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Shaggy

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  1. I try modern top end basses now and again - Statuses (Statii?) included - and whilst I admire them hugely I'm never drawn to them enough to own one. I guess I go more for vintage gear as (1) I tend to play more retro material (punk, classic rock and funk, R& for which an old Rick or Gibson just feels so "right", and (2) I tend to want the basses I wanted during my formative bass years - same goes for cars and motorbikes. That's a personal choice, and I know there are guys older than me who would never change their modern Foderas and Vigiers and Statuses etc; likewise for amplification. What I wouldn't argue with is that used to be far more utter dross about say 20 years ago there is now, but only the best and collectable tend to survive. Also modern pick-ups and circuitry are undeniably better; my '73 Precision loaded with modern P & J Lindy Fralins is to me the best of both worlds, and I have yet to try a fretless of ANY age or price range that compares for tone or sheer playability. To get back to the OP; remember the MM Stingray was really the first ever mass produced active bass, and a huge leap forward (although not an improvement on the Precision - just different). As such it was a fairly crude bass with definite limitations, but think of the classic tracks laid down by players like Bernard Edwards, John Deacon, and of course Pino - just unimprovable. My 30 year old Ovation has a partially graphite neck - but not enough to spoil the tone of the wood
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  5. Got a Fane unit, 8 ohm / 300W, working perfectly, if you want - yours would be worth more.
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  7. Our sound guy hates us calling them kettle leads, uses some Euro-technical term that I can never remember. So I call them kettle leads and he gets upset again .
  8. [quote name='nobody's prefect' post='403216' date='Feb 8 2009, 09:59 AM']So, was at a gig last night with this woman singer who's an absolute Wonder Girl. She's had her head up her admittably highly attractive bottom for years now,[/quote] Played in a band with female vocals for a couple of years, and IMO an attractive bottom goes a long way to compensate for shortcomings in personality or vocal performance . [quote name='Rich' post='403341' date='Feb 8 2009, 12:47 PM']Exhibit #1 for the prosecution: I Just Called To Say I Love You But he can be forgiven for almost anything, simply for giving us Superstition, Sir Duke and I Wish.[/quote] +1 on those; some SW is pure tosh (isn’t she lovely etc), Synth part on Boogie on Reggae woman transposes really well to bass - loved playing that
  9. Now that’s what I call a [b]proper[/b] bass rig. Gibson + MESA = Rock n’ roll
  10. [quote name='ped' post='400969' date='Feb 5 2009, 01:12 PM']Shaggy I see you have a 1516BE too! Good stuff :0)[/quote] Cetera's old one - best full-range cab ever IMO, happy doing modern hi-fi or old school thump, and can bi-amp it too. Even fits cross-wise in the boot of my Modeo estate without putting the seats down, but pretty sure a solid month of gigging with it thru December gave me elbow tendonitis!
  11. Cetera's the one to answer this, but as far as I know yes, all the Diesel cabs were EV loaded (both of mine are) - had the older black metal mesh grilles and old-style MESA/Boogie cream or silver logo - when the Powerhouse (?) range superceded it I think they changed to Celestions (with silver slotted grille and silver MESA engineering logo). Could be wrong though! The Diesels are fantastic sounding cabs, virtually indestructable (especially the built-in-flightcase Road Ready ones) and can be had cheap if you're lucky but [b]very [/b]heavy!
  12. [quote name='alexclaber' post='396000' date='Jan 31 2009, 10:36 AM']Nice work! And I would put good money on the power that amp can put out being significantly greater than any similarly rated bass amp, plus the highpass filtering and quality clip limiters will allow you to make better use of it without causing speakers to complain. I look forward to hearing how it works for you. Alex[/quote] Those QSC's are an amazing amount of amp for the money - the features you mentioned, allows unbalanced jack inputs which quite a few don't, and many possible bi-amping / mono bridging configurations. I'd actually been bidding on a much higher specced QSC, got outbid at £230, in frustration bid on the next QSC amp with 42 mins to go that I knew absolutely nothing about (the RMX-850) and won it, also turned out to be close to where I work so saved £15 postage. Lucky that time, but could've been a lemon! [quote name='ped' post='396011' date='Jan 31 2009, 10:55 AM']Sounds awesome Shaggy. Nice work. Cheers ped[/quote] Thanks Ped, I'd been about to start looking for one of those BK's of yours - having used a Yamaha BBT-500H I'm a big fan of digital [quote name='synaesthesia' post='396017' date='Jan 31 2009, 11:02 AM']Glad you are happy with the Trace V. Overall weight is relative when you have a roller rack a la the Gator ones. Roller Gator's can be had for little more than cost at CPC, and if you are not brand conscious you can find cheapo Stagg roller racks from Music King. Their designs are stupidly miscalculated, their 4U racks lose 1U due to the roller mechanism, but then it becomes a perfect 3U roller rack. I still have one which I use and can't say that other than design stupidity that there is anything wrong with how it functions. Except for a 2U rack, all my racks are rollers now and my back is not complaining.[/quote] Cheers synaethesia, I'll check those out! The Trace pre is lush, like my old Bassman but far clearer and louder.
