Cairobill
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I would have been straight out of the blocks if I had had the money. I'm amazed it took so long! Nick -
I bought a Bravewood with vintage wound bareknuckle pickups in it and it sounds very good. Has heaps of low end and a sort of 'growly, squeezy' character (best terms that come to mind!) that comes out when you dig in. Amazing pickups... N
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Body on the bass is alder, pickups DM ultra Jazz. The strings in the vid were standard gauge Hard Rockin' Steels by La Bella, my new favourite string. They made me realise how useless nickelwounds are... Nick -
You could always take it round to the Gallery and Martin will stone the frets, tweak it and get your action super low on that bass for rounds. I liked the action medium on the bass as I play upright too. I've learnt to play lighter recently (I had a ramp installed on the Zon I sold for exactly that purpose) but have semi-abandoned the ultra light touch school of bass playing as the tone you get is simply not as good as a proper bit of fingerstyle. It's probably a point of contention with some but as Jaco said "you gotta cut the string" to get a full tone. He wasn't wrong in my opinion... C
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And here's a bit of the bass pure DI'd in the clip I put up when I sold it to Richardd. It has super thick tone, that's for sure - the neck isn't a slim one, maybe that's why it sounds better? Interesting... Cairo www.youtube.com/sharkpuss
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Boning in the Boneyard by Fishbone is my favourite cut from the parliament/punk genre....it's fantastic but they went off the rails... Couldn't deal with Living Colour at all, really didn't like their music, it had this weird Poodle-Rock element in the sound that turned me off. Early Chili Peppers are a weird one for me too. I love the odd track but can't stomach an album of the stuff - lots of energy but it's too scattershot. Rubin enabled them to work as an albums band in my opinion. Still can't really stomach too much chilis though...apart from the later more song based stuff where they hold back much more....still don't listen to it much if at all nowadays... Trouble is, apart from these good bands, the whole slap/rap/metal thing is shot through with some of the worst music in existence IMO... Nick
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That is the most defiantly prog bass I have ever seen ever. None more prog! CB
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How interesting...if it's an old school 100% carbon bass that looks like a paddle it's a pretty rare bird...and a very, very nice bass....if it's got any wood in it forget it....
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I loooove a special... If I could, I would! N [quote name='haimesy' post='687462' date='Dec 17 2009, 04:23 PM']Hi All...For sale is my Zon sonus special. Bartolini pick ups Bubinga top Graphite neck......There is a tiny chip out of top of headstock. In great condition and plays great in all styles,i am selling as i have another zon and i am trying to cut back on my bass consumption,which has been considerable over the years. PRICE .......£1150...Includes..Gig bag or Hiscox case/ P+P uk[shipping abroad would have to be costed if required] PM...FOR MORE DETAILS IF NEEDED CHEERS JOHN[/quote]
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This bass is sold... N
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bump...
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Bump - now for sale...
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Wowee - my old CAR Nash J is changing hands quickly. Nice to know it's the object of admiration though. Didn't you have your eye on it when I was selling it in the first place Clarky? It's a big sounding bass...really huge tone... Nick [quote name='Clarky' post='674094' date='Dec 4 2009, 12:48 PM']Something else came up that I had been after for a fair while (richardd's Bill Nash 63 Jazz) so that, although I have agreed to sell my Oly White P5 to help fund my 72 P bass, I still need to raise extra funds to go some way towards balancing the books! Thus, bump for this lovely minty 2009 Jazz[/quote]
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[quote name='krispn' post='673487' date='Dec 3 2009, 06:09 PM']Although I sold one of these recently it was more to do with the fact I prefer the P Bass tone/sound. The DJ bass is an absolute killer bass. Comfortable, classy and a pleasure to play. In regards to Lakland they make a damn fine bass guitar and my P Bass is a lakland - bought from these very forums unseen as the quality of the DJ convinced me to take the risk - bump [/quote] Hi What year is it, does it have the Aero pickups and do you know the weight? Cheers Nick -
Bass is sold, cheers N
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[quote name='BurritoBass' post='672883' date='Dec 3 2009, 09:39 AM']Just got my dream 1978 Fender Precision so I have to show it [/quote] That's lovely - the Gallery had a 1976 (I think) in the same colour and board which was a wonderful bass. Someone bought it before I could... One day...
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I've come over all nostalgic - in July 2005 I exchanged my Black, Maple boarded Ray for a chunk of cash in Paddington/Royal Oak, London. I have no record of who I sold it to and certainly don't know who has it now. If anyone recognises it, let me know - I might even want it back at some stage if conditions allow? Here it is - it still had the mute adjusters on it when I sold it on the old forum...this bass has been to some very interesting places! [attachment=37543:Raybodyfront.jpg] Nick
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I do miss my ''Ray - it was my 'record company advance' bass from 1994 and had a gorgeous, flamey birdseye, maple neck with a black body. I sold it to a very nice man through the old site who must be among the Ray heads here. Anyone here have it? We did the deal near Royal Oak tube/Paddington in 2005. Here it is complete with mutes! [attachment=37542:Raybodyfront.jpg] I do remember tweaking the pickup height to boost the G string. I also cut a load of tracks using it and it sounded killer, especially through my SVT In fact I've come over all nostalgic - I'm of a mind to post this pic in its own thread...would be nice to find out who's got it and whether they want to sell it back Nick
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There's heaps of discussion about this phenomenon and possible ways to cure it on Talkbass, like here for starters [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=180527&highlight=weak+string+stingray"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.p...string+stingray[/url] The upshot is that it is part of the way the bass is constructed, it seems...
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Now I remember why I sold my Ray! It's all come flooding back...
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This bass is sold!
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Poor old Betty Davis - very much ahead of the curve culturally and stylistically...totally committed, filthy funk in that super minimal style. Love it!
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****SOLD**** 1959 P Bass "Feeler" refin otherwise original
Cairobill replied to sixshooter's topic in Basses For Sale
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...I want one. I played the Root Beer 76 P in the Gallery with the most beautiful neck....Jamerson Jamerson Jamerson! Someday...soon! but it has to be sunburst/tort/rosewood...
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I just wanted to share this totally amazing cut - 'Anti Love Song' by Betty Davis (better known for being the ex-wife of Miles Davis). It's a track from 1973 and Larry Graham is on bass. As slapping is getting a duffing up in another thread I thought I would be nice about slap - this defines to me what good slap is - dark, chugging and funky as hell. Betty Davis is one of the great lost artists of music. A VERY interesting woman... Turn it up and enjoy! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxKBnR_8LIM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxKBnR_8LIM[/url] Nick
