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Here's a rather lovely RetroB Mr C made for me and that I formally received yesterday. Looks better still in the flesh. These are ACG pics as I've been too busy playing it to take any pics.8 points
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At last count 62,980,160 in the US. 🙄6 points
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With an issue like that, for me personally it all depends on how nice the rest of the instrument is. I've done the 'right-is-right' thing and sent instruments back to be swapped out or repaired in cases of minor defects, only to get back either an exchange that has issues of its own or just doesn't look/feel/play/sound as nice as the one I had, or a repair that I could have done better myself and has sometimes even caused additional damage. If that bass were mine, there was nothing else wrong with it and I liked it to the point of describing it as 'really special', I'd just glue the wood, secure the preamp PCB and get on with enjoying my bass. Just another opinion, of course.5 points
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Having done the London thing for 30-odd years before decamping to the boonies I can assure you that rehearsing in London is a complete nightmare. There may be a great public transport network but using it in evening rush hour (i.e. about the time you'd be on your way to rehearsals) is a Dante's Inferno of fat, sweaty locals and whining tourists. And it breaks down all the time, so you think 'F**k it, I'll drive', but road traffic moves slower than it did in 1900 so forget about sneaking out of work at five, home by six, studios by seven so that means bringing the car to work to go straight to rehearsals but there's nowhere to park your car on the street at work so you stick it in a private car park which costs you £20 and even if you set off on time there's a burst water main on Camden High Street and nothing's moving so you throw every back double you know and you're banging your head off the steering wheel and when you walk into the rehearsal room 20 minutes late the singer gives you the stink-eye and says 'Glad you could join us' in that sarky way of his and the next thing you know you've got your teeth in his windpipe and everyone's shouting and grabbing at you. And anyway London's full of cockneys going 'Cor blimey, guv'nor, I can only get me tone by turning right up, strike a light, me old china'. So think yourself f**king lucky you live where you do. It's grim down South.5 points
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That 'tapping' timeline explained 19,003 BC - Ugh the caveman picks up a club and taps out a rhythm on his brother-in-law's skull. He obtains a musically pleasing result though his brother-in-law dies. 1763 - Antiquarian and amateur musician Sir Lemuel Linnet discovers Ugh's brother-in-law's skull - infers rhythmic tapping as cause of death 1803 - Italian cellist Pietro Bandileggi reads Linnet's Discourse; applies technique to Haydn's Second Cello Concerto and is lynched by furious audience 1898 - Sir Edward Elgar finds Bandileggi's marginalia in old musical score: 'Ho iniziato a battere sul mio violoncello e venne fuori la voce degli angeli' (I commenced to beat my cello and this came forth the voice of angels). Elgar mentions technico di tappo to his wife Olga who notes it in her commonplace book. 1926 - Jazz mandolinist Eddy 'Little Hands' Schnauzer meets Elgar's widow. Learning from her of Bandileggi's percussive cello technique Schnauzer adapts it for the mandolin 1964 - Schnauzer is taken ill while touring in Sicily. Local guitarist Vittorio Cammardese is at Schnauzer's death bed and hears of the 'tapping thing' from the ashen lips of the expiring mandolinist 1971 - Pimlico-born guitarist Steve Hackett sees Cammardese performing on TV's The Sooty Show. Intrigued, Hackett begins to experiment with tapping, recording a cover of Alexis Korner's Tap Turns On The Water. Hackett is dismayed when producer Mickie Most removes Hackett's solo and replaces it with sound effects of tap dancer Fred Astaire 1974 - 19 year-old Californian covers band guitarist Eddie Van Halen discovers the tape of Hackett's excised tap solo in a garbage can in Los Angeles and spends weeks learning to copy it. Van Halen's tapping technique is unveiled at a Frat House party in Van Nuys, Los Angeles on October 13th 1975. The party-goers are appalled and the band is ejected without payment. Van Halen swears revenge and commits himself to tapping, with what effect we now know.4 points
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My Charcoal Sparkle 4H arrived today and...wow! The neck is fantastic and the bass looks and feels great overall. When I first lifted it out of the case I was very (pleasantly) surprised at how light it felt. I've just weighed this in at 8.2lbs, against 9.6lbs for my Classic Ray. 😎4 points
