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    Pbass scratchplates are always a bit of a lottery - I've hardly ever got one (USA, Jap, or "generic") that didn't require some fettling, usually round the pickups. Get the style you want, but be prepared to return it if it needs too much work to get a decent fit. I've had best luck/value with WD or "basspartsresource" but also Thomann. BB's worst quality award goes to Allparts for an anodised look plate - more like black plastic covered in baking foil. Keep an eye open here as well? BB
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    The clearout at BassBod mansions is turning out all sorts of forgotten stuff, this time a soft "gig bag" type case made for an Eden WT300. Not suitable for touring, but great for cars etc. This was made locally (the proper Eden versions are expensive and hard to get) out of the usual gig bag type stuff. Has one adjustable strap, no other handles. I've also used it with my EA iamp500. There is room to velcro some more padding in place, but I never needed to. Internal sizes roughly 13"x15"x4" [attachment=5733:DSCN1102.JPG][attachment=5734:DSCN1103.JPG] Yours for £25 posted (UK) BB
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    Shameless, I know...... BB
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    Seriously nice stuff - you don't see the blue/tort combination very often. You need a nice pricey cable mate....don't want to miss anything BB
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    Sorry Legion - all gone. I'll let you know if anything doesn't happen... Cheers to all BB
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    PM'd BB
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    Following on from the recent cable thread (yes, I know) I'm offerring up my little used MIT Ripcord cable - the one with plastic boxes at either end. Its had very little use, I guess its about 8 years old and around 20 ft long. So if you've ever fancied trying a "high end" cable without paying a fortune, its yours for £20 posted (UK). I've also got a set of LaBella flats, set 760FL (43, 60, 82,104). They've been on a Jazz bass for around three days so they're not really broken in, although technically they have been used. I'm just a jessie who prefers the flimsy feel of Thomastik flats. These are the same type as the Jamerson set, but lighter guages, which should make them a bit kinder to your bass neck? Yours for £15 posted. cheers - usual PM for questions, (but please, no more in depth discussions about cables! ) I'll do some photos if anyone's interested etc BB
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    Just saw a used fretted four string Downright on the Gallery's site - looks a few years old...not that I need another one, mind you. BB
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    Not really my area, but I often get asked to learn stuff fast (or more often just make it up on the spot) Get recordings, (live is best) even if they're different to the current versions - ask for a list of what they really want you to know (a lot of bands only ever play half of what they could on gigs..). Make some notes on your "master list" about keys (tunings?) arrangements etc Don't worry about learning everything in detail, just rough out the whole lot and learn where the tricky bits are - you can get back to them, or fake your way thru for now. Your focus should be on learning the part, but mostly about how to fit into the band, that's what they want. If they're talking to you then your half way there....good luck, and hope you enjoy it. BB
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    See my Clifton "Cherry" bass in the porn section - around 7lbs, might be less. You don't even know its there (but its also short scale). Mo Clifton started making instruments partly because his trusty P bass was too heavy and badly balanced for comfort. BB
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    I thnk everyone's short on cash - costs are rising, economic doom and gloom all around and no one seems to be making any more money? Well, I'm certainly not..... Just decide whether you've got a use for it or not...and what else you could do with the money? That's the situation I've got with the Martin ABG. Its a great instrument, lovely to have in the house but limited uses for gigging and recording so it doesn't fit my (not strictly enforced!) "earn their keep" rule. If I didn't also play upright it might be different I suppose, but people I work with want to hear upright, not ABG. Choices...choices BB
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    Mr. Foxen

    BassBod replied to Merton's topic in Feedback

    Sold a pickup to Mr F - no problems, good communication, turned up as arranged etc Nice chap, but it seems he does own a Wishbass...... BB
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    I thnk that's a good sign - keep it that way. If you ever find yourself wondering if a better cable might help....have a beer instead. Or buy some really good earplugs that will help far more in the long run. BB
