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NickS · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:04 pm Post subject: New gig bag day

Oh, look, it had a lump of wood inside.

Nick · Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2016 11:04 pm Post subject:

Had one of those as my first bass. They're quite fun.
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HNB · . Joined: 15 Apr 2012 Posts: 4089 Location: Puyallup, WA

Sweet!!

(The bass is pretty ok too.)

NickS · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 11:28 am Post subject:

Jealous of Freddy's Pelham Blue EB3 he posted on FB though, he got a great deal.

dezb1 · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 3:53 pm Post subject:

Bacchus · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:29 pm Post subject:

Nice guitar Nick! How neck divey are these?

BearBoy · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:36 pm Post subject:

He's too busy learning all those Flea basslines so he can get in girls' pants.
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Freddy V-C · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 5:54 pm Post subject:

hey baby how about dat sweet pelham blue bass huh

(This looks lovely, Nick.)
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NickS · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:12 pm Post subject:

It's never going to sound like a Rickenbacker, but it's perfect for all those late 60s - 70s Free/Cream/Traffic etc. covers. Being short scale it's easier on my shoulder, I'm less likely to end up with a compressed nerve and my fingers going numb as has happened with the JB copy.

NickS · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 7:17 pm Post subject:

NickS · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:08 am Post subject:

In the real world, or I should say with a different guitar strap, neck dive is more noticeable but manageable. The guy who organises the Sunday night jam at the Plough reckons there is a range of Fender straps designed to cling to your shirt to stop neck dive, but possibly switching to a 3" strap as per the demo in the shop had would help. I have one on the JB copy, so I might try that.

The single pickup definitely limits your sonic possibilities but I will have a play with the Aivin bass EQ pedal and see how useful that is in sculpting the tone. Note; that pedal isn't on Amazon any more, though the guitar version is.

BearBoy · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:38 am Post subject:

My SS Squier Jaguar bass has neck dive. I bought one of THESE, which helped a lot.
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NickS · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:10 pm Post subject:

That may be what he had in mind.

Bacchus · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 12:41 pm Post subject:

I had a leather strap for a while that was grippy. I found it really uncomfortable, the fact that I couldn't move the guitar around the way I would have liked.
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NickS · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:08 pm Post subject:

Hmm. Good point.

BearBoy · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:22 pm Post subject:

I haven't found that particular Fender one to be "too grippy" tbh. The backing is a fairly soft/smooth suede. Seems just grippy enough to help with the neck dive but it does not really stick to my clothing and stop me adjusting how the bass sits or anything. YMMV depending on the weight of your bass / the shininess of your jumpsuit.
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Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3220 Location: Glasgow, UK

Lovely Bass.

NickS · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:31 pm Post subject:

Jump suit? Polyester satin stage shirt, please. Comme ça:

BearBoy · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:41 pm Post subject:

Was thinking more:

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NickS · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 1:48 pm Post subject: