barrycreed

18 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Are you going for tone alu or a more basic alu??

 

 

Sorry...

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6 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

Is that the bass version of the guitar King Buzzo plays? I can't remember the name of them, American something sonething.

 

edit -> Electrical Guitar Company

https://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/models/

That pic is by Tttides guitars in Europe. Seems to a custom build and a nod to an EGC bass.

Probably considered a fad by some, but am considering, crazily so maybe, something like this, but not with an aluminium body. Comes in a 30" or 34" scale. 30" would be fantastic I think.

No love for aluminium necks on here I would think? Heresy!?. There are vids of P basses online with aluminium neck conversions and they sound really crisp and clear. I guess with no truss rod, you never have to worry about necks warping and so on. I have an alu neck guitar on the way next year.

Are the bolt on ones (new or old) considered pretty shi*ty? The demos of the Vintage pro sound really good. Nice n punchy. Same with the older active 1. I've spotted a good few of the non bolt on active Epi for sale in Spain, but am wary of buying online these days.

They look like darn long instruments too!

Agreed

@andruca It sounds great! Roundwounds or flatwounds? I have one of these waiting for me if I can make it back to Ireland soon. I am in Granada. My nephew assured me it played well. I got it used with flatwounds, and was thinking of changing the stock pickup etc for something better....who knows...

I spied the Danelectro 59dc short scale. Anyone got their hands on one yet? The long scale, from the vids I've seen sounds pretty nice and looks pretty unique (I suppose they are like marmite), but what puts me off from the comments I have seen is the neck dive, bad tuners, cheap plastic volume and tone knobs. Short scale might at least address the neck dive!

The new squier jag with the humbucker only looks like it could be good as a modding platform.

Thanks for the suggestions. I like the cut of that markbass combo in previous post.

Budget. ooo, not too sure, but wouldn't need to spend a whole lot. I am thinking of buying used, might offer good value, around £400 roughly? or €400 where I am!

I would like to play alt rock covers, or heavy blues, that kind of stuff. But I did play trad before, so would be interested in that scene too. Anything really!

It doesn't have to be lightweight really, but I think the days of lugging heavy amps are over with what's available these days no?

Anyone ever try these? I'd love to hear an audio demo.

Howdee all, long time no post. Been getting back into bass in the last year or so. Well, I never really left it alone, just I've been gigging for years as a guitarist and the odd bass gig. Did have a regular gig years ago with a trad rock folk type thingy which was a ball of fun.

Amps in the past were a 1x15 Peavey combo and an Ashdown head and cab. Both ok, I suppose a pain to lug around. Having a monitor was a rare thing.

Assuming we can gig again in the future, I'd like to go back playing bass live. I will assume I'll be playing in places with small stages, or tight corners to squeeze into and monitors may not be a regular thing. Any ideas of a nice handy combo or head/can to gig with that wouldn't break the bank or be total rubbish either?

I have been thinking of Markbass, or the Trace Elliot Elf head, but wouldn't rule out any of the other brands either. Peavey, ampeg, etc.

Don't really mind if it's a head and cab or a combo. I suppose a head and cab might be handy in that I could always mix and match cabs but would see nothing wrong with a combo.

I'm back down to a Bronco (with mods gathered and awaiting assembly) and an Epi SG with flatwounds.

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

That's the thing. Just looking at Epiphone they have produced a lot of different basses all called Thunderbirds, but most of them being very different instruments to the original 60s Gibson Thunderbird, and many of them have nothing really in common other than they have similar looking bodies. They even made a non-reverse model that in every respect other than the body shape was a J-Bass!

On looks alone, I don't like the latest t-bird they have out, with the really big headstock.

@BigRedX That's a good question. What makes a t-bird for me? Probably the shape, and based on previous experience of the Epis where I played gigs as a guitarist with guys who has the Epi, it sounded pretty solid live and recorded. I am not sure what model Epi they had though tbh.

Epiphone bolt on t-bird worth a look at all?

31 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said:

Very Ibby SR... with a Jazz Bump and a nibble out the headstock... made in the same factory?

I thought the same thing, that they were very close to an Ibanez. 

Tyre kicking / GAS attacks, came across this. I have always heard good things in general about Cort basses and guitars. This has good hardware, and is a good price. Too good to be true?

I would imagine the resale value would be lower than the big brand names, and it's not the "coolest" looking bass in the world, but looks like it would function pretty well.

I saw those on eBay but €€€€

On 29/10/2020 at 03:01, LowMoFo said:

Have you considered a tusq nut Barry?

I ask only because bone, being organic, has variable density throughout, meaning the response can vary across the nut.

Ibanez use tusq for their higher-end models. It’s a bit like carbon fibre, but uniformly denser, and is pre-impregnated with graphite so it’s permanently lubricated.

Graph-Tech make & supply them to different sizes & configurations for most neck widths.

Just a thought...

No I had not considered one but would have no problem trying one.

Hoping for anything new next year?

I’m hoping that Epiphone might reissue the Rivoli or Grabber/Ripper or LP Junior Bass...

1 hour ago, soldersqueeze said:

Found that Goldo bridge btw, if you want it you can have it for postage.

I may hold out for the kickass based on your previous post!

@soldersqueeze yeah, was going to go for 17mm as it seems to be based on the original. Whatever I go for doesn't necessarily have to look vintage either, as long as it's better than stock. For whatever reason, I am slow to spend the new price on a hipshot (as the bass itself was cheap)!  HS Kickass is a lot cheaper than the vintage, 17.5mm might work too for spacing?

This is my second bronco, and seems to feel better in general than the previous one I had.

Could anyone identify the bridges on these modded Broncos?

While the hipshot 17mm seems to be the suggested bridge, just wondering what the ones in the pics above are.

I had a look around last night but have yet to find another 17mm 4 string bass bridge other than the hipshot.

1 hour ago, LeftyJ said:

I used to have a Japanese-made ESP Horizon guitar that had a woven-graphite nut. It was incredibly cool, totally unlike any other graphite nut I have seen. Just multiple densely packed laminates of woven carbon fibre, well lubricated and smooth, and the open strings rang with a beautiful clarity. I've never seen another one like it. 

So maybe graphite might be a better option?

I'll keep the brass nuts to the cold weather and myself then. Bone nut it is!