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    Weird & Wonderful Basses

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1190327953' post='63392']
    Here's todays selection. More Germans, this time [url="http://www.lefay.de/"]LeFay[/url]


    And a Piccolo Bass


    Although the fretless steel fingerboard on the Remington Steele seems to be referencing Vigier, overall to me these basses have a lot in common with Basslab, almost as though they are the more conventional wooden versions. It's the sculpted body shapes and pickup and electronic choices that makes me think that way. My German isn't good enough to get all the info, so if anyone knows any more let me know. However there seem to be too many design features in common for it to be simply co-incidence. Still a nice range of eclectic designs.
    [/quote]


    Huh, I was just browsing through this thread and could swear I've seen that bass recently....


    I have! The Maruszczyk Paddock Headless looks remarkably similar

    [url="http://www.instagram.com/p/BPLcgd6AOmY/?taken-by=maruszczykturkey"]http://www.instagram...aruszczykturkey[/url]

    Wonder if an ex-Remington employee was involved at all....

    Aurora/Arkay Strings

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by BassApprentice

    Just found these on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251865899904

    Anyone used these before? I'm a sucker for a set of black strings and have heard that DR have changed their coating and are a wee touch expensive.

    I also found these Arkay discount strings http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252313291249 apparently the same as Aurora but not silver coated(?)

    Any views welcomed!

    Guitar Guitar Glasgow BASSment Launch Day

    in Events

    Posted · Edited by BassApprentice

    Just saw this on Facebook, the official launch day of the bass department in Guitar Guitar Glasgow. I was in the other week and he has a good range of basses in, better than most shops in Scotland.

    [url="http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/news/article.asp?id=137094"]http://www.guitargui...e.asp?id=137094[/url]

    When talking to Paul, he mentioned that he would be trying to get the Fodera P and J Classic models in at some point.

    There is also mentions of FREEBIES :lol:

    I'll probably be there, got to support those bass departments that aren't just 5 Fenders hanging on the wall

    Joyo Jambuddy

    in Effects

    Posted

    Colour me intrigued.... http://newatlas.com/joyo-jam-buddy/47882/


    A wee practice pedal thing with speakers, although I'm not convinced how good it would make your bass sound (headphones is probably a better option).I like the inclusion of bluetooth for this pedal. Fire any song you want to play along with and jam away.

    Sterling by Music Man SUB Ray5 Bridge

    in Repairs and Technical

    Posted · Edited by BassApprentice

    Hello,

    I've asked this in my NBD thread but thought it might be more appropriate here.

    Basically I have a SUB Ray5 and want to switch the hardware to gold, as I think a Black and Gold Ray would look pretty sweet.

    My question is this, apparently the string spacing on the factory bridge is 16.25mm while the only replacement bridges that look like they will fit quote their spacing at 16mm.

    Here's the bridge I'm on about [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150295089370"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150295089370[/url]


    Will the 0.25mm spacing be noticeably different when playing? I've never really had 5 strings so string spacing hasn't been an issue.

    Any help or advice is welcome :)

    NBD: Sterling by Music Man Sub Ray 5

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted · Edited by BassApprentice

    Yes I'm very pleased. EQ is a bit disappointing so far but I haven't tried it at proper volume yet so that could be the key to getting a tone dialed in.

    Just looking at replacement bridges. For all intensive purposes this looks like it should fit [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150295089370"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150295089370[/url]

    Any reason this shouldn't drop right in?

    EDIT: Although it might make the string spacing unnecessarily tight, apparently the SUB has a 16.25mm string spacing and this bridge is quoted at 16mm. I have no idea but will this make a noticeable impact?

    MUSICMAN PORN THREAD

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1486399782' post='3231462']
    I've also made this one (that's on the bass moment). Still not sure which one I prefer.

    [/quote] Personally I prefer the first orange one, looks like it fits better. To my eye this draws attention that the rest of the pickguard is technically "missing" but that could just because we are used to seeing white pearloid pickguards on a Ray5


    Don't get me wrong, both look great!

    NBD: Sterling by Music Man Sub Ray 5

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    RING THE GAS BELL!

    First new bass I've bought that is fully built and working in years!

    I was in the market for a 5 string and I hummed and ha'ed over various ones, namely Yamaha BB's then this came up on a Facebook group for £150. I'd tried one the week before and gotten on with the neck really well which is a large part of the battle with 5 strings.

    There's barely a mark on it and the action is set beautifully low by the previous owner. Might just be a touch low on the G but a wee tweak will fix that. The G string also comes out the Nut slot quite freely so might need a wee file there too. Apart from that it's great!

    This sounds like a Stingray, plain and simple. EQ isn't awful but a tad limited. I bought this over others due to the wealth of upgrades that can be applied at a later date. The fit & finish of the bass is pretty darn good as far as I can see. I'm thinking of changing the hardware to gold if I get on with it as my first port of call.

    Colour me very happy :D

    [attachment=237637:Ray5.jpg]

    Stolen gear - Glasgow

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Not mine and I don't know the girl but saw this on facebook and had to copy it as there are some pretty unique basses involved. Original post here https://www.facebook.com/kirsty.mccafferty.507/posts/10157993181580012

    List of gear:

    House has been broken into and lots of gear stolen. Here's the list. If anyone sees any of it on Gumtree, eBay, Barras etc. let us know.

    Taken from Glasgow (West End), Tue 31/1. Some of the stuff is very rare, so if you do see it, it's probably ours.

    Mayones Jabba 5 Bass, Black
    Shergold Marathon Bass, White
    Takamine Acoustic, Natural Finish
    Fender Strat, Black
    3/4 Size Taylor Acoustic (Natural Finish)
    Tanglewood Les Paul (Black)
    Steinberger Guitar GL2T (White)
    Soft cases for all and 1x hard case
    PJB BigHead, headphone amp (Silver)
    TC Electronic RH750 Bass Amp (in bag with all cables and footswitch)
    Black Mic Case - C1000, AKG D112, SM57, 2x Beta 58s, Sennheiser E945
    Zoom H4n in a metal case with all accessories
    Zoom H1 with all accessories
    2x 13" Macbook Pros, (one silver case and 1 black case)
    External HD x7 with sessions and system backups
    iMac Desktop Computer (White)
    Mackie 1604 Mixer in Swann Flightcase
    iPad 2 with Master Fader Software installed for Mixer.
    Boss TU3 Tuner


    Either contact the girl on the original Facebook post or the police if you see any of this stuff being punted.

    0126 ACG Recurve

    in Gear Gallery

    Posted

    My Dad is off to visit the aforementioned Scoop this weekend.....Maybe he has so many ACGs he won't notice if one (or two) go missing..... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?&app=forums&module=extras&section=legends#"]:secret: :ph34r:[/url][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?&app=forums&module=extras&section=legends#"] [/url]

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