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Xl1200r
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 03:25 pm: | 
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Yes, the Rondo copy. $130 shipped. |
Danger_dave
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 04:59 pm: |
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I have no professional aspirations so bought a cheap Chinese electric/acoustic Bass. Nice action, all the features (Built in tuner) and it just pick-up-and-plays anywhere.
Particular good for Socials, jammin at BBQs and stuff. Still plugs in if needed.
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Chadhargis
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:43 pm: |
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My bass and amp were moved upstairs. The speakers and home theater components you see in the picture are lost. Got all the computer equipment though.
I just received my Markbass Compressore the other day. Very nice! Is should be, I ordered it back in January. |
Crusty
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 10:53 pm: |
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Back in the late '60s I played a Fender Jazz Bass. I was never, and will never be, a Professional Musician. But I sure loved that Bass. It made even a rank amateur sound good. Kind of like what my XT does for my riding ability. |
Captcaz
| | Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 - 11:47 pm: |
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Since you mentioned dabbling in guitar ... do you intend to go back? I went with a short scale bass since the fret spacing is close to the spacing on a regular guitar. Switching back and forth from bass to guitar is easier because your fingers are used to the same distances. The strings are also a little looser so slapping and bending are easier.
Just a thought ...
-Fender Musicmaster Short Scale Bass
-BC Rich Mockingbird
-Washburn D10S 12-String |
Swamp2
| | Posted on Saturday, May 15, 2010 - 08:21 pm: |
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Short scales are nice. I have a really nice '07 Gibson SG Supreme and an old Guild JS1. Very comfortable - even more so if you have to play sitting down. |
Xl1200r
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 10:41 am: |
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Showed up yesterday - Seems nice for the money. I don't enough to know 'good' pickups from bad ones, or anything like that, but it looks pretty nice. Sound is decent, the pickups do seem a little 'dead', but again, I wouldn't exactly know the difference either. The only way it seems to sound good is with both turned all the way up and the tone knob all the way as well.
Taught myself a couple riffs and bass lines already. I'm enjoying this. |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 01:08 pm: |
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Xl1200r- go for that professional set-up when you get a chance. As an interim, check the height adjustment on the pickups (how close they are to the strings).
You can probably find some good guidance on-line about how high they should be. IIRC, you fret the strings at the highest fret and adjust the bass pickup (the one closest to the neck) for ~1/8" clearance on the G and ~1/4" clearance on the E string. Turn the screws clockwise to raise the pickups and counter-clockwise to lower. You can probably go even closer on the Jazz/bridge pickup. |
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