenceH
    It's a decent driver really when kept within it's limits but the xlim doesn't give the safety margin as for other premium drivers from European manufacturers. It was very popular in bass applications a decade or so ago, and works well enough but I think it must fail quite quickly above the point where it stops sounding ok. I have blown one myself and remember plenty of other users did too!
  15. Bass Direct
    I remember speaking to Joe Zon about Mark's red bass at NAMM one year, only the one went Marks way
  16. Wombat
    Wombat changed their profile photo
  17. Gazz
    Lol, apart from the 2 pins v 2 screws, they are the same, I have both, 4 on my T40, and 4 Grovers on my Jazz, drilling 2 tiny holes is no big deal is it?,,, 😎 🙂 🙂 😁
  18. LukeFRC started following Maneco Labs Small Nimbus
  19. LukeFRC
    when you first listed this I googled clouds .... it looks very cool
  20. Useless Eustace
    Thanks again ped Well I downloaded the app & switched through the Bass Amps and found the problem is only on 5-A BASS SYNTH. Now TBH, I can live without that setting & would probably never use it, but it’s a worry that it’s a fault. Sounds like a Darlek & completely cuts out. I messaged the Roland Store in London. They said it sounds like a it’s faulty & to bring it in, but I’m up north. They also said that the Amazon seller has nothing to do with Roland Boss UK. I’m tempted to return this & buy from RB.
  21. Acebassmusic started following Brand New Nordstrand NJ55 Bridge Pickup (Noseless 5 string)
  22. The fasting showman
    Price drop £180
  23. Chris Maury
    😎
  24. Chris Maury
    Misdee - I was very fortunate that I worked for a music store at the time ('80-'86, pre Bass Centre) which allowed me to expand the bass department to include brands such as Steinberger and Spector and others - that's how I was able to afford those premium basses back in the day. Incredible round, punchy tone! 😄
  25. Misdee
    Some of the basses which have been considered niche designs since they were introduced post-millennium would have been accepted with open arms back in the 1980's. The MusicMan Bongo and Status Streamline, for example, would have flown out of the shops and into the hands of bass players keen to be seen embracing modernity, both in terms of sound and design.
  26. Quatschmacher
    A lot of pedal for not much money.
  27. Chris Maury
    Thank you for your kind comments, ped, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch! It was such an amazing era, I was compelled to tell the story (I'd love to hear other 80's bass experience stories from all over the world.) 😀 Yep, Vigier is definitely a significant piece in the story. I always enjoyed seeing Patrice and Lina at NAMM back in the day. Great basses, killer tone, feel and lightweight! BTW, I'm currently working on my next video, which is a series about The Bass Centre in L.A. The first video will be the origin story which (of course) begins in England and includes Trace Elliot, The Bass Centre in London and SO much more!
  28. bnt
    Marathon - Rush
  29. BassAdder60
    TC Spark Booster pedal Excellent condition Boxed price includes U.K. shipping
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