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Sony EX1!! Haha... nah they're not the most affordable option, there was a bit of a following for the Canon HV20 and HV30 amongst low budget film makers a couple of years back. Since then I've not kept up on what took over but they hung around the 500-600 range. But personally, unless you're doing something seriously professional, I think it doesn't matter much. A lot of 'budget' cameras are of perfectly usable quality, but important things to consider are things like performance in low light, and what kind of storage media you want to use - and also how the footage is encoded. Some formats can be a pain to edit with and need to be re-encoded before you can even start chopping them up! If you're shooting for Youtube then the best thing to do is make sure youve got something that can do 720P at a minimum (which I doubt is rare these days) and most importantly NEVER use onboard camera mics if you want something to sound good. Now here's the problem - most band videos suffer from terrible audio and one of the things that's often ommitted from budget cameras in order to get people to buy the next one up is some kind of audio/mic input. I get tired of seeing videos on Youtube where somebody is trying to demonstrate their amazing bass or guitar or cab, without realising that the terrible camera mic and poor recording environment make the whole recording practically pointless! I've done some semi-pro band/gig shoots and the cameras I've used have usually had XLR inputs that cover audio, but I've always got a trusty Zoom H4 to cover my back just in case! So if you want to do some proper recording then some kind of digital audio recorder is a handy thing to have
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warmoth part out
untune replied to kurcatovium's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Just out of curiosity... i've read about the differences between P and J pickups a million times, but I've never heard much said specifically about the tone of MM and sopabar style pickups. Is there a particular sound to them? I hear loads of people talking about how much they love the MM tone but I've never heard anyone actually describe it, especially in comparison to P's and J's (despite searching!)
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Turns out the cheapest shipping option would of cost twenty quid... for a couple of bits of plastic Cheers for the info Jim I might drop him a line though it might be a bit more costly than I can budget for! Hehe
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Ahhh scratch that, found a little bit of info but still, if anyone has any experience of them please share, cheers
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Mojo Musical Supply in the states do closed covers just like what I'm looking for for a couple of dollars each... wouldn't be too hard to fit a couple of jazz pickups in there, has anybody ordered from them before as I can't seem to find ANY international shipping info whatsoever and don't particularly want to register as a customer just to find out...
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Thanks for all the replies guys, Essential, that's what I have in mind... the Dual Jazz at the bottom there is the plastic cover I have in mind, the power buckers look ideal too but don't seem to come with covers! The Novaks are a bit on the expensive side, as for Rio Grande, any idea of a decent supplier?
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Does anybody know of a four string soapbar pickup that has double pole pieces for each string like a jazz/precision pickup? Preferably exposed? I think SD does a 5 string only one, and closed cover soapbars have single large polepieces under the cover as far as I'm aware? I'd really like to find a jazz humbucker, the kind that looks like a pair of jazzes stuck together but without the join... also for a mid position rather than the bridge...
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[quote name='LawrenceH' post='1105445' date='Jan 27 2011, 07:19 PM']If Ikay's taken the jazz measurement from his '72 then the bridge pickup placement will differ from a 'regular' non-70s one. Afraid I'm not at home to check on mine but this question has been asked before on a thread here relatively recently. There is a subtle but definitely audible difference between the two alternative pickup placements.[/quote] Cheers, I couldn't find any other info, despite searching. The bridge pickup will be absent on my design, hence I was curious of the location of the mid pickup... and the P is a mid location also so I was curious about differences between the two
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Bass mini Humbucker Pickups (Gold)
untune replied to nick's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Headphones For Practice Amp/what To Look For?
untune replied to Rich44's topic in Accessories and Misc
It might be worth reading up on how the ear works, weighted curves etc... we don't hear all frequencies in a linear fashion, obviously we've evolved to be most sensitive at around 4kHz (speech), but bass frequencies need much more energy for us to perceive them as louder - so if you pump the volume up to hear more bass... the rest goes up and... yeah, you get the picture I bought a pair of Sennheisers that were great but felt thin bass wise. Plus the 'leather' stuff on the pads perished and started flaking off after a couple of years... I got a 'cheap' pair of Superlux headphones off ebay when they were half price at 15 quid (just to test them out) and was pleasantly surprised, after I while I chucked my Sennheisers in a box and haven't seen them since! Just seemed more pleasant for listening to and matched the sound of my monitors more accurately. -
Thanks ikay, massively massively apppreciated
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I've always been really curious to hear what a jazz pickup sounds like when it's so close to the neck, and when its used as a humbucker with the bridge one. Someone once told me that it'd probably have scooped mids but I don't know... How does the sound of the J's on these compare to the 'thump' of the P?
