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- Endorsing Artist Mike Lull T Bass pickups, The Bass Shop, Seattle WA.
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Thunderbird Club
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great price! I love those, 34” scale, massive tone and weigh around 7 lbs….can’t beat them…. this one’s getting a fretless makeover as we speak…thx for posting Irv…
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Decent clip another band from last night posted. The little Ampeg 110 I had to use sounded good enough.
very heavy…… totally with you on look and sound, tried a fretless years ago that to this day, regret not buying….
There seems to be a lot up for sale, some even under 9 lbs. If it weren't for the neck, I'd consider one.
It's Tuesday Tuna Time. I know it's Monday but I love me some Jack.......
Sure sounds good to me!
IIRC they lean towards the heavy side as well. But it's been a really long time since I picked one up.
EDIT: Confirmed by Chuck.
Interestingly, not one Fender bass last night. Music Man, some custom Ric-like bass, Guild B-301, and my Thunderbird.
The idea I had about the p'ups is very simple: Armstrong Pickups is a company in existence in the UK (so also serves Europe although brexpoopie) and the USA (so Canada and S America also). Anything I can get you guys can too.
And it will be the same signal chain but the strings will be correspondingly a few days older and more played in from one set of p'ups (in the same bass) to another. The two that will be purely for reference to known quantities (to various folk on here) will be the '22 NR and the Greco as I've no other pickups to put on them - I'll just record them to listen back.
However, I will be making sure that the input gain is reset to the same "optimal" from recording to recording as that'll be my way to hear the differences in tone - I'll prob note any different levels for other folks' perusal, I never really worry too much that my p'ups are loud as I've never gotten my input gain on my preamp above ten o'clock!!! Any quiet units I find I can always turn that up!
Sounds great! I just mentioned strings because different ones can drastically alter the tone.
Gear Acquisition Syndrome – or G.A.S. for short – is a term that describes the seemingly uncontrollable impulse to buy – you guessed it – gear. It's that insatiable rush that invades every cell in your being, convincing you that you need to buy that guitar.
Of course that doesn't pertain to any of us !?
I know what you mean - they'll be the same sets but a wee bit older!! However I will try to remember to state which basses have which brands/types.
Just dawned on me I should also put my F type five in there, single coil original style P but 5 string and a 64 style J style (5) at the bridge. It's at the 60's bridge position.
Can't wait for my bud to get back!!!
Where's the pic of you leaving with a newly acquired bass? Those places are not museums. You're supposed to walk out with things. After paying--not that mask and hoodie kind of shopping. Or, maybe you're still in there putting things in the cart and it's just taking a while.
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Are you having the frets pulled or a fretless fb put on? Who's doing it?
