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Necks seem to sell well and for good money, but there are so few after market necks available that fit the 5 string body the bodies don't seem to go for much alone. It's an option if it doesn't sell but that would be a shame. It's a great bass.
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https://www.vox.com/2020/5/8/21251899/coronavirus-long-term-effects-symptoms 45% of those hospitalised to need ongoing care. I’ll stay away from the open places I think.
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They are really nice. Might have to ask them about one for my sandberg.
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Lovely 'plate! Who made that?
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I've had 40DC before and the MM5CS which is tonally the same as the 40CS I believe. I thought they were very good. Definite humbucker sort of tones, really smooth mids and a nice high that wasn't overly bright. Only thing I did discover was that if used with just the standard tone control and not an EQ system, the tone didn't darken enough for me in that old P bass sort of way.
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Yes. Although I don't have the original brown tort scratchplate. A previous owner had swapped it for the paisley, and although I was given the brown one it had been badly bent by however it had been stored and couldn't be used again.
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I did think about that, but the current opportunities for testing it as a PJ are very limited. On balance putting back to stock seems to be the best approach.
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I have this ancient DOD Phasor 490 From what I gather they were made in 1978-early 80s. Most of the photos I find online have slightly different graphics. The name and number is on the opposite side and the text is white and not yellow: Reverb has a few white text ones at about £100 in various condition, and has 1 yellow text ones at £248 - although it hasn't sold yet and it does appear to be in better condition than mine. Without any luck so far I'm trying to find out if there are any circuit differences between the white and yellow text versions. I may well end up selling it but I want to know what I have first. And I'll need to find some extra baseplate screws to replace the ones I've lost! It makes a wonderfully swirly sort of Hawkwind on (extra) acid sound that I haven't heard elsewhere. Anyone got any ideas or information about them? I've had a look using the waybackmachine and similar, but the info is really limited and I can't see if there were different versions or if the different colouring was just cosmetic etc. Any hits from the pedal nerds would be greatly appreciated.
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Spoilsport!!
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That's a really good question. I've not measured them. Got to be worth a look. Although the Nordy J is part of a set. The neck one has never been fitted to anything. Might do ok selling the entire set and maybe keeping the P pickup if it fits in the Mezzo. I just hope I still don't like the Ray as a Ray when it's all reversed!!
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Very nice!
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Thank you!
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I’m going to reverse the mods. Or more accurately get my tech to do it! Hopefully next week sometime.
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Lazy man alert... Have you got a link please?
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Overplaying? Bah. If it’s worth doing then it’s worth overdoing!
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Herd immunity without a vaccine is a myth. Ask any epidemiologist. As it happens one of my mates is working on this at Oxford. There is no indication that those who catch it keep sufficient antibody levels to help the next time round. No long term immunity at all. And the other thing - organ damage. Most won't die as you say, but a large amount of the survivors will end up on the transplant lists and some will be on oxygen for the rest of their shortened lives. So if a person survives it once a 2nd run will hit harder as the lungs are already damaged from the first time round. Kidney damage is also massively common. I haven't posted the actual picture from the first Covid related lung transplant as it is really nasty. But it's in this link. This is the type of damage even survivors can be left with. Obviously not as severe as the pic, but nevertheless life changing. No work. Benefits. Treatment costs etc etc. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/health/coronavirus-lung-transplant.html It really isn't as simple as the "let the weak die" approach some seem to be keen on.
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No trades please. Feel free to make offers though. I won’t be offended. Boss SD-1 Waza Craft (SOLD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AMT Legend Series R2 (SOLD) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TateFX Brexit Means Brexit No longer available with these graphics. Might be a collector's item, might be a cruel joke. It's a souped up turbo charged Rat. It's got more of everything a Rat has. It's also great on bass. Never gigged - house use only. No velco £90 including signed for delivery. BIG PRICE DROP TO £65 DELIVERED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TC Helicon Harmony Singer (version 1) - SOLD --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vox Big Bad Wah The Joe Satriani signature wah pedal. 2 different voices and 2 different inductors. Also swaps between "Wah 1 and 2" - 2 kicks in a useful drive / boost. Long discontinued, it has some scratches. The feet were removed and I have no idea where they are. There is velcro on the bottom. I've ordered some stick on feet and if they turn up from whoknowswhere in time I'll pack them with it. It's a great wah, but now too big for my space needs. And I find I'm not using wah much anymore. It is heavy so postage won't be cheap so I'm looking for £105 including signed for delivery. PRICE DROP TO £75 including delivery UK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Digitech The Weapon Signature pedal for the bloke in "Disturbed" Massive drive sounds with an unusual sort of Sitar to Drive ramping effect (manual is online) when the pedal is held down. 7 different drive types. Distortion tones are not remotely subtle. It's probably quite OTT for many people but I thought it was great fun, especially when blended with a clean tone as well to bring back some much needed sanity. Long discontinued. £85 including signed for delivery. BIG PRICE DROP to £50 including delivery. It's quite heavy so delivery won't be cheap ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zoom Tri Metal Boxed with the manual. Capable of very high gain with a powerful EQ including mid frequency control. Scoop it for Machinehead or boost the mids for leads. It's an old pedal now so there are some chips in the edges. £60 including signed for delivery. PRICE DROP £50 inc delivery DOD FX25 Envelope Filter. I'm really torn about this. Difficult to get one still with the battery door, box and paperwork. One of my favourite filters. Great on guitar and amazing on bass. Flea cannot be wrong! It's old and well used. The rubber on the bottom has had velco on it at some point in the past so the rubber is discoloured / has residue on it: It sounds amazing and is really touch sensitive in a way that many other filters I've owned just can't do £75 including signed for delivery. PRICE DROP to £65 inc delivery ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No trades please. But please fee free to make offers. If you are outside of the UK then please ask for a shipping quote. Paypal only. -
I know what it does. I don't know the difference between the HF / horn and a tweeter. Or why one is a better choice than the other.
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Mmmm sausages!
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I am quite happy not understanding and not caring about the difference! (err, what is the difference? In terms that a 3 year old would understand.)
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Precision scratchplate/pickup position switched
fretmeister replied to NancyJohnson's topic in Accessories and Misc
Gigink are great. I've got a few of their plates for my strat. -
Would be good if Alex released some hi quality WAV files with identical mic placement to remove any placement and youtube process issues. Ideally with the BB2 tweeter control at nil, 50% and 100%. If the BB2 sounds like the SC with the high end at nil, then that would really be perfect for me.
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What were you listening with? I'm curious. I've listened twice - once on studio monitors (Yamaha HS7 pair) and once with some Grado headphones. I thought the low end and mids of the SC and BB2 were very similar, but the BB2 had a crisper top end.
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Interesting. I thought the BB2 was far clearer than the SC.
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I’ve been adding up stuff to sell. It seems I have about £1500 worth of pedals I don’t use! 😳 Time to get selling.
