hiram.k.hackenbacker
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Every day’s a school day. I didn’t know fingerboard covers were a thing 😀 -
I’m guessing this picture isn’t part of your ad?
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Not a P bass if it has a J neck?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to hiram.k.hackenbacker's topic in General Discussion
Just to reiterate, I haven't engaged with the FB naysayers. There have been a few that have commented in my stead, so no need for me to do so really 😂 For my money, it's all about the scale, the split pick-up and the position. Granted the neck depth, type of timber, cut etc may have a part to play, but none as significant as the first three I mentioned. -
Get your STATUS-GRAPHITE basses out!
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to OutToPlayJazz's topic in Gear Gallery
Mart that looks fabulous. Congratulations. I have GAS for another Status, but I have other things in the works before I can commit to ordering. -
Yep, I have cobalt flats on my Sledge and it's fabulous.
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Not a P bass if it has a J neck?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to hiram.k.hackenbacker's topic in General Discussion
Ah yes, but how much ‘thunder’ does it have? 🤪 -
Not a P bass if it has a J neck?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to hiram.k.hackenbacker's topic in General Discussion
I think you’ll find that’s a Stingray 😂 I’m joking, but this did occur to me when I read the FB comments. I’ve played a few SLO ‘Ray’s over the years and nobody ever says they are not a proper Stingray - or do they and I just haven’t noticed 🤷♂️ -
Not a P bass if it has a J neck?
hiram.k.hackenbacker replied to hiram.k.hackenbacker's topic in General Discussion
I probably should have added that I don’t give a stuff what they think, it sounds like a P bass to me. I’ve had a few decent Precisions in my time from standard to Custom Shop and I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference by sound alone. It’s just I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard that comment before and wondered if I’d missed that it was generally accepted to be the case. It would appear not 😂. I certainly didn’t want to kick off another tonewood argument. No-one needs another one of those 🙄😂 -
This is not an attempt at further advertising my sale, but I put my Limelight on FB Marketplace this evening and it received these comments regarding the fact that it's a P bass with a J neck. Person #1 - "That's surely the wrong way around. Jazz body with a precision neck imho It's the neck that gives the thunder on a precision...." Person #2 - "I don't think a slightly wider nut width and string spacing "gives it thunder." Person #3 - "no it doesn't but a proper fat P bass neck has a lot more timber than a slim jazz neck. That extra timber does make a lot of difference. Far more than high mass bridges etc." Person #2 - "Well, let's face it, the totally different pickup configuration makes a bigger difference still." Person #3 - "well ok sure, but pick up a P bass & play without plugging it into anything, still sounds like a P bass, do the same with a jazz, still sounds like a jazz. I do it all the time. I have 2 of each." It struck me as a bit of an odd thing to say. What say you Basschat?
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Ah, so it was an auction item that had bids on it? Still unfair, but that makes a bit more sense. All mine are fixed price/buy it now.
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Yes, I had an email from eBay saying the payment system is changing for me on 31/5/21. I haven’t read the T’s & C’s yet, but having read the comment from @hooky_lowdown regarding listing cancellation, if you had something on automatic re-list, how do you avoid paying a cancellation fee? Or do you just leave it on eBay forever?
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Me too. That's the only reason this is up for sale at all. -
@SteveXFR
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Having said that, I have an octaver, delay and distortion on my board already and also have that envelope filter in it’s box, so I could make use of them, but the Future Impact takes up so much room*, there’s no space for the MXR at the moment. *I know there is a fix for that, but I can’t be bothered 😬
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It’s fine if you have the time and patience to dial in each sound from that array of pedals, but it’s not very practical from a gigging bassists point of view. Not that you would ever play that selection of songs in the same set, but a single synth pedal with patches would make life a lot easier on the fly. His set up is fine for recording, but I think I’ll stick with my Future Impact and Boss SY-1.
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I’m going with 10” for the radius.
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That’s a shame. I’ve always found both Rob and Dawn very approachable. I’m sure he would have been interested in looking at it for you.
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Slight derailment, but what was Rob’s response?
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Ah, it wasn’t a proper bass then! Its a joke, it’s a joke 😂😂
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That’s odd, I’ve not had one issue with any of the Status basses that I’ve owned and I played the first one a heck of a lot.
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I was beginning to get fidgety even by the time I reached 'one of the best bass lines of all time' which features in a Dizzy Rascal tune - who knew? Super dope. Yeah, he's probably half right.
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The spec above has been amended to include most of what you’ve asked, although I can’t seem to find where I’ve hidden my radius gauges. One would have thought they would have been with the calipers, but not so unfortunately. I have a feeling I loaned them to my friend a while ago. I shall retrieve them forthwith 😀. I’ve had a look back through my conversations with Mark and we didn’t discuss neck radii during the build process, so you could be right about it being 10”, but I will confirm for you in due course. It doesn’t feel much different to any of my other Jazz basses, but I’ll get back to you with a definitive answer 👍.
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I would go and get my measuring tools from the garage right now if it wasn't blowing a storm out there. I will update the spec tomorrow. I would say that the neck is very slightly deeper than my other jazz basses, but not significantly so. Neck depth is something I'm quite sensitive to and I think it's very comfortable.
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This is my first ever Lakland. Having bought it from @three last year, I can't believe it took me so long. I also can't believe he sold it 😀. It's an absolute belter! Looking at all these other lovely examples, it's definitely got me thinking about adding another to the collection one day. EDIT: You probably all know anyway, but it's a 44-64 Bob Glaub. Case courtesy of @Misdee.
