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My acoustic short scale fretless bass. My goal was to build an acoustic that was as loud as possible without amplification. I failed. It isn't loud (enough). But I do enjoy playing it once in a while.3 points
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On a PC, click on the bell icon in the top right-hand corner, then click on Notification Settings (in grey, on the right), then untick Automatically follow content Automatically follow new content I post Automatically follow content I reply to Job done2 points
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its arrived. i have collected it from parcel force will update later everything jim has does has been fine Nightshift 12 hours catch up later cheers2 points
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Hi Basschat, The reason i purchased this bit of kit was through Janek Gwizdala who highly recommended it on one of his youtube VLOG's, have started filming a few live gigs with it, and the video and sound quality is actually great! Anyone else been using the Hero 5 Session?2 points
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Buy your daughter a cheapie for Christmas and nab your Bose back2 points
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I'm sure I remember Doug confirming this exact thinking in his podcast interview with SBL. This topic (the original post mainly) basically highlights some peoples lack of understanding of what is sometimes necessary for full-time musicians to undertake, basically to monetise whatever you possibly can. Clearly there is a 'market' for his more esoteric solo performing, at trade shows, clinics etc etc, but as has been mentioned above, it probably represents a tiny percentage of the bass playing he undertakes daily. He's good at it, people will clearly pay him to do it, why wouldn't he play like that. In any case, the whole 'bass should stay in the low end' is the most boring, yet constantly visited, rhetoric going. These people are musicians, that they choose the bass guitar to represent their voice is a moot point. Those players will likely stick to a 'role' for a lot of their musical life, but who cares if they diverge if it's an enjoyable experience for them or someone else?! Si2 points
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Mine would be Troublegum by Therapy?2 points
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Purely personal and for very different reasons... Blues Brothers Soundtrack. Complete Madness - Madness. Hejira - Joni Mitchell. Mad Season - Mad Season. Live and Dangerous - Thin Lizzy. Live After Death - Iron Maiden.2 points
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I loved the JJ Burnel sound, and his bass on the Stranglers first album "Rattus Norvegicus" was what first made me listen to the bass guitar So that's my contribution - not necessarily my fave album these days, but it's what got me into bass2 points
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic. For me that's Flea (and the band) at their peak.2 points
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Hi all, It's been a while but I have finished another analysis of Jamerson's playing. This time I have looked at his bass break from Marvin Gaye's 'At Last (I Found A Love). The full article featuring my analysis, full transcription and cover video can be found here - Jamerson Analysed Or, if you just want to watch the video, you can do here - At Last (I Found A Love) Enjoy! Chris.1 point
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For sale is my Dingwall Combustion 5 string. Since I have owned it from brand new, it has been upgraded to meet my Dingwall AB1 bass. You can not buy a Combustion in this specification. The original specifications are: Alder Body. Maple Neck. EMG Active Preamplifer. Dingwall FD3n Neodymium pickups. Four way selector switch. Ability to make this bass an NG2 as the pickup slots are routed at the factory under the pick guard. It now features: Official Hipshot USA ultralight tuning keys instead of licensed versions. (£120) Black hardware all over verses standard chrome (£60) Dunlop Dual strap buttons (£?) Dingwall SF2 Super Fatty II pickups!!! (£200) A pair of roller string trees to aid string changes. I'd also mention tuning stability using these, but the bass was always rock solid for days anyway! Things to note: Where I removed the old string retainer there is a small drilled hole where the screw came out. There is a small 2mm wide dip on the lower edge of the bass. It's the same colour as the paint anyway so pretty much unnoticeable. I've tried to photograph it but I can't see it in the picture lol. I have moved the rear strap button downward, therefore there is a hole (that you could put something in I suppose - another button or even a neat screw to fill the space. For these reasons the price is marked well below that of it's worth. The original pickups are not included in the sale. Original hardware not available. (Bass is pictured with string retainer not rollers here) Collection