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No, no, no ... it's tone perspex.4 points
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I don't think there's any danger in me not doing that, Silvia You know me - I even stop strangers in the street with an 'Excuse me, but have you seen my new build? Here, I've got a few hundred photos. Oh, wait a minute...can you see them properly if you're walking this fast???'3 points
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It's arrived!!3 points
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Hi Where are you located. And can you tell me nut width and weight? The bass, not you.3 points -
This weekend just gone. Friday night gig. Singer is giving it her all on the intro to Somebody elses' guy '. Rude silly billy sitting straight in front of the band talking loudly to his mates as if there is no band in the room. Woman from other side of the room strolls up to him and slaps him ( gently but firmly) round the back of the head and pulls his baseball cap down over his face. He looks round somewhat shocked, she indicates that there is a band and puts her finger over his mouth doing "shhhh" thing with her lips. Audience cheers.He shuts up. By end of the number I look up and he and his two mates are gone. Table now full with more enthusiastic punters. Its nice when the audience helps you out.3 points
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Music seems to attract so many delusional people. Do they imagine it's an easy option? Anything worth doing demands commitment, focus and drive. Music is no exception, though you wouldn't think so given the thousands of deadbeat wannabe nut-jobs making a terrible racket in rehearsal rooms up and down the country...3 points
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You're clinging onto the band because at least its a band and the' in no band' wilderness is a depressing place to be if you have no immediate direction. These two idiots serve only one purpose in your life right now and that's to make sure you don't get any better at playing bass by restricting every possible positive bass playing experience you could be having elsewhere. Bin them with immediate effect and get on with your life. Use this as a what not to do in bands learning experience.3 points
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For sale rare Elrick Platinum SC Really mint condition 8/10 35 inch, 24 frets top: buckeye burl body: light swamp ash fingerboard: Wenge Bridge and tuners from Hipshot Electronics: Aguilar OBP-3, 18V, Volume pot is push/pull for active/passive, bass boost/cut at 40Hz, treble boost/cut at 6,5kHz, mid boost/cut at 400&800Hz (push/pull). Two switches serial/parallel/single coil for each pickup separately. pickups: Bassculture Motherbucker in ebony housing 4,1kg Sorry no trade2 points -
Just recieved this beautiful ACG harlot in a trade. Unfortunately, the shape of this bass is not for me. Playes like a dream with loads and loads of sound possibilities. High quality bass with a very nice asymmetrical neck. New pickup configuration on this bass. Two PB split coils but with the bridge pickup wound with a ceramic magnet and the neck with an alnico magnet. Excellent range of sounds from modern to vintage. • Top Wood:Zebrano • Body Wood:Alder • Body Finish: MLF • Pickups: 2 x ACG PB • Hardware:Hipshot Type B, Hipshot string tree, Gotoh GB720 tuners, Dunlop Dual Design Straplocks, • Pre-amp: East Uni-Pre Weight is 3,2 kg! Bass is located in the Netherlands but can be shipped in a almost new Hiscox case. The last pic shows the colour of the wood in sunlight. Hard to catch in photos. Trades are welcome, especially Fender jazz or p basses but other basses are also welcome.2 points -
I prefer the one on the right. Why not try a tweed or patterned grill cloth? The black looks like a black box.2 points
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I've been a novice who plays for fun for the past 30-40 years!2 points
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Very badly. At this weekends gig, a large middle aged drunk woman was rubbing herself against this 20 year old bloke who looked pretty terrified while his mates were laughing. I said when I described it when I got home if the genders were reversed it would be sexual assault, to which my wife pointed out the gender made no difference, it was still sexual assault.2 points
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I wish Aria UK had the Selected Wood series! Just look at these two!2 points
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Disagree - I was 51 when I first picked up a bass and although I know I'm a long way behind the curve, I'm taking it very seriously indeed. It helps that I have played other instruments in the past and can read music, I mustard mitt. But IMHO attitude is more important than aptitude, in that if you practise regularly, play with and be willing to learn from other people and don't think you're awesome from day one, then you will get better. Might take a wee while, but effort will pay off, whether you're sixteen or sixty. But you have to put the effort in in the first place, and from reading the forums here, that seems to be a huge problem - fantasists thinking they're a lot better than they are. Age shouldn't be an issue. Just my 0.02.2 points
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Contrary to popular belief sealed cabs do not have higher 'compression' than ported. The reverse is the case. Reducing port area doesn't increase compression, it only lowers the tuning frequency of the cab. There is no characteristic sealed sound, there is no characteristic ported sound. In blind listening tests with cabs EQ'd for the same response one cannot tell if a cab is sealed or ported. Side by side with the same amp and settings they won't sound the same, but that's only because they have not been EQ'd for the same response.2 points
