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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: "New" Bass Sat May 30, 2015 12:45 pm | |
| Some of you have already seen this on Facebook, but essentially, it's garbage picking week. That is, people leave bulky stuff by the roadside for it to be picked up, and some stuff that they throw out is still actually pretty good (refraining from commenting on society). Case in point, this bass. My brother was out looking at stuff, and he found this bass. The strings were rusted "to heck and back", he says, and the body isn't in the greatest shape, but the electronics apparently work. I'm going to tune it to a higher tuning, ADGC, which is a fourth above the typical EADG, and use it in more acoustic settings. I'm going to get strings sometime for it, and hope it's playable. Any of you acquire any gear lately? | |
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Xid
Number of posts : 5588 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sat May 30, 2015 1:08 pm | |
| Nice find! What brand is it?
Last week I picked up a Fender Acoustic bass: http://www.christianhardmusic.com/t6772-newest-addition-to-the-arsenal | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sat May 30, 2015 1:24 pm | |
| I think it's called a Saturn. Never heard of it, couldn't find it online. | |
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Xid
Number of posts : 5588 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sat May 30, 2015 2:33 pm | |
| From what I can find, it's a Vox Saturn. Is there a model and/or serial number on it? | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sun May 31, 2015 1:19 pm | |
| - Xid wrote:
- From what I can find, it's a Vox Saturn. Is there a model and/or serial number on it?
That was my best guess. I couldn't find a model/serial number on it, only a Made in Japan sticker. | |
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Xid
Number of posts : 5588 Age : 55 Localisation : Knoxville, TN Registration date : 2014-03-12
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sun May 31, 2015 2:58 pm | |
| I read a forum where they said some of the Japan made ones are rare, but not all of them. I'd take it down to a vintage music store (if you have one) and see if they can tell you anything more. There's an off chance you could have something there. | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sun May 31, 2015 4:12 pm | |
| - Xid wrote:
- I read a forum where they said some of the Japan made ones are rare, but not all of them. I'd take it down to a vintage music store (if you have one) and see if they can tell you anything more. There's an off chance you could have something there.
Hmm, I may just do that if I can. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23649 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sun May 31, 2015 9:17 pm | |
| I wish I could find one like that! I'd strip the parts and build a cigar box upright bass out of it! _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Sun May 31, 2015 9:20 pm | |
| I just ordered some strings online for it. I should be getting them next week, and I'll be able to tell you how it sounds then. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23649 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:25 am | |
| If it does not work, are you willing to spend money on it to replace pickups, do a pro setup on it, etc.? _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Tue Jun 02, 2015 2:35 pm | |
| My brother made sure that the electronics worked before he removed the strings, so I'm assuming they do work. I'll see what comes of it when I put the strings on. | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23649 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:34 am | |
| I wish that I'd come across something like that just for the neck. I don't care about any of the rest of it. I just need a neck to make a great cigar box bass. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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Driven
Number of posts : 6210 Age : 106 Localisation : Sherbrooke, QC Registration date : 2011-03-26
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:52 pm | |
| I got my bass strings, put them on, tested my bass… and was shocked when it didn't work. I cranked the volume all the way up, but only a tiny bit of sound was coming out. Then I had the bright idea of trying the other pickup… which worked brilliantly! Now, I have a really nice bass that sounds pretty darn good (even if only the neck pickup works). The action is too high (although not intolerably so), as is to be expected with an older bass, so I'm going to have to lower the pickups in order to adjust the neck without the strings hitting them. I will upload a video soon…
Only a few songs work with the tuning I've chosen, which is ADGC. Some are The Police - Demolition Man, ELO - Don't Bring Me Down, Black Sabbath - Paranoid. I can also do most of The Police - Message In A Bottle and Toto - Africa, and probably Jethro Tull - Living In The Past. Of course, I didn't tune it that way just to play those songs. I'll be jamming a lot of more indie/folk acoustic stuff with my friends here, so even if I still have to plug in to be heard, the tone is even more like an acoustic bass than what I managed to get with my 5-string, and as a bonus, the higher tuning means I can play melodies during the parts where no bass is needed. I'm excited.
As far as I can tell, my bass was manufactured by Kawai or Teisco or Guyatone in '68 in Japan for the Canadian Eaton's catalogue. I don't think it has much worth, but it's still 47 years old! | |
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alldatndensum Admin
Number of posts : 23649 Age : 55 Localisation : Tennessee Registration date : 2007-01-30
| Subject: Re: "New" Bass Tue Jun 09, 2015 9:20 pm | |
| You'd be surprised at some of the guitars that are now worth a lot. It is worth only what someone would pay for it. _________________ I might have decided, or maybe not, that I should or shouldn't, depending on the issue or non-issue, to possibly share or not share, any thoughts, opinions, or facts (that might not be deemed factual by some), due to possible fear of any misinterpretation or retribution. https://christianhardmusic.niceboard.com/ | |
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