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JohnDaBass

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  1. I have to say it does look fantastic. I like the body thro bridge and the Pup in the sweet spot (10ins from the 12th fret). It will probably have a bit of neck dive with the strap located at the heel of the neck, it may have been better to fit the strap on the upper horn just like the Les Paul Jr Tribute DC. The Pup is the SG humbucker and not a Sidewinder Mudbucker like the original EBO.
  2. Looks as if Gibson are doing a Gene Simmons in the same way Fender did the Mike Kerr Tiggar/Barbie bass.🤣 https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Electric-Bass/Gene-Simmons-Bass-EB/Ebony?sc_src=email_1190958&sc_lid=133982208&sc_uid=OOyVKBC9MJ&sc_llid=130602&sc_customer=c58dfdf9-85db-4dc2-ace1-8e54b0ffd644&utm_source=Emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9.19.23%3A+Gene+Simmons+EB-0+Bass+Launch Gibson | Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony Crazy price !!!!!!
  3. Oh my Lord look at this https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Electric-Bass/Gene-Simmons-Bass-EB/Ebony?sc_src=email_1190958&sc_lid=133982208&sc_uid=OOyVKBC9MJ&sc_llid=130602&sc_customer=c58dfdf9-85db-4dc2-ace1-8e54b0ffd644&utm_source=Emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=9.19.23%3A+Gene+Simmons+EB-0+Bass+Launch Gibson | Gene Simmons EB-0 Bass Ebony OMG look at the price 🤪 Let's hope Epiphone will be along shortly with a lower cost version.
  4. I highly recommend the Rumble 800 combo. It’s light powerful and can easily keep up with a couple of guitars and noisy drummer. It's my current goto amp at present from my other Mesa D800, Rumble 800HD , Rumble 500 head, Barefaced SC and BC 1x12 Mk3 Silvertone cabs. PS I agree the 800 Stage has far too much stuff , the simpler 800 Comb is just right with the pedals of your .choice
  5. Interesting. Eminence has a huge facility in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, where they manufacture OEM speaker cabs, combos and chassis speakers LF and HF. I'm not sure but I it maybe some form joint venture with one of the big contract manufacturers. The article refers to only 90 members employed by Eminence which suggests that the Chinese operations are out sourced to a subsidiary joint venture. Ampeg and Fender source cabs and combos from the Eminence Guandong facility. It would be interesting to learn what competitive advantage B& C gain from the acquisition? Could they use lthe leverage of the Guangdong facility for B& C products, its economy of scale for component cost savings or do they merge their technical knowhow with the Eminence volume knowhow to build market share and presence?
  6. Churn, has already started. Someone is unhappy with their purchase. Bassbros have a second user at £1050. That's an amazing buy for somebody wanting a Tiggar/Barbie Bass.
  7. How did you solve the G & D string alignment? The picture on the other forum seems to show that the D & G strings don't sit exactly above the pole pieces of the neck Pickup. My OCD simply didn't allow a body thro bridge on a non body thro body. In my experience 5 screw bridge fixings always tump 3 screw bridge fixings. Did your bass have the wrong length stock strings?
  8. A deteriorating arthritis condition in by left hand has forced me to play short scale basses exclusively. Consequently, I am downsizing the herd. Here for sale is a unique BITSA Tele-Ray build. The covers band I was in at the time required quite a diverse range of bass tones to achieve the 60’s, 70’s Pop covers on the set list. So I assembled this BITSA to provide the solution. P’ bass tones, Stingray tones and a great variety in between. The build can be found here. The body is from a Squier Telecaster bass, (purchased from a Fellow Basschatter), the neck is an after market Jazz width, bound neck with MOP block inlays and a 51’P style headstock. Pickups are Warman Stingray at the bridge and a split 51’PJess Loureiro Pup at the neck . The Loom is a @KiOgon CTS V&T , 3 position Pup selector and a Switchcraft jack. Fender flatwound strings. Selector switch options are Position #1 is the Jess Loureiro in it’s series mode, gives a powerful warm, clear, typical P Bass tone, Position #2 is both Pups in parallel and adds a huge amount of depth and mid drive. Probably my most favourite setting. Position #3 is the Warman Stingray on it’s own and is identical to that familiar Stingray sound. I was astonished how powerful, and tuneful the Warman replicated the Stingray sound. I am convinced it would need a real expert ear to differentiate in the blind test. This BITSA has oceans of Mojo, the body being second user already had some level of marks & bumps but I tried to add some sympathetic relic features to add to the overall Mojo. The bass balances well on knee or strap. I also have a teardrop shaped Hiscox Lite flite case for sale with this bass. ( not included in the price. ( £40))
  9. Mmm not sure I concur with the weak & flat Pups. Yup as with all first run production, processes are not fully bedded in so there could be a few issues. The Pups are fine ,the neck, body and build is fine. Maybe there is a need to implement some corrective action on the D & G string Pup alignment. For me it was simples, I'm not a fan of the 3 screw fixing of the bridge anyway, so I fitted a Gotoh 5 screw gold bridge. Using the centre screw fixing I aligned the G&D strings and drilled new holes for screws 1 & 5 . Then used the Gotoh screws in 2 & 4 positions and resulted in perfect string/ Pup alignment. Yes on a £1500 instrument you would have expected a better standard, but I feel that the stock bridge was the wrong choice since it was a thro body bridge but there is NO thro body arrangement on the bass. And personally I think the 3 screw fixing is less resonant. Any new product will be open to negative views but I have learnt over the years that it's always best to form ones own opinion after physically playing the instrument and not being influenced by unqualified commentry. Frankly it's a fine bass with huge range of tones and an absolute dream to play. But I'm a half deaf ,70 year old Welsh man who doesn't take kindly to people who tell me what I should do and what I should like and not like. Apologies to our Danish friends.
