TrevorG
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Looks amazing!! Congratulations. How long did it take?
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.....the Squire sounds good though...
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Easy with the "insist"!!! I thought I was advising a fellow player. Not leading a junkie into oblivion!!
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Ooooh! Much prefer the sound here! Sounds like my Ultra PJ(I happen to own the sexiest bass I've ever played). What do you think of the finish? Doesn't look like a top wood to me but not sure. -
https://www.facebook.com/gabrielsevernbassist/posts/213692343448572 Found this! Thought you might like to hear a recent model. Sounds okay!
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I'd follow Solomon and find a third choice that you have no doubt about. I say that because you sound a little uncommitted about both. The right bass is your best friend regardless of make or model. IMHO
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You're welcome. It is interesting the RB has been the only endorsee where the amp stuff has drawn almost ever decent player around...
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Chris May built me a fretless explorer in 1986. Still have it to this day. Beautiful workmanship and design.
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Tried one about a year ago at a guitar fair in London. To be very honest it's clear that the concept has moved on a lot since then and it needed to! If I didn't know better I would have said the idea was to gain as big a profit as possible for as little an outlay as possible. In the photos I've seen lately the basses have clearly had much more development with better woods and finishes and probably components too. However, after my first experience, I have no desire to try them again. Just my opinion. P.S. just remembered I saw Richard Bona playing one last year at the Jazz Cafe. His sounded and looked good but, to me, it didn't sing as well as his Fodera. That said, Bona can make anything sound great.
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Prefer au natural with Maple necks though I've never owned one. Lighter colours for me all round.
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Rolled edges do a lot for me, on any type of rosewood. But the biggie is the sound. My Ultra P sounds great in any setting. Helps that it's good to look at too!
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I have a 1999 NS5 XL Issue Number 18. When I bought it there were no euros and the Warwick was just a gateway drug to Spector! Both are good bases. I suspect the Warwick is lighter but the Spector will win on tone. Spector may also have better resale value.
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Kudos to anyone who can build their own bass!
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I never had the luck of an MIM P and the American Jazz I had in the 90s was not good. When I found my Ultra which is a joy to play, look at and listen to, I was just plain grateful. There is a ridiculous difference in price but also a big difference in the luck you need to find a good instrument in each series. Ultra should be way easier. Your parents may have been really lucky. IMHO
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ASH/Maple VS ALDER/Rosewood - FENDER JAZZ BASS
TrevorG replied to Bart Funk Bass's topic in Bass Guitars
Wow! They were too close for comfort. I have Ash with maple on my Ultra. I think Ash ad Rose wood gives depth and Maple and Alder give give brightness so I'm not surprised they're so similar. Think the Alder sounds a bit tighter but not much! -
I’m in love. If you still had them I’d be making an offer!
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I’ve read Chris May and Entwistle work on a bass very early on.
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They built a beast called the C bass which had a 36' scale neck. Still looking for one.
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Show us the small cosmetic flaws on your high end bass!
TrevorG replied to thodrik's topic in Bass Guitars
A little tricky to see and I don't begrudge it as it's a common fault. Beyond that the instrument's faultless. -
They were great with me and the bass (back in 86) only cost about £750! Finally met Chris May at a guitar fair last year. Seemed really nice. Sorry you had a bad experience.
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I changed the neck pick up to a Bartolini. May ask Chris May if he has an old explorer pick as I've lost the original. Otherwise it's as purchased.
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Still own this beauty I had made in 1986. Sounds great. Fabulous neck. Not too heavy but it's only four string. Prefer my headstock though.
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I recently bought a new, expensive Fender having hated 95% of the Fenders I've tried in the past. I was so shocked to find one the felt how I wanted it to AND sounded how I wanted it that I did not hesitate. It could have been a MiM or MiJ. It's clear you can strike lucky with any model from any year or country and find "that special one". There's also the fact that everybody has a different idea of their perfect fender sound. Aficionados have anecdotes and recordings to call upon to judge a bass. Novices like me just know what they like. I think both opinions are valid and part of what makes Fender a cultural icon. They're all amazing to somebody!
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Never trusted through strung guitars. In the old days they were popular but with more points of contact for the lumpy winding to get round I found the tuning got more and more tricky. In fact the only advantage I could see was countering the problem arising from using cheap woods. The string tension could literally pull the bridge out of the body. I know nothing about building basses but I haven't seen a dislodged bridge in a long time so I guess that became a thing of the past and through stringing with it. IMHO.
