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  1. Hellzero
    After having read this thread, I now fully understand why the great Pareto's principle is applying about wood and tone : I'm still laughing out loud after having read the names of guys who just can (sometimes hardly) play a pentatonic and just repeat themselves over and over with sometimes changing the key, but considered greatest guitarist(s) of all time. Thanks for giving me the answer to my perpetual questioning about this consensus. Uneducation is the key to the answer. Wow, I'm still amazed by the answers. Anyway, so long, and thanks for all the fish.
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    Bill Frisell alongside Wes Montgomery. Biréli Lagrène alongside Django Reinhardt. Ulf Wakenius alongside Marc Ducret. Steven Wilson alongside Prince. Now, we are talking guitar.
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    8 excellent fretless players, I just hope it won't turn into a mwah battle and an out of tune mess. That said Alain Caron and Michael Manring are great at teaching and explaining their approach and can play complex chords faster than a top notch jazz guitar player. Steve DiGiorgio may be heard, for once, as he is a terrific fretless player, but in a genre where they seem to have forgotten the low frequencies. Percy Jones has always impressed Jaco Pastorius himself. Mark Egan is a hell of a melodist. Garry Willis will get you lost in timing and odd measures. Tony Franklin can play some extraordinary lines that are so groovy. And Bakithi Kumalo has that special touch and huge tone that we all loved on Graceland, but not only. Let's hear if they will all tune to the A at 440 Hz... which will be the challenge.
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    I totally agree with you except for the Gruv Gear DuoStrap as the pressure on the back of the spine, where it hurts the OP, will be exactly the same, so an item totally useless for what it's been described to do.... And except if you're are small and skinny, you'll end up with the bass under your chin and the twin strap almost strangling you... The Ibanez EHB is the route to follow, or similar light and ergonomic basses. Headless instruments are way more ergonomic than any other (and lighter). Now, you still didn't mention any budget as it is an important factor. You can check the (expensive for a far East made instrument) Strandberg Boden basses or the Leduc basses as he certainly is a master luthier in building headless basses, but at a cost... Check the second-hand market. That said, the new series of the Ibanez AFR is light and very ergonomic too, but you'll have to like the look. Or ask a luthier to build one for you to your exact specs.
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    Since the beginning of the pandemic, everything I've put for sale (at decent prices) has gone quickly... And I've sold a lot, but also bought some other stuff and put the remaining money in the household. If, for some, money is tight, because of the pandemic, for others, it's exactly the opposite as they have more money than before, thanks to the same pandemic. So if you don't need it, just sell it.
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    Totally agree with you Jack. I have a severe back injury too. Weight is a thing, but ergonomics is another often forgotten.
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    And sold almost instantly. 🙂
  8. Hellzero
    Leland Sklar is using mandolin frets because he says he can get a sound quite close to fretless. It's him saying that, not me. I had a few basses with mandolin frets and I never heard anything coming close to a fretless sound...
  9. Hellzero
    For sale only : ACG EQ-02 with 2 tone knobs (so a 5 K that can be turned into a 3 K or a 4 K) with TAD Mustard PIO 47nF capacitors + spare ACG original volume and tone + original ACG black knobs + John EAST BLI-01 (low battery indicator) + battery clip + output jack !!! NO TRADE POSSIBLE ! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £234 GBP !!! New price was around £400 GBP for the whole, if not more ! Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC. In fully working condition with light use (knobs are brand new and no scratchy pots) and coming with the 2 user's manuals. Removed from ACG Finn R Type 5 Fretless as I don't use the filters at all, only the tone(s)... With everything that is coming with you can use it as a 3 knobs, 4 knobs (with one tone for the 2 pickups) or 5 knobs (with a separate tone for each pickup which was the way I was using it). You can even use it with a single pickup as the spare volume knob will allow it. And you also get the very useful (and not made anymore) low battery indicator EAST BLI-01. Link to the ACG EQ-02 manual : http://www.acguitars.co.uk/docs/eq02Manual2009.pdf Link to the John EAST BLI-01 manual : https://www.bestbassgear.com/wiring-diagrams/BLI-01_Wiring Diagram.pdf What you see is what you get ! Look at the photos taken at different angles and under different lights to see the real condition. Don't hesitate to ask for more.
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    Now on pre-order only, due to the 30th of May. There was only one left that must have gone just in between as it's a highly sought after pedal (and we all know why).
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    The one at £121 is the only one in stock. Otherwise, you'll have to pay the full price...
  12. Hellzero
    @Kev : https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Boss-OC-5-Octave/art-GIT0054587-000
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    Wow, always loved these models. Somebody was looking for one not long ago. GLWYS.
  14. Hellzero
    Excellent job, mate. A fantastic build. The close to final look makes it a bit more massive than what I'd imagined, but this is YOUR project. 👍
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    The Boss CE-2, even with 3 feet, is an excellent chorus, but the best I've heard so far and still own is the JAM Pedals WaterFall (for bass). It also has a Vibrato position (don't even think about it). https://www.jampedals.com/waterfall-bass/
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    Remember that the player touch is important too as well as his fingering...
  17. Hellzero
    There's bass in metal ?!?
  18. Hellzero
    Thankfully my middle name isn't Boris... 🤣
  19. Hellzero
    It's mine. There's my name on it. 😂
  20. Hellzero
    It's simply double sided tape that is under the foot, very easy to remove. Push hardly enough to the top, bottom, left or right and the foot will detach itself. Clean the remaining glue and put the new one.
  21. Hellzero
    How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood ?
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    And douglas, of course ! 🤣
  23. Hellzero
    Fir for the common threads and spruce for the off topic threads. So the debate will still be opened about the category.
  24. Hellzero
    If you hear room modes when they switch basses, then it can only be linked to the tone of the wood. 🤣
  25. Hellzero
    Yek, yek, I'm back... Phlegme is a thick aqueous solution in the lung or in the nose that can become an expectoration. Flegme strangely derived from it to perfectly described the perceived British temperament. Flemme then again derived from it to designed laziness. I hope nobody is going to start shortcuts...
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