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Wow. No biggie, I recognise your tone from some of the "sales assistants" in multiple shops that ultimately went bust due to lack of customer loyalty as a result of awful customer service😁9 points
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I can do shiny and new. You want old school? I can do old school. You want etched & engraved? I can do etched & engraved. You want figured maple? I can do figured maple. You want 3D finish? I can do 3D finish. You want customised rarity? I can do customised rarity. You want barking mad silliness? I can do barking mad silliness. You want more photos? http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/library/Basses CURRENT/AliKat Double Bass 20184 points
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That's a fine suggestion. * 'Real singers don't use music stands' * 'Don't we usually do this in G?' * 'Have I passed the audition?' * 'You don't need a full Marshall stack in a pub' * 'There's no money above the fifth fret' * 'I didn't have time to learn this one' * 'No, it's not a "big guitar" ' * 'You can have a go on my bass if I can have a go on your girlfriend'.4 points
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Glad to hear he hasn't besmirched the good ped name4 points
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I don’t have it yet, but I can’t help posting the finished pictures!! 😍 Should have it next week I think! Specs you can’t see, dual coils with a East Uni-Pre. Si3 points
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I'll be ordering one of these tomorrow (hang the expense..!) if this is what is delivered..!3 points
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Sorry, we're fresh out. We've plenty of scatology, though; will that do..?3 points
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I'm going to be seeking a finders fee for owning the pig that started all this, just saying...3 points
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Anyone visiting Bass Direct is a serious potential buyer. I would like to bet that they get almost no casual 'walk-ins'. I've spent time at the retail 'coal face' and have to agree with mrtcat (and therefore disagree with FDC484950) that if they want a long term future they should/must pay attention to making the customer feel good about the purchase. I travel on Ryanair by necessity not choice - even Michael O'Leary, about whom it has been said that he is capable of starting an argument even when in a room on his own, has realised that a business has to give the customer the 'warm fuzzies' as my kiwi mate calls it. I am not saying that Bass Direct is as bad as Ryanair btw - far from it, but they need to up their game in that department3 points
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Pork wah. Great name for a pedal.3 points
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Yes, that is the attitude that a lot of music shops had when I was young many years ago, and why no-one was that worried when a lot of them closed down.3 points
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Because I'm swaying more to playing 5 string instead of 4 I thought I'd convert my '72 ish P bass onto a 5 string I have seen people doing this but keeping the 4 string neck and changing the nut and bridge, but to be honest I don't think I would be able to get on with the tight string spacing so I think I will get a 5 string neck and rout out the neck pocket and change it that way I'm still not 100% sure whether it's going to be a Tele or a Precision I'm leaning more toward a Tele but that could change? But here's the donor bass2 points
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This is 27 years old but has recently been completely refurbished/refinished and refretted, consequently it’s in mint condition. The refinish was done by Sims guitars in Kent, they’ve done a truly fantastic job. It features a thuya root face and back with an ash core. The neck is wenge and maple with a 24 fret ebony fretboard which has a very thin band of lighter wood purfling running along the edge. It’s 34” scale length with twin Kent Armstrong humbucking pickups and a Bartolini preamp. The bass is amazingly easy and comfortable to play, and very lightweight. The string spacing is about 18mm at the bridge. I would prefer collection from Birmingham, or I can deliver for train fare. The instrument comes with a Hiscox case. Trades welcome for cheaper 6 string basses plus cash my way. I particularly like the headless thing, so maybe Status?2 points -
SOLD - Thanks for all the interest! Hello all, I've decided to put my fretless up for sale. It's an Adamovic Jupiter 4, fretless, made by Nikola Adamovic in Holland. This is an amazing instrument but it's leaving the family to free up some room for a 6 string fretless. A quick run down of the specs below: 4 string 34" scale Flamed redwood top and headstock cap Limba body Spalted maple lined freboard and nut Flamed maple and purpleheart neck Glockenklang 3 band preamp, knobs are volume, pickup pan (there are two pickups under the ramp), treble, bass and mid. I can't remember what all the little switches do, one is a killswitch, I think the other changes mid-freqs adjusted by the mid knob and the other is a phase knob but I'm not 100% certain. Overall the bass is in great condition, it has a few marks in the finish from aging that I've tried to capture in the photos but it has been looked after by the previous owners and there are no big chips or dings in the finish. The fretboard is in great condition, the action is nice and low as I had it set up by Curvy Sounds in Newcastle not long after I bought it. The preamp is nice and flexible, I'd say it leans towards the classic fretless sound more than the modern super bright fretless sound. It's fat and warm but the mids can be boosted for more attack or for playing "Portrait of Tracey" on repeat. Every time I play it I think it's an amazing bass but I yearn for 6 strings, if this bass was a 5 or 6 I'd keep it until the grave but alas, it's a 4 so it's disposable to me. Despite it's appearance the bass is very small and incredibly light.My bathroom scales think it's 2.3kb / 5lbs and I'd say that's about right. It's a featherweight but it's incredibly resonant and loud when not plugged in, it balances perfectly on a strap, as should be expected as Nikola's philosophy when making his designs was "ergonomics first". I had a look on his website and with his 2018 price list and this would have cost in excess of 4500 euros to be built today. With regards to payment I can do Paypal or cash on collection. I can drive to meet or deliver as long as it's not too far from Newcastle. I travel for work and spend a lot of time around Europe so I'll do my best to answer any questions asap. I'm happy to PM my number to discuss the bass on the phone provided I'm not working outside of Europe zone 1. THe bass will be shipped in a hard case, shipping would be £30 within the UK. International buyers, PM for a price. I'd be interested trades, PM me if you're interested, I'll consider anything. Cheers, Dave2 points -
