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I contacted Ernie Ball recently about buying a bass from them. They were very helpful, gave me a door to door price in UK £ including all shipping, taxes and fees, making it all very easy. The only problem was/is that the price they gave was approximately £250 more than if I sent the money via a currency service and paid the duty myself, as I have done many times before over the years.
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I bought this a while ago but then I changed my mind and it was too late to return it See all details about the preamp here: https://www.darkglass.com/en-gb/pages/tone-capsule-manual and here: https://www.darkglass.com/en-gb/products/tone-capsule Basically, it's a 3-band with lows at 70Hz, low mids at 500Hz and high mids at 2.8KHz with very easy wiring assembly. -
Just found a deadspot on my Dingwall. I am annoyed.
Mediocre Polymath replied to kwmlondon's topic in Bass Guitars
I was reading this and thinking along similar lines. I've owned (counts fingers) 10 different basses over the years, and I don't recall ever noticing a dead spot on any of them. I just played some scales and yeah, still nothing. Whenever dead spots come up I'm left wondering if they're just too subtle for my cloth ears to notice, or if I've somehow never encountered one. From the discussions I always see, the latter seems unlikely but then again, you do just get lucky sometimes and then get a shock when your luck runs out. I always assumed people who complained about cramp were just being a bit melodramatic until I experienced it for the first time while doing some awkwardly-positioned DIY when I was in my late 20s. -
Don't worry, he has a crime number
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But I still think that's the mistake. I would venture that all lost/missing items that can't be identified or returned to sender go to the auction house, and this one ended up in that pile in error. I personally don't think it's helpful to Mark or anyone to keep making public accusations that the auction house is somehow in on industrial scale theft scheme with Parcelforce. It could be true, but let the police find that out if so.
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This stereo pedal has three distortion types, can save up to 3 presets as it is without any additional gear. It can, of course, be used with the Neuro hub etc and MIDI for maximum control and maaaany more presets, but I never really explored that, the pedal does all I wanted as it stands. The Neuro app, however, is very handy, as it gives you access to many parameters. The way I used it was to create the basic overdrive/fuzz sounds using the app, and then just rely on the unit's physical controls to adjust drive, blend etc to taste. It's essentially 3 dirt pedals in one, and you can modify each until you are bored . It can run two of the distortion engines simultaneously, and blend them, stack them, or output them in stereo. It can do too many things to mention, so if you're not familiar with the Aftershock it's probably best to have a look at this: https://www.sourceaudio.net/aftershock-bass-distortion.html and this (the demo focus a bit too much on the higher gain sounds, but it's excellend at low gain sounds too): It has heavy duty 3MM velcro on the bottom, which of course can be removed. The original rubber feet were never installed and are included, as well as the cable to connect it to your phone to use the Neuro app, which gives you access to a huge array of parameters. -
Just found a deadspot on my Dingwall. I am annoyed.
Chienmortbb replied to kwmlondon's topic in Bass Guitars
You do have to think of this as a complete system problem, so the string will change things, as do the machine heads. One other thing that I have heard and I think it improved things, was to loosen the neck boys while tuned to pitch. This force the me as far into the neck pocket as it can go. Tighten the screws while still under tension. The other issue is shims, I have no evidence but the charge in contact area suggests a change in resonance. The other thing Fender found was that 2x2 headstocks work better than 4 in a line re dead spots. My Sire M2 has no obvious dead spot. The neck bolts are also staggered, is that crucial? Any luthiers want to comment? @Jabba The Hutt @manton @AndyJR81 -
The most suspicious thing is the short timeframe between the bass going AWOL and it being put up for auction. I wonder if the auction house works with Porcel Farce directly of if there's a 3rd party buying unclaimed/lost goods?
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Holy crap. I had a carbon mountain bike frame shipped over from Colorado for only a few pounds more than that.
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And now back in ‘the system’ to protect the guilty under the ‘innocent error’ defence.
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I’ve got one of these. Extremely well made and durable. A bargain at this price. GLWTS. -
Where i can see the dimensions of 5 string jb neck which is not headless? Is it there more space? Thank you! -
I fancy a pickup change. Jazz type, passive humcancelling?
Dood replied to fretmeister's topic in Repairs and Technical
Bit late to the party but, the EMG X series offer all of the benefits of any EMG active, but offer the "less hifi"you request vs the non-X series. That said, just using the passive tone control on a set of EMG non-X actives can do the same. Though the X seires do 'feel' a little different due to their additional headroom. -
That truly is a miraculous find.😲 if you ever want to move that on, Clarky, do please let me know.
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I understand your curiosity ! but I'd rather not do it myself since the ramp seems to be securely attached to the body. I mean I don't think there's any problem removing it but perhaps during a routine visit to a luthier ? Thanks for your comment! -
Then there's the whole question of "H", "HH", "HS" p/u configuration..
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There is absolutely no way that a bass guitar gets accidentally delivered to an auction house and then that auction house proceeds to list it for sale. "Oooh, look! Something got accidentally delivered. Let's list it." The whole thing stinks. I'll speculate that someone at the auction house is a fence and uses the business to move on their stolen goods that come in from a network of theives that include contacts in courier companies. The reluctance to cooperate might point towards this incident being just the tip of a large iceberg. If it's gone back into the Parcelforce system it will have a new tracking number, shouldn't it?
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@Pedaltone - have you contacted any of yhe executive email addresses for Parcelforce that I posted on this thread a while back? I've had good success several times over the years through those contacts...
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Awww! Yes! I remember my Powersoft! What an absolutely beast of an amplifer! Highly recommended - though, they do require a deep rack case rather than the shallow versions. I think mine was about 1K a side, which is just bonkers. but fun.
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Really good quality two bass gig bag got it for when giving but currently not in a position to do that and also having no long scale basses left at home it is surplus to requirements. hardly used has a couple of scuff on the outside but no damage or other wear. collection is best due to size but could box it up and post at your cost. Based in Market Harborough Leicestershire Interior Dimensions: Body Length: 24.2" Body Height: 2.4" Lower Bout Width: 13.6" Middle Bout Width: 12.6" Upper Bout Width: 11.4" Overall Length 50.2" Exterior Dimensions (LxWxH): 52.8 x 15.6 x 11.2 inches Weight: 5.03kg -
If it was August 1979 in Eric's then it was the Hondo (see pics in link)
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Ahh! That's because the price of the screws back in 2016 were £4, but the Upcharge for Purchasing Secondhand many years later, or "UPS" as we like to call it means that the item is now £52. UPS is often seen in marketplaces such as facebook, a tax on tatt and over inflated perception of demand.
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