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Al Krow
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She picked it up for gig a good 15 or so years before I started playing! But it was a brief love affair on her part. Fortunately her old Aria was still lying around in its case ready for me to noodle on when a mate, who's a drummer, said he might need a bass player for his band...
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Funny thing was that it was a PJ bass, and it was only a while after I had moved it on (the missus tells me she's not happy I did that, but she hadn't touched it in 15 years!) that I came to realise that the PJ basses are where it's at!
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Yup that's exactly what I was thinking. And I do eat mine with a knife and fork (you'll be pleased to hear). Anyway back to the thread, 'cos black basses matter; here's my (well actually more accurately my other half's) first ever bass: It's pretty black, just needed to swap the bridge and the tuners!
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Yeah, but just wait till I ask if you want to join me for a curry.
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They do. Black basses matter. Ok quickly gets tin hat and joins Priti Patel on the naughty step.
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@GisserD could this finally be the nemesis of your MXR BEF?!
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If you spot another one going locally, which you are not going to buy for yourself, then please do post a link on this thread. As Andy said they're pretty rare over here in the UK and it's likely to be of interest to a number of BB lovers. The reverse P on the ma is a desirable alternative set up, for sure! Interestingly the Peter Hook model about to be released is also a reverse P.
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Nah, but two BB 1000ma's is!
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That's just greedy 😁
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New Mesa Subway head - Further update with added snake oil
Al Krow replied to Steve Browning's topic in Amps and Cabs
Yup, that's pretty much exactly what I was trying to say. Apologies if it was not clearly put. -
New Mesa Subway head - Further update with added snake oil
Al Krow replied to Steve Browning's topic in Amps and Cabs
I know you defend Mesa pricing over here on that basis. But pretty much ALL other US manufacturers manage to get their product to UK customers at broadly the £ equivalent of the $ price. Which given that works out at about 30% more than the $ price accounts for VAT, shipping, customs handling, distributor margins etc. Mesa products currently seem to then add another 25% to 30% on top, which kind sticks in the throat! And I say that as a huge Mesa fan. The WD-800 is a classic case in point and this issue was discussed at length on another thread: $999 /£785 in the US and $1,649 / £1,299 in the UK. A whopping 65% price differential!! Unsurprisingly there have been very few takers at that price, certainly here on basschat where folk are not averse to spending £££ provided they feel they are getting fair value. -
Or treat yourself to one of these for £8 and never have to worry about a flat battery or getting rid of a perfectly usable one again!
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They sound great to me: variable f control and half the price of a Thumpinator, whilst matching the below 30hz "crud control" of the Thumpinator. What's not to like?! I sadly share your lack of soldering skills and had similar experience with price quotes for custom builds for similar spec. The only hesitation on getting one is thinking that my Helix should be able to match.
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I think Legends historically were bolt on, however the upper range "Custom" models had set necks (as opposed to neck through). Historically: TonePump (Euro) vs TonePump Jr (Legend) pups: EMG 40 (Euro) vs EMG 30 (Legend) ie better electronics in Euro as well as more expensive woods and better finish eg neck through. My Legend Custom was very good. But, for me, no question that my Euro LX is a step up to "outstanding". As @ead mentioned worth reviewing the websites for current range differences. My sense is the Legends have been taken up a notch eg I think I read current 2020 model Legends are also neck through.
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@sykilz - sorry to hear about the back pain. 5 string basses will have heavier neck to body weight ratios than 4 string basses and more potential for neck dive. Ibanez make some excellent basses: lightweight, quality build, and very playable necks. I do prefer their SR Premium range over the Standard range mainly due to the Nord Big Singles in the Premiums. Alongside my BB1025 my Ibby SR1825 has been my goto gigging bass for the last 18 months. Just be aware that Ibanez typically have relatively narrow 16.5mm string spacing on their 5 string basses (other than some recently released models), which can take a little getting used to.
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The stock ones it arrived from Andertons with. Not sure they ever told me what they are. I'll likely be swapping to my usual D'Addario Nickels 170-5 when the time comes.
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Looks like not too many 235 owners on here. But frankly I'd be gobsmacked if you found it to be anything other than a very well put together bass and excellent value. I guess we're going to need hear back from you rather than vice versa!
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Great, thanks! Looking forward to having a listen. You're definitely living the creative dream (said from the perspective of an amateur covers band bassist). Are you guys full time pros or "just" doing it as a serious side line?
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Tell us a bit more about this recording session you've just done @Paulhauser sounds good!
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Haha, indeed! But the rest of my post was not entirely humbug either, was it?!
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Anyone able to recall / know what the steepness of the cut on the Vong is?
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Some helpful comments on the TonePump and TonePump Jr in the attached thread: These really are excellent basses aren't they?! But it's a slippery slope et cetera...😁 I dipped my toe with a used Spector Legend Custom 5er, which was apparently one of the higher end Legends and unusually had a 3 band EQ. Liked it so much, it got me thinking what a EuroLX5 might be like and when Andertons had a couple of new old stock on for a really good price (by Spector EuroLX standards anyway!), I jumped. Zero regrets and it's been a serious GAS killer for me: I kinda find myself looking at comparably priced basses to my Spector and thinking, would I trade? Which seems to be a pretty good test in my books. So far the answer's been a resounding nah, I'd definitely keep the Spector!
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On the Zoom you can max out the lows with the EQ, but a rat drive is notoriously low end draining so you still lose a lot of low end even with the bass EQ maxed. It's otherwise a great drive tone though! I think some of the stand alone rat tail drive pedals have a clean blend to deal with this.
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Yup, dannybuoy also warned me about this producing a "comb filtering", which I think is the same as you're referring to. But I listened out for that and if it's there, I certainly couldn't detect it.
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@MartinB I think you've summarised it well, thanks. Even with say 70% dry there's a noticeable loss of low end, to my hearing anyway. The LS2 does a much better job of blending in clean, and in that case it's actual / genuine/ bona fide clean!
