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Meet the new range, same as the old range...6 points
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Adrian Maruszczyk must laugh his socks off whenever Fender come out with an updated range & price list...5 points
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F**k Rock, F**k Roll4 points
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So... skimming through today's threads we learn that you're probably best off with an old Peavey TNT combo and a used Fender bass. Hooray! Ten years of membership to find the best gear was totally worth It!3 points
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Boring.3 points
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Okay, okay so plenty of head shaking from the experts and the knowledgeable, but I just discovered Chuck Rainey. I'm learning Rock Steady by Aretha for an audition and have steadily fallen in love with the extraordinarily splendid bass line. So I do a little research and discover that I probably haven't just discovered him as he has played on so much. I have actually been listening to him for quite some time, notably with King Curtis. I just didn't know who he was. The riff to the song is a joyous thing, rhythmically perfect, and perfectly repetitive with some little unexpected flashes. He then breaks into a few bars of pure inspiration before settling back onto the groove. Yum. It's beautiful. A little more research and I find he played with Steely Dan who were of course one of Bruce Thomas favourite bands and Bruce has always been my biggest influence. So there we go. Anyone familiar with Chuck's work who'd care to point me at other of his gems would render me eternally grateful.2 points
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As a bass player, I don't give anyone playing solo bass a second thought, either.2 points
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Fender really need to start looking at what other builders are doing. The likes of Maruszczyk, Sandberg, Lull, Sadowsky, Moolon...the list of builders who seem to make better Fenders than Fender themselves at competitive price points is as long as my arm. There’s little incentive for many of us to buy a brand new Fender and the sale of used models obviously brings no new revenue in for the company. Out of interest, anyone know how Fender are doing, financially?2 points
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Today's word is 'grandmotherable'. You win the internet.2 points
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If the title wasn't "new range" you could be forgiven for not realising2 points
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Lake Placid Blue! Yay! ..and tort. Wut?2 points
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Judging by the video I don't think he is!2 points
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You could look at it another way... I'm assuming that you and the guitarist don't sing. Find a singer or maybe a singer songwriter and be their backing. Get some gigs doing acoustic sets. If you do sing, don't look for a singer, but do the acoustic sets! Then get a drummer. Then do bigger gigs. Open mic nights can be good to polish things and inject some momentum and urgency to rehearsal, if there's something to aim for people pull their socks up. Did it myself where there was a singer and guitarist who were flatmates, I played bass for them and we did some open mics while looking for a drummer. A good drummer will want to know you're moving in some direction and not being yet another load of dreamers, so it helps.2 points
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I understand your smugness. I was getting remarks along the same lines after a bee-sting to the scrote at a naturist campsite years ago.2 points
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That's the Spirit. Oh teehee back at you.2 points
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I'm no fan of theirs, only ever bought their records as nostalgic presents for my brother who now lives abroad, but the documentary is a good watch. If you hate their personalities, and I can't blame you for that, you still can't help but admire the hard work, determination, song writing and seizing of the moment. It really shows the band as a group of mates who tried to start a band and just stuck their neck out for one gig where a chance encounter got them a record deal. It's in BBC iPlayer at the moment, worth an hour and a half. Some great 90's pop songs from the days before the internet ruined everything1 point
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I was thinking the same thing. Even just in terms of something...ANYTHING...new, if Adrian can come up with a decent looking and playing 24 fret Jazz, then why can't Fender? Yes they did have the Jazz 24 years ago, but I'd argue that it got ignored by the traditional crowd because of the preamp, the control layout and the wood combos. A bog standard Jazz, passive, with 24 frets - is that too much for Fender to realise is a good thing?!?!?!?!?!?1 point
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***PRICE DROP 500.00 ONO*** For Sale is this immaculate 6x10 made in Italy Cab, it comes with a brand new roqsolid cover, The Cab is in pristine condition and I doubt that you will find a better one, no rips no tears, no damage, very light weight for its size, I am based in Norfolk, and this Cab fits into the back of my Golf, (with the seats folded of course), Here is Mark Bass Blurb, IMPEDANCE 6 ohms SPEAKER SIZE 6x10 in. BASS PORTS front TWEETER 1" compression driver with custom horn POWER HANDLING 1200W RMS (AES Standard) CROSSOVER FREQUENCY 3.5 kHz FREQUENCY RESPONSE 45 Hz to 20 kHz SENSITIVITY 104 dB SPL WEIGHT 98.3 lbs / 44.6 kg WIDTH 23.4 in. / 59.4 cm HEIGHT 45.4 in. / 115.3 cm DEPTH 18.9 in. / 48 cm The power/weight ratio of this model has been much improved and the results are nothing short of outstanding. From only 98 lbs of cabinet you get 1200W of power! The 106HF includes a 1" HF compression driver with a custom horn for top-quality high frequency reproduction. This cab is specially designed for professional live applications where substantial volume is needed. Make sure you match it with a suitably powerful head! here are pics of the Cab,1 point -
Gibson tried to shoehorn robo-tuners into 60+ year old designs. Somebody who buys something as ergonomically dreadful for the sake of adhering to original form as a Les Paul is generally not looking for robo-tuners as part of the deal.1 point
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Blue with tort... blooargh!!1 point
