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  1. Machines
    Hi mick, sounds like an older normal Tanglewood rather than the new Overwater ones. The pickups shouldn't need to be up to a certain standard to be gigged, if it sounds OK then they're good enough !
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    Ok, bass is staying. Rather than shopping it in for a couple of sounds it can't do, I'll appreciate it for what it can do (which is a lot). Just gave it a good clean/polished the brass bridge saddles. After I put it back together I am quite sure it sounded brighter - the power of Brasso eh ?! Maybe I inhaled too much.. Oddly, the Stingray GAS has subsided..
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    Fender

    Machines replied to Mikeg's topic in Bass Guitars

    It's a lot to do with brand for sure, same with Gibson. They aren't the best, far from the worst but so many big names have used them that people are attracted to them to emulate their heroes. This allows them to charge a bit more than equivalent quality instruments from other lesser revered brands.
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    Good idea(s) ! I'll email both and see what the options and costs are .
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    Try experimenting with the export/archive function in your Messenger. It can send you an email in .xls or HTML that you can search through on your PC. If that's not good enough we'll have to see what IPBoard V3 brings !
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    Rather than trying to make this bass something it isn't I might just get something additional to it to give me some punch. Won't have to be a 5 string, a Ray 34 would do nicely. I shall ponder upon this - looking at these pics has made me all giddy.
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    Last Saturday at the London Bass Show I bought one of Rotosound clip-on tuners for £5 which I thought was a bargain. However, upon attempting to use it the day after, it was DOA ! Changed the battery - nothing ! It'd light up but no display at all. Even though it was only £5, and being the ever whinger that I am, I emailed Rotosound. I got a response back the next day (bearing in mind I sent the mail Sunday) and was offered a newer model to replace it at no charge. Picked it up from post office today and it's doing it's job nicely ! Rotosound could have easily asked me to send the faulty one back and they'd ship another, but no questions asked. Thumbs up to Jason at Rotosound for his swift action ! It's nice to see their Chairman/CEO dealing with customers .
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    Day off work + good lighting =
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    Argh ! It looks so nice.
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    Wow ! That's pretty cool, not sure of the point of the VU meter on a tuner though, I suppose it's more visual than practical. I wouldn't bet on the battery lasting that long if the lights are really bright. Be fine in a powered pedalboard though.
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    Bump. Had a few offers but nothing that ticks all the boxes .
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    Moving this to the correct forum.
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    25MB seems to be the non-editable limit per file. We can specify what types of files are uploaded or disabled but not their sizes. It may be different in the upcoming V3 upgrade.
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    [quote name='setekh' post='1164750' date='Mar 16 2011, 06:33 PM']Sure, that's a wise move if you have limited space. Still, I'll echo Buzz's comment. Unless you're getting a bargain price for hosting, 40GB is actually quite little space.[/quote] It's actually 60GB but 40GB is uploads. It's $10 per 5GB per month above standard, not great value and we're not looking at moving hosts for disk space alone. I think introducing a mentality of not uploading multiple 5MB images is the first step and if that's still not enough then we can upgrade.
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    I've now dropped maximum upload space per user from 100MB to 75MB and no more than 20MB of attachments per post. Just found one post with 10 x 5-6MB images, no need !
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    Looks like a cracking bass, alas I had a Corvette $$ 5 not too long ago and I disliked the neck profile and lack of front position markers. If I hadn't had one before I think i'd go for it.
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    I've only had one nibble ! Quite disappointed .
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    Don't need this twice .
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    B to the UMP.
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    [quote name='BassBunny' post='1163873' date='Mar 15 2011, 11:23 PM']Absolutely not. If someone is prepared to pay that sort of price for a damaged instrument when a new one is little more, more fool them. I just found it funny that when asked if it indeed was the London Show Bass, it vanished from the For Sale section to appear on e-Bay for nearly £50 more. No doubt some mug will buy it. Just wondering what would happen if you offered the price it went for at the show. [/quote] The seller pulled it, I didn't ask him to. I think his conscience got to him, until he put it on eBay anyway...
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    Yeah but really, how many basses have you had in the years and how many wives in comparison ? .
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    It is the one from the show. The seller (different username to eBay) had it on here first until I queried it with him then he pulled it a he didn't want members here to think he was after a quick buck ! [quote name='molan' post='1163700' date='Mar 15 2011, 09:03 PM']There's one for sale on EBay already : [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290545468384&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123#ht_500wt_1079"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...3#ht_500wt_1079[/url] Looks like the blue one in the pics above?[/quote]
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    Feel free to upload small versions of the files, super hi-res pics aren't really required but average sized ones (e.g. 800x600) should be fine and not use much space at all . We have now cleared 1900 files and 1.9GB of space, that's enough for now I think. For anything else i'll try and isolate old files over a certain size with very few views and clear these off, thanks for the assistance.
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    I am looking to trade this wonderful example of Chris May's work from October 2002. It's a 36" scale which may sound intimidating, but it doesn't feel as long as it is and I have no issues reaching the 1st fret. The body is made of American walnut and has a thick burr maple top which is highly figured. The neck is a 5 piece maple/purple heart neck through construction and also has a body-matching headstock veneer. The electronics consist of MM/J pickups (custom order), a 3 band EQ and coil tap (custom order) on the volume pot. This leads to plenty of sound options. The bass has a very bright and clean sound - it is the perfect palette from which to build your own sound out of. The coil tap adds another dimension to the sound that is very useful. It is currently setup with a low action yet does not buzz anywhere on the neck, the high string tension helping here. It's an absolute breeze to play and oozes quality from every part. The sustain from this instrument is also impressive across all strings. It is in very good condition with only very minor buckle rash on the neck heel (wouldn't show on pics) and a few small dings on the body and neck. They tend to become invisible in the burr maple anyway.. The reason I am looking to trade this is I want a more aggressive sound. I find the virtues of this instrument aren't suited to what i'm looking for (i'm after the Musicman sound). Basses i'd consider are 5 strings such as a Stingray HH/HS, Bongo HH/HS. I'm not really after a high end custom bass to replace this with . Things i'm not really interested in are Warwicks, Fenders, Laklands. For anyone looking not to trade, I would sell this for £1200 inc postage or pickup from Birmingham. See below for pics.. [attachment=74870:Overwater_4.jpg] [attachment=74871:Overwater_6.jpg] [attachment=74815:IMG_2485.JPG] [attachment=74872:Overwater_7.jpg][attachment=74873:IMG_2500.JPG] [attachment=74874:IMG_2483_1.JPG]
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    Wow, it can only be guitarists willing to pay these prices.. right ?!
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