is of course going to be the wisest idea and a cup of tea will be forthcoming Payment by Bank Transfer. - However, should you wish to have the bass shipped to you, payment will be made by bank transfer, no PayPal. I will ensure the instrument is safely packed in a soft case inside a shipping carton. It will be marked as Fragile with full details of address to be sent to. The arranging and shipping of the instrument will be up to the buyer and thus any claims insurance claims for loss or damage by the courier will be the responsibility of the buyer. No returns. (Photographs of the instrument and case and packaging will be made prior to collection. I can provide the necessary details for the buyer to arrange the shipment. Don't offer me less than £1000 heh heh! There's about £1300 worth of bass here already! Should I find a way to find £1000, this bass will be removed from sale. I've struggled as this bass should be my keeper, but financial situation has made me put it up for sale.1 point -
I felt it was exactly the right way to play a few songs that were in the last band's set. So that's what I did 🙂1 point
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Ooh, very nice. One of Stefan’s newer versions with CTS bridge and regular tuners. As the owner of 3 basses built by Stefan Hess I can vouch how good they are. Good luck with the sale.1 point -
Are you sure its the Amp and not the pups in your bass ?1 point
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Best thing about that bass was the bridge! Bad bass, good bridge! Way better than needed on these Satellites... (Picture makes the bridge look chrome but it was/is brass!) Suits both string-through-body and normal string basses I believe.1 point -
Not any more I'm afraid: http://www.factmag.com/2017/11/22/cakewalk-closes-sonar-development-ends/1 point
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I put the strap button at the front of the heel of my one as that's as far forward as you can get it to help with the balance I've seen some on the upper horny bit and also using one of the neck bolts1 point
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I think you might be barking up the wrong tree if you think it's the preamp valves as they usually last a long time but are easy to change - might be worth a shot if it's sounding ruff1 point
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uh oh... I need to go and change my pants.....1 point -
It's from a 70's Satellite bass if you really wanted to know!1 point
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Congratulations, you’ve got an amazing bass on it’s way to you. 😊👍🏼1 point -
No not at all - I still use the POG for solo's but as an all-round great octave pedal the BOSS OC-2 wins for me, the low octave on the POG doesnt seem to be as tight as the BOSS, its a bit washy, but the high octave is killing obviously :-)1 point
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http://in5stepstutorials.com/ms-outlook/view-safe-senders-list-in-outlook-2016-2013-2010.php If you're using a web version (Outlook.com etc) the Safe Senders list is under Options -> Junk email.1 point
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Hi Steve, it's me here too...!1 point
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good shout,great time for bass players,Japan,duran duran,talk talk,blue nile,pino etc1 point
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Ah yes sorry I didn't notice that - I'm sure you can find it elsewhere for a similar price, or maybe find one on eBay or keep an eye on Gear4Music, maybe they'll get more in stock.1 point
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I guess because it will still weigh 6 kg1 point -
The BBG ones are the Sadowsky ones I mentioned earlier. And as a result of this thread and my own lack of a sensible perspective I've just ordered a bunch for my incoming SR4000e1 point
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UE Boom 2. Fantastic.1 point
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Mmm,......do i really need two kidney's !1 point
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The little Roland JC01 is great https://www.gear4music.com/Home-Audio/Roland-JC-01-Bluetooth-Audio-Speaker/1GGF Compared to my dad's Anker soundcore it's both louder and better quality. The EQ is a bit dodgy though, it doesn't work as you'd expect but you can dial in a good sound once you have a play with it.1 point
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Cheers Chris, I hadn't heard that one! Much appreciated for the video and the breakdown. My goal next year is sight reading, and I'll certainly be looking through your Jamerson transcriptions.1 point
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Sounds killer. Band is super tight. Saw you guys in the summer, was a wicked show. I want an Elite in that turquoise colour 😍1 point
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I've got one of those somewhere. Bought it in the late 70s for a project bass. Don't think it was Hohner branded (box long since gone) although they may well have used them.1 point
