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therealting

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  1. therealting
    A bump... but having just heard the horrible news about Prince I feel I have to pay tribute to him.
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    They are pretty spectacular, aren't they? I am debating getting some Nordstrands wound for mine.
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    [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1461075213' post='3031194'] I never knew the 336 and 339 existed! [/quote] You need to try them, honestly. The Epiphone 339s are pretty good for the money, but honestly the Custom Shop 339 is probably the best value Gibson there is.
  4. therealting
    Just measured, and the strings are 60mm apart (centre-to-centre) at the bridge, indicating a string spacing of 20mm.
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    The 339 is the small version of the 335, with the pressed laminate top and back with the centre block as mentioned. Slightly mid-scooped sound and lively when played near a loud amp or with feedback. My first electric guitar was a 335-style Ibanez ArtStar which I still love, but it's a big beast. The 336 being carved out of solid wood but with large chambers is sort of a cross between a Les Paul and a 339 sound wise. I always wanted to like Les Pauls but never found one I gelled with despite a long search. The 336 is like a much more open-sounding Les Paul to me, and I prefer the looks, so to me it's the solution I've always wanted to the Les Paul search. The 339 and 336 look very similar and play very similarly (as long as you compare the 60/30 and 50s necks like-for-like). Slightly different appointments, slightly different cost.
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    I don't have the bass with me to check, but I believe the 4-strings are 20mm at the bridge (and the 5s are 19mm).
  7. therealting
    I have one of these, great basses for the money! The only mod I've done is rounding off the edges of the nut, but otherwise it certainly holds its own with my pair of Dingwalls at a fraction of the price.
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    Weight is 3.9kg, pretty much exactly 8.5lb. I am in South East London.
  9. therealting
    Tentative feeler to see if there might be interesting trades for my Sadowsky MV4. I like it a lot and it's fulfilling the modern sound / traditional look for me in a big way at the moment, but looking at the rest of my collection I wonder if it might be better replaced by something slightly different. I've played lots of Sadowskys (visited Roger in NYC last year), and this one has "it" for sure. This one has a sunburst finish, a beautiful tort pickguard, the "Sadowsky Guitars" logo rather than the newer "Sadowsky Metroline" logo, and has the factory VTC installed with the preamp. The swamp ash body on this example has particularly nice grain in my opinion. https://www.dropbox.com/s/w7z4c9ic7hq4uy4/Photo%2012-12-2015%2C%2011%2007%2007%20%281%29.jpg?dl=0 If your basses must be pristine, this isn't the instrument for you - it has been toured and played some big gigs, but it has been well taken care of and the dings and scratches are minor and not noticeable from a few feet away. Trades which may be of interest: - Sadowsky 5-strings, particularly NYC ones (can add a little cash as appropriate) - high-end relics e.g. Fender Custom Shop, MJT, Bravewood - ... try me? (but I'm sure you'll understand that not everything may be to my taste) This is a really special bass and I'm not in any way certain about parting with it, so it would have to be something pretty cool to turn my head. I'd have no reservations about hanging on to it if nothing of interest came along.
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    [quote name='Vinny' timestamp='1460200188' post='3023480'] Withdrawing as I've just knocked it over and bust a machine head. T*t! [/quote] This was a riveting drama
  11. therealting
    Gent.
  12. therealting
    *PHEW*! Was beginning to wonder what was going on in the world.
  13. therealting
    £40 delivered? I'll take it. PM incoming.
  14. therealting
    I'd be interested in the Bass Safe if it's still available. I am in London too.
  15. therealting
    Payment sent.
  16. therealting
    Hello - I'm in SE3, I'll take this for my school if you still have it!
  17. therealting
    I'll take it.
  18. therealting
    Tried one in a Guitar Center when I was in the States, the setup was dire. Bass seemed okay I guess. I thought the tuners through the top were incredibly ugly, I'd rather tune them from behind personally.
  19. therealting
    That Tchib!
  20. therealting
    I take it...
  21. therealting
    Not sure how I've gone so long without owning one, but I finally picked up my first ever Gibson yesterday! It's a 2006 Custom Shop CS-336 in classic vintage Red Cherry. There are a few dinks and minor scratches here and there and fret wear commensurate with normal use, but I like my guitars to feel and look loved, played and enjoyed... and considering the saving over a brand new one I'm more than happy. A previous owner changed the original Kluson-style Gibson Deluxe tuners for Grovers (presumably because they hold tune better), but they look awful so I will be swapping them out for Kluson-style Grover Deluxes pretty soon. I'm planning to get the Jon Herington mod to the electronics layout, and am also considering a TonePros bridge and a fretboard level, crowning and setup... any recommendations welcome since this is my first Gibson! I decided to begin our relationship by tackling that classic solo by the man who made red Gibson semi-hollowbodies famous, so I've attached a clip to my attempt at Kid Charlemagne. Plugged straight in to a Yamaha THR10, neck pickup with tone only very slightly rolled off. https://www.facebook.com/63790407931/videos/10154163407287932/
  22. therealting
    Out of curiosity, to what are you comparing them and how do they compare?
  23. therealting
    There's also Dingwall for those looking for the ultimate balanced, tight B string.
  24. therealting
    How have people found shipping pickguards? I'm based in London and am wary of shipping my only pickguards overseas for instance. I suppose I could do a tracing.
  25. therealting
    Well technically people have been playing 41" scale double basses for centuries, so people could probably cope with 41" scale double basses, but it is a question of comfort as well as technique. I use and play a 3/4 size double bass (the standard size) using Simandl fingering, so I can play longer scales. Having said that, I owned a Dingwall Combustion (34-37" scale) for a few years, and part-traded it with colgraff on this very forum for his Dingwall Super J (32-35" scale) which was much more comfortable for me, even though the string spacing was wider (19" vs 18"). I do have some wrist and tendon issues which force proper technique etc even on guitar with barre chords, but shorter scales definitely help. Neck preferences are really funny things and depend on the length of your fingers, size of hand and length of your span among other things. I've just found that for ME, I don't get on with 35" scale basses. Anthony Jackson likes his 36" scale Fodera. And that's fine!
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