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  1. Muzz
    Bit of a feeler, because I've no real pressure to shift this, but it doesn't get much use, so I thought I'd float it as a trade. It's a 2006 Corvette Standard (German) fretless with the active/passive EQ, Ocean Blue Oil finish, and according to Warwick the body is Swamp Ash, the neck's Ovangkol, and I suspect the board's ebony, although Warwick don't specify. There's a little light worming high up on the board (came to me like that) which has no effect on playability and is a bugger to photograph (see below), plus there are three very small scuffs I've photographed, none of which are anywhere near through the finish. Other than that, there isn't a mark on it. It's a very 'woody' tone, which I think suits fretless very very well. There's a functional hard case with it, too. Trade-wise, I've got/had enough Jazzes and Precisions for one life (although maybe a Lyte...), and I'm not looking for more than 4 strings. Unless you've got an eight... [attachment=99659:DSC02153.JPG] [attachment=99660:DSC02145.JPG] [attachment=99661:DSC02146.JPG] [attachment=99662:DSC02140.JPG] [attachment=99663:DSC02144.JPG] [attachment=99664:DSC02143.JPG] [attachment=99665:DSC02148.JPG] [attachment=99666:DSC02149.JPG] [attachment=99667:DSC02154.JPG]
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    Just completed a painless Hipshot-swap with Simon. Good comms, faultless transaction, top geezer and gent. Cheers!
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    Bought a bass from Stuart, completely stress-free experience, even when I forgot to Gift him a Paypal payment, which meant he was (slightly) out of pocket. Bass was well packed and arrived very quickly. Top geezer. Cheers, Muzz
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    Is it just me who's got Toy Story 2 in his head while reading the OP?
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    Very weird, over the weekend I was looking for a song to learn to show my 6-year old so he can play along (on his keyboard at the mo, but the bass is sitting there waiting its day), and out of the blue I decided Price Tag would be good. It might be the phase of the moon, or something in the water...
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    Well, I didn't post earlier because I honestly didn't want a set of Rotosounds, even for free. I [i]really[/i] don't like them. Top marks for customer service/promotion to Rotosound, though. OK, who's up for a 'discussion/begging' thread about DRs then?
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    If there's an opposite of 'roadworn mojo', these basses have it. Have you SEEN that 64 'Bird?
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    I've had good results with Mighty Mite necks, they're much better than their price would suggest, plus if you're going to have a go at relicing it yourself, it's less money if you make a balls of it
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    Well, my 1515L is a 2x15 rather than a 2x12, but I can echo the reviews of the other Schroeders about their presence in the mix. An acquired and distinctive taste, but very very effective.
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    [quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1327831725' post='1517233'] I've had the same on my Bitsa P which has a Badass II, the solution is to shim the neck, which raises the neck height. BOD2 gives a pretty comprehensive tutorial here.. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/49897-how-to-shim-a-neck/page__hl__neck%20shim"]http://basschat.co.u...hl__neck%20shim[/url] It's pretty straight forward, and gave me excellent results [/quote] Yep, I'm an incurable upgrader, and I've had to shim the neck on a couple of basses when I've put different bridges on. Pretty straightforward as Billyapple says, and produces the results. The only tip I'd give is the first time you do it you won't believe how much difference a very very thin shim makes. My favourite is the Schaller 3D, because there's side-to-side adjustment to be had from one, but equally importantly, if you rest your hand on the bridge for any amount of time, they're the most comfortable I've found.
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    Yeah, normally I can't be doing with singlecuts, but this one...this one's niiiice. I'd never be able to wait 11 months, tho - I'd have some sort of seizure 3 months in...
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    I'd think a lack of info beforehand was a bit unusual - most musos I know are dying to ramble on about their band ideas, influences, plans, past history, etc, etc. Maybe it'll be different when you get there and get to chat face to face. The Precision is all you'll need, especially with that Acoustic rig. On the rehearsal time point, our originals band are having to go out round the pub circuit to generate some cash, so we're having to put 20 or so covers in. The first gig's next Friday, so the vocalist has sent round the list of covers this week, and we're having a 3-hour rehearsal on Sunday, which should do it. To be fair he and I play most of them in his other covers band, so two of us will be good to go, anyway...
