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I grew up listening to EWF. I still practice to their greatest hits CD. Great music. You can really hear Verdine and Maurice pushing and pulling a lot in those recordings. It's what makes many of the grooves. I met the Phoenix Horns when I was a kid flying to Colorado and they where on our plane. They looked familiar and as I got closer I saw the EWF tour jackets and horn cases. I was star struck

[quote name='Grambo' post='802176' date='Apr 10 2010, 09:47 PM']Mind you - you probably just have a duff string.......... [/quote] +1 I put a new set of strings on and the everything on the G is a tad sharp when tuned properly. I asked my luthier and he said that it's probably the string that's faulty if all the others are ok. You could try buying a new single G to see if that cures it.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='797360' date='Apr 6 2010, 11:36 AM']I am always one to share my learning so here is a tip for everyone who is trying the upright for the first time. Don't slice the top of the index finger of your left hand with a bread knife. Damn those hot cross buns! Now waiting patiently (not) for it to heal before tackling Cherokee at 340 bpm....[/quote] You play enough DB and you won't be able to cut the skin for callouses

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='792790' date='Apr 1 2010, 12:30 AM']These are great pickups giving a natural woody tone without the need for a pre amp, can reproduce the sound of your bass![/quote] +1

Nice one, glad it's all paid off. Gigging on DB is such a blast.

Nice job and great result.

[quote name='jdstrings' post='785416' date='Mar 25 2010, 03:05 AM']Get thee to a luthier who will asses your bass and fit a suitable bridge! Bridges come in many many different sizes and shapes -I keep a stock of about 20 different bass bridges but even then occasionally a bass turns up which none of them are quite right for and I have to order another.....[/quote] +1 A bridge of the wrong size for your bass can do damage to the bass.

Bought some 9volts off Pete. Easy peesy lemon squeezy. Thanks again

[quote name='CoolCat' post='778088' date='Mar 17 2010, 10:44 PM']Good luck with the never ending search for "THE STRING"[/quote] +1 I've read endlessly about strings here, there, everywhere. The only thing I ended up with is you just have to bite the bullet and try a set to see if they work on your bass with you playing it, and they achieve the sound in your head. Pretty sure the Spiro's won't give you a Paul Chambers tone. The Evah mediums (orch) are darker sounding, the Evah weichs (soft) have another sound again. The Innovations offer a good tone, but you have to decide what core material and what tension. Guts are a whole other kettle of fish...round and round it goes What sort of bass are you playing? Carved, hybrid, ply?

Bought a Fat Finger off Chris. Nice easy transaction. Thanks again

I'm envious of the journey you're now on. I realise it is a daunting task and may take a while but what an adventure. Consider me subscribed

I was reading a thread on TB about the fully carved [url="http://www.newstandardbass.com/lascala.htm"] La Scala bass[/url]. It was the last few pages of the Upton v New Standard thread [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=534132&page=7"]here[/url] They seem like a very capable bass, only draw back is they are across the pond.

[quote name='guyl' post='769860' date='Mar 9 2010, 10:31 PM']Do you mean too bulky?[/quote] In some settings yes. It was too big for small intimate gigs, but in pubs and bigger stages it was fine.

[quote name='Tee' post='766834' date='Mar 7 2010, 01:00 PM']imo the VT pedal does a very good job of emulating the SVT sound.[/quote] ... as well as loads of other tones. Very versatile.

I've played a several gigs through an AI focus and a Compact. It did well. The size was the only drawback.

[quote name='27 frets' post='762055' date='Mar 2 2010, 06:10 PM']It's worth looking at the solid body basses from Gedo Musik on eBay, cost around £1500, made in Czech Republic, but finished in their own workshop in Germany including full set-up, and a decent ebony fingerboard (adjustable bridge, better strings etc would be available at additional cost). Not sure what the shipping would be to Ireland, but it's around £80 to the UK. Mine arrived in about 5 days, (with option of return if not satisfaied). Nicely carved 4/4 size bass, nice wood - I can post pics if anyone is interested.[/quote] Do you have any other links to the website or ebay. [url="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://gedo-musik.de/cms/produkte.php&prev=/search%3Fq%3DGedo%2BMusik%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhjBHP9vmUK5-QizXmDzB3fWJsGakg"]All I came up with is this.[/url] Be interesting to see their stuff.

[quote name='Greydad' post='764201' date='Mar 4 2010, 05:31 PM']AFIK if he sold in the UK it would be subject to VAT and import duty, about another 20% say. I'm not aware of any other issue.[/quote] If you purchased his bass, it's a used item so I wouldn't think there would be any VAT or duty to pay. Could be wrong though.

[quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='763252' date='Mar 3 2010, 07:16 PM']It also makes the difference between playing a rented bass or your own on tour.[/quote] +1 on this. While having a few basses is a nice luxury, I can only really afford to have one bass. That being the case, having a good sounding and playing bass that travels easily is a great idea.

Sold some lovely Villex pickups and controls to ikay. Great comms, quick payment, great transaction. Nice and easy. Thanks again and enjoy.

[quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='762679' date='Mar 3 2010, 10:17 AM']Charlie said he'd welcome anyone to go along and see the bass. I'm sure he'd show you the system of how the bass folds up too.[/quote] I'm more interested in the acoustic volume and tone/fullness. Half of the stuff I do is with no amp. If it can compare/better what I use now then it's a possibility. It's a basic Shen bass so the quality should be there. Let's hope the tone is too