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Dunlop SS?

11 hours ago, Chris2112 said:

Does it get better?

No.

14 minutes ago, jazzyvee said:

Had to be done for a bass like that. 
👍🏾

Especially for the price.

This was about '02 when Alembic prices here were very low. Sold it later for a big return, not because I didn't love it, but I wasn't playing 4s much, and I used it as part of the deposit for a house.

Aesthetically I prefer the one Pino is holding.

5 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

So, anyone done more than 500 miles in a day for a Bass..?

Pfft. 500 miles is a short trip in Aus. Near Brisbane to Melbourne to pick up a bass, and a pair of speakers, the latter of which I sold for enough to pay for the entire trip. 1700km e/w, driven pretty much directly, except for a couple of hours napping. It was about 50 something hours round trip.

Bass was an Alembic S2.

6 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said:

Time was when you had to use a fifteen to get enough cone displacement for the lows along with a midrange for dispersion in the mids. That hasn't been the case since the turn of the century.

That's a rather blanket statement, that I don't entirely agree with. I like the BW and wide dispersion, and the clean SPL from reduced cone movement from the 15 operating at lower excursion. My rig is used for 5/6 string bass (B-C, E-E) as well as guitar at the same time (same gig, not simultaneously). I've yet to find any smaller drivers that I like that work as well for what my system needs are. Overall, I find what I use to be a pretty good compromise in terms of LF, SPL, physical size, weight and form factor, and these are far from the first systems I've engineered.

On 04/05/2025 at 21:07, Beedster said:

I’m an advocate of the use it lose approach to back strength however, so I’m quite happy that way

Ditto. One of my fave basses, the ATK is 5.22kg and one of my SR 6 strings, just on 5kg. I haven't played a 4 hour set in ages, but I have stood practicing and writing with both on a strap for that long.

On 04/05/2025 at 20:49, chris_b said:

Seems like people pine for the 15's of old.

No, as I still have a 1x15 and a 2x15 from the 80s and 70s respectively, but I like the ease of air movement that larger drivers have. I agree with the earlier comments about dispersion, but for 40y I've gotten around that with multi way cabs as I've preferred a clean wideband speaker that I can EQ to my tastes, not just having it baked in and smothering like an old Ampeg. These days with multiFX and modellers, I can make my cabs sound like just about anything, good enough for me and anyone else except for maybe the one old tone cork sniffer I might run into every few years.

The cab currently under construction is a 15 + 8 coax, in 2 boxes so it will fit into the back of my sedan. This adds a little weight to the total, but it's 2 smaller boxes so each are easier to manhandle and the coax can be raised on a stick to ear height. I designed it for what I wanted as there aren't any commercial boxes available, new or S/H that do what I want.

I thought it was incredibly boring. Pity as it could have been really interesting. The interviewer was a tw*t.

A friend of mine told me today he'd just ordered one of these, and was going to pick it up in the next few days; black P, maple board version. I think I might give it a try when he gets it as he offered and wants to hear it through my old Peavey rig. He's a young guy but has old man tastes, just not this old man's taste.

56 minutes ago, Delberthot said:

Having never owned a headless bass before, if I do the mod with the thrust bearings, is it simply a matter of fitting or do I need to grease them as well?

I've never bothered greasing them.

15 minutes ago, HeadlessBassist said:

They sit on the strap at a similar angle to a Status S2 design. Very central and perfect balance.

So similar to my S2000. Interesting...

14 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

and all I've lost is a 5th string.

Now it just looks odd to me...

9 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

I'll have a look at that. I've been using headless tuning systems for over 35 years now, and I've never had one fail. But the smooth motion is very appealing, as they do stick a bit from time to time. 

I've done it on all my Steinbergers and clones for many years, especially as it's so simple and cheap to do.

There was a guy on one of the luthier's fora (maybe TB?) some time back that had a top made of driftwood that looked similar and I quite liked it. There are plenty of barncasters and FSO style clones that are made of all sorts of old timbers; I have some in the shed that will eventually be made into bodies*.