  13. Just put together my "lightweight" rig; Trace-Elliot V-type all-valve pre-amp - £150 (thanks synthaesthsia!) QSC RMX-850 power amp - £90 on ebay (obliged to The Funk for words of wisdom) 3u rack case - hopefully £30-ish boutique tone and 600W power for £270
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    Kennyrodg

    Slick deal with Pete, traded my Jazz p/up for his DR strings + cash - top bloke, great communicator, the faster payer / sender in the West (or even the North), what more can I say.
  15. evilLordJuju is a top guy and a real vintage enthusiast - the main man on the Vintage guitar forum - with an eye-popping collection of gear; some wacky, all very cool . Two out of my last three basses I've acquired by straight swaps (thanks ELJJ and Molan!) and it's a great way of releasing GAS without spending dosh in the here and now. Only trouble is, got nothing left to swap now! Take my wife ..........please ([i]Aythankyew....... )[/i]
  16. Selling a couple of things to make room for more stuff! 1. Pickguard to fit Rickenbacker 4003 / ’75-on 4001, in white pearloid, as new. Mistakenly bought for my early 4001 before I realised the neck – bass p/u spacing is slightly wider on later models. The ebay seller strongly hinted it was genuine Rick but obviously couldn’t say so, and I don’t know if Rickenbacker ever did a pearloid option. Really pretty, I reckon would look stunning on a FG or MG model particularly. More flexible than the original opal white ones so should be less prone to cracking & chipping. Duct taped on the back of the control holes to grip the pots better. I paid £26, would like to get that back if poss. 2. Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Jazz pickup (bridge width), excellent nick, boxed. *[b]SOLD[/b]* Made to exactly duplicate a 1960’s Fender Jazz pick-up, then subtly “cosmetically & sonically aged”. Period-correct cloth-covered wires. Lovely clear, buttery tone, would make a fab upgrade on a P / J. I can’t see any in the UK selling for less than £88, asking £30 posted. 3. Neck pick-up (“mudbucker”) to fit Gibson / Epiphone EB-0 / 2 / 3. [b]*SOLD*[/b] From Allparts, Japanese made (Epi?), construction and sound seem to be identical to an original I used to have on a Kalamazoo bass. Some light scratching on the chrome from the E string, otherwise excellent. £12 posted. (NB; also got the matching bridge p/u, works, but missing the brass base plate that the pole and locating screws screw into). 4. Two no-name Jazz bass pick-ups (paired for neck / bridge positions), decent quality as I took them out of a mid-80’s Graham Crook custom. No wires, but stubs to solder onto. No pics at the moment, can get some if wanted – usual black covers / bare poles. £7 posted. cheers! Greg
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  18. I always wanted a big semi-acoustic bass, ever since as a skint and spotty 16 year old I tried to trade my Kalmazoo KB for a glossy Antoria EB2 copy. Guy in the shop looked at it, sucked his teeth in the way they do, and said “No”. 31 years on, recently got this 1984 Gordon Smith Galaxy on the ‘bay (only got the crappy ebay pics, it’s much nicer in the flesh). Like most of the above, really a semi-solid with a solid centre section, and long scale, so it sounds not dissimilar to a nice Fender J – going to put some flats on it next time to get closer to that plummy thuddy semi sound. Wish I’d got one earlier now. Some cracking basses above, especially that big Dean pyscho-billy Cabbie thingy , and the honeybursrt G&L in the sale section
  19. Saw them year before last at Pontardawe Art Centre, awesomely good, best blues harp playing you'll ever hear
  20. Damn, I was in Ely last Saturday (great sausage stall on the market! ) - I'd have come and tried this out! Is that the dealer on Mill rd, Cambridge?
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  22. First bass was : Kalamazoo KB (2nd hand, from late '60's) From : private ad in 1977 It cost : £25 Which today is : £125 Still miss 'er!
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