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  1. neepheid
    What a year it has been. Tried to go abstinent, failed in March, and then went a bit mad, oops. So much good gear, but I have to rank as #1 the bass which put me out of this year's Gear Abstinence Challenge, a bass which had been living rent-free in my head for the past dozen years or so - the Greco LGB-700 in purpleburst... I know they say "don't meet your heroes" but this bass is absolutely fabulous, everything I dreamed it would be. Of course, I made it mine by altering the control system a touch (instead of the stock VVV it's now 6 way Freeway switch then VT), but the pickups are great, and it looks utterly fantastic. Honourable mention go to the Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter - hands down the best pitch shifting pedal I have ever heard in terms of preservation of tone and tracking. Worst? I haven't bought anything truly awful this year, it's more a case of "least good" really. I suppose it's the SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB310 I picked up. Was really curious about these basses and wanted to try one. It's a fantastic bass, but it's not for me, mostly because it's too damn light! It's for sale now. A shame, if it had a bit more heft about it I'd probably have kept it.
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    This is a quote I found which I think came from someone who used to work at G&L "I ran the [G&L] custom shop the last 2 years. The factory has been emptied out. Fender didn't take any of the guitar inventory we had, which was substantial. That was all sold to MIRC out of Tennessee to be sold through their channels. All fender wanted was the IP and Leo's likeness and signature." So, looks like a clean break. Makes sense, didn't think Fender would want the bother of selling stuff they didn't make.
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    Indeed, sad times. The Kenny's in Aberdeen was your typical small town "try to do everything" shop which didn't really stock a lot of stuff useful/interesting to me, but I would buy sundries/strings/accessories from them from time to time. Ahh well. Only one shop left (Ramjam) but it's mostly a second hand place, will be interesting to see how they do in the void which has now been created.
  4. neepheid
    What? Get paid to pursue a "hobby"?
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    Moving pictures sometimes give a better idea... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3tNlKq4XPY (not affiliated - first video of one I stumbled upon) In my experience, they tend to look better in person than in stock pics, speaking as an owner of a burgundy (metallic, but not sparkly) Z7.
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    Which sparkle? They do a few...
  7. neepheid
    Just a note to say that I will be travelling down from Aberdeen to the SE Bass Bash next weekend - so if you live somewhere along a rough line between Aberdeen, via Glasgow, North Yorkshire, down to the Eastern fringes of the capital, and fancy this bass delivered personally to your door then let me know. This offer does not extend to inside London - I'd rather post it than drive into London, lol. PM me if this is useful to your bass acquisition activities...
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    I regret nothing. I did it so that no-one will ever try a stunt like that again
  9. neepheid
    FYI - I have two basses up for sale right now 1991 SGC Nanyo Bass Collection SB310 with Glockenklang preamp - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/519129-1991-sgc-nanyo-bass-collection-sb310-i-think-with-glockenklang-preamp/ 2005 Epiphone Embassy Special IV with Entwistle neodymium pickup - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/519069-2005-epiphone-embassy-special-iv/ If anyone is interested in either of these beasties and wants me to take it down to the bash, PM me.
  10. neepheid
    Everyone knows what these wee beasties are - future classic I reckon, but it's just not for me. Honestly, it's too lightweight for me, but that'll please some folk around here. It's 3.4kg/7.5lbs according to the bathroom scales. This one is in fair condition, some wear and tear in the shape of dings and buckle rash in the back, better round the front. All original hardware (bridge and Gotoh tuners) with the original SGC pickups (PJ) but inside is a Glockenklang 2 band EQ, meaning it is switchable passive/active (push/pull volume pot) and retains a passive tone control in passive mode (treble pot). Best of both worlds! Full disclosure - there's a chrome bridge intonation screw in there which should be black - when I acquired it there was a screw in there which did work, but the head was too big and it stuck out the back of the bridge. I found a replacement screw which did fit in the bridge properly, but couldn't find a black one. You can't really see it unless you go looking - the black spring does disguise it somewhat, but I don't want anyone to have a gotcha moment. Anyway, it's a fine wee bass with some wear and tear, and pretty lightweight which might suit some folk, just not me. Recently restrung with a fresh set of D'addario XL nickel rounds 45-105. Looking for £200 for it. Prefer local sale (Aberdeen) but will post at buyer's expense if needed.
