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  1. bassmayhem
    It is here: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20150918_182547_zpshadbykio.jpg[/IMG] S112 with tweeter; his tweeterless brother arrives soon...
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    [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1440170861' post='2848849'] Here it is... smal but perfectly formed for my needs. Except for playing at church where we're all amp free and my rig just comprises a Tech 21 Sansamp VT Bass DI, a Polytune tuner (and a few pedals)... ... [/quote] A very nice rig with some serious basses! Is it just the picture/perspective, or has the left bass shorter scale?
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    I sold some Lakland parts to linchoun; smooth operation!!!
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    Here is my old, unfortunately long gone, Dirty Blonde with kinky pink strings...
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    [quote name='blackparkas' timestamp='1440084708' post='2848172'] Roger, maybe we should go to the UK and have a mud-wrestle about the bass? And yes, it´s absolutley a Ovangkol neck! [/quote] Mud wrestle? With you, dear Parkas? With or without garment?
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    Since the serial number is shown in the pic's I took the freedom to check. This is what Warwick's serial number service says: [b]"...[/b] [b]produced:[/b] 2000-03-30 [b]Description:[/b] Streamer, 4-string Burgundy Red Oil finish Flamed Maple A body Ovangkol neck Gold hardware [b]..."[/b] This is a lovely bass; I really like the ovangkol necks. I had a nice fretless Corvette with that neck wood: solid and really, really nice to grip. I suppose you won't ship this bass to Sweden...?
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    [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1439676439' post='2844977'] How can a well made bass have significantly more string tension/tightness than a cheaply made bass of similar design? E.g. a cheap 34" 5 string rosewood/maple/alder jazz bass versus an expensive one, if they have the same strings? [/quote] It won't have, but the negative effects won't be that obvious/in your face if the instrument is solid and has some mass that won't resonate etc...
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    [quote name='Grahambythesea' timestamp='1439657846' post='2844767'] Surely a 32" low B would require a custom made string. I have 34 & 35" 5 strings and it is noticeable that the 34 has a much slacker B and thereby less tone than the 35" [/quote]The biggest problem is the string will wind up on the tuner with the full winding part. If you look closely on the pic with the three Mattisson basses, on the 7 string there is a ferrule stuck on the F# string before it is treaded through the bridge, just not to reach too far above the nut. Obviously it will also be slacker, but in many cases a slacker string can sound much fuller, like if you detune your four string to D. Too short and thick string will never work, but it sure works better if the bass is solid and well constructed. I compare my 35" Lakland 5 strings to my 34" Warwick SS1 5 string: they all sound good. The 'Wick has a thicker neck making it respond in a nice manner. No wobbling whatsoever. But then, 34" or 35" isn't that big difference. There are sound clips on the Youtube from the Prata Bas occasion where Anders Mattisson demos his basses. Here is the first of five clips in Swedish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WxhuuTS7Gs Some Dirty Loops and bass solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJP3mjQKWmY
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    [quote name='Sonic_Groove' timestamp='1439636325' post='2844555'] Wow they look real nice! A Swedish Bass meet but the sign is in English! Multi-Cultural cool!! I would love to visit that meeting (and Sweden). At Crez5150 if I had a Bucket of money I would have a 6 string Kingbass with bendwell built!!! Brendan [/quote] The sign is Mattisson's backdrop for NAMM. We had a lot of other goodies there also: Zon basses and Jule Amp Monique for example...
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    A shorter scale bass has to have top notch material and components to work. It takes its luthier. Don't expect to get a Squier och Harley Benton short/medium scale to do the job... There are two Swedish luthiers who independently of each other have the focus on 32" scale instruments: http://www.mattissonbass.com/ and http://unicornbass.se/site/. They build high end custom instruments but with totally different approach. Unicorn is more "Alembic school" and Mattisson is not that "clear glossy". Anders Mattisson even built a 32" scale 7 string with low F# that sounds fantastic. Henrik Linder of Dirty Loops use exclusively Mattisson basses. Christian Olsson (=Unicorn Bass) has built for Mark King among others. Here is Anders Mattisson holding a clinic at the Swedish Prata Bas meeting earlier this year. The bass at the left is the Dirty Loops bass, then a FANTASTIC fretless and to the right the seven string monster/wonder. [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20150523_150846_zpsioy5lz3x.jpg[/IMG]
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    I just ordered a S112 with my own "custom design": black box, crème front with 50's Fender brown/red cloth. Like all my other cabs...
