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  1. bassace
    I’ve used UPS a lot, know the driver like an old friend. Then a couple of weeks ago the Mrs wanted to ship some stuff and I recommended UPS. No one came.Went via ParcelForcetwo days later. UPS tantric sex: you stay in all day, no one comes.
    8 points
  2. Happy Jack
    7 points
  3. Dad3353
    The trick about writing good lyrics Is to just use your sense of empirics When you come to use 'Orange' You'll just have to write 'Sporange' You'll have everyone in hysterics.
    3 points
  4. NickD
    'Just pick phrases you like from other peoples songs and stick them together without a thought for logic, grammar or copyright.' (Noel Gallagher, 1994 - Probably)
    3 points
  5. MacDaddy
    fixed.
    3 points
  6. Beedster
    Now that's worth repairing
    3 points
  7. mhoss32
    I know, i was lucky to get a piece that nice! although hopefully enough of that lovely figure will show through the inlays. the thinking is that the dark "cloud" pieces are supposed to look like the breaks in the clouds during a thunderstorm, so the ziricote is as much a part of the overall scene as the pearly bits. sort of like how lightning illuminates the clouds as it passes through: whether or not it works out that way remains to be seen... okay so exciting times are coming... THE INLAYS ARE CARVED OUT!..... but not in yet. most of the rest went fairly smoothly... again apart from those bits of lightning. next time i do an inlay... no lightning. annoyingly, by the time id finished doing all the waves, i'd got fairly good at it. no doubt by the time i come to do the next bass i will have forgotten all of this. for any of you interested what a fretboard looks like before the inlays actually get glued in, and what inalys look like not in the fretboard: you can probably see to the far left of the first picture a little black square in the first wave, turns out i went a tiny bit too deep there, so thats a little square of ebony veneer that covers up my mistake. in the end, i separated the large cloud pieces either side of the lightning and did them separately, it was just easier that way to get it to all line up nicely. you can probably also see on that picture the two bottles of CA glue poised and ready... well that picture was taken pretty late, and the missus told me to tidy the kitchen and go to bed. so you'll have to wait for the big reveal once theyre all glued in. you can also see on the second picture the headstock with the tuner holes plugged and the sides cut off. im going to glue some new maple wings on tomorrow to accomodate the new headstock design. for now... heres the fretboard with the inalys just laid in place: they all lie within a couple of tenths from flush, so they should all look very nice glued in and sanded back. the only real concern is the black MOP clouds... black mother of pearl isn't the most consistent, and so sanding back even a few tenths of a mm can really change the shades that show through. im hoping this won't be a big issue, but i really like the clouds nice and dark so hopefully they don't lighten up too much once sanded and polished.
    3 points
  8. Paul S
    I would imagine there is no empirical answer to this as everyone is going to have a different left hand. For me, finding my optimum neck was simply as case of play as many basses as you can, usually bought and sold on at a huge loss, until you discover what it is about the bass neck you like. It could be the cross section as you have illustrated. It could be the width of the neck at the nut. It could be how close together the strings are. All in conjunction with how far apart the strings are at the bridge. But I found I had to live with a bass for some time before making a firm decision on it - just trying one in a shop didn't help. For years I was convinced I preferred narrow necked basses and anything more than 40mm at the nut was a struggle. Then necessity forced me to play 5 string basses - much wider than 40mm - and discovered that the width of the neck had nothing to do with it, string spacing was the key factor. It just so happened that narrow necks had tight string spacing. So I can happily play my 5er with a 45mm wide neck but still struggle with a 43mm wide 4 string P bass. Actually struggle is the wrong word - just feels less comfortable.
    3 points
  9. sshorepunk
    Fender custom shop 1964 relic
    2 points
  10. WishIcouldplay
    Sold.....Price reduced to £1900 Fore sale is my wonderful Ampeg B15N from the early/mid 1960's. I am sure the experts out there will know the exact year. It took me many years to find one of these in such complete condition but alas some recent interactions with the NHS mean that it is light weight equipment only for me. As you will know the head is a flip top and turns around into the speaker cabinet. It comes complete with the "Dolly" i.e. the bit with the wheels on it which can be removed. It also has the tilt back bars can be seen. The name plate lights up and so as well as sounding fantastic it looks great as well. I have fitted a new handle which is a direct Amp replacement. I am located in Bishops Stortford and I am only interested in a cash deal.