However 7300 squids with a load of bollocks in the marketing type mean I wouldn't go near it, unless it was in a store nearby and I could try it for interest's sake. Might even be good.

* Because I like the aesthetic. Oh, and I don't buy into the tonewood thing at all.

On 26/04/2025 at 21:41, obbm said:

and the new logo is .... Hmmm.

I prefer the old one too. But I bet it's an excellent cab, so my best wishes for you enjoying it.

Anyone tried them? Opinions? I'm tempted to try some in spite of the name on them.

Something sort of bridging the SS rounds and flats would be nice, especially on the practice 5 string. 

I now have a lot of respect for Schecter gear based on a used guitar (not sure of the model) I purchased a few days ago on a whim. If the basses are as good, I'd have one. Maybe I'll actually see a bass in the flesh to try.

On 17/04/2025 at 11:44, ebozzz said:

Texans tend to have a sort of arrogance that can be a little overbearing to some people and I just don't get that same vibe from the Montanans that I've associated with.

I lived and worked in Texas for years, and arrogant is not something I'd call them.

18 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

you know how it is with ibanez, wait to get one second hand and it will be less than half the price

Trouble is, they bring few in and the people who tend to buy them aren't flippers, so the second hand market is sparse to say the least. I have searches for many of these sort of models, eg GVB36, BTB1826 (prefer early ones) on the major sites and check general searches in case one finds it's way into a store I'm not familiar with, but nada.

13 hours ago, Paulhauser said:

I don't think this was covered here, but according to Ibanez
"2025 brings with it the long-awaited revamp of the SR prestige line. With nine new models in total, there’s an ideal instrument for every bassist out there seeking the comfort, tone, and playability of a Japanese-made SR."

More infor on the Ibby site

 

Quite fancy this SR3506 from the new model lineup...

Sweet looking bass, but my wallet whimpered at the pre-order price here.

5 hours ago, jd56hawk said:

I don't expect anything innovative from Fender, why should I, but this sounds like it may just be something that gets the job done, and that's really what it's all about.

And there are dozens of other brands that will do the same, usually for less money, and better consistency and QC.

For practice, why go to the expense and latency issues of wireless? I'd rather have a cheap pair of Supralux HD681 and an extension lead do I can move around, or run the lead behind me. Maybe 30 quid all in.

More meh from Fender.

Based on my recent purchases from Cort, and having owned and played many Fenders of various vintages and construction location, I'd have the Cort GB series (FSO-ish) any day for lots less pesos. Haven't tried a Sire, but likely the same would apply; I'd buy the SIre blind, and returns are harder for change of mind here, over the Fender every time, MIA, MIJ, MIM, MII or MIC.

1 hour ago, ebozzz said:

Montana is nothing like Texas but he got the snow part right.

Culturally, Montana and Texas are a darn sight closer than Montana and Canadastan. Except maybe Austin.

11 hours ago, ebozzz said:

 

That's basically Canada......🤣

I dare you to say that to a Montanan.

I was once told that it's hilly Texas with snow.

14 hours ago, 80Hz said:

 

 

 

 

That's a really good finish, especially as basswood can be a little plain - it almost looks like maple. The burst is nice and subtle too like my 375.

14 hours ago, tempo said:

I've had this SR1306 since 2010ish. It's no lightweight at 10lbs but the body is solid Padouk, so that's expected. It's from 1993 and they only made it for that one year before changing it to a sandwich body (mahogany with Padouk veneers), and changing the pickups. 

The catalogue & promotional material of the time had GV playing one.

I have recently fitted a Lusithand BMF800 preamp,which works well. Neck is a dream like all Soundgears.

That's pretty and would look great on the stand next to my SR655E and those J6 pickups are very good from what I've heard.

Is the string spacing the typical 16.5mm of modern SR 6 strings?