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Any Tokai fans here? A guy sells this guitar. He says he's the distributor of Tokai in Poland. He claims it's a Japanese 2014 Tokai TJB70 Jazz Sound. I won't show you pics because the guy already wants to sue me - he's the distributor, so I'm offending him and his words. The bas is immaculate condition. It has ash body, rosewood fingerboard and Fender-shaped headtsock tjhat has the Tokai logo, "Jazz Sound Electric Bass" in a typical Fender style font and "Oldies but Goldies" inscription instead of "Original Contour Body". It looks just like this one: But in way better condition. The logo was used since 1986. I told him it was weird to see a 2014 non-Fender bass with a Fender-shaped headstock and my quick research says "Oldies but Goldies" were only made between ~'82 and ~'86, while Tokai was still copying the Fender headstock. He says I'm talking bollocks and no bass that is about 30 years old can be in this immaculate condition. "And I'm the distributor, blah blah, I'll sue you." I think the '86 Tokai Jazz Sound in condition like that is nothing to be ashamed of, really. As it's weird indeed, I think it's possible to see a 29 YO bass in this condition - heck, my 1983 peavey T-40 had body in a mint condition before I bought her and dinged her once or twice. Could this Tokai be NOS bass, for example? Or some sort of a 'factory closet find" - a bass that laid dormant in some official warehouse and was recently found? I just can't believe it's a 2014 instrument.

Free version is, of course, full of ads and somehow I'm not even able to check the price of the payable version. Browser version (Web Player) is, of course, full of lags and crashes (and I can't use the app at work). It does not have AC/DC, Om and some less known bands I seem to enjoy. Those are the three problems I have with Spotify. Apart from that, it's quite nice.

One of the most growling pickups I tried was the split coil from '83 or so Ibanez Blazer. Guy removed it from his Ibby and replaced it with Fender Vintage PU and claims the bass packs more punch now. Maybe, but not as much growl and anger.

I have a Traben Neo I lent to an old buddy of mine years ago (I'm still technically an owner). Runs really smooth, is comfortable and sounds awesome with bright flats like Chromes. EQ is really powerful, maybe even slightly TOO powerful One thing: check the neck cavity, mine had a lot of rubbish inside, after removal the sustain improved and the tone gained much richness and smoothness.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1415975698' post='2605769'] Yeah, I'm just jealous because I can't do it. [/quote] Me neither, but at least I have a tapewound strung, neck-humbuckered Telecaster bass to my defence

[quote name='Norris' timestamp='1415968091' post='2605663'] FTFY [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1415968204' post='2605665'] FIFY again. [/quote] Let's not go overboard, there are some who play funky, sometimes a little slap is not a bad thing And guys like Claypool who use magnificent slapping in mixed genre music, but you know that.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1415370242' post='2599702']I just find it very refreshing to watch a regular guy just play [i]simply [/i]so you can just hear the tone of the bass and amp combination; it's more honest than all these blokes who just showboat and slap like crazy men. [/quote] Agreed, but slapping ain't the only problem. When the new Fender Classic Player Rascal Bass was first introduced, the guy who did the showcase video was doing some crazy things with the bass instead just playing all the PU configurations the same way, he palm muted in one position, thumb plucked in the other, never actually showing the clear sound of the instrument, making it sound really mediocre. Slapping and other techniques like that should be rather used in showcases after showing the generous dose of regular hand picking.

Thing of a beauty. Love it!

I have a mighty fine lefty Fender style neck that screams "put me into a Jag body". I was about to post a "wanted" thread with a request for Jag bass body, but now I feel tempted to buy this... Would sell the electronics and put a EB-3 pickup set.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1414598071' post='2591156'] No apologies needed There's nothing stopping you ordering, I believe postage to Poland & many other corners of the world are very reasonable - not saying you live in a corner like [/quote] Was pretty p*ssed when I ordered a chrome bridge cover for my Telecaster Bass from a Basschatter and it got lost in the transfer, never to be seen again - was not ordering anything from abroad since. But your kits are pretty cool solution for me I'll PM you soon with an inquiry.

