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A/B/Y pedals and blend pedals. Is this a viable setup?
pete.young replied to lidl e's topic in Effects
Me too. Each loop has a gain control so you can adjust that against the clean signal. -
The search function is mostly broken. Using google with site:basschat.co.uk always returns more results than the internal search.
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My Stentor 3/4, in it's gig bag, is sitting on a Gig Stands stand, which came with the bass when I bought it second-hand.
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I have a set of Status half-rounds on my fretted Duesenberg Star. I believe they're ground. They sound like a good compromise and retain some brightness whilst still giving a decent thump. I think the thing which inflicts most damage on fretless fingerboards is poor vibrato technique - the sort of sideways stringbending favoured by guitarists seems to be very effective in digging trenches across the neck which line up with the string windings.
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It is a Yamaha TRB 4P from late '80s / early '90s. I think at the time he was working with the custom shop. There was an auction of some of his gear a couple of years ago, and it included a couple of TRBs, one fretted one fretless, either 4 or 5 strings, can't remember.
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I think virtually all the Ernie Ball 5-strings are 17.5mm, which to me is neither wide or narrow.
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It's back! At 10 times the price. Could someone explain what is going on please, in words of one syllable or less? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185702965498?hash=item2b3cc260fa:g:TyYAAOSwthhi0~LM
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Is the sound post set up properly and in the right place?
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Some BB's aren't. BBNE2 is 18mm. SGC Nanyo Bass Collection 5s are 19mm at the bridge, if you can find a second-hand one.
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These were probably Eminence Deltalite IIs, built to EBS specification rather than off the shelf. Best place to get a replacement is from EBS themselves.
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Choosing Electric guitar / basic setup for son
pete.young replied to dmc79's topic in General Discussion
When my son was at the same stage, we took a trip around some guitar shops and tried out some guitars. He tried quite a few, and settled on a Yamaha Pacifica fat strat. He still remembers the enjoyment of that day and still has that guitar, which he played every day for 2 years until a Japanese Strat came along. -
Ah, well that makes sense. In that case you're welcome to pop over to Ipswich and give my one a try.
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Why would you want to do that ? It's designed for acoustic instruments using piezo transducers and/or dynamic microphones. It'll probably work, but there will be many better choices aimed specifically at bass guitar.
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How to get Thompson Twins "Hold me now" bass tone
pete.young replied to cgull's topic in General Discussion
Synths. Probably Oberheim or Prophet 5. -
You might try looking for some violin tab for 5-string violin - your tuning is essentially violin plus a low C, although it has viola scale length. And if you can't find 5-string vioin, take the E from 4-string tab and add it to what you have for viola. I'm amazed that there is any tab at all for orchestral instruments.
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If you're lucky enough to have a bit the right size for the existing hole, you can centre it with a drill press.
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Here's this week's homework - left hand plucks , with optional juggling.
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Well I guess everything has increased in value during the current cost of living crisis, including firewood. But a SquiER like this is still not a 400-500 quid bass. And this guy is not a salesman of any description , especially not amazing. There is much better value to be had from the For Sale forums on this site, from Squier, VIntage, Mexican Fender, Yamaha, Sire, ...
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Another way might be a volume pedal with a 'minimum' setting.
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The pickups are stacked humbuckers, not jazz-style single coils, so I wouldn't expect them to sound like a typical Jazz bass.
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Who was the earliest influence that you tried to sound like
pete.young replied to Ralf1e's topic in General Discussion
Colin Hodgkinson. I found a copy of the Back Door album in a second-hand shop . Never heard anything like it before or since. -
A truss rod that is not a truss _rod_ ...
pete.young replied to SamIAm's topic in Repairs and Technical
I remember reading an article in the NME or similar about a guitarist called Hartley Cain, who had an 18-string electric guitar. It had 19 machine heads, the 19th one was a bass machine head attached to a motorcycle clutch cable which ran down the back of the guitar to the bottom strap button to stop the tension of the other strings folding it in half. -
Help in Identifying 80's Japenese Riverhead Bass Guitar
pete.young replied to Nick715's topic in Bass Guitars
Looks like the brand still exists : http://www.riverheadguitar.com/ and there is a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/people/Riverhead-bass-guitars/100069322726151/- 18 replies
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