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  1. moonbass
    Further price drop bump to £400! (That's £500 less than a new NS NXT!)
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    Sorry Umph; the Mesa is a bit big for my needs. Other trades I'd take would a Little Mark Tube or MarkBass 410HF (or a precision as above.) All offers considered though. A.
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    Price drop bump to £425... c'mon, you know you want it... A.
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    Bump
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    **SOLD** Hi, Now I've acquired a CR5M I can't really justify keeping my WAV4 any longer. This is the perfect instrument for any bass guitarist who fancies taking on an upright, or a db player wanting something easier to transport and amplify. I've had it around 3 years and it's served me very well. The WAV isn't made any more and as I understand it it was discontinued due to production issues and they changed to the more expensive NXT bass. The problems with the WAVs were very specific and nothing that should put you off. Specifically the stand had some inherent weaknesses, and indeed mine has been repaired and reinforced and seems much sturdier now (but you can always upgrade to the standard NS stand which fits this bass), and although the finish on the body is beautiful, the finishing on the neck and headstock is a little rough from a cosmetic point of view, but nothing that affects playability. The finish is honeyburst and the fingerboard is stained rosewood. As this was my first upright I engraved some dot markers in the side of the neck. These are done with a simple knife and tippex, but in my defence 1) they don't look as bad as they sound, and 2) I never thought I'd be selling it! Otherwise the bass is as bought with stand and soft gigbag and strung with NS D'addario strings. The bass is passive with simple volume and tone. There is no onboard preamp and sound is thin put straight through a PA, but I find with a standard bass amplifier preamp the sound is excellent, especially if lightly compressed. The sound can be very like a db, in fact I reckon you can get a truer db sound from the WAV than from the CR basses. The action is low to mid but can be altered easily. **PRICE DROPPED** I'm looking for £350 +P&P or pick up from Cambridge, but would also consider trade with an American Precision with rosewood board with money your way if appropriate. Any questions let me know. Some pics below and some more here: [url="http://s1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa362/andyborman/WAV4/"]http://s1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa362/andyborman/WAV4/[/url] [attachment=82847:IMG_0199.JPG][attachment=82845:IMG_0195.JPG][attachment=82846:IMG_0201.JPG] Cheers for looking, Andy
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    Inspired by this thread I also emailed NS about my broken stand and got a quick reply saying they'd repair or replace it too. Just wonder how much it's gonna cost to ship to the states? Anyone got any experience?
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    Thanks Bobby. I'm still not sure I can hear a great difference between the pirastros and my current strings (whatever they are!) Did you prefer the feel of them when you changed them? The one thing that seems fairly clear to me is that the mix sound on the CRM seems to be best for pizz. followed by arco then (weirdly) the pizz. setting! To my ears the pizz. setting sounds just like a fretless bass with very little db character. A.
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    I was really annoyed when the rivet holding the top bit on came out on my WAV stand, but it was actually easily solved with a bent nail! Sadly now I'm worrying about the bloomin' thing snapping! They really are pretty useless, but the CR stands seem very expensive.
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    Thanks for that Bass Bus. I'm coming to the realisation that the strings are not going to be the biggest factor on tone as so much can be done with onboard and outboard pre amps. In fact, when played unplugged my WAV4 sounds much better than the CR5M (well certainly more db like). I suspect the main factor on preference will be the feel of the strings and tension, which is of course even harder to quantify than tone. I think I'm going to take a punt on the D'Addario NS Trads and see how it goes. Any other opinions gratefully received though! A.
