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  1. molan
    I agree with the others on this - I'd question the ability of the other band members to question the actual tone of your bass (especially when it's something as classy as a Lakland!). Have they said exactly what it is they don't like - E.G. If they think it's too "thumpy" or "bright" etc. then it could surely be remedied by adjusting the amp setting and/or the tone on the bass itself. Also - have they actually got off the stage and listened to how it sounds out front or are they just talking about stage monitoring sound? I have to admit to having had the reverse of this debate with a guitarist in a soul band who insisted on using an Ibanez pointy headstock guitar with a super crunchy Marshall which had a sound that was way too heavy for soul rhythm playing. However the big issue here was a whole combination of things and I'm sure he could have got a more 'appropriate' sound from his rig had he been bothered.
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    Have you see this month's copy of Bass Player yet? The cover feature is : The Power & Glory of Tube Amps - The Science Behind the Sexy Sound Followed by: Buyer's Guide - 13 Tube Titans! & : The Anatomy of a Classic Tube Amp To be honest the buyer's guide is simply a list of a few tube amps & some basic specs and a pic of each one but sounds like a good starting point. Hiwatt Custom 400 rocking in at the most expensive I think at $5,500!
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    [quote name='7string' post='223346' date='Jun 21 2008, 12:04 AM']You need to click on the 15th fret of the guitar neck on the left hand side of Sims page.[/quote] That'll teach me never to go beyond the 12th fret!
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    As an ex Triad owner I'd also like to say what a great sounding rig this is. I used mine with an SM400 and really liked the way they worked together. So rare to find a cab with a mid range speaker in!
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    [quote name='bilbo230763' post='222989' date='Jun 20 2008, 03:07 PM']This one is at the GAllery in Camden for £1400 (no, its not mine). Real looker. [url="http://www.thebassgallery.com/seijazz5quilt.html"]http://www.thebassgallery.com/seijazz5quilt.html[/url][/quote] I have to agree that you'd struggle to find a better made bass than a Martin Petersen. There's been a few lovely 5 string Sei Jazzes up for sale recently and £1,400 would have bought any one of them. Definitely worth having a look for the quality of craftsmanship alone. You're right on the cusp of a used NYC Sadowsky like this one as well:
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    [quote name='BassManKev' post='223179' date='Jun 20 2008, 07:17 PM']simms?[/quote] I only them from the LED's - didn't know thye did all this other stuff as well [url="http://www.simscustom.com/html/sprayshop.htm"]http://www.simscustom.com/html/sprayshop.htm[/url] No prices quoted anywhere that I can see though?
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    Purely out of general interest - if I wanted to take a virtually new bass with a plain finish like a simple gloss white or black and have it refinished in a different colour how much would it cost? I'm thinking of something like a metallic Lake Placid blue or gloss Seafoam green or Sonic blue etc? Not looking at any sort of wild custom colour, definitely still using stock paints etc. - just maybe taking a plain finish and changing it to something more interesting. Might be nice to give it a matching headstock too - I'd guess that would add a fair bit?
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    A good friend of mine wants to sell his Ampeg SVT2 with a Boogie flight case and I wondered how much this might be worth? He was asking for £900 and had this much bid on on EBay a few months back but the buyer backed out and my friend didn't get round to re-listing. I'm afraid I really know nothing about Ampeg gear and he resisted my attempts to suggest it was worth about £250 and I'd take it off his hands Here's what he told me about it: [i]Bought new in 1991 and hardly used. The Ampeg always sounded awesome. Really powerful and impressive. The flight case is a “Sprung” Mesa Boogie rack mount. The amp is attached to large rubber bushes, like shock absorbers, which absorb any impact if the case is dropped. A complete service by John Henry after our last tour in 1995 and then sat unused, safe and sound in my music room. RMS Power Output (4 Ohms): 300-Watts RMS Power Output (2 Ohms): 300-Watts Preamp: Tubes (4 x 12AX7, 1 x 12AU7) Driver Tubes: 1 x 12AX7, 2 x 12AU7 Power Amp: Tubes (6 x 6550) Tone Controls: 3-Band Mid Tone Control: 5-Position Graphic EQ: Yes, 7-Band Ultra Low/High Boosts: Yes Balanced Line Out: Yes, Pre/Post (transformer) Effects Loop: Yes Preamp Out/Power Amp In: Yes Slave Out: Yes Dimensions (W x H x D inches): 19 x 7.5 x 15.75 Weight: 70 Pounds The amp is pristine condition, both mechanically and cosmetically. No scratches, as it has been kept in the flight case from new. The flight case is in very good condition, a few scratches on the top but works perfectly.[/i] I've attached one small pic but I have a couple of others in higher resolution if anyone wants to see more. Any questions and I'll happily pass them on. Also any advice on his price estimate would be great. The head is located in Kent and I'd imagine would cost a fair bit to ship as it appears to weigh as much as a small child!
