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Strictly speaking this arrived yesterday, but I spent all day either in (virtual) meetings or annoying the neighbours with badly played Faith No More. So here it is. ACG TKO Classic - a non-standard model with a new finish Alan’s not done before - I think we can all agree he has done a bloody marvellous job. This was commissioned with a little inheritance I received following my final grandparent dying last year, and arrived two days after a good friend from Univeristy - who was a sometime-luthier - took his own life. He would have loved what Alan has created here and I will cherish it for both the memory of all my grandparents and Kieran. Not to mention cherish it because it is so damn good to look at and sounds exactly as I wanted - big, ballsy and huge but with a nice soft politeness if you wish. Limba body with an ash top, ash neck, rocklite board. 30.5” scale. Passive electronics volume/tone/pickup select including series and parallel options. Single coil in bridge, reverse P in neck. Immense. (Photos courtesy of @skelf)11 points
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I have no doubt that these sound different to someone with superb hearing, but to me they all sound pretty much the same. Seriously. I'm listening through decent studio monitors at sensible volume levels, and I suppose there's a very slight tonal variation, but nowhere near enough to make me prefer one of these basses to another. I have reasonably bad tinnitus which interferes with my hearing of high frequencies, but not the mids and lows. Put that guy playing those basses in a band situation and I doubt if anyone could possibly hear a difference between them. As always with these demos, they've chosen an immensely talented bass player who thinks that he's there to show how quickly he can play lots of notes. There's no actual law that says you can't demo basses by playing a simple walking bassline that allows the listener to concentrate on what the video is supposed to be about.11 points
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Hi everyone! I have a Wal Mk2 5-String, that is living in the closet most of the time, so I’m considering to let it go, although it’s hard with such a beautiful instrument. The body is made of Brazilian mahogany and the facings of African shedua, so it Iooks pretty awesome. It was born in August 1987, and it’s still in a really good shape for its age. It has the usual dents and scratches. I tried to document the major ones on the photos, like the scratches on the front and the bumps on the headstock - the classic one on the top of the headstock and another one on the back of it. The damages are only cosmetic and have no negative impact on the playability, sound or function of the bass. The bass sounds and plays great. It has been to the luthier recently, so it’s professionally set up and strung with new Dunlop 45-125 strings. The frets have been serviced as well, so they are as new. The weight is ca. 5,2 kg. I don’t have the original Wal case. The bass is located in Germany / Munich. The best would be to see and to try it before buying, but most of prospective buyers will not have this opportunity, so I’m prepared to ship it. I know it got more complicated and also more expensive now for Buyers from UK and vice versa due to the VAT issues. Therefore, I assume the bass will rather find somebody in the EU, but who knows Money is important, but an easy and smooth transaction as well. I’m not so much interested in trades as the only other basses I really love are the ones from Status (preferably S2 or S3). So, in case you have a spare one you can try8 points -
The extra B stands for birthday! On Tuesday I turned 40. I now find myself wondering where my pills are and despairing about the music my children listen to. But I digress. A couple of months ago, my long-suffering wife told me she wanted to buy me a bass for my birthday, and was there anything in particular I wanted. I initially tried to put her off as this wasn't going to be cheap, but she insisted! After some thought I narrowed it down to a bass I'd never owned but always wanted ever since playing a friend's on tour many many years ago. As luck would have it there was one for sale on here just at the right time, courtesy of @vincbt It's been living in a cupboard for the past fortnight but here it is!7 points
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Received today, from Bassdirect, my 50th birthday present, a tad late (I'm 51 next month!) because Bartolini have been stuffed by Covid. Mark has kept me up to date all the way through the process though, and I had a few offers of alternatives through the process. Just really wanted Barts in it. Here are the specs:- Century 5 + Fretless •Spanish Cedar Body, •Flamed Koa top •Finish - Natural satin finish •Three piece Maple neck with contrasting stringers •Fingerboard - Lined Black Diamondwood (resin, pressure impregnated wood) •Graphtech nut •35" Scale - 2 octave •Bartolini 3-band pre amp with volume, pan, treble/bass stack, mid/mid freq select push/pull (250/800hz) •Bartolini JJ Pickup in the JB position •Black ultralight Gotoh tuners •Black Hipshot B style bridge in Aluminium Sounds absolutely fantastic! Feels incredible to play, silky smooth neck. A tiny bit heavier than my Century Standard fretted, but in the same ballpark. Love how it looks though! Colour me chuffed7 points
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Feel the need to show off my latest in here. It’s exceptional.6 points
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Oh... and some new shoes too... nice! Happy Birthday Cosmo 'Twinkle Toes' Valdemar5 points
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Step 1) Pick a highly contentious topic that has been done to death already, and with vast swathes of people heavily entrenched on opposite sides. Step 2) Give the thread a suitably condescending title, suggesting that anyone who disagrees with your position is a moronic fraud. Step 3) Throw a hissy fit when when not everyone immediately sees the error of their ways and dares to continue to disagree with you. Step 4) Suggest that most people are disabled and lack your skill and nuance in relation to a field that everyone here is extraordinarily passionate about, again because they dare to disagree with you. Step 5) Who knows, is there a point to all this? Can we please put this thread out of its misery?5 points
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Useless experiment. For example, say, Maple from one tree will be a different composition from the sample from the next. Depending upon where abouts in the tree the wood is taken from, it will have a different density. The environment in which the tree grows, influences structure further. Wood by its very nature, can not be the same - each slab is unique. The only way to hear how a bass will sound is to play it when it's built. The rest of it? Nonsense. Next.5 points
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@bassist_lewis inspired by your Mustang fettling I've had a go at darkening the fretboard on mine - quite pleased with the results; kept the grain of Pau Ferro (which I like) but darkened up it's grey-brown colouring. Couple of before & after's below, now what else can I mess around with...4 points
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SOLD Hi folks! Thinning the herd as I'm playing more six-string guitar these days. This is the best bass amp I've ever had. I just plugged in and thought, "Job done." I've had it for about 4 years, and treated it well, having it serviced regularly. It comes with a decent Gator case. Collection from me in Swindon, Wiltshire, would be great. Or we could meet halfway at a reasonable distance, like Bristol or Reading services. Or you can arrange for a courier, and I'll package it all up ready for collection. Up to you! £1300 £1250 No trades Bank transfer preferred (I'll provide bank details in private message). Cheers! Steve "The DB® 751 combines the legendary tube-driven tone of the DB® 750 with greater EQ control. A perfect combination of raw power and excellent tone, the DB® 751 continues the legacy set by the world famous DB® 750. Delivering 975 Watts at 2 ohms and 750 Watts at 4 ohms, this amp has the headroom you need to play any size venue." Power Output: 975 watts @ 2 ohms, 750 watts @ 4 ohms, 400 watts @ 8 ohms Preamp Section: Three 12AX7s Power Section: 12 complimentary lateral MOSFETs Transformer: Custom Aguilar toroidal power transformer EQ Section: passive tone stack with active midrange element Bass: +12 / -12 @ 40Hz Midrange: +12 / -12 @ 750Hz Treble: +12 / -7 @ 4kHz Deep Switch: Adds 5 dB of broadband boost at 30 Hz Bright Switch: Adds 5 dB of broadband boost at 5-7 kHz Effects Loop: Send is push/pull for line or instrument level; Return is push/pull for parallel or series operation Inputs: One 1/4″ input jack with an active/passive switch Outputs: Two Neutrik Speakon speaker outputs, Jensen XLR balanced output (with pre/post EQ and ground lift switch) and Tuner out. Cooling: Two high-quality whisper fans with thermal speed control Dimensions: 17″ W x 14″ D x 5.25″ H Rack Size: Three Spaces, Includes detachable rack ears Weight: 42 lbs3 points -
I built a new Brooks bass! The EXB-12-2PR (EXplorerBass - 12 string - 2 Pickups - Reverse strings triplets) - Mahogany body - Laminated Mahogany set neck. Glued in - Black gloss finish - Checkerboard binding - Ebony fretboard - Brassl position markers - Nickel silver frets - 34" scale - Buffalo horn nut ? - ETS twelve string brass bridge set. Gold plated - Two spokewheel double action trussrods - Carbon reinforcement strip in the neck - Lace Alumitone Bass Bar in the neck position - Lace Alumitone Bass Bar in the bridge position - Switchcraft output. Gold plated - 2 x Stacked volume/tone knob. Gold plated - Pickup selector switch. Gold plated - Gotoh GB 350 lightweight bass tuners. Gold plated - Gotoh Stealth ST 31 guitar tuners. Gold plated - d'Addario EXL 170 - 12 strings - Weight: 4.5 kg Electronics circuit by Bas Becu. Pics of the build proces can be seen here: https://www.enkoo.nl/brooks-exb-12-2pr.html3 points