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    Totally collaborative in the Inevitable Teaspoons - someone comes in with a song idea in various degrees of completion, then we all stick our tuppenceworth into the mix and whatever comes out, that's the song. No fights, no arguments, it's all "can you do a cool thing here?" and "I like that" and "nah, that doesn't really work", all amicable. All songs equally credited to all members, regardless of who brought in the initial idea, job done. Even to the point where a song's lyrics got completely rewritten, because the way the song developed, it didn't really match the words any more. I said something about it feeling like a 70s cop movie soundtrack or something, and next thing you know, we've got a song inspired by Dirty Harry, called "Dirty 'Arry". No dummy was spat out, no toys exited any prams.
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    Exp pedals I've really hardly touched at all, so I can't honestly say what I like and don't like about any of them.
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    That was the most practical thing I could think of, but I got the feeling I'd need to find an exp pedal I like and stick with it then take a lot of practice to get used to its feel and travel to be able to do those slides, exactly how and when I want. I was just using a borrowed exp pedal I'd never used in my life before, so maybe there's that.
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    I was going to mention that - wasn't sure how clever the settings store/recall thing was, but hopefully you can make it work for your needs. Me, I don't mind reaching down to sort out the settings between songs - I use it in maybe 6-8 songs in the entire gig so it's not too bad, and the controls are big, chunky and clearly labelled, so I'm good. Plus no room on my pedalboard for footswitches. I had a shottie of an exp pedal and while it was fun making stupid noises for half an hour, I couldn't see it being particularly useful for the music I play.
  15. neepheid
    EB-0? Bit of an extreme example, no?
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    That's a good point, I made the mistake of going 50:50 blend on an octave up and it was a bit to piercing for my liking. It's seasoning, not the main flavour. My previous pitch shifter (TC Electronic Brainwaves) had two voices, so for the "fake guitar" thing I did +7 and +12 combined 50:50 wet dry which worked well, as I guess the combination of the two higher pitches perhaps mellowed each other out? With the octave alone, it's a bit too shrill at 50:50. Lesson learned.
  17. neepheid
    The last person to tell me that I should be playing a P bass got greeted with a Tokai Thunderbird at the next session, which I bought specifically just to shut him up. It worked. He shut up about it and no, I didn't get fired.
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    I used my XS-1 live in anger for the first time at the weekend, I used -3 semitones and it was very passable - best pitch shifting performance I've had. I still wouldn't record with it, but live it's eminently doable.
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    There are pictures of the pickup being measured with digital callipers...
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    I'd go one further and say I expect a prototype to be even better - I would expect individual attention paid to it, and if they're trying to get a new product line off the ground, they need to impress at trade shows and the likes. I had the pleasure of owning an actual prototype bass (a Harley Benton HB-50) which had been hawked around Guitar Summit then sold as B-stock by Thomann. It was superbly put together and It had better hardware than the production model which finally appeared, specifically the bridge.
  21. neepheid
    No, you don't need a Precision. If you want one, fill your boots.
  22. neepheid
    Also - buy my bass. Please. LOL
  23. neepheid
    Some of us are mates, some of us are online acquaintances, and some of us are total strangers. I do think there's a degree of rough etiquette which exists here, which I'm not going to lie took me a while to appreciate. Not so much the manners thing, but more "rules of engagement" - particularly when it comes to commerce. When I was greener, I saw it as a bit overbearing maybe, a bit busybody like? But I have come to accept and even appreciate it as I've stopped being such a bloody contrarian about it. Because of this, it does give me the feeling of a safe(r) place to do business, and lessens (but does not eliminate) the chances that what you've sold is merely being used as an investment opportunity. Not that I have a problem with that - the few times it has happened to me, I've kicked my own backside for letting it go so cheaply and misreading the market! It's maybe a bit grubby feeling - especially if you've fallen for a made up sob story, but them's the breaks.
  24. neepheid
    I can't be held responsible for any effect my basses might have on you...
  25. neepheid
    I was replying to someone else's point - why are you popping off at me? Easy, tiger... I'm not with you and I'm not against you - I quote myself - "It helps to remember that there are no right or wrong answers here. Each to their own. I have both active and passive basses, and I enjoy playing all of them."
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