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  1. bassmayhem
    Yiii-haaaa!
  2. bassmayhem
    SOLD!
  3. bassmayhem
    New price: £1100
  4. bassmayhem
    I have one on order; will be home in a couple of days. What about MIDI...? It looks like it has MIDI:
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    [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1450822461' post='2936282'] 'Fender' SC [url="http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/sc%20sado_zpsoegjtdrj.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] This is a really good looking bass-to-be. Who builds it? Yourself?
  6. bassmayhem
    Start 2016 with six strings!
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    The Thumpinator is a smart gadget; you get your filter ready for use, instead of a lot of talk about how simple and cheap it is to build and in the end never do a thing about it. I could build one myself, but why should I? Then there is a lot of theories about compressors and eq:s. An eq is there to sculpt your tone. A high pass filter is there to take away problems so you can have your tone. A compressor that is fed with a lot of low note rumble will squash your tone. I had a very nice power amp a while ago - I was stupid and sold it - a QSC PLX 3402 that had a built in high pass filter. You could set it flat (no filter), at 30 Hz and 50 Hz. (Many PA:s filter out under 50 Hz...) The amp could deliver 2 x 1700 W RMS in 2 ohms, a real power plant. I tried with my Lakie 55-94 into an Avalon U5 into the QSC and then to my old Eden D410XST. When I pushed the B-string towards the pickup, the cones moved to their outer limit. Just like that. When I played some slapping, the cones almost popped out. The volume was "moderate", but remember: it was a BIG amp. I set the filter at 50 Hz: that was not pleasing. You could hear the difference. I set it at 30 Hz: no audible difference from flat! Only difference was you hardly could see the cones move. Conclusion: a high pass filter saves amplifier power and the life of your woofers. The Thumpinator filters out at 28 Hz. 4 Hz under low B. That sounds like no margins, but at these frequencies 4 Hz is a lot. Since I am lazy, I'll get a Thumpinator to add on my pedalboard, before the compressor. Even if many amps have built-in filter, not all have it...
  8. bassmayhem
    Up again!
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    Up again!
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    [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20151130_173513_zpsxh38qeba.jpg[/IMG] My new NS Radius fretless...
  11. bassmayhem
    Up for New Year!
  12. bassmayhem
    "... These speakers sound a bit 'mid scooped' to me. ..." I have a duo of TKS 2126 cabs. The 2126 and 1226 are kind of the same animal, just different sizes. I also have a Streamliner 900 I use with one 2126. The thing is, the 2126 and 1226 have a really full and deep bottom. Another thing is the STL 900 has a very emphasized bottom end too, so the pair could easily get boomy and "lack mid". Here is the finesse with the whole tamale: if you cut the low on the amp - not a thing a bass player like to do - and maybe, just maybe, add a tad of mid, well, then you're there. A good thing with the cab is that you can save some amp headroom that way. Last week I used both my 2126 cabs stacked behind me with my trusty old WT800B on a jazz gig; not for sheer loud volume, but to have the tone behind me all the time. I played my six string Dingwall: a dream!
  13. bassmayhem
    This is a beautiful instrument. I really don't want to sell it, but it is better if it gets played on a regular basis than just being owned...
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    I have come to a decision to sell my beautiful Tom Clement "Anne" that I got in a trade with Mr Walker earlier this year. Why? Well, I found myself a six string Dingwall Prima bass that gets all my attention, so this beauty goes. I attach a link to the builder's website where he describes the making of this particular bass: [url="http://www.clementbass.com/2014/01/the-clement-singlecut-anne-chambered-bass/"]http://www.clementba...chambered-bass/[/url] I'll try to describe how the bass feels to me... The neck is slim in a nice manner, with a rather flat profile. Mahogany and bubinga if I remember correctly. Ebony board. Body is a single piece of swamp ash with a Spanish cedar top. The neck is offset from the body centerline to make the bass good to play sitting as well as standing. The balance and weight is - well - I'd use the expression zero gravity... The tone... Talk about tone is like dance about architecture, but I give it a try: imagine something between a P-bass and Anthony Jackson's tone with the single Bartolini humbucker, and an acoustic guitar an octave lower with the piezo. Kind of Nathan East[i]-ish[/i]! Mix and match, or either or... There has been a Roland GK-3B pickup mounted on it, also a ramp (that got lost), hence some visible small screw holes. I attach some pic's of my own... No downside? Well - one. The electronics isn't that well planned. I've had the intention to rewire it to get it to work better. Why? Simple! The magnetic pickup and the piezo are buffered into a Stellartone Tonestyler. That won't do. The Tonestyler is a passive instrument's gadget. Since the buffer is set BEFORE the Tonestyler it makes nearly no difference. My plan was either to remove the Tonestyler or wire it after the Bart but before the buffer. However, a nice Dingwall got in the way, so I haven't done anything. This means the buyer can do as (s)he wants: pull the Tonestyler out and put in another bass - that's what I really would have done - or have the thing rewired. As is now the Piezo is a bit "unreliable"; it works fully, but not always, due to the wiring. The Roland hex pickup comes in the package. The bass is delivered in a Protec Contego case/bag. D'Addario strings played on one gig by me, a player without handsweat. Dunlop Straplock system. This is a very nice instrument that needs a good home and to be played and loved... More pic's on demand via PM. Only trade that may interest me is a Dingwall NG-2, the wilder the colour, the better... Good continuation of the holiday season, //Roger
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    Tom Clement "Anne" - the prototype bass... [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20150727_220044_zpsjvbjxbvs.jpg[/IMG] Single cut is nice. Mine is very light with a very slim but stable neck. The wood and the totally chambered body give the bass its tone.
  16. bassmayhem
    This one will definitely be a part of my menagerie...
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    This is my smallest two cab setup: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20151112_195128_zpshkdjj8oy.jpg[/IMG] Streamliner 900 with two TKS S112, around 50 lbs all in all, and a real focused tone. Since the cabs are 250 W RMS and the amp much more, I never play too loud. It works for low B too, but not that full and deep.
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    Well, here is mine: Voodoo Prima 6 built in 2001. I bought it from Bass Direct a couple of weeks ago: a really nice bass... The first Dingwall I've ever seen in real life...
  19. bassmayhem
    Two weeks ago I got my beautiful Dingwall Voodoo Prima delivered from Bass Direct. The former owner was Alberto Rigoni, and the bass has been seen with him in some YouTube clips. Now it is mine. Today I got the very nice and almost brand new NS Design Radius delivered. I felt the urge to reduce the bass stock, so I sold six basses and an amp to get these beauties. Still got one bass and and amp to sell... Well, here they are: Six string Voodoo Prima built in 2001... Four string fretless CR4, 2015... The Voodoo isn't that gigantic even if the scale length is 37", side by side the difference in size ain't that big... Tomorrow I'll use them in real "combat" situation. Will be interesting...
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    I'd rather have a POWERFUL light weight amp that I can use for everything than an amp that cannot deliver. My perfect amp is the Streamliner 900; I can use it in my living room or on a big stage with different speakers. I have a sh*tload of bigger amps too, but mostly I use the 900 for everything...
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    I sold my D.Lakin bass to Jakub; a very smooth operation. He paid cash in advance and I delivered the bass well packaged for the flight through Europe. He is satisfied, I am satisfied...
  22. bassmayhem
    Give me an offer I can't refuse! I'd like some of these: - Ashdown ABM (Made in UK) - RMI Basswitch (Lehle associated...) - Something nice and valuable... - Hard cash
  23. bassmayhem
    Up!
  24. bassmayhem
    SOLD!
  25. bassmayhem
    Up! Give him a match!
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