GreeneKing

I'm down to 6 basses which is a near miracle. There's been some comings and going over the past week or two but I feel like this could be it for the foreseeable future (he said). 1st is my ACG pair, well not quite an ACG pair but my ACG Harlot with the ACG01 pre-amp and my Warmoth Darkstar with the ACG02 pre-amp. The Harlot is a very special custom bass. The Warmoth is shod with Pyramid Gold flats that are an 'old school' revelation. Next a pair of Spectors. These are my main playing basses at the moment while I work towards being totally at home with 5 strings. 17mm at the bridge and 35" scale. The redwood (water cured doncha know) one is a US NS-5XL with a U-Retro and the white one is a special order Euro 5 LX with the $500 upgraded 9v 2EQ Ppre-amp of old. and for those among you who find white stilettos and too much gold jewellery somehow attractive (well I am an Essex boy): Finally Fenders, a Marcus Miller IV with a Sadowsky 2EQ pre-amp and an American Vintage 62 re-issue P bass that surprised me so much I had to buy it. and just for completeness, stringed things: I'm a lucky bunny Peter

Thank you David, I think my camera is crying out to be used in a minute Spectors are lovely basses but the output needs to be managed.

I may be teaching granny to suck eggs but are you aware that the tonepump is boost only i.e. that the midway setting on the tone controls is not flat. Spector call flat when both tone controls are backed right off (that's what Spector say but others say flat is when they are wound up a little). I'm not a huge Tonepump fan myself. My Euro LX 5, that arrived today as it happens ( ) has one of these in place of the Tonepump, [url="http://www.spectorbass.com/zen2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=28"]http://www.spectorbass.com/zen2/index.php?...;products_id=28[/url] a worthwhile investment. A lot of people ditch the Tonepump in favour of a U-retro, Aguilar, EMG or Bartolini pre, from experience an ACG pre also works very effectively. I put a U-Retro into my NS5XL so I've got a spare one of these: [url="http://www.spectorbass.com/zen2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=27"]http://www.spectorbass.com/zen2/index.php?...;products_id=27[/url] But it's an 18V pre. Peter

[quote name='chris_b' post='618363' date='Oct 6 2009, 11:14 AM']Nice one. I hope you're NOT playing it live. Please don't do that!! If it's never been played and with the original strings and accessories you've got a museum piece there, a potential gold mine! Knock the paint off something else and appreciate this one for what it really is, a cracking investment piece.[/quote] I'd go with that, seems a shame to ding it after all these years. If it is [quote]ones that didn't sound great and so didn't get used[/quote] then it doesn't matter. Museum piece sounds okay.

That is quite something. I'm not Fender's No1 fan by any means (unlike some who will be along to ooh and aah in a min) but that is a classic. Worth a pretty penny I've no doubt. The fact that I've got it's 09 twin (AV 62 Re-issue) might elevate my appreciation somewhat They really are remarkably similar. Welcome too btw.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='617836' date='Oct 5 2009, 07:22 PM']I think we'll have to form an orderly queue for that P Rich Lovely collection BTW [/quote] Move along please, nothing to see here.

It's time to give Modulus a shout methinks

Modulus Porn, very nice indeed.

I think that sharing these 'special moments' is a great idea, it may help with GAS too (or make it worse).

This is a great thread, I've got one incoming this week too, from Finland Breath still bated. Peter

Aha then that's good, I think

I play root, 5th chords in one song. I should have asked this question years ago but what exactly is a 'double stop'? There's always one and it's usually me. Peter

[quote name='Born 2B Mild' post='617219' date='Oct 5 2009, 11:26 AM'](in hushed tones) It's my day off. I am about to achieve a quest. A delivery is due any moment. I've lusted for one of these, and posted on Basschat to see if anyone has one I can try (to no avail). They don't come up for sale in the UK very often. I can't afford it, but an ancient eBay search popped up and I had to act. I have a notice sellotaped on the front door "I'm in, so knock hard", I daren't go to the loo, no music playing, porch door open to aid hearing knock at the door. [/quote] It all sounds very mysterious and a tad exciting. Bated breath, details photos soonest please. Despite all your precautions you'll probably wait til 5.30pm before finding a failed delivery note tucked into your gatepost

Hiya Have you looked into the ACG filter based pre-amps. You'll get a greater range of tone than any other pre imo and I suspect is would complement the Sei perfectly. I'm a fan of the Retro series, John East makes the ACG pre too. [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php"]http://www.acguitars.co.uk/index.php[/url] You're welcome to try mine out if you're passing

EMG's go up to 27V, why stop at 18

[quote name='MythSte' post='616668' date='Oct 4 2009, 05:47 PM']If i've intereperated that correctly, does that mean that treble is semi paremetric on these heads? Nice.[/quote] Yep, all 4 EQ's are semi parametric. A brief explanation of THD, AP etc for myself would help here guys

[quote name='4000' post='616729' date='Oct 4 2009, 07:01 PM']I don't think it really changed mine very much at all, but then I have generally always been more interested in songs and music than just bass (although I might not have been so mad about Stanley Clarke otherwise. ). Most of the music I still love most is music that I loved way before I ever picked up an instrument; pop, rock, jazz, prog etc. The only thing it really did do was negative, in that I stopped being able to enjoy music in the same way I did before I was a player; now I tend to find myself listening to the playing or the mix or whatever instead of being able to enjoy the music for what it is. I think that my point is that musicians can sometimes end up looking at music like spellchecker looks at text, i.e. missing the bigger picture. Great mask by the way. "Behind this mask is an idea, and ideas are bulletproof!".[/quote] Thank you, I'm trying to persuade the band that fancy dress is in order for our Guy Fawkes charity gig on the 6th of Nov. I've always loved music and now enjoy it even more. I just appreciate a good bassline more than I used to.

It'll be interesting to know what the entirety of the tweaks are on this version. With RP's 1st: Tone Control Bass Center Freq: 125Hz (range: 71-1.12kHz, Gain: +15/-24dB) Low Mid Center Freq: 224Hz (range: 100-1.6kHz, Gain: +15/-15dB) High Mid Center Freq: 630Hz (range: 200-3.25kHz, Gain: +15/-15dB) Treble Center Freq: 6.3kHz (range: 4kHz – 10kHz, Gain: +12/-24dB) RH450 Tone control Bass Center Freq: 280Hz (range: 71-1120Hz, Gain: +15/-24dB) Low Mid Center Freq: 400Hz (range: 100-1600Hz, Gain: +15/-24dB) High Mid Center Freq: 800Hz (range: 200-3150Hz, Gain: +15/-24dB) Treble Center Freq: 1600Hz (range: 400-6300Hz, Gain: +12/-24dB) Interesting. So how does in sound compared to the RH450? Peter

[quote name='4000' post='616495' date='Oct 4 2009, 01:48 PM']I'm not sure it's discerning taste. Sometimes I think we get far too carried away with things that have nothing to do with communication, which is what music is really all about. Oh, and surely we ARE part of the public? Can't say I'm keen on the I/we know better philosophy; there's a dark place at the end of that road.[/quote] I can only speak for myself but I do know that picking up an instrument changed my taste in music. Doesn't make me better but certainly makes me different.