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    Thanks Bobby, that's useful to know. Uneven sustain would be a bit annoying. I'm mostly playing in situations, where bass guitar would be more accepted (folk-rock, funk) so I don't really mind about the greater sustain from the D'Addario NS's. To be honest I don't know what the CR5M is strung with, but I know they're not the originals, although they seem to be dedicated EUB strings - as far as I know only D'addario do these, but happy to be told otherwise; so I wonder if they are in fact trads. I may never know. It would be good to hear what your Pirastro's sounded like if you fancy posting here or messaging me. In the interests of experimentation I'll try and post some sound clips of my current CR and WAV below (but please excuse the shoddy playing, just thought I'd do a quick recording with no processing to aid choices!) A. [attachment=79249:CR5M_Pizz.mp3] [attachment=79250:CR5M_Piz..._pickups.mp3] [attachment=79247:CR5M_Arco.mp3] [attachment=79248:CR5M_Mix.mp3] [attachment=79251:WAV4_Pizz.mp3]
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    Hi, Having recently acquired an NS CR5M I'm looking to change the strings. Same old-same old I'm afraid: these things are incredibly expensive and I would rather not be massively disappointed! I actually quite like the (what I presume are) D'Addario Contemporary strings that came fitted on my WAV4, so I'm not desperate to get dedicated double bass strings, especially as this will be for pizz. use only. Plus the D'Addario EUB strings are definitely the correct scale length and won't necessitate changing tuning pegs, etc as I've seem on some other threads. BUT, I can't find any comparisons between the traditional and contemporary sets other than the manufacturer's blurb that the trads have higher tension and are better for arco. I would like as 'db' a sound as possible, but also quite like a slightly lower tension string. Any thoughts would be muchly appreciated (also if anyone has had a good experience of fitting other makes of db strings to an NS CR bass, it would be good to hear from you.) Cheers, Andy
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    I've not played the NXT but I'm currently a proud owner of both a WAV 4 and a CRM5. The WAV does have some cosmetic issues, but nothing too bad: the stand is not sturdy and the rivet holding the top bracket on mine fell out quickly, but easily solved by replacing with a bent nail (you can always buy a CR stand but they are heavy); the WAV fingerboard is stained rosewood and for the first couple of months my fingers were black after playing, but now fingerboard is fine and consistent; the finishing and varnish is a but shoddy, and you get the impression it could have easily been improved (a few scratches, lack of sanding, etc.); there is no pre amp BUT the biggest surprise for me is that this actually makes it easier to get a db sound than with the pre amped CR bass! You do need a decent outboard preamp but my Markbass LM250 through a 12 inch cab does a sterling job of this. The WAV is also really light compared to the CR (ie can easily lift whole thing with one hand rather than two.) having said all this the CR is just beautifully crafted and tonally much more versatile, and I would be much more confidant sending it DI to front of house than the WAV. I'm currently debating whether to keep the WAV or sell it so if you decide to go for the WAV let me know. Andy.
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    NOW SOLD***...call for desperate measures! I am seriously looking to upgrade my NS WAV4 to one of the CR5Ms up for sale on here at the moment, but need to find the funds. So, up for grabs is my USA '75 Reissue Jazz. It's in great condition and comes with original tolex hardcase with the pickup covers (never fitted) and other case candy. It's got the original white scratchplate and a pearl one (which isn't quite an accurate fit, as pictured). Very few knocks, only slight 2-3mm dings in lacquer which don't show up on photos (end of headstock and lower bout.) Original plastic control knobs changed to chrome precision knobs, and for some reason I can only find one of the plastic originals (but will have a look for the others, as they can't have gone far!) But the chrome ones look way better in my opinion. Rosewood fingerboard, which seems to tone down the very bright high end found on the maple models. I'm sure most of you will be aware of these and probably tried them before, so you will know that they have great vintage tone, but are also cracking for slap. It's been recently set up by professional luthier (and pickups which were briefly active EMGs changed back to original passives, as well as cracked nut replaced.) Plays brilliantly, not particularly heavy (9lbs on bathroom scales.) The wood grain is, I think, particularly good on this example. This was my dream bass, but I've realised I'm a 5 string man, and also doing a lot of upright work this Summer, so the Jazz has to go! RRP is £1700, and I'm looking for £1000. Not interested in trades (unless it's for an NS CR5M!) Ideally for pick up from Cambridge, but happy to consider other delivery options if needed. Pictures below. Any questions just let me know. Cheers, Andy [attachment=76684:IMG_0124.jpg][attachment=76687:IMG_0126.jpg][attachment=76688:IMG_0132.jpg] [attachment=76685:IMG_0129.JPG][attachment=76686:IMG_0131.JPG][attachment=76690:IMG_0130.jpg]
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    I've owned (and sold) a set of JVXs. They sounded good, but I think they sounded more like the standard J series than JVs. I would certainly check them out if you you like the sound of EMG Js if only cos they look cooler with the exposed pole pieces. If you're after a vintage tone (without the vintage hassle) I'd stick to standard JVs though. If you do a search on here I did upload some before and after sound clips of my 75 Reissue Jazz a while back. A
  16. moonbass
    +1 to above, and what sampling pedal are you using please? A.
  17. moonbass
    My favourite musical to play in; it's huge amounts of fun with plenty of opportunity for (easy) slap parts and bass heavy rock and roll. Is far as I recall the only time you get above the twelfth fret is a tune called Suppertime, and the part's easy to learn if you listen to the film soundtrack. Have fun; I'm actually jealous! Andy
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    NOW SOLD
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    Thanks guys. These are indeed crazy times for secondhand Warwicks, but I've got severe Eden fever so it's got to go! A.
