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Ahhh it's brilliant this bass! I made a patch on my Zoom B2.1u, and the bass just feels alive. This is the happiest I've ever felt in my bass playing! I mean, I don't even have an amp, I'm playing through headphones, playing along to music (audio interface) and it's great. The B string feels really nice, I imagine how it could feel a little tighter, perhaps after I get the naff stock strings off (or if it was a 35" scale), but even at the moment I'm very pleased! The 19mm string spacing is a god send. I apologise for the naff picture. [attachment=10592:Photo_198.jpg]

An unplanned trip to Manchester worked out very well for me! After visiting Dawsons I noticed the Squier Deluxe Jazz V hanging on the wall. So I had a play. I loved the feel of it straight away! Full 19mm string spacing. Very nice..I'd looked at these previously, and it would have been about £220 including delivery, an Dawsons sold them for £239.99. Then I noticed the "Sale" tag hanging. [b]£199.99[/b] and a [b]very[/b] happy Karl!

[quote name='simondee' post='231587' date='Jul 2 2008, 09:15 PM']+1 A Wilhelm Scream FTW. Behold: [url="http://vimeo.com/629705"]http://vimeo.com/629705[/url] not seen many other punk/hxc bassists come anywhere near this guy in skillz. and he plays with his fingers too which is raaare for punk rock![/quote] +1! The best punk band I've seen live, and his (Brian Robinson) basslines on the whole of 'Career Suicide' are insane, especially the short solo in the middle of 'Jaws 3, People 0'

Cracking, I'm actually tempted to save for the Brice HXB-406 at $289.95 or possibly even the Brice Z6 (red) at $399.95.

Thanks for the pics Tom! Ok, does anyone know of any other 5 or 6 string basses, that have a 35" scale that can be had for around £200-250? Other than used that is.... Cheers, Karl.

How much did the customs end up stinging you for? (Looking at a Douglas 6 string for $129.95 so just wondering what I can realistically expect to pay) Cheers, Karl.

Found two recordings from a 6.2 track demo we did. [url="http://www.purevolume.com/jeanisdead"]http://www.purevolume.com/jeanisdead[/url] The whole band was recorded "live" with just two condenser mics hung in a room we played in, then vocals done over the top. The whole thing took an hour.

I started to learn Courage and Attitude by Alien Ant Farm (Tye Zamora is an amazing player), but I'll have to wait till I get my 5 or 6 string to learn properly as theres a few low notes thrown in and its more hassle than it's worth to try and learn them in drop D. You should all learn these lines!

Well I'll be keeping my 4. It's not just extended range for the sake of it, I just know I'm going to be studying a range of genres, so me having a flexibility in one bass is a must have, hence me wanting at least 5 strings. I'm sorely tempted by the green 6 up there, or wait another month or two and save for the Grind on sale (providing it's still on sale, or for a bit of extra scope as to what i can afford to buy)

Looking at spending £200 at the most. I agree with needing at least 5 strings though. I've had 5s in the past, but as time's gone on I've left myself with a single 4 string bass. I was just looking at 6s just to maybe expand my creativity a bit. I'm looking at two basses right now, this 6 string: or this 5: Both coming from the US, 6 string is cheaper at $110, 5 string at $160, so both will come in at less than £200 after all the VAT, import duty etc. I could possibly stretch to this 6: Coming in at $289, so probably about £250-260 after all the costs. This one is 35" scale too. The first two are only 34". I'd definitely like to give 35" a try.

I'm after a new bass. Just a cheapy, I need a 5 string (off to Uni, greater flexibility etc), but I've been looking at some 6's too and I really want one. I'm gonna go for one off the Rondo Music so I'll be importing. But I really can't decide between 5 and 6. I'm not sure I'd get much use out of the high C, but then perhaps getting a 6 would inspire me to look into other genres of music that would incorporate it? Argh, someone help!

[quote name='gypsymoth' post='224683' date='Jun 23 2008, 04:36 AM']there was something else in it with a real deep baritone - voice. cool tune.[/quote] At the outro of "We Go Together", really deep voice doing some forms of "bop"s and "doo"s by the sounds of it! Grease is also a favourite of mine to play. (Greased Lightning and Born To Hand Jive in particular). They're the first "proper" basslines I've learned to play (I play mostly straight 8th root note punk style lines, so I'm hardly a bassist )

[quote name='Musky' post='227019' date='Jun 26 2008, 12:13 AM']I can't help with the six string, but I think you add the duty before VAT (though I might be wrong). You've also got to allow between about £8-15 for admin charges, depending on who processes the charges for you.[/quote] Thanks for the tip, you were right. Duty, then VAT. Still works out the same though!

To further my search for the cheapest 6 string I can find, does anyone know of any other 6 strings with a [b]35" scale[/b] that can be had for £200 or less? I'm looking at a Brice HXB-406, that's 35" but by calculation comes in at about £230-£250 after VAT, customs, shipping etc.

I just did a quick calculation, I think I got it right.....I have to add 17.5% for VAT, then add 3.9% onto the whole lot for the customs tax? The second bass is $289.95, plus $83.89 for shipping totals $373.84. After adding 17.5% onto this I got to $439.62. If I then add 3.9%, it comes to $456.39, which in current conversion rates, comes in at less than £232. A steal surely? I'm not sure I'll be able to resist this!

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='226562' date='Jun 25 2008, 11:26 AM']One S in "trus"?[/quote] I actually meant the "6 sting", didn't spot that one! [quote name='cheddatom' post='226563' date='Jun 25 2008, 11:27 AM']I have a brice 6 string but it looks more like the one above than the one below. It actually looks great on stage, i'll find some pics if you want? As far as the bass goes, it's VERY nice for the money. The pups aren't uber-powerful, but then my main comparison is my schecter studio 6 so..... Compared to that it plays almost as nice, the neck is very similar in feel (if not nicer than the schecter) and it sounds great through my rig, and on my recordings (link in my sig).[/quote] Thanks for your input, if you can find a couple of pictures that would be great! They seem like they could be a nice first 6 string for the money.

Does anyone have any experience with these Brice basses? I was having a quick look through the 6 string section and I've fallen in love with two.... [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/product748.html"]Douglas WOB 826[/url] and the [url="http://www.rondomusic.com/hxb40635.html"]Brice HXB-406[/url] The Douglas is $179.95, 34" scale, active pickups with vol/bal/bass/treb, ash body while the Brice is $289.95, 35" scale, same electronics but with an active/passive push-pull, alder body with bubinga finish. I want one! So, has anyone had any experience, or think either of these is worth buying? P.S. Did anyone spot the spelling mistake on the Brice page?

Do they not make 12-ohm speakers? 12-ohm speakers, 3 in parallel = 4 ohms!

That could definitely be a good idea. I get paid next Friday, so I'd be looking into buying the bass then. I really wanna do either the series/parallel or the ser/par/split mod, although I'm not a dab hand with wiring, so I'll have to make sure I'm 100% certain before I go ruining my bass!

Just to drag this topic up again... Is the switch a 2 position or 3 position? At first I thought it would be a three position (on-on-on) DPDT giving you either coil or both. Now it seems its just two position and always gives both coils, but in series or parallel? Having typed that, I had a moment of clarity after I re-read the topic title. D'oh! Looking at an MM3 in the For Sale section and this would be a definite mod should I buy it.

You have no idea how much I want the MM32 Just looking at the single pup MM3 in the FS section, shame I really can't stretch to the MM32 (if you can still get them new).