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#3,441
iceboxbass said:
Well...I've made the decision to sell my Woodstock handcrafted USA custom Bahama Blue Spector Coda 5XL Deluxe Jazz Bass. Once sold I can buy Ibanez basses that I'm G.A.S.ing for. :cool::bassist::bassist::bassist::bassist::bassist::bassist:
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Haven't spent time here in a while then I read THIS^ :eek::crying:

Ice, even though I have a couple Ibby's and no Spectors I spend more time in the Spector club than here cuz those basses are f'n beautiful. When I read this I freaked. Yours is one of the best looking bass's. I'm glad you came to your senses. I was gonna buy a plan ticket to go to your house and smack you if you sold it. Also I might have bought it :D
 
#3,442
larrygs said:
Can I get a number?

I have modified a bit my SR505, new Bartolini MK5 pickups, Bartolini NTMB preamp, shielded all cavities, black tusq xl nut.

Guess I will get the hipshot tuners, I saw pictures of an SR500 here with them, was not sure how it looks, but looks great and for sure are way better than the stock tuners, which started to behave bad a few days ago.

Bad picture but that is my SR505 :)
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I think it may have been my Ibby you saw with the hipshot's. Even though there really was nothing wrong with the stock tuners on mine I replaced them anyway because i simply didn't like how they operated. They felt to me like they could have been smoother or had a better gear ratio. The hipshots are very clearly better built once you have them in hand. The operation is smoother and does have a slightly better gear ratio so its less touchy now when dialing in the perfect tuning. The only problem I've found is I know hate the tuners on all my other basses and my one guitar. :p
 
#3,443
RNV said:
Old SR500 and new to me SR800 (Japanese). I think I want to upgrade the pickups and preamp in the SR800, any suggestions? And I'd like a number please.
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Check out DiMarzio. They make great pickups at an affordable price. They don't have any soapbars but since your looking for a P/J set you have lots of options with them. I used a Model P/Model J set in my SR400 and liked them a lot. I only took them out to put into a different bass. What sort of tone are you looking for?

For EQ I really love my Bartolini NTMB-918. It sounds fantastic but uses a ton of cavity space. If you decide to go with that pre I strongly recommend waiting until Bart releases the new NTMB+ which is the same eq in a smaller unit.

Edit: In case your wondering, I've paired the Bartolini pre with a DiMarzio Model J set and they go great together. The mid adjustment on the pre hits the sweet spot in tone on the Model J's
 
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Bonus pic of my Hipshot tuners
 

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#3,446
Technotitclan said:
Haven't spent time here in a while then I read THIS^ :eek::crying:

Ice, even though I have a couple Ibby's and no Spectors I spend more time in the Spector club than here cuz those basses are f'n beautiful. When I read this I freaked. Yours is one of the best looking bass's. I'm glad you came to your senses. I was gonna buy a plan ticket to go to your house and smack you if you sold it. Also I might have bought it :D
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LMBO:o Yeah, I had an acute case of serious G.A.S. and almost did a really stupid thing. Lol Thank you for your compliment on my Coda 5XL, I appreciate it.:)
Technotitclan said:
^ I'm with ya, but i did something about it :D
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Technotitclan said:
Bonus pic of my Hipshot tuners
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YES! Very NICE:cool: IMO, it looks better too. Thanks for sharing!
 
#3,449
iceboxbass said:
Hey everybody...I've put up for sale my SR375F on the classifieds if anyone is interested give me a shout. I need to sell so I can buy a SRF705 Portamento. Time to step up to the next level! Sorry for the shameless plug, now carry on! ;):bassist:
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Ice....I received a catalog from AMS with the SRF705 being had at eight payments of $118.75, for a total of the going $949.99.

They throw in one extra year of warranty, free.

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#3,450
Hues said:
Ice....I received a catalog from AMS with the SRF705 being had at eight payments of $118.75, for a total of the going $949.99.

They throw in one extra year of warranty, free.

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Thanks Hue! I've been working on the little lady, my wife, talking about their payment plan as well as Sweetwater, but no green light yet...:rollno::scowl::rolleyes: She'll cave sooner or later...I thought if I could sell my SR375F first I could make my case better:D:bassist: Although I play in 2 bands every week they're none paying gigs. Otherwise I'd be buying it sooner.
 