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    Why don't you break the mould if you already have 4 x Fenders already? Could "ease" yourself slowly into something slightly different like a LakLand Joe Osborne? The Skyline basses are beautifully finished and you might get away with the price on account of how much cheaper it is than an American one?
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    Agreed to buy the Fafner then! Damn exchange rate working against me as the Euro gets ever stronger vs the pound but still a good price with low shipping charge. Should be here in a week or so
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    Wow, I've just waded through all six pages here - some very interesting stuff For what it's worth - and I am no expert here, just using my ears - I had a head for a while with a variable crossover and an option to bi-amp. At the time I was running a 1x15 & a 2x10 with the same output going to each. I tried experimenting with the crossover and feeding only the lows to the, tweeterless, 1x15 and the highs to the 2x10. The amp had a fixed output per channel so I couldn't adjust the power to give the lows a higher output but the variable crossover allowed me to really play with the frequency range. Took a lot of fiddling around from a friendly sound man and moving all over the room to get a different perspective on the sound (I was running a wireless as well at the time) along with a VERY patient drummer but I eventually managed to get something I was fairly happy with. I was, at the time, really surprised to discover that the final crossover frequency had been set so that almost everything was coming through the 10's and the 15 was really just providing some low end thump. Having spent all this time setting something up we just pulled the crossover out and ran them as a stereo pair again and all decided that we couldn't really 'hear' enough difference to bother with setting an accurate crossover frequency. The cabs worked 'OK' as a mis-matched pair (they were even different manufacturers) to our uncultured ears. Funnily enough I've just picked up a pair of mis-matched EBS cabs, a 2x12 & a 2x10 and the sales pitch that finally lured me in was as simple as: [i] "The 212 kicks you in the nuts as the 210 hits you in the face!"[/i] Not very scientific but it worked for me
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    [quote name='Nick80' post='221828' date='Jun 18 2008, 11:44 PM']...not getting rid of my td650 anytime soon either, it's the nuts. That sounds like a good deal for the fafner though, go for it I'd say.[/quote] I've tried to pin the seller down to a firm price - I think he's wavering
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    I have recently bought a Mark 1x12 combo & quite impressed with it for certain things. It's very light, loud & chucks out an amazing amount of depth for its diminutive size. Downside is that it's not as crisp as I'd expect and I have a feeling the tweeter isn't as good as I'm used to. My Euphonic iAmp 350 combo with a 1x10 blows it away in most respects but it's a bit too heavy for my everyday rehearsal needs and the Mark fits the bill better for this. Although I'm not planning to gig with it, I think it would be easily loud enough to fill pretty much any smaller/medium pub gig on its own and would always be through the PA for larger gigs. Partnered with another 12 or a 2x10 It would certainly fulfill the task for any pub gig. From what I know the 2x10 pumps out a fair bit more volume again & has a punchier overall sound than my 1x12. Obviously the cab is a decent size larger so this is going to help with projection & depth etc. If you like the Mark sound (and a LOT of people do) then the 2x10 alone ought to suit most applications for pub sized gigs. Adding a 4x10 is probably overkill as I can't see many pubs requiring a 6x10 setup. A second Mark 2x10 for punch or a 1x15 for increased depth might be a better option really. However, as someone who's heading down the 600w head, 2x10 & 2x12 route who am I to talk Ok - so my excuse is that we're a functions band and play mediul/large halls rather than pubs but the two cabs is easily more than I could ever need!
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    [quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='221729' date='Jun 18 2008, 09:28 PM']Not getting rid of my Fafner anytime soon Jake[/quote] I'm getting closer. . . . . . . . . . . .
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    Traben

    molan replied to olpray's topic in Gear Gallery

    I can't believe how cheap some of these are in the States. The big nasty discount dealers have the black Array's, like the one below, starting at $280!
