Lfalex v1.1

Thomastik Infelds Round-cored DRs such as Fatbeams. Whilst they have the same tension per unit length, they feel softer as they are more [i] compliant[/i]. Edit- the TIs come in weird gauges, though, slightly less than 40-100. I think the DRs come in both 45,65,80,100 / 40,60,80,100 Re-edited for- Neither are cheap. Expect to pay 2 or 3 times what Rotos cost. That said, I look at Rotos wrong and they go dull. DRs last me up to 9 months if kept clean. Never tried TIs.

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[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1373914782' post='2143120'] I'm not seeing that to be completely honest... [/quote] Two points. 1. The Spector is slightly saved by the fact that it has a black headstock and black controls. How wrong would it be with a white headstock and gold controls? Very. 2. I was referring to a white bathroom suite with gold taps, plug holes etc...

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1372174612' post='2122472'] Is fretless bass addictive once you pass a certain point? Have others experienced this phenomenon? [/quote] No. Whilst I am tempted by one of the GWB Ibanez models, I've never really got on with fretless. It's not the playing of the thing, just the tonality. I've never found one that "sings". They all seem to have this nasal squawk to the sound. So I sold my SR5 fretless, bought a different fretted 5er, and saved up and bought an NS designs CR5 upright. That [i]is[/i] addictive. From the first time you do a huge slow downward glissando that sounds like Obi Wan Kenobi shutting down the Death Star's force field onwards...

White basses with gold hardware look like a really nasty bathroom suite.

[quote name='tonyquipment' timestamp='1373659064' post='2140395'] play an electric into a mixer + headphones [/quote] This. I live in a mid-terrace house, and have been known to play on into the wee small hours using either an electric or my EUB and headphones.

[quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1373470224' post='2138005'] Possibly. Argh! Too many variables! [/quote] Including manufacturing tolerances. It's only a few percent...

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1373444191' post='2137552'] If it were a change that were forced upon me, (through accident for example) then I'd probably start by taking a huge amount of psychological support from the likes of Rick Allen and the awesome Bill Clements who are just two who have rebuilt their playing and career after a loss of a limb. An incredible inspiration to all musicians. [/quote] Interesting point about Rick Allen: He must be the only drummer to lose an arm to a car with not one, but two bass related names- Corvette Stingray. It was a C4 IIRC. It crashed and the seatbelt came undone. It was the buckle that did the damage, supposedly. Nasty. Good on him for showing the determination to start again from the ground up. And good on Def Leppard for supporting him.

I was hoping it'd be like an SBV. Alas, no.

[I]Ceramic[/I] magnets in the J of the PJ? Whilst it may actually sound better, it probably isn't in keeping with the Vintage vibe. Interesting if the P is something other than Ceramic.... Alnico?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1373481280' post='2138177'] You can get an upright for the same money (just), much more fun! [/quote] Or a second-hand EUB and secondhand electric . I have an NS CR5 and Warwick Fortress Masterman 5 that I bought on here for less than a new Stingray...

[quote name='umph' timestamp='1373211167' post='2134736'] watts a watts a watt [/quote] Not when it's an Argos PMPO watt! They're worth 4 of everyone else's..

[quote name='JellyKnees' timestamp='1373299753' post='2135850'] Class isn't a word that springs to my mind when I think of tribute bands. [/quote] I have a sneaking suspicion that some tribute bands might actually be better than the band they're imitating. Perhaps not in the composition/writing sense, but in the live performance aspect.

I need to get around to- A Ritter A Parker Fly Basslab L-bow 5 Wal, if only for the pre-amp Ummm, er.... Um... Dunno about a fifth!

My streamer lx6 has Seymour Duncans in it as standard. MEC didn't make pickups big enough in 1997! Having 2 MEC equipped Warwicks for comparison, I'd say the MEC pre hamstrings the otherwise decent Duncan's. I'm tempted to swap out the pre for a more appropriate unit- East, ACG 01, or similar. The MEC pickups work fine with MEC EQs. I think the EQ works best with either hotter passive pickups or active pickups...

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1373138640' post='2134120'] Thanks folks. I'm leaning toward another Bongo Spacing - if the Bongo 5 is indeed the same as the SR5 - I'll be fine. CB [/quote] Same bridge on both, isn't it?

Stingray and Trace Elliot ah300smx / 1048+ 1048h or 1548... Very 1990s, but good enough for the Levin, though.

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1372978809' post='2132537'] Yeuch, Bassocaster. Hideous. IMO. But then I play Bongos and Steinbergers so what do I know about style? CB [/quote] Yup. And I own a Streamline, NS upright and a Purple Yamaha. Which all together aren't worth £7k, so I guess I'm in the same boat....

Got a friend you trust in the audience? Got one of them new-fangled active basses? You can use these assets to out-smart almost any intervening equipment and sound men...

I favour big frets. It's just that they're what most of my basses seem to come with. I have a feeling that my crazy Yamaha Attitude 10th Anniversary has thinner frets as you go up the 'board... Jumbos by the headstock, banjos towards the bridge. N nice bass. Bleedin' weird, though.

I wasn't actually aware that liking one genre of music (as defined by someone else, in any case) precluded you from liking another musical style. People frequently find my (so-called) taste in music hard to fathom...

I replaced my Stingray 5 with Fortress Masterman 5, and am happier for it. It's more versatile, and you can get away from the scooped sound by favouring either half of the pick-up using the pan pot.

If the fees had been in place when I attempted to sell 3 items on here in the space of 18 months, I'd be between £21 and £40 out of pocket. None of the items sold. Strange, because I subsequently sold them elsewhere for precisely what I wanted. Latterly, I just use EBay/Gumtree etc. and have had none of the issues encountered on here (time-wasting, low-balling and so on) Conversely, when I've bought on here, It's been great, as have all the BCers I've met in person. In fact, all the people I've sold to by other means have been pretty OK, too.

If one were so inclined, why not simply "start again" with a pick-up design? Sure, look at other good/great designs. Examine the pros and cons of each, and then try to do better still. Really experiment. Go back to first principles. Develop a pick-up/ group of pick-ups that work using a separate coil per string in individual housings. The Wal units are humbuckers. Try single coils or taps, whatever works. Just because they're good, doesn't mean they can't be matched or bettered..

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