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    [quote name='Jamolah' post='344723' date='Dec 3 2008, 08:35 PM']Anybody have any comments regarding the difference in feel between maple/RW? I've only ever had dark wood boards on my basses and am curious about the difference (if any) a maple neck might make.[/quote] Think this old chesnut's been battered about a fair bit. IMHO strings make a lot more difference than the board wood. I think it takes ideal conditions and a highly trained ear to determine differences between same model basses maple/RWood, same strings etc in a dark room! (guess I've never experienced either - cos I can't) Main difference I think is the 'feel'. FWIW I personally just prefer Rosewood, but it shows how much it really matters to me as 2 out of 3 of mine are maple
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    [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='343648' date='Dec 2 2008, 11:03 PM']I've never played a 3eq Ray that I could make a sound I liked on.[/quote] I'd maybe agree with you sat in a shop at low vols. But for some reason it comes alive in a gig (especially through Mark Bass Rich!). In a gig I just use the mid to tweak - it's easier than farting about with the VLE/VLF thing At home I usually find the Ray far too sharp for my ears with D'Addario's and reach for the GnL or P bass.
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    Nice one Nig, wish my 5er was a pound (and a half) lighter. But, musn't grumble What options/features did you take with it?
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    [quote name='casapete' post='342794' date='Dec 2 2008, 11:09 AM']The question here really is whether an extra mid control is worth £150!! Possibly not? As Hamster states, you will probably be putting it through a graphic or other tone controls anyway! For what its worth, the secondhand values of Stingrays don't appear to be greatly affected by the 2/3 tone control options, so maybe thats the route to go down? Its a great time to buy at the moment too,so good luck.[/quote] Wot he said. You should get a good one either 2 or 3 eq for £550-600.
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    Damn. I've been here before with this one Al. If only it hadn't taken me so long to find the L2500...
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    Had both. Had a 2 eq for 16 years - sold it. Perfectly acceptable sound. Now have a 3eq - don't really touch the mid much. Sounds just as good as the 2eq to my ears.
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    [quote name='crez5150' post='340272' date='Nov 29 2008, 08:15 AM']I thought you got kicked off mentioning Simply Red songs!!!![/quote] Sorry, only just seen it in the T & C's
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    Damn it could do with this....currently need something with a little more oomph than my LM250. Too close to Xmas and money's too tight to mention.
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    [quote name='EssentialTension' post='338928' date='Nov 27 2008, 09:17 PM']But have you got Lakland GAS? [/quote] If I could find a nice light one (around 8.5lbs - JO4 or DD) then maybe I could be persuaded away from my MIA P or Ray4
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    [quote name='EssentialTension' post='338874' date='Nov 27 2008, 08:01 PM']A few months ago, and maybe in a few months time I would be on this like a shot. Beautiful with the black pickguard.[/quote] Ditto Dave, but I really can't justify 2 precisions
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    Very nice Dave, well worth the wait. Thought I'd got rid of any Lakland GAS.
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    Nick, don't do it.........just look on it as 'winter boredum'
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    I started to suffer quite badly from the middle of this year - as it's in just the one ear I think it was infection related but who knows. I can live with the tinnitus but the 'crosstalk' really p1sses me off. BB - Elacin ER20's can be had for less than a tenner, you hardly notice them and it cuts post gig ringing down to negligable - YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE!
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    [quote name='MB1' post='333174' date='Nov 20 2008, 02:57 PM']MB1. ?????????Gary Glitter???????????[/quote] If I ever get one of your comments MB1 I'll start to worry....... ...............just got it....crap
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    I had a Corvette standard active a couple of years back (ash) and TBH it had plenty of growl in passive mode. I rarely used it active as the sound got a bit too harsh - I mainly used it for a bit of vol gain on some songs in the set
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    Musicman Bass = Slinkies!
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    [quote name='BassManKev' post='330028' date='Nov 16 2008, 11:28 AM']the newer musicman's (musicmen?) have the waxy kinda finish to them, which i aint that keen on as i find it makes the neck kinda sticky. i think you'd be lookin at late eighties/early nineties for a gloss finished neck?[/quote] The late 80's/early 90's necks weren't gloss finished IIRC. Mine was satin finished but after about 10 years wear it was pretty glossy. The finish was very similar to the headstock lacquer on the current basses.
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    I would've thought that US instruments would be on the 'up' again now that the £/$ is in the toilet? Glad I hung on to my Ray instead of letting it go for a daft price.........would still like a Modulus tho
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    [quote name='bumnote' post='329815' date='Nov 15 2008, 07:56 PM']if it helps my stingray is 1.67 wide against 1.5 on a jazz [well actually an osbourne, ] and 1.75 on a p bass.[/quote] Depends on the Precision. My MIA P (2004) feels pretty much the same as my 2005 Ray - 1.625". The 'old P's were 1.75" (Fenderheads will give you more exact info) My 1990 Ray (now departed) felt slightly chunkier but that was lacquered as opposed to oil finished. Not sure about the age of yours - 80's? (My 1990 didn't have the skunk stripe - i.e. like the current neck).
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    My 702 posts don't seem to have enabled this 'essential' feature......
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    Rich, I'm another one for not worrying about thru body. My G&L and Std US - I've had strung both ways and really can't tell any difference. To be honest, the only reason I go thru on the G&L de rigour is to put less stress on the bridge screws. And FWIW the MM Ray has a thicker sound than either if dialled in PS....if I had the cash I'd go Sad. The only reason I don't have one is because I'd have to sell all mine to buy one.
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    I've been so impressed with me L2500 that I'd really like to try one of these. But I'd have to sell the Ray or P bass - damn 3 bass rule....
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    [quote name='thepurpleblob' post='322931' date='Nov 5 2008, 07:59 PM']Yeh - it was one of those, "oh wow" moments. I've always like the idea of a 5 string, but never found one that I actually wanted to play. The 2500, though, was not only nice to play it's nicer then anything else I've played with any number of strings. The sound is quite something too, although I still can't quite remember what all those damn switches do [/quote] Hell, I know exactly what you mean - half the time I don't know if it's active or not I can only just about ''operate' a Precision! Must admit tho, the attention to detail on the US made is awesome. Quarter sawn offset cut necks, best neck-body join I've ever seen and blemish free finish. I'd put it a notch above MM and Lakky Skyline (and 2 above US Fender) in this regard - can't understand why they aren't more popular.
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    While ever there's music like that SKY will have no problem finding backing for the 'search channels' page........
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