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    My main bass is 31"scale. Much easier to play at the nut. It's strung with heavy gauge strings 110 - 50 to compensate for the drop in string tension - which works well.
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    [s][size="5"]£1900[/size][/s] [size=6][b]£1800[/b][/size]
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    They're fine. People talk enormous twaddle about their soulless sonic quality but they produce a nice even spectrum of sounds often requiring no EQ unlike other makes. Particularly underrated are the HZs - the passive models.
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    Not bad!
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    I'd quite like some lessons.
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    [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1350590099' post='1841061'] Without him, I'd now be a world famous organist and composer of new classical music. Thank You, Chris! [/quote] Lucky escape.
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    Chris Squire also the reason I started playing bass. I still marvel at his bass lines and massive vibrating sound.
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    SGC is back up for sale
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    [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1350114817' post='1834651'] I'd be interested to know more about the piezo nut concept, what sort of dimension does it add to the sound compared with the piezo bridge? I couldn't really identify it in the sample track [/quote] It will pick up the note behind the fretted note - so for example, when you slide up the piezo will pick up the other side of the strings so the note appears to fall or lower in tone as the magnetic pickup or piezo captures the rising note. ( you can hear this at 1.23 on the Soundcloud track during the solo) It also picks up the open strings too so you can get unexpected jumps in volume as the other piezo or magnetic pickup is also picking up that of course, It's just a matter of getting used to. It suits an experimental approach but if your taste is more traditional you can mix it in slightly and this kind of replicates an acoustic effect (a double bass is subject to this phenomenon to a lesser extent anyway)
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    [quote name='eude' timestamp='1350051929' post='1834079'] I've got a feeling this one predates the Manne by quite a bit... [/quote] Yes, I think that's true. And it's a slightly different concept.
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    [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1350052694' post='1834089'] Can't believe you're selling this! Anyone buying this should know that Alan put a huge amount of work into getting it right. Definitely a bass for someone to treasure! [/quote] Every word of that is true.
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    This really is a truly unique one-off bass. American Black Walnut body with a Native Walnut top. Deep set neck made from Wenge/Bubinga/Flame Maple. Acrylic Impregnated lined Ebony board. Hipshot Type A with piezo and FB neck pickup and SB bridge pickup ACG EQ01 pre-amp. Two Hipshot extenders on the E and G string. This bass also has a piezo element under the nut. This has it's own pre-amp to buffer it before going into the ACG EQ01. As far as I know, [i]this is the only bass in the world[/i] that has this feature. It produces interesting tonalities, adds complexity and when mixed in subtly produces an almost acoustic, double bass effect. There is extensive carving on both the front and back of the bass all with a satin finish. You can hear a track made with this bass (featuring the nut piezo in places) [url="http://soundcloud.com/spoombung/mr-moffat"]http://soundcloud.co...mbung/mr-moffat[/url] Price is [s]£1900[/s] [s]£1800[/s] [s]£1700[/s] [b]£1600[/b] The price reflects the added features and uniqueness of this instrument. Email: [email protected]
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    Thanks Scoop, very kind of you. Hope you can make it to one of our gigs soon.
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    Here's mine recorded live: http://youtu.be/1EY3GZdRtbY http://youtu.be/vxpZIAmPOMI There was a debate where to place the mic as there's multiple size speakers in the cab so we opted for somewhere in the middle.
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    I had roundwounds on my Wal fretless for nearly 30 years. It hasn't had a service since 1994. The strings do chew a bit but I'd rather that than the dull, lifeless thump of flats.
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    Our new video is up - fluffs and all. http://youtu.be/vxpZIAmPOMI
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    Great price. Very fine basses, these
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    Will you split the amp and cabs? Where are you based?
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    I met someone at a gig recently who was raving about thus book saying it was a great read.
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    [quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1349381765' post='1825659'] Some marvelous musicianship from one of Billy Cobham's lineups. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuTxLVT41c8[/media] [/quote] Very impressive bass tone there - fat, middly etc.
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