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He about some nice P90s, like the original 50s and 60s Gold Tops? THse are the Gold Tops people pay really big money for and they do sound amazing and very distinctive.
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[quote name='therealting' timestamp='1476740436' post='3156926'] I have a couple splittable-humbucker guitars (notably a PRS CE24), and about nine Strats... no comparison IMO, the Strat is the sound and the split hums can't compete. [/quote] I'd agree with that; but as someone else mentioned...the audience won't the difference anyway....but I would when playing, so it's worth separate guitars to me.
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I have a 335 with Seymour 59 and JB that split....they doc fair imitation of a single coil; but really not as good as 50s style Strat with a nice single coil pup at neck and a maple neck for that Nile Rogers sound. Single could Strats, Teles or ASATs are all great....if you want a great Tele the ASAT Special is killer...pips are very P90
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[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1476130587' post='3151662'] That was a bass amp, the BLX80 I think. [/quote] It could well have been, cos it sounded terrible for guitar; but it was owned by a guitarist I played with and I hated the sound of his guitar though it.
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A horrible small combo by Trace Elliott with a vertical slit for a baffle board. V weird and truly awful sounding.
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There are some great boutique clones of 50s Fender Champ amps. THey are quite cheap and were originally designed by Leo as home practice amps. You can swap out tubes for ultra gain to get early breakup without max volume. I got one made made by Cayman Agnew in Dublin, second-hand for about £125.... A few inexpensive upgrades and it is freakin A for home use....
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[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1474841050' post='3141013'] To me this is where guitar has to think like bass - all about serving the song, not shredding solos on every number. (except for Beat It of course ) [/quote]....Damn right! I guess that's why I am doing OK playing guitar in this band,...just as well too, as my shredding abilities are strictly limited to a particular breakfast cereal, of which I cannot eat three.
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G&L L2000E, what a great bass why does no one know about them ?
Bassnut62 replied to funkgod's topic in General Discussion
My Asat Special guitar is regularly remarked on in these parts (Notts) as the best sounding Tele around. -
Saturday Night by Oliver Cheetham A Night To Remember by Shalamar Got To Be Real by Cheryl Lynne Ain't Nobody by Chaka Khan ...are just some of my Disco faves.
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I love Disco so much I formed my own Disco band, tho playing guitar not bass in this one.... https://youtu.be/EfUihMY2fNw
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Strymon Mobius is very good indeed, if a little pricey.
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[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1474659492' post='3139745'] I had a L2000 Tribute for about a year. Wonderfully versatile tonally, well built (a touch heavy but no bad thing in a bass) and people commented on how good it sounded. However, having played a J Bass for more than 30 years, I really couldn't get on with the neck. It was flat and wide and just didn't suit me. I really tried to get on with it - it was much more versatile than my Jazz and perfect as one instrument to cover all the basses (pun intended) and saved me taking more than one instrument out with me. Eventually, I gave up and got an active P Bass Special, which feels like my Jazz and covers what I need. I have to admit it doesn't have quite the tonal range of the G&L, but it's got enough. Sold the G&L. Shame. It was a great instrument, but just not for me. [/quote] Get a G&L Asat Bass.....Tele body, L2000 electronics & pups, J neck.....best of all worlds and probably the coolest bass on the planet. Only USA basses tho, no Tributes.
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I used to have on of these unloaded and experimented with loads of fancy ass speakers; in the end I cam back to some nice tight Emminence 15s. THey were about £80 each 15 yrs ago and they sounded great; but the cab was liable to farting. So I strengthened the cab by glueing and screwing wood battens down all seams and then braced it front to back too....and it sounded incredible, tho v heavy!
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Bump, bump, bump it up....for a great bass at bargain price for some USA G&L fun from a straight up funky-ass dude. -
Absolutely awesome loan score from your Dad. I have exact same early 90s ST54 MIJ. Great guitar as good as any USA Strat; but I did find pups were a little anonymous, even tho US Custom Shop. I replaced mine with Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot pups and now this is my fave guitar. It has funkiest sound on the planet and has a kick too.
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This gig is now cancelled; so no dep required after all
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Hi Are you able to help out The Disco Prophets by depping for a Nottingham gig on Sun 28/8 or do you know anyone that could do so? Must play Disco Funk to high standard Please let me know ASAP. Ta Rupert 07825 702798
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Worst musical equipment monetary loss you taken
Bassnut62 replied to Twincam's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1467289425' post='3082541'] You hit the nail on the head there - Fenders were virtually unsaleable back then unless pre CBS - active basses with fat sound, or keyboard bass ruled. I have a slight chuckle to myself when I see the price some of those 80s Fenders fetch now. It shows how the market is so influenced by fashion - you'd be as likely to see young guys travelling to London on the train to record on their keyboards (eg Depeche Mode) as guitars - perhaps more so - think Casio rather than Gibson etc!! [/quote] Back in 85 I swapped a heavily modded 74 fretless P and a horrible 79 Jazz for a 79 Ray and have always been happy with that deal, as the Ray was my only instrument for over 20 years....it was/is so good, that I was never interested in anything else. However seeing the price of 70s Fender basses now, it probably wasn't that good a financial deal; but IMO 70s/80s Fenders were generally pretty awful. -
Worst musical equipment monetary loss you taken
Bassnut62 replied to Twincam's topic in General Discussion
About 15 years ago I swapped an original 74 Telecaster Bass for a 79 Precision that turned out to be a dreadful bitsa. Reckon I must've lost a grand on that deal; but the Tele sounded like mud and the P was at least bearable soundwise. -
Gorgeous and sweet sounding boutique treble booster, with the added bonus of a tone control and the ability to switch between treble boost, mid-range boost and full-range boost via the mini toggle switch. This is as good as new and has not been gigged, although it has velcro from when I've had it on my home board. Grab yourself a bargain and save on the price of a new one. You will not be disappointed with this pedal! Robert Keeley is the master boutique pedal guy. His reputation is well-deserved. I will post (within UK) for £4.50 within 48 hours, though usually same day; or you can collect for cash and save on the postage.
