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Shartjorts posted:I picked up one of those Yamaha TVL SA503s that Guitar Center was blowing out for $500. Got one of my old co-workers to match it down to $400. That guitar is badfuckinass and I'm jealous. The red poo poo on the fret is most likely a little touchup from the fretboard. Most rosewood has a bit of color inconsistency to it so they put a little stain on there to even it out.
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Gramps posted:That guitar is badfuckinass and I'm jealous. The red poo poo on the fret is most likely a little touchup from the fretboard. Most rosewood has a bit of color inconsistency to it so they put a little stain on there to even it out. They shouldnt, my RGA has a slightly darker strip on the board and it looks great.
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Mar 9, 2009 23:23
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Does anyone have any experience with one of these? I'm looking for a low-end bass for recording, and I have a soft spot for bright pink. Any word on the quality? EDIT: Also, this is mighty sexy. 
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Mar 10, 2009 07:41
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Engine Fortegue posted:Does anyone have any experience with one of these? I've been looking for something gaudy and cheap and have been interested in both of these, I'd love some feedback as well
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Mar 10, 2009 08:01
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My most ghetto extension cab. Found a gutted Behringer in a Goodwill. It was just the box with a speaker in it; the amp itself had been removed entirely. The speaker was a 12" Celestion, though, definitely not stock for a Behringer. Hooked the speaker up to a stereo to make sure it still worked and walked out with it for $15. Took it home, soldered the speaker to a Les Paul jack I screwed into the back of the cab, and added a sheet of plywood over the back because the bass was a bit weak. Asked my dad if he would paint something to fill the gap where the amp was to give it that personal touch, too. The thing sounds loving awesome. Behold! I also put a hold on a used one of these at Guitar Center for $1,300. Gotta sell some gear to pay it off now.
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Mar 10, 2009 08:03
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Engine Fortegue posted:Also, this is mighty sexy. I had an older Korean-made Epiphone T-bird which I absolutely loved. I have no experience with the newer Chinese Epis, but the good thing about MF is that you have a 45-day return policy. It'll give you some great rock-tones, does the whole "gibson mud" thing pretty drat well. Though neckdive on it is a bitch. Be sure you have a good strap. Or move the strap button to the back of the neckplate. EDIT: Weird, except for the silver-burst, they're all Alder. Mine (sunburst) was Alder in the middle with Mahogany "wings."
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Mar 10, 2009 13:05
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T-birds look like they'd have so much ridiculous neck dive.
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Mar 10, 2009 13:41
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West Ham Sandwich posted:T-birds look like they'd have so much ridiculous neck dive. They do. I was pretty sore after a show while playing with one. But like I said, it's easily alleviated by moving the strap lug to the neck-plate. It's one of the two things that desperately need changing on the T-bird. The second being the 3-point bridge.
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Mar 10, 2009 13:43
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I just don't understand how that gets past QA or something. You can tell that's going to be a problem just by looking at it. v v
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West Ham Sandwich posted:I just don't understand how that gets past QA or something. You can tell that's going to be a problem just by looking at it. v Well on the Gibsons (which are set-neck or even neck-thru) they put the lug on the neck joint. But it's kind of odd to put a lug on a neck-plate for a bolt-on...
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Mar 10, 2009 14:11
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I'm such an indecisive window shopping piece of poo poo. Maybe this? Lot's of people on these here forums are all about SX instruments, and it's way more cost effective then the epiphone. 
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Engine Fortegue posted:I'm such an indecisive window shopping piece of poo poo. My only experience with SX is the fretless neck that I put on my P-bass. It's been great thus far (especially for the price). So yeah, do it up. You really can't go wrong with an SX for the money. Plus you can mod the hell out of it and not feel too bad about wrecking it. EDIT: Although, I'm partial to the blue SX they have on there 
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Mar 10, 2009 14:16
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That looks pretty awesome, though I've only ever heard about Rondo, no first hand experience. I don't like j pups but that's just me.
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Thumposaurus posted:
I'm building one right now and i can get sound but for some reason my mod patch switch doesn't want to work unless i jiggle it. I'm just going to avoid wrestling with it until spring break.