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    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='221592' date='Jun 18 2008, 06:12 PM']In my experience and assuming everything else is equal (ie. string break angle over the saddles) it makes a difference only so far as the bridge contributes overall to the general rigidity of the instrument. In plain english that means the following points: 1) The string vibrates from the saddle, not from the anchor and the saddles are in contact with the base plate. So most of the vibrations essentially get transmitted to the body primarily through the base plate. A high mass bridge (like a badass) is less likely to vibrate in sympathy with the the strings and therefore less likely to transmit vibrations through to the body but will help with sustain. 2) The through body anchoring [u]may[/u] make a difference if the bridge lacks sufficient rigidity as an anchor. Basically this would mean that if the bridge was flimsy enough to dampen the sustain AND the wood selected and neck design was insufficiently rigid then through body anchoring could probably have some slight benefit. 3) With a high mass bridge, the wood makes less of a contribution to the tonal character and sustain of the bass. With a low mass (eg. vintage Fender) bridge the wood is likely to make more of a contribution. So in basses with low mass bridges its more important that the wood is well seasoned and rigid if sustain is desirable. To sum up, I'd suggest the role of the bridge is relative depending on how the rest of the bass has been designed. I've owned stingrays with both options and there was little difference in tonal character.[/quote] Brilliant - what a well reasoned response! The Lakland has a pretty chunky looking bridge so I'm guessing it'll be doing it's work just fine. Thansk very much for this Mr Kiwi
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    Only just noticed that my new Lakland JO 4 has a thru-body stringing option. I've never owned a bass with this before! I realise there will be some different stresses on strings through the body given various angles etc. and that if I experiment and don't like it then I'm left with a set of strings to throw away. However, I just wondered if in "real world" sense, there was much difference between the two options?
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    Cheers Steve, Always like the this song & some of the "word association" stuff has always made me smile!
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    They look rather nice! I saw a Plus recently which seems to be pretty basic, missing the additional pickup, stereo outs etc.
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    [quote name='SteveK' post='220457' date='Jun 17 2008, 11:09 AM']OK, There's been much speculation over the years as to what is actually sung in the chorus of the MMEB version. In fact, when it was released in America, a few radio stations wouldn't play it, assuming that the word was "douche". The actual Earth Band lyric [i]is [/i](cue fanfare) [b]... Wrapped up like a deuce another runner in the night...[/b]... At least... that's what I've been singing for the last 22 years The reason it sounds like "Douche" (according to Manfred) is that when they came to do the original mix there was a slight misalignment of the tape heads resulting in "S" sounding like "Sh". Steve[/quote] I remember thinking it was "douche" when it first came out. So here's one for you - in the Springsteen lyrics there's the line: "And little Early-Pearly came in by her curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride" But in the MM version I used to swear that it goes: And little Early-Pearly [b]gave my anus[/b] curly-wurly and asked me if I needed a ride, Check it out - around 2:10 - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6AFCJ1dLdg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6AFCJ1dLdg[/url] As a teenager hearing this in the era of the wonderful chocolate & toffee curly wurly bar this used to conjure up all sorts of images Also - whilst we're here - Only just discovered there's a 7 minute version of this - I hope that's the live version, some nice guitar work here! In fact there's a YouTube version of this with someone's interpretation of the lyrics: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0JoZHGP9M&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs0JoZHGP9M...feature=related[/url]
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    [quote name='Raggy' post='221217' date='Jun 18 2008, 10:46 AM']I'm Interested in buying one of these. So I would be interested in some info also. [/quote] There's quite a few reviews on Harmony Central. One thing to look out for is Yamaha's interesting definition of 'plus' which actually means 'minus'! The Attitude 'Plus' is 'minus' a lot of the things that make an Attitude interesting and appears to build down to a budget. I've seen used ones selling for under £300. Attitude Ltd is the one to go for, some people say the Ltd 1 is more 'limited' than the Ltd 2 version as well.
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    Not particularly interested in buying one but I do think they look pretty cool in the original sea foam green colour and just wondered what they are like to play?
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    [quote name='molan' post='221053' date='Jun 18 2008, 12:52 AM']Nah, just hunted around for a Jazz with a thumbrest in the upper position, lol. I'm on Blackberry at the moment so can't see the image but if you look at the properties you should be able to trace the linking url and paste it into a browser. Then backtrack a page and you'll get more info about it.[/quote] It's up for sale in the USA: [url="http://www.creamcitymusic.com/t-vintage_pg1.aspx"]http://www.creamcitymusic.com/t-vintage_pg1.aspx[/url] No prices listed though for this '74 that I can see but they have a '76 at $3,900 so not exactly a bargain basement kinda shop!
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    [quote name='Jase' post='221051' date='Jun 18 2008, 12:40 AM']Is that your bass molan?[/quote] Nah, just hunted around for a Jazz with a thumbrest in the upper position, lol. I'm on Blackberry at the moment so can't see the image but if you look at the properties you should be able to trace the linking url and paste it into a browser. Then backtrack a page and you'll get more info about it.
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