Jon

Whistle sound? Do you mean the high pitched synth strings that come in under the quiet solo section?

If you get stuck, I'm sure these people could help you: Pickguardian I've used them a couple of times & can recommend them.

Well, 4080/12s are extremely hard to come by (I should know - I spent a long time looking for one). It's estimated that fewer than 30 were produced, and with probably less than 200 4080s in existence whether 6 or 12 string, it's still a fairly collectable instrument even in a six string version. Obviously I feel a lot better about how much I spent on mine if market prices stay high.

You can hear in that first video clip that the Moog sweep is quite different to the Oberheim one. I remember reading somewhere about why that is (something to do with the Oberheim filter being very different to everyone else's). I struggled for ages to program a Tom Sawyer sound on my Roland Fantom, but eventually gave up and sampled an Oberheim instead. Funnily enough, the closest I got with programming sounded pretty similar to the Taurus pedals in that clip.

QUOTE (ofsalesmen @ Mar 4 2008, 03:54 AM) That 4080 is breathtaking... I saw a picture of Geddy playing one when I first started playing and my jaw dropped. It's my dream to own one in Azureglo, as soon as I have $8000 to throw away. Here you go then: Azureglo 4080

QUOTE (mfratt @ Feb 6 2009, 02:29 AM) I didn't know they made the 4003 in a 5 string...or is that a 4004? Mind if I ask what you paid for it? They don't make any 5 strings at the moment, although supposedly the 4004Cii5 will return at some point in the future. This is a 4003s5 from 1991. I would imagine that it wouldn't be to everyone's taste as the string spacing is definitely narrower than a 'normal' 5 string. It's not a problem for me though. The 's' models have no binding and dot inlays instead of triangular ones. I've seen prices between $1600 and $2600 for these in the past year. Mine was at the low end of that scale.

Are the other layers set to receive different midi channels? By this I mean you have a situation like this: Performance: Stringy Brass Piano Layers: 1) Grand Piano Midi Receive = 1 2) String Synth Midi Receive = 2 3) Orchestral Brass Midi Receive = 3 If your PK 5 is transmitting on channel 1, then only the piano will sound, but hitting the keys on the synth itself will play all the layers (at least that's my experience with a PK5 and any Roland Fantom I've had). Changing all the Rcvs to 1 (or whatever channel the pedals are transmitting) should solve it. As for the sequencers, I'm not sure why you would have problems, but perhaps you could explain exactly how you have connected all these devices together, then it might be easier to tell why it's not working.

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Jan 18 2009, 11:49 AM) I heard Nile Rodgers talk about it in an interview a while back. Without wishing to be a smart arse, I've seen Bowie discuss the technique being used on Heroes, which predates Let's Dance by a few years . It's pretty easy to hear on the recording and it's actually well documented, e.g. here: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Oct04/arti...assictracks.htm Might be where Nile Rodgers got the idea. Of course this isn't 'gated reverb' as it became recognised in the 80s, as there the gate is actually slicing off the tail of the reverb.

QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Jan 14 2009, 10:17 PM) Nile Rodgers did something similar with David Bowie's vocals on the Let's Dance album where in setting up there was a main vocal mic and a distant vocal mic that was gated and fed to a reverb. When Bowie's vocal hit a certain volume level the distant mic would open up and the signal would pass through the reverb and his vocals would explode. Cool stuff! Small correction to otherwise great explanation: Actually, that was Tony Visconti (or perhaps Brian Eno - seems to depend on who is telling the tale) with Bowie's 'Heroes'.

Well, on the Rickenbacker the string spacing is a bit tighter, but that hasn't been a problem (surprisingly). I guess the only other difference is just remembering that you have those extra lower notes at your disposal and making use of the string as more than just a thumbrest. I bought them for a particular project, so I was forced to use those notes anyway when I was learning the songs. I'm not sure that the project is going to happen now, but I've been asked to play 5 a few times in the past, so I'm glad that I now can.

I recently branched into the world of 5 string bass with these two: Firstly, a Warwick Streamer Pro M 5: http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3092/frontonpa2.jpg and then, I couldn't help myself and decided to buy a 5 string Rickenbacker too: http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7067/4003s5jg1yu7.jpg

Actually, that $999 price doesn't seem so unreasonable if you consider that it's ten years since the GL Jazz was introduced and it's a product manufactured in Japan. On currency fluctuations alone, the amount of Yen that $629 dollars bought in 1998 now equates to over $900 dollars. If you consider all the increases in raw material, energy and shipping costs over 10 years, it's not so bad. If it has jumped $370 in one go however, that seems like quite a hike. You should have bought that 72 for $600 I suppose, although whether it would have been like Geddy's is another matter. Geddy seems to think that there might be something up with the wiring in his that contributes to why he likes it so much. EDIT: I've just remembered that the new ones are supposed to have a satin neck (like the new replacement neck on Geddy's bass) and improved tuners, which may have also contributed to the price increase. Still worth saving for - it's a lot of Jazz for the money...

The neck really shouldn't bow more just because the frets have been removed, but anything's possible I suppose. You might find that you can file the slots in the nut a little lower, as you don't need to worry about clearing the frets anymore. The main reason for using flat or tapewounds is to prevent damage to uncoated fretless necks. Roundwound strings aren't neccessarily higher tension these days (some, such as TI Jazz Rounds actually have very low tension). Incidentally, Jaco Pastorious used roundwounds on an epoxy coated fretless neck.

QUOTE (freedom of music @ Sep 17 2008, 07:27 PM) there was a taurus pedal for $400 on ebay a while ago I'd be surprised if they sold for $400 though. Most go for a lot more. They're not so reliable these days either. PK-5s (or similar) with a synth/sampler module are the way to go for reliability and versatility. If you want to do the sort of stuff that Rush have been doing with pedals since the 80s, then you will find the Taurus pedals limiting, both in the onboard sounds and the fact that it's very difficult to get them to control any other synths (no midi or CV8 capability without extensive modification).

Yep - thought the first one I ordered was never going to ship, so I ordered and received another one in the meantime.