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scrumpymike

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  1. scrumpymike
    Well spotted!! I didn't look at the spec, just assumed that Starstream = short-scale.
  2. scrumpymike
    You're right, it's just a regular uke - the VFU-1 to be precise. Presumably stands for Very Funny Uke, although there could be much ruder interpretations using a different f-word! No doubt a bass variant will follow.
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    Blimey!! Just jumped on the Vox UK website to check if they've got a refurb'ed A1H (they haven't) and I see that the current Starstream range has gone headless - a 4-stringer and a fiver, both over two grand. I think that fits in well with the avant-garde design. https://www.voxamps.co.uk/collections/bass-guitars They're also doing a solid electric uke bass and the opening words of the promo spiel amused me: 'Enjoy the freedom of playing the ukulele without disturbing others.' Say no more! 🤣🤐
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    A small but extremely discerning club I like to think 😉. I know the Starstreams are a bit Marmite-y but everything about these basses is as good as the best I've ever experienced. I don't 'need' (?!) another bass but if I see a nice used A1H, I don't think I'll be able to resist buying it to keep my A2S company. The fact that heavy discounting by Vox has undermined their second-hand value makes them a steal too. It's my practice/back-up bass and much to my surprise my band-mates love it too - the sounds AND the look.
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    Great choice Bernardo!! The red Starstream will certainly make a dramatic statement on stage. I love my black A2S and like the sound of the Aguilar pups so much that I've ordered a 4M-J set to retrofit to my s-s Sandberg. Re strings, I too have fitted and like the T-I Jazz Flats but they're not the brightest and I had to get a new nut made to fit their unusual string gauges.
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    Sweet Fanny Adams for you Richard, where sweet = crumble and Fanny Adams = Mrs Scrumpy.
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    Morning Bass Bashers! Hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to this year's event. I know this is a bit random but is anyone heading for California any time soon? I bought an Aguilar pickup set online from Sweetwater (not available in UK/EU in the foreseeable future) and had it delivered to a friend of my daughter in Ventura CA 93003. The plan was that she would send it over to me, which seemed like a good idea at the time. Now we've discovered that shipping will cost over £100!! Ping me a PM if you can help. Thanks, Mike
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    Can't believe this hasn't been snapped up yet!! These are excellent basses. I've had one and also the much more expensive Music Man version. To be honest there wasn't that much difference in terms of playability and the sounds were slightly different but IMHO equally good. In fact, there are some Talkbass members who prefer the 'voice' of the SBMM. AND I think the black/tort combo really looks the business. Add to that the lightweight tuners to counterbalance the very light body weight of this one (mine was heavier)... If I had the spare cash right now I'd be buying this. GLWTS.
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    I have no first-hand experience with these but if I was buying I'd be going for a 3-pickup V2 with fewer push-button switches (looks like one bank of buttons has been replaced by a toggle-switch selector). Interestingly the V1 reviewed for Guitar Interactive by our very own Dood was missing one of the buttons when he received it - nowhere to be found in the packaging either IIRC. Bass Direct have a new black V2 discounted to £899 instead of £950. End-of-line clearance price I guess.
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    That's a very good call, well spotted! Lovely bass at a very reasonable price. If I had the spare cash I'd be in there.
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    Kind of dumbness disguised as smartness done by dumb people who think they're smart.
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    As it happens, they are for that bleach- and perfume-loving nation the French. The word 'parfum' means scent AND flavour. Found that out years ago in 'gay (?!) Paris' when I ordered an ice-cream and the guy asked me what 'parfum' I wanted. Now isn't that interesting? I'll get me coat.
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    I tried to place an on-line order yesterday with Sweetwater in the US for a J/M 4 set of Aguilar pickups that I can't find in stock in the UK or the EU. So I open my virtual basket to place the order and I get the following message: 'Sorry these items are out of inventory but our experts suggest the following replacement that will be just as good for you.' And what do they recommend as a straight replacement? The Aguilar 5-string set!! I don't think so. Are there any similar stories of dumbness out there?
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    It's F15 you hold down - as you say, where the heel starts.
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    Excellent amps, certainly the best D-class I've used. You'd have to try really hard to get a bad sound out of these. The high and low boost switches work really well and you've got an HPF pot too. I replaced my first D800+ with the very trick top of the range TT-800 but moved it on and came back to these. If I leave my bass, mid and treble controls set to 12 o'clock and use the boost and voicing controls I find I can always get the sound I want. This is a good price too. What's not to like? GLWTS
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    Join the club!! That's the Savoury Snack Fanciers' Club btw. Maybe I should join the fitness club.
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    Funnily enough it felt - and still feels just right, quite robust and in no way flimsy, and perfectly balanced on the strap. Not sure if you can actually feel quality, but that's what I'm feeling. The Plek'd neck is an absolute delight. Neither of my weighing methods is particularly accurate. Spring gauges work best in the middle third of the scale and the bathroom scales give slightly different readings depending on how you stand on them. I'd say the real weight is somewhere between 2.7 and 3kg. OK, I think I've beaten that one to death 🤐
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    Just tried weighing it. My spring balance showed it at 2.2 kg, which is definitely not right, so I found a way of adding another 2kg to the bass - and got 4.2kg total. Next attempt involved me standing on our digital bathroom scales without and then with the bass. The difference was 2.7kg, which could be about right. If I had to guess based on experience, I'd say around 3kg. Anyway, for a bass it's definitely Super Light 🙂
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    I'm a big SL fan too. They're XSL when they're short-scale like mine 🙂
  22. scrumpymike
    Thanks Woody. I'm not much good with these things 🙂
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    Just tried it and it's working for me.
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    And here's a link to some mobile phone video. In Like Flynn at the Globe, Somerton.
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    Last night was the first public gig with the new start-up band, In Like Flynn. We played the Globe in Somerton as a freebie for the FOC rehearsal time they've given us to get our show on the road. So pleased to see the pub full to bursting with the crowd having a ball and the real and virtual tills kerr-chinking behind the bar - a rare sight and sound anywhere these days! And what a relief to be a proper gigging musician again 😊
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