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  1. W1_Pro
    The one in The Gallery is a nice thing. I tried it the other day. Thin neck, nice tone, looks the part. My reservation is that I think it might be a bit pricey for what it is. But I guess the gallery has overheads that we don't. Your shortscale will undoubtedly be nicer to play, and what with these both being quite 'thumpy' semi acoustic basses, I doubt the scale length will make any real diff to the tone. GLWTS!
  2. W1_Pro
    I use an Ashdown Little Bastard with the 2x12" Ashdown cab they make for it. It works great for me, a particularly nice feature is not needing a crane to move it...😆 The band I use it with has an acoustic drumkit and two guitarists who insist on not using any backline (hip, I know but I just can't warm to it, probably my age), plus a singer who uses ears. Onstage volume is never too brutal. Everything is put into the PA and both guitarists and I use wedges. The drumer also has an IEM setup. I get a nice breakup off the amp with plenty of bottom end. All in all, I'm a fan.😃
  3. W1_Pro
    Lovely bass for a very fair price. GLWTS!
  4. W1_Pro
    First bass: Very dodgy P bass copy of inderterminate origins. Go to bass: A 1977 Aria Precise with a shaved down neck and an EMG pickup. 'Your' bass: 1984 Gibson T bird.
  5. W1_Pro
    They have a similar one in the gallery atm. A Country Gentleman bass, made in japan iirc. That one is quite a lot more money. This looks like a bit of a bargain to me. GLWTS.
  6. W1_Pro
    Lovely looking bass. Great spec too. Someone will be very happy with this. GLWTS.
  7. W1_Pro
    Thats lovely. Pm'd.
  8. W1_Pro
    Just found this thread. Well done. The bass looks lovely and those pickups sound great. What a result!
  9. W1_Pro
    That Fafner is a lovely looking thing. Congrats.
  10. W1_Pro
    Lovely job that. Fantastic work. Enjoy the bass!
  11. W1_Pro
    I have a BBP34. Its a magnificent bass. I love it. Great sound, top notch components and build. Furthermore, as far as I can see, everything that Yamaha make, from mixing consoles to motorbikes are well thought out and supremely workmanlike devices. They do what it says on the tin very very well for a very very long time. All that being said- and I hate to sound cynical- what the IRA treatment boils down to; They take the bass, shake it for a bit (albeit at various specific and pre planned frequencies), and that is meant to make it sound better? I mean, who am I to judge.....?
  12. W1_Pro
    I'm interested, but sadly I don't have the cash! I hope someone bites. Its not a great time to be selling gear generally I think. There is a lot of nice gear on hear ATM which is just not shifting...
  13. W1_Pro
    Thats absolutely lovely, GLWTS.
  14. W1_Pro
    Pangbourne Warlord; John Birch Rickenbacker.
  15. W1_Pro
    That is very cool. I'll dig mine out at the weekend and have a look inthe cavity. Many thanks.
  16. W1_Pro
    I'll have a look when I have a mo. You wouldnt happen to know what the resistance accross your one is would you? If its the same as mine then I might just be expecting too much...
  17. W1_Pro
    I've got one of the original ones. Its a lovely thing but the pickup is a bit weedy I find. How does it compare to the Eastwood ones? Also, I wrote to Paul Day (The Guitar Guru) in the pre internet age looking for some information on the bass. I seem to remember he said they made 73 six string ones. Which seems like a suitably bizzare number...😆
  18. W1_Pro
    A ludicrously good bass for the money. Someone will be very happy with this. GLWTS.
  19. W1_Pro
    Greco GOB 700 and 900 (I think single and twin pick up models)? Headstock redolent of an eighties Ibanez. Excellent build quality. Mostly a Japanese domestic thing I think as they are like hens teeth in UK/Europe...
  20. W1_Pro
    Worth holding out for an early one with the Bill Lawrence Blades, IMHO. I have two with blades and a much later Artisan with Kent Armstrongs. I like the Armstrongs a lot and the Artisan is a fine bass, but the blades are by some distance the best passive humbucker I've ever used.
  21. W1_Pro
    Or the old Kestrel basses. I've been looking for one for ages. Plus of course my seemingly endless quest for a Manson Explorer... You also very rarely see Gibson Victory basses in the UK.
  22. W1_Pro
    I must say, that remix is pretty damned good. Well done Red.
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    Thats the whole quote in context ⬆️. Seems reasonable enough to me.
  24. W1_Pro
    I really like the idea of having the small box on a stick at ear height. I wish a commercial manufacurer would build something like this- actually they may do, but I'm not aware of it. Can you post pics when the build is complete?
  25. W1_Pro
    Theres quite a lot about them (Asamovel) on Insta, Bill. They are obsessed by their wall of Marshalls and what drivers are in each of them. I completely take your point about the Magnatones. Not many making a noise but they certainly look pretty. I'd love a Magnatone. What.a. machine.
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