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    [quote name='JellyKnees' post='1149551' date='Mar 4 2011, 03:29 PM']I know the subject of strings for a fretless has been done to death, but nevertheless.... I have a Tunebass Fretless which I bought off fellow basschater Walplayer just over a year ago. It's has piezo pickups only, and an absolutely fantastic tone - really fat and dynamic. I love it. I've tried various strings on it - I started of with some rotosound solo bass, which I had on my previous fretless, but decided they didn't feel as good as the set that was on it when I got it - too sticky somehow. I then moved to some d'addario half rounds (I think these may have been what it came with), which give the best sound that I've had out of the bass so far. I'm currently using a hybrid set that i've made up from 2 stock sets (40-60-80-100, which is my preferred gauge). However, I do find that for certain songs, they are a bit stiff on the stiff side and are lacking a little in bite and sustain. I've tried status half rounds, which felt good to play and had a bit more snap, but lacked the quality bottom end that the d'addarios give me. I also tried some d'addario nickel roundwounds, but they were far too buzzy, inspite of me taking the action up shedloads. Does anyone have any other suggestions before I spend more money. I know Elite do some groundwounds, but can't find very much information about them. I don't want to loose the quality fatness that I'm currently getting with the d'addario half rounds , but need something slightly more flexible with a touch more sustain, although not as bright and buzzy as a round wound..... I know, I'm a fussy bugger. Any ideas???[/quote] I'm using 'GALLI' nickels on my fretless bass, called "Rockstar" series.
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    [quote name='Zach' post='1133646' date='Feb 19 2011, 06:03 PM']Well, due to multiple people recomending it, i've got myself a copy of simandl part I. However, I can't see how bowing seemingly random notes is meant to help. Due to the exercises being so disjointed, and not even in costant key, i'm having difficulty telling whether my notes are in tune or not, so I can't really see how it's meant to help. Of course this may partly be due to having a slightly untrained ear, but I would've expected a book for beginners to be done in such a way to help that. Does anyone have any advice? not sure if i'm just missing something here, and at the moment it currently just feels like an unproductive chore.[/quote] Best to start work on these with a teacher present. As you say you have difficulty telling whether you are in tune, then you are still really feeling your way around the instrument. A decent teacher will put a lot of these seemingly random exercises into focus for you.
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    [quote name='MB1' post='1141719' date='Feb 25 2011, 08:41 PM']MB1. Ursula Andress? [/quote] Not got my glasses...is that Ursula Undress...heavens forbid.
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    [quote name='Pete Academy' post='1140334' date='Feb 24 2011, 07:47 PM']I am selling the star Kornephoros, based in the Andromeda Galaxy, which I bought a couple of years ago. I purchased this as an investment, but the recession has affected the market value of stars considerably. (Along with the price of guitar knobs, which have doubled recently.) I paid fifty quid for it. I'm open to offers or trades. Anything considered.[/quote] I'm afraid to tell you, well I'm not actually afraid, but this is a 'fading star' and as such the price is well over what it should be. I can offer £16.78 fuel to be included and a partially eaten galaxy bar. Please repond quickly as I also have eyes on something in Ursula Minor.
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    [quote name='bubinga5' post='1140289' date='Feb 24 2011, 07:02 PM']Just watch.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oHQbknUUlM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oHQbknUUlM[/url] i love the look they give each other... Roy is well known for his sense of humour..[/quote] Great. A cooking band too.
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    [quote name='Machines' post='1129934' date='Feb 16 2011, 05:37 PM']Am going there on the weekend - can anyone recommend anywhere worthy of a browse on Sunday ? [/quote] I've never seen one there, must be at least one tucked away but maybe Gloucester has them all.
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    [quote name='phsycoandy' post='1129817' date='Feb 16 2011, 04:05 PM']Good condition (a little bobbling) 400 watts at 8 ohms. Comes with fitted Roqsolid cover. It is what it is a great little light weight 1x15 cab. £275 + £10 to ship. [/quote] PM'd
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    [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1126952' date='Feb 14 2011, 12:45 PM'] [/quote] You must get out more often!!
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    [quote name='baboom' post='1122543' date='Feb 10 2011, 01:01 PM']I'm not in any shape or strength condition for DB yet it would seem ... On Tuesday after a 5-10 mins DB practice I got a slight sharp pain and then saw I'd managed to develop a bump on top of my left wrist that (after extensive googling) appears likely to be fluid buildup following tendon strain. I managed EB for 3 hours the next day (regular band practice) and a bit of turn on the mandolin at an acoustic night without much bother at all, but am thinking I should give the DB a rest for a day or two? Has anyone got any tips for getting into condition here? I might have been keeping my elbow out to the side quite a bit (arm horizontal and parallel to floor) - way more than Rufus Reid does (just got his DB DVD and book, his arm is vertical and parallel to neck more or less - i.e. the forearm is a normal vector to the fretboard) - I'm now thinking that keeping the elbow closer to my side and wrist straight like Rufus would mean my arm weight is more naturally pulling down on the strings and I can grip less? I know this sort of thing is best dealt with in person by teachers but I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts before my next visit.... Cheers T[/quote] Go with Rufus.
