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  1. molan
    I've fitted Ultra Lites a few times - depending on the weight of your original tuners they can make a huge difference. I had a Sadowsky that was crazy neck heavy, worst balance of any bass I've ever owned but the Ultras transformed it. I remember weighing the difference between the stock items and the Ultras and it was huge. If you think about the physics of having all that weight hanging off the end of the neck thrown way out to your left you can see how much difference it make to balance if you put lighter tuners on. You can get them with Schaller or Fender type tuners as well Also in chrome, black & gold and different fittings (make sure you get the right size!) I've always bought mine from the States, about £70 for four I think.
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    [quote name='stoker' timestamp='1337951390' post='1667930'] Very nice Indian in Twyford (wife used to live there) that does an all you can eat curry buffet on a Sunday! [/quote] If it's the one I think it is then you can bring your own booze - really cuts the price down
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    [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1337949476' post='1667887'] I met Phil at the recent Lefty Bass Bash. Although not lefthanded himself he's a big advocate for Lefties. If I knew nothing else about him that would be enough for me. He recently sold one of my basses for me, and got me an excellent price too (over £100 more than I asked for - without a peep - on here). Deal with complete confidence. [/quote] Ah ha - I wondered who's bass that was I sold it last Saturday for you. Bit embarrassing initially as I knew nothing about Regenerate basses so I had to zoom off and Google them like crazy. I know a decent amount about most of the stock but because I really can't play left handed I hadn't actually picked this one up I am now a minor expert on Rod & his basses Did you know yours was one of the very first lefties that he made? Now gone o a very good home down in the West Country
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    [quote name='Onox' timestamp='1337896057' post='1667261'] Any AWESOME soundclips or videos? [/quote] I'm afraid I don't have anything recorded with this bass It's available at BassGear in Twyford near Reading if anyone wants to give it a blast
  5. molan
    I'm covering on Saturday if anyone fancies popping in Great place to come and just try a few seriously nice basses with free coffee & biscuits thrown in for good measure
  6. molan
    Actually this is a better pic of the body :
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    [b]Now sold[/b]
  8. molan
    [b]NOW SOLD[/b] So here's another not particularly awesome bass - a simple classic US Fender P bass in good old black 'n' maple finish with two different pickguards, tort & plain black. It's all original as far as I know apart from the professionally routed J pickup at the bridge. The pickups are a matched pair and work really well together. Each pickup has a master volume control so you can balance across the pair and switch between classic P only sounds or the added bite that a J at the bridge can bring. My personal favourite setting is to bias to wards the P by having it full on & then to wind the J back about a quarter turn & a little bit of treble cut from the global tone control With the P only it has that big beefy P sounds that you only seem to get from the heavier late 70's P basses Speaking of which - It is a bit of a weighty beast but balance is really good & the previous owner used it for regular long gigs. Overall condition is great, there are some wear marks but nothing really untoward. I genuinely can't remember which of the two pickguards is the original, I think it's the tort one but the all black looks pretty cool as well. Comes with a well used Fender ABS hard case, not original but pretty hard wearing & covered with cool stickers It's difficult to put into words but there really is something quite 'special' about this one - I'm just not really a P player & am trying to thin out my herd of old Fender P basses I'm asking £1,500 for this given condition, sound & sheer playability of this bass. Happy to consider trades for basses or amps/cabs so long as they are relatively easy to sell & there's a cash balance in my favour. Here's a sample pic - I have lots more :
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    Got this out for a quick blast at the weekend, still not awesome but definitely quite nice Here's a big bright picture of the body - lots of flash making it look shinier than it really is & highlighting the wear & sticker marks (which I kinda like really!)
