risingson
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Don't know how you guys can bear it to be quite honest! Sounds like a right racket.
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Cheers Matt! Let's keep the interest rolling. PM me if you'd like to discuss the possibilities of owning this wondrous instrument. Seen a few Rays come up for sale recently, not that many 5's and none of them this spotless. -
Nigel, cracking bass, insanely good price. My only thing is that I too think you should be keeping it, there are more than a few nice Japanese Fenders knocking around in the FS section for really great prices, maybe pick up something a little cheaper and refer back to the Chrome as and when you fancy it. -
***SOLD*** 2 Bergantino AE210 cabs for sale
risingson replied to chris_b's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Chris is a quality and trustworthy seller, I know it's a cliché on this site so say but if I had even a bit of money I'd snap these cabs right up right now. -
[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1362090045' post='1995768'] in the real world the sound that most artists and record producers want on their recordings is a Fender Precision Bass or a Fender Jazz Bass played with your fingers , a pick , or very occasionally (but basically never) slapped . [/quote] Fixed
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Nothing wrong with you, it just means that your taste in instruments has properly refined! Seriously, P-Basses do it far more for me than anything else nowadays. You get a totally fundamental bass sound that can be used on any kind of recording and at any kind of gig. Have all the custom ACGs you want but nothing sounds like a P-Bass other than a P-Bass, there is a reason for their success.
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Cheers Jake. Lots of interest so far, I'm looking to sell now and if you were after a Ray 5 in perfect condish then I couldn't think of much better!
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New Sadowsky NYC 5, what colour? PICS NOW IN. :)
risingson replied to phsycoandy's topic in Bass Guitars
You jammy git! Off to NYC in a month's time, will definitely be swinging by to see the new Queens factory. I'm sure you'll be delighted with the end product matey. -
I know, I just don't fancy the B string right now as my main bass, which it is!
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[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1361873584' post='1992097'] It's a ridiculous quote really isn't it. I feel sure he doesn't stand by it. It's complete bullshit. [/quote] +1, silly, probably said to make an impression but it isn't true. Still though, much as I like 5 strings, it would be a 4 string for me also!
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My girlfriend has no care at all about how many instruments I buy and own, she is baffled however about how basses or guitars could possibly sound different to each other but hey, I can't have everything now can I.
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Bump, thanks for the interest so far. Appreciate it's a long shot with the trade I'm after but there may be a chance I'll open it up to a sale at a later date.
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Despite recent threads where I've argued a lot over certain past band's lasting influence and how much I've enjoyed their music... ([size=1]The Beatles[/size][size=3]), [size=4]I'm still really really keen on new music and I'm really into electronic stuff like Active Child, Burial, Tensnake and Flume, seeing as it's the kind of stuff that's getting pumped out a lot that I really enjoy I couldn't say I'd be keen to see the flow of new music cut off anytime soon. [/size][/size]
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Hope you won't be annoyed at me saying so but I'd lusted after one of these for a while and I'd absolutely love to know if you get round to selling it. Wonderful instrument!
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The way I see it is that if he's been a bass player for a few years and played with a band then you've most likely got a good grasp on harmony and chords. All you have to do is build from the ground up and keep a good sense of space and rhythm, not completely dissimilar to his role as a bassist. Lead guitar is a completely different instrument to bass, I don't see them as being closely related at all and it admittedly takes years of concentration and practice to learn the idiosyncrasies of bends, playing over the G and B strings (which will throw him completely at first as the strings are a major 3rd apart and seem unnatural for a bass player used to playing on strings tuned 4ths apart). Tones really matter as well. I suppose he could work at carbon-copying lead parts to begin with and see where he gets to if he wanted to play the solos.
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[b]Now for sale!![/b] A really, really nice Musicman Stingray 5, black/black/maple, 2010. It's spotless, no dings, no wear and comes with a Ernie Ball hard case. It is rock solid, a lovely example of one of the most distinctive sounding and distinctive looking 5 strings of all time. It's a 2010 model with [b]alnico[/b] magnets in the pickups, for those who are interested the pickup is far closer sounding to the Stingray 4 string rather than the earlier models of the Stingray 5 string which featured [b]ceramic [/b]pickups. My preference is towards the alnico pickup, simply because it gives the bass the character of a real Stingray as opposed to sounding closer to a Musicman Sterling which features a ceramic pickup and a harsher sound. Classic Stingray tones all the way, this really does do a blinding job of everything you throw at it. [b]£1050[/b], based on the Wirral, pickup from the Wirral or Liverpool preferable but a meet can possibly be arranged. These fetch near enough £1500 new right now and this thing looks like it's come straight out the shop! Will also now consider 60's style P-Basses (Fender Vintage reissues) as trades. Feel free to PM me any questions you might have and I'll answer as very best as I can. Thanks guys! Liam
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I think that I might hate the tune itself but the bass line is absolutely superb! So well crafted, not nearly as straight forward as you might think, a lot of walking about and countering the melody with what the bass is doing.
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Terrific bass, and welcome to the forum.
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In my opinion, alarm bells should have been ringing before you'd even sent the first email[font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"] - people who describe themselves as having 'been in the business all their lives' generally make me want to buy a gun and shoot myself. [/color][/font]
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Worth every penny - in opposite land.
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Wouldn't be the 90's if it weren't for scooped graphic EQs on yer Trace Elliot!
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Rule number one, take the advice you will see/receive on internet forums with the most gigantic spoonful of salt. At the end of the day people on sites like this (including myself) might ramble on about what I perceive to be the shortcomings of brand 'X', its shoddy fit and finish, bad electronics and all of that but it's best to use your own judgement to distinguish between a bass you want to buy and a bass you don't want to buy. I went and checked out a new Fender AM Jazz Deluxe the other day in a high street store and I was actually pretty taken aback by the quality of the instrument. The new Fender U.S prices are at first glance pretty rich (nearly a full £300 more expensive than when I bought my US Jazz 7 or so years back) but if this one bass was anything to go by, the quality of Fender may well have finally gone up. It was one of the most impressive Jazz basses I've ever tried out in any store, boutique or otherwise. My thinking on it is that if it sounds and plays good then you're kind of almost all of the way there with what you need from your bass anyway.
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Rarely solo but I rarely play the same thing twice either live unless the bass part is fairly/very prescribed! Try my best to just stay in the moment, as cheesy as it might sound. I rely on my ears to do most of my work, to know about playing under and over chords using the right chordal notes and accidentals in the right succession and all of that. As much as I'm not over keen on his style of playing, I found Victor Wooten's idea that you're only ever one semitone away from a correct note an a really cool, optimistic way of looking at soloing and improvisation.
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Abysmal... playing dare I say it?? Granted, maybe I don't get it personally, not my kind of thing but what a sh*te demo. Luckily I've played a Warwick Star bass before to know that they are superb instruments that sound phenomenal, this one especially looks gorgeous but god, that is an absolutely appalling demo.