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  1. One of my favourites is ..."You're The One That I Want"...from Grease.
    6 points
  2. Well, here is the latest family photo. Don't hate me for buying them all... but I think I have a problem... 😉 Top Left to Right TT4 Creme - Masterpiece TM2 Orange - HCA Panther - Bocote Top & H/Stock Bottom Left to Right UMBO Red - HCA 48 Red - HCA Grand Dark San Remo Blue 😀
    5 points
  3. I have never gigged this lovely cab, and sadly never gig anymore so it needs to go. Not a mark on it so in mint condition, comes with the silver cloth front and a Barefaced cover. New this would be £739 so I feel £500 is a good price Collection from North London (N8) Thanks for looking
    4 points
  4. Guess most of you have seen this, but it's interesting if you haven't
    4 points
  5. That’s funny - someone took the graphite thing a bit too literally! Leave it as it is - it’s a great conversation piece!
    4 points
  6. Forgive me Basschat, for I have sinned. On my way home with a matte black BB735a from Wunjo 😬 😈
    3 points
  7. Artists would often record different versions of the same song, sometimes with different arrangements, sometimes with different musicians. I'm not overly familiar with Jameson's or Kaye's history, but it's quite probable that each would have been called in for different takes/versions of the same song. As time goes by, for some songs, even for the featured artist and producer, knowing exactly whose bass part ended up on the released version would be nigh on impossible to ascertain.
    3 points
  8. My latest offering to the pedal gods...
    3 points
  9. I think the binding is going to work well. Once the fingerboard has been scraped and finished and the binding corner rounded off, it should look pretty integral and - more to the point - it should work well from a playing perspective. I think this may well become my preferred method: Next task will be to cut the pickup chambers but that will probably be at the weekend earliest
    3 points
  10. Color sample time. Gold over pick guard material scrap, both black and white. I use Didspade pigments. Very economical and available in small quantities. Satin gold pearl powder in clear acrylic lacquer. Pearl gray primer/ surfacer is the way to go.Touch up gun for samples. Matching headstock on this one.
    3 points
  11. Blah blah blah weight blah tone blah blah. Get a grip everyone. Matching black headstock trumps everything.
    3 points
  12. For sale Warwick Corvette FNA Jazzman made in Germany in mint condition Very versatile bass This bass is really light 4,1kg No trade 
    2 points
  13. So the most important head is the only one you can't change? Though filling it with oil seems strangely attractive 🙂
    2 points
  14. How would it defeat the point? You have an accelerator on your car... you decide how far to push it down. I also don't need to know how much 'power' I'm putting into a cab, it is irrelevant. I turn up the volume, it complains, I turn it down... I've ran a 200 watt cab with a 2000 watt power amp and never once had a problem; because I used the gain/volume controls. Not trying to be awkward but folks are seriously wrapped up in the numbers and seem to forget that the obvious deciding factor in all of this is 'human' and you are in control. Just to throw this in the mix; my present set-up is a 750 watt amp which I use with a 2x10 cab (or two) and have done for some years, I recently trialled a 100 watt amp with the same cab(s) and I managed to continue gigging without killing any piece of equipment or ANY detriment in tone that the audience heard (no trickery with PA back-up).
    2 points
  15. Whoah! That’s a WHOPPER!! Look at how big it is compared to that house.. Is it 34 foot scale?!
    2 points
  16. Why is no one discussing that blue LED? Very subtle - less is more.
    2 points
  17. Father, forgive me for I have sinned. I didst count the strings to four and all was good. And then I didst count yet another string. Five was the number of strings and the number of the strings was five. And yea, did I allow myself to yet pluck the string and the sound was good. I turned aside from the path of righteousness and found within myself that I did yet make music that was pleasing to the Lord God of Bass with sinful lack of effort, and the music didst exceed that which I could yet play when the number of strings was but four. And Lo! The band of disciples - for always shalt the other players of strings follow the Lord God of Bass - did say that it was good and did promise to wreak a plague of locusts upon my soul should I worship at the Temple with but four strings. They spake in tongues and didst proclaim 'thou now hast a decent instrument and we do dig thy grooves, man'.
    2 points
  18. That looks great! Can you do one in roasted flamed maple?!? Mmm, roasted maple...
    2 points
  19. I stick to the Holy Scripture, as outlined below: A Reading from the Book of Bass, Chapter 4, Verses 16 to 20: 'First enter thou the purveyors of the Holy Bass. Then thou must count the strings to four. Four shall be the number of the counting and the number of the counting shall be four. Five shalt thou not count, neither shalt thou count three, excepting that thou then proceedeth to four. Six is right out.' 🙂
    2 points
  20. The Christmas gig offer was lovely “Trav, I need a bass player for a high profile gig in Manchester - I don’t want anyone else, but I appreciate you’re on a break. Would you consider it?” Suppose it’s nice to be wanted 🤔😂
    2 points
  21. We'll you should see my new Kramer Forum IV !!! .... Purple/Pink animal print body wrap, Spector pickups, Kent Armstrong 2 band active, not sure if that’s original but sounds beefy ... Mr Leopard will be very happy \m/
    2 points
  22. I bought on of these v for a project Aria Pro II Magna: https://www.amazon.co.uk/MADE-JAPAN-High-Quality-Brass/dp/B00IC9QW1C/ref=sr_1_15?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1542014383&sr=1-15&keywords=bass+nut+brass Seems to be good quality & works a treat. Was posted from Japan & arrived fairly quickly. I'd replace the nut, add new strings & then set-up. If you've still got dead spots, maybe look at tweaking the truss-rod (if you think it needs it), adjust the bridge. If all else fails, get a quote for a luthier set-up. Good luck!