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Next steps Do the electronics, Install strings, Pluck strings, Booooom!!!!!4 points
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These were my two basses for this afternoon's gig - the Fretless being 25 yrs older than the 4HH Special.3 points
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The current mrs discreet's ârse, this morning.3 points
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Double p split pickups look like they mean business!3 points
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Here a black with red stripes one with that Cosmos 1999 bag : And the red one :3 points
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Chas was the pianist in Chas & Dave, but before that he was better known as a bass player in Head Hands & Feet and other bands in the 60s and early 70s3 points
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I usually have the bass volume control on max. IMO a clean sound comes from not pushing your amp and/or cab so that the signal distorts. My regular amp is an AG700 and I usually don't have the volume beyond 10 o'clock on normal gigs and about 12 o'clock for the loudest gigs. I'm running that amp into 2 500 watt 210 cabs. Maintaining "headroom" in your amps and cabs will usually get you the cleanest sound.3 points
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This is an Overwater Custom P/J style bass guitar. Now £1800!!! Specifications - Body - Alder Top - Figured Poplar Neck - Birdseye Maple Fingerboard - Birdseye Maple Scratchplate - Birdseye Maple Headstock - Figured Poplar Electronics - John East Buffer Preamp Circuit Controls - Volume/Blend/Passive Tone Pickups - Soapbar casings containing OW Noiseless Single Coils (A pair of OW Dual Coil Humbuckers are also included) Tuners - Hipshot Bridge - OW Custom Nut - Black Plastic (41mm width) Scale Length - 34" Weight - 9.0lb Finish - Satin Lacquer This bass is in 'as new' condition. Never been gigged, only played by myself in my private, smoke-free home studio. I picked up the bass myself from OW HQ on July 3rd, so I've only had it for 12 weeks (but 6 of those weeks the bass was back at OW HQ having the pickups changed, see below). There are no signs of wear, no dings, no scratches. Cost price new is £3,530. This is a very reluctant sale as unforeseen circumstances have arisen and unfortunately I have no choice but to let it go. This is a lovely bass... it sounds amazing. The Alder body and Jazz pickups combined create an articulate yet warm sound. I'm also including a set of OW Dual Coil Humbuckers so you can see which you prefer. The neck width at the nut is 41mm, in between a P and a J. The neck has a compound radius - so the further you go up the neck, the flatter the fretboard gets, this makes it extremely comfortable to play. It is a medium weight, not super-light but definitely not heavy at all. It is very well balanced on the strap. There is an 'MOB' inlay at the 12th fret, it can mean whatever you want! It was a reverse PJ but I didn’t like the blend. I sent it back to OW and they re-routed it for a soapbar configuration in the traditional J spacing. So I have both sets of pickups available - OW dual coil humbuckers or OW noiseless single coils. Both sets are housed in soapbar casings and both sets come with the bass. An OW/Hiscox hard case is included in the price. It will be shipped inside this, inside another box. Please get in touch about shipping options. Thanks for looking!2 points -
Is it a British thing or are we unable to give a simple thumbs up or a quick thanks to the guys who spend a lot of time and effort to post there hard work of there transcriptions here on BC. For me these transcriptions are a main source for my going forward as a bass player. Not only that several of these guys go the time and trouble of maintaining a website which believe me is no mean effort. To date I see that ChrisDev has had 25,880 views and a mere 201 replies to his post and TKenrick a 10,381 views and a total of 71 messages. There are many other contributors which show the same story. Ron. (I wish I had more feedback, good or bad)2 points
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Mike Lull P Bass in Gold Flake2 points -
