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[quote name='Panda' post='425503' date='Mar 4 2009, 08:22 PM']Having just looked at their website am now going for a (very) cold shower to cool down the lust!!!
Post pics and comments after you get it.[/quote]
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Hi Rich,
I see what you mean about the similarity of the look of the tuning system with the Status T but completely disagree about the harsh sound. It's a different tone than my Shuker jazz but I certainly wouldn't say harsher . For a bass at this price I'd say it's excellent value for money and if you like the looks you are on to a winner, especially if you compare it to Fender's offerings as we did in store .
Having checked out the Status website - I'll definitely have to get me one of those streamlines !
Ed.
[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='425567' date='Mar 4 2009, 10:03 PM']It's Ashdown's take on the Status T-Bass (with an almost exact copy of Rob Green's ergonomic tuning system). I've played a couple of these at a friend's store & I'd say don't bother...
The basses themselves are made beautifully & the fittings/finish are excellent. The sound is horrendously harsh, though. Sounds like a bass relying too much on the preamp, as opposed to the woods. Try one, may sound different to your ears, but I hated it! You'd be better off spending a couple of hundred quid more and getting the real thing from Status. Their new graphite-necked T-Bass is excellent - I've played that as well.
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Welcome to Shukerville ! But now you have one you will want more ! If you're anything like me you won't be able to sleep tonight.
[quote name='fletchbass' post='426432' date='Mar 5 2009, 04:53 PM']Well now, Simon, I blame you for me being a lot poorer but very excited. I went to Jon's workshop on Tuesday, and as you said, the singlecut 4 stock bass looked and played like a dream, and I go back to pick it up tomorrow night. No need to post pics as it is on Jon's website - www.shukerguitars.co.uk the 6th one in the stock section, in imbuya with a satin finish. Hope the family don't want to see much of me this weekend... Thanks to you and the other Shuker fans on basschat - I knew nothing about Jon and his amazing basses before joining up.[/quote] -
I think that might be the nicest bass I've ever seen !
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Has any one checked out Andy's guitars website - quite possibly the worst one in existence !
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Has anybody tried one of these basses - it's a modern take on a jazz available from Dolphin music.
Just checked one out at lunchtime and it blew me away with it's looks and tone.
I also tried the primal pro which wasn't as nice but still worth thinking about for the money.
Liked it so much it shall be mine tomorrow ! (the wife will be pleased) -
I sent him a message and asked if he meant to start it at £100
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Just checked out your tunes and was really impressed. Good luck !
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Mr. Shuker says a headless jazz is no problem and as soon as I get the money together I will be ordering a custom built one with a scaled down body .
Any thought on body woods - my initial thinking was that a dense heavy wood might be better to replace some of the mass lost through scaling down and the lack of a head. -
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The BG-29 acoustic/electric bass is easy to play, sounds great and provides plenty of low-end punch. Features include a traditional cutaway dreadnought body with a rounded back and 30" scale length.
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Fender BG-29 Specifications:
* Model Name BG29 (Acoustic/Electric Bass)
* Series Bass Guitar Series
* Body Style Thinline, Single Cutaway Acoustic / Electric Bass
* Top Laminated Spruce
* Back and Sides Laminated Mahogany
* Neck Nato
* Fingerboard Rosewood
* No. of Frets 20
* Bridge Rosewood with Compensated Saddle
* Machine Heads Chrome, (Die-Cast)
* Electronics Fender/Fishman® Classic 4™ Active On-Board Preamp which Features:
* Volume,
* Bass,
* Mid,
* Treble,
* Body (Mid-Sweep),
* Low Battery Indicator Light
* Scale Length 29.9" (762mm)
* Body Depth 3.25"
* Width at Nut 1.69"
* Width at Heel 2.5"
This bass has a great action. Collection only from liverpool -
Powerful, intimidating, inspiring. And that's just his music. Ozzy Osbourne guitarist and Black Lable Society's Zakk Wylde brings you three punishing Signature Les Paul Customs from Epiphone. Start with a Les Paul Custom and add a shredable lightning-fast satin finished neck made from Hard Maple for biting tone. Next add EMG HZ pickups for mind-numbing rock sound and Zakk's favorite custom graphics to assault the eyes as well as ears.
Pickups: EMG HZ4/HZ4A
Hardware: Gold
Scale: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.68"
Neck: Set
Neck Mat: Maple
FB/Inlay: Maple/Block
Binding: B/N/H
Body Mat: Mahogany
Top: Maple
Tailpiece: Tunomatic/Stopbar
Collection only from Liverpool
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Surplus to requirements and used very little in the house.
Save £100 on the new price - £230 collection only from Liverpool.
SOUNDS:
GUITAR
• 200+ artist-created presets
• 150+ song-based presets
• 36 user-programmable presets
• 12 custom amp models from Clean to Insane
• Seven Smart Control FX
Chorus/Flanger
Phaser
Tremolo
Delay (with Tap Tempo)
Tape Echo (with Tap Tempo)
Sweep Echo (with Tap Tempo)
Reverb
VOCAL/AUXILIARY
• Effects plus preamps, compressors and three-band EQ
HARDWARE:
• Integrated chromatic tuner
• 12" Custom Celestion® speaker
• 2" tweeter for full-range audio playback of backing tracks
• 75-watt power section
• Fully compatible with FBV Express™ and FBV Shortboard™ pedals
LOOPER:
• Up to 24 minutes of CD-quality recording time
• 100+ Endless Jam tracks and drum loops
INS + OUTS:
INS
• Mini stereo MP3/CD input for playing along with your music
• XLR mic input with a dedicated volume knob perfect for vocals
• 1/4" aux input perfect for a second instrument including keyboard or bass
OUTS
• 1/4" headphone out/POD® 2.0-style direct out for practicing with headphones or direct recording
• Routable RCA outs for playing full-range backing tracks through your home stereo -
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I'd start by buying a funny hat - you can't play proper jazz without one !
I'm looking to learn some Jazz pieces to help improve my technique. I quite like Jaco and Weather Report. Can anyone recommend a good starting point?
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Thanks guys - I feel much better now I have hard evidence. In fact I'm seeing Mr Shuker in the morning.....
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Just debating the merits of buying another bass with my wife who cannot understand why I need another one I currently have 4 and an acoustic and the same number of guitars but I bet this is a modest collection compared to some other basschatters. Please can somebody else tell me how many guitars they have in their collections so I can prove that it is not an obsession and is quite normal !
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Are you open to offers ?
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That looks lovely - good luck with the sale.
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[quote name='Rich' post='427164' date='Mar 6 2009, 01:27 PM']I'm with Simon. That headstock is a face only a mother could love. Quite ghastly and completely spoils the aesthetics of the instrument for me.[/quote]
Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder - the headstock is it's nicest feature !