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    Epiphone Sheraton II which I did some upgrades on in summary: Hardware replaced with Tone Pros bridge and tailpiece (Nickel) Pickups replaced with Gibson ( a Burtsbucker #1 and Classic 57) (Nickel) All pots and switches replaced : CTS pots, Orange drop caps, Gibson switch Push/Push switch added for out-of-phase in middle position Tuners (Grovers) gold plating removed to reveal natural nickel finish The result of this was to make a decent guitar sound great. No idea which of the individual changes had the most impact but an impact it has had! Also the look (replacing the gold prts with Nickel) has de-blinged the standard Sheraton look (much for the better imo) The other (big) thing I did was to totally de-bling the super-thick and shiny finish by removing it with steel wool! It now has a matt patina that I absolutely love, and which may also have contributed to the opening up of the sound (it's a much louder guitar unplugged now too - probably also down to the hardware) £450 + actual shipping inc hard case (Good deal references available)
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    Reasonable offers considered
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    <cough> ;-) I can provide trading references with H-C and Intermusic (guitarist Magazine site) forums. Oh and I bought this from a forumite here originally if that counts toward trading credibility . . . ta Tim
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    Hi folks, bought this bass from another forumite here just a couple of months ago. I prompty got recruited in to a covers band playing guitar and that is now taking all my time (and pedal money ) so I'm putting this back up for sale. It's in PERFECT shop-wall condition (the first owner bought it as a backup and never used it) and comes with a soft gig-bag. P/J pickups 2 volumes, and 3 band active EQ and Dunlop straplocks A billy-bargain at £250 + p&p at cost (please NB that if I were to ship it I'd not do so in the soft case - we'd need to tak about maybe me buying you a cheaphard-case and including in the deal, or obviously there is the option to meet in person. I'm in Swindon but travel the M4 (London direction) almost every day and have family in Gloucester and Straford-u-Avon and Aylesbury) Pics (click for bigger versions) : [url="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o270/t1mmyo/Bass/DSCF0749.jpg"][/url][url="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o270/t1mmyo/Bass/DSCF0750.jpg"][/url] [url="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o270/t1mmyo/Bass/DSCF0751.jpg"][/url][url="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o270/t1mmyo/Bass/DSCF0752.jpg"][/url][url="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o270/t1mmyo/Bass/DSCF0747.jpg"][/url][url="http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o270/t1mmyo/Bass/DSCF0748.jpg"][/url] thanks, Tim
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    I'm on guitar duty in the band at the mo, but I shall definitely bear it in mind for the future ta Tim
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    [quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='62867' date='Sep 19 2007, 10:14 PM']The Irish bass player in question is Dave Marks - great player, and he's on this forum from time to time. Stu[/quote] That's the chap. He was outstanding all through the JWT set, but during this the audience just shut up and listened (as you can probably hear) before erupting Oh, and I suppose you're the chap who wrote this book <taps book on desk> ? ta
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    In that case: Recording 1 : Stu Hamm doing a solo bass guest spot with the John Wheatcroft trio (30 MB mp3) : [url="http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/390399_kdiuc/stuhamm.mp3"]stuhamm.mp3[/url] Recording 2 : John Wheatcroft's bassist playing a frankly stunning solo set culminating in some live looping (15 MB mp3) : [url="http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/390479_gkjqp/amazingbass.mp3"]amazingbass.mp3[/url] Tim
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    I was lucky enough to spend 2 weeks at the International Guitar Festival in Bath this year as crew. One night there was a performance by the John Wheatcroft Trio & Special Guest the special guest being Stu Hamm (who was teaching for one of the weeks) John's bassist (don't recall his name, an Irish chap I think) played an amazing bass solo piece (culminating in a solo 'Message In A Bottle' done KT Tunstall-style with loopers and pitch shifters - it was something to behold) Stu looked a bit stressed waiting to go on then played a couple of solo pieces himself before John and the boys played on. Now, I've no idea what the score is with copyright of this sort of recording (done from the desk) so didn't want to link to it without checking. I suppose I'd better ask if anyone's in the slightest bit interested too ?
