Recent content by moonfire

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    swamp ash = scooped mids?

    so I basically know no more than I did when I asked the question :rolleyes::D this is for a Warmoth project, so I'll probably just order the swamp ash and let my ears tell me.
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    swamp ash = scooped mids?

    hello, how does swamp ash compare to alder for bass bodies? is swamp ash more scooped-sounding in the mids? thanks
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    DR Fat-Beams on a P-Bass?

    hello, anyone ever try those Marcus Miller Fat-Beams on a Precision bass? thoughts? thanks!
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    fender Frank bello bass?

    I'm lovin it, too :cool:
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    fender Frank bello bass?

    wasn't Frank was using ESP during the Among the Living days? now, if he'd only go back to the Rotosound Steels and that classic Bello clank!
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    question for Lightwave bass owners

    you mean the string set-up or the optical sensor set-up? Ed Friedland did a demo of setting up the optical sensors and it looked pretty easy. thanks!
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    question for Lightwave bass owners

    wow...thanks for informative reply!
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    question for Lightwave bass owners

    thanks for the replies!
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    question for Lightwave bass owners

    bump :hyper: any LightWave owners here?
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    question for Lightwave bass owners

    hello, I'm considering treating myself in 2012 to a Lightwave Saber VL. I was curious, because of the optical system, what affect do string types have on these basses, if any? round vs flat? nickel vs steel? etc. thanks!
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    Favorite Pick Players

    Rinus Gerritsen - Golden Earring Burke Shelley - Budgie
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    forgotten bass heroes

    what brand of bass is he playing?
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    forgotten bass heroes

    Dickie Peterson - Blue Cheer Rinus Gerritsen - Golden Earring Rutger Gunnarsson - ABBA Keith "Sabu" Crier - GQ Burke Shelley - Budgie Kirk Coakley - T-Connection Ronnie Baker - Philly session bassist Rick Grech - Traffic
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    balancing the EQ on your bass and your amp

    hello, I'm about to buy my first bass with active electronics and onboard EQ. (I've always played passive.) dumb question perhaps, but for those bassists with active basses, how do you go about balancing the EQ on the bass with the EQ on your amp? the OCD part of me thinks this will...
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    will a brave soul try to help identify this bass for me?

    looks like a Vigier Passion