jonno1981

Stolen from Twitter. They sound great but songs kind of blend into each other a bit for me. 

The internet tells me ampeg made a similar design in the 1960s for guitar or bass. These looks new! I think you’re correct these are custom from someone, probably ashdown. 

Dave’s voice isn’t quite what it used to be. He’s got the charisma to carry it off though. I wonder what Nate is playing through. Not an ashdown, some kind of 9x10 cab.

I rewound thanks to sky q. 
Nfamady Kouyate is the act. No idea who the bassist is but great tone. 

Guy playing a tasty alpher bass on bbc2 now. 

The audience want to see a happy band so never acknowledge a mistake negatively. It can ruin the atmosphere if you come across as annoyed or frustrated. Move on and deal with it later at rehearsal. 

I’d get very nervous that it hasn’t been sent and you might’ve been scammed. I’d 100% expect the seller to own this until it’s in your hands. I’d do it and expect the same in return. 

For that kind of money I think I’d hold out for one of the new sadowsky imports. The colours aren’t as interesting but they look to be great value and quality. 

Noticed quite a few points where Paul change settings or pickups mid song which I’ve never heard before. This is a real find I can see myself coming back to many times in the future. 

Is the fuzziness here inherent of the original recording or is it part of the process to isolate the bass? 
Or the YouTube compression 🧐

Love to know your thoughts on the starlifter when you get it. Been looking at one of these myself. 

Tort!

I’ll give you £105 for it! I think it was undersold by quite a margin. Enjoy! It’s worth it for the pickups alone. 

I nearly went for that on fb marketplace. Wish I’d jumped on it now. 

New sleep token album “take me back to Eden”. It’s going to divide opinion for sure. For anyone not aware they’re an intriguing anonymous bunch who dress up on stage that are on their third album. Previous material is strong, particularly 1st album. 
Becoming quite the crossover act blending detuned metal with pop sensibilities. I know this sounds hideous but hear me out. 

Not much in the way of prominent bass parts but really enjoying the album as a whole. 

The production is absolutely massive sounding, very polished. 
Highlights are the snare drum sound, all singles released so far, the riff on ascensionism around 4mins in. Lots of colour in this and it improves on repeat. 
 

I had a similar era black p with maple neck that I regret getting rid of. I really customised it with a MM pickup, badass bridge and jazz knobs. I’d love to buy it back if it ever emerges. 
Why did I ever sell something that sounded so good! 

There is a fine line between adding some colour, personality and a bit of individuality and it becoming a muso w@nkfest. 
As others have said, you’ve got to serve your audience and the song. I’d be peed off as a punter if you played a tune with a proper classic bass line and the bassist changed it too much. 

Every time I’ve tried these strings I couldn’t help but think the brand name was missing an h after the s. 
 

Opinions are like certain body parts etc….

23 minutes ago, Beedster said:

The SimS PUPs are lovely, as are the basses themselves. Took me a long time to appreciate how to use the PUPs, easy to forget that when you play a Precision you address is differently to how you address a Jazz or a 'Ray, and I've tended to use dead flats on Precisions, zingy rounds on Jazzes and lively flats on 'Rays over the years, plus of course the baked-in tone in a 'Ray circuit is very different to standard active Jazz circuits. I started out with an Enfield FL where so much of the tone is in the fingers, moved to fretted where the differences were more tangible, and now with both I see the PUP switching as pretty awesome bunch of preset options that may not replicate the three basses 100% but provide options way above what you'd get from any single preamp (and of course on both instruments I get to to choose both PUP and preamp settings). 

Thanks for the info. I’ll consider a pair of these for next bonus! I love the versatility and endless options. Might go passive only and see how I get on. 

Love the jazz with the two sims pickups in it. How do they sound? I’ve been tempted by these before as the concept is brilliant but I’ve never heard a demo that I was really impressed with. 

Hell of an archive! Thanks for contributing to the community and for helping us to make better gear choices! 

That looks great, if the electronics are quiet you’re onto a winner. Grain on the neck looks wonderful.
Andy Irvine has bought a load of these and installed some similar mods. He raves about them for value for money, even after spending a load on upgrades. Passive tone does add a lot of options and is worth considering. I had the vtc installed on a metro I had years ago and used it all the time. 

18 hours ago, Cato said:

Not mass produced but...

 

https://www.thomann.de/gb/martin_guitars_d_200_deluxe.htm

 

Btw. I'm not totally sure that the price on this isn't a typo.

 

The only new guitar I've ever seen with a comparable price had real diamond fingerboard markers and a mammoth tusk ivory nut.

Free shipping! 

Might be worth trying another set of strings? I wouldn’t discount it. I’ve had intonation probs that went away with a new set. Otherwise you’ve described all the options. Sounds like the bridge isn’t correctly placed to allow enough adjustment given the design of the bridge. 

Hope you get it sorted. Something to consider is trying to bargain for a gift voucher and not a straight refund. £40 gift voucher will cost Thomann less than a £30 refund. I’ve done this before and spent it on accessories which I was happy about and the shop was happy about.