Jump to content
Why become a member? ×

Sarlscharisma

Member
  • Posts

    173
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Sarlscharisma

  1. I did watch the Peter Hook interview on Instagram and he mentioned no major brands doing neck-thrus. Odd thing to say as there are quite a few I can think of including Ricks of course.
  2. Great looking bass. Looks like a really good paint job, judging by just the headstock and the preservation of the logo. Giving it some serious thought but I bet I get beaten to it!
  3. Makes the day a bit more interesting than working remotely on spreadsheets
  4. Jake contacted me last night, it sounds like it might be a few weeks before delivery as they are struggling to get the Hipshot bridges.
  5. The bass sounds good on the Aries song by Gorillaz. But I think I prefer the original 1200s, there's something about the finish I'm not convinced by and it not being a neck-thru. I've had 2 1200S's and stupidly let them go.
  6. Well, I've done it the time. This should be with me over the next few weeks. I sold my Ric 3000 so needed another short scale. https://www.serekbasses.com/basses/the-grand/
  7. They are a unique bass with a unique sound. GLWS 👍
  8. Great price for one of these, but do you want to part with that Rick 3000?
  9. It's a small world mate. They used to support us. Our guitarist then joined them
  10. Oh band on the cusp of things that might have been but never was Sarls Charisma. There's a band out there called Momento Mori who were also part of the scene up in the North East
  11. I'll give it a whirl. I play in punk/ska covers these days, but still write my own stuff on my MacBook. Not hardcore Goth like I used to be but here's a flavour...
  12. Appreciate the help. What is your recommendation for string relief on the truss rod for a VI bass? I usually go around 0.35 for my Fender basses but no idea for the VI?
  13. I complained to the store about my LaBella strings and it was clear they sold me incorrectly labelled strings. The Schecter Hellcat VI string are 33" but the later LaBellas are 35.5" - I got the later in a pack labelled Hellcat. LaBella are sending me 2 E & A new strings measured at 33" so they should be good. D'Addario are too long and might be a bit too light for me, as I like a bit of bass on the E and A string AKA Hooky. I think the GHS strings might be too heavy for the Schecter, but I can see them working great on the Hooky 6. I contacted Newtone and they said Axions would be too long but they can customise for me. Axions are cheap enough to try out the heavier 100 gauge strings. Anyway, I'll spend some time with the LaBella to see how I get on - that money is now sunk. Incidently, for some reason on the 7th - 9th Fret on the E and A strings I'm getting a lot of buzz so need to figure out what's going on there.
  14. I bought some La Bellas Hellcat VI from Bass Direct and found the string taper began from ball to start of taper at 35.5". which was way too long. Some oddness going on though as the La Bella website said they were 33". So still working this through with Bass Direct as attempted to instal string and failed miserably. I have a feeling the string length might be slightly longer for the Fender Bass VI? So 35" works fine for that bass. I was also recommended Ernie Ball which could work. Its my first VI so I'm navigating an untrodden path.
  15. Hi, any ideas what strings to suit a Schecter Hellcat Bass VI. I'm at a complete loss??
  16. My first bass was a Columbus Jazz bass for £30 which I detested and then my Dad bought me a Westone for my birthday and it was a dream bass for a 17 year old. I loved it and our fans always commented on the tone which I heavily copied the Sisters of Mercy sound. It was a treble monster. I remember Stuart Morrow playing his on songs like No Rest (one great live performance of him on YouTube) and his sound was fab imho. I'll always regret selling that bass, but couldn't buy another because it wasn't THAT bass.
  17. Me too, served me well. A similar topic going on in that other bass forum.
  18. Pricey for me. I bought a new Fender Jazz American Original 70s for £1689. Only a few quid more expensive than one of these.
  19. the good London Calling is a classic in my book. I can’t think of a single weak song on it. It was the 2nd album I ever bought. But by far and away the best double album is the Black Album.. Curtain Call is a triumph and the album is timeless. the White Album. Mostly great songs, but I love the production of that album. I prefer the bass playing and tone on this album to Sgt Pepper. More edgy and cutting than the pillowy sounds of Pepper. the bad Possibly 2/3s of all double albums e.g. Stadium Arcadiam, Double Fanstasy. Most of them are pure rock n roll excess. Any live double album. I’m not a fan of the live album at the best of times so x2 is double waste of listening time the downright ugly the triple album
×
×
  • Create New...