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    Good Lord...
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    Here we go again... I've got a Warwick Fortress and a FrankenP with the same pickups in - Wizard P/Js in pretty much the same position in relation to the bridge. One bass has a maple body, wenge neck and board, brass nut, brass frets, two part bridge. The other has an ash body, maple neck and board, schaller 3D bridge, composite nut. Compositionally, they couldn't be further apart in terms of wood names. They feel and play very differently, and, acoustically, sound different. Plug them in and they're 90% the same. Once the band kicks in they're indistinguishable. And yes, I was surprised about that myself. As an addendum to that, I've got a Fenderbird with an alder body and the same neck as the FrankenP. The pickups are Epi soapbars, in different places to the P/J ones in the FrankenP. Amplified, it sounds very different compared to the FrankenP - that'll be the alder versus the ash, then...
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    OK, so in the eternal merry-go-round of basses in our house, I have a spare Hipshot BT-2 in chrome, and now I need a GB7 in black. A bit specific, I know, but I'm ever hopeful... Trade only for now because it'll be simpler, maybe a sale later if I have to. Cheers, Muzz
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    ...although we'd all love to see some pics...
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    [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1328048842' post='1521082'] Not sure about any of this I can only judge with my ears and I find it dreary and depressing. [/quote] This.
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    PMd
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    Welcome to the low end world! I'd say a rough rule of thumb is 300w should be enough for the sort of gigs you're talking about, there's a lot of combos around second-hand for that sort of money, it depends on what sort of sound you're after, and how important size, weight and portability are to you - the heavier they are, the more likely you'll find a bargain, as a lot of us are looking after our backs these days! From personal experience, the best combo I've used around your budget is the Roland D-Bass stuff. Light for a combo, a very wide range of sounds, very well made and plenty loud enough. They both have tweeters, if bright is what you need. They're just not very fashionable, which makes them a serious bargain. The 2x10 or the 1x15 are both good, and can be expanded with the 115X powered extension speaker for 660W of righteous stackness.
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    On a much lower level of complexity, but with a similar unfamiliarity, I struggled with something as simple as Galway Girl (seemingly random root and fifths and inversions of the same) until I'd listened to it enough that it just 'clicked', as you say. I think there might be a Folk Bass Threshold
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    I was dubious until I tried one: I'm not a 5 player, so I'd presumed the main point would pass me by (and I suppose it actually does), and I'm not even into particularly modern-sounding basses but I had a good play of a 4-string ABZ at Bass Direct, and I'm a convert. A lovely bass, the build quality is spot on and the neck and fanned frets feel completely instinctive after a couple of minutes. I love the look, too. If I'd have had the money (or less self-control with the credit card), I'd have had it like a shot. If I can sell a couple of basses, I may well still do so.
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    Yep, still got mine, it's been gigged a few times, but it's now in the house because my lad (who's 6) persuaded me to let him have it as his bass 'to learn on', and he's not letting it out of his sight!
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    The Precision (with some bright rounds), have a play with the tube amp sounds from the Pod/Zoom (and the Genz) - I'd start with an SVT kinda thing and push the mids, add a good amount of drive and compress the cack out of it. Oh, and use a nice thick pick with some violence...
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    Yeah, I heard that, too...if it'd had been a new one I wouldn't have it for another year...
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    I've had a few boutique basses which I've subsequently moved on, some sooner, some later. I find that after the sting of spending the money has faded, you can fall out of love with them just as easily as a £200 bass. The only difference is the hit you'll take financially if you've bought new, or unwisely. I'm digging my bitsas these days, mostly because they do what I want them to, partly because they do this for so little money. Having said that, I do have a Shuker still, and it's very very nice. I wouldn't have paid what it cost new, though - I picked it up for a third of that.
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