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    Hi All, Ok, so out of the blue I've decided to build an Eden big rig... I must be mad, I've just got used to my lightweight MarkBass stuff! So, need to create some funds. Consequently selling this beautiful example of a Jazzman. Dated January 2003, I've only had it for a few months, traded with a fellow Basschat member. I'd had a massive desire for a Streamer since drooling over those incredible adverts in Bassist back in the 90's, and slavishly learning Stuart Zender lines through my teens. Sadly having now got my mitts on one I've realised that I'm 5-string guy after 20 years! Typical... There's a few dinks that are hardly noticeable and I'll try to make them apparent on the photos. Sounds is great, all pots are quiet, pickups sound great, it's excellent for slap and fingerstyle, and has the typical Warwick 'squelch' (is that the right word?) The neck is fairly chunky and solid. I think the woods are bubinga and ovangkol on the neck, and ash and flamed maple body. Weighs in at 8lbs on the bathroom scales. As we all know there appears to be a lack of Warwick love out there at the moment, so I'm pricing this competitively at [b]£650[/b] (RRP about £1600 new currently, and I think most people on here realise how ridiculously cheap Warwicks are going for second hand at the moment.) So grab yourself a bargain! I'd ideally prefer not to post and I'm based in Cambridge. Happy for people to try before buying. Not interested in trades, unless it's for an Eden WP 100 Navigator pre-amp. Pics below. Cheers, Andy [attachment=74195:IMG_0115.JPG] [attachment=74194:IMG_0116.JPG] [attachment=74196:IMG_0109.jpg] [attachment=74197:IMG_0110.jpg] [attachment=74198:IMG_0112.jpg] [attachment=74199:IMG_0113.jpg] [attachment=74200:IMG_0114.jpg] [attachment=74201:IMG_0117.JPG] [attachment=74202:IMG_0118.JPG]
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    Hmm, so I'm confused: after reading this thread and some others I've found, I don't think I understand the input impedance issue. If piezos are high impedance should they not have a low output (compared to guitar pickups?) and how come some preamps can handle the high impedance and some can't? Wouldn't this require some kind of buffer switch (like between active and passive?) Am I just lucky that my Markbass stuff seems to handle it ok? And why wouldn't a pro mixing desk be able to take high impedance inputs as a DI effectively? Are mic inputs low or high impedance? (Sorry if I'm hijacking the thread.) A.
  22. moonbass
    If you'd told me this was Radiohead's next single, I'd probably have believed you!
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    Hi Derren, Just a few thoughts as I had quite a steep learning curve trying to get a good sound out of my WAV4: - I'm not sure you'll ever get growl out of an EUB, certainly not in the same way you would from a jazz bass; punchy and percussive yes, but mid frequencies will, by the nature of the beast, always be lacking. - EUBs have much lower frequency range than your typical electric bass, so you have to be aware those deep fundamentals will be there - they can totally overwhelm the sound, or be completely missing if you don't set your tone right, so you have to find the happy medium. - I found the output of the WAV (rather surprisingly) is incredibly hot, so I usually set the volume at around midway up, otherwise you tend to get a lot of compression (or even distortion) at the preamp stage which completely damps all the wonderful percussive elements of the bass. - Likewise overdoing compression as an effect can ruin the tone (but I tend to keep a smidgeon in to even things out... probably cos my technique's not great!) - I set the WAVs tone know to about midway too as full up is very thin sounding. - The arco/pizz switch usually makes a big sound difference on my bass (pizz sounds really nasal played fingerstyle) - if you don't notice a difference through your headphones there may well be something fundamentally wrong with your electrics. - I use my WAV through a markbass 12" cab with fairly flat settings on my littlemark 250 head and it sounds great. Through my 4x10" cab it sounds much more like a bass guitar. Not sure of the scientific reason for this, but Markbass certainly market their 12" cab as excellent for uprights, and I have to agree. - I have found that Sound Engineers (even excellent ones) can never get a decent sound when DIing straight to a desk, live or in studio, with the WAV (and I am fairly happy to DI a bass guitar, so I'm certainly no purist!) But going through the Littlemark as a preamp makes everything fine... again, not sure why, but I never play without a preamp on the EUB because of this. Hope this is of some use. A.
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    PM'd A.
  25. moonbass
    Bump for price drop to £95
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