MacDaddy

Glad you like. BTW it's a new studio we used, so I'm interested in opinions about the quality of the recording. ta.

[quote name='Kongo' post='479283' date='May 4 2009, 07:36 PM']I used a Traben Array 5-string LTD in my band for a time. We were doing stuff between Prog and Mathcore and it certainly cut through! It's got a MM humbucker @ bridge and Sopabar at the neck. Didn;t like the feel though but it certainly cuts through. I don't use it no more and it collects dust...unfortunatly.[/quote] For sale section?

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='479231' date='May 4 2009, 07:01 PM']No sound[/quote] Not sure why, it's working ok for me and I'm not logged in to myspace. have you tried turning it off, then turning it on again?

[quote name='6feet7' post='479125' date='May 4 2009, 05:17 PM']As I couldn't afford a GUS bass and would love a thunderbird which wasn't neck heavy and prone to breaking I thought that this was the next best thing. Needed some moding though. First the pickups were replaced with Seymour Duncans and some routing for a Gibson humbucker put right up next to the neck. One of the tone controls was changed for a 5 way rotary pickup selector switch. The rather crappy gibsonesque bridge was replaced with a tunomatic and thru-body stringing - bit like a flying V (had to add the chrome cover as the posts for the tunomatic had to be moved back a bit and the old holes plugged so the plugs needed covering), the plastic nut was replaced with a brass one and the rather boring black scratch plate replaced with a white one and a thunderbird decal added. Now its got decent J and P bass pickups with a Gibson bass humbucker (and combinations of), looks sort of Thunderbird/Explorer but is balanced and less likely to have its neck break.[/quote] so how does it sound?

If you don't like old school heavy metal, then this probably isn't going to change your mind! But if you don't mind a bit of Priest, Maiden, Saxon, Motorhead, Venom, Exodus, Accept, etc then you might enjoy it. [url="http://www.myspace.com/arnikauk"]http://www.myspace.com/arnikauk[/url] Old school heavy metal and proud of it!

[quote name='lowdown' post='478866' date='May 4 2009, 11:47 AM']So do i, In tandem with the time sig, it all makes numerical sense, especially for the beginner. Garry[/quote] not necessarily, it can be more confusing. If you are in 12/8 and you are talking about 1/8 notes, then you have three 1/8 notes per beat and twelve 1/8 notes to the bar.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='478747' date='May 4 2009, 03:52 AM']err... and so are you...?!![/quote] LOL. yeah doing an all-nighter, got essays due in on Tuesday.

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='478744' date='May 4 2009, 03:36 AM']Cool stuff... I reckon that could look quite cool... as well as being functional![/quote] cheers. Thanks. Yeah functional, cool, and a bit different. BTW you're up late!

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='478580' date='May 3 2009, 09:40 PM']As has already been mentioned, the Americans use the following names for note lengths[/quote] and they are wrong! [quote name='trent900' post='477800' date='May 2 2009, 04:48 PM']This is that damned American terminology which seems to permeate popular music causing such confusion.[/quote] +1 and BGM being British should know better.

So we've been discussing the [i]thumb chum[/i]. It is pretty much as wide as the gap between the bridge units and the end of the neck, at its 'highest/widest' point its about the same as the measurement across the P pickup. There's a bit of a scoop out at the front of it so I can get my fingers in. The whole shape will be curved and made more ergonomic when its sanded so it looks like its swelled up out of the bass

[quote name='7string' post='475529' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:06 PM']That's an awful long time to wait for a bass. Hope it's not too much longer.[/quote] thanks, me too!

There's something about an open D. Which is why my Shuker has the drop D extra frets - Kubicki style

NZ is the new Hollywood. There must be plenty of opportunities there now. Good luck! BTW as I type I'm wearing my Highlanders rugby super 12 top.

There's an NJ pointy BC Rich in the for sale for £150. If I had the space I would have snapped it up.

not sure why people think the 2 are exclusive? +1 on Jakeys comments.

[quote name='OldGit' post='475727' date='Apr 30 2009, 09:04 AM']They [b]can[/b] compete with the online people but many stores seem unable to grasp the concept that [b]good customer service [/b]will win over price differential most of the time, especially on large, expensive purchases. Plus a few bricks and mortar shops I know will match Internet prices. They get my business because that is a big part of customer service - going the extra mile.[/quote] +1 I just want someone to be nice to me.

[quote name='Tee' post='474848' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:21 AM']Indeed it has. I've seen Andy in there too, which i'm not sure is a good thing...[/quote] Definitely NOT a good thing. That man is a liar and a thief, and I have documentation supplied to the Courts to prove it.

the listing isn't there any more.

[quote name='Twigman' post='430728' date='Mar 10 2009, 06:08 PM']JESUS!!! OK Who wants to do a swap for a 4 string Stingray? LOL[/quote] But it * ROCKS OUT !!!!

[quote name='OldGit' post='474792' date='Apr 29 2009, 08:58 AM']BigDaddy? I know about the waiting thing with one-off stuff. My bass was all but finished but for the pickup - the first 5 string P PUP Jon's people had done. It took a few goes to resolve the problems (not sure what they were) so an extra 3 months or so just for that.[/quote] I know it's gonna be worth it in the end. I just wish the end would come a lot sooner!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='475386' date='Apr 29 2009, 07:21 PM']Thumb Chum?[/quote] like it!

[quote name='OldGit' post='474853' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:26 AM']Long Fleabass discussion thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=41870&view=findpost&p=415441"]here[/url][/quote] indeed, my post was simply commenting on the article. [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='474856' date='Apr 29 2009, 10:30 AM']There are a number of posters on here that are both entertaining a informative. Sling them a few quid.[/quote] thanks Beefy, but I haven't really got the time at the moment [quote name='maxrossell' post='474949' date='Apr 29 2009, 12:08 PM']So if you hire good journalists who know their gear and have the balls to point out when a guitar is nowhere near what it should be for what it costs, you risk losing your advertisers, or having the manufacturers refuse to send you any more review models[/quote] not sure, I mean where else are bass manufacturers going to advertise to British bass players in a British bass magazine? There's not really a lot of options on the magazine racks for bass mags. 1 British, 1 USA.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='472832' date='Apr 26 2009, 06:28 PM']Pupoveramp?[/quote] still a bit long, too many syllables.

There's a lot of love on the board ATM for the Squier CV and the Vintage V4? How do we think they compare? The Vintage wins on price, but does it win on value?