ezbass

10 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

Quick review?

1 hour ago, agoulding said:

Chuffed!

My J type has Delano pickups, which are actually split coils in a single coil casing. These are wired to a VBT config. I can achieve 5 tonal settings from this, not including the tone control (.100uf) roll off: if 6 o’clock is typical 50:50 blend, 5 and 7 o’clock give either a more neck or bridge flavour of the mid position, whereas anything beyond those points is either all neck or bridge.

This year, as with previous years, I received absolutely bugger all bass related. In fact, the only pressie for me at Ez Towers was a shared one, which was a picture of Wee Ezette, with Santa, in a snow storm frame, which I’m very happy with.

38 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

This '77 beastie dropped down the chimney.

Courier company finding a new way to drop off a delivery rather than knock on the front door  

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2 minutes ago, Twigman said:

Or this - the MIJ 'Noir' at 1/3 of the price

 

 

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Very stealth. 👍
 

If it wasn’t for the battery angle, I’d have said Sadowsky, a used, Japanese Metro, if you could find one, to be precise.

Back to the OP, I think an expensive bass is where there is a bass i want, but immediately think that perhaps I should wait and see if I can pick one up used, rather than just buying it new. This was me when I wanted a Rob Allen. As to the actual level of money, this will always vary from person to person and we shouldn’t judge others by what they consider expensive/cheap.
 

That aside, upper level instruments seem to be outstripping inflation by some measure. My first ever custom bass is coming up 10 years old, so I dug out the invoice, did the inflation calculation and it should now cost roughly £250 more than I paid for it. Even the basic, off the shelf, version is way beyond that. If I go back to the aforementioned Rob Allen, these have doubled in cost over a 15 year period and I mentioned my surprise at the cost EBMM basses earlier in the thread. Manufacturers seem to having a laugh with their premium instruments.

Never Let Her Slip Away - Andrew Gold ‧

1 minute ago, Stub Mandrel said:

te vass

Quality thumbing there.

Often overlooked when folk come to talking about top slide players, but Chris had both great chops and tone. Stainsby Girl is the standout track for me. Sad day.

26 minutes ago, neepheid said:

the two pairs of coils together in parallel is pretty scooped

26 minutes ago, neepheid said:

Might mod the switch to be north pair/both in series

I much prefer series to parallel in a side by side comparison.

26 minutes ago, neepheid said:

It is on the chonky side of things - 4.7kg/10.34lbs

😱😖

27 minutes ago, neepheid said:

Always beef about something, trying to get a rise out of some group or other. 

 Ain't that the truth?

6 minutes ago, Misdee said:

High-end bass prices have gone up in real terms when most other luxury goods have become more attainable,

Currently enduring a massive bout of ‘Ray GAS, £3k for a US example new and that’s not the most expensive, that’s in Fender Custom Shop money, territory. 

When I finally ‘jumped ship’ to the low end, I very nearly went for one of these. I can’t remember what it sounded like (are they really ‘Ray-alikes?) but I do recall some weight. One of Joe Bonamassa’s early bassists, Eric Czar, used ATKs.

Love this era of Yes. 
 

2 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

As for the Precision/Telecaster bass, I really don't like the sound. Sounds like he's hitting it way too hard, or the amp is distorting.

No guarantee that what you’re hearing is what you’re seeing. Bruford is air drumming and Chris’ bass plays itself on more than one occasion (right hand behind his back).

Stink

Pish 

Gland Funk Railroad 

There is a snobbery about this kind of thing, when all that really matters is that the end product sounds good. Having listened to numerous DB players, some of whom are revered, some dots (other markers are available) would help immeasurably. I’d rather see lines and dots than listen to pitchy playing.

Scone Sour

15mm spacing jig?

26 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Is it a Washburn?

I reckon so.

A quick search suggests that it is a Washburn Bantam XB-400.

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