#3,451
For anyone considering flats (specifically D'Addario Chromes) for your Ibby, I have one thing to say. DO IT! Just changed to flats myself and can't believe I didn't do it earlier. Everything just sounds bassier, I cut through more (but in a different way, low middier?) and I don't have that higher frequency content to get mixed up with the guitars anymore. Clean, distorted, etc., just plain sounds better. Slowly getting that sound in my head down.
 
#3,452
kleinenenten said:
For anyone considering flats (specifically D'Addario Chromes) for your Ibby, I have one thing to say. DO IT! Just changed to flats myself and can't believe I didn't do it earlier. Everything just sounds bassier, I cut through more (but in a different way, low middier?) and I don't have that higher frequency content to get mixed up with the guitars anymore. Clean, distorted, etc., just plain sounds better. Slowly getting that sound in my head down.
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I agree! I tried chromes on a Mikro first & it's amazing!
 
#3,453
I've learned to like flats too and have Chromes on my Peavey. It makes the sound fuller - especially noticeable on the G and D strings. You can use EQ to add fullness with lows and low mids to any bass but that will mostly affect the E and A strings. Flats gives you that fullness on all the strings.

But there is a trade-off. If you're a player who plays chords or needs bright sustain in your playing style, flats will head you the opposite direction from where you want to go.

I like both. My primary bass has Elixir round wounds, but when I want that Motown sound nothing works better than flats.
 
#3,455
PDGood said:
I've learned to like flats too and have Chromes on my Peavey. It makes the sound fuller - especially noticeable on the G and D strings. You can use EQ to add fullness with lows and low mids to any bass but that will mostly affect the E and A strings. Flats gives you that fullness on all the strings.

But there is a trade-off. If you're a player who plays chords or needs bright sustain in your playing style, flats will head you the opposite direction from where you want to go.

I like both. My primary bass has Elixir round wounds, but when I want that Motown sound nothing works better than flats.
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Granted my strings are still pretty much brand new, but the few chords I play still sound great. I chose Chromes because they're a little brighter than others so I can still use them for the few chords I do.
 
#3,458
PDGood said:
I like Chromes too, but they will age and mellow as you'd expect. You can play anything on any bass - just sayin' if bright and sustained is your tone goal then there are other options that will likely suit you better. :)
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Oh, I figured as much. I've often thought that my bass chords were a little too bright, even on worn in rounds. Time will tell how the flats will sound, but I'm expecting a positive reaction (in a few months when they're worn).
 
#3,460
kleinenenten said:
For anyone considering flats (specifically D'Addario Chromes) for your Ibby, I have one thing to say. DO IT! Just changed to flats myself and can't believe I didn't do it earlier. Everything just sounds bassier, I cut through more (but in a different way, low middier?) and I don't have that higher frequency content to get mixed up with the guitars anymore. Clean, distorted, etc., just plain sounds better. Slowly getting that sound in my head down.
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Flats are the BEST in my book:smug: :bassist: It's all I play anymore but not the Chromes, just too bright for me.
Trayster2 said:
I agree! I tried chromes on a Mikro first & it's amazing!
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:cool: When I hand my bass to someone and they feel the flats, they're like all oooooh, these are so smoooooth feeling. Lol I play GHS Precision flats SS, the smoothest strings on planet earth. When you do a nice slow string slide it's so warm smooth and sexy sounding. :):bassist:
PDGood said:
I've learned to like flats too and have Chromes on my Peavey. It makes the sound fuller - especially noticeable on the G and D strings. You can use EQ to add fullness with lows and low mids to any bass but that will mostly affect the E and A strings. Flats gives you that fullness on all the strings.

But there is a trade-off. If you're a player who plays chords or needs bright sustain in your playing style, flats will head you the opposite direction from where you want to go.

I like both. My primary bass has Elixir round wounds, but when I want that Motown sound nothing works better than flats.
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Right on brother!:bassist: Nothing better for THAT Motown sound! :cool:
 

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