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    One of mine: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/2015-01-17-Ett_zps66e3a175.jpg[/IMG] Eden WT800B with two TKS 2126 and two TKS H115... Another one: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20150802_204042_zpsjtgrpaoq.jpg[/IMG] Mesa Boogie Buster Bass 200 with Mesa Boogie Diesel 115; Simba the Cat sold this rig a week ago... Some rack gear: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/Eden%20Ampeg%20och%20Eden_zpsd5nimz76.jpg[/IMG] Eden Navigator preamp, Ampeg SVT-4 Pro (now with its own Korg tuner) and the Eden WT800B with Korg rack tuner.
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    Well, here is my 'Wick: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20150807_161312_zpsoujr5ofm.jpg[/IMG] Streamer Stage 1, broad neck. A really nice bass...
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    No bells and whistles, just good material and good craftsmanship!
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    I was curious too, so I did the swap...
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    I did a trade with a nice guy and got this beauty: Tom Clement in Florida built this bass, the very first "Anne" model specially ordered by the previous owner. It is a hand made single cut bass with bolt-on neck. The body is one huge piece of swamp ash "heavily" chambered, topped with cedar. The neck is mahogany and bubinga with an ebony fingerboard. The body is some 3" thick, so it is a big bodied bass, but due to the chambers it is very, very light. The long bottom horn makes it a dream to play sitting, it hangs nicely and well balanced in a strap too. The electronics are a passive Bartolini humbucker and a Ghost piezo bridge (buffered) into a Stellartone Tonestyler. There has been a Roöland GK-3B and a ramp mounted on it, hence the extra holes. The tone is best described as: "a mix between Anthony Jackson's tone and P-bass with a nylon stringed acoustic guitar an octave lower mixed in". Puh! Not the average meat and potato bass, but a nice addition to the arsenal of spicy dishes...
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    I hit the "like" button...
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    [quote name='jimrs2k' timestamp='1434992188' post='2804500'] Hi, would you be interested in splitting the rig, as I might be interested in the amp. Jim. [/quote] Do you mean the power amp?
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    PM sent!
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    For sale now: my Big Gig Rig that almost always sits at home. Eden WP100 Navigator, made in USA: a really fine preamp with a lot of possibilities. Here is a link to the manual: [url="http://www.edenamps.com/support/manuals/pdf/WP100.pdf"]http://www.edenamps....s/pdf/WP100.pdf[/url] Complete with remote pedal. Also a really fine power amp: QSC PLX 3402, capable of: - 700 W RMS at 8 ohms per side - 1100 W RMS at 4 ohms per side - 1700 W RMS at 2 ohms per side - 1400 W RMS bridged at 16 ohms - 2200 W RMS bridged at 8 ohms - 3400 W RMS bridged at 4 ohms Managable to drive one, the other or both power amp sections. Also has high pass filter at 30 Hz, 50 Hz and straight through. (I use the 30 Hz setting to save the speakers without losing bottom.) [url="http://qscservice.com/files/8013/6329/6136/plxmnl.pdf"]http://qscservice.co...6136/plxmnl.pdf[/url] The weight of the power amp is 9,5 kg, making the whole setup some 14 kg plus rack. (All mounted in a very good homemade 5U rack, not the one in the picture. Not the prettiest one, but it does what it is expected to do...) 220/230 Volt, the preamp "Eden switchable"... Can be shipped on buyers expense. The rig is in Sweden. Price £855/1190€ A nice six string bass with 19 mm string spacing at bridge can be of interest in a trade...
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    A beautiful bass! What is the weight? Is the balance good? I had a Yamaha JP2 before, and it was a really unbalanced heavy dude...
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    I had the same question, and found two favourites: Visual Sound's Visual Volume and Ernie Ball MVP. I ended up with the EB, due to its smaller footprint on the pedalboard. Both are active, so you can use any bass, active or passive, with these pedals. Here is a test setup before I fastened all the cablage: [IMG]http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd169/bassmayhem/20150604_203708_zpsvkwgaenc.jpg[/IMG]
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    I use my Voodoo Lab Mondo with a voltage doubler cable for 2x400A and 12 Volts...
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    This is my "to-go-board", not yet completed. (Will it ever be...?) The cables are not permanently fastened, since some units are still missing. The Line 6 Relay G50 and an old TC Phaser will be onboard(!) soon... I use this setup when I play with my Bose rig or without amp, just to PA and monitors. Also with amp if I'm in the mood... Signal chain as is: Bass - Korg PitchBlack+ - Markbass Compressore - Ernie Ball MVP - EBS ValveDrive DI - out
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    For us low end bassterds...
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