    2 points
  23. If you wear a glove to pluck, why not sew a pup into the palm - then you can learn to move up and down the neck to always be on the 'sweet spot', and subtle shifts in intensity will be possible too. Shouldn't be too difficult to master.
    2 points
  24. 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.
    1 point
  25. Selling my szegedi hangszergyar double bass from 1965. Solid top with no cracks, laminate back and sides. Comes with case, stand and Dtar pickup £900. Collection from Southampton
    1 point
  26. Since I made the move to fives I have had a blast and totally got my head around it. I have just picked up a nice 4 in a trade and have enjoyed setting it up and playing it. I was concerned that going back and playing 4's might play with my head and muscle memory? How do you guys find swapping between the two types of bass?
    1 point
  27. Hahahahahahahahahahaha. I have actually heard it done, but it is the exception rather than the rule. If your drummer can then never let that drummer go.
    1 point
  28. You hear in a logarithmic way, so the volume should be logarithmic. The tone for being usable all the way should be linear. Audio for a pot doesn't mean anything and beware of the letters A or B as they are quite often mismatched.
    1 point
  29. Understandable, Dave! I really ought to get it out and advertise it. I put a few straps I no longer use on here yesterday and the first sold in about half an hour, most of the rest went overnight. The Smooth Hound is a great bit of kit, but I simply found myself not using it at gigs, and for the last few months it hasn't even been in my kit bag, doit might as well go. If you are a little less lazy than me, then I am sure you'll be very happy with that Christmas present
    1 point
  30. Two pots, one pickup ? That reminds me of something....what was it now.... Anyhow, I don't see why you couldn't wire up something suitable - just need to split the usual connection between the volume and tone and wire in a switch there.
    1 point
  31. The finish on the body is in better shape than on my Blueshift so I gave a thought on bidding. £50 inc shipping and still 6 days to go ?? Think i'll go the sandpaper/tung oil road instead 😃 @Bassassin You're right. Schaller bridge and machineheads were stock on these.
    1 point
  32. Just sold a Peavey MiniMAX to Dan in what was a very straightforward and easy transaction. As said above - Dan's a pleasure to deal with from start to finish so deal with him in absolute confidence Folks... Thanks Dan - hope you enjoy the amp! 😊 Nik
    1 point
  33. Nice looking bass Andy, snapped it up in double quick time too! 👍🏻
    1 point
  34. These were mine about 3/4 years ago. I was playing 5’s all the time and then I stopped needing the B. I’ve been looking for (and failing to find) a red Japanese BB300 Which was the Bass I started with - I did say to myself that I wanted an orange 414 if I couldn’t find an old Japanese one...and wouldn’t you know it - one will be with me shortly from these very pages. I will be having a Pickguard made like a 414x but will be double sided taping it in place (for now) I always preferred the 415 to the 425, no idea why...
    1 point
  35. What some folk have done, to do this, is get a cheap bass and rout out the body for almost the whole of the space under the strings. You can then move the pups anywhere and find what you like. ( @Dad3353, already knows this, but it's useful to quote it so you know what I'm on about)
    1 point
  36. Sorry to say it, but I’d keep the pf500 so you have enough oomph to drive the One10 (300w @8ohm, and the cab can probably take them).
    1 point
  37. One that's inexplicably stuck with me was an American comedian with coyote glove puppets that did a turn on, I think, a Ben Elton hosted show back in the 80s ... "Woke up this morning, My woman was dead Reindeer came down the chimney, And stood on her head." Could always try doing a Jon Anderson. Use words that fit the rhythm of the song - use them for the sound they make rather than have them making any sense at all. That way people think you're being all mystical, and search for hidden meanings in the nonsense. "I've seen all good people turn their heads each day, so satisfied I'm on my way."
    1 point
  38. Secure yourself a place in the hotseat by allowing the temptation of BEADGC to confirm your reservation!
    1 point
  39. Final version of the Bad MuthaBoard Now includes a Future Impact and a system of vital organs
    1 point
  40. International... Also, top tip, Canadian shouty man is funny and has good recording tips...
    1 point
  41. Crap gear was crap in the 60s. Great gear was great. The vintage guitar market is a massively inflated bubble driven by greed, ignorance and an exaggeration of the relative scarcity of certain items. Older doesn’t mean better, but some old guitars are wonderful.
    1 point
  42. Looks like a reverse body to me.
    1 point
  43. Thanks. I've taken a couple of other pics to try to show the difference in the 'roundness' of the contouring between the two.
    1 point
  44. Heard good things about these too. That bridge is a feat of engineering!... GLWTS
    1 point
  45. Put his bass amp out front. He doesn't need to hear it, unlike you who uses your amp as a monitor. If he insists on having it near him, therefore interfering with your bass sound, then he's obviously a tosser.
    1 point
  46. Don't put it in your gig bag. When I use it, I carry mine separately. After a couple of very near misses, these days I just put the bass in the gig bag when it's not being played. Safer that way.
    1 point
  47. Forgot to post the result of the new red Mk2. And it has joined its siblings in the stable.
    1 point
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