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You need one of these....2 points
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This. Myself and an old guitarist were in a 4 piece band with 2 intelligent but flaky individuals (singer and drummer). We used to rehearse in their house but they were always late for rehearsals. Upstairs fannying about/power play. After a year of this nonsense the guitarist and I quit, set up our own band. Within 2 weeks I found our drummer at a New Year's Eve gig playing in a top function band. He just recently played 3 sell out nights at the Royal Albert Hall with Steven Wilson and a singer who was an understudy in the West End playing a young Elvis. We rehearsed like crazy and our first gig (3 months later) was on a TV show and we signed management contracts and later an independent record deal to record singles with Dave Allen (cure's producer) in a top studio. Unfortunately in the end it never happened for lots of different reasons but it goes to show that when everybody is 'committed, focused and driven' anything is possible. This is why amateur bands with amateur attitudes frustrate me so much.2 points
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Oddly enough I have never chinned anyone, I’m all talk. Do as I say, not as I do as my c*** of a mother used to say *spits*. No issues there then...2 points
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I know from bitter experience that people are lazy and will try to get away with minimum effort. A mediocre player who imagines they are doing a good job will not improve regardless of how much you want them to. They are just wasting their time, and yours.2 points
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Thanks @Silvia Bluejay - it’s just been shipped 😁2 points
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I was once in a similar situation - I was playing with a drummer who I disliked both musically and personally, and no matter how hard I tried, we never seemed to gel, on or off stage. Meanwhile, the narcissistic control-freak singer/guitarist sang badly and his guitar playing was only average at best. However, I liked the material that we were playing, and rather than face the bandless void, I spent over a year trying to make things work, whilst steadily enjoying myself less and less and becoming more and more frustrated and depressed. In the end, a particularly unpleasant racist story from the drummer prompted me to walk out, and it was the best thing that I ever did in that band. Unsurprisingly, I got a lot of abuse for leaving, but a couple of months later I found myself playing in two great bands with lovely, talented bandmates, and right now I'm loving my musical endeavours. Life is too short. If you're not having fun, walk. Remember too that it's possible to improve your bandmate's musically, but completely impossible to fix their personalities.2 points
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this can be true, I don't think us pub bands should be so far up our own backsides that we should imagine the only reason people are in the pub is to watch us2 points
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If it is to keep the volume down, what does this do that turning the volume down wouldn't do?2 points
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This question is very prescient to my current position, as I find myself increasingly frustrated with the way my band operates (I have a thread on this elsewhere, which goes into details). So, as I ponder my predicament I draw ever closer to the conclusion that it might be time to move on. I’m keen to avoid any repeat of the issues I currently face, therefore my next band should (ideally) tick the following boxes: 1. Location: ideally the band or band members should be fairly close to me. I already spend all day in a car wearing a groove in the M40, doing the same at night doesn’t much appeal. 2. I might have to try and recruit members to form a band, but having done this several times before I know what a pain it can be, so joining an existing band or nucleus of an existing band would be preferable. 3. Gigging or nearly gigging. I don’t want to spend months trying to get to a gigable standard. Something that I can just slot into would be amazing. Also, as much as I love gigging I don’t want to do it every weekend. Once a month is satisfactory for me. 4. I’m not interested in playing someone’s songs about how his missus left him and how he really misses her, I want to play covers. Floorfilling, crowd pleasing covers. Even if it’s not necessarily music I’d chose to listen to at home I want to play Saturday night songs that people want to jump about and get drunk to. Entertaininment is the name of the game. 5. No jamming. I hate jamming. Mind numbing nonsense. Rehearsal time is rehearsal time. Do your practising at home and turn up to rehearsal with the song learned, at the right tempo, in the right key. 6. Money split equally after every gig, after any necessary expenses have been deducted. 7. Lastly, I want an excellent drummer. There you go. I’m tired of all the BS, the egos and the politics. That’s what I want. Don’t want much, do I?2 points
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I always make sure to see Jeff when he comes to Milwaukee. The smaller the venue the better. Jeff played the rather small Turner Hall ( an old gym from the 50s). I arrived early, real early walked in on their sound check. Here I am, alone with Jeff, Tal and Vinnie. When I realized what I had done I freaked out , turned around and left before I got the boot. Great night, great show, somehow I ended up standing in front of the stage with Rick Neilson from Cheap Trick. Blue2 points
