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    Easy Star All Stars

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    .....at The Globe in Cardiff.

    Superb gig - some dubtastic bass as you might imagine. Great drummer !

    Did a nice mix of Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and the Sgt Peppers Lonley Heart Dub Band discs as well as some of their own stuff - Audience were well up for it - took the band pleasantly by surprise I think.

    Anyone else seen them around the country ?

    John Giblin on fretless bass

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Correction needed on the "Couldn't Love You More" clip above guys - that's Alan Thomson - who played on the Well Kept Secret Album amongst others - his tone on "Never Let Me Go" is just heavenly - I know it's subjective - but that HAS to be one of the best fretless sounds out there.

    +1 for Mr Giblin to get back on track - I always liked his duet with Percy Jones - "Wal to Wal" - they always had a wicked sense of humour those Brand X guys.....

    Never flashy but extremely tasteful in what he plays, it's easy to see why he is still around and in demand. Last saw him playing with JM at Colston Hall in Bristol in 2007 - nice mix of electric and EUB.

    Good grief I miss John Martyn........

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    Getting my first Maple FB Jazz.

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    +1 to the DR strings - fantastic feel, very expressive and they last for ages.

    Can I play devils advocate and say have you tried a graphite neck ?

    Huge attack, great sustain - and with todays powerful eq - i.e., a Sadowsky pre - you can dial in warmth when required.

    Look no further than Status.........

    Hope you get on well with your maple fingerboard

    Mick Karn - you gotta love him!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Percy Jones was a huge influence on his style/sound, which he readily admits to - in particular the Brian Eno album Another Green World album that PJ guested on

    Check out the track "Sky Saw" on a Streaming site like Grooveshark

    [url="http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/songs/?query=Brian%20eno"]http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search/son...ery=Brian%20eno[/url]

    Stingrays = lovely!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Guitar Village are doing a black/maple Classic Stingray for £1559 which is the best price I've seen for a Classic in the UK


    [url="http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=9467&catid=8&manid=245&quantity=1&product=Musicman+Classic+Sting+Ray+4,+Black,+New"]http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-det...y+4,+Black,+New[/url]

    Nova

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Ah yes ! - wonderful album - first got it on vinyl in the early 80's ......(showing my age here, ahem)

    A CD reprint came out a few years ago but only really available in Japan - prefer the mix on the vinyl album.

    [url="http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_code_banner.html?key=367511"]http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_code_ba...html?key=367511[/url]

    Some other albums listed one of which is not available - don't think the other two albums featured Percy mind......

    Always an innovator and just goes to show you can get good sounds out of a fretless Precision bass.

    Good fretless to start on...

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    You could have a look at the new Warwick Rock Basses - here's one on e-bay (US only)

    [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WARWICK-ROCKBASS-FRETLESS-STREAMER-STD-4-STRING-BASS_W0QQitemZ300407232845QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item45f1aa994d#ht_11022wt_1146"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WARWICK-ROCKBASS-FRE...ht_11022wt_1146[/url]

    Don't know if they are out over here yet mind.

    You could also look out for a Warwick Streamer Standard - these had the ovankol necks of the more expensive basses (and a nice ebony fingerboard) but more simple body construction and passive MEC pickups. Had one for a few years and kind of regret selling it. Really nice tone. Should be able to pick one up second hand for £250-300 depending on condition. Worth a look !

    Fretless Jazz neck

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    +1 to the Status graphite neck - I have a P-Bass unlined fretless neck on a jazz bass of mine and it is the dogs danglies. I'd say it is a B-spec width rather than a big chunky C-spec - so not as traumatic for those coming from a Jazz bass.

    These guys are worth a try - [url="http://www.edenhaus.com/bass.htm"]http://www.edenhaus.com/bass.htm[/url] - got a nice ash Jazz bass body from them. Would seriously consider getting a body and neck from them to build a bass of my own too.

    You can always try E-bay.

    Finally - why not go see Mr Shuker on how to build a bass of your own - [url="http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/course.htm"]http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk/course.htm[/url] - I could get seriously tempted !

    Lakland - wow!

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    With the US models the law of diminishing returns plays a big effect. The biggest difference is that a US BG will have graphite inserts in the neck - so added stiffness will be the upshot - you may expect a little bit more definition to notes - in particular above the 12th fret on the E and A strings. I had a US BG for a while and certainly noted that . The quality of woods used will be higher. A nice touch is maple dots for the rosewood necks and ebony dots for the maple necks.

    Other than that you are paying for body/headstock colours that do not come on the standard Skyline instruments. Pickups/electronics are the same (Lindy Fralin) although I dare say you could spec in Laklands own pickups at added cost if you wanted them.

    I believe a bit more attention to detail is put in to constructing the instrument and the set up as well.

    Sadowsky Metro Modern 24 5-String

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by dmz

    Up for sale is a mint Sadowsky Metro Modern 24 5-String. Black with maple neck/fingerboard. Have had since new, so just over some 18 months old. Bought from the Bass Gallery in Camden. Has the Sadowsky Vintage Tone Control (VTC) circuitry installed which allows you dial in a more passive sound at the twist of a knob - very useful indeed.

    No issues - in as new condition. Comes with Sadowsky Ultralight case.

    House is filling up with basses so need to make some space......

    Going for £1150 firm - No trades or offers please as is a bargain at the price.

    Price does not include postage - so figure in another £30-40 for Parcelforce 48.

    If you'd like to try before you buy - I'm just off J27 on the M4 in Newport South Wales. Drop me line if interested !


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    Oooooo errrrr.....

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I used to have one just like the one on top - yes - it was a tad heavy - comets and asteroids used to get deflected off their natural orbits round the sun.

    With that Moog circuitry on board you could destroy amplifiers just by bringing it into the same room as the amplifier - the on-board compressor was a beast !

    Happy daze - not that my shoulder would agree with you......

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