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  1. BassBod
    From my various J bass experiments over the years..the very best feel / sound I’ve found was from a Bravewood neck, made with very dense maple, and a thick slab of very dark rosewood. It felt great to play, but also gave a distinct bark to the overall sound. It possibly had some reinforcement rods as well, as it was a pain to set up, but for sound, it was fantastic. I remember a Jaco interview where he said the main reason for sticking with his two old jazzes was “the punch” they had in the mid range…I think this was probably it. That slab of dense rosewood?
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    The epoxy fingerboard and fresh round wound strings are the key…most repro jazz pickups will do a fine job. I had one of the Antiquity bridge pickups years ago, and it was exactly what it designed to be, but that included the single coil hum and pretty bad microphonics! My favourite is the DiMarzio Model J..a slightly darker sounding humbucker.
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    It’s a 70’s Alembic F2B.
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    This is my current selection…all good stuff. It’s great to have these different flavours, although once set up I have to admit it all just sounds like me 🤷🏻‍♂️
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    Sorry that I can't offer any help, as I don't think I ever met your Dad. I do however recognise his name instantly, as someone who contributed a lot to the world of Bass here in the UK, long before this internet thing took off and made everything (good and not so) available to all. My very best wishes to you and your family, it's a hard thing to go through. I hope the community here can be of some help to you all.
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    My memory of these is that it was a collaboration with Jack Cassidy. He often used a clean/dirty amp combination with an old Versatone that had a very particular drive sound, that he mixed in with a volume pedal. SWR were trying to put that into a 1u rack preamp. I expect the drive/blend is the critical element, hence the pedal option? Hours of fun 😎
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    BassBod replied to jonnyc's topic in General Discussion

    Looks very nice. I’ve only ever played one of his basses, very briefly…but it was great. I suspect those EMG’s aren’t original to the bass, as the exposed poles came a bit later? Most UK small scale luthiers at the time tended to use Bartolini or Kent Armstrong pickups…or the original EMG.
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    I don’t normally take much notice of these things, but what an absolute knob. It’s a decent luthier knock up, using a Wal neck, which were not uncommon in the 80’s. Schaller pickups suggest it’s done on a budget, otherwise it would have EMGs. That’s it…not a prototype or “custom shop” 😳. I truly hope there is no one gullible enough to listen to any such crap…
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    I think it’s there to avoid a thump on start up, and also as a mute option for general use.
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    Both. I’m trying to decide if it’s worth reviving. Good quality amp, but heavy for it’s output. Would make a great home studio “clean” amp, but most people want DI and dirty amp emulation these days. 🤔
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    Yep, that’s them….direct sales, before the interweb thing 😳 The company name was Langois and Son, or something very similar. Rob Burns gave the combo a good review in the late 80’s Gitartist mag, and I saw one in a shop secondhand not long after.
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    Yes, the 2x8” combo was very good on its own, but without an extension cab it was lost in bigger rooms or with loud drummers. Also, the line out was a mono jack, so linking to a PA needed a DI box to avoid earth loops and hums. Not a problem now I know these things, but a complete mystery 20 years ago 😂
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    Zombie thread…this one is currently dead on arrival, but may get repaired and back into working life soon 😎
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    So tempted…..😜
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    Price reduced to £1100…😜
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    Most of the time, it's the room. There are some combinations of amps/cabs that just don't work...but not many. Rather than look on it as the room, look on it as the room and all other combined factors (background noise level, PA or not, drummer...keys etc etc). It all has a significant impact on how the bass is heard.
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    Ridiculously tempted….by the bass, not the dogs..😎
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    DR Sunbeams have been my default string for many years..feel great, sound lovely and last better than anything I’ve tried. I recently bought the Newtone round core nickel strings, and they are very close in all ways. Superb strings. Can’t comment on lifespan, as they are only about 6 weeks old. They are also a bit cheaper than DR’s (via Thomann)
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    Would buy this, only thing stopping me is a pretty much complete lack of decent paying gigs! Price is fine, gig economy isn’t 😳
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    I often use an Ashdown Retroglide in the same way. It’s a power amp with a graphic eq in front, so set it flat and that’s what you get. It’s nice to have the front end eq for room adjustments, but the amp doesn’t have a “sound” of its own. Perfect for Sadowsky or Sansamps etc
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    The Sadowsky is rather nice, isn't it!? I heard it was a refined version of the Music Man Stingray circuit, which itself was modelled on the Fender passive tone stack from the Bassman etc etc. Leo never gave up on an idea...
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    Yes, it is. I had to remind myself how long ago 1995 was… The tape wounds have also helped to keep the rosewood fingerboard in almost new condition. If it was a Jazz I’d keep it, but for me, a fretless P just isn’t the sound I want to hear.
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    I know....but at least you can read the music and still have a reasonable chance of being in tune by the third bar!
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    Few more photos..
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