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Update: I have gone with my gut and the majority here and sent out a message on our whattsapp to say that I am not happy with our current situation and we need to meet up to talk rather than say nothing and walk away. I have had some responses from the singer who seems worried but nothing yet from the drummer yet.2 points
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Or, alternatively, chin both of them.2 points
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I really couldn't be in a band which is named after one member...stinks of narcissism and egotism.2 points
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Reduced Again Now £1800 including shipping in UK, Europe by negotiation Unfortunately need to shift this now Sad it has come to this, but I'm afraid I've come to the conclusion that 5 strings, at least for fretless are not for me. Therefore I'm offering up my beautiful Rob Allen MB-2 5 string for someone with more patience / talent to enjoy. It has a gorgeous flame / figured walnut top on an alder body, walnut neck with a cocobolo fingerboard. Plays like butter and has got that fantastic acoustic sounding 'mwah' thing going on as you'd expect from a Rob Allen. It's not mint but in good condition with no significant dings Currently strung with the clear tape wound 760 La Bella's rather than the blacks that you usually see. Comes with Rob Allen branded Levy's gig bag, matching walnut thumb rest (currently not fitted) Not really looking for trades, unless someone out there has a nice 4 string MB-2 / Deep 4 and they want an extra string. Couple of stock images of the actual bass below my own pictures that do it more justice As it's an expensive item and I don't have a hard case, collection preferred (or I can travel to deliver within reason), but will be willing to pack properly and ship if necessary. Shipping included for UK, elsewhere cost when we work out what it'll cost!1 point -
Hi All. Up for grabs is my Sterling By Music Man Ray 35, awesome bass, but the project I was going to use this for has fallen through so i'm letting it go as I already have 3 other basses. Basses from Sterling by MusicMan are perfect for players seeking the MusicMan vibe at a more affordable price. These instruments are accurate versions of popular Music Man guitars and basses with no compromise on quality or materials. Sterling by MusicMan pledges to make a bass that will deliver the performance you need. Each instrument is inspected, setup and played. I have done some significant upgrades including changing the stock electrics out for much better quality gear. This includes: A Nordstrand MM 5.4 pickup & a John East MMSR 3 Band/4 Knob Preamp. I no longer have the stock electrics, but I firmly believe that the upgrades wouldn't require you to ever need them anyway. This was all professionally fitted by Matt Bascetta at House Of Tone and it truly is a beast of a bass. It kicks like a mule and is super versatile and adaptable with the upgraded Preamp and Pickup. These are circa £950 brand new and that's without any of the above changes/upgrades (which in total cost over £400), so come on & grab an absolute bargain. Make me an offer, worse I can say is no :-) Will come with its gigbag. Shipping included in price. Any questions, please feel free to ask away. Make me an offer, the worse I can say is no 🙂! Techy stuff: The BTB-MMSR 4 Knob, including Mid Sweep, has been designed with characteristics very similar to the original MM Stingray© 2 Band EQ, but is not a copy of the original circuit. The original used a single op-amp chip (single amplifier stage in the form of a chip) for both bass and treble circuits, whereas this unit utilises a more modern dual op-amp chip (two amplifiers stages in a chip). The bass and treble are stacked which allows inclusion of a mid sweep, along with original MM style bass and treble, on a 4 knob plate. When the mid boost/cut is centered, its effect is neutral and the EQ is purely late 70s MM style. This unit is supplied fully wired, including 3 single pots, 1 stacked pot, knobs, jack and battery clip, which may be spliced into an existing battery box, as would be available, in most cases. · Single Knob - VOLUME · Single Knob - Late 70s MM style TREBLE · Single Knob - Late 70s MM style BASS · Stack Knob - MID / MID FREQUENCY SWEEP (Mid Sweep 01) POWER REQUIREMENTS: 9-18V, 2.5mA Technical BASS & TREBLE CONTROLS The design of the 2 band EQ in the early Stingray© basses is unusual in that it does not follow the types of topologies around which the majority of equalisers are designed. It would seem that Leo Fender designed it to create a particular sound rather than follow any conventions, such as symmetrical EQ curves. Consequently the figures shown may appear unusual to those familiar with such specifications. In fact it's not easy to portray what this EQ does with a few numbers, but in any case some figures, based around a flat response input signal, are quoted as reference points. NOTE: Like the original Bass/Treble EQ, this circuit does not have a flat response when the controls are set midway. This unit is not designed as a clinical tool, where what goes in, comes out at some reference setting. However, the Mid Sweep circuit does have a neutral setting in order to preserve the original feel of the Bass & Treble EQ. TREBLE (+20dB / -16dB @ 10 kHz) There is more boost than cut, giving rise the characteristic 'sizzle' associated with the Stingray© style of EQ. BASS (+14dB / -7dB @ 40Hz) The bass control has a little more boost than the original. The boost curve continues to rise towards the lower frequencies, without flattening out at any frequency within the normal bass guitar range. Conversely the cut characteristic is shelving, having an essentially flat response from 30 - 100Hz, when fully cut. MID LEVEL & FREQUENCY BOOST/CUT (+/-12dB) The upper knob sets the amount of Mid boost or cut at frequencies