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Fender seem to make 3 vintage P bass pickups with Alnico 5s -so...
Jazzjames replied to Twanger's topic in Bass Guitars
Slight change of topic but if you were to look outside of the fender company for a vintage correct pickup, I can recommend Bareknuckle pickups. Check out their website, they are serious about what the do. I have one of their ‘57 pickups in my P bass and it transformed the instrument. -
Thanks for your reply. It’s not to do with the TH500’s drive section, it’s the sound of the amp when pushed that isn’t so pretty, even with the drive off. It gets loud, but it loses something and can’t quite keep up. We’re talking about the fine details and it’s a fantastic head. And it goes louder than I need, I’m just not into the tone when it gets up there. It’s a personal thing. I had a Warwick Hellborg 500 amp until recently, and that thing was the most glorious thing to play through, but have you tried lifting one?! 47kg with the case. I probably will try an AG700 at some point, sounds good from what you can find on youtube. I take everyone’s opinions on board, thanks! I’m not really looking to replace the DB112s as they are pretty epic but overkill for a lot of the work I do. There’s a second hand Amp One for sale really near me in good condition so I’m gonna go and check it out. It could be a good upright/jam session/rehearsal amp that I can carry around easily. I don’t need mega volume for most of the music I play, but quality of sound and size are important.
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Hi Jeff, Thanks for the post! What cabinet from Barefaced do you use? Did the AER get close or was it pretty wide of the mark? James
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Hello everyone, I play electric and upright bass in a mixture of Jazz / R&B / Pop bands. I could be playing in an art gallery one day and in theatre for 500 the next. I use the Aguilar TH500 and two DB112 speakers at the moment. Good sound, but the amp can get a bit loose when pushed. The DB112 is a good speaker but it's depth and weight can make it a bit of a pain and feel like overkill for some of the smaller gigs.... Has anyone tried an AER Amp 3? I'm curious given Ed Friedland's glowing review. Could this tiny combo even come close to matching what I have currently? Thanks, James
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And there’s the confirmation. Yours for 4 digits in the UK. http://www.bassplayer.com/amps/1166/aguilar-amplification-announces-the-sl-212-bass-cabinet/64551#.WkzwHBCtR4Q.twitter
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So i spotted this on twitter earlier today. Look at the three different SL speakers there. We know two of them. What’s the one on the right?
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Chuck Rainey’s books don’t use TAB.
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The bass is already sold, but has not yet been delivered. I will close the thread as soon as the sale has been completed. If, for whatever reason, the sale falls through, I’ll bump the post. -
Apologies, I only just saw your message. 1 7/8” is what it says on the Lull website. I will come back and correct if it is different to that.
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If you can ‘control’ the chord tones through a chord sequence, then you can describe the harmony without help from a chordal instrument. Everyone can hear where the form is, and your playing is clear and grounding for the band. “You can just play Bb major scale across the first 4 bars of Autumn Leaves” is true, but it doesn’t really help you to outline the tension and resolution of the chord changes. Ray Brown is an excellent example of someone who plays a lot of chord tone-based ideas, but he makes them sound interesting, because of his variation of said chord tones (plus his sound/rhythm/articulation etc!). Check out his masterful bass work here with Sonny Rollins on There is no greater Love. No chord instrument here, so you can hear him very clearly.
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Thank you! I just added a video with a little demo of the sounds available from the pickups.
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It is a lovely instrument. Thanks for the message.
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Donny Hathaway - This Christmas Aretha Franklin - First Snow in Kokomo (not strickly xmas) Vulfpeck - Christmas in L.A.
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Thank you.
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4.3kg / 9.5lbs
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Thanks Hugues!
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