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    [quote name='Hot Tub' post='1120275' date='Feb 8 2011, 04:47 PM']A mate is popping round tonight with a minidisc recorder for me to have a play with. I think it's something like [url="http://www.avland.co.uk/sony/mzn520/mzn520silverlrg.jpg"]THIS[/url]. Anyone used one of these to either record your "pure" signal, or a mixed signal? Are there any tips/tricks worth knowing?[/quote] Can be useful to chop and change a song's arrangment around to try different arrangements but, that needs a bit of practise. Okay for recording live music but the compression can be harsh. Handy all the same.
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    [quote name='Sibob' post='1108482' date='Jan 30 2011, 07:04 PM']Can anyone in the know tell me the basic difference that I might find with these two models (yes I know it basically relates to frequency range).....anything else? [url="http://www.krksys.com/krk-headphones.php"]http://www.krksys.com/krk-headphones.php[/url] Also any other suggestions? Cheers Si[/quote] I bought a set of Sennheiser HD 600, more expensive than these KRKs, a couple of guys told me they have mixed tracks using them and I do like them. Open backed though which puts some people off them. The KRKs look a good deal.
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    [quote name='chuck_stones' post='1107216' date='Jan 29 2011, 02:11 PM']Out of interest, do you have any sound clips of the bass? I'm sure that would help some people [/quote] I could maybe look into that...I've usually sold the basses on the facy that a bassist has caught me playing a show on my bass often enough to figure they want one themselves.
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    [quote name='chuck_stones' post='1106537' date='Jan 28 2011, 06:14 PM']That is a nice looking bass! Kudos on your luthiering (sp?) skills Pete. Sadly not an unlined fretless player nor have the money, but have a bump on me! [/quote] cheers Chuck...
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    [quote name='BigJim' post='1104167' date='Jan 26 2011, 06:53 PM']Pete is a master builder and an amazing player who has played with many of the greats. Seriously, Pete was the bass player from The Splinter Group. If someone doesn't buy this, I'll have to have a tantrum![/quote] Many thanks Jim, very kind of you.
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    [quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='1105682' date='Jan 27 2011, 10:54 PM']Just thinking about moving stuff around over smoothish carpeted floors. Putting casters on a cab should decouple it from the floor, right, so is there a reason NOT to do this? Thanks.[/quote] And sometimes not having the cab sitting flat on the floor does help eliminate some boom. Years ago 'we' used to put bass cabs on beer crates to stop stage boom resonance.
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    [quote name='mybass' post='1085639' date='Jan 11 2011, 03:56 PM'][b]FRETLESS 4 STRING BASS Custom Built. Asking ... £950 SPECS ... ONE piece SWAMP ASH body... wood finished with eight coats of "Tru Oil". Lightweight 6 lb 12 oz. Back control cover taken from same body wood piece. THREE piece rock maple neck. 34" Scale. Nut width @ 1.5+ inches/almost 40mm. ( Just a little over a Jazz bass width)... 12th "fret" @ 2.1"/55mm. Neck depth: Nut … almost 1"/ 25mm …. 12th fret..almost 1 1/8th" 27mm EBONY fingerboard @ 6.5mm middle thickness ... years of use on it. Compound radius of 10/11" nut end to higher end 15". Fingerboard has had a protective coat of Yamaha Bore oil. (This oil is used for inside the bore of woodwind instruments, recommended to me many years ago by my double bass repairer). Large 3mm side "black" abalone dots. Note..side position dots are where the fret(s) would have been situated. The 1st and 2nd octave position have double dots to be played centre of these two dots. The neck is a bolt on design, joined by four recessed alan key head bolts that thread through the body into brass threaded inserts in the neck wood. Headstock front finish is "Tru oil". Headstock rear has a Walnut veneer. Maple neck and headstock rear finish is Danish oil. No onboard pre amp. Seymour Duncan "Active" Jazz pickups. (Single battery power quoted on SD site as approx. 1000 hours battery life). Tone and Volume controls for each pickup. Stereo barrel jack output, engages battery on jack plug input. Schaller black "3D" bridge used for string width, height and intonation setting. Currently approx. 19 mm string spacing. Schaller black machine heads. (Currently strung with "Galli" nickel strings of 105/85/65/45 gauge). [/b] I HAVE BEEN DESIGNING/BUILDING BASSES FOR 15+ YEARS. I STARTED OUT AFTER MELVYN HISCOX, A REPAIRER/BUILDER AND AUTHOR ON GUITAR BUILDING "ADVISED" ME TO PURSUE BUILDING MY OWN FRETLESS AFTER MY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH SEVERAL FACTORY MADE INSTRUMENTS. I HAVE MADE BASSES TO ORDER, USUALLY AFTER A BASSIST HAS SEEN AND HEARD MY BASS ON A GIG. THIS BASS IS ONE OF A FEW I STARTED FOR A FRIEND'S SHOP SALES. THE SHOP HAS EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL CHANGES SO I AM SOMEWHAT LEFT HOLDING STOCK THAT NEED TO MOVE ON. THEY HAVE NORMALLY SOLD AT £1150.[/quote] Bump
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    [quote name='philw' post='1103347' date='Jan 26 2011, 11:14 AM']All, My lovely fretless Precision A/E, recently acquired from TheGreek, needs its fingerboard shooting (it's got a definite raised area on the treble side above the 12th fret). Can anybody recommend someone in or around Brighton that I should trust with the job? Phil[/quote] Yes, go see Bernie at GB.
