Darkstrike

PRS, maybe?

Nice one!

Hard to tell with such a tiny pic, but the bridge looks like a Babicz, which would mean it can't be that old, unless it's been modded. Unless of course it's just a similar looking bridge...

[quote name='simon1964' timestamp='1318006265' post='1397231']

Ibanez ATK 5 String. They have wide string spacing, and get as close to a Stingray tone as anything I've played (other than a Stingray!).
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Aren't they 16.5mm? That'd be tighter than a Ray.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1317929840' post='1396461']

But thats why you drive the Valve Drive... these guys aren't daft...

PS Sad to see the spot varnished logo on the top vanish for the plastic speaker cab logo...
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The Valve Drive will make it even bigger! At that stage, may as well use a huge rig...

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1317927679' post='1396441']
3. a 'drive' option for a bit of added grit would have been nice (as on HD350, Classic 400 etc)
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That really would have been a sweet option.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1317926987' post='1396431']



That was the subject of a looong thread on talkbass. The outcome was a war between the EBMM fanbois and anybody else who would dare ask anything... of course, then some EBMM haters would add some spice to the pot, and you get a big bunch of nothing at all.

It ended up as an exercise to set up a thread to say "see? nobody wants really a 19mm Stingray".
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A cluster**** wouldn't begin to describe it.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1317924838' post='1396397']
Ahh.. I think it's quite bonny!


[url="http://www.ebs.bass.se/2009/manuals/reidmar250.pdf"]..here's a link to the manual, too.[/url]
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I like the designs along the top line where the name is.

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1317916693' post='1396225']
what about a G&L L1505?
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That has even tighter spacing than a Ray 5, he's looking for wider.

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1317918885' post='1396283']

The new Modern Player series Jazz is twin humbucker.
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The Roscoe Beck was pretty much a J with humbuckers too.

Great sound, though I'd like to have heard the eq messed with to see how versatile it is.

The wattage wouldn't bother me, but for a micro amp it looks huge, though by spec it's only 3" wider than my Streamliner, and pretty close in height and depth.

I got a Traben bass in a jackson guitar box once, heh, I panicked when I saw the box that's for sure.

That cab sounds amazing.

This is both great news, and dreadful news.


The dreadful part being the severe amount of GAS I'll be going through, especially knowing how helpful and easy to deal with Mark is....

Fantastic news, and that's one nice Squier!

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1317844964' post='1395421']
Oooh... that MTD is nice. I haven't seen one of those before. It's expensive, isn't it?

What's the string spacing on those Fender 5s? I've seen them about but never played one.
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$739 on Musicians Friend, can't find a price in the UK.

Fender 5's are usually 18mm spacing.

MTD Kingston Artitist V maybe?

[quote name='mart' timestamp='1317842427' post='1395361']
Yep, they do some nice specialist stuff. But the prices ....
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Indeed, bloody shame really, I can imagine tricking out basses all kinds of ways with 'em, but at them prices, you could just buy a bunch of Squiers, one for each eq setting, hahahaha!

I always thought that MEC was owned by Warwick, or that they were in house electronics, planned on picking up a pair of MM pickups and a pre, to make a Cort of mine into a pseudo $$, until I saw the price.

Some of the pots they make are really rare though, stacked push/pulls, push/pull blends, stacked volume/blends with push/pulls, stuff I've never seen anyplace else.

IIRC, my Glockenklang preamp has some MEC parts, too. Which would explain why Glock pre's and Warwick control knobs are supposedly(hopefully as I'm waiting for some in the post) a perfect match.

Just checked their site now, and this was at the bottom,
[quote name='mec-pickups.de']Copyright 2008 Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG. All rights reserved. [url="http://www.warwick-distribution.de/"]http://www.warwick-distribution.de[/url][/quote]

This is why I'm glad I live out of the way enough that couriers need to ring me before making a delivery, for directions. If I'm not available, I can arrange things, so it's always left with someone I'm comfortable with, actually happened me a few weeks ago.

Hopefully this is just a miscommunication, and you get your Squier soon!

I'll check out the GK, cheers! I definitely agree that Trace should do one, I'd have one in a flash!

[quote name='GarethFlatlands' timestamp='1317750090' post='1394162']
I'm having the same problem with my amp, can anyone help?


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You need an extra cab...

Does such a beast exist?

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1317684658' post='1393409']
Interesting, I've never tried a hipshot! What sort of price are they?
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I honestly can't remember, I've only ever bought the one, rest came stock on basses. I remember it being expensive, but not as much as a Badass II was at the time, around the 95 - 100 euros mark.

I know it changes depending on weather you want a brass one or aluminum, and I picked brass.

[quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1317673422' post='1393243']
I expect a Badass would take it over the £3k mark, and they want to keep it at a sensible price point

I've tried quite a few different upgrade bridges and never noticed that much difference, especially for the price some of them are. In fact, one of the bridges I found most satisfying was a Wilkinson BBOT with brass saddles which cost £15!

Whilst I can see what the advantages of fancy upgrade bridges should be, IMHO the benefits are not usually that noticeable, and these bridges are hugely overrated.
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I think the Hipshot bridges are worth it, severely adjustable, very comfy to palm mute off of, and with the quick loading option, which I utterly love.