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adamg67
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Ibanez BTB456QM 6 String Bass with TI Flats Loads of bass for the money, especially the neck which plays really well and IMO is as good as the neck on basses costing 4 times as much. Fitted with a fairly recent set of Thomastik-Infeld flats, plus a full set of spare strings (mostly used older ones, apart from the A which is brand new). The strings + spares are probably worth £100 on their own, and being flats will last for a long time. Plus a Stagg hard case with foam cut to fit - it looks a bit scruffy but it works really well for holding the bass in place. Full specs: 35" scale 5 piece maple/walnut neck Rosewood Finger Board Basswood body w/Quilted Maple top 24 Medium frets Rosewood Finger Board Mono Rail II bridge Ibanez pickups Vari-Mid IIIB 18V pre amp String spacing is 17mm Made in Korea The controls are volume, blend and a 3 band EQ, plus the mid control is a stacked knob with frequency on the lower ring, so you can change the frequency that the mid control affects - this is surpisingly useful for dialling in a tone. I've used this bass for everything from sweet clean to dirty rock sounds. Strings are TI 33-136 (long scale, but they fit this, probably because of the mono bridge), like these: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/thomastik-jazz-flatwound-jf326-bass-strings-33-136-nickel-6-string-p844 - these are the flats I always use now, I've got some on my Maruszczyk Elwood and they play and sound amazing on both. In good condition, one or two small marks as you'd expect for its age. The strap buttons have been moved slightly to help the bass sit better. There are also 3 small holes in the back (I was experimenting with trying to get the bass to sit at more of a 45 degree angle to try and help my dodgy wrist). The strap buttons are for a pair of marvel strap locks, which I can include, or I can swap it back to the original strap buttons. I don't think it's worth trying to post a £300 bass, but I'm happy to drive a bit to meet up, starting from either BD20 (Silsden) or HX7 (Hebden Bridge). Click on the pics for bigger versions (which can be zoomed more as well): My feedback page: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/265737-feedback-for-adamg67/ -
I couple of bits of feedback ended up in other topics, so just for completeness: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/322828-feedback-for-adamg67 and:
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I need some help understanding what Jazz even is. I like Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters, but that's because it's basically Funk. Presumably it's improvised, so that's why it's Jazz? I like some of the bluesy Jazz stuff, like Art Blakey.. "Moanin", but that's because it's mainly improvised Blues. Then there seem to be things that are Jazz that aren't so improvised, and also don't seem to borrow so much from other genres, like swing and big band, which are okay. Then there's a big chunk of "Jazz Club" style stuff I really don't like, which is very improvised an original but doesn't seem to groove much to me. So do I like Jazz? I have no idea.
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For some unknown reason, I’ve never listened to Vulfpeck until tonight. Love it when I find something new that’s that good.
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That might change tomorrow though.
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Another shout for Mark Studio 2 from me, I tried a few different things (not including UA though) and it came out comfortably ahead for my taste. I'm a bit of a MarkBass fan anyway though, my amp is a MarkBass Multiamp which has similar models (plus quite a few more), speakers are MB as well.
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For someone on a budget, don’t ever buy a new bass when the same thing can be had for half the price second hand. If the budget is £300, that’s a £600 bass, and that’s enough for something pretty decent.
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Just have a look at all the brands that people rave about on here, and then ignore those - they’re the ones people pay a premium for.
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Bean9seventy - the first UK funk / slap bassist?
adamg67 replied to Bean9seventy's topic in General Discussion
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I like to think I can get more expression playing something than programming it, so I’d always play it live.
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What does the drummer think about playing to a click? Some don't like it, and I get why (although occasionally it's because they can't play to a click). You can get a different feel when it's live and a real drummer maybe, which would lean you towards someone with a controller triggering things.
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I think it goes both ways, I'm sure that Maruszczyk have had plenty of orders based on the positive feedback here. I specced and bought a Jake 5A+ based mostly on this thread, and it's a great bass , "best 5er I've ever played" according to my bass teacher, and I now also have a lovely Elwood I picked up on BC - they will soon be my only two basses. They have built their reputation on building quality stuff, so I think it's fair if people share on here if that quality is not what you would expect - and you would expect it to be 100%.
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The trick is to carefully work out a placement that looks haphazard.
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I think I half agree, in that the modern incarnation of the blues is not the modern blues. I more than half agree in fact, cos I can’t think of a better contender than yours. There’s either no equivalent or that’s as good as anything.
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I don't think you've lost much there, I don't believe the RRP of £260 for a minute. Comfortably under £100 second hand IMO, and if you're anything like me you probably enjoyed getting it working again - I just replaced all the electronics on my old Washburn Wing cos I didn't like it sitting there not working, it's probably worth less than the parts cost
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If they are exported as stems from Studio One they will all have the same start point.
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There is some good stuff out there, IMO more of the good stuff in the “inspired by the blues” arena than the music that claims to be genuine blues. The thing is, blues, kind of by the way it’s been so strictly defined by people, has really been done. Modern blues is like modern folk, it’s either a retread of the same old thing or the purists will say it’s not really blues. Follow the thread of what came out the blues and there is some just amazing music, try and find people still doing the same thing and you get.... well, people still doing the same thing. Maybe the best thing about the blues is the effect it had on everything else.
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Studio One can export all the recorded tracks for you to import them individually into any DAW you like. It will do them all in one go, I can't remember the exact menu option, it's something like "export stems" - your guy should know how to do that. AAF is convenient but you can do it without. I've got Studio One Pro v4 (it's really good), but typically I'm away for a few weeks from next week.
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Okay, I wasn't going to mention them and it's hardly news, but if we're including the Black Keys, well there really is some good bluesy stuff amongst The White Stripes stuff. Death Letter springs to mind but there's plenty more.
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You could argue that this is blues rock, and I you've probably already heard it as he was everywhere a few years ago
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It is, though
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It depends what you mean by modern. There are people doing the same kind of thing as the ones you mentioned, and doing it really well, and there are people with a modern take on it. How about this: Maybe more rock than blues, but Band of Skulls are my current favourite
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I think it's just because Ibanez do make lots of lower end value guitars as well as things like the prestige stuff. The high end ones are good things to pick up second hand at half the new price or less. I know they don't do it for people like Gibson's do, although I do have an irrational desire for a JEM90HAM.
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That is true. The only problem now is that I suddenly want an Ibanez Artstar!