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A few months? Remind me never to lend you any of my stuff :-D1 point
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You get asked to play and get well paid. The food and drink is usually free. I love them. The audience may not love what you play but the people who are paying would have to take any flack for liking and booking the band. Whats not to like?1 point
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They do a nifty line of underpants and pencil cases.1 point
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Not even me, and I play bass. I like to hear bass in a song context, personally I dont find it a solo instrument.1 point
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Mine selling first to be honest1 point -
If manufacturers made self intonating strings, every bridge on any stringed instrument would pretty much become redundant from an adjustment perspective. There's probably some long and drawn out article online somewhere covering the science behind string gauge, string length, action, tuning and the effects thereon, but just trust us, for a 12 (or 8) stringed bass you really should have a bridge with eight saddles, one for each of the fundamentals, another to carry the octave strings.1 point
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The red knob upset you....interesting Here, lie on this couch and tell me about your childhood1 point
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I did a PA in a largish pub recently. The bass player had one of these and he didn't need to go through it. If anything he was too loud! Hugely underrated now and will still put much much newer and expensive gear to shame. Great piece of kit. Eee back in the day... GLWTS.1 point -
I couldn't watch it - I found the red knob too upsetting.1 point
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Look on the bright side they don't cost much more than some Mexican models1 point
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It's not really a showcase for bands. The format is more a mix of players from a number of local bands, putting together ad hoc bands for the occasion, no rehearsals, just a set list (which more often than not, gets forgotten on the day) announced a few days before hand. Happy to let you know when the next one is though. It's a good place to meet the local musicians, introduce yourself and put yourself forward. I know the next one will probably be July, when we will be raising money once again, for Great Ormond St Hospital.1 point
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Thick end of 2k for a mass produced precision is taking the fosters. and what is going on with the mismatched lacquer on the 70s jazz?1 point
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It's not always like that... I joined a five piece who lost their bass player and rhythm guitarist. New rhythm player is already pals with the drummer. I've been in the band nearly two years and can hand on heart say they are really good friends as well as being a kick donkey band.1 point
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Capable filter pedal in very good condition. This one doesn't come with the original box and has been priced accordingly. £115 includes P&P.1 point -
I've gigged 8 and 12 string basses and the 12vers are much, much bigger sounding than only an extra 4 strings would suggest. However, despite this, I'd still rather have a 4 and some pedals to emulate a rough approximation of a 12 string any day of the week1 point
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Not a fan of her in the slightest (a voice like nails on a blackboard), but a shock nonetheless. A mate told me she'd died...46. It's no age. Certainly makes you question your own pending mortality.1 point
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Reusable shopping bag - one of the orange sainsburys ones with an elephant on the side. Does the job for 60p. Incidentally the smaller version of the bag is a perfect fit for a Roland micro cube bass RX.1 point
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I adore my Ampeg 6x10. I also prefer it over my Ampeg 8x10. Sounds 'grittier' and has more than enough power handling. I usually run my 4 PRO through it mono bridged and it's a real trouser-flapper. Can be picked up second hand pretty cheap these days1 point
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FRFRap.1 point
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It doesn't get any better than that lot. Terrific musicians !! But, you would have trouble selling their recordings at a UK Boot sale. Not sure is you have seen this rare footage. Wes sitting in with an (excellent) Dutch trio back in the mid 60's.1 point
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I went into the bank last weekend, the cashier mentioned the fact that I had money in there that was not earning any interest and that there were other places they could happily move it for me, I agreed in principal so ordered the Mesa Boogie Subway cabs from Bass Direct I had been lusting after recently....job done!1 point
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My first 'high level' bass was a 1990 SS1. I wish I'd kept it and refinished it like this! The hardware looks amazing against this finish. Beautiful instrument and I think a very reasonable price given the new prices of Warwicks, regardless of the work carried out on it. I wish you a quick sale1 point -
At last my "stealth Jack Casady" is complete. I bought another in white and swapped things around. I love em both. Think the cream on white looks great. Hope you approve. Thx to The Greek and MB1 of this parish for their help in getting me the white one. Great forum guys. Andy1 point
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Tried this at rehearsal last night. I was right - it's got a good solid eq section, the compression is good enough and the drive is excellent. It has a flavour of GK about it, with a touch of vintage vibe but not overly so. Great pedal.1 point
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Fender flats are the horridest flats I've ever tried. Got them off my Corvette after two days. Stiffer than a doornail. TIs and Chromes are my favourite, much more compliant; I'd like to try the new low tension Labellas if I manage to find a set.1 point
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Me too, mine kept asking about my tax arrangements.1 point
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Yup i'd say that was an '88 or '89, very unlikely to be pre 88 or post 90. Do you know what he did to fix the neck, and is the truss still okay to use?1 point