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    Neither can I...but at least I can still use it. BB
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    I loved 'em - just as well cause they weren't cheap. If only they did a medium scale set I'd put them on the Clifton Cherry bass. I also tried the roto tru-bass - ok, but the intonation is a bit weird, and the Status version - really nice, standard gauages and very lively for a coated string. Never got to the Pyramid or Galli versions.... BB
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    In my (limited) experience of Barts, expect a fairly low output (assuming passive) and a pretty "dark" tone? I like the Bart sound, but I found a PJ set I tried were too lacking in definition and output for me. I also had a MM Bart, and that was totally different.....a real keeper. BB
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    Not so sure about loyalty...I've recently acquired a Bravewood P bass that's got me going all retro. There are plenty of situations where a headless five string gets you off to a bad start even before you plug it in - but if I want to use a five, this one balances (even with a 36" scale) has a fantastic low B and fits into a gitar bag. I just like Mo's designs because they work so well - each bass does the job it was made for. I guess my ultimate now would be a Cherry/Jazz bass hybrid...so if anyone buys the gear I've got up for sale (and I could persuade Mo to make something so conventonal)?? BB
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    Now if someone could get that anti-gravity stuff built into my Alembic....I could stand up straight after gigs (well, not in Germany maybe..) BB
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    I really wouldn't want to post it (lovely mahogany neck, angled headstock...) but could meet a bit north of Bristol, or why not visit - Bath is lovely in the spring...like it was today. BB
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    Forgot to explain, the headless was routed ready for a circuit/battery cavity (on the basis I'd add one later, when I could afford it) but I never felt the need. It was also built as a lined fretless, but I had it fretted last year for a change. How fickle...eh? Mo's site is www.cliftonbasses.co.uk for anyone who wants to see more of his work, although he seems to be spending more time in France these days, instead of breathing sawdust in our lovely English winters. Lucky b@gger BB
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    I use good quality "standard" cables (from OBBM or Orchid Electronics) with neutrik connectors and Van Damm cable - well made and tough so they are good value for money. I've got one posh cable from MIT that I bought cheap when the UK distributors were selling them off ( I guess 'cause bass players won't normally spend £80 on a wire..) Its got mysterious plastic boxes near each plug and its labelled "guitar/amp" at either end because its supposed to sound better if used in the right direction. Or they think we're stupid and will forget where to put the other end. It does sound slightly "fuller" and "brighter" at home, with nothing else but amp hiss to listen to...but in any real world environment I couldn't tell the difference.....and its going to get stepped on and covered in beer just like every other cable. Anyone want it? BB
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    Coughs...Bravewood.....best Pbass I've ever owned. BB
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    My experinces of this were to have two different amps - a GK combo for upright and a SWR Workingmans Twelve (with sansamp) for bass guitar, expensive but it worked very well. A better solution is a real two channel amp (Focus?) I now use an old Alembic F2B, but I prefer not to mix - its either Upright or BG and I try really hard not to bring both. I used to make a point of providing two DI outputs as they sound very different, but to be honest 90% of sound engineers couldn't be bothered! To make it work with one amp you can combine a simple A/B footswitch followed by a switchable preamp like the Sansamp. That way you can change between a "flat" sound for Upright, and a more "coloured" tone for BG and change instruments in two clicks. Takes a while to balance the levels etc but it does work...honest. BB
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    Yes, all mine - two were built for me (almost ten years apart..) but the travel guitar was secondhand from a shop. [attachment=5606:DSCN1100.JPG] Its tuned as a regular five string, but an octave higher. Uses regular gitar strings, except the low B which is a bit bigger, Mo has these made (probably by Piccato in Wales?) BB
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    Mo Clifton is better known for his electric uprights, but he makes bass guitars too... [attachment=5604:DSCN1098.JPG] [attachment=5605:DSCN1101.JPG] A travel bass (gitar scale, never measured it) fretless, a Cherry bass (30" scale) and the Downright (36" scale headless). All are passive, with various Kent or Aaron Armstrong pickups. Ever get bored of Fenders??? BB
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