Who said 'Half-pint'..? Come on, own up... You're not leaving until the culprit is found. I don't mind; I've got all the time in the world... ... ...2 points
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Pint held purely for scale 😁2 points
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I'm sure I'll survive and sorry for the thread hijack @Christine2 points
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They were a cracking little band though. Such pointy hairstyles, no wonder you bled.2 points
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That sense of pride you feel when you have made a minor purchasing error, but manage to cover that up using existing parts and you are confident that noone will notice the error..2 points
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Today I screwed up again, nothing major but a silly mistake, I forgot to rout the neck binding rebate before radiusing ah well have to do it another way tomorrow, still not the end of the world just a waste of time So as you may have guessed I radiused the Ebano fretboard, first though I shaped the neck using a jig that fits into the truss rod slot, then in my hurry to radius the fretboard I did that and then shaped it instead of shaping, routing then radiusing. After all that i glued in the Mother of Pearl and sanded them down to 320 grit for now until I fir the binding and clean it up then I can sand down to 3000 grit and see how we look after that; any finer and I'm off shopping again! The inlays were a good fit, I needed to press them in using a vice (linoleum jaw linings) but the fit was good, just that tiny nick to fill, I'm very pleased with that job, lets see how I get on with the headstock inlays hopefully next week. The inlays for the other neck arrived today, so I will get them sorted tomorrow with luck.2 points
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Just traded my pride and joy bass for 10 years with Mike. Excellent guy in every aspect, especially as trading is very much down to trust. Mike receives my highest regards as a great member of Basschat. Buy/sell/trade with Mike without any hesitations!2 points
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Just came across this and was very surprised and saddened to hear of your experience with us. Was it me personally you were dealing with? I can't recall this exchange you're referring to, although that doesn't mean it didn't happen. I do try to help all my customers with any questions or service needs they may have with our products in a very timely manner. In the case of your 6" midrange driver, there have been other customers with the same question or curiosity as to whether or not it was working due to the fact that the high frequency content of a bass guitar is very low in output relative to the lower frequencies. My response for testing this was to play full- range, pre-recorded music thru the speaker to see if the output was consistent with the recording. In all cases, it eliminated any concerns the customer had regarding the 6" driver. I do take great pride in our customer support and service, and expect no less from our dealers. This, of course, doesn't excuse any poor communication on my part, and I am very sorry if it was me personally you were corresponding with. Best Regards, Jim Bergantino2 points
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What an amazing looking instrument and wife2 points
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"...after several days' exchange of evidence, EHX's lawyer summed up her case for the prosciutto. The judge then allowed the jerky to retire, giving them 12 hours to come to a unanimous brisket."2 points
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You're welcome, what we're here for right? And I'm with you in wanting to give the Helix (HX in my case) offerings some serious further consideration. I agree that there has been a LOT of very helpful and considered comments on this thread (as well as more porcine stuff and the left field prospect of budding marketing careers being launched).2 points
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Will happily consult on the design of a bass wah... I have already thought of the silly name for it. Perhaps a picture of a pig wearing a beret with a string of onions round it's neck would go well on the design? An auto-wah version could be a "pork wah? Sausage machine" Why aren't I in marketing?! This is gold dust!2 points
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Yes...but it’s an MM Jazz body. I didn’t have my ruler handy in 1999 to measure pickup placement thus ensuring I didn’t look so silly in 2018 🙄😉2 points
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Yeah but its not a Jazz Bass in the true sense. When was the last time you saw a Fender Jazz with a Stingray pickup in that position.? How is it going to sound like a P Bass (under that pickup cover) in that position anyway.? Im just saying for Fender its a bit Leftfield. There are only so many things you can do with an Electric Bass, radically new bass design is just a pipe dream when it comes to an instrument like the bass, its all been done imo. The last radical design on the bass was a Dingwall. but since then its just minor tweaks.. I do wonder if on some Piano forum there are people moaning because makers aren't doing something radically different or groundbreaking with the piano.. ?2 points
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Don’t get it: why is @mrtcat wrong? Poor customer service is bad PR, regardless of the customer’s intention.2 points
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They know and recognise me as someone who has spent a lot in there over the years, probably £5k to date and I've also sold stuff to staff. It was reasonably busy but it's not a customer's job to convince a shop and it's staff that they're worthy of being welcome. Everyone is a potential customer when you are running a business whether they spend today, tomorrow or years down the line. If they're having a bad day then they need to be professional and suck it up a bit like the rest of us in our professional lives.2 points
