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New Bass by williegoat
| Started on | : 04-15-2018 05:22 PM |
| Replies | : 16 (578 views) |
| Last post by | : boostedbird on 04-21-2018 05:33 PM |
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Apr 15th, 2018
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williegoat
Member Posts: 20783
From: Glendale, AZ
Registered: Mar 2009
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I bought a new bass guitar last week. It is a Rogue VB100 copy of a Hofner 500/1. I was skeptical about a Rogue, but the reviews were good and the price was right. I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it looks and feels, how well it plays and how good it sounds. Yesterday, I put on a set of D'addario tape wound strings and I haven't been able to put it down, since. I am a happy boy. Here is a brief sound clip: https://instaud.io/22ZJ ( the guitar is my Epiphone ES-335 and the drums are synthesized)  .jpg) ------------------
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05:22 PM
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PFF
System Bot
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olejoedad
Member Posts: 19653
From: Clarendon Twp., MI
Registered: May 2004
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May we start calling you 'Sir Paul' now?
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08:03 PM
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williegoat
Member Posts: 20783
From: Glendale, AZ
Registered: Mar 2009
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| | | quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
May we start calling you 'Sir Paul' now? |
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I am the walrus. I never was a big Beatles fan, they just weren't my style, but I always thought that bass was cool and it does have a very different sound from my Ibanez, especially with the tape wounds. It is very deep and rich, almost like an upright bass. Coincidentally though, often when Paul was playing the Hofner, John and George were playing Epiphone Casinos which are somewhat like my 335. 
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08:44 PM
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olejoedad
Member Posts: 19653
From: Clarendon Twp., MI
Registered: May 2004
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I've seen your picture. You are the Walrus. "The Walrus was Paul" - Glass Onion, White Album [This message has been edited by olejoedad (edited 04-16-2018).]
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11:16 PM
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Apr 17th, 2018
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olejoedad
Member Posts: 19653
From: Clarendon Twp., MI
Registered: May 2004
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I just had to play the White Album last night..... [This message has been edited by olejoedad (edited 04-17-2018).]
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11:35 AM
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williegoat
Member Posts: 20783
From: Glendale, AZ
Registered: Mar 2009
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| | | quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
I just had to say the White Album last night..... |
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I remember when that album came out. I wasn't quite 14 years old. It seemed so very different, cutting edge, daring almost. That will have been 50 years ago, at the end of this year. [This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 04-17-2018).]
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11:56 AM
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olejoedad
Member Posts: 19653
From: Clarendon Twp., MI
Registered: May 2004
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It still sounds good to me.
I wasn't a fan of the Beatles until very late in their journey, was more into the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the West Coast music scene.
About the time that Abbey Road came out, I started to give them more of a listen, and their music still is among my favorites. It is timeless.
Two of the best rock songs ever done are 'Hey Bulldog' and 'Helter Skelter'.....IMHO
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12:34 PM
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Raydar
Member Posts: 41101
From: Carrollton GA. Out in the... country.
Registered: Oct 1999
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I like it. Sounds good. I have a 45 year old Kingston version of the same bass. Unfortunately, it's just junk. Always has been. | | | quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
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Two of the best rock songs ever done are 'Hey Bulldog' and 'Helter Skelter'.....IMHO |
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Blasted some "Hey Bulldog" in the car, today. (2010 Monsoon system. One of the best car systems I've ever owned.) Turned up to *slightly below* the threshold of distortion is just about right. 
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09:14 PM
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williegoat
Member Posts: 20783
From: Glendale, AZ
Registered: Mar 2009
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| | | quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
I like it. Sounds good.
I have a 45 year old Kingston version of the same bass. Unfortunately, it's just junk. Always has been.
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Thank you! I understand those old Japanese guitars are becoming quite collectible.
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09:52 PM
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williegoat
Member Posts: 20783
From: Glendale, AZ
Registered: Mar 2009
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Here is another clip: https://instaud.io/23yPThe bass is straight through with just a touch of reverb. The guitar is my 335 through a Mooer pedal, the high-hat is from my Ddrum electric drum kit and the wood block is just that.
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10:18 PM
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maryjane
Member Posts: 70037
From: Copperas Cove Texas
Registered: Apr 2001
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I was expecting something different.....  (That's my youngest son btw..from a few weeks ago when he was visiting here)
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11:51 PM
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PFF
System Bot
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Apr 18th, 2018
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Red88FF
Member Posts: 7793
From: PNW
Registered: Jan 2006
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Congrats on the Bass! looks very nice and the Paul vibe is always cool  Hardly anything beats a new guitar day! What are you playing it through? I just bought a newer SR300 because my Ibby EDB self identified as a Gibson and the headstock snapped. bada boom
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01:58 PM
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williegoat
Member Posts: 20783
From: Glendale, AZ
Registered: Mar 2009
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| | | quote | Originally posted by Red88FF:
Congrats on the Bass!
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Thank you! I was looking for a sound more like an upright bass and these were on sale. Here is a clip of the bass by itself. https://instaud.io/22VD (tapewounds, no effects, no EQ, neck PU, plucked at the base of the neck) I think if I can cut a sponge just right as a mute, I will get almost what I want. | | | quote |
What are you playing it through?
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I have a Fender Rumble 25. I don't play in a band, so it does everything I need. When I record, the bass usually goes straight into a Scarlet Solo USB interface. | | | quote |
I just bought a newer SR300 because my Ibby EDB self identified as a Gibson and the headstock snapped. bada boom
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 [This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 04-18-2018).]
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02:48 PM
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williegoat
Member Posts: 20783
From: Glendale, AZ
Registered: Mar 2009
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| | | quote | Originally posted by Red88FF:
I just bought a newer SR300
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Please tell me you bought the Orange Metallic one. Those are so sexy! 
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04:09 PM
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Red88FF
Member Posts: 7793
From: PNW
Registered: Jan 2006
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YES!!!! that is the one
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04:56 PM
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Red88FF
Member Posts: 7793
From: PNW
Registered: Jan 2006
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| | | quote | Originally posted by williegoat:
Thank you! I was looking for a sound more like an upright bass and these were on sale.
Here is a clip of the bass by itself. https://instaud.io/22VD (tapewounds, no effects, no EQ, neck PU, plucked at the base of the neck)
I think if I can cut a sponge just right as a mute, I will get almost what I want. |
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Sounds good! I think I see what your trying to get. I have a DigiTech B200 pedal that has a "British" setting and I got some great tones using that. The EDB with flat wounds and I mix of the fretless setting was great too. Don't know if you are a pedal guy but these do a lot + expression pedal. Also has a drum section. Fun stuff for around 40 bucks used. I am hoping to upgrade my amp this year.
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05:13 PM
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Apr 21st, 2018
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boostedbird
Member Posts: 806
From: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Registered: Sep 2004
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Wayne: Hey, Tiny, who's playing today?
Tiny: Jolly Green Giants and the Shitty Beatles.
Wayne: Shitty Beatles? Are they any good?
Tiny: They suck.
Wayne: Then it's not just a clever name.
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05:33 PM
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