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If only the parents of the Miliband brothers had the sense of humour to have named one of them Glen8 points
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Right, hopefully an end to the saga. Armstrong suggested I take it to a chap at my local music store, Music Department in St Albans. I figured that if it definitely is an issue with the pickup then they would accept that as an explanation from the people they recommend... So the bass went in and a few hrs later I was asked to collect. There was some loose wiring and poor soldering, probably through age, so they neatened it up and tested it. I've given it a quick test at home and I now have a working 1984 Aria Pro II SB-Elite 1. The Armstrong pickup is great in dual coil, really throaty deep lows and quite percussive too. Very thin on the single coil but I need to play with EQ a bit more. I haven't thoroughly given it a bash yet but plan to in the next few days to really see where this bass has its strengths. Overall I'm just pleased to have it working. It's number 4 out of 4 basses, but I'm hopeful that it will do the job for bashing out covers. With what I've had to spend on it I'd probably break even selling it, but actually hoping it finds a place and earns it's keep. It's been a frustrating journey but one that has led me to a few good lessons learned.7 points
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Is this like that dress thing, and the bass is really yellow or something?5 points
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Next task was to sort a neck template for this. I used the same method as usual to centre the neck on the template by using two straight pieces of wood and measured the distances to the centre line. I used an old template to cut the heel curve out of a scrap of MDF and used that to complete the template. Cut the bulk out then trimmed with a router to make a neat pocket. After making the pocket template I them made another template for the outline of the body. This template was used to draw the outline of the body onto the wood and then to use as the routing template once the bulk was cut away using a bandsaw. The template was tacked onto the body blank using a couple of small tacks where the neck pocket will be and where the bridge will sit to stop it moving when trimming. The two tack holes will then not be visible on the finished bass. I trimmed the body in a couple of passes and this is where I'm at now: You can see in the picture below how the body looks where it has been made from three pieces of wood. I'm really chuffed with how good the match is between the piece I had lying around and used for the centre section with the wood that makes the wings that @Frank Blank gave to me. I've no idea what the wood is though - I'll have to try and look it up. Next job will be to cut the neck pocket and to sort the template to route the control cavity and the pickup cavity,5 points
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In the context of this thread's origins and direction, this seems relevant......5 points
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A long annoying drone and chords that haven't changed in years. It's it a Quo concert?5 points
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Yes, very much so, but not in the bass department. I went to a provincial grammar school, which thought of itself as a public school, except it had all of the pretensions and none of the class. It was big on sport, which I absolutely hated and resigned myself to years of misery. Then I started music lessons. The music teacher was a real character - a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists no less, with a famously short fuse leading to a fiery conductor's temper. Most of the kids, and many of the staff - including the headmaster - were sh|t-scared of him. But he and I got on famously after he discovered I had a good singing voice. I found myself in the music crowd, where you could get away with a hell of a lot as long as you were delivering the musical goods. The school was big on music thanks to him - I had a part in an opera directed by the Master of the Queen's Music, took part in choir recitals broadcast on Radio 3... it was great. Sadly, it didn't last. We moved away and my confidence went with it. It took a while for it to come back - changing schools half-way through O-levels had a horrible effect on my psyche. I bounced back a bit by mastering the marching snare drum and rising to become Leading Bugler in the school Corps of Drums, but my musical ability, such as it was, took a back seat for far too long. I've recently started lessons in singing while playing bass, and quite a bit of what I learnt way back when is starting to return. Thank you, Mr Tickner. And may you rest in peace.5 points
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For your consideration this sweet Pbird handmade in Japan five years ago. The brand isn't well-known in Europe, but uses high-end specs such as full-nitro on body and neck, Montreux repro pickups, and premium selected woods, easily on par with high-end Japanese replicas (Vanzandt, Navigator, Freedom...). Gorgeous Madagascar rosewood fingerboard, 2-piece body made with old mahogany stock. The wood used in my 1961 Gibson EB-0 just look like this one. Bass is set with a nice low-action, no fretbuzz anywhere on the neck, trussrod working fine and with lots of life left. Pretty comfy C-shaped Precision neck. Electronics and hardware are working as they should - bridge pickup pot is a little stiff. As it's full-nitro lacquered, it has some checkings. Did my best to have some pics of the 'worst'. Medium-weight: 4,3kg / lbs 9.5. Perfect balance. Pickups are wired in series, tone's huge with this distinctive tbird growl ! Pretty resonant body with loads of sustain. What i planned is a push-pull mod so that you can switch to a parallel wiring, and use more easily neck or bridge only. Or have some Stellartone ToneStyler in there. Like it is now it's a bass with tremendous tone, which fully nails this tbird's heft and clarity. But it not has the flexibility you'd get with a parallel wiring. These are easy and not expensive mods if you decide to have them done. Comes with fresh Ernie Ball rounds (45-105). As for the shipping, (EDIT: found how to ship this in a full-length parcel) insured shipping using French Post services, the bass comes in a 'as new' flight case. Shipping fees will be €77. £1200/1350€ shipped to your door in European countries.4 points -
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**BACK ON HOLD** I am having a bass clear out due to moving countries very soon - everything is going except 1! Up for sale(no trades please) is my stunning Warwick Streamer Stage II. Handbuilt in Germany in 1989 - this bass is a beautiful example from the "Golden Era" of Warwick. The wood choices on the basses are exceptional as shown in the photos. They benefit from solid brass bridges - not the cheaper and less resonant alloys used afterwards. This bass also features the very high quality Schaller machineheads. All that brass does add some weight though - the bass weighs 4.6kg / 10lbs 3oz. This bass comes with a brand new ABS flight case to keep it safe during shipping. It is a quality case that I have used before for shipping internationally without any issues. Everything works perfectly - the truss rod, the electronics etc. - as you would expect from a bass of this quality. The truss rod is also future-proof as it is removable and replacements are easily available from Warwick so there is no risk here! The fretboard and frets have been cleaned - the frets have then been polished and the fretboard oiled. The bass is currently strung with Warwick Red Label strings - this set is almost brand new. The bass does show some signs of normal use, notably very deep thumb wear above the neck pickup. There are a couple of small marks around the body however for it's age the overall condition is excellent and this bass has clearly been used but well loved and looked after. There is the usual very light tarnish to the gold hardware, as you would expect from any used musical instrument but overall the bass is in exceptionally good cosmetic condition for it's age - there are no deep scratches and no cracks. This bass is all original. Here are the specs for this particular bass from the founder of Warwick, Hans Peter Wilfer: - Bass Streamer Stage II 4 string Serial Number M 451 89 Year 1989 Month December Number 451 Neck Wood Wenge Wood with Afzelia Wood Fingerboard Wenge Wood with Mother of Pearl Ying Yang inlays Frets Bronce Warwick Frets Nut Just a Nut Brass Version Neck construction NeckThrough hiddenneck construction Body 3 pcs. solid Azelia Wood Surface Oil Finish / BeeWax surface Pickups active EMG JJ Pickups Electronic active MEC 2 Band Electronic Hardware Gold Hardware made by Schaller for Warwick Made in Germany / 91330 Eggolsheim It will be very well packaged and shipped in a brand new ABS flight case - the flight case will be packaged within a box. I can ship anywhere in the world - it will be shipped with full insurance and tracking for everyone's peace of mind. If you have any questions please let me know. Many more detailed photos can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/feJL8E2XYZCK4LcP84 points -
As long as you haven’t forgotten that I want the wood back once you are finished... 😉4 points
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that mustang looks more like Ice Blue - like my Miller.4 points
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I see it's being performed in Germany. I dare say there will be a few Krautrock purists who think the change has come too soon!4 points
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Reckon I could actually play the bass for that4 points
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Unfortunately, I have to reduce my equipment even further. After long hesitation, I am now offering my Duesenberg Motown Bass, of which there are not too many instruments on the market. Compared to other Duesenberg basses and semi-acoustic bass models the Motown offers a couple of “special features”: 3 Single-Coil-Pickups (neck-position, Preci-position, Jazz-Bass-position). Each of them can be switched on and off individually. Longscale-neck (34“) and Singecut-body without any neck-dive! Here are the further details: Body: maple with spruce top Neck: maple with rosewood fretboard Frets: 20 Jumbo-frets, 34“ Pickups: 3x Duesenberg Special DS Single-Coils Elektronics: passive, 1x Volume, 1x Tone Hardware: Duesenberg Weight: 3,9 kg (8.6 lbs) The WWW offers some further information and YouTube-Videos about the Motown Bass. Some German reviews can be found in Bassquarterly 05/2013 and Guitar 12/2013. The bass was purchased from Alex Grube (pro bass player), who used it for a MTV Unplugged gig. I basically used the instrument for a couple of living-room-rehearsals. Accordingly, the Motown is in very good condition. Ernie Bass Cobalt Flats are currently on, which in my opinion suit the bass very well! The bass comes with a matching gig bag, which is of course part of the offer. Insure shipping is free inside Germany. For all other countries please ask for the shipping costs. If there are any other questions: PLEASE ASK! I will try to answer everything to the best of my knowledge and belief!3 points -
Bravewood ‘63 Jazz bass: light-weight alder body; finished in faded sunburst; 'torrified' (roasted effect) maple neck; c/w titanium rods; amazon rosewood f/board; RadioShop custom wound vintage pickups; 8.6lb; 34”, 1.5”, 10/18 (adj) mm string spacing (nut/bridge). Exceptional (as per usual) Bravewood which may (/not) appeal with the minor ageing/relicing and the 'upgrade' neck. It plays really easy with a very fast, slim neck and is possibly lighter than the average BW (?). Includes a Hiscox case (new, as supplied) and UK Courier3 points -
I really love these studies by John Patitucci. You have to keep counting in your head, and keep your foot tapping - great fun. Being based on C Melodic Minor, this could also be played over an Am7b5 chord. The bass is new to me, from Bass Direct for half price - a bargain. Stock flat wound strings, and going through a Phil Jones Double 4. Anyone else playing these studies? A black and white bass deserves a b&w video...3 points
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Like when you enter a place you've not been before, you ask them what the password is.3 points
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He's still alive. Reps squashed the story on his behalf sometime yesterday (unless that's a hoax). Hoax deaths are some kind of Internet game played by Keyboard warriors when their mums have gone to Bingo.3 points
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I don’t want to be around when they spend 7 years in D minor, the saddest of all keys.3 points
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Possibly the witless and superficial BBC report fails to convey the nature of the composition, the project, the site, the rationale, the technical construction, the historical semiotics, the aesthetic precepts, the metaphysical allusions, or the implications for numerous modes of ambient or experimental music. I went to a gig once. Won't do that again. Eight quid spent, and it was over in no time with nothing to show for it. What a con.3 points
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I bought this bass almost a year ago from a great seller on this forum. It is the most special/unique bass i have ever played, and i really love the sound, but i just don't pick him up to play my songs...and that is a pity because he deserves to be played. This is a Dolphin SN TCS, 4 strings, with set neck and tone chamber system. They did this because the bodywood (afzelia) is pretty heavy. But thanks to this wood, the sound of the bass is really low, deep, thick and punchy. You can come close to a Warwick Thumb with it's twin jazz pickups near the bridge, but you can also get a very good jazz-sound if you pull the stacked pot switch for a single coil setting. The bass is made in 2002. Specs from the Warwick website below. The just-a-nut II is upgraded to a just-a-nut III by it's previous owner. There are some scratches but nothing serious. The white marks near the pickups will go away with a little bit of beeswax:) And then the bass looks as new! For closure i've added a few pictures where you can see that there is nothing serious in the body, but only on the surface. Ovangkol Neck - set in to body Afzelia body - sandwich construction with tone chambers Natural oil finish Wenge fingerboard 34" Scale length Nut width 1.5" 26 jumbo bronze frets MEC Jazz pickup and twin jazz pickup. MEC active electronics - stacked bass and treble. Stacked pickup blend and master volume. Both pots are pull out switches - one is active/passive, the other splits the double j for a single coil sound. The Dolphin is located in Germany, but i can meet in Germany or in The Netherlands. Shipping at buyers costs and risk. No trades please. For more information or pictures, please send a PM.2 points -
One off price drop, if it doesn't sell I'm keeping it, 'cos it's a really great bass. For sale - My Fender American Vintage '63 Precision Bass, in classic 3 tone sunburst. I bought this new in 2014 as a spare for a tour, but it has hardly ever been used. Just a few very slight marks in the laquer, (probably a pick scuff?), and one tiny chip on the back. (see Pix). No buckle rash. Still has the protective plastic on the scratchplate! Comes in original cream hard case with all case candy, chrome covers, strap etc. Reason for sale - I have 7 P. Basses, including an original '61. I need to thin down my collection. This was the last one in, so is the first to go. U.K. sale only, cash on collection in person. Feel free to ask for any more info. (Note, I would consider delivery/rendezvous within 10 miles of Southend).2 points -
DEPOSIT TAKEN - SOLD PENDING THE USUAL Fender Nate Mendel bass for sale. Absolutely lovely bass. The bass has had the fret edges rolled by Dave Wilson so it feels much better than the stock version. This is a 2018 model According to the serial number. Weight is approximately just under 9lbs according to my bathroom scales. I’m in North Shields, Tyne & Wear. Comes with gig bag as well. Cash price is £825 If anyone has any questions or would like to try it drop me a message. Trades wise, I could be tempted by a musicman. I have sold 2 basses recently & have lots of feedback. I’d prefer a local sale but I may consider shipping to the U.K. only. Or I might meet half way.2 points -
If anyone needs a band name "Peacock Death Hoax" is free.2 points
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Cheap as the proverbial chips!2 points -
...and most of it sounds better than the lightweight "equivalents"...2 points
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These Zevon songs are definitely up there with 'Right Said Fred' and 'Shadduppa-you-face' in the top-100 novelty songs.2 points
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And I want the neck wood back... Hold on, that won't work will it..?2 points
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Mate, the bigger stuff by Mesa, Ampeg etc can be bought so cheap now it's almost rude not to get involved2 points
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Billy Sheehan. Who'd have thought it? with all that guitarist drivel he insists on trotting out on his Yamaha!2 points
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I wouldn't let it get to you, you'll get the guitar refinished to match, then prefer that version of LPB slightly to that of the bass, then get the bass refinished to match. Then sell them both because you fancy a change to Burgundy Mist.....2 points
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Left bass is not LPB on my screen for sure2 points
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There are loads of great preamps on the market. I use a Radial Bassbone OD. 2 channel with a handy eb section. Really simple and great quality. Might be worth looking into some preamps2 points
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So, back on topic (could a moderator speak to this Dad bloke who keeps taking it off?), just listened to the whole Warren Zevon Excitable Boy album and loved it, definitely an album that you have to listen to as an album, one that the whole is so much greater than the sum of its parts, but well worth a listen. Very distinctive late 70's West Coat feel if you like that sort of thing (as opposed to mid 70's West Coast feel; the shift is to my mind a bit like the shift from mid 60's to late 60's Motown)2 points
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It's a screen thing. I posted that pic because on my screen it's so obvious that the bass on the right is the correct colour while the bass on the left is wildly different.2 points
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He's a member of prog band Frost*, along with various other time-served UK prog scene luminaries. On the whole I prefer his playing to his brother's these days.2 points
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Cool. Start a thread about it!2 points
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Yes, complete with alternative takes, mono mix, demo version😄!2 points
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I reckon that in about 300 years people will begin to twig that it's a 12-bar blues.2 points
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It's the Kanye West of birds.2 points
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Yes, maybe I should have added the word ‘literally’. Imagine how big the Super Deluxe Boxed Set will be 😂. I would rather listen to ‘Sleepify’ by Vulfpeck. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepify2 points
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Not a Fender but a Bass Centre Bruce Thomas Profile which is based on his stolen ‘62 Fender. Mahogany board plays and sounds great.2 points
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Wow! This whole thing beggars just one question. Who or what is Peacock?2 points
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Horses for courses. I once went to see Tangerine Dream 'live', I rest my case2 points
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I believe that reliability issues with the PF500 were only a problem with early models, and it was sorted by Ampeg fairly quickly. You should be fine with anything made recently.2 points
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Prof filter updated but umlauts are your friend, viz: lööphöles (Warily) For you, my old friend, that's an uncharacteristically 'meta' observation. And no face? And no ellipsis? What the ...2 points
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Well done boys. You win, I lose! But behind all your sarcasm, I do feel the lady doth protest too much. Perhaps you’re the bass players I’m referring to, with a tone nobody can hear! What do I know eh?! What I don’t like is the pathetic bully boy attitude shown by some on here. Sorry to intrude into your know it all virtual world.2 points
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And...pretty much finished I say pretty much because I still have to replace the test saddle with the final one, replace the 'working strings' with some new ones and polish it, but none of that will change the basic look. I'll do some arty-farty photos when the light is right, but here it is: To my ear, it sounds lovely and it is very easy on the playing hand...even with my progressing arthritis (which has pretty much stopped my 6-string playing) I am SO tempted to build myself one. And through the Pure Mini played through my little Vox valve amp set clean with neutral EQ, it is exactly the same sound as played acoustically but simply louder And P picks it up next weekend!2 points
