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I raised the action very very slightly on my bass a few weeks back and found it sounded a hell of a lot better. Note clarity, low end and dynamics were all so much better. although annoying it did mean higher action which I'm not a fan of.

There is indeed but I fear my bank wouldn't allow it!

Lot of distortion going on there Kev! Here's mine. Looking to add a delay, octave and (if space is available) a chorus pedal.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1421529450' post='2662428'] Why every luthier doesn't use this acrylic impregnated technique I'll never know, some of the woods you can use as fingerboards is crazy cool. I guess he could do one with buckeye burl, now that would be something... [/quote] I'm not too sure, it's maybe hard to get hold of? Buckeye Burl would definitely be interesting! Although I find Buckeye Burl to be very hit or miss for my liking!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1421527634' post='2662392'] That fretboard is superb, is that really maple?! [/quote] Yup! Acrylic impregnated Spalted Maple. Soon as I saw it I knew what fretboard I was going for

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1421435206' post='2661283'] Explains it all perfectly Chris - it`s amazing how that track sounds so good in the mix, yet isolated is very uninspiring. I wonder how, if it were clean/technically perfect, it would have sounded in the actual song. Rotten probably, and JD would have possibly got his name down as a poor bassist. [/quote] Perhaps this means that Adam Clayton is actually just a very clean and technically perfect bassist?

Hi, sorry it's gone. My phone seemingly didn't edit the ad!

We've got a gig on the 24th of this month in what was formerly Pivo Pivo's in Glasgow. £5 a ticket and 5 acts on. 3 of which I think are more acoustic type and then 2 bands. A quid per act! Can listen to our very cheaply put together semi-demo type thing here - https://soundcloud.com/goon-and-the-kings/dark-side [size=1]Do people look at these posts?[/size]

There are so many amazing soundtracks but one that really stood out to me was Daft Punks Tron Legacy soundtrack.

Known about his stuff for a while and he sure is a fantastic bass player who seems to rarely be mentioned. This was the first video I saw of his. Full song is Pimpasaurus Rex for those interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS7nlmS9Yxs

I really like that dark headstock on that one Ead!

That's going to be an extremely pretty bass. Subscribing to this thread!

Definitely a hit with me. I found them extremely comfortable to play and actually found playing around the first few frets on the Low B/E easier on the Dingwall 37" than on my Warwicks 34" neck.

Haven't until now although I'm listening to "The Cause" on YouTube from one of their shows in Glasgow and liking it!

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1420808479' post='2653671'] How do YOU know? You don't know their buy costs and overheads. [/quote] Indeed I don't and didn't claim to know either. I did however misuse "Mark up" though. I mean from the view of general consumer a several hundred pound saving is quite drastic. [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1420809073' post='2653691'] Bit of a moot point this as we are talking about music gear that people don't actually need, but want. Therefore, if they can afford the £850 bass, say it has taken them a year to save for it they only need to carry on saving for another 3 months and then they can pay the premium, which then means that good music shops can continue to provide great service like the one that Grangur enjoyed. [/quote] I agree however as I say several hundred pounds can be a lot of money for people especially when money is so tight for so many right now. I wish I was financially comfortable enough to voluntarily pay a premium like that. As I said (and what seems to have been ignored) I generally buy second hand as majority of gear I would use isn't in local shops but when I do find something the price hike is generally quite small...usually only a tenner or so.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1420749861' post='2653081'] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=678277962292480&set=pcb.678278022292474&type=1&theater Insanity! [/quote] Wow. and I thought the board on my incoming ACG was about as distinctively grainy as you could get!

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1420802546' post='2653538'] You can always haggle.... but thats a two way thing. As I said initially.... [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]majority of people purchasing don't give a toss about anything other than price of what they want.[/font][/color] [/quote] A lot of people can't really afford to pay a premium on things though. There are lots of factors. I do however get the OPs point that the mark up is quite drastic at times. I never really find too much of an issue as I tend to buy second hand and when I buy new it's generally not much of a price hike for buying in store (a tenner at most).

[quote name='40hz' timestamp='1420767571' post='2653310'] Been playing 11 years and believe it or not I don't really have callouses! But yeah keep plugging away chap and your hands should toughen up (or your nerve endings might die as seems to be the case with me ) [/quote] I'm in this position. Never developed. callouses but rarely seem to get any pain in my fingertips. Just keep at it and don't overdo it and eventually it won't be sore to play

Hi Sharkfinger. Yeah I am. Forgot to put that on the post! edit for clarification : Yeah I'm happy to post...not that I'm very kind!

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Hmm...it'd probably be this... Spectorcore 5 £400 - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252708-warwick-dolphin-5-sn-bongo-hh-5-spectorcore-5/page__pid__2649666#entry2649666 Hartke LH500 £180 - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251005-hartke-lh500-amplifier-in-rackbag-now-l180/page__pid__2626083#entry2626083 Ashown Mag 410 £120 - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/250506-for-saletrade-ashdown-mag-410-tdeep-evo-ii-cab-now-l120/page__pid__2632138#entry2632138 Polytune Mini Noir £40 - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/252698-for-sale-polytune-mini-noir-tuner/page__pid__2649571#entry2649571 £740 all in if my sleep deprived state isn't stopping me from being able to carry out basic maths. Would possibly add the Darkglass B7K to it as well for £220 and still have £40 for fruit based soft drinks.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1420556538' post='2650587'] I have never owned a dingwall, only tried a few in shops, but I kinda get the impression that the fanned fret thing is the main focus and the actual sound the instrument makes is maybe a little sterile... definitely try a few out if you can. [/quote] I can only second this. I loved how mine felt to play but the tone left me a little dry. The low B was superb though and I miss the bass a lot (to the point I occasionally wonder if I made the right decision). But I had played Warwicks exclusively before the Dingwall so missed having that 'growl'.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1420491849' post='2650034'] As a current Dingwall owner that is exactly what I like about this - proper Ibanez string spacing and thin neck. I really don't get on with the huge dingwall necks. [/quote] Huge Dingwall necks? When I had one I found the neck to be pretty damned close to Ibanez thickness wise (which I loved).

No official meetings here. Just bring up issues in general conversation. We're all a bunch of mates and it's not a covers band so maybe that makes things different.