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Hi Having borrowed Pete's piccolo bass for the SW Bass Bash and having not yet delivered the 6-string electric I've just finished for my sister-in-law, I had a once-off opportunity to photo the three related lightweight builds together. Here they are: Left to right: The piccolo bass designed and built for our band's bassist Pete. Tuned to guitar pitch but sounds much more like a bass. Multi scale from 25" to 26" Total playing weight 5 1/2lb The 6-string electric built for me. The piccolo was so comfortable to play and sounded so good, I thought I'd try a 6-string version for my own use. 25" scale Total playing weight just under 6lb The 6 string electric just finished for my sister in law. Slightly slimmer (they are all around 1" thick) and designed for full fret access and thumb anchor up to the 24th fret for playing lead. 25" scale Total playing weight 5 1/4lb They are all through neck and feature a convex top and concave back: Those who tried the piccolo at the bash will know that, although it is at guitar pitch, it doesn't sound at all like the bottom 4 strings of a 6-string...it very much has it's very own bassy sound. For the electric 6 strings, I was curious whether 'lightweight and thin' would affect tone at all so I lent the middle one to a number of regular giggers I know. The general consensus is that it cuts through just as well as any of the strats and Les Pauls they would usually be using. Not at all scientific, of course, but there is no apparent loss of clarity or gravitas. The new one on the right hand side of the pic sounds brighter acoustically, but exactly the same through an amp. They are, of course, much lighter on the neck strap than most electrics and when the guinea-pigs later strapped their normal guitars back on, they all reported thinking various combinations of 'WHAT THE ****??' And they were trying out the heavier one of the three It's been a great experiment that may well continue to evolve Andy

VOCALIST REQUIRED FOR TERRIBLE BAND Unreliable egotistical diva required to sing badly before their voice fails half way through the second song of each two hour set. The ability to come up with various poor excuses and not turn up for gigs and practices less than half an hour before they need to be there is a must. Must also be able to argue equally with ALL other band members and have tantrums on and off stage whilst maintaining a drunken and/or stoned condition. The ideal applicant won't even turn up to their own audition and preference will be given to applicants who have extremely poor personal hygiene. If you think you can live up to these high expectations you probably won't be arsed to respond to this advert, if not please feel free to message me here.

Thanks guys, I am looking forward to it, we will meet him before for a sound check and other things. I followed the Manfreds in the early 60's, I loved those old songs and he is a great blues singer and harmonica player. I didn't realise he was retiring from the blues show, heck he's only 77! Just a youth really... He'll be there singing 'The Lord's my shepherd' (newer version) so we will have played with him if you squint a little

I think this is good advice for life in general, not just on a bass forum. Avoid politics and the news and your life will be so much happier!

And in 1998, this bass appears. It's the same bass, upgraded with the Basstec pickups and the Kahler bridge. You were right, @Bassassin!

Sunday night we have Paul Jones from Manfred Mann & his wife coming to our church to give testimony and sing. We get to play a worship song at the beginning and maybe wallpaper music before as people come in. Should be good.

All the talk of Mouradian basses over at Build Diaries got me thinking about Extreme, and Pat Badger specifically. I remembered seeing their set at the Freddie gig in 1992, and looked it up on YouTube to reacquaint myself with it. I’m glad I did; Extreme were on fire that day, they absolutely nailed it. It’s too good not to share...

Paul and Fiona have spoken and sung at our church several times. Lovely couple and a great evening of music and testimony. First time they came we backed them for the worship session so they came along to the rehearsal/soundcheck on the Sunday afternoon. That whizzed through no problems so when our regular Worship Leader said, “All done” there was plenty of time left. Paul looked round at the rest of the band, drew a harmonica from his back pocket and said, “Well, anyone fancy a little blues in G then?” Etched in my memory as one of my best ever playing experiences!!!!

I've heard that some people have lives outside Basschat!

I was at my daughters house the other day and asked her for a newspaper. ' Blimey get with the times Dad' she said as she passed me her iPad thing..... .....I'll tell you what, that bluebottle didn't know what the **** had hit it

look, no bass amp - i was feeling sorry for the two guitarists having to lug all their amps, cabs and mega pedalboards etc (but only for a bit)....IEMs and Helix for the win !

High and low G??? Clearly knows what he's on about.... He forgets to mention that he's a great photographer too..

And here’s a publicity shot of the aforementioned:

Think about what you have just said.... 😂😂

If you have to hide bass purchases from your significant other, walk out with an empty case saying you're taking a bass to the tech to look at. Come home with that new bass you wanted that she who must be obeyed had denied you

Ampstack shared their album. 14 March at 17:44 · Knob tip: If you are one of those people that always runs same settings on your amp, take the knobs off and put them all on straight up or in highest position when on your favoured settings, then it is easy to reset if you have to lend an amp at a gig or whatever.