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New black bass born today!3 points
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I owned one of these, bought it from Wapping Bass Centre. I did one studio session with it where the producer remarked about it's 'Incredible rich piano-like tone', that's as maybe, but in hindsight, well, umm, no.3 points
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Aria Pro ZZ3 points
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TBH this is probably the most iconic bass instrument from the early 80s...3 points
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So why are you quoting a non-controlled, non-peer reviewed 'experiment'?3 points
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In reality, you could string up any old table top with a bridge, a set of tuners, some frets, a couple of single coils (spaced like a jazz) - and it would sound within shooting distance of any other jazz bass. Would be a bit of a **** to play though.3 points
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A couple paper clips plus vat. 🤣3 points
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I'm not afraid to cry, & on that day I did. The last of the original Ramones. Soon after Marky would publish his book, which I assume he had just been waiting for Tommy to pass before publishing it. Although, there was nothing scathing in there about Tommy, but plenty that would make people think twice about being a fan of Johnny, which Tommy may have defended. Anyway, I took a break from the interwebz for a month & just so happens I decided to return on the anniversary of Joey's death, which marked the beginning of the end for all the original members. R.I.P.: Jeff Hyman Douglas Colvin John Cummings Thomas Erdelyi3 points
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What bothers me about these sorts of comments is the attempt to invalidate others experience and knowledge... It really doesn’t matter at all. At all. I’ve never once bought a Bass because of the wood it was made from, ever. If it plays well, weight is good...and sounds right for what I want at the time, there we go. I don’t really understand what these threads are for - “SEE I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE WRONG!” Slow clap. not specifically aimed at @Killed_by_Death or the OP. And then people do posts like mine and @AxelF‘s and it gets locked, or lost. Give it 3 months it will happen again.3 points
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Sorry, that was uncalled for, I guess I thought if I didn't quote you directly that would be OK somehow. I recently took a month away from the internet, because I'm an obnoxious so & so, hopefully I can reign in my inner Kwai Chang Caine to curb that habit:3 points
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£42.44 is a bit precise... what’s the 44p for? Anyway... just call me Ex-dubya. XWG is a bit formal3 points
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Okay, I've just done my own test. Same bass. Same amp. Same flat settings. Finger style in same position over pickup. Only variable, three glasses of Fitou in between. It does actually make a difference to the perceived tone. Tomorrow evening, I will repeat, but with a Montrachet and see what transpires.3 points
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It's always a fun read when this topic comes up. I just wish I had the time to do the research in order to be as passionate as people are defending their respective camps. The logic in my head tells me tone is the sum of all parts from player technique to every componet. Then experience also kicks in and tells me it doesn't matter how good an instrument is or what it's made of, if the player is rubbish, the tone in rubbish. I can prove this by sitting behind any drum kit, no matter how good the kit is it's going to sound terrible...3 points
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The tones in the timbre aren't coming from the wood, they're coming from the coils in the pickups. The wood just shapes which tones are attenuated. I repeat wood does not & cannot ADD anything, the components in a passive system are subtractive, except for the actual pickups. (even the pickups can have a scooped sound if they're designed that way) Disclaimer: some seem to be misconstruing my comment here Wood definitely impacts the overall timbre, but not in an additional manner.3 points
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Not quite! Musicman Big Al SSS bass, deal done, pick up next week.............collection............When my pal was interested GAS got the better of me!3 points
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I think Status have nailed the headless design and engineering. Rock solid tuning, ability to use double or single ball end strings, compact (mine fits in a guitar gig bag).3 points
