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This is a high quality drum, handmade in the Orkney islands by Eoin Leonard of Belgarth. He is a respected craftsman, regarded as making the finest Bodhrans in Scotland, and they are played by many top players. I had this made to order a few years ago. I chose a deep frame as this focuses the sound. The drum is tight, bassy, melodic (yes, it can produce clear notes), and it projects well in a session, or with other instruments. Being tunable, it is possible to fit the sound to any playing situation, and adapt to changes in temperature or humidity. Eoin describes the sound of his drums (once played-in) as "strong and mellow". This is a very apt description of the sound. The drum is in very good condition, structurally perfect, and with only some very minor signs of wear on the frame. The skin is nicely played-in, so very definately "strong and mellow", as advertised by the maker himself. The specifications are as follows ...[list] [*]16" diameter [*]6" deep [*]tunable [*]Ash frame [*]Lime-cured goat skin [*]padded case (stagg) [/list] A drum such as this; 16" x 6", with the tuning system and padded bag, would cost £215 to have made, + postage. I'll sell this for[b] £100 [/b]+ postage. Belgarth website ... [url="http://www.belgarth.com/bodhrans.htm"]http://www.belgarth.com/bodhrans.htm[/url] -
This thead seems to be having a strong effect on people. I must admit that it has moderately stirred something within me that craves simplicity. The tone that Paul Jackson got from his P-bass in the Herbie / Headhunters days is what it's all about, such basic goodness. However, I can't afford to own multiple basses of the quality that I like, and if it came to making a choice, I doubt that I would have a P-bass over the up-front presence and "modern" tone of my active Warwick. I would miss the versatility too much. I would go as far as a Jazz bass though, as it's not quite so radical as a P. Any time I want to talk myself out of potential P-bass gas, I try not to think about the Headhunters, and I think instead about all those country and western plebs with their P-basses and stetsons .... gross.
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[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1362092449' post='1995844'] The same thing has happened to me and I've only played Jazz basses for 30 years - this doesn't help: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoVfamlcbYo[/media] [/quote] Aaaaarrrrgh!!! don't do that to me! Jazz gas is bad enough without this. That's a creamy bass line that he plays on the video too ... really really nice.
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[sub]Halo. [/sub] [sub]Another Highlander! Gle mhath! ... Where in the Highlands are you from?[/sub] [sub]Welcome to the wonderful world of bass. Be warned though, for the bass clef is a seductive mistress. Addictive are the groovalicious fruits of the low frequencies. Aye, you'll soon become a [i]bassist[/i] who puts down [i]guitar[/i] on home recordings, to be sure![/sub]
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[quote name='duckman' timestamp='1361903823' post='1992860'] Hi, Would love to learn about the year, wood specs, pick ups (MEC, Barts, erg,...) Cheers [/quote] The pick-ups are EMG. Wenge neck, Bubinga body, ebony board. This is an old Thumb, you can tell by the Just-a-nut1, the EMG's, and the old style cover on the back. Aye, I would like to know the year of manufacture too. £800 for an early fretless Thumb in good nick is an amazing price. Utoscani, what is year of manufacture, or the serial number please?
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Never before, nor never again, shall a song be touched by such sublime, profound, and artful poetry. All other vocal gestures fail, like the grunting of apes, in comparison. Aye, here is [i]the[/i] bench-mark of poetic lyricism. Aspire! ... futile as it may be... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ[/url]
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Welcome to the world of bass! Where in the west are you?
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Great thread!!! It's really interesting to see how peoples taste in basses evolves (or not, as the case may be!). There's some classic progressions and some obvious experimentation on show with these lists. To a slight extent you can see how players have leaned by their changing and prevailing choices of bass. I've owned 18 basses over my 21 years of playing. Only the last 2 on the list are still with me. Who knows where that list will go from this point forth, but two things are for certain ... There will be a Jazz Bass on that list, and the Aria fretless will be with me until I expire. My basses were/ are ... [b]Sunn Mustang[/b] [b]Maison ???[/b] [b]DeVille ??? [/b]... Fretless [b]Fender Precision Bass Lyte[/b] [b]??? [/b]... Acoustic [b]Washburn MB6[/b] ... 6 string [b]Washburn Force 4[/b] ... Fretless [b]Ibanez Blazer[/b] ... Fretless [b]Warwick Dolphin Pro 2[/b] [b]Aria Pro-II SB900[/b] ... Fretless [b]Hohner TWP600B[/b] ... Acoustic [b]Ibanez SR1200[/b] [b]Epiphone El Capitan [/b]... Fretless Acoustic [b]Warwick Streamer Std[/b] [b]Warwick Thumb NT[/b] [b]Eko B4[/b] ... Fretless Acoustic [b]Aria Pro-II SB900 [/b]... Fretless[b] ~ [color=#b22222]this is the actual bass that I'd sold 10 years previously![/color][/b] [b]Warwick Streamer Stage 1[/b]
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[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1361041116' post='1980313'] Outdoor shots: [/quote] Very nice. You're a man of similar taste to myself. I've got an' 87 Streamer and the same GK ... and I sold a Thumb bass only last month!!!
