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[quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1426464202' post='2718326'] Hiya people ,as the above suggests I'm bored of my basses all of them sorry no high end models here they are harley benton j bass vintage series , lindo bass, Columbus ,ephiphone eb3, only one I like is my squire p bass fitted with flats , eden combo 180,eden American made cab 300 watt ,tc electronics 250 tone print head ,mb blackline 250 head .is it time I flogged the lot just a thought? [/quote] Are you interested in music?

Amazing

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1424465529' post='2696741'] [/quote] Yep.

4 strings Chris Squire

Very nice. Do you know if you get an ebanol neck with fretlines?

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1425658046' post='2709511'] Interesting sofa - whats the scroll topped one? [/quote] That's a Cliff Bordwell bass. Very rare over here.

The 2015 version

I've still never really heard a tone like it and not seen it replicated in other bands. When I first heard it I thought it was a Rickenbacker as it sounded so much like Chris Squire's tone.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1425205622' post='2704927'] Still good, but nowhere near as ballsy and aggressive - almost like it`s been matured/refined. That`s a great gig though, Rattus at The Roundhouse. [/quote] Yeah, I agree. I wonder what exactly has made the difference...? Hard to say, I suspect.

Interested what people think if his current tone and how it compares with the past one? http://youtu.be/SItRVpLjAI0

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1425034705' post='2703158'] Percy Jones and Mick Karn influences abound! [/quote] Percy Jones - yes, but not Mick Karn, though. Funny how no one spots my Derek Bailey (guitarist) influence EVER! Check him out around 5.20 mins if you dare http://youtu.be/ow-YPRq-t8A

A lot of Wal action here: http://youtu.be/cP6Nm5ozpQk

http://youtu.be/cP6Nm5ozpQk

Thanks, guys!

[url="https://kevhopper.bandcamp.com/album/kevlington"]https://kevhopper.bandcamp.com/album/kevlington[/url] Very bassy album, this one. Kev

The SR series have the nicest necks of ANY bass IMO - beautifully slim and contoured. However, the sound is not to my taste whatever pickup is installed and whatever wood is used. I don't understand why that is.

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1422811091' post='2677024'] But the dingwall in my photo had smaller frets than the frets you call small (or at least lower, yours seems thin and high), but didn't suffer from fret buzz until your actualy got very very low (which I did). IMHO, if yours is buzzing it has nothing to do with the frets and everything to do with the setup of your neck [/quote] I don't agree, although there are obviously some exceptions, ie, your bass. Thin frets are naturally prone to buzzing. I have two thin fretted basses in which this is the case. They're set up as well as they can be. You have to be careful with your fretting technique. You can afford to relax if the frets are chunkier and flatter.

thought I'd revive this thread again as it's one of the few interesting topics here! Have a look at the above pic. The bass at the top is a £2000 custom, the one on the bottom a £75 item. The one on top has thin, rounded frets and is [i]very[/i] prone to fret buzz no matter what you do with the action. The one on the bottom has larger frets and you can see they've been flattened on the top - in fact they're more square than round. This one doesn't buzz at all even when the action is lowered and is incredibly comfortable to play So IMO the best kind of frets to go for or look for in a bass are bigger, flatter ones, not thin ones.

Yes, it's a lovely bass- I've had a go on it. Nice sound samples, Ewan. Sounds terrific in Passive as well as active

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[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1421832178' post='2665389'] I can't really say. I'm a Rush head. I love the song, the power, the dynamics, Alex's chords, how much they seem to be in the moment, that undefinable magic. Why? [/quote] Why? I'm thinking of doing a study of Rush fans.

[size=3] [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1415060540' post='2596361'] Exhilarating stuff .. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E0m0Gcblp0[/media] [/quote][/size] [size=3] Just curious: what do you like about it?[/size]

Wal and chicken