  10. I played this instrument at the last South West Bass Bash where my table was nextdoor to @yorks5stringer, It is a magnificent example of a character vintage bass. I am also fortunate to own a 1972 Fender Telecaster Bass which sounds superb, has a very high output and wide variety of tones on offer. It is truly a piece of Fender history. I wish you every good luck in selling this instrument.
  11. Agreed, there are some really positive reviews and videos. It sounds great and if my quest for a worn Cherry Gibson Les Paul Tribute fails then the mahogany will be on my radar.
  12. Well it's been said before and it will probably said again, " You can't beat 10 inches Vicar" 🤣🤣🤣 But seriously , 10 ins does seem to be the norm on a number of 30 ins scale basses, like you my Gibson Les Paul Tribute, new Fender Mike Kerr Tiggar/Barbie bass, G&L Fallout Tribute, one Pup on my Epiphone Rumblecat, and now also on my modded Guild/DeArmond Jet Star bass.
  13. That's wonderful remodel which is not only unique but beautiful to behold. Is the middle Pup 10 inches from the 12th fret by any chance? It just seems to me that 10ins appears to be the sweet spot on short scale (30ins) basses.
  14. So you bought the Mike Kerr from A Strings. (PM me on the setups I've done) Thats' a lovely shot of your Shorties.
  15. News to me, not aware that the bridge Pup had moved. I did forget to mention that I did replace the bridge with a Hipshot 2 point bridge to improve intonation and action height adjustment.
  16. I don't pay much attention to some of the feedback. I ,research, ponder,and then purchase. Having owned a 65 Epiphone Newport bass which I traded for a 1969 Gibson EB3 slot head (which I still own) back in 1970, I have waited sometime for a reissue. There was lots of stuff on tinternet but I purchased one of the early batches. The bass is a pleasure to play ,has a comfortable weight and balances nicely on strap or knee. I rewired the phase of the bridge Pup and replaced the stock neck Pup with an Artec EBC4 Mudbucker. The result is a fantastically flexible bass which is capable of handling a wide range of musical needs. Super slim neck, easy fretboard radius and huge power output for a passive instrument. Yup the stock bass is pretty average but with a few tweaks and additions it can be a real brute of a bass catering from bluesy thump thro to Jack Bruce classic to Andy Frazer honk. Great value for money. Edit I'm sure somebody from the EU or Denmark will be along shortly to knock my comments
  17. Tried to sync my GuitarTapp Pro today only to receive a message that Sync was not available due to the porting of files to the new App version and directing to a FaceBook page. Has anyone Beta tested the new GuitarTapp Pro App. Like @Chienmortbb I have been using it for years and it really works for me, I would prefer to stay with GuitarTapp but I'm interested to hear what others have experienced with the new App version.
  18. Yup I have the earlier FSR version with active 9v preamp. Only 150 were allocated for EU sales, actually only 149 made it because I received the one with the broken neck that was quickly replaced Fender EU. The low noise bridge Pup was really punchy and well balanced with the neck Pup. It was rumoured in some quarters that the first 9v active FSR batch was only produced to use up surplus stock of Geddy Lee necks left over in Mexico following the transfer of production of the Geddy Lee signature bass. The FSR 9v active preamp run had one of the slimmest, fastest, bound J-necks ever, gloss finished neck and fretboard. Fender were so surprised by the fast sell through of the FSR 9v active basses that they introduced the passive bass shown above.
  19. In these times of Lean Enterprise operations, companies try to minimise their costs including minimising stocks. So short runs of "Limited editions " or "FSR " are all geared to have fast sell throughs and zero end stock. This style of sales and marketing has become the new norm and will provide both manufacturers and retailers means of maintaining margins without the need to discount end of run products. There are plenty of examples where consumers can snag a bargain but "when they are gone they're gone". Notable examples for me are the termination of Gibson Les Paul Jr DC tribute and the Fender FSR Precision Deluxe. It's difficult to be quick to purchase something you real fancy but don't have the cash on hand to allow the acquisition. Times have changed and probably won't revert back to traditional purchase environments.
  20. NOW £250 A deteriorating arthritis condition in by left hand has forced me to play short scale basses exclusively. Consequently, I am downsizing the herd. THIS IS NOT A FENDER. Here I have for sale a Bitsa project based on my year of birth and on a Mike Lull 51'P The body is a Guitar Build two-piece mahogany 54’P profile finished in multiple coats of True Oil with a Lindy Fralin split 51’P 5% over wound pickup. The bridge is a Fender USA bridge taken from my 1994 Fender P Deluxe. The loom is a @KiOgon CTS V & T and Switchcraft socket. The neck is an aftermarket maple bound "J" neck with block inlays. This is a fantastic bass to play and has an Ole School vibe that hugs your body. There is a full storyline on this build in the Build Diaries section
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