    2 points
  11. scrumpymike
    Finished in Vintage White, this custom short scale (30") bass comes with chambered alder body, hard-rock maple neck, Indian rosewood fret-board (40mm at nut, 0 + 22 frets), Hipshot lightweight tuners and cast-alu bridge, Haeussel P-JJ pick-ups with 3-pos selector and mini switch for humbucker (series/single-coil/parallel), Delano 2-band active electronics with volume/active-passive, bass & treble (treble acts as tone switch in passive mode). Very easy to play and wear - weighs just over 3kgs and balances perfectly. Offered in as-new condition with negligible wear - GHS Brite Flats currently fitted. Price includes Maru' padded gig-bag but excludes delivery. I'll post more pic's but wanted to get this up ASAP as I've got my eye on something else🙂 http://
    2 points
  12. Jaime Tortosa
    I will continue uploading this kind of videos, so keep in tune. Please SHARE the video, it helps a lot. SUBSCRIBE to help to widen the love for bass guitar, and also to encourage me to make more content.
    2 points
  13. wateroftyne
    Jack wins on avatar alone.
    2 points
  14. lowdown
    Oh dear, look how the simple things in lyric writing have changed. Once upon a time, you just needed to wake up in the morning.
    2 points
  15. Happy Jack
    Doesn't matter whether you're a novelist or a songwriter, you always start with vaguely autobiographical stuff. This is a bit like singing and playing bass at the same time. Get the bassline sorted first, then worry about singing. Write about what you know until you're comfortable with writing. Once you're happy with the writing bit, engage your imagination and make things up.
    2 points
  16. TheGreek
    DPD deliver Shalla's food - they email me to tell me when it's due and who the driver is. Last week there was a problem with their system so delivery was "cancelled" - rescheduled for the following say - only to arrive two hours later. They went the extra mile despite tech problems...thinking about it now, I should have added something to the "Daily awesomeness" thread but was busy photographing an amp which I'd sold...old age...I forgot.
    2 points
  17. fretmeister
    Only your hands can do this. No body else can. All you can do is play as many as you can and see what feels comfy and doesn't get in the way of how you play. I play 5 strings mostly. I know that a 48mm nut is too wide for me, and that rules out a lot of instruments. 44.5mm is a narrow 5 like on a Stingray 5 and I like that a lot. The feel of my 45mm nut bass is hugely different to my Ray even though there is only 0.5m difference. The neck profile is very different and the bridge spacing is larger meaning the strings splay out more as I play up the neck. The Ray is quite chunky in the hand and the Marleaux is much thinner, front to back. If the Marleaux was as chunky as the Ray I don't think I would like it - but it's slim and easy to play, just in a different way to the Stingray. Get to a good shop and try as much as you can!
    2 points
  18. la bam
    The EVO IV head is fantastic. Just take time to work out what each slider does and itll be fantastic. People seem to love them with Barefaced cabs. However, having owned a SC g3 - and i loved it, if i was to buy again I would be a super twin - especially if you are after the sounds you previously had from a 4x10 & 1x15 cab set up. Replacing it with a single 12 falls short when loud. Choice of cab for me now is a markbass 610 for big gigs, and i picked up an ashdown RM212 (2x12) for ridiculously cheap money for smaller gigs. The 212 is pretty heavy for what it is though - seems heavier than an Ashdown compact 210.
    2 points
  19. Marvin
    I prefer the original recordings. The remixes and remasters make the songs sound like they were recorded now, so for me they lose a bit of character.
    2 points
  20. mikel
    Big Beatles fan and I have no interest in re mixes. The original recording of almost any music is a snapshot of a moment in time, an era. I have no problem with the original recordings of any of the Beatles albums. The ones recorded in Mono still sound better in Mono than the faux stereo versions.
    2 points
  21. project_c
    In my experience the science has little to do with what feels right. I have relatively small hands but I find the wide flat neck on my 83 P the most naturally comfortable to play. I do usually end up playing a thin jazz neck though just because it’s hard to play fast stuff on the P, but I never feel ‘at home’ on a J neck as much as on the P. I don’t actually think there’s much science behind it, it’s just about feel. Gut feeling will probably be your best guide, just go back and play them a few times if you’re unsure.
