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April Composition challenge No-fool , Honest , its here
Leonard Smalls replied to lurksalot's topic in Recording
Copycat! I've got a gap! And two superimposed time signatures! I didn't, however, go so far as to change key. I'm a gentleman after all! Currently rolling it in glitter and adding far too many effects. -
That's a line I hear too often and it's bollocks, everyone has the right to be paid, or to choose to not be paid, for what they do
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Aria Pro 2 Cardinal Series CSB-380 Model. Translucent Blue Made in Japan, in Matsumoku factory. Serial Number 1061439. 1981. With MB1V Double Coil Pick-up. Medium 32" Scale. Has a few marks, but in very good condition for a 44 year old Bass. Fretboard Material - Rosewood. Maple Neck. Ash Body. Great 'workhorse bass guitar with wide range of tones. (Has a hard case, which has seen better days.) Collection only -
What are you listening to right now?
Leonard Smalls replied to Sarah5string's topic in General Discussion
Filthy guitar! https://m.soundcloud.com/alienairforce/human-all-too-human -
There’s a whole other thread going on about being paid. As a ‘hobbiest’ who can afford to play for free I do sometimes wonder if I’m taking money out of the hands/mouths(?) of pros. Mind you, I don’t think they’d be making much money from the sort of sh**ty pubs I usually play 😂. I’d def want to support a ‘known’ local place though.
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This is going to missed. It’s had a few Basschat owners and I’ve had it about 18 months. It’s an absolute peach but an incoming bass means this has to go. I’ve sanded the neck up to #2000 grit and treated with Montypresso so it’s like glass, it’s slippery. The body is Mahogany and Poplar, the fingerboard is Panga Panga. Cursive/italics is a cut and paste from previous ads. This is a really special bass, so versatile. Definitely not just a metal bass, it can do it all. Neck is lovely to play, body is nice and comfortable and it balances great on a strap. Condition is excellent. A couple of headstock dints. This one has the Twilight finish with some lovely grain poplar burl. Stock Ibanez preamp and its seriously average Chinese licensed Bartolini BH2 pickups were removed and replaced with US Classic Bass Soapbars and a 3 band Bartolini HR-5.2AP/918 preamp. Configuration has changed from stock to make this the ultimate tone machine and works as follows:- Volume - Push Pull Active/Passive Blend Treble Mids - Push Pull Frequency Selector Bass Toggle Switch 1 - Series/Coil Tap/Parallel Bridge Pickup Toggle Switch 2 - Series/Coil Tap/Parallel Neck Pickup If you've played a stock SRMS805 before, this one will play the same but tonally it really is an entirely different animal. Its fantastic and the array of different tones you can get from all the different coil arrangements is wonderful. It’s about 3.8kg I’ve got proper packaging so if you’d like it posted I can do that for whatever the cost is. I’m in Gloucester if you want to try it through a Mesa or GK amp with BF cab or bring your own. I urge anyone even remotely interested to try one of these.-
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Fair enough. I will mull over getting the nano and moving on something else my end. -
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury and the Blockheads
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I’ve seen some discussion that Rhythm Stick was originally recorded a semitone lower but the pitch was raised by speeding the tape up. It would be a lot easier if the open E string were available. Not sure whether anyone has asked Norman about it.
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Selling this bass as I originally picked it up as a backup to my main touring 4 string, a white MM with all the same mods. They’re both great basses but I don’t have as much need for a direct duplicate as I used to and it’s too good to be sat around not being played. I had it re sprayed with this smokey black burst which maintains the look of the natural grain. It’s picked up some nicks and scuffs which I’ve pictured. I love the way it looks and sad to let it go. The neck has a beautiful flame to it and it and the fretboard are unblemished. Fitted with a John East MM preamp, hipshot drop tuner and schaller style strap locks, otherwise all original and in great condition. Will ship in UK for £30 or meet in London area. Open to offers and happy to answer any questions. Thanks! James-
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That’s because for many of us a band is ultimately a hobby, if it’s a job that’s fine, but that it is a job for some does not mean that the same rules re fees apply across the board. If all the venues go under, where are we gonna play? Musicians need to help venues through what I hope is the tail end of a very bad five years for many of them 👍
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Anecdotal but I transitioned between full bass rig to IEM (no backline) via using my chosen preamp pedal (Fishman Platinum Pro) into a QSC 10 mounted on a speaker stand to my side of the stage (obviously PA doing all the heavy lifting). The sounded that I had to work with was far better than I expected and I occasionally default back to this set up when I've doubts about the quality of the engineer/PA to supply a good IEM mix... I've not reverted back to full backline, which surprises me (40+ years of relying on backline, often to carry FOH).
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For anyone who hasn’t heard this, it’s superb, good luck mickey -
Ballsed up. Bought the wrong one. i need a BT-1 (short Key) happy to do a straight swap even if yours is tatty (it’s for a 50 year old Gibson) this would work for a JMJ or similar. Bought off facebook and delivered today; it’s brand new. £70 plus postage in UK -
Use the correct length strings - especially around small tuner posts. I've had an E string explode and unravel on me before trying to cheap out fitting long scale strings on a short scale. The problem is trying to get the fattest part of the string round the tuner - which is going to happen if you try to use regular/long scale strings. You need them to taper off after the nut - buying the correct length strings will help with this. You can usually find deals on D'addario XL strings of the appropriate scale length - I have some on my 32" scale Squier Jaguar H. EXL170M - can usually be had for around £20-22. If you think that's expensive, then I don't know what to tell you - inflation's a biatch! EXL160M - if you like your strings a bit fatter, seems less people do, so on a quick search found them a mite bit cheaper than the EXL170M
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ESP 800 Series JB For sale is my ESP 800 series Jazz Bass from 1991. These are quite rare. The bass has a beautiful transparent purple finish with matching headstock, a dot&bound neck, good quality gold plated hardware and reverse tuners. The body wood looks to be sen ash to me. The body and neck have pencil markings "messe ’91", which might mean that this was an exhibition model. The bass is in good condition. It has some playwear and small damages, but nothing serious imo. All hardware and electronics work like they should. The neck is straight and well adjustable. Playability is great with a low action. It’s a very good sounding instrument. I’d say it has a bit more clarity to the tone when compared to a regular specd alder body Fender. I actually A-B’d this one with a very good CS Fender I had, and they were equally nice. I preferred the slightly more musical clear highs of the ESP, so the CS went. Weight is not bad at 3,95kg on my kitchen scales. €1.350 I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk and expense.-
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This is as hard-hitting as Lucinda’s songs, and to be frank it’s a wee bit too honest. But that makes it compelling reading, so if you like her music it’s a solid investment. If you don’t know who she is, consult YouTube immediately… Hardback, very good condition. RRP £20, yours for £13 posted. -
April Composition challenge No-fool , Honest , its here
Lord Sausage replied to lurksalot's topic in Recording
Literally just after typing that last post and thinking about why I couldn't get anything from it and how I compose. It came to me! So there are some blue and green bits, then a big splooge of yellow, then blue- green. So the form will be 2 sections or types of sections. Then a big completely different bit. Then back to the 2 types of sections. The time changing up the side of the graph means I'll change some things as it goes along within the sections. Don't know what. Harmony, chords not sure. I'll try and have a go. -
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Roth & Junius BSB-02 3/4 BK Bass Soft Bag
Owen replied to Burns-bass's topic in EUBs & Double Basses For Sale
Clearly made by the same people who made my Reunion Blues bag, which I paid WAY more for 20+ years ago. -
The values each of the rheostats would have at any given level of attenuation are the same as those for a fixed LPad, which you calculate with this: https://sengpielaudio.com/calculator-Lpad.htm
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Hi all, Every time I restring my 32" scale Mezzo I seem to snap the end of the string off on the E. they are quite narrow posts so any ideas how to avoid snapping please? No idea what I'm doing wrong here. It usually ends up just too short to use. I did use long scale strings trimmed down to fit, plenty of room to do it properly. Any ideas guys? Any recommendations for 32 scale strings that I don't need a mortgage for? Thanks, Tom.
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Hi guys, I've had these knocking around for a few years. Not really sure on the exact worth of the items so feel free to reach out, any reasonable offers considered. I've had the Proton and Prometheus from new, the Okto-Nojs I bought off here a year or so back. 3Leaf Proton - £250 Subdecay Prometheus - £120 EMMA Electronic Okto-Nojs - £120 Above pricess include postage and packing.-
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This is the problem. Too many people see bands as a hobby. If a venue can't keep it's doors open then it's not for the musicians to play for free. That has no long term future and is a devaluation of the musicians trade.
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