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Other Bass Brands / Re: Warwick Star Bass II
« on: January 27, 2008, 02:00:19 PM »The price is about $4000, according to other sites.Thanx, that cures GAS instantly
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Gibson Basses / Look at that price tag!
« on: January 27, 2008, 01:00:22 PM »
My Goodness 
is that what they sell for these days?
I can buy 50 BaCHs for that kinda money LOL
superclean NRTbird II on Ebay
is that what they sell for these days?
I can buy 50 BaCHs for that kinda money LOL
superclean NRTbird II on Ebay
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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: The next victim - USA Epi hollowbody
« on: January 25, 2008, 03:15:29 PM »
Well I think it also depends on what impedance your pickups are.
I had to change the pots on my modified JCS because they didn't match the Gibson Lo-Z pickup I put in.
I believe the JCS had 250 K Ohm pots installed. That didn't work with the Gibson Lo-Z pickup.
But now I have 2.5 K Ohms (Yes that's correct: 2.5 K) like it says in the wiring diagrams from the Les Paul Bass / Triumph.
It wasn't easy to find them by the way...
So maybe the higher the impedance of your pickup, the higher the impedance of the pots should be?
I had to change the pots on my modified JCS because they didn't match the Gibson Lo-Z pickup I put in.
I believe the JCS had 250 K Ohm pots installed. That didn't work with the Gibson Lo-Z pickup.
But now I have 2.5 K Ohms (Yes that's correct: 2.5 K) like it says in the wiring diagrams from the Les Paul Bass / Triumph.
It wasn't easy to find them by the way...
So maybe the higher the impedance of your pickup, the higher the impedance of the pots should be?
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Ibanez Retro Jet King Bass
« on: January 25, 2008, 01:48:48 PM »
A guy on a Dutch Bass forum checked one out the other day.
He said it's horrible quality:
- there was a gap from 1 to 2 mm between fretboard and neck.
- wobbly pick guard
- brittle finish. if you scrape with your fingernails it chips right off.
- one of the machine head wouldn't stay in tune. It kept dropping from E to almost D.
- dull strings (straight out of the box from the factory).
- noisy pots
- bridge isn't straight
Haven't seen it in real life myself, but according to the above story I would say a No Go.
He said it's horrible quality:
- there was a gap from 1 to 2 mm between fretboard and neck.
- wobbly pick guard
- brittle finish. if you scrape with your fingernails it chips right off.
- one of the machine head wouldn't stay in tune. It kept dropping from E to almost D.
- dull strings (straight out of the box from the factory).
- noisy pots
- bridge isn't straight
Haven't seen it in real life myself, but according to the above story I would say a No Go.
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Gibson Basses / Re: First post! Coral Pink Satin?
« on: January 24, 2008, 03:47:14 PM »*WWGP? Would Geezer play a pink bass? *
sure! fairies wear boots
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Gibson Basses / Re: If this NR works out, our next project should be one of
« on: January 24, 2008, 02:24:43 AM »
There's already a few other interesting projects in the works guys. I'll keep you posted.
While working on the NR Tbird, BaCH was trying to find a way to make the tooling of the bridge and tailstop affordable. So I suggested they maybe could make more models to use that bridge and tailstop combination, such as a Reverse Thunderbird, a Fenderbird and I even suggested an Embassy. Don't know if they're already working on those. I will ask. Okay?
Can any of you guys provide the measurements and detailed pix?
While working on the NR Tbird, BaCH was trying to find a way to make the tooling of the bridge and tailstop affordable. So I suggested they maybe could make more models to use that bridge and tailstop combination, such as a Reverse Thunderbird, a Fenderbird and I even suggested an Embassy. Don't know if they're already working on those. I will ask. Okay?
Can any of you guys provide the measurements and detailed pix?
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Gibson Basses / Re: Gibson NAMM Photos
« on: January 23, 2008, 09:53:51 AM »
Allen Woody Rumblekat
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Gibson Basses / Re: A leader by any other, um, name..
