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My Warmoth is really growly and that only has a single, single coil pickup. As far as I am aware, the combination of Mahogany for the body, Wenge for the neck, a hot pickup, having a valve preamp running high and digging in when playing makes my bass growl. 2 of the growliest basses other than this one that I have owned have had mahogany bodies- Epi Thunderbird & 30th Anniversary Stingray I'm a big fan of mahogany
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IMO nothing better than a mahogany Stingray has growl coming out the wazoo
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I have to admit that my Gothic Epi Thunderbird was the best bass I ever owned. I just couldn't live with the neck dive. Now if these ones are less susceptible then I will have one. Yes, people, you heard it here. The Epi T-bird out of all the Fenders, Warwicks, blah blah that I ever owned was the best bass I ever had. Dagnammit, another bass I want. Why can't we all be friends?
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We all know that most songs follow the standard 4/4 arrangement but what ones are there out there that leave you stumped? Perhaps you'd like to post the here so that someone can make sense of it for you? The first song I ever had trouble with: [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MVymT10s16Q&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MVymT10s16Q&...feature=related[/url] Took me so long to get it.
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One of my favourites [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LHZYY2BTXd0"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LHZYY2BTXd0[/url] Excuse the twat on guitar that thinks he's good. Now listen to the original and see if you can follow it! JB has one of my favourite sounds. Can't beat the jack bruce fart as its known.
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[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='375703' date='Jan 9 2009, 10:23 PM']+1 Isn't Basschat the most underated piece of Bass Kit.. And it's free![/quote] Very true. We have a very underestimated pseudo society going on here with a wealth of knowledge. I would also like to add - Optima gold bass strings. Best part of £30 but will last me for a whole year. ELites are my second best string choice. Warmoth - assumed by the non-bass playing fraternity that they are merely parts basses but with the correct parts are better than US Fenders before they've even been set up. hint hint Unless the 3 basses I have left on my list but have never tried are better than my Warmoth, namely a Yamaha BB5000a, Warwick Streamer or Fender Fretless Maple board precision, there wil never be anything better than my W basses
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Yes, small child man, there's no bass
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I get this all the time and put it down to my awsomeness. I really am great and get all dizzy and tingly just talking about myself. In all seriousness, if you find youself getting dizzy or anything then turn the f*** down. You're clearly f***ing nuts if you're listening to something that makes you dizzy. Spend the £7 on ear plugs instead of finding yourself lying on the floor claiming that you were the one that invented the banana and other stupid sh*te.
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I belive that the propensity to drink is equal to the crappiness of the band perfoming on the premises. We've just finished our Christmas residency and the manager jokingly asked if we could play crap so that the punters would go and buy drink. Apparently we had them on the floor all night so their bar taking were down. Yet again, the government is talking pish. Goes with the territory I suppose
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The were a lot of quality issues between CLF (Leo Fender's company) and Musicman where MM wasn't happy with what CLF were producing, this ultimately led Leo to give MM the Spanish Archer and start G&L in 1980 or thereabouts. Later ones were made by Grover Jackson's company using mainly left over CLF parts until Ernie Ball bought the company. Post-EB basses have been very consistent so unless there is a specific feature you want such as the Flea bridge or string mutes, there is little to choose between them - oh yeah, they got rid of those hellish flat cut pickup poles that scraped your fingers in favour of the bevelled ones. There have been various changes made to the EQ, most noticably going from the original 2eq to 3eq. There's all the info you need here including all the rare and one-off stuff: [url="http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/TOWN8019/"]http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/TOWN8019/[/url]
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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='375457' date='Jan 9 2009, 05:50 PM']I also agree that his sig bass is never going to appear on my 'wanted' list! [/quote] Heard it all before - you were probably on the phone to a Warwick dealer after you posted this to order one Probably already got your first draft of the for sale thread for it organised as well. I have to admit that the P-nut one is my favourite. So glad that they got rid of that hellish Strat style jack socket on the Rockbasses as well and have decided to make them look like proper Warwicks. GAS free for [s]5[/s] 0 days - dognammit
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I've not decided the bass' final fate yet but am tempted to take it apart and make a hybrid between this one and my gold one. Maybe using the neck and pickup from this one. Maybe stick the rest on the fire so no one can have it. mwah ha ha ha If it hasn't sold by the end of the auction on Sunday lunch time then that could be what I am doing. If you don't want this to happen then you only have 2 days to buy it. I know there are a lot of people on here who would like to buy it. £600 gets you one hell of a bass, posted to mainland UK. If it does sell then I'll be buying myself another Lollar pickup and paper in oil cap to put in my gold one
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Frustration With String fittings
Delberthot replied to Murph_Orpheus's topic in Accessories and Misc
Warwick strings are designed to fit Warwick basses so will go over the bridge the best When I had my Thumb NT5, I bought a set of 4 string Elites and a tapered low B separately from the Bass Centre. rotosound also do a taper core string where only the core of the string touches the bridge - PSD I think they call them. JPJ used to use them. -
I'm a bit dubious about a front firing 4x10" with such a high SPL. If its correct them put me down for 2. +1 on the dull black box - my Schroeder 1212L has the blue rhino finish.
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There's only 3 kinds of drummers - the ones that can count and the ones who can't. I have to admit to being a big drumming fan. I think I have more favourite drummers than bass players. I suppose its natural as we are generally the 2 closest musicians in a band
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I sometimes find myself using my thumb for some slow songs or where I want more of a thud. I mainly use fingers but also use a pick on occasion, thumb and also slap certain things- not Mark King slap but more Larry Graham slap over the pickup rather than over the top frets. Sounds completely different
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Wasn't it around this time that the thin neck versions were available? I'm sure they did the standard and jazz width necks Its been a while since I've been through the EBMM forum so I'm a bit rusty with dates
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I had one of those until last week - 3rd Planet Waves cable to give up in the last month - 5th cable in the last 2 Just ordered a new one from OBBM
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And the Winner is.........................
Delberthot replied to Delberthot's topic in Amps and Cabs
My plan now is to get 2 12" cabs and use one with the wedding band as a monitor and 2 for the rock band. I've spotted 2 that sound really good but need to sell my Warmoth P first, then I'll be selling my Schroeder cab. If they go before my bass sells then I am considering the same cabs as you have -
UK Source for steel dollys for Schroeder cabs
Delberthot replied to Delberthot's topic in Amps and Cabs
Fantastic - I've emailed them for more specs and how I go about ordering -
Recommended spare parts suppliers + guides/diagrams
Delberthot replied to Hamster's topic in Repairs and Technical
Here's a source for screws, bolts and stuff but more importantly, american size fixings. Got some 10/32 socket head screws for my Genz amp. No minimum order - you can literally order a couple of screws- I did! [url="http://www.stagonset.co.uk/fasteners?t=1231346488&output_frontpage=yes&cart_id=6587087_17592"]http://www.stagonset.co.uk/fasteners?t=123...d=6587087_17592[/url] -
UK Source for steel dollys for Schroeder cabs
Delberthot replied to Delberthot's topic in Amps and Cabs
Well spotted but I'm trying to find something that looks like it was always there rather than bolted on. If I could find the ones that Schroeder use I'd be laughing