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Doctor J
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It's all about covering what is practical. Does your drummer bring a spare kit or spare skins for every drum? What if he puts the bass drum pedal through the skin during the first song, are you covered? Do you bring a spare PA?
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Nope, always do a thorough pre-gig check (no crackly electronics, no loose strap button, etc), never needed a spare.
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Elixir do a .135 which I've used as low as A. Going beyond that, I think you'd need at least a .145 to get something which wouldn't go wildly out of pitch if you hit it hard in G.
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When I bought my old SR3006 I was quoted €1800 by a shop in Dublin and I'd have to pay for it first in order for them to get it in so I could check it out. I ended up buying it from the US for €1024 all in Joking aside, though, the build quality was as good as anything else I've owned. I picked up a SR1300 a few months ago, just replaced the AFR pickups with EMGs (cheers Howard ) and, really, it's a far better bass than the money I've put into it. I'd like to see the Grooveline be a success for them, really they're a lot better than the starter/metaller bass manufacturer they're often percieved as.
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[quote name='eude' post='1171753' date='Mar 22 2011, 08:56 AM']Sorry, I'm not saying that they can't dude, just that they're not commonly associated at that price range, so releasing something so different at such a high price point will scare some folks off. For me, for my needs, if I had £1800 to spend on a bass, I would definitely go the custom route, but that's because I'm a bit of a pervert. I personally really like Ibanez gear, it's some of the most easy playing and versatile kit out there, and like Lfalex, I'm glad that they keep trying new things. Eude[/quote] My bad. Some of their higher end guitars (J-Custom range especially) sell at well over the price of the Grooveline, it's only natural they were going to start putting basses in that range eventually. It's interesting, Yamaha and now Ibanez have recently put out ranges of very expensive and very high quality basses and there seems to be ripples of discontent or unease you just don't see with similarly priced American instruments.
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[quote name='jonnpip' post='1171469' date='Mar 21 2011, 10:43 PM']well i love mine !![/quote] That's a nice instrument alright. What are the pickups in it?
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[quote name='eude' post='1153675' date='Mar 8 2011, 12:27 PM']I know Ibanez do make some fairly expensive high end kit, but people do not associate them with high end prices, for the same money you could have a MM Big Al, a very high end Fender, a nice Warwick, or a custom from many of the UK's based luthiers...[/quote] Are you saying that Ibanez can't make a bass to the same standard? If not, why should they charge less?
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Somebody buy this please, great bass and a top bloke to deal with and my missus will kill me if I arrive home with another Bacchus! -
Do you reckon Smithers is where he is on purpose?
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It's a different bach of stickers.
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That is rather nice. Good stuff!
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My Bacchus P. I positively love the tone of this thing
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I'm in. My beloved old ESP. And my trusty Bacchus
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I honestly don't know for certain. I'll be up in my folks house over the weekend, which is where I think they are. I'll measure them and let you know the size.
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I've a pile of parts building up I really ought to move on to ensure domestic bliss with Mrs Dr. J isn't a thing of the past. First up, [b][s]Nordstrand MM5.2[/b] - Lakland sized, 103mm x 48mm excluding the mounting ears for 19mm string spacing, four conductor cable - [b]£70 / €80[/s][/b] [color="#FF0000"][b]SOLD[/b][/color] [i]http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/bass-pickups/modern/[/i] [b]Nordstrand J5[/b] - single coil - I've two covers for this, one is 96mm x 18mm with the mounting screw holes 41mm apart and one 101mm x 18mm with the mounts 46mm apart -[b] £55 / €65 +P&P[/b] [i]http://www.nordstrandpickups.com/bass-pickups/traditional/[/i] I bought these for my Godlyke 5, they sound great, but I've a four string with Barts which I want to replicate the sound of. Barely used. [b][s]Seymour Duncan SSB-5n and SSB5b set[/b] - Unused, still boxed with all the bits. Bought for a five string I never got around to building. Two conductor cabling. Standard Soapbar size 101mm x 37mm - [b]£70 / €80 +P&P for the set[/s][/b] [color="#FF0000"][b]SOLD[/b][/color] [i]http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/basslines/cutting-edge-1/ssb45_passive_p/[/i] [b][s]Badass Bass V chrome bridge[/b] - you know the score with these. Slotted for 19mm spacing -[i] £60 / €70 +P&P[/i][/s] [color="#FF0000"][b]SOLD[/b][/color] [b]Added - 12/4/11 Schaller string tuner set[/b] (BML possibly?) salvaged off an old G&L neck many years ago, includes all bushings and screws. Slightly tarnished but fully functional. One tuner has suffered a bit of damage - the clover leaf looks like it was bent slightly and straightened out, you've got to look for it to see it, doesn't effect funtionality and I couldn't get it clearly in a pic - if you look closely at the tuner set up as lefty in the pic you might see it. These are fully reversible so will work for lefties, 4+1, 3+2 configuration, etc. I measure the bushings at 17mm -[b] £35 / €40 +P&P[/b] I'm in Ireland so £5 should cover postage to the UK. Paypal is fine.
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Bought an EMG PJ set from Howard and he had them posted the same afternoon I paid him. Top man, a pleasure to deal with. Thanks again!
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[quote name='BigRedX' post='1160039' date='Mar 13 2011, 12:16 AM']It's a pity though that you've just hotlinked the images from their site - when the instruments are sold they'll be gone and then we'll never know what the thread was about...[/quote] That's a bit of a hot potato at the moment I like digimart, but grew frustrated that a lot of the sellers therein don't ship internationally. The beauty of the u-box is that they'll send it to you if you want it. There were a couple of things I tried to get from digimart sellers but got the big no. Where's the fun GAS when you can't do anything to remedy it?
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Just having a browse on Ishibashi, there are some amazing looking basses which are domestic market only. There are some amazing looking instruments here, that pink Fujigen in particular is really doing it for me.
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I don't mind slap when it's in context but it so rarely happens. The technique was forever soiled for me when it seemed every bleedin' bassist in Dublin was slapping through every single song, no matter how awful it sounded, in the early '90's, something that just got immeasurably worse after RHCP got big. It seemed almost every bassist was struck down with guitarist's "Look at me!" syndrome, pummeling the bejesus out of their shiny new Stingrays. Horrible days. Unless your name is Larry Graham, put your thumb away, fella.
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[quote name='Mog' post='1157985' date='Mar 11 2011, 12:55 PM']Strange one in Cork last night. Dyin with the man flu but got through it. On to Dublin tonight with the same bands. Wasn't very happy with the main act who apologised to the crowd during their set stating: "sorry we're not heavy tonight, our own amps are back in Sweden" Goes without saying that they wont be using any of our gear tonight. The guitard didn't even know what the standby switch on the head did, or how to switch channels. What kind of band goes on tour without amp heads? The type that use Epi V's and T'birds, thats who! I bet ya theres stacks of Marshall MG's back in Sweden that would be more suitable. Look! One power switch! (rant over) The second band were fantastic. Age of Taurus. London based I think. If you're into doom then check em out.[/quote] Portrait? Time stopped in 1983 for them, Mog, go easy. Things are strage and unusual in the future for them, just like in Back To The Future II
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Have gear, play gear. I don't operate a museum, what I have will get donked, sweat on, bashed and, most importantly, played. I wouldn't buy anything I wasn't prepared to gig with.
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The 2024x remains top of my list. I'm saving, oh so slowly, towards one.
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Having seen some of those Urban Dictionary entries, I'm unsure of how to compliment another man by name without saying he has a large penis.
