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Yeah, the Aerodyne has a curved top and is pretty lightweight as well. It also only comes in black unless you get a special Japanese import. It does lose the vintage jazz bass vibe though. I don’t know other makers who do that thing as a stock offering. Any luthier could probably make it happen. Or Warmoth parts bass route as well.
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Why would you get a non-black Aerodyne. Tobacco burst or whatever? get out of here!!!
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Sep 25, 2019 22:11
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The black aerodyne is the best fingerprint transfer I've ever seen. Also an amazing bass.
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Sep 25, 2019 22:28
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For real. Aerodynes are loving sexy, and that black with the cream binding is fantastic.
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Sep 25, 2019 22:28
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I'm not a big fan of black instruments because I feel that they blend in to the background too much. I mean if I'm aurally assaulting people, then I should at least be consistent and assault their visual system.
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Sep 25, 2019 23:14
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Rifter17 posted:I'm not a big fan of black instruments because I feel that they blend in to the background too much. I mean if I'm aurally assaulting people, then I should at least be consistent and assault their visual system. Problem solved!   
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That's cool, but Aerodynes are classy as heck and I can't imagine getting a version that messes with that look. I guess there's people who just want the design features but those people are wrong ok fine but still those instruments are beautiful and I don't usually care about this stuff
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Sep 25, 2019 23:19
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I guess the answer is to go full Mono Neon.
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Sep 25, 2019 23:33
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skooma512 posted:Does anyone have a Yamaha BB234? I have a BB434 which looks like basically the same thing. I loving love the thing
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 Pics with more bass and less doggo on Instagram I drat near bought a Sweetwater trans purple one (there's one listed for a surprisingly low price on Reverb) but instead I picked up this '06 55-02 from Guitar Walmart. It must have been dropped at some point because there's a chip near the output jack, and it was decently patched up but is still noticeable. It simply meant I would pay a lower price compared to equivalent models for this minor cosmetic issue on a workhorse gigging bass. Electronics are all fine other than the bass pot needing a squirt of deoxit. Tonight I'll do a setup and see how well she plays - it was shipped with loose strings so I'm letting the bass sit for a day with new fully tensioned strings before I make any adjustments. Frets seem to be in good shape, with no apparent dead spots or problem areas.
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The Science Goy posted:
Enjoy it! I love my '04, the Bartolini electronics in those older Laklands are fantastic! It always astounds me the difference in sound you get with the coil tap switch. Also, dont forget you can pop open the electronics cavity and adjust the dip switches to change the mid frequency. Imo it really comes alive boosting it at 850hz
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The dip switches are on my list of things to mess with tonight, if I get the setup how I like it. I definitely like having the coil tap available, I'll be spending some time finding the right settings to get a Fender J slap tone. I know I can get plenty of usable fingerstyle tone variations with any of my basses, but none can do that double J pickup slap sound. Hopefully I can get pretty close to it now! E: this bass has the Lakland pickups, not the barts. I haven't checked the preamp but I would guess it has the LH3 pre since it has the Lakland pickups. Unless the pickups are just Barts with a Lakland cover? The Science Goy fucked around with this message at 16:56 on Sep 26, 2019 |
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Sep 26, 2019 16:53
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The Science Goy posted:The dip switches are on my list of things to mess with tonight, if I get the setup how I like it. Now that I look back, I think they started dropping in the LH3 system around 06/07...
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Rifter17 posted:Fender's Aerodyne bass is a jazz shape with PJ pickups. The Fender Precision Bass Special is what you want, MIM deluxe series, passive models were 98-03
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Risky Bisquick posted:The Fender Precision Bass Special is what you want, MIM deluxe series, passive models were 98-03 There's also the Jazz Special which is the same idea but with a more confusing name. I think those go for a lot more, though, unless there's been reissues.
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Anime Reference posted:There's also the Jazz Special which is the same idea but with a more confusing name. I think those go for a lot more, though, unless there's been reissues. The only reissue I know of was the reissue of Duff McKagan's bass. I'm guessing they're not as common because with a P-bass body and a P/J configuration, most people didn't see much of a reason to get this instead of the frequently available Precision Special. I know the JSpec had a few things the Pspec doesn't, like a toggle switch and a TBX tone circuit, but it just never took off, and the Pspec did. Pspec's even had Jazz necks for a long time, and might still be available with them, although I believe they switched to P-width necks a while back.
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Anyone have any experience with G&L Tributes? I have a hankering for a precision and I'm torn between the LB-100 and the Squire CV 70's, I managed to snag a case for cheap offa eBay so I have to get one now.
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If you're going to get neon strings, get the rainbow set: Washburn xb125, strings are quite worn, but it's very pretty under a blacklight. Isnak posted:Anyone have any experience with G&L Tributes? I have a hankering for a precision and I'm torn between the LB-100 and the Squire CV 70's, I managed to snag a case for cheap offa eBay so I have to get one now. I love my Tribute SB-2, but it's not a traditional P sound. The G&L Tributes are great value and the LB-100 will have the right P sound, and be very resonant with that bridge. Do try and play both, G&L's are physically comfortable for me but YMMV.
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skooma512 posted:Yamaha is pretty much my go to, especially if it's going to be the only type of instrument I have. My first guitar is an acoustic Yam, my first electric is a Pacifica, and my amp is a THR. Just picked up a BB234-BL on Reverb for about 50% of retail. I haven't had a bass in a couple years now, so I'm definitely looking forward to laying down some grooves.
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I had a BB1200 something in the 80s. Was really a nice solid bass. Heavy as hell and sounded a lot beefier than another Yamaha a friend picked up that was some different, lighter model. I don't exactly need another bass, but I kind of want a simple 4-string passive BB for muted P sounds on a bass that's easier to play than a 4003.