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Nice, Slid spruce top shoult play in. Mine is playing in nice...the balance between highs and lows is now sweet, which in turn makes the volume sound nice and even between the strings..it seems to be falling into place nicely sonically. I took it for a set up tweak (I like my acoustics to play as near identically as possible) and recieved complements even though the luthier is "not a Yamaha fan". He isn't the type of guy who hands out complements freely. I still can't believe the difference in such a short time1 point
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I’ve noticed this with my new Epiphone Dove; it sounds markedly different, better, since I bought it, brand new, four days ago. My twenty five year old Yamaha sounds amazing and is still improving all these years on. Fascinating.1 point
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The bass went straight to Pmt in Manchester and had a wire loose and all works perfect now. Worked before I sent it and they said it looks like it happened on the casing probably when taking the battery in and out Ash was sorted with an immediate returns label and refunded instantly i am no dodgy dealer and just want to change to strictly passive basses as the Mrs is going nuts about having rechargeable batteries everywhere hence the sale of ALL my active basses1 point
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I'll take a decent quality black T-shirt with the logo tastefully placed over the left moob. And/or a decent black zipped hoodie with a larger logo emblazoned across the back. Socks could be quite popular too for the suited day jobs amongst us1 point
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Still not entirely sure, partly because of the way the deal was structured (the original quote was for the bass, delivered), partly because it had to change a couple of times since the eventual package was over-sized, and partly because it worked out way more expensive than expected and I made a 'contribution'. My best guess is that the airfreight cost around AUS$1500 in total. The crate took just four days to travel Adelaide --> Dubai --> Liege --> Arnhem --> Dartford (Kent) --> Park Royal (West London), in the process being trans-shipped FIVE times, and with really accurate tracking all the way. It then took two days and three attempts for TNT to get the bass the last three miles from Park Royal to Harrow, complete with totally inaccurate tracking, lying drivers, and attempts to dodge all responsibility. Welcome to London.1 point
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That's phlippin well phenominal! Congrats.1 point
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So how many pairs of shoes and handbags does this equate to for Silvia?1 point
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Absolutely stunning.Without doubt the best NBD I've ever saw. Congratulations for having the high levels of taste required to order such a beauty.1 point
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Rrright. So when he says "yorkshire band...", he really means "bloke...".1 point
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If you do try Dorico (there is now a demo version), it is worth trying the demo of ‘Note Performer’ with it. Realistic articulation playback and It really does bring you scores to life (feel & soundwise). Articulation & Dynamic markings control the CC#'s/Velocity etc. https://www.noteperformer.com/1 point
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I had precious little time this month so this was my demo that I hastily extended with some randomness and bashed out. I tried to see the blackout from the cat's perspective during a bit of an air raid. I was hoping to do something that started in 9/8, then changed to 8/8, 7/8 and so on, counting down the lives of the cat in the time signature. It probably would have sounded awful so kinda glad I didn't have time. Also glad that Douglas managed to get the 9/8 idea in Strings are the new Spitfire Labs free strings with oodles of Izotope Vinyl on them. Lots of weird Sound Dust stuff on there too.1 point
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Open to offers! Bargain time.1 point -
Sorry, the Rocklite thread is on TalkBass, an American maker Bruce Johnson started it and I've been updating it with my own experiences. Worth a read1 point
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Does make me laugh, I wonder what Sterling Ball thinks. Flea moves from EBMM to Modulus and gets them to essentially make him a Stingray (well, Cutlass), and them moves to Fender and gets them to essentially make him a Stingray. IME Fender make great basses (all two of them) but often pretty crap active circuits, certainly compared to those that go into Stingrays and Moduli. Interesting to see how this lands.....1 point
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Here is my contribution to the June 2018 Basschat Composition Challenge, inspired by a picture chosen by last month's winner: Mornats. Not a good month for me; there are only strained, tenuous links to the picture (the 9/8 rhythm and the virtual 'cats'...). All Kontakt stuff: a 60's drum kit, a nice nylon guitar and some Blue 'singing', created in Reaper with minimal treatment, and mastered with AAMS, 'Country' preset. Modest; it is what it is. Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy.1 point
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I'd definitely buy a set of of BC "it's all in the" fingers.1 point
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This is the first time I have had a crack at this little monthly comp, but I have had my home studio up and running for a couple of weeks now so thought i would through my oar in the pond. The picture just reminded me of our cat and this is what i think is going through her head as she struts around the house, her name is 'Bootsy; by the way...1 point
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Look like a whisker above 2mm at the 12th fret1 point
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Agree with @Golats I've yet to play a bad Yamaha budget instrument.1 point
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