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[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1473149745' post='3127290'] I've wanted one of these for ages. Peter Hook rates his 1200S with the active circuit as the best bass he's ever owned. I prefer passives, so as a Hooky obsessive the 1200 is a bass I've lusted after. Then I rewatched the Love Will Tear Us Apart video, and Hooky's actually playing a 1200 - the 1200S was a replacement after his first Yamaha was stolen along with the rest of New Order's equipment. [/quote]
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[quote name='Sharkfinger' timestamp='1473147915' post='3127268'] Hey Chris, going to be 'that guy' and ask about the weight. Previous thread never did get round to putting a figure on it. [/quote] Hi mate, it's moderate weight, I don't have accurate scales here but it's lighter than both my Fender Precisions, neither of which are heavy by any means. However if you're looking for a light instrument per se, this is probably not it. Cheers C
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I bought this a few months back as a stop-gap whilst I got PA sorted and it's now no longer being used (I'm now using a Heil PR-40 straight to PA). It's the older version with the more traditional covering (I'll post pics later today I promise), but is on good functional and cosmetic condition. I've gone back and forth between AI and PJB for double bass over the years and found that when push comes to shove, whilst PJB perhaps win on the clarity and hi-fi angle, AI give you far better sound on stage and can cope with the lower frequencies at volume far better than can equivalent sized PJB rigs. I also think the output of AI gear simply sounds more like DB than that of most other amps. Perhaps most importantly, and perhaps as the result of the downward facing speaker that appears to distribute the output evenly in all directions, both I and my fellow players tend to be able to hear this little thing a lot better than equivalent amps, and as you'll be aware with DB, that's important! Anyway, £400 is a steal, get it while it's still here. Please ask any questions in the thread below Cheers Chris
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Feel your pain mate, I had to learn 36 songs for a gig lasy Saturday, all very simple but so simple that they were all to easy to confuse with each other. As Bryan said, I played it 'til my fingers bled
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Rehearsal room: "Can you lock up when you leave, please?"
Beedster replied to solo4652's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='OddBass65' timestamp='1473113418' post='3127134'] You're leaving yourself open to a lot of hassle if anything goes wrong. [/quote] But you're not, without an explicit agreement you cannot be held responsible in this situation. I'm sure it's 100% the owner's responsibility to ensure the security of their property, not their paying customers (correct me if I'm wrong legal folks)? -
Rehearsal room: "Can you lock up when you leave, please?"
Beedster replied to solo4652's topic in General Discussion
I'm always amazed by just how trusting music folks are. I wouldn't change it, despite the apparent risks. -
[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1473012343' post='3126047'] I've talked about this (and bored the pants off of folk) before. My opinion is that the answer is fairly simple: build a bass with the pickups in the right places and you are mostly there. For example, this Peterbuilt bass is basically a '51-style P bass with two pickups in the Rickenbacker locations: The neck pickup on a Rickenbacker is in basically the same location as that of a Gibson EB-0 - EB-3 bass. The classic Rickenbacker tone (Squire [i]et al[/i]) comes from having a reasonably low output single coil pickup in that location and another in the same position as a P bass pickup, as per the picture above. Squire, Lee and co split the output of their bass, with each pickup running through a separate signal chain. I think Lee used different amps for each pickup, whereas Squire actually mixed the two pickups back together into a mono signal chain, bolstered with Marshall amps. The important bit is that the two pickups don't 'see' each other, so don't cancel frequencies or load each other down electrically. You basically have two '51 P bass circuits running independently on opposite sides of a 3-way pickup switch (that basically runs as two kill switches and a 'both on' arrangement in the middle position). Rickenbacker also used to fit 4.7 nF capacitors in series with the bridge pickup, cutting bass frequencies. This doesn't put the pickup ninety degrees out of phase (as some would have you think) but basically scoops the frequencies from this pickup right where they would interfere and interact most with the bassy frequencies of the neck pickup. However if you are running a bass in stereo you