    2 points
  22. Happy Jack
    How bizarre - I just listened to them both and reached exactly the opposite conclusion! On the Woolley version, that guitar sound and the signature lick he plays at the end of each phrase are totally late 70s ... that sound and that lick were everywhere in the music of the time, and to me that version sounds really dated. On t'other hand, the Buggles version was uber-modern in 1979 partly because there was no guitar at all, and it still sounds strong today.
    2 points
  23. ambient
    I’m personally of the opinion that we're too reliant on cars. What London is doing is ultimately good, Birmingham are introducing charging in the near future too. I’d rather not breath air that’s polluted by car and lorry exhaust fumes. If you play in a band and absolutely need to drive to a gig to carry your equipment then car share, organise amongst yourselves so you’re travelling in the minimum number of vehicles. I’m no doubt going to get a lot of dislikes for this, but we simply can’t carry on as we are, gridlocked roads and pollution, it’s unsustainable.
    2 points
  24. Hellzero
    Thinning down the herd, so selling the basses I don't use, especially non 6 strings basses. FOR SALE OR (PARTIAL) TRADE BASED ON THE NEW RETAIL PRICE ($9000 USD) : Superb looking, playing and sounding 33" JP BASSES Plume Redwood 5 with high grade woods. A bass in the league of Fodera and the likes. A real high end rare and collectable bass as Jean-Philippe FERREIRA (owner of JP BASSES) sold the rights to Pete SKJOLD who named these the Denoncourt series (see link below). The specifications : Body : chambered 2 pieces high grade highly flamed maple Top and back : 2 pieces exhibition grade holographic curly redwood with 2 veneers of ebony Neck : 3 pieces bolt-on high grade padauk and ebony center with 2 veneers of maple with patented high grade Macassar ebony tone transmission heel plate and matched top heel exhibition grade holographic curly redwood Fretboard : thick flat radius high grade Macassar ebony with side dots only Headstock : angled with matched exhibition grade holographic curly redwood and JP inlay Tuners : 2 + 3 Gotoh Res-O-Lite 350 Frets : 25 in stainless steel (24 + zero fret) Truss rod : 1 fully working Bridge : ETS Transmission Bridge Pickups : 2 JP BASSES/Kent Armstrong fitted in epoxy adjustable ramp Preamp : Audere 3ZB1 2 bands with volume, Dingwall rotary switch for the pickups selection (bridge, series, parallel, neck), bass, treble with the 3 ways Z switch plus internal gain and capacitance trimmers (left row only working because of the Dingwall rotary switch) without forgetting the LED battery status. This preamp can be converted into a 4 bands by simply soldering 2 more 100 K Ohms pots. So as it is right now, you have 12 totally different sounds from deep bass to crystal clear tone !!! Strings spacing at bridge : 18,5 mm (adjustable) Strings spacing at the zero fret (high grade Macassar ebony nut) : 9,5 mm Action at 12th fret : from 1,5 mm under the G to 2 mm under the B Scale : 33 inches Finish : oiled Hardware : black (comes with new Harley Benton Strap Security Locks) Weight : 4,6 kilos (perfectly balanced) Case : non original unbranded hard case Year : 2005 (one of the last ever made by JP BASSES) Strings : D'Addario Nickel EXL 170-5 (45-130) Todays price for a similar bass with all the options by SKJOLD (download the price list and you'll be amazed) : at least $9000 USD or around £7000 GBP ! The bass has been fully set up and everything checked. Non smoking environment, as usual. Asking price is £2250 GBP (around one third of a newly made by SKJOLD and half the price in 2005 when it was made by JP BASSES), which is a steal for such a rare bass, but I want it to find a good home as I only play 6 strings basses and mainly fretless. Links : http://www.skjolddesign.com/basses http://www.skjolddesign.com/images/pdf/Pricing2014.pdf https://www.ets-hardware.com/transmission.php?pic=2 http://www.audereengineering.com/3ZB.htm Look at the pictures to see the real condition (under different lights to try to capture the real beauty of the woods), which show some wear, a few little knocks, some belt scratches at the back and two wood pieces at the rear of the neck where there were two knots (instead of glue mixed with wood dust)... I've pictured everything as usual, but if you want more pictures, just ask.