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    Just traded basses with Mattias & everything went as smoothly as could be imagined He also gets my award for the greatest amount of, high quality, gaffa tape ever used to seal a box, very excellent packing indeed
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    Looks like there's not going to be many of us there then
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    [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' timestamp='1337546054' post='1661837'] hey barrie wheres the wood and tronics masterclass.? hope you are kool dude. [/quote] Details here - bit of a trek for you I think http://www.bassgear.co.uk/2012/04/wt-masterclass-22nd-may-2012/
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    I'm off to see Enrico Pasini the craftsman behind Wood & Tronics basses at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance along with Alex Lofoco, who's a pretty nifty bass man, and wondered if any other fellow BC'ers were going? I saw Enrico playing at the London Bass Show this year and he's a really interesting player. Should be great to hear him talking about the design philosophies behind his amazing basses as well I hear there's a few tickets left if anyone fancies it - details here: http://www.bassgear.co.uk/2012/04/wt-masterclass-22nd-may-2012/
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    Wood & Tronics basses are excellent - Enrico Pasini is holding a masterclass near London this week. I'm really looking forward to it
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    I bought a 210P purely because it's one of the few cabs that will fit in the boot of a Z4. Very impressed so far
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    I was running stage sound for Hawkwind once. The band roadies set everything up and then I rigged up all the interconnects to the desks. I walked over to check levels on the mics and when I got near to Dave Brock's one the tour manager yelled at me to keep away from it and ran across the stage at breakneck speed. It turned out that the only person who was allowed to even speak into Dave's mic was Dave himself because he was worried about germs. We then had to wait about 20 minutes for Dave to amble out of the dressing room where the band were partaking of 'refreshments'. He walked to the mic, flicked it with his finger, a thump came through the monitors & he ambled back again. . . I also once worked at an outdoor festival where Sade was headlining with Bad Manners on directly before them. Both bands were using the same core stage setup & vocal mics. Sade (or her crew) had apparently been a bit stroppy with Bad Manners during soundcheck. When they finished their set I saw Buster Bloodvessel take the lead vocal mic, stuff it down the back of his bands and give his bum a really good wipe with it. As he came off stage he said "that'll teach her to 'arsey' with me, now she'll know what it smells like:
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    They were a good price too
  18. molan
    I picked up a really useful little MarkBass 2x10 cab recently to use for rehearsals (it's one of the very few cabs that will actually fit in the tiny boot of my car!). It measures 22" wide & just 12" high. I've been using it flipped up on its side so it's effectively now 12" wide & 22" tall. I wondered how it would work if I got a second, stacking, cab and stood them both upright so I'd end up with a vertical 4x10 stack with each 10 on top of each other (hope I'm making some sort of sense here!). The rig would then stand a rather cool 44" high making the top speaker much closer to my poor old ears. This ought to be really good for on-stage monitoring but is there some sort of big traded off in sound? Maybe I'm losing some acoustic coupling benefits by having a smaller contact patch between the two cabs? I've seen TC Electronics rigs set up vertically with a 2x12 underneath & the 2x10 on top but don't recall having seen any others - maybe people do this all the time & I simply haven't spotted it though! [i][b]Edit - using Google search (rather than on-site search) has thrown up two previous threads about this. Sorry folks, must try harder![/b][/i]
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    Brian at the Lowend has a great rep over on TalkBass. I've traded a few emails and he was super helpful & friendly. Never bought anything from him though
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    I remember when the 751 first came out there was a general view over on TB that the 750 was marginally better sounding but I think it's a very small difference. I had a 750 and loved it but it was a little too heavy for me in the end. With hindsight (always a wonderful thing) I should maybe have kept the 750 for gigging and bought a TH500 for rehearsal and home use
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    [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1337085077' post='1655093'] I prefer this finish to "relicing/roadworn"... It's called "Damaged desktop". [/quote] I like the ones that have the 'noughts & crosses' on them as well:)
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    I don't see why there's such a fuss over relicing a bass. I don't see a difference between this and the way clothes have been sold for years, faded denim, worn in leather jackets etc. To me it's just a different finish compared to high gloss, satin, natural wood etc. It takes longer and is actually more personal than some 'factory' finishes so I expect it to be more expensive. However it's way less expensive than buying a genuinely old bass. To me that means it's a nice way for someone to get a guitar that feels played and nicely worn in for a decent price. I can't see this going away - it certainly hasn't with other style items like clothing. . .
  23. molan
    Is it a blackface or hammerite one?
  24. molan
    My old band had a 'standard' set of 58's for all 5 singers but one day the female lead turned up with a Beta. Sounded great in rehearsal but we had real problems with it live, prone to dropping out (must have been the pattern issues mentioned above) but also gave us some feedback problems. I'm sure it's a fine mic but we definitely found it less 'forgiving' to work with than a standard 58. It went back the next week.
  25. molan
    I knew there was a good reason why we've just booked to go to Canada in a few weeks time
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