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    Bass?

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    The attitude of that guy is just scary. Then again he has 100% feedback on 800 transactions...

    ... further investigations reveals only 2 of his feedback points are as a seller.  Even further investigation reveals they are from the same buyer who has 0 transactions... Hmmm dodgy.

    Cheap OC-2 Alternatives

    in Effects

    Posted

    I got the valeton new on eBay for £27 delivered.  It was list for 30ish and there was an ebay 10% off day.  It must have been a seller special too as the price has gone up to £40.

    I preferred it over the TC nether, as it sounded more like the OC2 on demos and the TC pedal is massive!

    Vintage MIJ (formerly J@pCr@p) Spotting

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    25 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

    I don't think you should have deleted the article, although IMO a thread about instruments for sale on Ebay wasn't necessarily the right place for it.

    Regarding comments about "lawsuits" - it's difficult enough with the amount of misinformation online, I suppose I found it particularly galling that someone involved in the business at the time would contribute to perpetuating the myth. For clarity, Fender never sued anyone over anything, and certainly not Kanda, with whom they formed a business partnership in Fender Japan. Gibson's parent company threatened legal action against Hoshino Gakki's US operation, Elger Hoshino, but no action took place.

    I'm sorry but this is something that rubs me up the wrong way - I admit I was probably a bit harsh about his input on the Greco bass!

    Would you re-post the article please - it's otherwise interesting and I'd like to check out the band in question.

    Thanks for the generous reply - I've reposted the link, quite a bit online about about the band Godiego - they are still active I believe - lots of side projects.  Enjoy checking them out.

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    Vintage MIJ (formerly J@pCr@p) Spotting

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted · Edited by No. 8 Wire

    1 hour ago, Bassassin said:

    So he "helped to design" an exact copy of a Fender Precision? And Fender & Gibson sued Fujigen & Kanda Shokai? Right.

    Well - it was a long time ago, maybe his memory isn't what it once was.

    That's a bit harsh.  He implies in the article that as a player he helped with playability, that's still design detail. He says it's a minor role -  he wasn't even paid.  And people use the term 'lawsuit' in a pretty colloquial way, it doesn't have to mean papers filed and a court decision in everyone's mind.

    I didn't put the article up so this player could be treated with cynicism in the time honoured internet tradition, he's a respected Japanese-American musician telling some anecdotes from the early days of Japanese hard rock.  

    I've deleted the article, because I in no way want to be responsible for initiating discourteous remarks against this great guy.

     

    Wise words from Victor Wooten

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    23 minutes ago, dave_bass5 said:

    True, but he has a point. At least for me. Give me someone keeping a tight groove going anytime over all that show off stuff that seems to only be there to prove a point.

    They can all do it of course, but its knowing when to do it, and when not to do the ‘look how many notes I can play slightly out of time with the song using moire notes than my bass actuator has’ bass lines.

    That noise Jaco made with his bass is one of the most annoying bass tones ive ever heard. Cant listen to him for more than....just cant listen to him at all actually. 

     

    Oh yeah, I agree with the point he makes completely, just a bit strange coming from him!

    Jaco is certainly marmite.  I think you might be right about the tone, the chorusy nasal thing.  I seem to really enjoy his work played by other people!

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    Those machine heads will fit........

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

    That's £143 inc delivery new from Gear4Music with a full retail warranty or £331.50 with a load of unnecesary bodging/vandalism applied.

    Don't tell G4M, they'll butcher all their 7 strings down to 6 unevenly spaced ones so they can double the price!

    Weirdly, I was expecting worse feedback for this guy.  No negative feedback and only a few scathing neutrals.

    Those machine heads will fit........

    in eBay - Weird and Wonderful

    Posted

    8 hours ago, madshadows said:

    His user name on ebay is mdphillips1956mark

    Look him up and prepare for fun !! ;) 😛 

    Thanks mate, that was indeed entertaining.  It turns out, all his tuners are like that!

    He's taken relicing from the merely roadworn to completely FUBARed.

    Noone can accuse him of hiding anything though, he shows his abominations off in great detail!

    My favourite is this metal 6 string... reduced from a 7 string.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/193385394768

    I love this guy, on the favourite sellers list!

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    Recent Stingray battery question

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Maybe this depends on which preamp you have.

    On my 3EQ with plastic battery box there is a passive signal when the battery is completely dead.  When the battery is dying you get the farty sound, but remove it and I get a weak passive signal which can be used if you have enough amp gain left.

    I don't see why an active/passive switch wouldn't work. Aren't some of the USA sub basses passive with the same pickup?

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