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  1. You could have had the book delivered by now lol I used my ears, the book plus Scotts lesson to learn Teen Town. It's a great combo Si
  2. If you want a Shimmer, doesn't get much better than the Mr Black Eterna. The EQD Afterneath is also awesome for modulated madness Si
  3. [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1447938578' post='2911612'] I [i]may[/i] be doing a bit of Maruszczyk-shaped trugger-pulling in the next couple of days. We'll see... [/quote] You're not allowed to until mine is finished Si
  4. I owned a 44-02 Deluxe for a little while, and was thoroughly underwhelmed by it. Lovely figured top, average neck, very plain maple fingerboard. Bartolini pickups and a preamp which was just very polite. So I wouldn't hurry to own that side of the project range again. That said, I am always intrigued with the passive 'Fender'-alike side of the range, strangely I very much like their over-sized, faux clay fingerboard dots. Seen Dave Bronze play a few times recently, and his Lakland Jazz (not sure on model) always sounds awesome! Si
  5. Over the last 5 years or so there definitely has been a air of "if it's not true bypass, it's crap" ethos, not really based on anything tbh. Obviously silly when consider pedals like the Darkglass B7K is buffered, Put simply, if you have a pedalboard with only true bypass pedals, the total length of all your patch cables is added to your instrument cable length to determine the total cable length between your bass and amp. Super long cables are the biggest cause of signal degradation. If you place a buffered pedal such as a Boss, somewhere in your chain, because the way impedance works, it effectively acts as if the start of your signal chain is from that buffered pedal, therefore reducing any signal loss etc. Some people may happen to just have true bypass pedals on their board, and so it's possible to buy a little buffer pedal to put somewhere on your board. I've built a few of these, basically just the Klon buffer section stripped out into a 1590a enclosure. Pretty effective if you don't have a Boss Tuner to hand. Si
  6. [quote name='mal2404' timestamp='1447862337' post='2911042'] Hold in there mate, has to be really soon now! I got an email from Adrian last Friday to say it was ready. Final payment later and it was shipped on Sunday and arrived in Dublin today Happy out to say they lease - reports to come!! [/quote] Looking forward to seeing yours! Si
  7. [quote name='mal2404' timestamp='1447857666' post='2910983'] Just got an update from Fedex to say that mine has been delivered to my home today!!! The wait is finally over Si Any sign of yours yet? [/quote] No, i haven't had the email to say it's finished yet Possibly taken a little longer because I requested 33" scale, which isn't standard for them, and also a chambered body. Si
  8. https://wordery.com/the-essential-jaco-pastorius-9780634017674?currency=GBP&gtrck=dkxOTUxtZG94Q1JIMFVaejBNVUhHd1kxc3pzNXdhdmFGNUhmTzdra010NmZEbFZMSmdGaEUyYmJnRjRiV0lVR3lIU281eUFKTnEwL1lBSXIyWjBTeWc9PQ&gclid=Cj0KEQiA4LCyBRCY0N7Oy-mSgNIBEiQAyg39trj6MOsD8XoDyoLAHrQLXVqdjkiv5Ij6D3bMoUdmdWEaAn-S8P8HAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YFNT-gYxtk No need for thanks lol Si
  9. The best bass is the one that sits in your hands nicely and allows you to play the bass parts well. There really is no make/model that is 'better' for a genre than others. Case in point: Tina Turner's some-time bass player, Warren Mcrae plays ESP, even seen him with an F-Series (usually seen with the likes of Cradle Of Filth, Chthonic etc) Martín Méndez from Opeth plays a Fender Marcus Miller signature 4 string bass. Sounds great! Si
  10. How is the Mooer Phaser on bass compared to the small stone? Si
  11. [quote name='basscell' timestamp='1447780030' post='2910314']. Did see Richard Bona, little dissapointing, maybe wasn't his day. [/quote] Really? That's surprising! What was lacking? I've seen him about 7 times and was outstanding everytime Si
  12. [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1447780849' post='2910335'] Well it's quite normal to put ammo in a magazine. Sorry ... [/quote] /thread Si
  13. Saw Caspian a couple of weeks ago who are just excellent every time. Great instrumental 'post-rock' tunes, and just every instruments tone is perfect, which is always touch live. Also saw a full rendition of Tubular Bells friday just gone, including some other Mike Oldfield classics. TB was good, but they also performed Sentinel from TB2, which was flawless and quite moving! 25 piece band, all reading it! :-O Si
  14. So today is the 'deadline' for my 10 week wait Hopefully i'll be receiving the finished email soon, maybe sometime this week, excited Si
  15. Cheers bud, someone will really enjoy this bass as I have! Rainy Tuesday bump Si
  16. Looking for any trades? Thanks Si
