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ZilchWoolham

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  1. With the fancy top and the flamed neck I must say it looks more expensive than it is. What gives it away though, I feel, are the pickups and knobs which give off a bit of a "cheapo anonymous eBay bass" vibe. If the pickups have a standard soapbar footprint you could always toss in a pair of Barts or something similar. It would be interesting to hear a more detailed demo.
  2. What a great finish. It looks almost sandblasted. Is it dyed and oiled, or what's going on here exactly?
  3. [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1485242019' post='3222326'] I wonder what happened to his stripey Jazz? I heard he burned the matching suit. [/quote] He left all his gear behind. I remember reading in a fairly recent interview with him on a Tull board that apparently, sometime in the 80's, he spotted his striped Precision (I think it was a Precision, but he might have had several black-and-whites) on the telly, as some other bassist was playing it, something he wasn't too chuffed about. He never mentioned what band it was, though. I suppose one could plough through every episode of TOTP and The Tube from the 80's and we might find out!
  4. Oof! I think that price might be a tad optimistic. According to Reverb's price guide (https://reverb.com/uk/price-guide/guide/805) they're not exactly cheap either, though!
  5. [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1485206300' post='3222169'] 15,000 acre Strathaird estate on Skye to the John Muir Trust Anderson didnt care about the cash ( 3/4 million ) so he could be fussy and the JM trust got it becuase it was going to be preserved for conservation "I didn't want to sell the estate to some hunting shooting, fishing type " unquote. Good for him Not connected to his Salmon farm in Inverness [/quote] Right, yes, I was referring to Strathaird. And no, he didn't really need the compensation. He was a rich man before yesterday.
  6. [quote name='squire5' timestamp='1485202050' post='3222092'] Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull fame became a salmon farmer up on the Isle of Skye.He owns a large estate there. [/quote] He did so in the late 70's while remaining very much active in music, and later sold the estate to an environmental organisation, back in the 90's I believe. Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, bass player for Jethro Tull from 1970 to 1975, quit to pursue his true passion of painting and hasn't touched a bass in 40 years.
  7. I definitely understand the appeal. I can appreciate his timbre and even delivery, but whenever I hear a Magazine song I just find myself wishing he could carry a melody in a more substantial way. But again, the problem lies more within my ears rather than his singing. It is a tad frustrating though, because musically I find them really great.
  8. Fantastic bass player, fantastic tone! It hurts me to say it, but I just can't get into Magazine, and that's because of Devoto's singing. I'm sure he's a top bloke, but he's just not much of a singer.
  9. Come to think of it, why the hell ISN'T instrument upholstery already an industry? You can find shells for your mobile phone in every corner shop, yet you can't seem to find a velvet draping for your P-bass.
  10. [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1485018080' post='3220469'] Possibly because this one isn't painted. Pay attention at the back [/quote] Wild stuff! Reminds me of the old vinyl covered Höfners (Hohners? Hagströms?) but, well, a tad more elegant. I don't want to get into the whole "effect of finish on tone" debate, but wouldn't upholstery actually let the wood "breathe" more than a thick poly coating a la 70's Fenders? Another bonus is that it's interchangeable!
  11. Now this is interesting. I really do have a strong aversion to painted basses, and most Ritter basses hurt my eyes, but this... I like?! I have a soft spot for bloom, I suppose. And I really like the inlays.
  12. [quote name='project_c' timestamp='1484865638' post='3219336'] [media]http://youtu.be/sHuwQwPAxL0[/media] [/quote] Good old Mitch. I feel what he really wants to do is host a TV variety show from his home studio. He's even got the sign-off phrase ready.
  13. I love Jethro Tull's Under Wraps, which the critics, most fans, and Dave Pegg hated. I'm not completely alone though. There are some fans who do like it, and I once read it's Martin Barre's favourite!
  14. Yes, right, of course. Might still be worth doing.
  15. I'm not very well versed in the discipline of psychoacoustics, but that seems to make sense, Phil! I suppose there's a reason why you don't see a lot of low-wattage bass amps. (I suppose headroom is another reason.) Maybe I could find some sort of isolation mat to place the cab on to stop those fundamentals shaking the building too much.
