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My New Bass!!

Postby Craig on Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:26 pm

Well, last night I got my second new bass in a year: a very very limited edition Akai Nineteen Ninety-Seven. Previously owned by Neil Murray (ex-Whitesnake, Sabbath, Brian May, Michael Schenker), it was given to him on his 1997 tour of Japan with the Brian May Band.

As far as I know, only a handful of these made it outside of Japan, and I can't find any information on them. The pickups have been changed to Lace Alumitone Bass Bars, and it sounds and plays like an absolute beast. Circuitry looks to have been completely re-done, though I can't find anything on the bass online so I can't even find photos of the stock control cavity.

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Controls (clockwise from top): Volume, Bass, Treble, active/passive switch, neck/bridge Pickup Blend

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Needless to say, I'm pleased as hell with it :D
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Immortalicide on Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:33 pm

But can you put a fruit pastille in your mouth without chewing it????
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Creeping Dan on Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:41 pm

Immortalicide wrote:But can you put a fruit pastille in your mouth without chewing it????

:lol: =D>
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby James on Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:35 pm

I shall have to check it out sometime.
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Craig on Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:28 am

For those who want to know, this is what it sounds like:



The music is one of my old Grade 5 bass pieces, it's one of the only things I've got a backing track for. The clip's been mixed and bounced down in Logic Express 8, post-processing consists of a slight EQ change, compressor, limiter, stereo spreader and a very light chorus.
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby meluaz on Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:55 am

its not a 6 string fretless so i dont respect you as a bassist....
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Dian Wei on Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:43 am

That's fine i doubt he respects you as an arc wielder either.
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Raging Paul on Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:10 am

whats an arc wielder? is it as good as an orc wielder? or an arc welder? or an orc welder?
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby meluaz on Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:36 pm

the size of a mans penis is nothing compared to the amount of strings his bass guitar has.....
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Dian Wei on Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:52 pm

Raging Paul wrote:whats an arc wielder? is it as good as an orc wielder? or an arc welder? or an orc welder?


:lol: Silly me, i'll have to go with......

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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Craig on Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:39 pm

meluaz wrote:the size of a mans penis is nothing compared to the amount of strings his bass guitar has.....


So this .....

meluaz wrote:its not a 6 string fretless so i dont respect you as a bassist....


means that you're compensating for something Zurab? :^o :wink:
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby meluaz on Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:48 am

i compensate for nothing!!!
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby thrasherdave on Sat Sep 26, 2009 8:13 pm

Oh my :D
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby GoreBastard on Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:44 am

Nice bass! I just borrowed a 5 string BC Rich bass from a mate of mine... It's shit.
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Re: My New Bass!!

Postby Geelanco on Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:49 am

Craig wrote:
meluaz wrote:the size of a mans penis is nothing compared to the amount of strings his bass guitar has.....


So this .....

meluaz wrote:its not a 6 string fretless so i dont respect you as a bassist....


means that you're compensating for something Zurab? :^o :wink:


=D> game set and match, well played
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