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Electra/Westone club
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Looks like Gadgetjunkie will be # 23 and XsSpeed will be #24.Welcome to the club, love those basses. It's good to see another Westone being gigged. Great sound and playability. My Westone Pantera goes to every show with me . I hope you both wanted numbers, there doesnt seem to be many of us out there.
Can I join, I just got an 82 Thunder II all original, including case, looks like a twin to audiomitch's, will post pics when i get it cleaned and new strings fitted.
johnbassdoherty,
Welcome to the club and Congrats you are number 25. This is a milestone for us , we now have 25 members. We will be looking forward to pics. And anyone who wants to post pics of their basses being gigged out would be welcomed.
Welcome to the club and Congrats you are number 25. This is a milestone for us , we now have 25 members. We will be looking forward to pics. And anyone who wants to post pics of their basses being gigged out would be welcomed.
Thanks, I missed your comments earlier. Yes the Longneck has a unique tone that bridges the gap between Jazz and Precision. I've recorded it and it tracks nicely too.
Ok how about a red Westone "Rail" , with official original gig bag . My first bass guitar , still have it . The pickup section can be slid up and down the rails for tone changes. No tone controls , only a volume control and a knob to lock the sliding pickup section in place.
Nice "Rail " Bobby B !!!!!
Nice "Rail " Bobby B !!!!!
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Jammin Johneboy,
Looks like we are on a roll today.Your number will be 26.Welcome to the club. The rail was a cool bass, play it proud. post some pics when you get a chance, love to see them.
Looks like we are on a roll today.Your number will be 26.Welcome to the club. The rail was a cool bass, play it proud. post some pics when you get a chance, love to see them.
Wolfmancharlie
I posted the text of my message first , but have since added a picture. Have another look , it should be there . Thanks for adding me to the club and the number 26 .
I posted the text of my message first , but have since added a picture. Have another look , it should be there . Thanks for adding me to the club and the number 26 .
Jammin Johneboy,
Just gotta say that is one beautiful Rail.I have a couple of Questions. How does it play? what , how does it sound? I had a Honer headless for 6 years or so . I have only seen pics of these and was just wondering. It has to be a lot of fun.
Just gotta say that is one beautiful Rail.I have a couple of Questions. How does it play? what , how does it sound? I had a Honer headless for 6 years or so . I have only seen pics of these and was just wondering. It has to be a lot of fun.
wolfmancharlie and tabdog
Thankyou for showing appreciation for my rail . I am not a good guy to be asking serious questions because I am really just a beginer, I have just been fooling around with basses for a little over a year . I don't have a lot of experience with a lot of basses to referance it to . I think "Bobby B" would be a better person to describe its sound caracteristics , I suspect he may have more experience with more basses then I do . To my " beginer ears " I think it is full and warm sounding . In order to try and relate it to another bass, .... I have an ATK750KA for example that I would say has a brighter sound more open sound and I also have an Epiphone Thunderbird . I think it sounds much more like my Thunderbird than my ATK for example . Some might say it is a more traditional sound ? "Bobby B" any help here in describing these " Rails " and how they sound ??? I'm not the best one to ask for a relative comparison . It's small obviously and light and easy to kinda freewheel around with it . It's innovative and unusual design make it a real novelty for me to play it , ( OK I'll say it , ... it's FUN , LOL ) I think the sound it puts out , sounds like a lot bigger bass than it looks like and feels , although the small body does not keep it as planted in place as a traditional bass body does . Lately I am running it through a Peavey VB2 tube amp which warms it up , but it sounds good to me with a solid state amp also ( Fender Bassman 400 ) .
Thankyou for showing appreciation for my rail . I am not a good guy to be asking serious questions because I am really just a beginer, I have just been fooling around with basses for a little over a year . I don't have a lot of experience with a lot of basses to referance it to . I think "Bobby B" would be a better person to describe its sound caracteristics , I suspect he may have more experience with more basses then I do . To my " beginer ears " I think it is full and warm sounding . In order to try and relate it to another bass, .... I have an ATK750KA for example that I would say has a brighter sound more open sound and I also have an Epiphone Thunderbird . I think it sounds much more like my Thunderbird than my ATK for example . Some might say it is a more traditional sound ? "Bobby B" any help here in describing these " Rails " and how they sound ??? I'm not the best one to ask for a relative comparison . It's small obviously and light and easy to kinda freewheel around with it . It's innovative and unusual design make it a real novelty for me to play it , ( OK I'll say it , ... it's FUN , LOL ) I think the sound it puts out , sounds like a lot bigger bass than it looks like and feels , although the small body does not keep it as planted in place as a traditional bass body does . Lately I am running it through a Peavey VB2 tube amp which warms it up , but it sounds good to me with a solid state amp also ( Fender Bassman 400 ) .
I really need to get new pictures, as I have posted this before. I got the original gigbag too, but the inside is a bit eaten at the top where I cut the strings off. Recently my brain started working unexpectedly, and I got some double ball-end (and half round) Status strings and thus the gigbag was saved from total wreckage.
The bass sounds traditional in a way. Though fat in the mids and maybe lower mids, like something is wired in series or something, and the flexibility of the movable pickup is unbelievable if you haven't tried it. More makers should try to copy that design-idea.
Also it's 32" scale. That is really noticable to me, makes it easier to play after a short time to get used to it.
The bass sounds traditional in a way. Though fat in the mids and maybe lower mids, like something is wired in series or something, and the flexibility of the movable pickup is unbelievable if you haven't tried it. More makers should try to copy that design-idea.
Also it's 32" scale. That is really noticable to me, makes it easier to play after a short time to get used to it.
azzyrazzy
The inside top of my gig bag is chewed up from the string ends too , it was like that already when I bought it used . I have been wrapping a folded over facecloth around the top of the fretboard before I put it in the bag . I love the idea of getting some double ball end Status strings to keep the gig bag from getting worse inside . Good thinking , guess my brain is slower than yours . LOL
The inside top of my gig bag is chewed up from the string ends too , it was like that already when I bought it used . I have been wrapping a folded over facecloth around the top of the fretboard before I put it in the bag . I love the idea of getting some double ball end Status strings to keep the gig bag from getting worse inside . Good thinking , guess my brain is slower than yours . LOL
azzyrazzy,
Cool Rail. Looks like you are number 27, and welcome to the club.Also trhanks for the insight.
Cool Rail. Looks like you are number 27, and welcome to the club.Also trhanks for the insight.
jps6642,
Sure ,you can have number 21 as it has just been vacated. Would like to see some pics when you get a chance.
Sure ,you can have number 21 as it has just been vacated. Would like to see some pics when you get a chance.