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One of the best modulation pedals out there. It can literally do anything. I mainly play acoustic so don't really need it and I've probably only used it twice in the studio. It's never been gigged and is basically as good as new. I will post (within UK) for £6.50 within 48 hours, though usually same day; or you can collect for cash and save on the postage. Sorry photo is upside down; I can't seem to stop it doing that! [u]Features:[/u] Sound Design: · Studio-class modulation algorithms deliver meticulous and detailed modulation experiences · Five front-panel tone shaping knobs: Speed, Depth, Level, Param 1, Param 2 (Param knobs assignable per preset) · Additional menu-driven parameters deliver extremely flexible tone shaping options and versatility · 200 easily accessible and nameable presets, save and recall at the press of a switch 12 Modulation Machines: · CHORUS: Full featured Chorus with five distinct modes—dBucket, Multi, Vibrato, Detune and Digital. · FLANGER: Deep and rich Flanger with a wide palette of sonic possibilities. 6 unique fl anger algorithms. · ROTARY: Accurate implementation of a rotary speaker cabinet commonly used with tonewheel organs and guitars. · VIBE: Recreation of the late ‘60s “vibe” circuit which was one of the first modulation effects of it’s time. · PHASER: Highly flexible phaser with 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 stage, and barber pole modes. Feedback control and selectable LFO waveforms. · FILTER: LFO synced filter with three filter types, eight LFO waveshapes and variable resonance. · FORMANT: Filter type that emulates the human vocal tract and also features selectable LFO waveforms. · VINTAGE TREM: Three distinctively different classic tremolo sounds from the ‘60s. · PATTERN TREM: Pattern synced tremolo with user definable patterns and selectable LFO waveforms. · AUTOSWELL: Auto volume swell triggered by input signal. Rise time and envelope shape are variable. Speed/Depth knobs add chorus. · DESTROYER: Mangles your audio with bit & sample rate reduction, filters, and vinyl noise. Vinyl warping controlled by Speed/Depth knobs. · QUADRATURE: Advanced frequency shifter, AM ring modulator, and FM modulator all with selectable LFO waveforms. Hardware: · Three rugged metal foot-switches for preset selection, effect bypass, and Tap · LED display for preset info, BPM readout, and extended parameter control · Full MIDI implementation allows extended control for those with more complex rigs · Sturdy and lightweight dark blue anodized aluminium chassis Ins & Outs: · Stereo input and output · Expression pedal input with selectable control over any knob or combination of knobs, savable per preset (also configurable as external tap input) · MIDI input and output · Pre/Post Mode for flexible routing, allowing you to put Mobius in two different places in your mono signal chain Audio Quality: · Ultra low noise, high performance 24-bit 96kHz A/D and D/A converters · 110dB typical signal to noise · 20Hz to 20kHz frequency response · +8dBu maximum input level easily handles instrument and line signals · Premium analog front end and output section · Super high performance DSP in a compact form factor · 32-bit floating point processing More: · True Bypass (electromechanical relay switching) · Selectable high-quality Analog Buffered Bypass · Selectable Tap Subdivision, savable per preset · Optional Global Tap Tempo mode · Included 9V DC power supply (300mA required minimum) · Dimensions: 6.75″ wide, 5.1″ deep[list] [*]Designed and Built in the USA [/list]
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I reckon tbest Tele Bass is G&L Asat Bass http://www.glguitars.com/instruments/usa/basses/asat-bass/index.asp It has awesome array of tones, covering P, J & MM, but it definitely has its own sound that sits extremely well in any situation. Beautiful J-type necks too
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I doubt very much that Prince was into drugs in any way. It goes against everything he was about and I don't think he could have sustained the incredible level, creativity and length of musical performance he produced live or in the studio, if he was living with drugs....certainly not in his 50s anyway.
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Very nice....always wondered what allthose switches and dials do on Jags and Jazzms.....
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I started bass at 19 and guitar at 50. I now wish I hadn't left it so long to start playing guitar something like properly. I alwasy had a guitar and new the basic first positions and could hold simple barre chord. I think what put me off for so long was that I had a couple of good quality USA basses (MusicMan and G&L) and a pretty awful Epiphone guitar. I just didn't enjoy the crap guitar. Then about 4 years ago I bought a good used USA G&L Asat (Tele) guitar (a hard tail too) and have barely touched my basses since. I now find I love guitar and have learnt very quickly, by joing a band and just doing it. Nothing like the pressure of not making an arse of yourself to make you learn. I did have to practice 16hrs pw though for about 18mths to get to a passable level that I could join a band.
