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Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« on: March 17, 2009, 02:51:12 PM »






And aside from the weird upper horn it's doesn't look that badly either.

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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2009, 03:06:48 PM »
I like the colour, looks and hardware, as you say except for the upper horn. It has those very strange and light pick ups of the Lace Helix.

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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2009, 04:40:32 PM »
Those pickups are Lace Alumitones, I hear they sound quite nice!
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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2009, 06:01:52 PM »
I like the looks aside from the upper horn. Thats a great color scheme!
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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2009, 07:08:10 PM »
I like that. Kind of a NR/Jaguar thing going on. I'd play one!

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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 07:07:05 AM »
It's Mosrite, non-reverse RD etc all rolled into one! Has something going for it on closer inspection.

Those Lace pups should not unduly worry anyone, I played them on the Lace bass, they sound like powerful single coils, very even, clear, but not sterile and plenty of ooomph. I would imagine that we will be seing a lot more of these on all kinds of basses in the future. They look pleasantly archaic in their simplicity.
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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2009, 07:10:16 AM »
Very cool design. Vintage looking yet some how modern

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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2009, 07:28:47 AM »
We reviewed a couple of Lace Helix basses for the upcoming De Bassist and our reviewer liked them too! I also love the simplicity.

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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2009, 10:48:39 AM »
You know, I was just over at Sam Ash on my lunch break, and saw a bass with those pickups.  Looks like I need to go back and give it a try.
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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2009, 10:58:37 AM »
I love the look and the lace Alumitones. I have heard they are very nice pups. I could not however  want to try to play 12 strings!!!! Great look & color etc.
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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2009, 10:59:40 AM »
That's what I mean with pleasantly archaic, lesser Chromelings have you wet your panties yet?





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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2009, 03:10:05 PM »
Funny that, Mosrite was the first thing that entered my mind...
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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2009, 04:48:55 PM »
The Laces look split-P-ish.

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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2009, 05:15:35 PM »
Sowing the seeds of discontent again?  ;)
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Re: Yo-yo-YO! 12 string NR-ish bird anybody?
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2009, 06:21:13 PM »
So it's not so much a NR Bird as a flipped over version of First Acts RD spinoff?
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