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    Swamp Ash vs. Regular Ash : Any tonal differences?

    No i dont think "warmer" requieres mids, My bass has a very wooly warm low end thats all. Different than my heavier bodied basses wich have more mids and less "wooly warm" low end.
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    Swamp Ash vs. Regular Ash : Any tonal differences?

    Well my precision has a ultra light ash body. The only thing i can say is that its warmer than my heavier basses and doesnt have much mids.
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    P-Bass or Stingray?

    In that case buy a stingray but i ve been there and done that and one precision is the only thing you will ever need.
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    Rig not matching my bass?

    So I always had a hi def scooped jazz bass sound and I was never comfortable about how I was sitting in the mix. I lately got into p basses and its awesome, it fills and sits perfect in the mix. Now I got a EBS hd350 and a EBS 2x10 cab this rig is super high def and im not sure if these are a...
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    NBD: Squier '83 Precision (from my old account)

    I traded this bass with an extra 150eu from him for my lakland skyline JO 5 and ive got to say I was skeptical at first. I was afraid te price gap would be too big to really make it a fair trade. The market here in europe is also a bit different, here this bass would fetch 600- 800eu easily due...
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    Stop custom build?

    I considerd that but it doenst look similar, it looks exactly the same. Its a very stripey top wood and the strips all align perfectly with each other.:hmm:
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    Stop custom build?

    He wasnt clear about it he just said that there was an issue and that he wouldnt go into details. No explanation or photos.
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    Stop custom build?

    The replacement top wasnt the 2nd best option. He just picked it out, cut it up and emailed it to me. But the point for me is that he lied to me. And that the top he already promised me was used on another bass without any notification.
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    Stop custom build?

    1. I dont think I have to pay the rest in order to get my 40% back. But im sure I can work something out with him. Im just not sure yet what I'm going to do. 2. No he wasnt specific and didnt go in details at all. It just came to: "There was a problem with your old top here's a new one''...
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    Stop custom build?

    So I am getting a custom build from a small builder and I am doubting if I should go on with the build. Here's my story, In the end of last year I ordered a custom bass. The bass would be ready in march (I think that in june the bass is gonna be finished). The builder promised me a set of...
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    Bass Player "No-No's" With Fines

    +$100 for ROCKIN! at a unexpected suprise bass solo -$100 fine if you choke... -$20 fine for every knob on a bass over 5
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    Marcus Miller's tone....secret revealed?

    I m pretty sure freddie washington played "sombody else's guy" with a Ken Smith right? Wich is very different from the MM sound
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    Shortest turnaround on a new bass

    I had a fender jazz bass 24 once. I saw it in a store and it was a nice looking bass, Beautiful quilted maple veneer and the Deluxe jazz bass shape. So I bought it and sold it 2 days later, it just felt like it was made from rubber. The tone was horrible eventhough it had a pair of seymour...
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    G&L L2000 vs Musicman Sabre

    All i know is That the sabre pick ups are more towards the neck
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    Basses that suprised you (In a good way)

    The "versatility" of a stingray, when i first tested a stingray I really thought you couldnt get a dark/smooth sound out of it but when i tested it i just rolled the treble down and got what i wanted.