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Engine Fortegue posted:I'm such an indecisive window shopping piece of poo poo. I've got an SX fretless 5-string that I got for like $130, and it's really amazing quality for the price. The electronics are nothing spectacular or anything, but they do the job, and the overall build quality is really remarkable for the price.
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I had two SX's, one I left stock, one I modded the crap out of. Both were excellent instruments for the price and held me over nicely while I waited for my Stambaugh to be built.
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Mar 10, 2009 16:47
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I need a jaquar bass. A real vintage one. Anyone have any ideas?
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Rkelly posted:I need a jaquar bass. A real vintage one. Anyone have any ideas? No such thing as far as Fender is concerned. Closest thing you can get is a Fender Bass VI from the early '60s. Better break out the wallet on that one. HIGHLY sought after. The actual Jaguar Bass didn't come out until just a few years ago. Scarf fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Mar 10, 2009 |
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Thanks for the advice guys! Imma pull the trigger next pay-day.
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Carbohydrates posted:My most ghetto extension cab. Found a gutted Behringer in a Goodwill. It was just the box with a speaker in it; the amp itself had been removed entirely. The speaker was a 12" Celestion, though, definitely not stock for a Behringer.. Took it home, soldered the speaker to a Les Paul jack I screwed into the back of the cab, and added a sheet of plywood over the back because the bass was a bit weak. Behold! Awesome; I'm doing something similar currently. Way cheaper to use what's avalible than buy something new. Using the 12" speaker in my "starter" amp, installed a DPDT switch ($4 at radio shack) on the back with an aux input jack and jacked my Valve Jr. into it. The DPDT switch allows me to toggle between using the internal Crate amp, or the Aux input. More details  I'm torn between putting a Celestion in there or simply selling the Crate amp and building a 2x12. Right now it just has the 12" crap 86 dB sensitivity made in china speaker (although admittedly it doesn't sound completely terrible).
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Just paused playing this bass to post!   A Status S2, Graphite neck bolt on 5 string. Unlike most Status's this one has a walnut body with maple wings. Which gives it a slightly warmer tone then usual. Fits in with the rest of my collection very well. Lovely tone 
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Asomodai posted:Just paused playing this bass to post! That has got to be one of, if not, the sexiest bass EVER made. Seriously props on that.  I really want this guitar, so it's what I've been saving up for the last 3 months and the next 3 as a graduation present. Blabla yeah LOG, but I really like the band and the guitar's an absolute beast. It's basically a Les Paul sound with a smart way of handling the stupid hump it's got at the 12th fret. It'll also by my first $1000+ guitar so yeah.
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Steiler Drep posted:
Not to be a dick or anything, but that guitar is ugly as all sin. They sound good, and play alright, but they seriously look, to me, like a not-particularly-naturally-talented luthiery student's first guitar design. It basically looks like a wooden ink blot.
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I got my Freq Boost in, it's actually different than I thought in its appearance. The online picture, and the box graphic for that matter, make it appear as though the case itself is sort of a metallic beige. In fact it is a mild mint green, and the text is a darker forest greenish color. Pleasant surprise, I like the look of it. It is also very well made, with sturdy jacks, a very solid 3pdt true-bypass switch, a knurled metal knob mounted on a very firm potentiometer. It even comes with a 200ma 9V adapter, saving me a trip, and a battery to boot (it claims 300 hours of battery life, too, which I sort of believe, these simple op-amp treble boosts shouldn't eat up battery in their use). I'll post pictures of it tomorrow when the Orange Squash gets in, I'm curious to see what color that one is now. And I'll have clips incoming tomorrow as well.
