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  1. Owen

    Bolin NS5

    Owen posted a topic in Basses For Sale

    I have decided that my Bolin time is up. These were made for a short period some time ago - I have no idea when, by Bolin Guitars in the US. Designed by Ned Steinberger it is a lightweight 7.6 pounds, 5 string LP-esque shape with fancy wood carved top. It has an EMG P + 3 band (swept mids) EQ and also a Fishman Piezo bridge with vol and roll off. The P bit does what it says on the box. I could swap the P pick up for a CS if you fancy, or you can have both (Extra £35) and plug then in one after the other to see which does it for you. With the locking machines and quick connect EMG system it is approx a 7 minute job. The Piezo in the Bolin is all I thought they should be but I had never actually heard. I am not particularly fussed about the airy top end (but it is certainly there), it is the rich as chocolate low end which sends me (maaaan). The bottom end seems to extend all the way down. It is not a muddy rumble, just really clean and smooth with real LF extension. It sits REALLY well with acoustic instruments in a way that all my active basses over the years do not quite manage for me (and I have come to the stage where I am not particularly bothered what anyone else thinks). It comes with a fitted HSC. [attachment=74503:Bolin003.jpg] [attachment=74504:Bolin007.jpg] I lent it out to someone last year and it came back with some wear on the inside bottom rim. It was not great moment and I will not be lending stuff out again. Ever. [attachment=74505:IMG_0988.jpg] [attachment=74506:IMG_0989.jpg] Let's face it, it is fitter than a fit thing. Need it you know you do.
  2. Owen
    That's a lot of grunt for not a lot of money!
  3. Owen
    I would love to try this, but it is not to be. However I would like to bump it because it is lush, the proportions are just right.
  4. Owen
    If sound engineers cannot get a decent sound when DIing your WAV then it is definitely a piezo/buffering issue. It is to do with your pre-amp. If you are handy with a soldering iron there are plenty of schematics out there - [url="http://www.cafewalter.com/cafewalter/fetpre/index.htm"]http://www.cafewalter.com/cafewalter/fetpre/index.htm[/url] is a decent one. The only way I can tell one end of a soldering iron from the other is that one end hurts when I hold it. Walter made me one in a mints box. It has been great for just this kind of thing.
  5. Owen
    At a guess, the PJBB has a higher input impedance than the Prom. Use the PJBB into the Prom - sorted. I do not know the Wav and do not know if it has a decent pre-amp on board or not.
  6. Owen
    I.......................................... don't...........................................need................................................ .....................this.
  7. Owen
    [quote name='apa' post='1150710' date='Mar 5 2011, 04:47 PM']I find that fine wine, Belgian chocolates and a bunch of flowers usualy helps....................... A[/quote] I cannot believe it took till post 14 for this to appear. We are slacking
  8. Owen

    Mazeti 5 string

    Owen replied to Owen's topic in Basses For Sale

    Walnut!
  9. Owen
    J5 in CAR?
  10. Owen
    Bumping
  11. Owen

    Mazeti 5 string

    Owen replied to Owen's topic in Basses For Sale

    Offers
  12. Owen
    [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1150085' date='Mar 4 2011, 10:57 PM']I must confess, I don't know any of these players. I stumbled across it by finding the Joe Fink videos. Obviously these are videos to sell the instruments that are being played - and what instruments! But the quality of playing is breath taking. This cover of All Blues is simply stunning:[/quote] That's proper honest playing, right there.
  13. Owen
    I changed the valve in this a couple of days ago. It is now more immediate than it was. In a nice way. More importantly I messed with the internal gain trim pot thing. I turned it all the way down, just to see. I then screwed it all back together and mounted it in my rack and went to bed. I turned it on last night to give someone a lesson and lo and behold, no output. That gave me 10 minutes of head scratching until I remembered the trim pot. Once turned up again everything was fine. I am only really cataloguing this here because there seems to be no info out there on the WWW about the internal gain pot.
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    Nice

    Owen posted a topic in Bass Guitars

    I don't half fancy this! [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-lakland-skyline-jo5-gold-metal-flake-744511/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-lakl...l-flake-744511/[/url]
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    [attachment=73566:IMG_0981.jpg] Getting there slowly. Pete is going with side LEDs and is looking forward to those more than anything else Thanks to Mr Letts for his link to kingblossomguitars on youtube. Pete looked at the vid and said "well, that is a no brainer".
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    It has the latest upgrade and just does bonkers things. I am going to do it a different way. £270 to your door. Want it you know you do.
  17. Owen
    OK valve people. All this valve talk reminded me that I had a spare valve that I bought because ...... ummm........ It is a Tung Sol Russian 12AX7, I put it in my Demeter HBP-1 this evening, replacing a EH one that was in there. Do I need to burn it in? How do I do that? On firing up it seemed less spongy than the EH. The EH was [i]almost[/i] compressing the initial transinent in any note. Compressing is too strong a word but I hope you get the drift. It's a whole new world!
  18. Owen
    I am being sucked into a valve vortex. I am fancying a Jule Amps Monique. We need a valve bash so that those of us who are young in the ways of valves can plug in diferent valves and see what all the different ones do.
  19. Owen
    If you are paying tax on your music income, insurance is a deductable business expense.
  20. Owen
    [quote name='Bloodaxe' post='1140644' date='Feb 24 2011, 11:23 PM']Depends on the insurer.[/quote] If you are taking a fee for the gig I would be......... pleasantly surprised if they paid up. Cover from theft from vehicles is usually an extra premium on recognised musical instrument insurance. I would again be pleasantly surprised if household insurance would want to cover a Dingwall Super J which had been taken while you wheeled your amp in to the venue. I am not saying that I am right and you are wrong, but we are dealing with insurance companies here. They are not cuddly and friendly and if it is not specifically stated in the policy document, they just will not pay out. You can huff and puff as much as you like after the event. They will not care. They are not your friends. Bitter, moi?
  21. Owen
    I am not technically sure what I use, I'm guessing the Rabbath is closest to it but I have never looked at it so am not sure. My teacher studied with Garry Karr and I use 1 finger per semitone. There is a very slight pivot going on, but if I want to I can do F to G sharp on the E string (one of the Enigma variations - I cannot remember which one, it has been a long time!) without pivoting. I got some very odd looks from other bass tutors when I went to youth orchestras outside my county, but my intonation has always been rock solid. I must admit I feel that it is more about knowing the fingerboard than a set finger pattern. When I am feeling lazy or my chops are down I will do octaves and 5ths using fingers 1- 4, but if I am doing stuff that is fast and tricky then it is 1234 all the way. The lack of shifting always struck me as being a more stable way of playing. Having said that, Simandl is used very widely and everyone seems to be very happy with what they are doing. For me it is more about knowing where the note is and which finger is closest.
  22. Owen
    If you go with house insurance and it gets stolen on a paying gig the insurance company will not pay up. For real.
  23. Owen
    We live in the golden age of bass lutherie. These basses are just superb and dirt cheap.
  24. Owen
    I think foam and felt give a very different vibe. Here is some vid of felt ones. Very nice indeed. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwYoi9G67DU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwYoi9G67DU...feature=related[/url]
  25. Owen
    If you have a Macbook then there will be a bunch of stuff in Garageband. For live stuff I'm sure they will be fine and dandy
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