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    Just PM'd you at just after 3pm
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    3 cables quickly sent registered post all in for a blistering good price. Top man.
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    [quote name='bigjohn' post='1093748' date='Jan 18 2011, 12:59 PM']I have one exactly like that and have been looking for another for years. Mine's made by "Stones Music". Don't they exist any more. Well I was wrong...[url="http://www.ccmusicshop.com/gsl5-deluxe-leather-linkstrap-pid-255891.html"] here you go[/url]...[/quote] Well done that man!
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    [quote name='BigJim' post='1093394' date='Jan 18 2011, 01:34 AM']Hi Pete, Hope you're well. Jim Reece[/quote] Hey Jim, I'm okay. And you too I hope.
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    [quote name='SS73' post='1093464' date='Jan 18 2011, 08:48 AM']Yep, that's the thing, they have been mentioned on here, but can't remember where.[/quote] They are very comfortable and quite a few other guitar/bass players have said they would buy one but where now? Keep looking, there must be something from .......china!
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    [quote name='SS73' post='1093074' date='Jan 17 2011, 08:39 PM']Been looking for a leather strap and I've seen them before but just can't find a link, it's a strap made with lots of cut pieces where one interlinks with the next, I think they are fairly old school. Been searching google and can't find a thing! any ideas?[/quote] You mean this? I can't find them either. Used to buy one whenever I saw one in a shop. Let me know!
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    [quote name='mybass' post='1085639' date='Jan 11 2011, 03:56 PM']FRETLESS 4 STRING BASS Custom Built…….. £975 no case. Lightweight 6 lb 12 oz. ONE piece SWAMP ASH body wood finished with eight coats of "Tru Oil". Back control cover taken from same body wood piece. THREE piece rock maple wood neck. 34" Scale. Nut width @ 1.5+ inches/almost 40mm. ( A little over a Jazz bass width)... 12th "fret" @ 2.1"/55mm. Neck depth: Nut … almost 1"/ 25mm …. 12th fret..almost 1 1/8th" 27mm Ebony fingerboard @ 6.5mm middle thickness This is not a flat fingerboard but approx. compound radius of 10/11" nut end to higher end 15". Fingerboard has had a coat of Yamaha Bore oil. Large 3mm side "black" abalone dots. Note..side position dots are where the fret(s) would have been. The 1st and 2nd octave position have double dots to be played centre of these two dots. The neck is a bolt on design, joined by four recessed alan key head bolts that thread through the body into brass threaded inserts in the neck wood. Headstock front finish is "Tru oil". Headstock rear has a Walnut veneer. Maple neck and headstock rear finish is Danish oil. No onboard pre amp. Seymour Duncan "Active" Jazz pickups. (Single battery power quoted on SD site as approx. 1000 hours battery life). Tone and Volume controls for each pickup. Stereo barrel jack output, engages battery on jack plug input. Schaller black "3D" bridge used for string width, height and intonation setting. Currently approx. 19 mm string spacing. Schaller black machine heads. Currently strung with "Galli" nickel strings of 105/85/65/45 gauge. HISTORY: I've sold few basses over the years, usually to order. This one (of 3) was made for a friends' shop that was branching into guitar sales. After some success in the lower end market he asked about custom basses. However, 18 months ago after I had started the bass, the shop's business took a bit of a dive so no possibility of selling them there. I am a pro bass player and play fretless bass 99% of the time which due to the lack of decent fretless instruments in the past, is how I started building fretless basses. I was introduced to bass design/building some years ago by way of a conversation with Melvin Hiscox. Melvin is a builder/repairer and has written a book on the subject of guitar building. I have since used my fretless basses for 15 years now for concert touring/gigs/recording and I also occasionally build to order for other players. They usually sell at £1150-£1250 depending on hardware/pickup specs. The bass is set up and played in a little at home and re-setup before handing over. This bass has been set up for over a year now. As the bass is UNLINED, side dots denote where the frets would normally lie. I have previously cleared with Basschat moderators on selling "new" basses and I do donate from any proceeds. The instrument can be seen in NE Hants/Bordon/Farnham/Hindhead area.[/quote] BUMP
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    [quote name='fryer' post='1092680' date='Jan 17 2011, 04:21 PM']I've had this since the 60's. Condition, well, umm, used. It hasn't been used for at least 40 years. It has the original Goodmans 18", Audiom 91 speaker, which still works. I know I should state a price, but I've no idea what it is worth. Any ideas ?[/quote] Maybe call these people, they seem to have a load of old stuff, some for sale. Hiwatt 4x12 for over a grand. [url="http://www.harris-hire.co.uk/harris_forsale.pdf"]http://www.harris-hire.co.uk/harris_forsale.pdf[/url]
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