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Agreed posted:I got my Freq Boost in, it's actually different than I thought in its appearance. The online picture, and the box graphic for that matter, make it appear as though the case itself is sort of a metallic beige. In fact it is a mild mint green, and the text is a darker forest greenish color. Pleasant surprise, I like the look of it. It started out white, but now that it's been discontinued, it's now vintage and the paint has oxidized to a mint green Mine is stuck at the UPS terminal one city over from me. It arrives tomorrow, I hope
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Agreed posted:I got my Freq Boost in, it's actually different than I thought in its appearance. The online picture, and the box graphic for that matter, make it appear as though the case itself is sort of a metallic beige. In fact it is a mild mint green, and the text is a darker forest greenish color. Pleasant surprise, I like the look of it. It is also very well made, with sturdy jacks, a very solid 3pdt true-bypass switch, a knurled metal knob mounted on a very firm potentiometer. It even comes with a 200ma 9V adapter, saving me a trip, and a battery to boot (it claims 300 hours of battery life, too, which I sort of believe, these simple op-amp treble boosts shouldn't eat up battery in their use). I'll post pictures of it tomorrow when the Orange Squash gets in, I'm curious to see what color that one is now. You forgot to mention that they sound shockingly awesome. Pretty quiet, and it sounded good in front of all 4 channels of my amp- which is really impressive to me. It makes my guitar puke harmonics all over the place. These things are an ideal lead boost. I bought 2 to turn around and make a quick buck, but I think I'm going to keep them now and keep one on my pedalboard and keep the other for a studio toy.
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Scarf posted:They do. I was pretty sore after a show while playing with one. But like I said, it's easily alleviated by moving the strap lug to the neck-plate. It's one of the two things that desperately need changing on the T-bird. The second being the 3-point bridge. My thunderbird is a thru-neck made of coach wood(built by a friend of mine). its so god drat heavy that it cant neck dive since it puts too much weight on the strap. sounds awesome, too bad i cant play it for more than 30min without getting a sore shoulder  its on drop D duty for now.
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Oh god, what have I done... EDIT: This is going to be tuned B-E-A-D-G-B-E-A Gorilla Salsa fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Mar 11, 2009 |
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Gorilla Salsa posted:Oh god, what have I done... You son of a bitch. I don't even play guitar and I want one so bad.
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Scarf posted:No such thing as far as Fender is concerned. Closest thing you can get is a Fender Bass VI from the early '60s. Better break out the wallet on that one. HIGHLY sought after. I should also mention that the new Jag basses sound pretty ballin in my opinion. Tons of vintage tone, and pretty hot with the active system they put in there. A Jag bass is probably at the #4-5 spot on my G.A.S. list.
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Gramps posted:You forgot to mention that they sound shockingly awesome. Pretty quiet, and it sounded good in front of all 4 channels of my amp- which is really impressive to me. It makes my guitar puke harmonics all over the place. These things are an ideal lead boost. I bought 2 to turn around and make a quick buck, but I think I'm going to keep them now and keep one on my pedalboard and keep the other for a studio toy. Got mine in too - this thing gets bright as hell. I only played it through my 60s Strat (vintage noiseless pickups) on a Hotrod Deluxe but it goes nicely with my other OD pedals. I like how it reduces low end a little, and I can't wait to try it on my Bassman (which I've hated lately since it's tough to get an even sound - it's either too bassy or too thin).
