MrTea
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Without wishing to derail the sale another +1 for these amps. Had the older Puma and only move it on as I got a Bonafide. Agree with @andybassdoyle that these work equally well for double bass. The taste control is a really effective way to shape the sound. Good luck with the sale! -
Sods law I order the wittner wire this morning! Although the more expensive option I thought I'd splash out having not spent much on the actual bass! I'll see how it goes.
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Picked up a cheap older stentor student tonight. The first job was to locate and extract the source of the rattle inside the body which turned out to a kids plastic traffic cone. Fairly easily extracted with a BBQ fork and some blu tac (no need to shake the bass above my head). I reset the bridge and started bringing it up to tension when the tailwire snapped (luckily before it was under much stress). Any advice on if there's any difference on replacing this? Also is it worth replacing the metal tailpiece with a wooden one? Will it make any difference?
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I'm sure if you have one for reference then getting an alternative made wouldn't be too hard. I've not tried a Clifton but the extensions do look good - I like the look of the addition of the lower support. That said, the combination of the support and endpin on the Eminance does a pretty good job for me.
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Had a £1 listing so stuck it on evilBay and sold on there. -
Just to close up this thread. Ordered and received the waist extension from the US. Cost a small fortune in the end for what it is (due to customs and processing adding whack into the cost) but glad I did.
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Reset the bridge again this morning and now everything seems fine. No idea what's different but it seems to have remedied my problem. Thanks for the help.
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Thanks @Silvia Bluejay I'll take another look tomorrow but again the position in your photos look to be what I'd expect. Out of interest, when looking through the f hole does the sound post also look like it makes contact under the bridge foot or does it look slightly further back?
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Thanks - and yup, I don't want to rely on those markers but as they're there I'd like it to be close if it can.
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@Burns-bass that's what I've also been taught but when positioned here say the D on the first string is sharp against the marker on the neck. Maybe the bridge is leaning forward and I'm not noticing it?
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This feels wrong ... I've been trying to set up my Eminance to get the intonation correct agasint the markers ... Everything I've ever been told or read suggests setting the bridge by the markers in the f holes. However my Eminance has the markers on the neck to guide intonation and if I set it using the usual method then by the time I'm up around the middle of the neck the pitch is out against these markers. I also noticed the sound post looks further back than I'd expect. I guess it could have slipped at some point but shouldn't that match the feet of the bridge? Any thoughts from other Eminance users?
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Picked this up a while back to try out a short scale bass but haven't found myself using it that much. That's not to say it's not a nice little bass - it very much is, just not been the right bass for the gigs I've had lately. It's a passive model in what I believe is the natural ash body. I bought it with the minor ding behind the neck heel and frustratingly the ding below the upper horn happened during transit. Once a strap is on you really don't notice this - it's not somewhere you ever really feel but there's no denying it's there! I've tried to price accordingly. No case (either hard of soft) with this. Ideally a social distanced collection would be preferred (payment up front via PayPal or bank transfer and we'll arrange a time I can put it on a stand in my front garden, step back and you can take it) but happy to talk couriers at your expense. IM if you want to discuss that and I'll dig around and confirm I have suitable packing before we complete the deal. Would probably prefer to ship with the neck off. I think you can only get the active models now but more info on the chowny website here: https://chownybass.com/product/swb-1-scott-whitley-signature/
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The endpin bar is a neat addition and goes a long way to help steady it. It's a shame I can't find a waist extension closer to home but I may end up biting the bullet and ordering one.
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Thanks all. I must admit I considered if I could get away without it but being relatively new to upright I have a tendency to grip a little tight on the left hand and thought the waist rest may help. That said at the price imported from the US (looking to be around £60) I may have a think about making something. I didn't want to end up putting too much pressure on the taper.
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Just got myself an Eminance portable upright and like many threads have said before it's a great instrument. Maybe not as loud acoustically as I'd hoped but sounds lovely with a little amplification. Unfortunately it's missing the waist extension and before I go and order one from the US thought I'd just get peoples thoughts on here. Does it do a good enough job or do others end up switching this for something custom? Shipping costs are going to add up on ordering it so didn't want it to arrive then wish I'd rolled my own.
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Top Baschatter to deal with. Good communication, fast payment and made the sale a pleasure.
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Cheers all - really hope I don't regret this but this will be making its way to a new owner. -
Afraid not - unless anyone has a Eminance RN4 or very tempting upright then cash is king on this at the moment.
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Original German Fortress Masterman 5 in generally good condition for its age. It's been played so not pristine and does have a few dings here and there. Nothing major and the only one of flag is a small knock to the side of the neck pictures here. You honestly really don't notice this but wanted to mention it for clarity. All stacked knobs work well and the active electronics give a great range of tones. No hard case but will be shipped well packed in an old gig bag and a tonne of cardboard and bubblewrap. I may have a guitar box in the loft although I'd rather take the neck off for shipping but we can talk about how we ship. I'd also rather the buyer arranges their own courier but again we can talk about this. Under normal circumstances I'd be happier with a meet up but unless I'm on your exercise route then that seems pretty unlikely for the foreseeable (and if you're the kind of person who thinks that it's still fine to meet up then please think again!). I know lots of people on here may have an opinion on the price - if you do please feel free to message me direct. I don't see these coming up very often so really wasn't sure where to price it. I've had one or two people tell me it's overpriced but more telling me it's underpriced. At the end of day I've priced it what I think it's worth bearing in mind what it owes me and what I need for the next purchase. Let me know with any questions. Only up for sale as I have my eye on something else. If that sells this may be withdrawn. I've bought plenty on here but sold nothing so it's my first time as a seller (and paying my subs!) but I have a feedback sale for purchases. Listing this on the computer and have more photos on my phone so let me know if you'd like me to send any more photos. Thanks for looking.
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Don't worry my tail is firmly between my legs. I updated through the editor with so much excitement I just assumed that Firmware update would include the patches. I can see it makes sense it doesn't. Thanks for putting me back on the right track.
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What an idiot - RTFM! I didn't spot the instructions on the first read of the updates page. Thanks for the prompt - off to give that a go!
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Spoke too soon ... The firmware upgrade appears to have worked. When powering on the FI I now see the 3.00 firmware flash up followed by BASS signifying it's in Bass mode. However, must of the patches appear to now be mostyl dry bass with the occasional one with glitchy synth behind it. Any ideas on what might be happening?
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Should have read the manual! For future mes you need to power up the FI with both footswitches pressed! Right - off to see what v.3 firmware has to offer.
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I need some help upgrading - I'm convinced I'm missing something obvious! I've purchased a Roland UM-One and connected it to Windows 10. It did it's thing ad seems to have installed the drivers. But when using the online firmware updater no MIDI in or OUT are shown to select the channels. I tried downloading the patch editor and this seems to recognise the UM-ONE. I've updated the MIDI preferences to use the UM-ONE for all options. Clicking on the virtual keyboard sends a MIDI signal to the UM-ONE as the in and out lights light up but nothing gets to the F.I. Trying to run the firmware updater through the patch editor just says 'communication error'. Any ideas?