according to the setting of the Frequency knob. The midway indent is the 'flat' setting. FREQUENCY (100Hz - 1kHz or 200Hz - 2kHz) The lower outer ring sets the continuously variable Mid frequencies for boost or cut. DIL switches on the circuit board allow low or high ranges to be set. Both switch sections should be set to ON for the Low Range and both set to OFF for the High Range. VOLUME Sets the level from the bass and treble section of the preamp feeding the mid section. This means that the pickup feeds the preamp directly, allowing the best possible transfer of signal, and full interaction of the pickup with the preamp. Since the mid section is after the volume control, it feeds the jack directly with a low impedance output. Nordstrand MM5.4 The MM5.4 is the 5 string version of the MM4.4 and is split in similar fashion, except that it has a 2 string coil (B and E) and a 3 string coil (A, D and G). The pickup can be split and remain hum cancelling in any configuration. Front coil, rear coil, series, parallel... This pickup has all the basses covered, and is particularly suited to a Lakland installation where the 3 way switch selects front, rear, or parallel coils.1 point -
Hi Nash, That's good for me as the timing is not great for me. Too much gear but if and when you decide to sell it again in the future could you please give me the first chance to buy it. Thanks1 point -
I agree with the need for matching hardware...my OCD would drive me mental with too many colours - remember "sometimes less is more". Have you considered a colour change on the body to further reduce the palette of colours? Not sure if the four and five string truss rod covers are the same but I have one here if you need one.1 point
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Ah. ok. Your bass looks much smarter. Years back I replaced all the chrome bits for gold on my Warwick Corvette Proline 4 string. Recently I've been thinking about replacing the gold for black.1 point
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I've got a 2i2 and Windows 10, it was a piece of cake to set up. No clipping issues either unless of course you set the gain too high which is to be expected!1 point
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Shades of Paul Weller and Edwin Collins in the vocals. Nice work.1 point
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Er, no... *locks doors*1 point
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If it was me, I'd use the handsaw to open the phone so I could shake the photos loose and send them surface mail. Glad you got topside of it in the end.1 point
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I reckon you join bands just to chin people.1 point
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Pretty much every guitarist has their amp way too loud. I'm not sure it's for tone, I think it's for dominance as they believe they are the Silverback of the group. The problem is too much mid and treble are really piercing and very unpleasant.1 point
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Modellers are so good now, I don't know what you would want to.1 point
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@BrunoBass Before they would just ship the boxes out and deal with any QC issues after delivery. This year they have started doing checks before shipping, imagine that's the cause for the delay.1 point
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Roland Bass Cube. Sounds superb and can be picked up used for about the cost of a pedal Still got mine despite having super light modern gear.1 point
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Cashconverters online last week had two Roland 20 bass cube with with all the built in cab/amp simulations and effects . 100 and 120 quid with warranty.1 point
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Where is the bass located?1 point -
Depending on your budget, and second-hand availability: some of the smaller Phil Jones amps sound surprisingly good for the size. On the larger end, the Bass Briefcase certainly works at low levels also. At the tiny end of the spectrum - the Double Four gives surprisingly deep sound, given the size. (Personally, am not a fan of the Bass Cub - the DoubleFour seems to have a tighter/clearer sound)1 point
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Let us know how you get on. The fact that the drummer still hasn't got back to you doesn't do him any favours. In my opinion, you should walk as it sounds like you've got all the skills and you're doing all the work. It's bad enough when you have one passenger in a band - but if you've got two or three, there's something very wrong. And that's without mentioning their musical competence, or lack of it. Life's too short to pander to flakes and fantasists. But as I said, just my 2p. Play it your way for sure and good luck.1 point
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You could get an old Diesel cab for not very much. Ok, a bit heavy but they're awesome cabs. Here it next to the Subway 15s that replaced it (eventually).1 point
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Wow that's awesome, I often wondered whether it was originally built for you, as it had your name on the neck! Hope you're keeping well, and I assume you're still playing? I'm sorry to say Penny lost her battle with cancer last year. We were playing in the same band when she bought the Wal from you in 1982. It really was her pride and joy, and a big part of her identity for all those years. The fact that she had a fretless Wal Custom and a knackered Hillman Imp proved that she had her priorities in the correct order. Thanks so much for getting in touch, Cheers, Julian.1 point -
Here's it in action1 point
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First time the drummer came in at the right moment?1 point
