TheSiberian

Welcome to the forum Bill.
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Wecome to the forum.
Your dream amp will cross your way too.
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Welcome to the forum.
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Welcome to the forum Simon.
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[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1413930655' post='2583865']

Congratulations but what has price got to with what i actually said?
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I wanted to say that you were right that piccolo basses are considered basses of their own class, ( not just the "mini me" of real basses) , but also that if you want to order one you will be charged full price.
That's all, of course the price doesn't matter at all.
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Sorry guys, maybe you are right, it was not the right thread to get some fun (nasty jokes), sorry again.
And also apologies to the OP from a fellow Kiss fan, no offense intended.
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[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1413922462' post='2583722']


That's nice. The OP comes on here excited to share his new bass with us all and almost instantly gets shot down. Good for you.
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Maybe telling people what they want to hear is the custom over here, but I dont find it too honest, so please don't blame me, I just share my opinion...what is yours ( bass wise) ?
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[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1413912338' post='2583542']


Flat EQ is an irrelevance. AFAIK there are no instrument amplifiers or speakers that do nothing to the signal other than make it louder.
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However (ha,ha,ha)... Sorry english is not my mother tongue, in case of a flat EQ situation, you will hear the exact sound your bass will give thru the amplified system.
If your bass is well balanced and well set up ( of course, after looking to his very good site, I am pretty sure that Doddy's basses are set more than perfect) there is no specific need to correct its sound with an EQ boost or scoop.
But there are outhere some musical genres or playing situations that purely ask for some EQ tweaking regardless of the bass guitar quality or setup like: metal, reggae or the historic Jaco or Mick Karn sound.
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I use the old hatchet for Squires but for this Hatchet Cort it's usually my new chainsaw... Lol
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[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1413913925' post='2583574']

Yes but there's a big difference between a 'small bass' and a 'piccolo bass'.
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Yes about four or five grand..at least for mine.

When I was young...35years ago, I was (and still am a Kiss fan) and I remember that on the cover of their "Alive" double album was written something like: "Kiss plays Pearl drums and Gibson guitars and bass coz they want the best"
So forget Cort and look for the original Kiss stuff...Gibson.
All others are "Barbie marketed stuff to enjoy in Disneyland" but far, far away from the original Gene Simmons' huge bass sound.
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The Fender Jazz Custom Shop pickups are fantastic.
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However, playing with a flat eq needs first the bass guitar to be well balanced and set up.
In case of heavy metal music scooping some middle helps a lot.
The Ibanez "pink" Steve Vai plectrum is also my favorite.
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Roxanne...you have to put on the green light!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1413751282' post='2581588']

...and that the woman showing the classical way of doing things is not me.

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Hmmm... I can clearly see a moustache under your makeup...

Looking to a sister highly scientific thread about the importance (or not) of the wood in construction of a bass I would say that green wood is not the best for basses but...I recently purchased the new Bonsai Bass and now I really begin to understand and I am doing now my best to play it while it gets greener.
Just from time to time I add some water... I hope sooner I will have a double neck. ":0)
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Now I know from where IKEA is recruting its staff.
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Welcome to the forum.
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Wal + glove + playing chords on a mono SH101 + raybans + Cold Wave = AWESOME!
Thanks for sharing
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I had a '90 Thumb 5 NT fretted and despite a very good sound I sold it for the following reasons:
- it was definetly neck diving
- it was much to heavy for my back
- the neck construction was very thick even if the string spacing was 17.5mm.
However the sound and overall building and finishing quality was pretty good.
The good think for me it was that this specific bass made me get interested in higher end luthier's basses like Smith, Fodera, Tobias, etc.
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Hi there and welcome to the forum.
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[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1413625467' post='2580233']

I'm quite happy to hear criticism of Fender - if you read what I wrote you'll see I criticised them too - but I didn't agree with your claim that they have consistently got worse since the 1970s and that's why I criticised your claim.

But perhaps you don't want to hear critics.
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Let's stay cool and criticise basses not people or their opinions ":0)
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[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1413621523' post='2580170']

But maybe you just don't like Fenders.
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This is the reason I am upset of all this trouble with regular Fender basses... Becsuse I like Fender as I like Harleys and Ampeg.
But they shifted from doing honest basses to a fast food style brand.
I know there is an army of Fender die hard fans overthere that are ready to get extatic on a chinese made Jazz Bass but it's just not me.
If you don't want to hear critics... Than play some Custom Shop Fenders and maybe you'll feel the difference and you'll become more critic in the same time.
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Generaly for the things that are not to my liking I consider they are not ok or they suck.
Except the CS Fenders the others are not ok but marketing oriented.
For the Mexican, chinese or North Pole made ones...they just suck.
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[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1413619635' post='2580135']


Nah.
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Ok a Nah from a Fender 71 Precision fretted & fretless owner... I got that. Lol
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