  17. [quote name='michele' timestamp='1447335613' post='2906800'] Hi Si, by comparing my situation I didn't mean you are forced to sell but probably I came out that way. I apologize for that. Anyway GLWTS [/quote] No apology necessary . A windy Sunday bump Si
  18. [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1447584406' post='2908620'] As I mentioned earlier, he plays like this with his band... [/quote] Well then he'll learn quickly which bands like it and those that don't Si
  19. Very good drummer with great facility! If you can't discern the difference between how he might play on a gig vs how he's playing on a clinic style drum promo, then give up YouTube and stick with your live gig dvds! That way you're spreading less negativity about someone and their, clearly evident, abilities. Who the hell wants to watch someone play the actual Thriller drum part on a video without the rest of the band?! Lol Si
  20. I ordered mine blind simply because I trust WoTs appraisal of them, largely because we both came from playing early 70's Fenders. Si
  21. Thanks for the kind words guys. I should point out that I don't HAVE to sell (at this point anyway), there's no gun to my head from Mrs Sibob, far from it. I just feel it's the right thing for me to do at this moment! Many thanks Si
  22. I think D'Addario are having a bit of a Bass resurgence in the UK at the moment, or certainly that's my perception of it. From where I'm sitting, that's a lot to do with Andrew. So thanks to Andrew and D'addario for taking interest in the 'grass roots' and small artist bassists Still rocking D'addario on my medium scale Jazz and '71 Precision. Will soon be stringing my upcoming Maruszczyk with them too. My Fodera is for sale, so may not last long enough to see D's as I have two sets of Fodera strings to pop on first, but who knows, would be an ace combo! Si
  23. Hi all, Well, it is with sadness, but much excitement (read on), that I put my 2015 Fodera Matt Garrison Standard up for sale......as if there's anything 'standard' about it. There may be some eye rolling surrounding this, however the reason is not due to unhappiness with the instrument, it's stunning and everything I could ask for in a bass! However, I am expecting my first child in April (that's the exciting bit) and I want to free some cash from this bass in order to start building some more substantial savings. Ultimately I feel lucky to have owned this, I visited the Fodera factory in New York during its construction with the Fodera family being so welcoming and lovely to us. It will forever be a benchmark, but at this point in my life, more important things are afoot. Onto the particulars: Body: Walnut body wings Alder Tone block Non-solid Madrone Burr Top Neck: Madagascar Kingwood Fingerboard 3-pc Hard Rock Maple Neck Mother-of-Pearl Dot Inlays 28-100 Nickel Strings Construction: Neck-Through Construction (same as Elite spec custom models) Angled headstock (same as custom models) 33" Scale 5 String Configuration (strung E-C, but low B tuning possible with change of nut) 17.5mm string spacing De-tuner Straplocks Fodera Hardcase Electronics: Fodera / Pope Custom 3-Band Preamp Fodera / Duncan Dual Coil Pickups Full product page is here: [url="http://fodera.com/matt-garrison-standard/"]http://fodera.com/ma...rison-standard/[/url] The Madrone top on mine is stunning, it has quilt, Birdseye, flame, you name it! The Kingwood (rosewood specie) fingerboard is dark with some subtle figuring. The three-piece maple neck is rock maple on the sides with a flamed maple centre piece. I'll also include a Klondyke bass strap and as mentioned, 2 sets of Fodera 28-100 strings The bass is in mint, as new, condition. It has been gigged, but looked after perfectly! Please feel free to ask questions, for specific photos etc. Cash (bank transfer) is king, I will likely replace this at some point after sale with something of lesser value, but I haven't decided what (if at all) that will be. However, try me on part-ex, you never know. Photo gallery (with difficult lighting): [url="http://postimg.org/gallery/2r2vmpvcu/"]http://postimg.org/gallery/2r2vmpvcu/[/url] I am located in Welwyn Garden City or High Wycombe, UK. Obviously seeing/trying the bass will likely be preferable for you, I'm sure we can sort something out. I will ship at your expense, we can discuss that, but would obviously prefer meetup/collection due to the worth of the instrument. Even if you're in France or Belgium for example, it would likely be cheaper/less stress to Eurostar to London for the day to collect. [b]SOLD[/b] Many thanks Sibob (dad to be) Also struck me that this is a wedge of cash, and those who don't know me might want to see my buying/selling feedback: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/2871-feedback-for-sibob/page__pid__2917130__st__30#entry2917130"]http://basschat.co.u...30#entry2917130[/url]
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