can remove these bass frequencies from the bridge pickup anyway, so it probably isn't all that vital to have it there. Chris Squire had a way of making all instruments sound like Chris Squire. Probably a combination of low action, rotosounds, warm-voiced valve amps on the brink of distortion and forgiving producers like Eddy Offord working with him to get a full bass tone. In the world of Yes Chris was given a lot of space so, luckily for us, you can hear a lot of his tone! I've got the multitracks to Heart of the Sunrise somewhere, and Chris's bass sounds the same solo'd as in the final mix. For a lot of isolated bass tracks I've heard you tend not to realise the full tone of the bassist until the other instruments are stripped away. Sticking with Squire for a bit, the other contender is that we don't know what he used in the studio, really. On The Yes Album there are times that the bass is in stereo and panned across the stereo field, but on Fragile it is pretty much in mono and down the centre of the mix. Squire actually acquired a 21 fret Mapleglo 4001 bass around The Yes Album time (if not earlier), so it is hard to know what tracks he used this on. That bass had factory Ric-O-Sound fitted, so perhaps he modified his cream 1999 RM bass to have a stereo output after he purchased the 4001? Beyond the bass we also don't know what amp combinations he used in the studio, and what limiting and compression was added to the signal. From memory there is some drum bleedthrough on the bass tracks to Heart of the Sunrise, so this suggests there was a mic'd amp somewhere in the mix. Another idea I keep coming back to is that Rickenbackers don't sound like Rickenbackers. New 4003 basses sound way darker and less charismatic, in my view, than the originals. I played an early '70s 4001 last year, and the tone was way more open and bright sounding. Admittedly it had quite a low output and, with some fingerstyle playing, I got some ugly transients coming from the bridge pickup. I find modern 4003 basses to sound like dark, rubbery Jazz basses, and the 'vintage' tone circuit (which introduces the 4.7 nF cap mentioned earlier) just muddles up the mids a bit, adding a subtle honk to the tone. Rickenbacker went through an odd period of winding hotter and hotter pickups, using weaker magnets and generally making dull sounding pickups. I hope a manufacturer someday mass produces a bass with single coil pickups in the Rickenbacker locations. Copyists tend to try and copy the outline of the 4003 bass, and then get into legal trouble with RIC. Ironically none of the modern clutch of copies sound much like Rickenbackers, with some exceptions, due to a number of reasons (pickups used and scale length being the most obvious). Somebody could produce a P bass like the Peterbuilt above and RIC could do nothing. [/quote] Great stuff, thanks for posting.
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Original listing here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/240818-fs-yamaha-bb1200-ohsc-sold-pending-the-usual/page__hl__yamaha%20bb1200"]http://basschat.co.u...yamaha%20bb1200[/url] I recently reacquired this bass but have got to put some cash elsewhere. Trust me, this is a magnificent instrument on absolutely every level, and frankly worth three times the asking price. OHSC case included. Chris
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Lovely lovely piece of kit but have recently changed to a different method of getting sound into Pro Tools. Boxed with all cables and rack ears, it's had very little use and has been racked 100% of the time. Will post pics when I can get to the studio where it's currently racked. Cheapest price online is still pretty high [url="http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/rme-fireface-uc-usb-2-0-compact-audio-interface--63726?gclid=Cj0KEQjwr7S-BRD96_uw9JK8uNABEiQAujbffNy_LSocxFeGOBi5L0kHekc0g7zUpatfVnvd0ob5rW0aAsmN8P8HAQ."]http://www.dv247.com...rW0aAsmN8P8HAQ.[/url] Rack ears here [url="https://www.scan.co.uk/products/rme-rm19x-rackmount-adapter-ears-for-95-devices-compatible-with-half-19-rme-unit-madiface-xt?utm_source=google+shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KEQjwr7S-BRD96_uw9JK8uNABEiQAujbffL4cvxXpHDHJNeYMv7vEabe-VKN_wiJVPObmIJsavrsaAq8K8P8HAQ"]https://www.scan.co....avrsaAq8K8P8HAQ[/url] Chris
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Bought from Truckstop a few months back, it's had precisely zero use as I'm now playing with a band with a higher spec PA and can't see us using this anytime soon. This can, to use a well worn phrase, move some air! Original listing here [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/284199-mackie-pa-for-sale-sold-pending/page__p__3040564__hl__mackie__fromsearch__1#entry3040564"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry3040564[/url] I'm happy to answer any questions and haggle, especially if you can collect! Chris