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B'dang, I'm definitely going to be keeping the Orange Squash and Freq Boost in front of my DI permanently. These are amazing. The Orange Squash is a great version of the Squeezer, the variable compression and level makes it a cinch to dial it in for "set it and forget it" mode but you can change it to fit a different guitar no problem. I probably won't ever turn it off, to be honest, its action is so beneficial to the guitar's sound that I'm almost thinking of whether it'd be feasible to wire one into a guitar, haha. And the Freq Boost is awesome, just a great raunchy treble booster. I run them in that order, OS->FB, which gives me a great deal of flexibility. I'll record a quick clip into a high-gain amp, I need to record another for my blog anyway. Edit: Also, the long battery life of the pedals (each claims ~300 hours) makes it a great choice for the studio. I'll need to pick up some lithium ion rechargeable 9Vs, but they should last a very long time... These circuits are low consumption circuits, so it isn't unbelievable that they will get that much time off of a battery. I would use the included 9V adapters, but I get ground loop issues and I'm out of sockets on my primary 15A circuit so the battery operation is a real blessing. Here's the first clip, a couple more coming soon. This one is into the Fender Metalhead model. The format is quite simple. I play the same thing three times with a pause in between each. The first time I play whatever it is, it's with both pedals bypassed. The second time, the Orange Squash is engaged. The third time, the Orange Squash and the Freq Boost are engaged. You can hear what it does quite clearly in this example, I think. The guitar used here is my Fender strat with SCN pickups. They are very "single coil" pickups, noiseless but the dynamics and tonality of classic strat singles is captured flawlessly in my opinion (I say this as a big fan of Lace pickups as well, two of them are in another strat - they sound great but they are not as authentic in their SC behavior as the SCNs). Yes, that means the first clip here is a strat used for high gain... Sounds silly, but listen to how the Orange Squash makes it a reality. In my opinion the Freq Boost with my Strat is probably too much for the Metalhead model, which has a pretty unique treble profile. Part of the cool thing about a treble booster is that you can dial in your amp for a lower gain, somewhat darker setting to get a really thick tone, then run the treble boost full-time to tighten it up and make it really roar. I might record a demo of that tomorrow, but in staying true to the "demonstrating Amplitube Fender" paradigm I decided it'd be better to stick with the Metalhead even though it doesn't sound the best with the Freq Boost for everything but the legato solo parts.  Alright, the second clip, this time into the Amplitube Fender Pro Junior model. Same deal, first I play something with neither of them engaged, then with just the Orange Squash, then with the Orange Squash and Freq Boost. Same guitar, different amp. I chose the Pro Junior because it is probably the most Vox-like of all the Fender amps, with a simple two-knob (Volume, Tone) control scheme and a very harmonically rich tone.  Final clip, the same setup into the '59 Bassman. This time instead of the bridge pickup I'm using position 2 (Neck+Middle for non strat guys) blended in parallel with the bridge pickup through a mod to the guitar. Very full sound but plenty of sparkle. I love how the Orange Squash and Freq Boost change the whole way this amp reacts. I find that to be characteristic of the combination so far, which gives me a lot of added versatility. I'm stoked that I managed to get on these pedals in time, now I wish I'd bought backups.  Edit: All bugs squashed. Agreed fucked around with this message at 07:45 on Mar 12, 2009 |
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  Picked this up recently, Ibanez EB-3 copy from the 70s. Its in fantastic condition (except for the nut, which broke after I changed the strings  ), and came with the original hard case, which is also in fantastic condition...
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ADINSX posted:
Can yourself or anyone else explain what the gently caress that block thing on the scratch plate is for? I see them on older basses all the time and I have no idea of its purpose.
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Varvs posted:Can yourself or anyone else explain what the gently caress that block thing on the scratch plate is for? I see them on older basses all the time and I have no idea of its purpose. It's a finger rest! You rest your pinky on it when it's down there, or your thumb on it when it's up top, like this: 
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Engine Fortegue posted:It's a finger rest! You rest your pinky on it when it's down there, or your thumb on it when it's up top, like this: Actually it's commonly referred to as a "tug-bar." When Leo Fender was developing the first mass-produced electric bass guitars... he had no idea how people would play them (Leo was not a musician in any shape or form). It was his idea that that the bassist would put ALL four fingers on it and play with their thumb (tugging on the strings). I guess Gibson and Ibanez, for some reason, thought it was a good idea and followed suit. The bar was then repositioned in the late 60s as a thumb-rest since most people did not play with their thumbs once bassists like McCartney and Entwistle came along. Also, nice find ADINSX. I love law-suit era Ibanez basses. I have a '78 Ibanez P bass that I absolutely love.
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Scarf posted:The bar was then repositioned in the late 60s as a thumb-rest since most people did not play with their thumbs once bassists like McCartney and Entwistle came along. ... and then came Sly and The Family Stone 
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ADINSX posted:
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Oh god an inexpensive early 90s Les Paul Studio just showed up for sale locally. MUST RESIST.... actually, scrap that. MUST FIND MONEY. Lousy bills, screwing up my fun.
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The Fog posted:Just got C5 EDU: Oh yeah, forgot this is considered gear! Picked mine up a few weeks back. e: to not sound like such an inelegant asswipe. himajinga fucked around with this message at 07:24 on Mar 13, 2009 |
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