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  1. ead
    Using 'grab in a fire' test, and given that I have two hands, I'd go for these two: ACG fretless, the first custom bass I ever owned, stunning to play and quite easy on the eye too: And slightly surprised myself by chosing my '66P bass for the other hand.
  2. ead
    I recently acquired a bass with a pretty much new set of these strings fitted. I have tried them in the past and not really for me so available for the modest sum of £30 posted UK mainland. New they are about £50 I think. The gauges are 50/65/85/105 and have been cut for a Fender 34" scale 4-in-line headstock. The silks are in good condition, but let me know if you'd like a pic. Please note that I don't have the original packaging.
  3. ead
    Have just sold a bass to John. Great to deal with, excellent comms and very fast payment. A real pleasure to deal with you and I hope our paths cross again.
  4. ead
    Just five?
  5. ead
    Never seen a bass with any of those pickups.
  6. ead
    Now sold, thanks for the interest.
  7. ead
    No, they are the Sadowsky variant. The std fit Sandberg knobs, partiularly the black ones, are not my favourite things as you cannot see at a quick glance what the settings are so I routinely swap them out.
  8. ead
    I had a VM with the P bass pickup in the Fender configuration, probably made it a bit easier to get the sound. I used to put the bass into passive and blend fully to the P pickup and mess with the tone (treble pot in passive mode).
  9. ead
    I did not realise that bass playing was so prominent in 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
  10. ead
    Fair point. Maybe they need a re-issue range for this as the Cali IIs that you see a fair few with relic finish are much more recent. Not against it by any means as it's a really individual thing and taste in all things should never be by diktat (unless you're on the Rickenbacker forum of course).
  11. ead
    My new Sandberg must be due soonish, can't wait tbh. I think things go in waves on the For Sale section not sure if there is too much science behind it. I sell stuff so I can buy other stuff. Sandberg relics are a bit of a curiosity for me. For some reason I'm cool with things like the Limelight relics of old Fenders but less so with relics of other brands that only sprang into life in the 80s/90s etc. Maybe I'm just very shallow.
  12. ead

    Feedback for Japhet

    ead replied to discreet's topic in Feedback

    Just acquired a lovely bass from Kevin. Everything went very smoothly; very quick responses to questions and the courier even delivered it a day early. Thanks very much for a stress free transaction.
  13. ead
    Like that a lot (and the growling ). I concur with @Eldon Tyrell in that just a little more bass would have been nice. Good sound though.
  14. ead
    I feel we need a Heft control too.
  15. ead
    This
  16. ead
    Completely wrong; no.1 of course . Plus if you go 70s ask them to put the bridge pickup in the right place.
  17. ead
    Weird isn't it. I never really got on with the US basses I've onwed (one exception is my '66P that is lovely). Currently bonding most with a 57RI MIJ P bass.
  18. ead
    It's not too dissimilar given the pickup placements. I say overall a bit 'warmer', somrthing I'd probably attribute to the pickups being hum cancelling rather than true single coil. Still plenty of snap though. For the style of music I play I tend to favour the neck pickup by turning down the bridge volume by c.20% and rolling of the tone by a similar amount. Soloed, the neck pickup does a great P bass sound too. Hope that helps
  19. ead
    Interesting, might try that. Thanks for the tip.
  20. ead

    Feedback for Dodgnofski

    ead replied to Mr.T's topic in Feedback

    Just acquired a cab from Tim and what an absolute star he is to deal with. Brilliant cab, beautifully packed, hyper quick despatch and delivery. Thanks very much for the smoothest of smooth transactions.
  21. ead
    Not sure what you are measuring here? I like these trings and have them on my fretless basses. My only gripe is the A string is floppier than the other three and could be a bit heavier to get a really good balance of string tension across the set.
  22. ead
    My vote goes to this one:
  23. ead
    I think that your brain tricks you into thinking that you have heard the fundmental when you generaly hear the harmonics.
  24. ead
    Yes, already doing that. Plus the one band that has cancelled indefinitely I've donated the money to the venue.
  25. ead
    I had one of the neck through variety and never managed to establish when it was made. I believe it was Europe only model. Lovely basses though.
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