I picked this up today and after a bit of research I “think” it’s a Fernandes PJ-45 from the mid to late 80’s. Considering it’s age and the fact that it’s white, it’s actually not in bad shape at all. When I picked it up it was filthy, with a capital “Good God”. After ensuring my tetanus jab was up to date I gave it a thorough clean and actually it’s come up pretty well. There are a few dings and some discolouration, but I’ve seen a lot worse on newer basses. I strung it with a new set of Ernie Ball Super Slinky Nickels and it sounds amazing. The controls appear to be VVT and the body is apparently alder. One thing I didn’t realise until I restrung it was it’s a 32” scale! It’s actually a wee bit cramped for me but very, very easy to play and a lovely weight too (under 8lbs). I don't know too much about Fernandes Guitars other than they’re Japanese and of a decent enough pedigree. The guitarist of the first band I was ever in came back from a US holiday with a Fernandes Sustainer (Sustaniac?) just after the Joshua Tree was released (With Or Without You anyone?) and it was a super bit of kit Anyway, not sure it’s a keeper but it’s a lot of fun and I feel good for having rescued it from the 80’s pointy guitar graveyard and it looks good next to my Charvel 1B.2 points
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IMO they are taking the p*ss getting musicians auditioning for a band and the vocalist can’t be ars*d to attend.2 points
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I've got a squamch pedal somewhere. I think it's become derided though.2 points
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They say a leopard can't change it's spots but I'm sure Phillips would find a way to bodge it and make them a wide neck baritone.2 points
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Ugh! Bargainous!2 points -
Re my last post, the finished article....2 points
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I`ve been playing for 37 years, gigging pretty regularly for about 25 of those years, the main things I`ve learned from this have been don`t be a tw8t to any of the bands/promoters/sound-men/venue staff, but above all, audience members. And don`t play when drunk, the only person that thinks you play better when you`ve had a bevy or two is yourself, everyone else notices it for what it really is, pi88ed and cr8p.2 points
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Figured as a newbie, I should stay online whilst you do this test!2 points
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Like the idea, but I'm rarely on here - so it's unlikely I'll be contributing to any record-breaking number attempt.2 points
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Never made a SE Bash due to other commitments but trying to figure out if I can possibly wangle my way to this one. Looks like it’s going to be really well supported and a very interesting line up.2 points
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"Now & again, not every day, but now & again, when you see them 'all day breakfast' signs, go in & have one."2 points
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Oh, you’re a happy pair aren’t you 🙄2 points
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I’d probably just use a bit of soft open-cell packing foam to stop the board from moving around in the control cavity. Cable ties and blu-tack are other options, but soft foam would just fill the gap between the components and the cavity cover and stop anything from going anywhere with no risk that it’d become detached again, because it was never attached in the first place - just held in place. Hopefully you can get it all sorted out without any drama and get back to enjoying playing it.2 points
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Unfortunately I think you are right, I'd overlooked the fact that there are some titanically stupid people about2 points
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It WAS a squinch and not before time! She's been known to follow-through. Sorry, this probably isn't going the way you intended.2 points
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If all goes well, I'd advise anyone reading this to stand in a doorway or to sit beneath a sturdy table as there is likely to be a significant seismic event when this instrument goes off!2 points
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Thank you kind sir. The specs are quick to do so here goes: Alder body, light colour veneer and a Cocobolo top (with matched headstock) Neck is 3-pc with birdseye maple on the outer bits and plain maple in the centre Rosewood board Pickups are the ACG FB items that are essentailly humbucking in nature Electronics are J East Uni Pre 3-band active passive with variable mids sweep and active/passive tone control I'll do my best to do a review for you all once I've completed the requisite number of running in time hours.2 points
