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Graham
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I'm reliably informed by one of your fellow Weegies that Iain at Kenny's Music is a good person go to for a set-up
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Price drop to £15.00 delivered in the UK Edit: happy to trade for strings - D'addario balanced tension sets are my favourite, but Nickel XLs, Ernie Ball and GHS are all good too. [b]pickups now gone, just the scratchplate left[/b] Up for sale are the pickups and pickguard from my old Jazz bass, I swapped these out for Fender Original pups and a tortoiseshell guard. The Jazz went over a year ago, but came across these in a drawer - forty quid or best offer to your door :-) -
Up for sale is my Skyline Duck Dunn (now known as the 44-64 Special) as I need to recoup some of the money I recently spent on an American G&L SB2. It has Lindy Fralin pickups, Hipshot Ultra-lite tuners, a jazz neck profile, matched headstock and block inlays. It may look familiar, as I bought it from Old Slapper, who I believe bought it from OBBM who had The Gallery in Camden (home of Sei Bass on the off-chance you don't know) mod it to add a matched Lindy Fralin jazz pickup at the bridge, moved the jack to the side, made the controls VVT and added a (currently unused) battery compartment. It's in very good condition - a small mark on the side of the headstock which I've shown in the photos, a tiny mark on the neck that was so small I couldn't get a clear picture of it and that's it.The pickguard isn't completely flush with the body at the tone control, I assume that's a result of the modification process and has never really bothered me as it's fairly minor. It has a really lovely tone, I used it with the jazz pup switched off most of the time where it simply sounded like a Precison should, possibly a little clearer sounding than a Fender. If needed I would then dial in a bit more aggression with the jazz pickup for the more rocking songs in our set and often got compliments on the tone from band leaders and punters. The build quality is first rate, there really is very little between this and my American made G&L in terms of build quality. I'm looking for £695.00 O.N.O shipped to your door in a Hiscox Light-Flight hardcase, though if you collect from East Grinstead, RH19 I'll obviously knock a bit off the price. Thanks for looking, if you have any questions, or want any more photos from other angles drop me a line. -
[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1381407005' post='2238571'] I have absolutely no idea who he is ... [/quote] YouTube is your friend - Runaway Baby, Locked Out Of Heaven, The Lazy Song, When I Was Your Man plus some others I forgotten the names of all worth checking out if you like well crafted pop songs.
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[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1381251255' post='2236494'] you don't like the single pickup version? blasphemy!!!!! it's interesting how the 2 pickup version is not simply the 1 pickup plus an extra pickup nearer the neck, the bridge pickup has also moved closer to teh bridge, so the 2 pickup version won't get you the Stingray vibe as the 1 pickup does (bridge pickup in the wrong position) [/quote] Basically a M2000/Bongo
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A couple of mates of mine put on the Glasgow leg of this tour and were raving about it the next day
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I run a Streamliner into a Compact and I agree, it's not a very growly amp - more clean, but as you say punchy, deep and authoratative. I do run it with the gain switch on all the time, seems to lack something with it off, with the compact I tend to go bass at about 10-11 o'clock, mids about 2 o'clock at 2.5K (maybe 400Hz if open air, or if the room demands it) and treble about noon, maybe boosted a touch. I would love to give it a go through a cab with 12" drives and possibly a tweeter - mayber a Super 12T or one of the new Super Compacts
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Last night was a short notice gig in Reigate at a venue we've not been at before, The Red Cross inn. When we arrived, I thought it was going to be awful, stage was elevated in a balcony style and tucked away and most of the people there didn't look like they were up for a band. However, couple of dancers from the first number and the punters up for it all night, ended up playing four or five encores at the end. Should have a repeat booking from there, unfortunately they only deal through a booking agent, I do struggle to see the value an agent adds to either end of the deal.
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Back when I was in uni a Thumb 5 bolt-on was my dream bass, well to be fair a through neck was my dream but I thought a bolt-on was actually achievable. Loved the tight, punchy sound, would still love to have one in the future.
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[quote name='the_brow' timestamp='1329051934' post='1536451'] OK, so I know I am about a year late, but here are some much cleaner clips of the GT200 in action. Recorded through a Zoom Q3 so the audio quality is a lot better and there is no microphone clipping. tuned down to B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO0k-HQp8Rg&context=C385f53dADOEgsToPDskL70iUVrPP_HHksJVuj5poQ and half a step down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6GWqraAD0I&context=C352cf9bADOEgsToPDskI0i6rZzV6XTPXDbINtqOsa amp was set fairly clean, the fur is from a standard germanium OxFuzz. [/quote] Really enjoyed those - right up my street; lovely tone too, particularly on the drop B jazz
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I remember feeling sorry for the rest of the band when Watkins was arrested as it's basically killed the rest of their careers, I wouldn't have thought a band made up of former Lost Prophets members is going to have much sucess.
