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Not sure which sort of wood this is...it's not mentionned on the inside. Bought it from Duncan (based around New York) and apparantly this bass seems to have a connection with Howard Jones ? Sounds great though it has only one pick-up and the output is amazing (more than some active basses)
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Wow...this is really special ! (just when you think you've seen it all :-)) -
"This bass isn't designed to have a low action"
wombatboter replied to Mokl's topic in General Discussion
If there's one thing which is clear to me is that you love instruments and take your job very seriously...I have faith in your skills and I think you are an honest person who tries to make musicians happy and get the best out of their instruments. The fact that you get so emotional about this just is more proof that you seem to be the right man for this job. Nice to know that there are still people like you around... -
And if you consider that Tony Levin played that fantastic fretless bass on "The weakness in me"...
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I love his playing... one of the most tasteful players of the last years.
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I also noticed that Mark's voice sounds great since he never has been a really great singer. It is a catchy tune and the bass sounds really nice. I loved the track. Thanks for posting !
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I went to see the McCartney show last week in Holland....He played for two hours and three quarters. His voice was excellent and he didn't make it easy on himself (Helter Skelter, Got to get you into my life, etc...). The man is 67 years old and he was full of energy and the crowd went mad. I have seen him perform live five times and never am I disappointed cause the level of performance is that high. His voice has changed but what do you expect when you're getting old ? A miracle ? He never sings out of tune and still makes people happy (last week : 29.000 people) To me he has still more than enough reasons to be on a stage and more than anyone in the world. Funny that someone from Belgium has to say something about a person you in the UK should be extremely proud of..
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Thanks, Oliver (have a great Xmas too). I think this one will be hard to sell since it's only a small (and expensive) niche. Luckily there's no hurry and perhaps it means that it's bound to stay where it is :-) -
Bump...
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I recently bought a mocha Fender Jazz here on bass-chat and it's an excellent bass. This Precision looks stunning too. You deserve it after all you and your loved ones have been through...I wish you the very best. Take care !
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@Daveski : thanks for the information ! I have also been playing it non-stop since I bought it (it wasn't that cheap). The longer scale doesn't bother me too much (I'm a pretty tall person with rather long arms and big hands) and it is one of the best basses I've ever had (more than a 100 the last twenty years). It really brings out good things in me and the bass is absolutely superb. I even pick it up more than my beloved Wal. I'm really glad you sold it :-)
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A couple of years ago I went to see a British singer in a local pub here in Belgium with Pino on bass, Ian Thomas on drums and Neil Hubbard on guitar. Amazing stuff and I bought the cd (Tony O'Malley-Naked flame). Later on Tony moved to Belgium and he asked me to come and play in his band so I had to step into Pino's shoes, an impossible task. The first gig I brought a fretless musicman with me and while I was going through the repertoire I didn't copy Pino's licks but tried something of my own. At one particular moment in a song ("For the children") I remembered this perfect fill Pino played on the album and I had to make a choice : reproduce it or play my own fill. The moment approached and I chose the Pino fill. I was sure the singer didn't remember Pino's fill but when I had played it, he quickly showed me thumbs up. The only time during the whole performance... A reminder that only the Pino-fill réally stood out and not my own attempts :-)
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A couple of years ago I had two gigs on the same day...the timing was a bit tight and the two locations weren't close to each other but normally I would be able to play at both places. I arrived on the first gig which was in open air. Someone from the organisation came around while we were loading out our gear and he gave us our fee already. He said "Good luck and one thing : as soon as it starts to rain, you have my permission to stop and you can go home". We started our first song (normally we were supposed to play an hour and a half) and then it started to rain. We stopped playing and I had loads of time to make it to the next gig (which was 100 miles further). There I arrived and the rain had soaked the festival. They told me that we wouldn't play because of electrocution, I got paid and I drove home. Easy money but to be honest I would rather have played music instead of just driving around and getting paid.
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I checked your pictures and it's the same bass...I recognize the carpet on the pictures I have been send. It is an amazing Alembic (date refers to 2002), really one of the best basses I have ever owned. I've played other Alembics but this MK signature just is something special, superb looks and playability and the leds are a nice bonus (especially since they can not be seen by the audience).
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Since this whole topic can't be taken serious : I don't take bassplayers who think McCartney isn' t an amazing bassplayer serious. I noticed that most of the bass-players around me who bash him, play lousy. "Mrs Vanderbilt", "Something", "Silly Love Songs", "Old brown Shoe", etc...some of the best basslines on earth.
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Thanks for the kind comments !
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not the most obvious or cheapest instrument for sale so it seems this needs a bump...
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A lot of slappers can't pull it off when you say "try it in F"...that shows how limited their technique is. Slap is ok when it fuels the song but you cannot force a technique into every song. I play a lot of slap but mainly in my living room, I cannot use it in most of the bands I play in. I try it in various keys and avoid the clichés like the octave etc..it's not easy to make it interesting but it can be done (check Kai Eckhard-Karpeh who uses nice chordal work)
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Any Pete Farndon fans out there?
wombatboter replied to Bass_In_Yer_Face's topic in General Discussion
The sound of his bass on "Mystery achievement"...you can hardly do better. -
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Recently I bought another fretless so I have around four fretless basses which is just a bit too much.. After thinking this through I decided that one of two of my Lefay basses can be sold.. Lefay basses are just too good to live without so luckily I still have the five string left. This one is a dream to play, has an amazing sustain and a powerful output although it is passive. The neck feels slim and is very fast and of all the fretless basses I have owned this one generates the most compliments whenever played by fellow bass-players. The action is very low without buzz and this makes playing and sliding effortless. The stainless steel-neck sounds really warm in contrast with its looks.. These basses cost around 4000 euros new and this one is for sale for 2500 euros (with a gigbag). Price is firm and luckily I don't really need the money but I'm trying to cut down on basses and I have enough options. Can be picked up or can be shipped. Feel free to contact me for any questions. No trades please, I have more than enough basses for the moment. Thanks Geert There is a youtube thing which Reiner was so kind to put on this own Lefay-site which features me playing the Remington steele 5-string (sound is similar to the 4-string) for a sound impression. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXHVraiLy3s"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXHVraiLy3s[/url]
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FS: pre '75 Ibanez 2366FLB fretless Precision
wombatboter replied to Beedster's topic in Basses For Sale
An amazing bass for a great price...ideal for aspiring ànd "professional" fretless bassplayers. -
That Alembic looks a lot like the one I just bought a couple of weeks ago...did you sell it to a Belgian bassplayer ? I'm pretty sure it's the same :-) Great collection, by the way ! This is mine and I think was yours...
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Nice to hear that you had a great time...he surely is one of those astounding new voices in bass-land. And congrats on your attempt to write in English...I also know how hard that is sometimes :-)
