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  1. BassBod
    Thanks for that Mr bassace - quite a list of amplification you have there! Interested in how these Crazy 8's compare with the Euphonic Wizzy 10 - I recall it was designed partly due to Mike's disappointment with the sound of the Wizzy? I've not heard any of the current Wizzy cabs, but I did use EA CXL110's for a few years. I thought they sounded great, but were just too heavy (about 35lbs) The Crazy8 is something like 10lbs, or less.
  2. BassBod
    For sale only, and collection strongly preferred. A very portable 1x8" speaker cab, with a high spec Faital Pro driver. Composite cabinet makes it very light, but with a full and accurate sound. No tweeter on this one, but I've never missed it. Superb for any small gigs where you want reinforcement rather than volume. Works with acoustic or electric basses. Comes in a padded Cajon bag. There is some minor damage to one edge, which has been sealed with epoxy and painted. If I had a micro amp head I'd keep it, but I'm using a small combo most of the time these days so I need to raise some cash. PM any questions and I'll do my best to answer, or look Crazy 8 up on TalkBass..plenty of discussion there. I'll post some photos later if there is any interest BB
  3. BassBod
    Nice basses - but plenty of stories of wonky truss rods and fragile pickup selectors - get to the porn section...
  4. BassBod
    Nice amp, but may be some work. Don't let that put you off, it probably wouldn't cost much. A great all purpose little amp, and very powerful for its size. The earlier GP11 with the XLR input (great idea if it had been taken on by others) is a great preamp.
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    No, not Pau Ferro. It was parraticolo or something like that..hence the parrot sh*t. Its about as hard as an ebony board, I suspect - but looks dark brown very much like rosewood. He's been playing (only) the same bass for over 25 years and it hasn't got much wear.
  6. BassBod
    Sounds like epoxy would be a good idea...
  7. BassBod
    Be aware that the sound will change - much brighter and more edge. Nice, but different. On a Wal I'd be thinking new ebony board (not by Wal necessarily) if I loved the sound of that bass. On a side note, in the early days Wal used a wood called something that sounded like parrot sh*t (as Pete called it) some form of South American hardwood similar to the stuff they use for bow making. Looks like rosewood but a lot tougher. A friend has an old ProIIE fretless with this, and it is the best sounding fretless I've ever heard - a real woody growl. I don't think they used it much, as it was hard to find.
  8. BassBod
    HHhhmmm....
  9. BassBod
    I'm very tempted...but really doubting my abilities!
  10. BassBod
    Whoppers indeed!
  11. BassBod
    Not me, unfortunately. Bit too spendy...
  12. BassBod
    Yum. This will make someone very happy...
  13. BassBod
    Fair 'nuff....but not Jack Bruce. I've heard some howlers from him, up front and personal. He's still one if my all time favourite musicians, and a real inspiration..but not for his fretless intonation. I always thought he started playing fretless with the Dan Armstrong in the mid 70's? First one I heard was Alphonso Johnson in pre-jack Weather Report. He had sound all of his own.
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    I think a missing part of the discussion is amplification and its early limitations. Early EUB's existed in the big band days before the second world war, but the low power amps and speakers didn't cope with the low frequencies. Jaco wouldn't have been Jaco without the two very new Acoustic 360 stacks (and the bright Rotosound strings). The clarity/intonation thing is very significant for a successful fretless sound to work. I remember reading years ago that Bill Wyman was using a de-fretted bass in the mid 60's - but I've never heard a Stones track from that time when you'd notice, it could be double bass, could be a hollow body?
  15. BassBod
    I'll be sorting it out later today....at last!
  16. BassBod
    The answer is in the name Precision bass. Jaco wasn't the first electric fretless player, but probably the first you'd want to listen to! As previously said, Leo was marketing bass to guitarists who could double up, so adding frets and easy intonation made sense. Taking the frets out again appealed to far less players and took much longer to catch on. By the time Jaco was well known Fender was a very big operation and far less in touch, so I guess they just didn't see it as a valuable market. Out of interest - I've not seen many fretless Alembics from the mid-late 70's - and they were a small (rich) customer focussed bass company.
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    Some are better than others. The Mo Clifton is as close as I've found (shut your eyes and everything is in the same place) but it has a solid body, so there is a longer sustain to notes, and a bit less of a thump. Having said that, it makes a very good alternative for loud or small gigs where an acoustic just isn't going to work. String choice makes a difference - modern "gut-like" strings can help an electric sound more thumpy and less fretless, and the same is true of pickups (although a bit less).
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    Don't get hung up on the "acoustic" thing..I'd suggest a good semi-type electric, with flats or black plastic strings, with a good preamp/DI (Samsamp, Aguilar etc). Epiphone J.C or Fender Coronada (?) would do the job best - fairly pricey, but better instruments than cheap acoustics, and can be used in many other situations.
  19. BassBod
    The CUB is a great little thing, and will do what you want into phones or speakers. It is barely useful outside the house, which is a shame. Not quite enough volume for all but the most intimate gigs. I use a Cafe Walter headphone amp when I need to learn stuff without disturbing the family..not cheap but gets the job done very well.
  20. BassBod
    That should do it. The preamp is is very important to get the fullest sound - the Baggs should do the job well.. Enjoy!
  21. BassBod
    mmmm tempted....
  22. BassBod
    [quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1391534435' post='2358276'] And down to two... [/quote] Nice basses, but that's quite a drastic change of direction! All shiny new Fender. The fretted one bears an unsettling resemblance to my first bass - a truly crude Kay P bass copy, from around 1981 (now on ebay as vintage classics, it seems..for four times the original price).
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    Congratulations there Jimmy!
  24. BassBod
    Thats just daft…like the Kay Pbass copies that are put up for £200. A fool and his money etc etc etc
  25. BassBod
    Stage 2 studios in Newbridge...
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