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Yep, nice work Bill, cutting through the mix like a hot knife thru Butter!1 point
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Like it a lot, very nice job, but having an acoustic sounding loud enough can't be achieved with an archtop which will be more focused on mids, that was your only "mistake", even if I don' t like the word in this case. Put a Fishman BP100 in (on will be more appropriate) it and you'll have a very very good sounding bass, I can swear it as your conception will ccorrect the default of the BP100 which it's tendency to be a bit muddy.1 point
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For me, master of puppets. The playbook on thrash bass, and fuzz tones. The next step from geezer IMO blood sugar sex magik. Consistently great work- some totally leftfield, but consistently tuneful and influential number of the beast. Steve really hits his stride here, the tunes are mostly written on bass and it shows 😉 Control denied. Steve digiorgio really pushing the envelope on fretless playing in an extreme style. Death jazz if you will 😉 Blues brothers ost. A superb intro to duck Dunns playing. Just beautiful. Any of the Oscar Peterson albums with Ray brown on bass. Sublime Who's next. Great arrangements and mind blowing playing1 point
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Had a reply form Bob Gollihur and he advised Weichs if fitting Spiros Also, i have read in the archives from Philw and Stingray pete that 3/4 scale Spiros dont fit the NXT. I should buy 4/4 Spiros And the silks on mine are shorter1 point
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Why would that happen? Does anyone rummage around behind your cab during the set? If that's the case get the speakons! I spent some 30 years touring and gigging with 1/4" plugs and never had a problem. I never saw anyone else have a problem in that time, either. That's why I don't accept that these things are inherently not fit for purpose. Don't use the wrong leads, and don't unplug the amp during the set and you won't have a problem. Do any of those things and it's not the plugs fault!! These days the bigger Ampeg amps do have speakons. They also still provide 1/4" sockets and their owner's manuals recommend using the speakons at "high output power levels". Why they still provide 1/4" sockets I don't know but for those guys to provide them, I guess they are expecting us to use them, and without breaking the gear when we do!1 point
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fIREHOSE: "Ragin' Full On" (Mike Watt) Violent Femmes: "Violent Femmes" (Brian Richie) Lou Reed: "The Blue Mask" (Fernando Saunders) XTC: "Oranges and Lemons" (Colin Moulding) Smiths: "Hatful of Hollow" (Andy Rourke)1 point
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Has James Corden got his own show then? Sheesh, what a squeaky gobshite. Sounds good though Bill.1 point
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SS amps hate very low impedance loads or shorted outputs, tubes hate very high impedance loads or no load. The one saving grace of a 1/4" output with tubes is that you can use a switching jack to short the output transformer secondary to prevent damage if there's no speaker plugged in to the amp. Fender has used that arrangement since the 50s. The Fender switch is on the Speaker jack, not the Extension Speaker jack, so if you plug into the extension rather than the speaker jack the switch remains closed and you get no output. I doubt there's a Fender owner who ever lived that didn't find that out the hard way, even to the point of thinking the amp was blown. Tubes are also almost immune to too low an impedance. Back when I didn't know any better I ran Fenders into 1 ohm loads all the time with no ill effect.1 point
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+ three for Rattus. Also consider Euroman Cometh by JJ Burnel, fantastic grindy bass lines, guaranteed to rattle your speakers!1 point
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Gary Numan's "I Assassin" is a great starting place to look for Pino Paladino's work, not my favourite Numan album, not even my favourite Pino work but a key starting point for, in my opinion, one of the great bassists of our time1 point
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Geeee.... my eyes just popped out.... Uber-nice!!1 point
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Two pics One is 1969 the other is 2017. Why stop Blue1 point
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As y'all know, I love these basses. I do think they should come with a sticker to warn of the reverse truss, mind.1 point
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You should have it on standby for probably at least 20 minutes before you fire it up, and also when you switch it off, leave for 20 minutes (if possible) to cool down before you move it. In other words, make it the first thing you do when you arrive at gigs or rehersals!1 point