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Gorgar posted:I had a BB1200 something in the 80s. Was really a nice solid bass. Heavy as hell and sounded a lot beefier than another Yamaha a friend picked up that was some different, lighter model. If the main requirement is that it's easier to play than a 4003, may I suggest a telephone pole lag-bolted to a pier and strung with a single 1" diameter steel cable? (I'm only slightly kidding. My crush on Rickenbacker ended about one minute into playing one for the first time.)
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They sound so good though! Mostly my complaint is that I like to play fast on a short scale with humbuckers, where my small hands (shut up) are comfortable and the sound is consistent. Ricks require more skill because they’re more expressive. Though I did find out that Alan Davey, who played the sort of fast bassline I like in Hawkwind, used a Rick. There’s something about the clarity of the attack on those things, even with the tone down and without the growl.
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tarlibone posted:If the main requirement is that it's easier to play than a 4003, may I suggest a telephone pole lag-bolted to a pier and strung with a single 1" diameter steel cable? You are not alone. I was so disappointed when I finally got to try one, but they are just not very nice to play. I guess part of the reason is that they are one of the few basses that aren't just copied from Fender, which means they actually have their development history where the designers made some radically different choices. I mean, not completely radical, but still different from anything else essentially.
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nitsuga posted:Just picked up a BB234-BL on Reverb for about 50% of retail. I haven't had a bass in a couple years now, so I'm definitely looking forward to laying down some grooves. Nice! Post pics when it shows up
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nitsuga posted:Just picked up a BB234-BL on Reverb for about 50% of retail. I haven't had a bass in a couple years now, so I'm definitely looking forward to laying down some grooves. hell yes
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davie504 released the Italian voice video and it is every bit as amazing as I hoped.
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Vintersorg posted:davie504 released the Italian voice video and it is every bit as amazing as I hoped. Yes, worth the wait. He’s also taking quite a liking to his ray34 playing it almost exclusively since he got it in the summer. Stingray supremacy
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I used to think that I found that guy annoying but I keep watching him for some reason and that Italian voice video was very funny. I guess i don't really dislike him after all.
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He's a really good player, but all of his videos that aren't primarily playing can be summed up as follows: OMG Slapp like I'm calling the police I will play bass on the moon at 20 million subs
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I like his videos, although I don't watch all of them. I wonder how hard we'd have to try to get him to go bass fishing with a bass? Is bass fishing a thing in Italy?
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Seventh Arrow posted:He's a really good player, but all of his videos that aren't primarily playing can be summed up as follows: Completely true, but the repetition is part of the charm.
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tarlibone posted:If the main requirement is that it's easier to play than a 4003, may I suggest a telephone pole lag-bolted to a pier and strung with a single 1" diameter steel cable? i feel the same way about my thunderbird. i also really dislike the bridge on it and im wondering if slapping one of those hipshot replacement bridges on it would improve it. ASenileAnimal fucked around with this message at 13:34 on Oct 1, 2019 |
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The Thunderbird, I think, uses the same neck as my Les Paul bass - which is to say that it's like playing a baseball bat with roundwounds on it. It's a matter of getting used to it, but the neck on a Rick is way better.
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So I learned (and still primarily play) bass by following tabs along with the song I'm listening to and trying to keep up. This has made me very good at sight-reading tabs and I think I'm pretty good in general. But every once in a while I try that move while listening to Jaco and have to give up after about 3.5 seconds. Sometimes I can't believe he was a real person.
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Finally got around to getting a pic of the new Lakland. It's taking a little time to get used to the wider neck, but I couldn't be happier with the bass. The LH3 electronics definitely have more of a modern edge than the Bartolinis on my 44-02D, and I'm digging it.
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Henchman of Santa posted:So I learned (and still primarily play) bass by following tabs along with the song I'm listening to and trying to keep up. This has made me very good at sight-reading tabs and I think I'm pretty good in general. But every once in a while I try that move while listening to Jaco and have to give up after about 3.5 seconds. Sometimes I can't believe he was a real person. He just had a different skill set than you, and came up doing different things as a result. I'm sure you can do things that on bass, that if he were here, now, would amaze him.
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Like playing music that is listened to by people who aren't also bassists?
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also it's easier to improvise a thing than to sight read someone else's improvisation, especially when it moves away from the familiar - like if you start doing passing or general chromatic notes, or you end up in another scale, or you just do ~whatever~ for a moment. It's easier to have those ideas or just wing it with what's happening than to parse that out of a tab and make sense of it in the same way obviously not everything is just ad libbed and there can be some really complex ideas and theory going on, so often playing from a transcription might actually be easier in a way, but it's still hard. Especially if it's so accurate you have all the performance dynamics in there like staccato and ghost notes and whatever - there's gonna be a lot of stuff that just happened on that take, but it's incredibly intimidating to see it transcribed
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Pokey Araya posted:He just had a different skill set than you, and came up doing different things as a result. I'm sure you can do things that on bass, that if he were here, now, would amaze him. I appreciate this but I absolutely cannot lol Anyway the main thing is that I could *probably* do some of this stuff if I put a lot more time and effort into learning it. Like when I was starting out on bass I could get most of Teen Town and School Days and stuff like that because it was part of the lessons I was getting. But in this case I happened to be listening to the first Jaco solo album so I was like "let's see how this goes" and the speed at which he's doing all of that complicated poo poo is just absurd. Henchman of Santa fucked around with this message at 14:44 on Oct 4, 2019 |
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With so much feel too! Jaco was incredible. When I think I’ve been able to “get” what he’s doing I always pick up on a little something new.
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