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Really good, at The Crow's Nest in East Grinstead, got a good local following there, the place was packed and we were all on it, got to love gigs like that B-)
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[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1380227786' post='2222659'] I really love Albini's approach to producing albums. Also you can read his diatribe on the music industry as a whole here, entitled "The problem with music" http://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=17 [/quote] That makes me feel pretty content with playing in a covers band and walking away with money in my pocket at the end of each gig.
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This weekend we have a last minute gig at The Red Cross Inn, Reigate If you're around do come down - standard pub/wedding party covers; not played here before so be good to see what it's like.
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[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1379962296' post='2218842'] So was it pleasing to gig with then? Looks like a lovely instrument. [/quote] Yes, cracking - light on the shoulder, clear and punchy tone that still sounds like a precision and I'm really liking the neck, guitarist thought it sounded good too, so colour me chuffed.
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[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1380123838' post='2221194'] Its not a "fake" though, is it? Its not trying to pass itself off as an actual Ritter. Not quite the same thing. Still a bit morally dubious though... [/quote] How is it any different to any of the cheap Fender/Musicman/Gibson/Rickenbacker copies?
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I'm currently listening to Mastodon - Call Of The Mastodon, I seem to be alternating between them and Jamiroquai at the moment.
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Played a caravan club's end of season party last night, outdoors, but well set-up and with a crowd who were really up for it, so a lot of fun. It was also to celebrate the owner being diagnosed with a terminal illness five years ago, but not succumbing to it. A couple of firsts last night, I've depped for these guys a fair bit the last couple of years, but have now taken over as the main bassist and last night was my first show officially 'in' the band. Also, my first gig with my new G&L - deep, punchy, clear sound, with a very comfortable neck, loved it.
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[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1379573420' post='2214242'] errr..... wait! Has anyone seen this video? The more I see and hear about this bass the more I am liking it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxkXfSD-CvE [/quote] That all sounds quite tasty, if Fender are trying new things I'd quite like to see them try something along the lines of the bass they did for the lad from Alien Ant Farm.
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AAARRRGGGHHH!!! PLEASE help me choose! *Decision made!*
Graham replied to TRBboy's topic in Bass Guitars
Natural for me, much prefer them to coloured headstocks -
[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1379431330' post='2212609'] I quite like it. Light in weight, thin neck. I had a noodle on one briefly in PMT Southend and thought a few of the settings were quite interesting. But rather than make me want to buy one it has made me want to try a MM pickup in a non-MM bass to see what it will do. Just need to decide which bass to try one in. Westone Thunder Jet, maybe? [/quote] Sandberg Basic?
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Cracking, still rate the Fafner as the best amp I've ever used, when we have a bigger house I'll probably look at getting another one
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[quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1379409629' post='2212217'] MB don't but Genz do (well, the Streamliner at least - I can't vouch for the Shuttle, but I imagine it's the same). I was sure my STM900 was cutting everything under 30hz as my cab goes that low quite happily and noticed a difference in floor movement. I spoke to one of the guys at Genz who designed it (he's actually a Talk Bass user too I found out after) and he confirmed it has a filter as part of it's circuitry. That explained why I found the Thumpinator to be doing nothing for me! lol. I should try it again now with my Fafner... not that I actually want to filter out those lows, (my cabs drivers hardly move at the best of times and the amp doesn't break a sweat) but I would like to experience the Thumpinators effects properly. [/quote] The Fafner still working well for you Shep? I'm still digging the Genz, got a new G&L SB2 to try out this weekend, so looking forward to seeing how that works in the mix with the Streamliner/Compact
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[quote name='Machines' timestamp='1362435322' post='1999864'] I want to try an M series to see what they're like compared to the L2000. Wouldn't ever change it though. [/quote] Same, the pre-amp's supposed to be pretty good and the pickups have a slightly different voicing so would like to see how they compare. Though, TBH, I normally run my L2000 passive anyway.
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My new (to me anyway, it's a '95) USA SB2 First gig with it will be Saturday night, really looking forward to it