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    Still throwing around the practice amp -v- 'proper' amp argument in my head. I'd like to think I'll be playing with others before very long in some capacity (even if only jamming/rehearsing) so might go straight to something that would let me do that. I've seen a s/h Hartke 2115 - couldn't find any info on these in a forum search so wondering if anyone had anything to say about them ? ta Tim
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    That is stunnung, simply stunning. I have a Legacy L-25 and can vouch for the fact that these are simply world-class and wonderful sounding guitars. someone buy it
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    shame - I'm after exactly those in zebra for a DIY build. Nice pickups and a good price. Pimp them over on the [url="http://forum.intermusic.com/viewforum.php?f=7"]Guitarist Magazine forum[/url] (say a regular suggested it to prevent 'stfu spammer noob' responses
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    Hello - are these black or zebra coils ? ta Tim
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    I'm a guitarist migrating to bass so I'd call myself a beginner and want a few lessons to get me going in the right direction. I live in Swindon and am currently working 3-4 days/week in Slough (I know, I know . . . sucks to be me ) so either location or suitably convenient on the way home (in which case obviously evenings only). If in Swindon could be daytime on days I work from home, or at a push a Slough lunchtime. Any suggestions ?
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    I'm not so naive as to believe there's only one right way (hence the punctuation around 'proper' above) but it just struck me as something that more than one person took the time to comment on, so I wondered what they might be driving at.
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    Yes - wallop. I think that's what I'd like. Coming over to bass from the 'dark side' of amplified stringed instruments I had been looking forward to [i]feeling [/i]my instrument (missus), so maybe rather than worrying about tone I should go for something with [i]wallop [/i]. . .
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    This came up a couple of times when I asked about what people would do differently as a beginner. So what IS 'proper' right hand technique ? Simply using alternate fingers, or is there more too it than that ?
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    Hmm yes, budget. Seems my good lady wife and I have differing views on this . . . ta
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    Thanks chaps. ooo - they're expensive aren't they - should've guessed
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    Or rather what amp is being simulated here ? It's by far my favourite of the models in Toneport ta Tim
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    Stumbled across this on the net - are the midi tracks and excercises good or a gimmick ? I was set to spend less on a practice amp but this has set GAS pangs off . . . ta for any info, Tim
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    I'be been playing through 2 different setups over the last few days : the Stagg CA 20B which I was given (20w, 8" speaker) and via Toneport on my PC which has cinema (sub & surround) speakers attached. The Stagg sounds totally pants to be frank - it's noise sure, but it's insipid - there's none of that weight or body that says 'bass playing is fun' . The Toneport/PC is much better, because of the range of sounds (modelled by the Line6 toneport software) and the fact there's a modest but still actually-a-sub attached. Clearly being tied to the PC is far from ideal and the Stagg is frankly just annoying So : practice amps. I've been reading some threads and certain things do seem to crop up, so if I can get out and track them down I will try them out. I had a specific question abut speaker size though : the Stagg is almost mute when playing a low B - I thought this might be the small driver (I come from a guitar background an dhave experienced the extra wallop a 2x12 cab gives to my 8" practice amp) - but what speaker size would I need to get some oomph from that low B string ? ta Tim
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    You're right - great track : [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9C96zwYfQ&mode=related&search="]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX9C96zwYfQ...ted&search=[/url] Although I think I have many months of learning before I'll be tackling that
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    I'm not familiar with it - I'll go a-Googling - ta
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    I've oft heard that learning to sing the part minus your instrument initially can help alot.
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    So, got my new 5-string and have been pottering around with some well known/simple basslines, but their all just using the high 4 - are there any 'oh yeah, that one' basslines that were played (or sound good) on a 5 ? ta Tim ___ [i]I'm pretty new at all this[/i]
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