The Burpster

I feel the new Korean 5 is nicer than that..... Then again what do I know, all I do is a buy a Fender then try to get rid of it asap......

Try the UK suppliers that sell Kahler and if your struggling come back to me and I'll ask my US contact if he can get them...

Ricitar... Sickenbacker.....

Maybe it should be on another website.......

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='376651' date='Jan 11 2009, 10:58 AM']I'm getting more interested in the whole Baritone thing, but the tunings and playing have me really confused. You've already listed several different tunings (above) and a review of Baritone guitars I found on the Net suggested two more (30" scale = A-D-G-B-E-A / 28" scale = B-E-A-D-F#-B ), so for any given Baritone that's five or six things to try out. Are you supposed to play chords like a guitar? If so, doesn't that mean learning new chord shapes (or at least locations)? Or is it more of a dirty Delta blues thang, with little riffs and runs being terminated by a 2/3-string chord? Or can you get seriously radical, tune it to an open chord and then play bottleneck bass? These are intended to be serious questions - trying all this out means investing a fair bit of dosh![/quote] HJ, Great point about dirty delta blues.... Thats exactly what I have in mind... chucking out backing tracks for my guitarist.... I found this really useful.... [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baritone_guitar"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baritone_guitar[/url] But that is nowhere near exhaustive.... Mike Mushok plays in a real odd tuning Ab-Db-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb at times which I thought was way 'out there' but apparently it was a popular kinda thing with Black Sabbath and sinmilar bands of that ilk..... It is opening up a whole new universe to me and yes I am trying to find ot about chord shapes etc, and my g'ist is researching it for me....

[quote name='fretmeister' post='368574' date='Jan 2 2009, 04:16 PM']Does the PRS intonate properly at low E?[/quote] I've stuck with it at A, and to be honest thats the limit of this scale length. The Low A string saddle has less than 1mm movement left and I have had to trim the screw back, so low A is as far as its going. Got to add that in low A the big fat string is a bit quieter than the other 5 at the mo so a little more work is needed but I'm getting there..... Using D'addario X157 13-68 baritone strings. [quote name='walbassist' post='376529' date='Jan 10 2009, 11:49 PM']How's the PRS btw? I was promised pics you know...[/quote] G, good on yer mate! What I'm enjoying most is that however tricky some bass parts are, they seem much easier to get your headaround when you've playing on this tiddly iddly fretboard with strings waay too close together for 1/2 and hour.. ! I will do some EB IV pics (mybad) and at the same time do some pics of the Fender for ebay. [quote name='ahpook' post='376534' date='Jan 10 2009, 11:59 PM']i've got a vi...but it didn't cost £5k...but then it wasn't made in 1968. i've always contended it's a bass rather than a baritone - but i use it for noise/post-rock things, although never live sadly.[/quote] I always liked the idea of the VI but then whenever you look for one, they make PRS basses seem common... where are they all? It would be nice if this PRS baritone was slightly longer scale length but then it was designed for me, it was designed for a 'HM guitarist' so I should be gratfeul eh? Gotta say that the QC and build quality of this Korean PRS is notably better than a US Fender would be anyway.... Sad but true. All in all its kinda odd playing basslines on essentially a guitar, and they jangle (combination of short scale, roundwounds and two way too powerful humbuckers!) but its cool flitting from a bassline into a strummed chord and back again..... Now I just need to find out WTF to do with it......

Hmmmmm Dan Armstong (Ampeg) Plexi bass.... yummy! Was a bit quiet in that # tho'

The Zender's one of the nicest Ws to date.... That painted abomination should be torched .....

If my rare CS Fender is owt to go by.... Worth lots but no one will buy it...... If its mint, I'd say well in excess of £1500..... Buyers however are few and far between.... Gonna try ebaying my CS and be willing to post to Europe, the Euro is strong at the min and a lot of 'nice' stuff is going that way....

If its owt like they're other pups it'll be a doosey! I love the sound they make...!

Squire VMJ (cheap) Fender Highway 1 J (better) That Lakland.... (best)

Cash on collection...... eBay do not like that, and if they see it will pull it.... Email him, tell him to ammend it and bid away..... let us know what its like hwen you get it.... I liked mine.

[quote name='Beedster' post='373482' date='Jan 7 2009, 08:44 PM']It interests me on two levels Bob, one as a player and one as a curious (and occasional) seller of basses . I'm looking at putting together a Precision at the moment and thought it would be interesting to think more carefully about body woods than I have done in the past. Also, as you know, I've sold the odd Precision in the past, and found that prospective buyers can get very anal about whether it's an alder or ash body, often irrespective of weight (in fact I had one buyer pull out because the body was ash)? So if people are that specific in their tastes, I'm assuning there must be some pretty significant differences between the two, or at least that some people believe there to be? Cheers Chris[/quote] C, I absolutely understand you asking the question, but to get an an answer that will satisfy the likes of your (or mine for that matter) curiosity will be very hard if not an impossible ask, as its always going to be hugely subjective.... Why folks get anal about body wood when its covered in paint eludes me I have to say - if its naked and a nice piece of wood then I understand, that one will float your boat more than another.... I guess some folks have a good experience with one type then become convinced that all others will be as good or better? Still Swampy for me and I wont be swayed.....

[quote name='Beedster' post='373778' date='Jan 8 2009, 06:58 AM']This means I have to go back through Basschat and revise about 400 posts or appear to be a complete idiot C[/quote] C, you always run that risk when you have a strong opinion about things, dont worry tho' bud as I hear humble pie tastes quite nice with cream..... B.

Thats a huge ask Chris...... For someone to have experience of 2 indentical basses in all ways except the body wood......? Swamp Ash would be my wood of choice for any build that I can specify choices, but thats based more on taste and aesthetics than any evidence or fact..... Which I'm afraid isn't that helpful..... Sorry.

[quote name='MythSte' post='372386' date='Jan 6 2009, 08:24 PM']Im the same in that i frown on it... I dont even know why! Im a born and bred bassist though, My hand cramps up something horrible when i try and pick play. Such a shame as sometimes you just need [i]that[/i] tone.[/quote] If you need the 'pick' attack but struggle using a plectrum, have you considered fingerpicks? I've started using them for my Baritone but they sound great on the bass flipped 'round so they are on the pad side of your finger instead of the nail side.... Proper pick sound but finger stylee.....

I guess you've read it, but the bias of valves changes with age.... some amps sound better with them slightly out of balance but most (especially those with lotsa valves) sound and work better with balanced bias.... so effectively you swap them around to get pairs with equal values.

I like the look of this companies kit..... [url="http://biasking.com/"]http://biasking.com/[/url] One of them is 'on my GAS list'

The R looks like a straight lift of a Honda Fireblade decal from the 900RR... How sad is that?

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