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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: My Bachbird Project.... FINALLY!!!
« on: July 29, 2011, 03:47:29 AM »
Looking good!
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Brian May Bass
« on: July 28, 2011, 09:04:36 AM »...less popular...
Yeah I can see that.
I think it is part of what it makes it attractive to me.
Just don't want to be seen with the zillionth J or P type bass
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Brian May Bass
« on: July 28, 2011, 02:57:57 AM »
Haha good one Ilan!
I just like the shape and configuration of the Red Special Bass.
Don't mind if it's a derivate of a guitar by a (great) famous player.
I just like the shape and configuration of the Red Special Bass.
Don't mind if it's a derivate of a guitar by a (great) famous player.
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Brian May Bass
« on: July 27, 2011, 10:44:20 AM »
What makes you think those are Artecs?
The bridge pickup looks like a Burns pickup.
The neck pickup might be an Artec.
Nothing wrong with those anyway.
The bridge pickup looks like a Burns pickup.
The neck pickup might be an Artec.
Nothing wrong with those anyway.
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The Bass Zone / Re: He sounded like an old Chrysler 300 starting up on a winter day
« on: July 27, 2011, 08:52:33 AM »Quote
The best luck I have with recording bass is to put the player in the room with his amp for a few
minutes to get his sound. Then I mic his amp...put him in an iso closet, and mic his strings with a
condenser mic to get the acoustic attack. Putt the mic on the strings, right at the pickup end of the
fretboard. Blend a LITTLE of this in with the direct / cabinet sound.
I do believe that is what he said Bret
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The Bass Zone / Re: He sounded like an old Chrysler 300 starting up on a winter day
« on: July 27, 2011, 02:26:14 AM »
Micing the strings? You gotta be kidding.
In a loud rock band you really don't hear the strings ring in the room. No matter how good your ears are. Recording them and adding them to the mix seems silly to me.
Adding noise does not make you a better bass player. Good bass playing does.
And yes good bass players can sound pretty noisy when soloed.
But I don't believe a mediocre bass player's recording will improve when you add any noise.
In a loud rock band you really don't hear the strings ring in the room. No matter how good your ears are. Recording them and adding them to the mix seems silly to me.
Adding noise does not make you a better bass player. Good bass playing does.
And yes good bass players can sound pretty noisy when soloed.
But I don't believe a mediocre bass player's recording will improve when you add any noise.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Uh Oh!!! Someone's gonna Get a Hard one!!!!
« on: July 26, 2011, 05:17:30 AM »
I love the sound of my Greco Tbird too. And I agree about the neck too...
In comparison to the narrower Gibson neck it makes the Greco a bit more tiresome to play.
In comparison to the narrower Gibson neck it makes the Greco a bit more tiresome to play.
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: My Bachbird Project.... FINALLY!!!
« on: July 26, 2011, 03:43:40 AM »4705
Other Bass Brands / Re: Brian May Bass
« on: July 25, 2011, 11:58:28 AM »Nice. Whats different from the proto, beside the bridge?
Yes bridge. And black tuners.
But what bugs me most is the big plastic pot knobs.
I think the two metal knobs plus toggle switch look much sexier.
But it's an easy fix.
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Brian May Bass
« on: July 25, 2011, 06:29:47 AM »
Me too. Although I liked the prototype even more...
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: RIP Amy
« on: July 23, 2011, 10:06:02 AM »
Not really an unexpected death.
Another one that didn't make it past 27...
Another one that didn't make it past 27...
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Other Bass Brands / Re: New BaCH bass
« on: July 20, 2011, 07:57:58 AM »
Okay they have them on their site now.
http://www.bachmusik.com/hudebni-nastroje/basove-kytary/model-btc-bass
http://www.bachmusik.com/hudebni-nastroje/basove-kytary/model-btc-bass
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Other Bass Brands / Re: New BaCH bass
« on: July 20, 2011, 04:18:35 AM »
I have no idea as of yet