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I've googled lots and can't seem to find any solid measurements so anyone who has a tape measure and a precision/jazz, it'd be appreciated...
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Hi all, Currently designing a body to be custom made. Going to basically be a jazz shape, but i prefer the P/humbucker sound. So it'll have a single HB pickup where the P would be. Can anybody tell me the measurements for the placement of the mid/neck pickup on a jazz and the same for a precision? I suppose best measurement is from 12th fret to the pickup centre? Or maybe from the bridge? Cheers
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Clear Out - NOW ALL SOLD
untune replied to Jigster's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Cheers dougie that's really useful info, I think I might just go the DIY route, it'd save a lot of money and I'm the creative type, I can't stay away from a challenge! I'll drop you a PM, thanks!!!
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When I was in college I left a huge A3 folder full of A level graphics coursework on the bus, and had gotten off the bus and got on the train to get to college before I realised I didn't have it with me... managed to get out of college, gfet back to town and check every bus of that number that came into the station. Got it back! It pulled in and was still sat where I'd left it, some 3 or 4 hours later... so fingers crossed it was clocked by someone honest!
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Hey everyone. I've been doodling ideas for a build and think I've settled on something I like, but it would require me getting an unfinshed jazz body, filling the bridge pickup cavity and then having it finished. I could fill it myself but I don't really have an ideal environment for painting and finishing a body. I'm curious just how much it would set me back to have something finished. I've sent enquiries to local techs but not had any word back as of yet - does anybody know roughly what it would cost? All I'm after is a simple black finish, no bursts or anything fancy...
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Wizard Thumper. Anyone Have Trouble Fitting One?
untune replied to dave_bass5's topic in Repairs and Technical
It's a shame that despite the design being standardised, the dimensions aren't! I fitted a Kent Armstrong (Korean not handmade) precision into an Ibanez last year. I'd bought the pickup and it arrived the day I needed it so I didn't have much time to sort it out. I'd also bought a pair of 'closed' P-covers just as an aesthetic thing on the assumption that it was a p bass cover - it had to fit! No such luck. The KA was too big for the covers I'd bought, yet it slotted perfectly into the stock Ibanez P-cover, which had holes for the polepieces - all lined up perfectly! Still have those covers chucked in a box somewhere, but i doubt there's any point selling them! -
[quote name='risingson' post='1094694' date='Jan 19 2011, 12:14 AM']Well that's something we've got in common then. Knew it was only a matter of time till someone pulled me up on my avatar![/quote] Fun fact: The Twoism cover art is also the wallpaper on my laptop
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[quote name='risingson' post='1094690' date='Jan 19 2011, 12:08 AM']Sounds like you're talking on my wavelength untune! Big BOC fan much? [/quote] I'd say BOC are my single biggest influence, I'm going to Edinburgh tomorrow and I'm going to wear a BOC tshirt just on the off chance that over the next few days they decide to pop into town to do some shopping Haha
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[quote name='risingson' post='1094678' date='Jan 19 2011, 12:02 AM']I appreciate this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but have a listen if you haven't heard of this guy before. I consider his work to be no less than genius.[/quote] and between you and me risingson, ROYGBIV always makes me long for days gone by...
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Bit of a departue from their usual sound but I thought this one
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New Squier Transformation Project Now 100% Completed
untune replied to Grand Wazoo's topic in Bass Guitars
That looks awesome... I've been on the lookout for a neck for a week or two, I started a thread about MM necks somewhere but didn't really get any response. Are they difficult to get hold of? Import-wise?