Recent content by SeanMiddleton

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    Charles Berthoud Signature Bass

    I'd say his playing skills are absolutely world class. On that basis I'd say he deserves a signature
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    Charles Berthoud Signature Bass

    I think this post is about his signature bass, not Charles per se. He is, obviously, an absolutely incredible bassist but this thread is supposed to be about his bass; not him.
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    Charles Berthoud Signature Bass

    Update: I like the pickup sound (but they are a bit too large) and I really like the EQ/pre-amp tonal range. The downside for me though is still the slightly poor quality of the build. The neck truss rod doesn’t behave well at all. I found it much more difficult than usual to get the neck...
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    Charles Berthoud Signature Bass

    I've been playing the bass quite a lot this last week. Its proving a bit difficultt o get a nice low neck relief and action without getting a bit too much fret buzz for my liking. I can normally get a little lower action and less relief without any frett buzz. I really cannot get used to the...
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    Charles Berthoud Signature Bass

    Mine arrived last week. I was a little dissapointed with the poor condition of the bass as it arrived. The frets were all tarnished with what looked like oxide, like you'd see on old frets uncleaned for years. Also, the neck releif was excessive, strings too low, batteries down on voltage (8.6...
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    Neck Adjustment on Ibanex SRAS7

    Hi All I recently bought an SRAS7. I absolutely love the bass but it arrived with too much curvature on the neck for my liking. The Fretless side is absolutely perfect but the fretted side has a bit too much relief. I cannot find any info at all on the Ibanez website on how to set neck relief...