Wil
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I say go for it. You'll only regret the missed chance otherwise! Sun, sea and shuffleboard
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Is this currently sat at RS? If so, I was perving over it the other night. I can't afford, transport of justify it though, so have a free bump. -
It seems ok now, as soon as I got another message it tripped back to zero, and stayed there after I'd read it. Crazy, crazy days.
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Now I've got -1 new messages! Are the planets in alignment again?
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If Status put some decent looking pickguards on those vintage basses, or left them off entirely, then phwoar. As they are, no thanks.
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Hard to say, it does have a chunky little circuit board under the stack. The P cavity had to be routed a tiny bit to accomidate it where I wanted it... If you're interested I'll try and get the bass stripped in the week and get some measurements. -
I've got a bass incoming so my new rule of one in, one out applies. As such I'm splitting up my parts bass: Mighty Mite fretless P bass neck, ebanol board (I think, or phenolic), non descript tuners. It has a few small scratches near the player by the highest side dot marker, and some light scoring on the fretboard from roundwounds. Besides that, it's a nice neck. I wasn't exactly a saint when it came to drilling pilot holes so you might want to dowel and redrill (it was fitted to an Encore body anyway so probably a good idea if you're looking to fit to a real Fender) [b]SOLD[/b] John East BTB01 preamp. Lovely little unit, sounds great. [b]SOLD[/b] Dimarzio P pickup (was stock on a late 80s NJ BC Rich Mockingbird, it's not marked so this is the only indication I have it's a Dimarzio). It sounds really fat and full, anyway! [b]SOLD[/b] Aaron Armstrong wound soapbar - bought this off Skelf some time ago with the John East preamp, so presume it's the same sort that is used in ACG basses? Might be wrong. £25 + postage Encore body, routed for the aforementioned soapbar, shielded, with a rear battery box. £30 + postage Currently all this stuff is attached to my bits bass, so if there is any serious interest in bits I'll strip and take photos. Strip the bass, that is.
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Cool. Always seemed the best place for a set of wheels, tilt back and off you go! Wouldn't mind a go on one of these cabs.
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I like the built in casters - do they rattle at all or are they in contact with the ground when the cab is flat?
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I don't suppose you'd consider a trade for a 4 string ATK? It's a great bass but I fancy a change.
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I would say the only improvements I'd add would be a 3 string tree, simple preamp (no extra tone control required, just to ensure a strong output), a bridge that doesn't take the skin off your knuckles if you so much as look at it, and a D tuner.
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What's the neck profile like on this?
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[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='840482' date='May 18 2010, 07:59 AM']Good god man, have you been reading my posts? The way I see it, there's a 'pocket' which is however far in front or behind the beat you can get away with without totally ballsing up the rest of the band. I tend to play on the beat but prefer to play behind. Forcing yourself to stay as far behind as possible is bloody difficult to do consistently. As challenging as any widdling exercise (IMO).[/quote] Funnily enough, it was a drummer from New Zealand I once knew who introduced the idea to me. Must me a Kiwi thing!
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'Normal' Rehearsal schedules - EDIT: Oh what an update! Enjoy!
Wil replied to Musicman20's topic in General Discussion
I think once a week is plenty most of the time, maybe a few extra if there is a gig coming up. If you're not writing (which I prefer to do at home myself or with acoustics) or rehearsing, then having fun and enjoying playing your music is the order of the day. -
From the Fender website: "There is often confusion between the use of the letters V, C, and U used to describe neck shapes, and the use of the letters A, B, C and D in describing Fender neck widths. During the period of time from the early '60's to the early '70's, Fender used the letters A, B, C, and D to refer specifically to the width of our guitar and bass necks at the nut. These letters were stamped on the butt end of the necks, and had no reference to the shape or contour of the neck. An "A" width was 1 1/2" at the nut, "B" was 1 5/8", "C" was 1 3/4" and "D" was 1 7/8"."
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My guitarist [i]might[/i] be interested, I've sent him the link to this thread.
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I think of each beat as a cyclical form - imagine a clock where the second hand completes a full circle every beat, with the beat dead on 12. Playing ahead of the beat would be hitting a note at say, 10 o'clock. Playing behind would be hitting it at 2 o'clock. Obviously the exact point you hit the note would vary depending on the feel you wanted to go for in the song.
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Try turning up your amp a touch so you don't need to dig in to get the volume you need - I find if I set my volume to be just right when I'm digging in I'll invariably get more tired when things get loud (which tends to inconveniently coincide with when things get fast in my bands!).
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I think blues is really very tricky to do right. It's all in the feel, for the most part, but there is a lot of depth there that might not be apparent to the casual observer. And of course, unlike jazz, if you get it wrong, you can't say you did it on purpose
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Jo is a good friend of mine, so buy with confidence! Good cab.
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My first proper amp was a BLX 130. It still belongs to a mate of mine. Had a nice enough tone, not huge amount of volume though. Never quite saw the point of a heavy, 130 watt amp - louder than needed for practicing and too quiet to compete with a drummer, although I suppose it would do well in an acoustic based band.
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Stingrays definately have a slight scoop. I watched a band once where the bassist swapped between a Stingray and a Thumb throughout the set - the Stingray was totally inaudible apart from low end mush and top end clank, and the Thumb hit you in the chest with a really clear fundamental note. I love Stingrays, but you have to EQ them right to get the best out of them.
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I seem to be able to do it by cutting the bass and treble on the head and jacking the master volume up. There is of course a second channel with a parametric mid but I can never get my head around getting the best sound from it.
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Gotta love that low mid thump. It's a bit of an art dialling it in on a head that's based on a Sansamp, though!