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    On hold for now.
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    Wow, overwhelming response! Will reply to PM's tomorrow! Cheers guys
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    [size=5][b]SOLD[/b][/size] Bear with me on this one guys, as I'm exclusively an electric bass player with no real experience with upright terminology etc! Up for possible sale is my 1/2 size Czech made Selmer. I'm led to believe that it was made before WWII or maybe just after. I'd describe the condition of the bass as very good but as you can imagine it's taken one or two knocks over the years being over 60 or 70 years old! The tuners are in [u]perfect[/u] working order and turn with ease. There is rusting on the small amount of metalwork on the tailpiece as well as the endpin (due to the previous owner's insistency on keeping it in his garage) but it really isn't anything that couldn't be sorted out with a bit of a scrub up and the practicality of the endpin is in no way compromised. A number of people have commented on how unusually good looking the bass is. The scroll head is particularly beautiful. I'm uncertain of the construction wood, people who know better than me have said it looks carved but I'd be surprised, my guess is a laminate. It has a flat back. I'm no expert but I would describe the sound as big considering its size. I think it sounds wonderful actually. My reasons for selling is that it simply does not get played enough and I'd like to see it enjoyed by someone who is really keen on taking up a new instrument perhaps. I'm realistic about a price, but this isn't just a fancy ornament, it's a very playable instrument. £100 seems fair. Pickup only from the Wirral, and it comes with an old leather bag for storage and portability. Sorry if the pics are a bit rubbish, I'll try and get a few more up asap. Please don't hesitate to PM me with questions, I'll do my best to answer whatever that question might be!! [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21614589/photo.JPG"]photo.JPG[/url] [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21614589/photo-2.JPG"]photo-2.JPG[/url] [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21614589/photo-1.JPG"]photo-1.JPG[/url] Body specs [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Nut to bridge - 37"[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Body depth 7 1/2"[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Scroll to bottom of the bass - 5'2" & + endpin around 6'2"[/font][/color]
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    [quote name='Looper' timestamp='1346110262' post='1785525'] I find the bass is often lost in a lot of "modern" music. Hard to know if it's poor arrangement, poor production or poor playing, but I rarely hear tunes with the clarity of instrumentation you hear on older recordings. [/quote] What constitutes 'modern' music though? It's quite a statement, one I probably don't agree with because 'modern' music is pretty much all encompassing of a lot of different styles, genres and such.
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    There are some wonderful people on this site. I usually drop individuals a PM to express my gratitude on the help that a few people have given me of late.
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    [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1346149564' post='1785748'] Never understood why people fall into the 'Shock Horror - Squares Keep Out' sucker trap - it's only a bit of wood after all. [/quote] I'm usually a bit gutted to see a perfectly good instrument smashed to pieces, no matter how poor quality it's considered to be by its owner! Give it to me, I'll have it.
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    I've always liked the idea of Warwick basses, and they do sound really great but for the same reasons that 51m0n just stated, I couldn't ever use one. I got really hooked on Stuart Zender's sound when I was younger, I think it goes a long way to epitomising what a lot of the Warwicks I've tried sound like, minus the massive amount of compression that he regularly used.
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    I read his biography when I was younger, I know there was a dispute between the author and the Pastorius family over the truthfulness of one or two of the anecdotes but overall it was an enlightening read. Whilst his music doesn't directly influence the music I make, I really do consider him up there with my favourite players.
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    You should like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIXKbUCC-bU
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    Very much of its time. Not a fan of the song but there's no denying that Pino carved out a significant sound on his fretless that got widely ripped off. The reason Pino is my favourite player though is that he moved really quickly with the times, identified where new music was happening and went with it, whilst at the same time keeping his ridiculously melodic chops and simply transferring them over to fretted! Amazing, amazing bass player.
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    If I was ever asked to describe irony to another human being, I'd offer up the example of the spectacle I saw yesterday of a young lad taking a piss on the local law court after one too many Special Brew, just before being reprimanded by the police and slapped with a fine and a complete bollocking.
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    To be honest, if you try and smash your guitar up after a gig nowadays it just ends up looking like a terrible cliche. People would be right to assume that you're probably a bit of a cock for doing it, or in this case [i]trying [/i]to do it. All pretty embarrassing!
