Chris2112

I'm a total hobbyist. I enjoy the occasional ditty on a bass and I've spent a bit of money getting a nice collection going. I'm not a particularly fantastic player but I like a bit of a go.

[quote name='Badass' post='1050650' date='Dec 7 2010, 03:48 PM']Cheers Chris, I thought there would be plenty to choose from. No worries, I'll add that 'Return to forever' DVD to my Chrissy list. You never know what Santa may bring [/quote] FWIW, I bought the "John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension" DVD at the same time as the RTF one and it is significantly better as a whole!

I love Pino's playing on that track, it's just a shame you have to listen to Numan warbling away over the top!

That looks fantastic, and I'm glad to see you've gotten a result as far as the preamp goes! I never much minded the MEC preamp in my thumb but it didn't exactly set the world on fire like a Kubicki or ACG preamp!

[quote name='Sheldon Dingwall' post='1050081' date='Dec 7 2010, 12:01 AM']I'm surprised to hear a Kubicki owner argue that increased scale length doesn’t make much difference. That's one of the basses that made me realize how much richer the drop-D was with a longer scale.[/quote] You know Sheldon, I had never thought of it like that. I was looking at the varied scale length concept on Dingwall basses when I had a chance to look at it on one of my own. For the benefit of this thread, Sheldon definitely has a point. If I detune the E to D, it feels flappy and the bottom end loses clarity, punch and sustain. If I lift the D Clip (changing a 32" scale E string to a 36" scale D) the D rings through much stronger, and feels much much better to the fingers. It's tighter; but not excessively so, and feels much more satisfying and responsive. You get a lot more feedback through the string to your fingers, which in turn enhances to playing experience. I wouldn't want the whole bass to be 36" scale, but in terms of making that D note a real "stand out" thing, it certainly works. However, I do still find myself drawn to thigns like Overwater as I'd like to try owning a full 36" scale bass at some point. I think it has to be said, that a lot of people stick doggedly behind your basses. I recall one bloke on Talkbass who valued his above any Kubicki, or Fodera, or Alembic or whatever. The same has been mentioned here, that those that find the fanned fret thing to be a real boon enjoy it so much it effectively reshapes their bass collection to centre around Dingwall, and Dingwall's ability to make basses that fit their needs (the introduction of a Dingwall jazz bass for instance). I'd say Dingwall are quite comfortably the market leaders in this type of thing, and I expect that in years to come people will view Dingwall as the absolute in terms of the fanned fret concept, much like Status Graphite are seen as the ultimate purveyors of graphite technology in basses (no offense Modulus, Zon etc etc). However Sheldon, your contributions here are much appreciated. Seeing your thought process and vision behind the basses put here in respect of what we've been discussing has been an eye opener. Perhaps I was guilty of focusing on the fanned frets instead of the bass as a whole (thats not to say they wern't great basses). Hopefully I'll have a chance to play a few more, but this time I'll concentrate on your vision of the basses rather than what I expect!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1049587' date='Dec 6 2010, 05:06 PM']I nearly set my neck putting my gear back in the car afterwards, mind. Glad I used the BFB Compact... anything heavy would have been a nightmare.[/quote] You'd have to slide it out of the venue!

I was having a look at the Laklands in Guitar Guitar today and they really are quite expensive for what they are! I mean, they look nice enough but there was one there (not even that attractive either) that was £1199 or something outrageous like that! Cor blimey!

[quote name='KevB' post='1049525' date='Dec 6 2010, 04:32 PM']Still can't get over WOT getting his own riser and TWO monitors...utterly spoilt [/quote] It does have an air of the "dunce's riser" about it though! I'm surprised anyone made it to the gig, I was walking past the city hall today by chance and the snow outside has turned into a sheet of dirty ice, and the road has been coned off from car access!

