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  1. [quote name='mcruiz67' timestamp='1381745775' post='2242995']
    I though I'd start it.
    I'll introduce my 'other family'.

    ACG Finn Classic singlecut with Armstrong's.
    Modulus Q5W fretted with U-Retro and Nordstrand's.
    Modulus Q6 fretted with U-Retro and Bartolini's
    Modulus Q5 fretless with U-Retro and Bartolini's
    Steinberger Synapse with U-retro and EMG.

    I also use the BLI unit (to let me know when the batteries are going down), and the STMP-01 Stomp box (with passive basses, double basses or to set up another tone to switch in when needed).

    * Feel free to contact me for opinions, experiences and general thoughts on them.*

    Who's next???
    [/quote]

    Wow, love your Modulus's or is it Modulii :D .

    I gotta Q6, that funnily enough I'm about to fit an East U-retro to replace the Aguilar OBP3. I've been discussing having a custom U-retro made with just the one switch to save drilling another hole.

  2. Super locrian or altered scale, 7th mode from melodic minor.

    Play a pentatonic starting on the minor 3rd which is kinda what the #9 is, in this case a G pentatonic.

    Mixolydian would work too.

    Transcribe the bits you like, and then work out what it is harmonically that he's playing.

  3. I just bought an Intellitouch clip on tuner from Amazon

    [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intellitouch-PT10-Mini-Tuner/dp/B002KDHBRU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381707079&sr=8-1&keywords=intellitouch+pt-10"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intellitouch-PT10-Mini-Tuner/dp/B002KDHBRU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381707079&sr=8-1&keywords=intellitouch+pt-10[/url]

    I'm very impressed with it. Tracks easily and accurately from the low B to the high C on my 6's.

  4. Gotta say, I've seen 2 of these BF cabs.

    One had just been bought by a guy, he like me was a bit taken aback by what he'd received, kinda home made but in a good homemade kinda way, ie better than I'd be able to make. Sound wise it was a bit meh, and I didn't like the way the grille rattled.

    The other was in a well known bass shop, and the owner was of the opinion that it wasn't worth what it had been bought for.

    Obviously though, everyone is entitled to their own opinions on the cabs.

  5. Variations on that fill ?

    Rhythmic variations, miss notes out, play some as quarter notes, 16th notes etc instead of what you already do. Different articulation, slur from one note to the next, or slide. Maybe reverse the order of some of the notes ?

    Basically use your fill as a spring board to create new ones.

    Transcribe fills you like on records ?

  6. [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1381247233' post='2236400']
    Since Fender have had a reputation for sh*te quality control for the last 40 years, why is anyone expecting anything different ?.
    [/quote]

    I don't think it's the quality control that's the only problem. They're built in the USA, then shipped over in containers, and how long does that take ? Then unloaded, loaded onto a lorry, then into a van, then unloaded finally at the shop.

    Nine times out go ten they're probably just stuck straight up onto display, meaning the buyer has to sort out the set up.

    In my opinion it's the retailer that's at fault.

    My Marcus Miller bass is superbly built, as good as any so called boutique instrument.

    The guy who started this thread bought a new bass from a shop, the shop should have sorted out the instrument before putting it on display, and certainly before selling it.

  7. Set up is very personal. I've never worked in a guitar shop, but I'm guessing they're out of the box and up on the wall. The only kind of place that'd be different is maybe somewhere like the Gallery ?

    I shouldn't imagine a 5,000 mile or more journey in a container from the USA to here would do much for whatever set up they had prior to leaving the factory.

    I have a US built Marcus Miller and that's a great bass. Though I spent a bit of time getting it set up.

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