  16. Credit where credit is due: That's the smallest bass amp I've ever seen. You have to wonder, though, just when you would need an amp to be that tiny. For gigging purposes you eventually reach a point ( that I'd say most Class D amps have reached) where smaller and lighter no longer means more practical, but rather simply smaller and lighter. Has anyone ever said to themselves, "I really love my 3 lb lunchbox amp, but I just wish it were 1.6 lbs and could fit in my pocket"?
  17. I've been eyeing some old Acoustic amps for quite some time (specifically the 370, 450 and 220/320) as they have that certain tone that I'm looking for and can't find in any newly produced amp, and certainly not in any lightweight amps. The prices for these, and their matching cabs, are usually very reasonable and something I can in fact afford. The reason I still haven't got one is that as far as I know they are big, heavy, and loud.The weight isn't that much of an issue, apart from transporting it upon purchase, as I'm not gigging at the moment. The size is a bit more troublesome since I am involuntarily practising the art of compact living. What I'm most concerned about, though, is the volume. Out of respect for my neighbours I usually don't crank my 20 watt valve guitar amp (a Laney Lionheart) far past the 1 (out of 10) marker on the clean channel, or on the dirty channel with the pre-amp gain turned up to about 6-7. I'm assuming that either one of the amps listed above will be [b]considerably[/b] louder than my guitar amp. My questions are aimed mainly towards owners, past and present, of the listed Acoustic amps, but if you have experience operating other solid state rigs from the 70's or 80's, feel free to present your educated guesses! So, what I'm wondering is: How quiet could I be with one of these amps? How sensitive are the knobs in the lower range of the volume spectrum? Will I blow out the eardrums of my neighbours by accidentally turning the knob from .25 to .50? Will the tone be enjoyable/usable at these volume levels? It doesn't have any valves that need pushing, but I could imagine a high-powered amp of any kind (especially one designed for bass guitar) would sound better when they're actually working they way they were meant to. Thanks.
  18. It all depends, of course, on how you want the Stingray to sound. But I have to agree with ahpook here; it seems like you might just not enjoy the sounds a Stingray makes. You said the Mustang blew it out of the water, and regardless of if you happen to like one or the other, or both, it has to be said that a Mustang and a Stingray are to wildly different basses with very different character. So if you prefer a short scale thumper to an aggressive, in-your-face sizzler, I think you might have your answer right there.
  19. Cor, I just realised no one has mentioned Marshall or Hiwatt yet. Perhaps it was so obvious it flew right over my head. I also have a fondness for the amps of H|H Electronics, even though they're not exactly held in as high esteem as their countrymen, er, -amps. Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle and Steve Garvey all played HH amps on the first Buzzcocks LP. According to Diggle, they all bought them simply because they "liked the look of them, even though they sounded like a f***ing bag of nails being thrown around".
  20. [quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1484225759' post='3213685'] Oooh, which tune. Do tell... [/quote] All of Jethro Tull's Heavy Horses album, but Journeyman in particular. Recorded in very early 1978. Am I right in assuming the Pro series has the same sound and functionality as their JG counterparts? For a long time the Pro IIE has been my dream bass since I've assumed the JG and Pro only differ superficially. EDIT: Just realised I've browsed your Wal blog (in awe) before - smashing job!
  21. I can't imagine spending that much for any bass, really, but I'd certainly expect something a bit less standardised for that price. And I have to say, the body shape reminds me of something you'd get from a mildly inventive budget brand. Nice to hear they treat their workers well, though. That's certainly a factor I would weigh in when determining whether or not to pay a bit extra for a certain piece of kit.
  22. [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1484168155' post='3213312'] I do too, that's why I bought it Just not convinced about it on fiesta red. First world problems eh? [/quote] Lazy reading on my part! I thought it came with the bass. You have fine taste in pickups.
  23. Really lovely figuring as usual. Happy NBD!
  24. I like it, but then again I have a soft spot for cream pickups. I'm assuming you don't. This is so completely subjective that I can't help but feel our opinions here are about as useful as a winter coat in Qatar.
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