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  1. Chris2112
    I have always loved that body shape, it is excellent. I always find these ones strange to look at though, without the typical ornate wooden tops typical of Ken Smith basses! I particularly like the Burner basses with the wood tops, these are a real find! They seem to be more scarce than even the top line KS stuff!
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    A week ago I'd have bought this in a second!
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    Any pictures of it with strings on?
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    You could buy a used fretted Alembic Epic for the price of a new jazz bass, which just goes to show how much you can get for your money if you spend it wisely and buy used!
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    You should really have more photos of that C6!
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    This item is still for sale, as the previous buyer could not collect. To those who have enquired about shipping the head, this isn't something I want to do at the moment.
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    I tend to play a lot of originals these days, albeit they are often extended fusion-y jams played and recorded in a studio purely for our own enjoyment. We just don't have the time to go out and gig!
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    [quote name='TheGreek' post='991244' date='Oct 17 2010, 04:13 PM']Some might argue that Fenders are like Porsche - I don't think this is the case as Porsche improved over the years.[/quote] Porsche represent a premium marque, of which Fender (basses, anyway) are not. I'd say that Fender are like Volkswagen cars over all. They'll get you from A to B and get the job done, usually with little flair whatsoever. They have a few good models in the range (Urge II bass, Victor Bailey jazz, Zone bass etc etc) but people seem to generally want to stick to the bog standard P and J basses. I'd say jazz basses are perfectly useable, but there are so many better designs out there.
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    I never knew Ken Smith didn't build the basses!
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    [quote name='Rayman' post='989932' date='Oct 16 2010, 08:10 AM'] Kinal MK-5, currently back with Eubassix and I can't afford to get it back. NEVER should've let this one go. Utterly fabulous bass in every way .[/quote] Maybe one day you'll get it back! Keep those fingers crossed!
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    I listened to this the other day, interesting. Is there any story behind the Wal? I always associate Wal double necks with Jonas Hellborg!
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    Could just be the bass itself and the way you perceive it? My Warwick Thumb sounded a bit like that (albeit not as apparent and lacking in punch). It had so much power and presence in the low mids that the upper registers sounded a little flat by comparison. Certainly nothing to stop you soloing on it, but the design of the bass meant that this was an inherent characteristic.
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    [quote name='Rich' post='989150' date='Oct 15 2010, 01:14 PM']Aw man, that thing was an animal... remember giving it a blast in my garage? If I remember correctly, a shelf fell off the wall or something [/quote] This sounds class! The one I wish I hadn't sold is my 1989 Kubicki Ex Factor, #1777. I traded it for a Status Stealth bass which was good but nowhere near as good as the Kubicki. The Kubicki then came up for sale on the boards for £550 a few weeks later, I was so skint I couldn't buy it back!
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    Bartolini and Delano would be the obvious choices but they will end up altering the tone of the bass.
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    bump for a Stealth! I used to have a Stealth 6 string which I sold through this forum a couple of years ago, any prospective buyers of this bass, please feel free to PM me for further guidance and information about these basses and their value.
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    [quote name='BottomEndian' post='989427' date='Oct 15 2010, 04:46 PM']Gah! I wish you'd shifted a few miles east and met in my shop in Hexham! Could have had a little meeting of the Grafts.[/quote] Bugger me! Wish I'd known we could have met in Hexham for the sale, saying as my satnav directed me the wrong way off the A69 and got me lost!
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    Great for a bit of buget Mark King action! I can quite imagine how good this will sound. I had a Status Matrix bass with singlecoil pickups and the same peamps as this. It had a Walnut body, but I'm sure they will sound fairly similar. Lots of Status growl and pop but in a slightly more subtle way, and could easily slot in to a gig where you'd used a jazz bass without too much fuss. A nice option for someone who fancies a Status but finds the typical old skool S2's to be too aggressive sounding (not me though, I love them like that).
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    Just bought an ACG Harlot bass from Peter today. Met halfway in Haltwistle, and Peter even found me when my sat nav broke and I ended up lost! Great bloke, even brought along his ACG Graft bass for me to have a look in the flesh. I'd absolutely do business with Peter again!
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    Cheers, Peter! Loving the bass, a true "revelation" type moment of which I've not had for quite a while with a bass!
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    Looks like a wenge thru neck too, nice!
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    If you don't go down the East route, a Bartolini preamp and pickups will produce an incredible tone.
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    Is it an ash bodied Corvette though?
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    It would have to be my 1989 Kubicki Ex Factor. I've yet to find anything that looks, plays or sounds as good as it. It's dependable, and always sounds great. Since I spend most of my time in the studio now, not playing live, I can afford to look after it too. Its one of those absses that you know, whatever you need from it you'll get it!
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    What a stunner!
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    This bass is now [b]sold[/b]. Steff has just been to pick the bass up and quite frankly blew me away with a spot on fretless rendition of "The Chicken" while he was here! I can only take my hat off to Steff, he has been a true gent and has travelled the length of the country today at leass than 16 hrs notice to collect the bass. He seems to love it though and I suppose I can ask for little more than that, I've got what I paid for the bass and he's got a good deal and a bass that he'll be able to make great use of. So that closes another chapter in the life of this bass, what an absolute gem it has been. Thanks again to everyone who sent PM's asking about the bass and I apologise if I haven't answered every one of them.
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