    1 point
  25. Pea Turgh
    I’m thinking I have enough now, maybe even one too many for now. I’ll never be shot of the JV. It’s perfect! The black bitsa needs some tweaks but I feel will be a great player once the nut is done. My new headless is so comfortable to play, and is conveniently small and light! Th lovely blue HB originally done by @yorks5stringer is possibly going to be on the bench a bit more these days. Hmm. Could put a Stingray pickup in and make it a bit uniquerer?
    1 point
  26. MacDaddy
    if the cat can sit on the mat on the floor by the door then the hinge can be orange
    1 point
  27. Funkfingers
    Fender AVRI '75 stock single coils. I cannot say for definite how much of what I like is due to the specs of these pickups and how much is due to the bridge/Treble pickup being in the CBS "wrong" position? The Bartolini 9JS/L pair is nice - assuming that you like the Bartolini approach to bass guitar sounds.
    1 point
  28. EliasMooseblaster
    Also bear in mind that you don't have to share your early drafts with anyone. Be prepared to prune, revamp and redraft, ideally in a highly flammable notebook. And if you're ever feeling self-conscious about your lyrics, put a Human League record on and reassure yourself that some people really do get away with any old Jackson Pollocks.
    1 point
  29. EliasMooseblaster
    Obviously the cab's voicing will have an effect on the overall sound, but I don't think it will prevent you from getting a warm, valvey tone. Most of the colouring of your tone will come from the amp itself; the cab will just emphasise certain aspects of that. I've been running my Ashdown into a similarly well-voiced, modern cab (a Berg 2x12), and it's certainly done no harm to the tone - if anything it's helped it to carry further!
    1 point
  30. BassApprentice
    I would have loved that Fretless 5er!! Should really keep a closer eye on eBay....
    1 point
  31. thebassist
    It looks brand new. Amazing! And I love that it fits in a guitar case too!
    1 point
  32. mojoman
    I bought an American Vintage 74 Fender Jazz bass from Sean last week - the whole transaction was very easy, communication was great and the instrument was in super condition. I have no hesitance in recommending Sean as a seller
    1 point
  33. ForestPoetry
    I've owned both the Ibby and LTD. Don't bother with the LTD. It looks pretty, but felt cheap and the electronics were hugely underwhelming. As someone on here said before it was like they took a bass and stuck a guitar pre-amp in it. Having to turn the bass EQ knob all the way up to make it actually sound like a bass should be a deal breaker for anyone. Also the "rawwwk" headstock is cringe, and I say this as an avid extreme metal fan of going on two decades. The Portamento? Beautiful instrument. I sold it as I fell out of love with the tone (tend to prefer the simplicity of passive these days and the Barts are great but I did go off them), but it played like an absolutely dream. Very good B string and the piezo is very convincing and organic sounding. I used it (just piezo) on a track on my old band's album and they were all wowed by the sound. I then re-recorded every other fretless part on the record originally done with a Hohner Jazz because I loved the Ibanez so much. I quite miss it actually!
    1 point
  34. dmccombe7
    And a few Rush covers of course.
    1 point
  35. DiceSociety
    Yep, agree, definitely avoid if possible. I've had 3 occassions where I have stayed in to receive parcels delivered by UPS for them not to turn up, resulting in me having to go to the depot to pick up personally. On all occassions theyve claimed they rang the bell but I wasn't in. Couldn't be bothered trying to deliver in other words...
    1 point
  36. Marc S
    Wow! That really is a great price for a Limelight! Fabulous basses, they really are. I like the colour of this one too If I needed another P bass, I'd definitely be wanting this one The bridge is a simple enough fix (I had a problem with 2 of the height adjustment screws on mine - I emailed Mark and he sent me a few replacements) GLWTS - but at that price, I'm sure it won't be around long
    1 point
  37. skankdelvar
    ^ I am very much enjoying your posts ^ Nice work, Sir
    1 point
  38. josie
    Not a Beatles fan and can't really compare, but the whole thing does sound very crisp and clear. It's good to be able to hear the detail in the bassline. Ironically this was the song that most inspired me to play a fretless bass! I was in a regular duo with a rhythm guitar player - great voice, slightly flat guitar - and got a silvery shimmery sound playing slide on a fretless with flats that worked perfectly. If I had tried to play anything like the original bassline on my bass the combination would not have worked.
