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    Hey guys I've decided to sell this stunning LTD 6er I bought of Johngh earlier this month. It's a gorgeous bass and it is in flawless condition but I've decided to stick with the Jazzers so selling this to fund either a KSD or Bassmods Jazz 6 string. Specs: 35" scale length Spalted Maple Top Neck Through Construction Active EMG pickups and EQ Grover Tuners Black Nickel Hardware *SOLD* I hope John Doesn't mind me using the pictures from his original post Original post here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163792-esp-ltd-b-406sm-6-string-sold/"]http://basschat.co.u...-6-string-sold/[/url]
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    Wow, thanks for a great review of the Mibass I've been looking into how to downsize/lighten up my rig. Gigging 2-3 times a week is really starting to get tiresome with my current rig (ABM500 RC Evo III / Ashdown 2x10 / Ashdown 1x15) racked up with a tuner, power conditioner etc but I love the sound of the head. I know there's some Ashdown haters on here but I really like their stuff. Would you say the Mibass can deliver similiar tones/volume as the ABM500? Obviously the ABM has the valve preamp so I appreciate there will be differences, but can it come close? Cheers
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    Bought John's beautiful LTD 6er earlier this month. Top guy and such a pleasure to deal with. Cheers buddy
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    Still no where with the cello and in the mean time got an acoustic bass. Also got the cello valued the other week and it turns out it's worth £500, not bad for a freebie. Think I'm just gonna sell it and buy something nice with the money
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    Mastering

    Valhalalf replied to butlerk02's topic in Recording

    I do audio mastering as a part of my day job and have mastered a number of songs, EP's & albums. If you do find someone make sure they understand the full importance of mastering and don't just have the mindset of 'making it louder'. Also it's not just about making the tracks sound better, they need to appreciate the importance of making the tracks sit well with each other sonically, the track order, fade ins/outs, the right ammount of time between each track, meta data etc. What sort of budget do you have? I might be able to help out. If you want I'd be happy to do a test master of a track for you to see if you like what I can do. Drop me a PM if you're interested Cheers Alex
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    Cheers for the pointers guys, it's all helping. I have noticed my slap technique is starting to improve and be more precise to work with the tighter string spacing. I'm also reducing the movement to minimal ammounts in my right hand as I did use to exagerate the slap and pop motion. I can only see this as a benifit in the long run for my technique to make it more focussed and controlled (and yes my cuticals are suffering at the moment). I had noticed a lot of string ringing due to not being able to mute the E string as easily on my 4 string. But I have been practising the floating thumb technique and it has started to improved my right hand fingering technique as well as the string muting. All in all I'm happy with the move to the 6 and like how it's making me more conscious of my technique which in turn is making me practice and work harder at it. Giving the 6er a test run at tonights gig, and taking the jazz just incase
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    I've just bought my first 6er this morning from [b]Johngh[/b] A flawless mint condition LTD B 406SM that plays like a dream I was worried about the jump from 4 to 6 strings but the neck feels really comfortable (I have big hands) and the smaller string spacing appears to be tightening up my sloppy slap technique. Has anyone got any advice/techniques/thoughts etc in regards to 6 strings? I love it
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    Bump!
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    No worries buddy Bump!
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    Hi Yes I can send it to Portugal but delivery won't be included in the price. From previous experience you're lookin at an extra £50 on top.
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    When I used to work for The Academy of Sound in Leicester quite a few years ago nearly everyone that worked there was a gigging muso including both the manager and assistant manager. As such we all covered for each other if someone had an epic journey for a gig or a really early get in and kept it fair for everyone. As most of my gigs were in Leicester I was always happy to cover for the other guys. It's different now working for a computer games company. We don't work Saturdays normally so that problems gone and if I'm gigging mid week as long as I do my core hours that day I can leave anytime after 4. that normally means getting in earlier and working through lunch. If I need to leave any earlier I take a half day holiday. However if we are in full production of a game my hours go into 'crunch' which normally means 12 hour days and very rarely any chance of taking a half day. When this happens I dep out mid week gigs and keep the weekend gigs. It's difficult juggling both sometimes. I'm surprised by Pete's situation working in a music shop, I would have thought they would be a bit more understanding.
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    Bought Gaf's lovely Fender Kingsman acoustic bass. Nice and easy deal and pleasure chatting with him. He looked familiar and turns out I went to school with him 15+ years ago ha!
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    +1 on the name Velvetkevorkian, SYL FTW! Oh and bump!
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    Hey hey I've recently acquired this Peavey 5 string bass however it's not my kinda of thing so figured I'd stick it up on here. The bass is absolutely mint with no dings, chips, dinks or scrathes apart from there's a tiny bit or wear around the rear control plate (pictured) where I presume someone has used a flathead screwdriver to pop it open but only slight. I've also checked the electrics and they are fully working. Neck plays nicely but would probably benifit from a little setup. It's finished in a beautiful flame trans black with a maple neck and 24 fret rosewood board, dual passive humbuckers and brushed chrome hardware. Looks stunning. I don't know much more about these basses but it is really nice and worth a punt for someone looking to try a 5 string for the first time. Here's some pics, the camera really doesn't do the finish justice. [b]I'm looking for £SOLD inc 24hr courier delivery or trade for a 6 string[/b] Here is a youtube video of someone talking about their 5 string [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8xC58fNwY4[/media] Any questions drop me a PM Happy for collection or meet within a reasonable distance of Leicester Cheers guys
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    PM'd
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    Like most people have suggested I just play a series of diads on the D&G string around the 12th
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    [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1320753425' post='1430802'] @ Valhalalf - slightly disapointed you're not wearing a huge horned helmet, but nice pics nonetheless [/quote] Well here's a pic from back in the day when I played lead guitar for the comedy metal band WAR as the character Valhalalf [IMG]http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b250/AlexBenyon/alf.jpg[/IMG]
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    Avatar picture taken during the breakdown in 'Spirit of Radio' During my bands studio session
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    I did three gigs back to back at three different venues the other weekend after buying the Great Gramma pad from Mark at Bass Direct. After a bit of tweaking the rig sounded better than it ever had and I didn't have to change any EQ settings for the next two gigs. For £60 it's probably one of the best bits of kit I've bought and will be coming with me to every gig.
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    Well I picked up the cello last night, really nice condition with a hardcase and two bows. Pretty good for free. Having had a look at the strings that were on it I reckon using the bottom four strings from a set of D'Addario Jazz light flatwound guitar strings will probably work just fine. I had read somewhere this was a good option. http://store.daddario.com/category/145814/ECG25_Chromes_Light_12-52 And they're not that expensive if it doesn't work. I''d hate to spend £120 on a proper set of cello strings and it not work. Will keep you posted when I've fitted them.
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    Yeah been reading up all these guys. They had the luxury of having custom strings made for them which I think could quite expensive. *edit* just emailed LaBella strings in the states for advice on this as Ron Carter uses them so they may well have made him a custom set for his cello
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    Is this with a maple or rosewood board?
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