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Somebody pass the the popcorn please

Didn't they just copy this from sandberg?

noobs

[quote name='Cestrian' timestamp='1394642753' post='2393652'] Now you're talking. Any excuse. [/quote] [quote name='Cestrian' timestamp='1394642753' post='2393652'] Now you're talking. Any excuse. [/quote] indeed ! (have you met basschat's favourite korean cross dressing bass player?) [url="http://youtu.be/rNzt3uNEVxU"]http://youtu.be/rNzt3uNEVxU[/url]

[quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1394615580' post='2393248'] Super sustain AND fretless? [/quote] Yes !! demonsration available at next south east bass bash

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1394616501' post='2393262'] Even though only 0.001% of those watching and listening will give a crap about what bass you're playing. [/quote] or know the difference for that matter !

me too! following with interest

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1394614591' post='2393232'] Aye, it is. [/quote] however to add to my previous post and also disagree with Mr Fionn, i cant explain why but.... i recently modded a squier vmJ fretless with a gotoh 401 bridge my ears tell me that the sustain is marginally better than my fretted J, or if it is not the sustain then it is possibly some cunning audio illusion caused by the different tone envelope of the fretless ?

i would agree to a degree with Fionn but would add further that one very real option of guaranteed monster sustain would be to fit a graphite neck i have over the years owned bolt-ons and through necks of both woods and graphite - the through neck woods were very good but personally i wouldnt argue that they were any huge improvement in sustain over a well constructed bolt-on graphite is a whole different thing - i currently have a bolt on carbon neck and it is not so much the phenomenal sustain it also has a significant effect on the envelope of the tone - the sustain and decay is very flat and long compared with an average wood neck - i previously had a through carbon neck and hence both ends of the string are anchored directly into the carbon - you could hit an open string go put the kettle on make a cup of tea and come back and it would still be ringing is there a purpose for needing a huge sustain with the music that you perform? if so then might be worth investigating carbon necks especially if that long keyboard type sustain is what you're after? if it is then carbon neck would do it and a bridge mod would probably barely scratch the surface imho mcton etc

Or did I misinterpret your irony TimR. ?

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1394443145' post='2391264'] <shakes head in disbelief>... [/quote] jeezus does nobody do friggin irony and sarcasm on this site anymore lighten up people

well we have finally been certified... or is it certificated? im old and easily confused all very painless and simple - we just turned up at rehearsal rooms - nice local elastictrickery people came with their pat machines and plugged it all in and stickered it all up (minus a couple of naughty gaffer taped items by our guitarer) so now we have PAT and PLI for any jobsworth events bookers who care to ask to inspect it roll on the big megabucks corporate gigs please but not holding my breath waiting though

personally i would include this in the 80/20 syndrome 80% is your style as determined by your fingertips 20% is the shiny hope this helps

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1394273256' post='2389713'] that is fantastic.!! [/quote] did you listen to the rest of the album?

checked it out on spotify sounds really good

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absolutley delighted with my three distinct tone options thank you status tone - squierJ with wizard hammers tone - yamaha trb tone all through a stack of hartke loveliness what more could i want

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1394138000' post='2388435'] i love this series too, but I think there should be another series about crap albums. [/quote] definitely maybe

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[quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1394020070' post='2386933'] Just wondering how much you monitor your clip lights. I use a Hartke HA3000 and am always doing my utmost to avoid the amp clipping at all which can be hard with my Fender MP with humbuckers. I often see other bass players allowing the amp to clip more and last week the bass player with the band we played with had his amp flashing red all night long. We used our own amps so wasn't too fussed but just wondered if I was being over cautious [/quote] Maybe upgrade to one of the newer LH500 heads , from the blurb I've read the pre stage is designed to not clip at all I have the 2500 head and with tone/eq settings flat it does not audibly clip even with preA and master on full