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I’ve wanted another Lakland Precision since I sold my last US 44-64 (I was’t keen on the sunburst), when this got listed, I was instantly into the Black/Black/Maple rock vibe. As such, this will be wearing La Bella RX Steels when I get round to changing them. It currently has an EMG Geezer Butler pickup in it, however I’ll be putting the original Lakland p’up back in as I really liked it on my previous 44-64. This joins my US 44-94 custom, 55-01 & Skyline DJ5 in my current stable.2 points
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Pulled the trigger on the dream custom build2 points
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There is Good Stuff in there too, y'know...2 points
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As it's only one of the cabs that makes the noise, that would rule out mains issues. By "static" noise,, I take it you mean a kind of hissing roar. I had a similar experience once with an amp. It turned out to be a capacitor that had failed. Resist the temptation to poke around and take it to a repairer is my suggestion.2 points
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I have an old short scale Cort headless. The stock pickups are not the best and should be changed. It uses a zero fret as opposed to a proper nut, some like these, others don't. I don't have a matching case so I use a soft gigbag, the bass can take a beating. It requires double ball end strings, a limiting factor in terms of options available. I've never changed my strings because of this. It's very light which is a plus. An alternative bass would be a Hofner 500/1.2 points
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I agree with this...I was just joshing. Our singer always packs away her mic and voice box and then announces that she's packed her gear and then disappears to the bar...she re-appears moments later with a tray full of drinks and then gets stuck into gear packing. We also end up with some of our regular fans helping to hump gear which is amazing.2 points
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And with significantly larger sample sizes.2 points
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Need to raise fund due to Covid! Beautiful Lakland USA 44-60 Joe Osborn in Burgundy Mist, year 2016. The bass is in absolutely mint and pristine condition. Quarter-sawn maple neck with rosewood fretboard and beautiful bird-eye maple position markers. Comes with Lakland hardcase.2 points -
Fender P with flats - thats all you need2 points
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In summary, only buy a bass if you like the way it looks as everything else is a crapshoot!2 points
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Why Does It Hurt When I Pee - Frank Zappa (I’ve used it before but couldn’t resist).2 points
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It's the version of this one (I think)2 points
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Roland G772 points
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Maybe they weren't convinced he knew both notes.2 points
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I thought you were unfollowing this nonsense? 😂2 points
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Couldn’t get past the intro sound of someone throwing a bag of spanners at another bag of spanners. Sorry.2 points
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The radius templates from G&W in Portugal are due later today and this morning is an important stage in the build - it is where is starts looking like a bass It's too early to cut the taper, but while I still have a flat profile to act as a datum on my bandsaw, it is the ideal time to cut the side profile of the neck: The pencilled line is where the heel will be on the treble side; the cut is where the heel is on the bass side - and we have a few choices how we handle this. I'll find out from @Matt P offline what he prefers before outlining what it will be like. Then I looked at the options for the orientation of the back oak wings which are cut from one piece and so grain-match either side of the neck: And concluded this would work best: So back to the bandsaw, and making allowance for the c2mm purpleheart separation strips cut them out a few mm oversize: And so, as I said at the beginning...it's starting to look like a bass2 points
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The zero fret should be the same height as the other frets and not higher. There seems to be a lot of opinions on this but if you consider what you did with a capo it should make sense.2 points
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You might want to check whether it uses double ball end strings or standard strings clamped behind the nut. There's less options on the market for double ball end end strings but there's stil a reasonable amount of choice. Some headless basses, like my Washburn Status, can accomodate both types of string, but the grub screw clamp on the A string on mine wore out/broke years ago, so that's maybe something to look out for.2 points
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