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3 hours ago, Mudpup said:

I had the bass combo version of this back in the 80's (think it was a GA140 or something like that). It was great as you said - really clear and punchy

Probably very similar except for the preamp. 

It’s really just a small PA head in a combo. I’ve never liked the sound with keyboard as it’s really brittle and sharp but with this bass it’s epic!!!

This is my dad’s OHM KA140 keyboard amp from the mid 80’s that he’s had since new. It’s got a nasty piezo tweeter and is quite shrill but makes for a fantastic bass amp! Really snappy and deep, very very modern and hifi. Honestly it’s one of the nicest tones I’ve achieved in years! 

9 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Is that Paul Whitehouse on guitar?

That's Thotch. The biggest-selling band of the 1970's I'll have you know. 

Just sold @asha Squier Jazz body. Great communications, fast payment - a pleasure to do business. Thanks for buying!

23 hours ago, spyder said:

My Passive ABZ...

It just looks so ... pure! My ideal finish for any bass, I'd say.

I've been using this body to try out stuff for a while - it's really light, 2.5kg. The pickup spacing is proper fender Jazz style so wider for the bridge pickup than the neck so you can slot anything into it. The pickups aren't wired up at the moment though. There are a couple of dents at the bottom but honestly this sounded pretty good with a neck on it, it's just surplus to requirements now so I just want the space back. Yours for £30 posted or £25 if you want to collect it from New Cross in London. 

4 hours ago, lowregisterhead said:

 

Where do I start? Well, to begin with, the overall standard of build and finish is noticeably better than the Combustion/NG/D-Roc, although they're still very well put together. The Canadian made basses could be considered the Rolls Royce of the Dingwall range for want of a better comparison, and as a result start at more than double the price of the 'offshore' made basses, but they are so beautifully made. The Lee Sklar model has a dual density body, where the upper part of the body is Northern Ash, the lower part Alder, but side by side, not one on top of the other. The idea is that the different woods help balance the lower and high frequencies. From what I've found so far in the ten days I've owned it, I'd say that does seem to be the case. It has great resonance and consistency right across the neck. The LS body is slimmer than my Combustion (39mm vs 43mm) but both basses are almost exactly the same weight, just under 4.5kg. I owned an ABII for a short while, and it was also beautifully made, but very light, too light for my liking.

 

The Lee Sklar is also fitted with mandolin frets, which are slimmer than standard, but give the neck a very fast, slick feel. The main difference for me is the pickup configuration and preamp. The tonal character is bright and edgy, due to only having two pickups instead of three, and being fitted with a Glockenklang preamp. It delivers a huge range of tones, with the most hi-fi, glassy and crisp top end you can imagine, but is still whisper quiet even when you push the high frequencies. The EMG preamp in the Combustion sounds pretty flat in comparison.

 

The difference between the preamps alone makes me want to tinker with my Combustion even more - I've already upgraded the pickups to Super Fatty IIs, fitted USA Hipshot tuners and replaced the bridge saddles with Babicz Solos, so a Glockenklang might well be the next addition.

 

If I have one reservation regarding the Lee Sklar, it's that despite the tonal fireworks, it lacks a little versatility - the Combustion does a passable P-bass/J-bass/Stingray impersonation, whereas the Lee Sklar does a Stingray on steroids and a single coil bridge tone very well, but seems to lack the roundness I can get out of the Combustion from the third neck pickup.

 

I'm considering adding a third pickup to the Lee Sklar, but it'll require some very careful routing by someone with all the proper jigs and serious skills, especially as there's no scratch plate to hide any rough edges...

 

All the other specs are here:

 

https://dingwallguitars.com/bass/lee-sklar-signature/

 

 

Thanks. That’s super helpful. I have to say that I don’t get on with the EMG preamp on my combustion but I’m not really after it to be more HiFi BUT I’d love a passive tone. I could not live without the 3 pickups tho. I absolutely love the configuration. 

On 17/10/2023 at 20:54, lowregisterhead said:

After two years of playing nothing but my Combustion 5/3, I just laid my hands on this Lee Sklar signature. A different animal, but a really lovely instrument, so beautifully made. Just a quick snap, which doesn't do it justice - I'll try and take some better pictures soon.

 

 

Oooh, tasty! When you say different beast, in what ways? I've only ever held one Canadian Dingwall and wasn't able to play it so I'd love to know...

52 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Why not donate it to the SE Bash Raffle?

Oooh, must look that up!

I've bought a couple of t-shirts from https://soundshirts.com and am very happy with them (got ASDR and TR808 ones for m'self) and got a bass one for t'other half, but this isn't quite as L as we'd hoped, would say it's on the slim side of L.

Anyway, the people at soundshirts have said they're knocking up a new a bass shirt with a MusicMan 4/1 headstock so I've ordered one but they said keep this one rather than send it back. I've no use for it but since they're so nice I thought I'd give it away here! First to PM me will get it - just send me a SAE with a large stamp and it's yours!

I have one of these. Can confirm they are bloody brilliant. GLWTS. 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/28/spinal-taps-derek-smalls-id-like-to-collaborate-with-mozart-i-know-chords-hes-never-used

I have one of these. It’s quite astonishing - I can take it to go gigs and rehearsals on public transport! Glwts

3 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

Basschat? You also need to leave someone with a deposit that’s the value of the bass ….

 

kinda

Well yes especially if it was returned with new strings…

I don’t want to OWN any more basses, but I’d love to spend some with some just to find out what they were like. In an ideal world there would be an instrument library where you pay a fee and you can loan out one thing at a time. 

I have one of these. Have rehearsed and gigged with it. Can confirm they are amazing little things. GLWTS

That’s tidy!!!

1 hour ago, pineweasel said:

Decent playing on this unquestionably terrible record

 

This is BRILLIANT!!!!

23 hours ago, toneknob said:

Rupert The Bear theme tune

 

This is my childhood. Had this on a record!

This has Trevor Horne’s finger prints all over it 

Disco Duck. Rubbish song but really good bass work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6bv8XTZk-I

25 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

SBL lost it's credibility long ago.

 

Down to Ian's scribed gestures and facial expressions, and all the way down to his very fake laugh.  

 

The world has enough bad actors as it is.

 

This is just a way to get clicks from Lizzo fans, cause she's popular.  

 

I don't know. Next you'll be saying Disco Duck isn't a classic... 

3 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

 

This. This is the picture.

I saw the video of Lizzo - I think she's fantastic and her music is great. Ian Allen did a breakdown of the bassline in About Damn Time asking if it was one of the best of all time 

6 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

 

Hmm... Revelation : music is less what it looks like, and more what it sounds like. 

It's a picture though. Doesn't sound of anything. Now I really AM confused.