Hi all. In my 74th year and still playing, I have never really recovered from the theft of my '77 Stingray some 15 years ago. I used to be a "one bass guy" but since that time I have never really felt so "at home" again and have been through a handful of basses since, though choice limited by pension and her indoors. I did manage to land a year of issue Sabre bass from US but it didn't quite hit the button. So.......... the purpose of this thread is to ask if anyone out there has been able to A/B a pre EB S'Ray with a post EB S'Ray and their conclusions. The date of any compared basses would be useful. I know I should be over this by now, they are only peaces of wood, but heart refuses to be ruled by head !!

Got this off a friend for the bargain price of £150 yesterday! I have yet to play through it as I want to check it over first as it’s been left in his van for a while. But it powers up and no funny noises. A couple of LEDs need resitting and the fan is filthy and will need some electro lube, but where’s the fun in buying an old amp that doesn’t need a little TLC and fettling?

Hello everybody and greetings from Tyneside. I'm 52, been playing since I was 17 and I use a USA Standard Precision and a 1980 Ibanez Blazer that has been in the wars. You can probably tell there isn't a great deal of tonal variation between these two beasts but I love them both. I'm a no frills bass player and I go for punch and girth as a rule. I've joined to see what's going on, get some advice on gear, and hopefully contribute something! Well it's actually quite pleasant here today for a change so I'm off to sit in the garden with a couple of cans.

Well I got a new 6 x 10 cab , I took the grill off & it's only got 4 speakers fitted

Hi Tom, is this the teal 2eq one? Still have her and she is lovely. If I do decide to sell, you get first dibs 😊

509 photos, guys, five hundred and nine photos. Downloading as we speak. Thank you all for making it a great afternoon. Stay tuned!

Their performance was awesome... Right up until they played "More than words"...

Good evening, Golats, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Not me, as this is basically a 5 strings transformed into a 6 strings because of the demand in those days. These were manufactured without knowing what exactly a 6 strings bass was. I would buy a 4 or a 5 strings Aria Pro II, but never a sixer from this period.

It looks like a high-end build so wouldn’t be cheap. Saying that, Sting may have ordered it as a one-off as no such range appears on the website. Either that or Mayones approached Sting with one and now the enquiries and orders will start rolling in to the company.

More to the point, how do they get away with an all female orchestra in this day and age?

Cracking job on a beast of an amp. Any efforts to keep these great amps alive and kicking should be highly commended 👍

Well it’s about bloody time. Looks like someone at TC woke up and realised they were way behind Source Audio in terms of mobile preset editing

What a fuss. It's just American Abba innit?

I do depending on the song. Don't think there's any need for worry about fret damage unless you're constantly touring. and if they get damaged, there's always that amazing feeling of Euphoria aka GAS.

£9500? Not sure I can count that high to Bassie.

Fantastic 🙂

Any more puns like that and I shall call The Police.

Oh trust me, I did 🎸😎😀

Perhaps a cardboard cut out?

Adam Neely Si

Got the Vitoos DC8 power supply in today. What they don’t show in any of the photos is the text that says that the last six outlets are isolated from A&B. So, I got my money’s worth, but I’m debating sending it back simply because it really is false advertising. But it’s also cheap, fits on the board and does what I need it to; everything is dead quiet now that I’ve figured out which pedal needed to be totally isolated.

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I'm not convinced it looks in any way upmarket enough to be a custom build. That ugly, mismatched, cheapo scarf joint is the worst offender, and those tuners appear to be generic & unbranded rather than Gotoh - there would be a visible name or symbol otherwise. Not familiar with Basstec puckups but a quick Goog seems to suggest that some Fernandes basses were factory-fitted with these. Fernandes is predominantly a Japanese home-market brand & they have made a bewildering range of sig models for probably hundreds of different domestic artists over the years - the manufacturer has a pretty comprehensive catalogue archive here: http://www.fernandes.co.jp/catalog/ Personally I wouldn't be surprised if this is in there somewhere - may take a fortnight to find it though!

this will be a quiet thread....

It's a great way of adding expression along with slides, pulls, hammer-ons/offs, slaps, taps, etc etc etc... Why would you not do it?

Thank you so much. I'm following your advice from all these videos and it is really opening up my understanding of the instrument and my relationship with it.

My V-Types:

Almost finished the 'guitardrobe' in my music room... Just needs sanded and painted. Just missing my Dano in its case and Pedaltrain Jnr bag (in my boot) but everything fits like a glove Sorry about the guitar in there. haha