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True, but whether the BB3 is FRFR depends on the tweeter setting on the cab. It cannot be flat at all settings and IMO EQ/Tone happens at the bass and/or amp, not the cabinet.
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Having a bit of a clear out. I almost always play my Sandberg or bitsa basses so everything else is going. This is an Ibanez SRMD200 4 string medium scale bass (New price £299 at Andertons) It's no secret that the stock preamp is a bit crap. This has significant upgrades to: EMG PJ-X set (New £140 ish) EMG BTC 2 band EQ on a stacked pot (New - £90 ish) EMG ABCX Active Balance control (new about £80) It also has a lovely set of Dunlop Medium Scale flatwound strings - that were a whopping £80 on their own. They should have at least another 5 years in them. It's in great condition and sounds amazing. There's a bit of dust on it that I didn't notice when taking the photos. The sticker covers the redundant hole that the original preamp used. No doubt a better sticker that was a colour match could be found! I am of course aware that modified basses can be more difficult to sell especially as the new price of all this would be over £600 (ignoring the strings), so this is up for a bargain: £350.00 Collection from Northants near J16 on the M1. I don't have any suitable shipping boxes and with the closure of the local PMT the nearest place I might be able to get a proper guitar box would need me to travel for a 2 hour round trip. That being said, I might be able to meet you somewhere in true Basschat dodgy service station tradition. Not looking for any trades as I really need to make some room in the house.
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What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
Terry M. replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
5 string basses for me now,different story. I didn't mean bass in general -
One of my biggest regrets is not buying the Zon Legacy Elite 5 I saw advertised for £1k about 20 years ago. And yes, Mansons are incredibly thin on the ground. I've only ever seen one for sale, and that was in 1986.
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What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
Judo Chop replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
This is the winner, everybody pack up -
Found a single set. Ping me a PM if you want them
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Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!
basexperience replied to dudewheresmybass's topic in Effects
I've done more work on the pedalboard - the HX stomp is in, the FIv1 has a new output pot (better job than last time too), and it's in a compact case. MIDI is working nicely via Thru (FCB1010 for control there), and now I'm building daughterboards (the HX loop is terminated to 2 outputs on the back of the board). Recent discussion on Boss Slicer SL2 pedal - this thing is so much fun, and if you put a freeze in front of it, you can have a lot of fun. Ditto x2 after it to give me looper capability as well. Fun fun fun! Now working on a filter daughterboard. Already have a Soundblox Bass filter, original Q-tron and SZ funk face to go on there, and looking to source a Digitech bass synth wah. Great way to give pedals time off the shelf and instant availability. -
basexperience started following Digitech: Bass Synth Wah
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I would imagine if you swapped the cabs over and did the same eq process as above the results would have been equally satisifying as they are both FRFR. But in the heat of battle you found a way for the show to go on.
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But no humans other than Tech Bros were disadvantaged in the process, and they don't really count.
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Indeed @BigRedX, but that's exactly how music has always been composed, "stealing" parts from the others, but now with AI you don't have to learn music, just ask and use what seems interesting to you. Plagiarism is still not really legal.
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italiancross started following FENDER BASS VI with 1963 Neck
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FENDER BASS VI with 1963 Neck So, let's make it clear from the start. This is a parts bass, but surely a high quality one and probably a "unique parts bass", assembled around an original 1963 neck and with mostly original or reissue US-made components chosen to have the most convincing Fender Bass VI replica. Having been in search for a not-so-expensive original Bass VI for years, I happened to find a 1963 neck in truly Excellent condition, probably the only original 60's standalone neck sold during the last 10 years. The price was high, because adding to the asking price the shipping costs and customs taxes (I bought it from the USA, as most of the other parts) it reached a shocking sum, but I saw it as one of those chances that happen once in a lifetime. The neck was sold with its serial number plate, so I bought a set of new period-correct Kluson single line tuners and coupled the neck with a black reissue body (it probably came from a Squier Vintage Modified Bass VI), a WD Music tortoiseshell pickguard, three Fender pickups that I had rewound to the original values and with staggered poles just like the 60's originals, CTS pots and switches with a couple of original 60's knobs. The chrome plates are US-made Fender reissues, with a Staytrem tremolo arm. The bridge that you see in the pictures is also a Staytrem with 7.25" radius, but I also include an original 60's Fender bridge (as used on the Jaguar and Jazzmaster, with threaded height adjustable saddles) with its floating mute. All these parts were bought from US sellers. Furthermore, the bass is housed in an original 60's Italian Fender case (as you may know, Fender guitars and basses were sold with no cases in many European countries and were equipped with locally made Fender-branded cases). The bass also comes with an original Fender Bass VI Owner's Manual, rare as hen's teeth, no need to add. Everything is in exceptional condition, bought in 2018-2019 and mostly played at home. The only defect is a paint chip under the bridge, caused by my attempt to enlarge the hole for the mute plunger and spring. You can see it in the pictures attached. The neck has been played very little and has no marks, with the frets still having a long life left. The back of the headstock has some very nice checking on the nitro finish. The bass weighs exactly 4 Kg and it's perfectly balanced with no neck dive. It's currently strung with roundwound Fender 100-024's, offering a rich, powerful and well balanced sound. The action is medium-low (around 1.8mm on the 6th string at the 12th fret) with no buzz, the truss rod works perfectly. The dark green case has a crack on the top side, but perfectly protects the bass. It's very light, the yellow plush lining is in nice condition and the metal feet, hinges and latches are all present and working. I'm selling this a bit below my purchase cost just to fund essential home expenses, so I'm sorry but the price is not negotiable and I'm not interested in trades. The price is surely high, but please compare it with current prices for 60's Bass VI's (around 6000 USD) and reissues such as Customs Shop's (3500-4000 USD), Japan-made replicas (around 2500 USD), current production Mexican made Pawn Shop and Vintera models (1200-1500 USD). I only accept a bank transfer payment. The bass is in Italy and will be shipped with courier, preferably to EU countries (just to avoid many customs documents, higher costs and longer delivery times). The shipping price is approx. 100 Euros to EU. Price £ 2600 GBP = € 3000
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But how can anyone tell? There's only so many note combinations. Songwriters and composers come up with very similar tunes all the time. If I sign up to an AI music generator via VPN using a one-off email address, and then by the same method use an on-line stem separator. Convert the results into MIDI. Redo the bits I don't like, and keep the rest but using my very similar sounds, or me playing guitar or bass parts, there is no trail back to me and no way it can be proved that I didn't come up with the idea all by myself.
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I do wonder if in future we'll see predatory court cases in the other direction. As in, creator makes money on an artistic work, AI company pulls our that creator's prompt history and activates their legal team. Possible? They're certainly well resourced operations who could afford serious legal rep.
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If you use AI like you would use a dictionary or a grammar, there's no harm as it's considered like usual help, but if you use AI to fully generate a tune, it's, of course, legally, not possible to copyright it as it's not your work. There lies the difference.
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Upgrade Sire V7 with Sadowsky preamp
acidbass replied to asingardenof's topic in Repairs and Technical
Hey @asingardenof how did this turn out? Any issues with the install?