« on: January 23, 2008, 05:11:18 AM »
Like Chris said:
Gibsongruppenführer
Gibsongruppenführer
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Other Bass Brands / Ibanez Retro Jet King Bass
« on: January 22, 2008, 02:44:06 PM »
I think I kinda like these new retro Ibanez basses:
A strange hybrid of MusicMan, Gibson and Italia...
Sunburst:
Zwart
Close up:
Specifications:
neck type 3pc JTKB neck
body Mahogany body
frets Medium frets
bridge JTB10 bridge (19mm string spacing)
neck pu ACHB-2 neck pu
bridge pu ACHB-2 bridge pu
string Elixir® string
Controls:
Any of you guys ever played one of those?
A strange hybrid of MusicMan, Gibson and Italia...
Sunburst:
Zwart
Close up:
Specifications:
neck type 3pc JTKB neck
body Mahogany body
frets Medium frets
bridge JTB10 bridge (19mm string spacing)
neck pu ACHB-2 neck pu
bridge pu ACHB-2 bridge pu
string Elixir® string
Controls:
Any of you guys ever played one of those?
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Other Bass Brands / Re: Danelectro Longhorn
« on: January 15, 2008, 04:19:16 PM »
A friend of mine has a Danelectro Long Horn (not a reissue). They even named the band after that silly little bass made of masonite (sort of compressed cardboard fibre). It sounds real cool.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Modified Jack Casady Signature recording
« on: January 15, 2008, 03:33:36 PM »
Almost nailed it:
The effect is a Precision Electronics Vibe Unit plus Fender Vibratone Leslie in the slow mode. Plus a Menatone Red Snapper as a distortion.
The effect is a Precision Electronics Vibe Unit plus Fender Vibratone Leslie in the slow mode. Plus a Menatone Red Snapper as a distortion.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Modified Jack Casady Signature recording
« on: January 15, 2008, 12:43:49 PM »I was curious what is you guitarist playing? Great tone.No, it.s not a Strat. It's a handbuilt Aspe. Aspe is a Dutch luthier who until recently had his shop in Arnhem where we live.
The Aspe Superfrankrocker is a strange hybrid mixture between a Strat (pickup configuration), A Les Paul (scale length and bridge/tailstop) and a Gretsch (large and extra thick body).
Frank experimented with a few different kinds of pickups, but he now uses Kinman pickups. The bridge pickup is a minihumbucker.
He use a special gauge 013 strings to get that fat SRV tone.
His amp is a Marshall Super Tremelo (basicly a super lead with a tremelo unit). He bought it from Brian "Robbo" Robertson a few years ago.
I was also curious what is providing that rotary/phaser effect at ~4:00.
I'm not sure what Frank used on this song exactly. I think it's a combination of a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face with a Fender Vibratone. Or maybe a Univibe.
I'll ask our producer. I'm sure he remembers, since it was his idea
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Gibson Basses / Re: How do I record my NR?
« on: January 15, 2008, 09:39:39 AM »
I always use my mini-disk multitrack desk as an interface.
On my iMac I use Garageband to record it with.
On my iMac I use Garageband to record it with.
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Other Bass Brands / Warwick Star Bass II
« on: January 15, 2008, 05:28:25 AM »
Never been a fan of Warwick basses. The shapes were always a bit too "amoebic" for my liking. And the "hanging dog ear" machine heads have always looked silly to me.
But I must admit that their latest Star Bass II look downright appealing...
The description on the Warwick site is confusing me. They mention a bolt on whereas the pics show a set neck.
And why would Warwick want to make pickups that look like mudbuckers when they're not?
But I must admit that their latest Star Bass II look downright appealing...
The description on the Warwick site is confusing me. They mention a bolt on whereas the pics show a set neck.
And why would Warwick want to make pickups that look like mudbuckers when they're not?
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Gibson Basses / Re: Modified Jack Casady Signature recording
« on: January 15, 2008, 03:24:54 AM »
Thanx Chris,
but we still don't know if you can use it without a DI...
but we still don't know if you can use it without a DI...