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It would have to be an early Streamer Stage 1 Hand made in the 80's, wenge neck, cherry body, EMG's, transitional hardware. In my opinion those are the "Ultimate" Warwicks, Absolute modern classic.
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yeahhhhh, keep the Thumb Bass, and save up for a sixer If it were me, I'd be after a six string Streamer. A perfect partner to the Thumb, and should satisfy any desire for low-mid presence and punch.
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Hmmm. Mine is really quiet, as was another that I had. I wouldn't say that unwanted noise was an inherant problem with the SMX.
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The Recording of Blood Sugar Sex Magik (documentary)
Fionn replied to Fionn's topic in General Discussion
Cool. That'll be the Mach 2 then -
The Recording of Blood Sugar Sex Magik (documentary)
Fionn replied to Fionn's topic in General Discussion
Btw, what is the bass that Flea is playing in the majority of his clips in the film? Does anyone know? -
[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1363715914' post='2016483'] OC-3 tracks a little better than the OC-2 & has a good poly mode. I usually use mine in mono mode, so might replace it with an OC-2 sometime, but I'm happy with it. Sounds good going through some Moog filters. [/quote] I bought an OC-3 last week. It doesn't have that cool gitchy thing that folk love about the OC-2, it doesn't sound as beefy and synthy, but like yer man above said, it tracks better. It's a completely different pedal. Aye, OC-3 in poly mode is really sweet, very full, deep, and useable. In drive mode it sounds insane ... thick and crunchy, but with surprising tonal clarity. Infact, I've never heard a distortion that I prefered. That was an unexpected bonus from an extra feature on an octave pedal.
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Wall hangers would seem the neatest option, whilst keeping all your basses. There's the problem of it being a rented flat, but the screw holes that you would make in the wall would be [i]really[/i] easy to remedy when the time comes for the hangers to come down. A dab of Polyfilla, sand smooth when dry, a brush of paint, and no one would ever know that the walls had been adorned with beautiful basses (that's all assuming that it's not wallpaper that's on the walls, of course).
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I'd just like to give big ups to the Basschat community. There have been a few forums that I've dipped in and out of in my years of using the internet, but I must say, in comparison to other forums that I'm familiar with, Basschat has been the most cordial, informative, helpful, and generally refreshing of the lot. Sure, the occasional bawbag or chancer will surface here from time to time, but by and large you guys are great. You're a treasure chest of knowledge, interesting information, and considered opinion ... a superb sounding-board to the other randoms of your kind, such as myself. Not every large specific-interest forum grouping is like this. I've found other of these "shared interest groupings" to be of a completely different culture, with huge proliferations of ignorance and arrogance. From groups that you might not expect to be too bad either. Climbers forums can be really horrible, for example. I have come to the opinion that this is a cultural thing. Generally, that bass players as a grouping somehow share a certain resonance (beyond the obvious), and within that voodoo there is some messure of the code that makes a more agreeable human. It seems that we're just that wee bit more mellow than most. All sweeping generalisations, of course. Glad I'm a bass player
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I just traded pedals with Chris. Everything was really easy and fast. No probs, deal with confidence
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Just listened to Huw Foster playing a bass cover of MJ's Human Nature. Good stuff! On the subject of sweet P-Bass tone check out the video on this thread, it's sublime ... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/202707-herbie-funk-1974/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/202707-herbie-funk-1974/[/url] Paul Jacksons tone is so earthy. Such a great player too.
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[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1363886166' post='2018972'] Any love for these before I dive in?[/quote] Absolutely! Thrust, Headhunters, and Man-Child are the holy trinity of Herbie's albums ... imho.
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An hour-long documentary film of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recording Blood Sugar Sex Magik in 1991. Pretty entertaining stuff ... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qnkyoVCXWw[/media]
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I find that wearing ski gloves on my feet makes my fretless playing more sexual
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haha! great stuff!
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TRADED : Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Bass Distortion
Fionn replied to Fionn's topic in Effects For Sale
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[quote name='iovu_1951' timestamp='1363633397' post='2015086'] If I sell something over 50 pounds I need to pay 7 pounds for starting a new topic, so I've enter 1 pound topic. Anyway, I will consider a donation if the bass sell. Thank you! [/quote] Yea, exactly. If you advertise something over £50, then you have to pay the money.That's the new rules. I think that your post will be removed by the moderators.
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[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1363564433' post='2014269'] just picked up an oc-2 this evening so look forward to giving it a go [/quote] We really do have similar taste. You beat me to that by minutes tonight, doh!
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[quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1363531385' post='2013685'] In my opinion, they have have great necks - but they don't sound great. Don't have much in the way of bottom end. I was always having to compensate using my amps. I think, personally, they might be okay of you're a slapper and a popper - but for rock tones, they're not my thing. No thump in there. [/quote] I agree with you about the necks, but I disagree that they "don't have much bottom end". My Streamer can rock it PHAAAT ... and hold it tight. Your perspective comes from the fact that you're a P-bass player, right? As LukeFRC says above, if it's the thump thing you're talking about then that's something else all together. There's nothing lacking in the sound of a Warwick. I've found those basses to be incredibly versatile. Such strong and present tone. What's not to like?
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yay! ... appreciators of the fine stuff!
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For lovers of Herbie and the Headhunters from that most golden funktastic era, [b]check THIS out [/b]... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM38Xgz38w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puM38Xgz38w[/url]
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Failte gu Basschat! 'mon the Scots! We'll eventually take over this forum and rename it "Bassblether"
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[quote name='thumbo' timestamp='1363385267' post='2012286'] I'm currently using a Demeter Compulator and I've not experienced this problem with my Thumb Bolt-on, I did have to crank up the trip pot for active basses though. Were you using a neck through model with it? I'm not sure how that compares in output to the bolt on. [/quote] Good to hear that the promlem is not consistant with all Thumb basses. Aye, it was a Thumb NT that I had. I adjusted the trim all the way on the Compulator, but the signal from the Thumb was still too hot. The Compulator worked beautifully with my passive Aria SB. As an experiment I dialed the internal trim on the Thumb bass all the way back, this worked well with the Compulator as it lowered the active output from the bass. However, Because I was using both active and passive modes on the Thumb bass I needed an equal volume between the two, so this wasn't suitable. I got myself a compressor that has full control over the input level, so there were no more issues. This was also a lot more useful when swapping between my Thumb bass and my Aria SB which has a massively lower output. That said, I did particularly like the compressed tone and the simplcity of the Compulator. I would consider getting another, now that I don't have the Thumb bass. I'm just worried that the Signal from my Streamer would cause similar problems. What do folk think? My Thumb NT had an 18v pre-amp, My Streamer is 9v. What's in the Thumb BO? Is any of this even significant?