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Warwick Thumbs - mine doesn't neckdive. Is it faulty ?
Fionn replied to hamfist's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1361014494' post='1979740'] It would be interesting to know whether those who struggle with reach and/or balance with their thumbs are of a "larger" build. The scientist within me wants to know. [/quote] I'm 5'8", long arms, athletic build ... so, no. But Thumbs will neck-dive on me. Aye, it's inconsistant. Some folk experience the problem, some don't. So, could it be related to how high or low on the body that the bass is worn? I wear my bass quite high on the body when playing. I imagine if it was slung low then the lower frets would be easier to reach. The physical dimensions of the instrument its self are still the same though. Would this make a difference to the dive factor? -
Warwick Thumbs - mine doesn't neckdive. Is it faulty ?
Fionn replied to hamfist's topic in Bass Guitars
I had a Thumb NT for years. It had a neck-dive issues and was generally uncomfortable to play when standing. The problem is thus ... The top horn extends only as far as the 16th fret. Now, when the bass strapped on to you, this causes a balance problem as the bass doesn't have a big body to act as a counter-balance. Sure, the body is made of a heavy dense hardwood ... but so is the neck. Basically, the strap button of the top horn of any bass is going to sit at the point where your strap naturally drops from your left shoulder. For example, on a P bass or a Jazz bass where the strap button is in line with a point between the 11th and 12th fret, the body will balance the neck better. For me, when playing the Thumb Bass, a greater problem than the neck-dive was the reach that was required to play around the lower frets. After a while it becomes very fatigue-inducing. To put the top-horn comparison into further context ... you will have to reach 4 inches further to fret a low F on a Thumb NT than you would on a P or J bass. I have an old Aria SB, where the horn extends to the 12th fret. It is far more comfy and easy to play than a Thumb bass. This is despite the fact that it has a huge thick and extremely heavy slab of a body. -
[quote name='Oldman' timestamp='1360946243' post='1978864'] Try putting this in the "Basses for sale" forum [/quote] Very very very nice bass ... but do this ^
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[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1360792229' post='1976715'] Mexican Fenders etc are largely excellent instruments[/quote] Really?!
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For sale or trade is my [b]Source Audio Soundblox Multiwave Bass Distortion [/b]pedal. This is a highly versatile piece of equipment. It is capable of a wide spectrum of sounds from mild overdrive, raw distortion, and fuzz, to the very synthy with the multiwave foldback or octaved thing happening. There's a lot of play with all the different pre-set sounds due to the "drive" control. Also, the seperate "clean" and "distortion" level controls lend themselves well to tweeking the tone and intensity. The pedal can hold the bottom end as a result of being able to blend the clean signal in. Oh, and it is also "hot-hand" compatible, if you like such gadgets. The pedal is boxed, in perfect working order, and excellent overall condition. Velcro has been added to the underside for attachment to a pedal board. Sale price is £70 (posted) Trade-wise, I'd go for a decent octave pedal, such as the [b]Boss OC-3[/b] or[b] EBS Octabass ... [/b]Or a nice delay pedal. Product Info ... [url="http://www.sourceaudio.net/products/soundblox/multiwave_bass_distortion.php"]http://www.sourceaud..._distortion.php[/url] Demo video (this guy likes the more far-out sounds. The pedal is capable of much more subtlety also) ... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LEJoaj93J8[/media] Another demo video ... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uujFfo1S1MM[/media]
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Folk players ... a beard of bassists
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Sub-genre collective nouns ... Funk players ... a groove of bassists Metal players ... a riff of bassists Reggae players ... a dub of bassists Jazz players ... a [email="w@nk"]w@nk[/email] of bassists
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Put a "for trade" post on the Warwick forum too
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Collective nouns can be blandly functional, poetically suggestive, or just abstract. Some are really interesting ... a cackle of hyenas, a fluther of jellyfish, a murder of crows, etc. But what would make a good collective noun for bass players? [b]A [i]funk[/i] of bassists[/b] ... I quite like that. Let's have your suggestions!
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??? Did the one you were meant to be buying fall through?
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[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1360695499' post='1974931'] Irish is a million times better 'dreancaid'. [/quote] Ha! 'S e Dreangad a th' orm!!!
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The Scots word for flea is "flech" (with a gutteral [i]ch[/i]) it has a better ring to it.
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[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1360526335' post='1971850'] ... Or just wire wool. [/quote] I've seen this done to good effect
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