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  1. Hellzero
    Thinning down the herd, so selling the basses I don't use. FOR SALE OR (PARTIAL) TRADE BASED ON THE NEW RETAIL PRICE (€2000 EUROS) : Quite rare ESH Impact 6 with new Bassculture pickups, new Haz Labs Smith/Fodera Clone preamp, new Schaller 2000 bridge and new Hipshot Licensed tuners. The specifications : Body : mahogany Neck : bolt-on 5 pieces of European hard rock maple with 2 stripes of ebony Fretboard : European hard rock maple Headstock : ash veneer Tuners : Hipshot Licensed Frets : 24 Leduc sweet profile Trussrod : 1 fully working Bridge : Schaller 2000 Pickups : 2 Bassculture humbuckers wired in parallel with birdseyes maple covers (made to measure for me by Christoph Dolf in July 2018) Preamp : Haz Labs Smith/Fodera Clone (18 Volts) with volume, blend, mids (800 Hz for that slap tone you are searching for years), stacked bass and treble Strings spacing at bridge : 17 mm Strings spacing at maple nut : 8,5 mm Action at 12th fret : from 1,5 mm under the C to 2 mm under the B Scale : 34 inches Finish : satin including fretboard à la Fender Weight : 5 kilos Case : Gewa Bass Case ABS Premium (Hiscox like) Year : 2005 (The last one made in Trier, ordered by a friend of mine) Strings : LaBella Super Steps SS45-CB (29-128) Todays price for a "similar" bass as Esh don't make 6 strings basses anymore : €2000 Euros ! The bass has been fully revised and set up last year by Christophe LEDUC who put some new frets and made his differential frets dressing, so it's ready for the next 20 years. Non smoking environment, as usual. Asking price is £999 GBP due to the rarity and very good condition of this bass. The upgrades made have turned this original early years Esh bass into a great sounding all maple neck bass (no sound compression, which is quite rare for this type of neck, due to the perfect fretting), very versatile thanks to the pickups and the terrific 3 bands preamp (beware as there is a gain control inside turning anti clockwise and there can be loads of gain). I'm the second owner of this bass and have made all the upgrades as it was deserving it. Some links : http://esh-bass.com/ http://www.labella.com/products/ss45-b-super-steps-5-string-standard-45-128/ https://www.bassculture.de/ The pictures to see the real condition (under different lights), which shows only some little wear with a few dings and scratches, a mark at the rear of the neck, some scratches on the back plate, one neck screw not routed deep enough and one trace of paint at the heel of the neck, all in all nothing serious :
  2. Hellzero
    I use an AER BassCube, I don't think there's something better even for electric bass, but it's very very expensive and too heavy for my broken back (25 kilos). I'm waiting for this GSS 06B400 combo (7,5 kilos complete) to be delivered : http://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/catalog_gss-bass-and-upright-bass-combos.htm Cheap and according to all I've heard and read, quite impressive for both double bass, EUB and electric bass and there are plenty of add-on cabinets available... To be continued.
  3. Hellzero
    Read 2 posts earlier. I would go the PA path for all the band and keep your actual combo used at stage volume and if you don't hear what you are all playing, don't play louder, do the opposite. Always start with the drummer playing first, then add your bass to create a clear and audible mix, then the guitar(s), the keyboard(s) and the vocal(s) and never try to compete, but to complement the frequencies of all instruments. Doing this way, you'll be amazed how low you'll be playing and easily heard. It's all about compromise and ego.
  4. Hellzero
    Strangely, one thing that nobody mentioned is the fact that low frequencies will be heard far away when high frequencies will be very closer. It's the main problem when using your own amp to spread your sound all around the venue. You won't hear yourself playing when everybody in the room will hear an ugly muddy bass sound... If you want to hear yourself on stage, use your speaker(s) at the height of your ears or slightly below and decoupled from the ground, because of the bass effect. To hear yourself, you only need to have a mid sound, which is the opposite of most EQ's I've seen on stage... As I told it earlier and as @Phil Starr clearly mentioned it, the increase in power referring to Watts is almost negligible, in fact to really double the power of a 200 Watts amp, you'll need to have around 10 times the power to double it... Impressive, no ? And yes, you'll have the maximum power with the 4x10 + 2x10 in 8 Ohms each, which means 4 Ohms in parallel.
  5. Hellzero
    That's it, higher action for better tone. Now my right hand index and major fingers have nice blisters... 🤗 😌 😠
  6. Hellzero
    According to my friend Christophe Leduc (THE French luthier), dots in the fretted position on early fretless basses is very common. The only non arguable explanation is that putting dots in the fretted position didn't need to interfere in the "automated" process of manufacturers. So if there were dots on the neck they would be in wrong position. That said, I owned a very early Fender Precision bass that had this issue. After all, if you play fretless, you play with your ears, not your eyes is what everybody was thinking at the time, so no dots or in the wrong position doesn't matter. Now, you've got the answer.
  7. Hellzero
    There it is, K&K double-sided adhesive : http://www.bluestarmusic.com/KK-Double-Sided-Adhesive-Strips-for-Contact-Pickups_p_766.html And the instructions : http://kksound.com/support/doublesidetape.php
  8. Hellzero
    What type of glue did you use ? If it's cyanocrylate type, it won't work. Just wipe the old adhesives and put some fresh ones, just like Douglas said while I was writing.
  9. Hellzero
    This is more than a bargain, it's in fact indecent and ridiculous. Go on, grab this quick.
