Beedster
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Having said that my Warmoth 4-string Precision FL neck is the same width at the nut (1.75) and less than 1/4" narrower at the heel, could easily do the job of a 5-er with the correct drilling of headstock and nut replacement. Anyway, guess that's probably not much help to Dan but thought I'd mention it
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Ah, didn't realise that, seems an odd business model though, guess it speaks to the sheer number of Fender players in the US?
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Re Warmoth you can order a paddle-head neck, specify correct heel size, and given your skills @d_g, do the headstock yourself? https://warmoth.com/bn-d5sp
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To be fair you can achieve a decent unlined finish by simply de-fretting and using wood/filler of the same colour as the existing board. 95% of the time will appear unlined to the trained eye, although if you have a heavily figured board it can be more of a challenge 👍
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No, I don’t think so because it will likely cost much the same as having a new neck built, which is your second best option, the best option being waiting for one to come up for sale, which will happen the moment you pay for your commissioned neck…
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And I imagine not cheap
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Many thanks, that's very reassuring 👍
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I found that with the Markbass 2x6 (or was it 2x8?) also, it was louder and had somewhat greater **heft** than the PJB Briefcase albeit similar vertical speaker alignment format which I found worked very well for DB gigs ** = term is used with significant caution
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I used PJB live with electric and upright for about two years, I used the Super Flightcase (in bigger gigs with an extension cab) and it was very good, and I even used the briefcase for small DB gigs. I do feel that by compariosn with other brands PJB combos are underpowered, but that perhaps is a subjective (and possibly biased) opinion and many other disagree. PJB can be picked up quite cheap used here and elsewhere. 15 years ago it was cutting edge/innoovative in terms of size and quality, these days there is a lot of competition
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No it's not generally true, not any more anyway. There are tiny cabs - and cabs with multiple tiny speakers - that can sound amazing compared to much larger cabs of lower quality. Quality, not quantity, is a big part of the picture (not the only part however)
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The Joe Dart III - New Joe Dart Musicman Signature Bass
Beedster replied to greentext's topic in General Discussion
I honestly think I could build that bass 😆 -
You're not an idiot @peponbass, I think you took more precautions than many people would (e.g., Google image search, phone number etc), and were pretty unlucky to be scammed on such a small item. Thanks for sharing either way 👍
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It's been asked a few times and the answers will vary with luck, region, even individual driver (e.g., my Parcelforce guy is amazing, DPD generally good, the UPS driver/depot on the other hand......) Most people agree that Evri are to be avoided I believe 👍
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Who plays 4/4 double bass (in preference to 3/4) and why?
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in EUB and Double Bass
Not often a post on an internet forum makes me: Smile Want to hear more from the poster Want to rush out and by a book about the same topic In short, many thanks @Bloopdad1. Feel free to respond re number 2, and any recommendations re number 3? Chris -
Need to move things on, feel free to make an offer, worst I can do is say no -
Need to move things on, feel free to make an offer, worst I can do is say no -
I was thinking that, and in fact this instrument would be an ideal candidate... But, i used to own a Chadwick folding bass. It is a very well designed, beautifully engineered, and functionally elegant solution to a a problem I don't have. I suspect I might be better served by simply taking an old German instrument and making it playable, giggable, and who knows even recordable, rather than trying to imitate Chadwick and in doing so turning a potentially nice bass into firewood
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Sorry I will post some pics Owen, crazy hectic week so far
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Could I tale that @waveydavy 👍 -
What a bloody beauty 👍 -
I know where you live Jay 😆
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I'm looking for a powered mic stand monitor that I can feed with the pre-ampat my feet as opposed to from the PA. PJB Ear Box looked perfect but appears to be passive when I really need active (we run a very small desk with limited I/O options).
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When I gigged electric bass I had energy to spare after gigs, now on DB exclusively I have to measure my effort to make it through three-hour sets. Factors over and above those mentioned include the height of your bass - too high can fatigue your back, shoulders, and neck - as well as your posture - if you are leaning you will tire at a faster rate. Another common factor is to be too low in the mix meaning you spend the whole gig digging in to be heard which is also very tiring. There are many more. Gigging double bass is an endurance event, every percent counts 👍