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SOLD SOLD Thomann Double Bass 3/4 for sale
Beedster replied to ChrisF's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
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Framus 'Black Rose' PR ICE DROP!!! now £1250
Beedster replied to slobluesine's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
[quote name='slobluesine' timestamp='1473091047' post='3126820'] stop messin about Chris, shes got your name on, BIN!!! [/quote] LOL, I agree John! If my Elysia sells I might go for it simply because I could leave the Framus at our rehearsal studio and not have to cart 'The Beast' about. I'm still very interested -
Framus 'Black Rose' PR ICE DROP!!! now £1250
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FS: Stentor Elysia DB **SOLD**
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Lots of interest, no takers yet. This is a very cheap price for a very good bass, and one that doesn't come up for sale used very often (which is probably an indication of just how good it is). I'd like to keep it but there are too many DBs and not enough space here, so I'll eBay it at the end of the the week if no-one here wants it. And I do have a box to send it in, but given how many broken DBs Gear for Music sell I'm guessing that's not the ideal option? C -
[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1472885898' post='3124984'] Very true ! I've still not gotten around to taking your advice to try the DB yet though.. That and playing fretless electric bass are still sadly lacking on my musical CV.. Have another BUMP for this beautiful, very well played-in, classic guitar! [/quote] Ha ha, you're not a real bass player until you've gigged DB Nik, and there's a lovely one here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/290720-fs-stentor-elysia-dbvelvet-animas/page__fromsearch__1 Re the guitar, given how much they go for on eBay I think I'll try my luck there unless there's any takers here in the next couple of days?
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FS: Stentor Elysia DB **SOLD**
Beedster replied to Beedster's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
[quote name='therealting' timestamp='1472850795' post='3124894'] Hmmm. Might a trade with a carved top / flat back Andreas Zeller be of interest? I keep meaning to take it for a setup and some of the edges are a little damaged, but otherwise it's served me well. Edit: ignore me, it's a 3/4! [/quote] Ha ha, it was the '3' that did the damage! Thanks anyway mate. Chris -
FS: Stentor Elysia DB **SOLD**
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I played this bass today in case I need to gig it tomorrow following an 'incident' with the Beast yesterday. It sustains for ever, comfortably over ten seconds without too much effort. I have never played such a resonant and subtle instrument, quite incredible. I don't need sustain for what I do, but if I did it wouldn't be going anywhere -
[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1472720146' post='3123561'] And yes, having just checked the surprisingly high prices these go for on eBay, the J-200 is something of a steal, thanks [/quote] [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1472840287' post='3124737'] Always wanted one of these, having looked into it it seems that the used dealers are around 2500 to 3k for a 'not very nice' looking used one, yours looks perfect, is it? Dawsons will sell you a new one for £2999, can anyone tell me why I shouldn't buy the new one? Sorry I'm trying to understand the market a bit before I dive in. cheers. [/quote] I agree Tom, it seems odd doesn't it. Used models, especially 90's, do however sell very high given current retail price. Two factors; first, most players of wooden acoustic instruments from mandolin to double bass prefer well played-in instruments and recognise that the woods in even a top acoustic instrument require several months, if not years, of opening up (I'm playing my new DB two hours per day in this context). Second, as with Fender basses, I get the feel that certain eras are considered to be better than others, and as was the case with Fender in the late 90's/early 2000s, current Gibson output isn't considered to be as good as it could be. Yes, this guitar is in very good condition and nicely played in. Please feel feel to enquire further mate Chris
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[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1472817974' post='3124494'] I love it when an expert bass player announces "and you can hear that lovely clear piano tone" before playing a few notes that couldn't sound less like a piano if you hit it with an adjustable spanner. [/quote] 'Piano tone' in this context doesn't mean 'sounds like a piano'. Beats me what it does mean, but I've heard it sufficiently often in relation to un-piano-like tone to know what it doesn't mean Perhaps it does in fact mean "sounds like a Rickenbacker"?