  10. Hellzero
    If you want to get the wood tone out of your double bass, this is the best solution, not cheap, but terrific : https://www.thomann.de/gb/dpa_d_vote_core_4099_bass.htm Somebody made two soundclips comparing the DPA 4099 to the David Gage Realist Wood (put some headphones) :
  11. Hellzero
    Neither do I, no neither do I, neither.
  12. Hellzero
    Everything above is real common sense and very wise. A spec that you must know is the real sound pressure level of the cab you want to buy, because an increase of 3 dB's means doubling the output power. Try to find a second hand Schroeder cabinet rated at 4 Ohms to match the Ashdown head you wish to buy. Those cabs have a real high efficiency around 104 dB's when most of the other manufacturers are around 95 dB's... meaning at least 4 times less output power. http://www.schroedercabinets.com/cabinets.html#cabmini8l Why don't you run through the PA ? We have a Bose L1 PA for years playing for weddings, restaurants, parties and it's just perfect (I simply add a small bass combo with a heavy mid sound for my personal comfort when needed). https://www.thomann.de/gb/bose_column_systems.html
  13. Hellzero
    The Ibanez Ashula's are pure marketing object as they are a regular 4 strings fretted bass tuned from E to G coupled to a 2 (regular D and G) or 3 strings fretless bass tuned from A to G, so redudant and useless. Gilles Coquard needed a fretted high register because he plays lots of chords, hence the low end fretless. I tried a half fretless 5 strings Leduc a few weeks ago and didn't like the approach as the high register doesn't sing as much as the low one on a fretless.
  14. Hellzero
    Listen to these, it's a Leduc U-Basse 6 strings with the B, E and A strings being fretless and the D, G and C being fretted. Put some headphones !
  15. Hellzero
    Yep, and lots of Americans.
  16. Hellzero
    And here are the winners : https://gleam.io/GIuXH/sbl-2018-ultimate-bass-gear-giveaway?utm_source=yt-lessons&utm_campaign=sbl-ultimate-bass-giveaway-2018&utm_medium=video&utm_content=bass-head-blew-my-mind
  17. Hellzero
    The winners have been announced. I'm not part of them, ... as usual.
  18. Hellzero
    This ACUS One ForBass is a bit unique and not that expensive if you consider the 400 Watts (RMS), the 10" high excursion (which means that it can handle more low end than a conventional 10" speaker and is a well known fact in the high end hi-fi), the 3 independent channels, the built-in reverb effect, the compressor, the notch filter and the ability to be used with an electric bass as well as an EUB or a real double bass. The only other competitors with the same specs are in the same price tag ; the Schertler Lafaro and all AER bass dedicated combos being way much expensiver. The GSS are really cheap, but not powerful : http://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/catalog_gss-bass-and-upright-bass-combos.htm Take a look here to see which combos Gollihur sells and their prices : https://www.gollihurmusic.com/keyword/2-COMBO_AMPS.html That said a double bass sounds better with smaller speakers like 8" or 10" (a 15" sounds awful with a double bass and a 12" must be very precise to sound right) and as I wrote I'm looking for something with the same built quality and specs as my AER BassCube v1 (v1 stands for first version with 3 channels, the second generation having only 2), but way much lighter and this ACUS One ForBass meets everything I'm asking for. Concerning the old technology in AER amps : why change something that is working perfectly and their service is just fantastic. I sent my BassCube to their factory last year and everything that was defective or subject to become defective has been changed for a ridiculous fee and the amp has been upgraded to the last version (are you sure it's an old technology ?) for free !!! And I was asking if anybody ever tried an ACUS One ForBass to notice that the thread is simply derailing (as often, hélas).
  19. Hellzero
    It's a €99 Euros option...
  20. Hellzero
    The AER BassCube 2 costs new around £3000 GBP !?! The first version like mine was slightly cheaper, at around £2800 GBP...
  21. Hellzero
    The onboard effects seem to be 8 different reverbs. That said my AER BassCube v1 has also 3 inputs and an assignable compressor, plus two power amps (340 + 60 Watts) , but weights 25 kilos, which is almost twice the weight... And the sound is impressive too.
  22. Hellzero
    Has anyone tried this ACUS One ForBass ? https://www.acus-sound.it/en/products/one-forstrings-one-forall/one-forbass-detail.html On the paper and in the videos, it looks like the perfect amp for me as my AER BassCube v1 is now too heavy for my broken (destroyed ?) back. Below are the videos in delightful Italian :
  23. Hellzero
    Erm, do you use your gain control the correct way on your amp ? If yes, there will be no volume difference between the two basses. If you don't know how to do, just ask, there is absolutely no stupid question.
  24. Hellzero
    Over the years, I've owned around 200 basses (I have a list somewhere)... Now, I only have 10.5 as my new Leduc U-Basse 6 Fretless is under construction : Berne Harpobasse 4, Byl Custom 6, Esh Impact 6, Leduc Contr-U-Basse 6 L-009 Moaï, Leduc Masterpiece MP 628 SF, Leduc PAD 6, Leduc U-Basse UMM6, MTD 635-24 Fretless, Status Electro 4 Fretless, Warrior DM7 Signature Custom. Six basses must go : guess which ones. 🤔
  25. Hellzero
    It's not that heavy if you take some facts into account : graphite neck, standard machine heads, 2 humbuckers, 2 batteries and a quite thick mahogany body with a thick rosewood top. That said, it's only slightly chambered (not hollow) under the "f" hole...
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