Oh, my mistake, if it's 100% solderless, than you should go ahead and do it yourself. [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1414596300' post='2591131'] (...) [/quote] My sincere apologies to KiOgon for underestimating the awesomeness of his kit, I just knew, as a Polish guy, that I couldn't order one, so I never got into details not to be tempted

This may be the infamous Hydra Guitar. It once had one neck and someone decided to break it mid concert, Townshend-style. He threw the guitar away, but it grew a second neck already in the waste bin... You know the rest of the story.

I'd tell you to rather let the pros do it. I suck at soldering, too, and I always mess even the easiest things up - even if it works at first, the solders break at random moments, not to mention they luck ugly and untidy. Find a decent bloke who'd help you out. It's better to do things just once, but solidly.

Another science example - or at least a "pop-science" one: Low frequency sounds (and I mean LOW, way below our hearing) can cause anxiety and nauseate a person. That's a quite common explanation for "hauntings" and stuff like that occurring in the abandoned tunnels and other structures: sound at super low frequency level in the piping and other elements of the surrounding is sensed somehow by our brains and causes the feeling of discomfort or OHMYGOD SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME! Maybe the sound frequencies from the specific moments of songs are in the same key as the nauseating sound, but few octaves up and they resonate with the low frequency background "noise" or something?

I listen to nearly any kind of music. I'm rather snobbish when it comes to some more non-mainstream stuff - I sometimes consider it as "too good for most" My sweetheart, on the other hand.... she's a snob. Never would she listen to hip-hop, it's even hard to convince her to some rock stuff I like. At least she likes many bands as much as I do, like Judas Priest, AC/DC or ZZ Top, but still...

Oh, I thought the topic is on my recent gain of weight, but all I see is perfectly normal, typical VOX bass

[quote name='lefrash' timestamp='1414489559' post='2589678'] What do you do with the two outputs? Does the synth go to foh and the od amp? [/quote] I was experimenting with sending signal to other effects and to both inputs of my combo. It actually works really nice as the difference of the input levels on those inputs balances the effects more. [quote name='elephantgrey' timestamp='1414495321' post='2589768'] Is the polish love discontinued? or does it have another name? i cant seem to find much on it except a few demos on bass (the opposite problem i usually have >.>)… [/quote] The guy who builds it was making those at request, I ain't sure if he still does it. If stuff like Pigtronix are "boutique" effects, Polish Love is more like a "grandma's threaded" stuff. Polish Loves are frequently reappearing at the used effect markets in Poland. The effect is know either as Polish Love or Helter Skelter. Basically, it's a simple overdrive that boosts the sound equally, without killing most of the harmonics. Left knob is "drive", right is "volume". The switch disables the drive knob, making the effect go +10% more drive then full overdrive. Drive pot varies from nearly clean to harsh overdriven sound. Not a 100% valve emulation, but has some valve-ish warmth. Volume pot set on 9:00 gives volume level similar to bypassed effect in my case.

As for now, these two are everything I use. Digitech Bass Synth Wah + Polish Love Overdrive. Pretty nice couple.

[media]http://youtu.be/BfryizBctss[/media] Nice touch with envelope filter for bass in stoner/doom. Sounds surprisingly great.

Kyuss, Orange Goblin, Corrosion of Conformity, Sleep and, above all, Om. Also, refreshing Black Sabbath, ZZ TOP and AC/DC.

[quote name='b7l4s' timestamp='1406724139' post='2514087'] What he said, although having said that I only ever buy secondhand stuff, apart from strings and cables - so most of my basses and pedals and cabs etc etc already have a certain amount of previous abuse to report anyway. [/quote] Yeah, same here usually The best thing about used gear is the fact that the first scratch/ding is already there, so it won't hurt that much

I wholeheartedly prefer to scratch, ding and blemish my basses by myself, thank you, sir.

If it is right handed, it's a genuine Jenquer bass, a real rarity Seriously though, it's a decent price for a Fender, is it Mexican?

Dig deeper, the Ark of the Covenant gotta be somewhere near...

I'm GASing for Digitech Synth Wah and, like, what the hell? Everybody tries to sell this thing, arguing that they find no purpose for it, but I feel it'd be a nice asset for me