captainfele

Bassist sought as I am going to play rguitar. Only one gig in the diary at the moment July 6th on Streatham Common but looking to finish recording soon and put something out. We have demos and I am currently out of work so have plenty of time to run the songs with whoever. Band age is 27/37 but we are open to anyone cool. Influences, Kinks, Beatles, Stones, Nuggets, Coral, Cardigans, Dylan, Radiohead, CBGB, Amy Mann, Marvin Gaye, Velvet Underground. Can't promise money or even that you'll get more meow meow than Frank Sinatra, those days are gone!

[quote name='rockmanrock' timestamp='1497709782' post='3320193'] I've got a red Encore too, one of the Indian ones. Model E83, they topped the Making Music sales charts back in the 1990s. They're pretty much the same bass that was sold as a Squier II in America and a Sunn Mustang. I've got a Classic Vibe (Tonerider) pickup in it but the original white one was quite good too. The body is some heavy hardwood (ash?) and the headstock is the proper Fender shape. Decent bridge and tuners. I really like it. I've just read another thread on here about bad E-strings, I had that with some Legacy (Rotosound?) ones when I first got this bass. Swapped them for some cheap JHS Encores and it sounds marvellous. I had a Harley Benton ash Jazz and they're good but the body was heavy AND thin so it dug into my thigh! I'm not sure if Rollin Thunder's one is an Indian one - the scratchplate screws look different in number and position? 9 screws in mine. [/quote] hey man, thanks so much for your reply, is the E83 a bit smaller than a regular precision? I have spent years playing a short scale bass, and want something with the P Bass sound but with maybe 32 inch scale.

Hi everyone, a friend of mine used to have a white Encore P Bass in the 90's. I think it was slightly short scale or a student model. Pretty sure it was made in India too. Has anyone got an idea of the model number, or better still have one? Cheers.

[quote name='captainfele' post='780090' date='Mar 19 2010, 07:23 PM']we still need someone for our new band. we're all experienced, played big european festivals (we're aged 26-34 if that matters...) lots of songs written, wicked drummer on board. Looking for a bass player into some of the following... radiohead, pulp, the strokes, blur, led zep, pixes and everyones favourite, the beatles. Gig on June 3rd if anyone could make that, we're contemplating having to use a backing track(!) but would rather get someone in.[/quote]

we still need someone for our new band. we're all experienced, played big european festivals (we're aged 26-34 if that matters...) lots of songs written, wicked drummer on board. Looking for a bass player into some of the following... radiohead, pulp, the strokes, blur, led zep, pixes and everyones favourite, the beatles. Gig on June 3rd if anyone could make that, we're contemplating having to use a backing track(!) but would rather get someone in.

Influences include Radiohead, Blur, The Strokes, David Bowie, Suede. Flexible with rehearsals, cos of the space we have, but we need someone commited. We're aged 25-33 if that matters to you...

[quote name='captainfele' post='749612' date='Feb 18 2010, 01:01 PM']Hi, my singer bought one of these 100watt combo amps for our rehearsal room. I didnt work so i looked in the back, and sure enough, the glass fuse was blown. After this i told him to keep the fuse in his wallet so we could replace it, but he went and lost it. Anyone know what fuse to buy? Thanks[/quote] Right, been messing about with this for a while. It's powering up fine, speaker makes a "phof" sound when switched on, but no output. everything on the inside looks ok, but i'm still none the wiser. Any ideas?

Hi, my singer bought one of these 100watt combo amps for our rehearsal room. I didnt work so i looked in the back, and sure enough, the glass fuse was blown. After this i told him to keep the fuse in his wallet so we could replace it, but he went and lost it. Anyone know what fuse to buy? Thanks

[quote name='Brother Jones' post='255284' date='Aug 5 2008, 12:20 PM']As a long term Jazz and Jazz-clone user I've been gassing for a Precision for a while. This reached crisis point when I spotted a gorgeous '66 Precision in shoreline gold, matching headstock, etc, in Charlie Chandler's shop. It was a refin and had had a serious neck repair. It also cost a small fortune so I thought I'd better compare it with a 'bog standard' P-bass and had a little tinkle on a Jap '62 reissue. It was up at £489, so I'm assuming it was one of the 'standard' reissues with basswood body and Jap vintage pups. It looked almost as good as the '66, with a perfect 3T burst and a three-ply tort guard - not that weird reddish tort that you sometimes see on Jap Fenders. The neck wood looked very good, with a slight quilt to it, and the lacquer was slightly dark for a nice vintage look. Weight was around medium - 8.5 pounds or so. The neck (the thing that might have bothered me most) was an absolute peach - wider than I was used to, but also shallower. It felt perfect. It also sounded bloody good. When I was a young nipper checking out Precisions, they always seemed to sound a bit clanky and industrial to me. Perhaps the better string control and muting I've learned over twenty years has made a difference, or perhaps this was just an unnaturally good Precision, but either way it seemed to be making all the right noises and I preferred the neck to the '66 (which was three or four times pricier...) So, what the hell. I snapped it up and made my apologies for rapid loss of interest in the '66. Having got the thing home, I could not stop playing it. Happily, after a moment of suspicion, it became clear that my girlfriend could not really tell the difference between the Precision and my sunburst Sadowsky Metro 5 (which I stashed quietly under the bed). There is something about the pure utility of a Precision, and (to my eyes) the way a good 'burst one looks, that has a unique appeal. Harmonics aren't really on the agenda and slap seems to need a bit more control, but as a fingerstyle bass it does things than I just can't do on anything else. Fast runs have a kind of burpy quality and you get little inflections by subtly altering your muting technique. Perhaps most importantly, this is the bass that was on so many of those lines that made me want to play the bass when I was 8 or 9 years old - like the theme to Barney Miller (which I can't stop playing on it ) The main downside at the moment is that, while I've put my usual 45-105s on it, I just can't get the action down as low as I'm used to on my Zons and Sadowskys, and the strong tension also seems higher - so it's physically more of a challenge. But in a way I enjoy that more and have the massive blisters on my left hand fingers to prove it. Might try it with 40-100s though... Verdict: I've got that sweet 'new toy' feeling with this bass. I love looking at it, love playing it and think it's a long-term keeper.[/quote] Great review. I've been toying with switching to a Precision for a while so I'm going to check this model out!