    1 point
  39. Marvin
    The main niggles with the 1st generation were the tuners and battery compartments. The plastic battery compartments are very tightly fitted and the lids are prone to snap it seems. I must admit, whenever I've opened the ones on my V7 I've always been extra careful. Also the wire inside is very short and it's a real PITA replacing batteries. Although then new battery cover maybe not liked by all, it's probably an improvement. As for the tuners, I've never had a problem with mine, but know others have. Whether that's been rectified, who knows. The neck on the 1st generation was the killer thing for me about the V7 so the changes don't really do a lot. I like the 7.25in radius and gloss finish, so the new ones aren't that appealing. That said, I still maintain Sire are miles ahead of Mexican made Fenders.
    1 point
  40. paul_c2
    Having looked at the details, the way they cheated was to have the computer sense a certain set of conditions which corresponded with the test cycle, and configure the engine to produce low emissions for that short time - at other times it emitted far higher emissions. Since that is disallowed in the regulations, its definitely a cheat. I think there's enough factual evidence out there to prove this alone. To cement the situation, VW themselves admitted to it (eventually) and the USA regulator, amongst many others, took action against them. Those two things on their own are not insignificant events in themselves.
    1 point
  41. drTStingray
    Interesting - I was a massive music fan back in the 70s and had also never heard of Terry Reid either - great singer and like seemingly a few other people, seems to have been a potential Led Zeppelin member before their line up was finalised. Reid was managed by Micky Most back in the 70s (about as frightful in the 70s as Simon Cowell is today) who seemingly steered him down a ballad style rather than rock. Somehow can't see him in the same vein as Peters and Lee, Davids Soul or Cassidy, or Julio Iglesias (with apologies for any duff spelling)
    1 point
  42. Muppet
    The configuration is very MM like, although the selector positions 2 and 4 are the opposite of what you'd find on a Musicman. The offset body is less pronounced and smaller overall than the Jazz bass. The pickups are very growly indeed although the neck pickup soloed does a great precision sound. The best thing though is the neck. It's incredibly comfortable as it's a different shape at different points, as is the fretboard radius. Terrible shame that they stopped making them but I guess the Fender buying public weren't ready for humbuckers........... sorry to hijack the sale thread.
    1 point
  43. discreet
    Don't know where I was or what I was doing when these came out, but I like it! Something very MM Sabre about it.
    1 point
  44. skankdelvar
    Just checked and it failed. This is a good thing because it gives me another compelling justification not to go up to London when the Missus starts banging on about art galleries and Peter Jones in Sloane Square. Thank you, Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London - you may have f**ked up tens of thousands of people but you have immeasurably enrichened my life.
    1 point
  45. Teebs
    Thats okay, I'm happy to have TheGreeks' loaner instrument Fabulous instruments, by the way!
    1 point
  46. Dood
    Yes apologies! My day has been a busy one away from my computer mostly. Ok, if you are all sitting comfortably, then I will begin. But first, a quick recap. UPS Customer Services up until this point had taken 8 days to do what essentially feels like "not much". At the 11th hour, the UK CEO stepped in after a lengthy communication from the shop supplying the bass. And...... can you chuffing believe it, FOUND THE BASS in what seemed like 30 minutes flat! Yes, it took having to track down the UK CEO to put this debacle straight. Needless to say, the box (condition unknown at the time) was sent straight back to the shop in question to be inspected. I had a long, long conversation with them about how I was feeling and then FINALLY yesterday said box of joy was despatched out to me:
    1 point
  47. dyerseve
    Lucky for me it's a bit of a minger 😆
    1 point
  48. dadagoboi
    Belle du Jour Allparts second swamp ash body, Fneder CIJ P neck, DiMarzios, BadAss. Iced Blonde wash, satin nitro top coat.
    1 point
  49. Marius
    I asked Mark to do a side mounted jack for my PJ as it is in your blue PJ, but somehow he forgot this and my PJ came with the jack and the three knobs on the pickguard - we found a good agreement to solve this issue. Right now I have a BassXX 2 band preamp in the bass, so it has two stacked knobs. I really like "activating" old-style basses, so I asked Mark for an addiational routing for the 9V battery.
    1 point
  50. pete.young
    Especially the Sting bit.
    1 point
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