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Played the Royal Oak, Wotton under Edge, as part of the Wotton Blues Festival (The Phil Prowse Blues Band). Arrived at the venue to find five people and my heart sank. All through setting up maybe three more turned up and a couple left. I had that sinking feeling “must be the weather” and “oh well, paid rehearsal”. Ten minutes before showtime the place was rammed and the punters are six feet away, looking at you with that “go on then entertain us” look. We had been booked for 90 minutes but two and a half hours later decided we needed a break and the drummer needed wringing out. He looked decidedly moist! Great audience, great venue. We are a bit of a loose band, very few arranged songs, but we’ve all been doing this long enough to know what to do. The rhythm section disappeared into disco world at one point with the keys playing his best Stevie Wonder. A few tunes later and it’s funk city. No rock, coz we’re rubbish at that, but plenty of swing and unpredictable stuff. Thanks to Basschat Raymundo for coming down, lovely guy nice to meet you, hope you enjoy the rest of the festival. Our favourite dancers 💃🕺showed up. They are a sweet couple; they hold hands all night 😍💏and, boy, can they dance! Looking forward to more bookings at this venue! Different venue tonight, slightly slower songs and perhaps less energetic! After that, our two day mini-tour will be over. There’s a good reason we don’t do back-to-backs, we tend to hurt the day after a gig! Have good Sunday’s, people!2 points
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Jared Dines is quite entertaining, his "things bass players say in the studio" video is a little too well observed 😀2 points
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I sometimes confuse that word with "prolapse". I hope you are well in either case.2 points
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I agree that it looks like a simple fix - but as it is a new bass im not risking it lol (I'm no master luthier) It was a limited edition Bubina/Jatoba Bass and its lefty so getting a replacement maybe tricky. All I'd like from them is a quick fix... Fingers crossed P.s Contact them via email so waiting for a response but will take it to the store next weekend just to be proactive2 points
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It’s happening all over the country. It’s sad, but the thing is to keep them going we need to support them by going to watch gigs.2 points
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Saturday night, I was up north visiting my daughter at Uni, so depped out the gig. (the gig was in response to a shout out on Absolute Radio for a couple whose wedding band had baled out on them).Any way I eventually fetched up in Leighton Buzzard (Home turf) and went on a band exploration and went to the Wheaty and had a look at Sidewinder (good, honest, solid rock - great sound and good playing)... was heading home when I noticed a band playing at the Red Lion - the 'Junkyard Dogs' As always, I went up and had a natter with the band and had the pleasure of meeting 'Happy Jack' and 'Blue Jay' of Basschat.2 points
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I think that depends on what you're looking for. In north London there are more progressive metal bands. In south east there's more covers bands. Shall we exchange houses?2 points
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Buying a nearly 50 year old Martin is never going to be hassle free, suck it up, go to a decent luthier, new saddle and a decent setup, you'll have yourself a superb guitar!2 points
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RIP indeed. Great player.2 points
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ok, I'm sorted2 points
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[FULL edit!] I was going to ask whether you were coming t'Bash this coming weekend, but spotted these are carpet covered. I have a cat, so no good for me. Have a bumpski.1 point
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Just bought a TC Spectracomp from Peter. Turns out he only lives a few minutes away so he dropped the pedal off himself within minutes of payment being made. Nice chap - deal with confidence.1 point
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Matt bought my spectracomp today. That has got to be the fastest basschat deal ever as after he paid and sent me his address, it turned out he was just down the road so I popped round and delivered it. We had a nice chat for a while too. Deal with confidence. Many thanks.1 point
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Very nice!1 point
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Bugger. Quite frankly a gentleman and a scholar. Love a bit of C&D. The bassline to “Rabbit” is ridiculous, AND Dave played and sang it at the same time. Musicians of that level remain a mystery to me. No way they’d be as famous as they are in this day and age, but I’d politely invite anyone who refers to them as a ‘novelty act’ to Foxtrot Oscar. Bit miffed I never got to see them live.1 point
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I started work a couple of weeks ago, and have taken some pics so I'll start a build thread soon 😀1 point