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    [quote name='molan' timestamp='1345927630' post='1783341'] I was talking to him just yesterday about this and asked if he would ever sell it - "absolutely not" was the reply. This tale has also done the rounds a few times - the bass was ordered and built before Jason De Salvo joined Fodera as a partner. The problem with the old set up was that if anyone popped into the workshop to chat then Vinnie & Joey would leave their benches and chew the fat with whoever it was. They also took very, very long phone calls from potential customers who wanted to discuss woods, neck profiles, pickup choices etc. etc. Months of time every year were lost in production time because of this. Jason has totally cleaned up this area and now he takes many of these meetings and calls (and he really, really knows his stuff - he's another fine player who happens to own 13 Monarchs, all paid for & not freebies!). Average wait time is now circa 18 months from first order to completion. Might sound long but I've known a lot of other luthiers who quote less but end up taking a year or more for final completion. Jason keeps customers totally up to date on build process and is pretty much always available to answer questions (I know this because I've asked loads!). [/quote] Crazy! They're obviously nicely crafted instruments and Dave is a great player. Seems like a really nice guy too from what I gather!
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    Robert Glasper. Excellent, excellent jazz piano player who's teamed up with some big names recently in the U.S. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-0JZlrk4xA
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    This was my rig and it sounds the balls.
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    [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1345816243' post='1781945'] Just as well it wasn't an Anthony Jackson model - $15,000 !!!!!!!!! Aagh!!!!! [/quote] I noticed Dave Swift had one of these made for him and it took years for it to be completed!!
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    [quote name='thebrig' timestamp='1345814015' post='1781885'] £7,000 bass reviews? The very reason I stopped my subscription, and following lot's of threads on BC regarding this subject, it looks like BGM has learnt nothing! [/quote] I don't think there is anything unreasonable about offering a review of a particularly pricey instrument that is largely unobtainable for a lot of us. There's a fantasist in all of us and a lot of players out there will be able to quench that desire to know a bit more about something they'll likely never own. The problem for me with magazines like BGM are two things. The writing was never any good, it was always riddled with mistakes. Perhaps this has changed, I don't know. And for me personally, my interest in reading about new gear is so minimal that the largest part of the magazine simply doesn't interest me. I know there are variables in gear such as build quality, woods and pickups, electronics and so on but a bass is a bass and is only as good as the person playing it. That said, I understand why you would want to read it if it interests you of course.
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    Love classic thread topics like this! Reminds me of why I like bass. Mine are: James Jamerson Pino Palladino Anthony Jackson Bakithi Kumalo Paul McCartney Chuck Rainey Jaco Pastorius Nathan Watts Sting Christian McBride The top 9 are pretty firm, but the last one is interchangeable.
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    It was Kanye West that sampled 'Kid Charlemagne', not Jay Z. It's a staple part of hip-hop culture and I think the creativity of sampling is very high. Some rappers like Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest are able to formulate and bounce ideas off of the rhythmic interest of a sampled bass line or drum break and it can often make for some really interesting records.
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    [quote name='Jam' timestamp='1345473558' post='1777850'] I'm really frustrated as I feel like I'm not progressing...any suggestions? [/quote] Yes, just go at it yourself. It's easy enough replicating something you've heard or read off a chart, but if you start from the ground up with the fundamental striking of the string with your thumb and pulling away from the string with your index/middle finger and work out some relevant patterns of your own then things become a lot easier. My favourite slap players are the ones that literally play like they're going at it as a drummer would use his kick and his snare in conjunction with each other. Don't get overly caught up with being too flashy at first, just work stuff out on your own and trust your instincts with regards to rhythm and note choice etc.
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    I am really drawn to this for some reason, usually I'm a blinkered old traditionalist when it comes to looks but it's a cracking looking bass. Best of luck with the sale!
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    I was only watching this clip today! Not exactly my kind of music but Pino makes it all okay. He's still my favourite player.
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    I'd be more worried about getting totally lost in the mix if I employed a 'scooped' sound all the time and I think it's a common beginner's mistake in approach to live EQ. It doesn't really matter how you choose to EQ yourself though if the sum of the parts is all there.
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    Just been listening and playing along to this track again, you really do tend to forget just how good Chuck Rainey is sometimes. There's a real sense of space in the bass part but there's a lot of content there at the same time. Rhythmically and harmonically complex, but absolutely perfect for the song and still managing to be understated.
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