[quote name='Bassassin' post='1049202' date='Dec 6 2010, 12:52 PM']Can I just take a moment, while there's a general atmosphere of bloodyminded intolerance here on BC, and while I'm sitting here looking at the 4 inches of f@cking snow that has fallen this morning, to point something out that bugs the living tits off me? RIC, or Ric: Acronym for Rickenbacker International Corporation, the company which manufactures Rickenbacker instruments. [b][u]Rick: Abbreviation of Rickenbacker.[/u][/b] Thanks for listening, I feel better now. As you were. Jon.[/quote] ...? Since when did this become "the rule"? You're hardly likely to mistake what someone is talking about simply because they call it a Ric rather than a Rick. On the subject of these instruments though, Geddy Lee did get a nice tone from his Ric, although I noticed when I saw them live the jazz the jazz sounded better, so Iw as glad the Ric only came out for two songs!

Yep, the Berzerker and Impaled Nazarene have used them... I'd say the Berzerker stuff is about as good as it gets with programmed drums in metal, although they found a guy to play those tracks live...scary!

The only other one I can really think of is the Return To Forever Live one from a couple of years ago. It's a really good DVD, very well filmed with a good sound quality. The only thing that really lets it down is Chick Corea, he uses a lot of crap sounding patches and often seems to think it's all about him. It's sad in a way, that the band ended up like this, slightly off form. This is really evident right before one one of the tunes, Al Di Meola gets this awesome groove going on, Stanley joins in on the bass and it sounds fantastic. Then Chick starts soloing aimlessly over the top, Stan gets bored and starts playing Lopsy Lu and it all falls apart! So thats a bit of a shame, but it's definitely a DVD worth having.

I can see why you'd want it, it is a stunner...

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1048214' date='Dec 5 2010, 01:45 PM']I just dont see why you would want to sell everything else thats all?[/quote] I guess it's kind of like buying a Lakland and being able to get rid of you Fender P and J and your Stingray. I can totally understand people feeling this strongly about basses. I'll never be without a Kubicki X Factor again, for a start!

Looks like some weird custom job! There are a few controls on the front there too! Although watching that video, I can't help but think that the mug dressed up as santa looks absolutely miserable! And also, the band look like nonces and it's a right old kiddy fiddler song too! Gary Glitter will do that to a generation of music!

Panto...definitely the lower end of the theatrical scale!

He's definitely a monster player but definitely a bit of a creep too, not sure if I'd want him around as a band leader!

This really is a tall order. Even without a buget, I'd still be suggesting you contact a custom builder to get all those features.

I'd say the more basses the merrier!

[quote name='Veils' post='1047819' date='Dec 4 2010, 10:15 PM'] [/quote] Wow, they're still going? They never beat that video with the shark!

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='1047947' date='Dec 5 2010, 01:43 AM']I don't think it's dated. In fact, when it comes to Chris' gear, I would say his gear is pretty dated. And before anybody says, the ACG filter is nothing new... Alembic and Wal were there first... The whole thing is, it doesn't matter if something is dated. Hell, Js and Ps are pretty dated right?[/quote] The ACG filter preamp may seem dated, but even then the idea of a filter preamp is still streets ahead of a typical EQ in terms of flexibility. They're definitely different animals, but I'd class them as a fantastic innovation. They're very well spoken of in Wal, Alembic and ACG basses too - but given that bassists are typically stick-in-the-mud Fender J/P players I wouldn't be surprised that such innovation has been overlooked for more than 20 years! And the Kubicki, depsite being a 25 year old design is still far ahead of most basses made today in terms of technology! Good ideas are good ideas, irrespective of whether or not they gain large scale popularity. My view on the fanned fret thing is that it's interesting, but not incredibly...useful? As I've said before, I've played basses with a more even feel and tone than Dingwall had with "old fashioned" frets!

If it works for you then by all means, thats fantastic. I do think the fanned fret thing is a bit "emperor's new clothes". It will stay as a nice novelty but I don't think it'll change the world. I'm a bit disappointed to hear about the dodgy Combustion bass though, if you're referring to the same one as the Gallery have in at the moment it's listed at £1200!