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MoonBassAlpha
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Hofner still make the exact pickups used in this era. They're about a ton each. They're the same as used in the German Violin basses. The Chinese- made pickups that look similar, used in the lower range models aren't quite the same size. I bought an almost complete one to give to my best mate. Similar to one he had when he was 15-17 It was missing pickups, surround and the bottom of the bridge . I didn't want to spend much more so i bought Chinese pickups, and made them fit into a proper Hofner surround at the bridge. Wiring was all intact. The bridge base was made up in aluminium by a chap at work on the cnc, from dimensions I got off an original Was all rather nice once set up.
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
MoonBassAlpha replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
I quite like the look of the Cort Action junior, anybody got one? Also, the Mensinger Cazpar? I need a good reason NOT to buy one! -
Studiospares own brand M1000 phones are pretty decent for the money. Detachable replaceable cable, spare pair of earpads included, and I believe the individual phone part is available as a replacement part. They're pretty robust too, I'm always treading on the cable and dropping them in my tiny studio space. They're about £50
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How good was Prince on the bass?
MoonBassAlpha replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
Ahead of the times too - he was Covid-ready back then! -
My drummer says it sounds like porn music on acid. " Just needs some sexy sound effects on top", apparently. Gotta love drummers, eh?
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Back in the room! I went for an unstable feel on this one, alternating bars of 7 and 9 keep it sounding wrong, and unbalanced. No synthesizers were harmed in the making of this tune, but it does mark a reappearance of my trusty Sonic Screwdriver, and a debut for my electric drill. And bongos.
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I wanna hear me some of that!
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That's not quite what I was getting at Douglas, I was wondering if these spammers/scammers would pick their marks based on how the music is tagged? i.e if any particular tag garners more attention , and if so, could be avoided! Maybe it's best to make up your own unique tag, like psychedelic-Hillbilly-womble-core, or somesuch...
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I wonder if the type of interest generated is at all related to which tags you use on your tracks?
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I did one of those, took 4 flushes to get rid...
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You MUST be doing something right! arf arf!
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Quite cinematic, in a Nordic way!
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Do you ever find you start out in one direction and end up somewhere quite strange? I often find the tunes take on a life of their own and lead me to odd places. Or is it just me?
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Glad you didn't post a photo of your junk here. ..
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How about keeping the bridge e/a pickup in the same place and just adding a reversed half p pickup that you can switch between for the d/g? Best of both worlds for when only that clavinet sound will do!
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Pendulous charms sounds like a possible title for my band's first album ( we are Charms Against the Evil Eye)! If we ever get round to it.
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Glad to hear my old Laney is still going! . I too found it broke up before going too loud, but I never used it on a gig in with bass...
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N.C.D. The little Genzler rig has grown...
MoonBassAlpha replied to bassmayhem's topic in Amps and Cabs
Have you played through the whole lot together? That would shift some air! -
I've got Wheels by King Crimson firmly embedded in my head now. I guess there are worse starting points!
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October Composition Challenge -- VOTING TIME
MoonBassAlpha replied to lurksalot's topic in General Discussion
I can't believe a couple of folks voted for my sorry effort when there's so much better on offer this month. No accounting for taste, eh? -
I've not listened to all yet but the standard is higher than ever. Kudos to the one that sounds like return to forever on a cosmic trip! The picture certainly fired up people's creative juices!
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As it was raining today I've chucked something together. Probably should have given myself more time to learn how to play in 23/8... still, that will probably be a first for the composition challenge, if nothing else. Will check the mix after Strictly 😓 It's not very good
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My bass is a tonedead piece of wood half the time
MoonBassAlpha replied to violetelectric's topic in Repairs and Technical
I've found that on guitars that haven't been used for ages that it's often NOT just the tip contact that's bad, it's the contact to the ground of the Jack that's poor. Try roughing that up with fine wet n dry paper wrapped round a small screwdriver. Don't forget to clean it thoroughly afterwards. -
It could well account for the distortion at higher, er, distortion levels!. As far as you can tell, is the whizzer attached ALL the way round, with no air gaps?
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I fixed one of these up for a friend of our drummer. The neck did need a shim as suggested earlier, then it set up lower than any bass I've ever done. Absolutely superb neck. That was a 5 string too. The tuner shafts were dead soft though. One was slightly bent, and broke at the split when I took that string off.
