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  1. For best effect, (1) play the whole song, (2) play it loud, (3) try to keep a straight face. And yes, this is the actual single as released in 1961, unaltered.
    8 points
  2. So Mike received the pickups from me (finally, haha!) and has finished the work routing them. He’s done a quick mock-up with the bridge and controls in place to check how it all fits... pretty perfect methinks 😎
    6 points
  3. I'm selling my Sandberg hardcore aged Masterpiece bass. The bass is in good condition (except for the dings and dongs ;-)). Comes with original Sandberg bag, strap (never used), 2nd (also aged) pickguard in black and tools. Due to the thermo and vibration treatment the bass feels and sounds like an old, well played bass. The response is great. No deadspots. Great punchy JB sound. Low action is possible. body is alder neck/fingerboard is maple passiv electronics, vol./pu blend/tone pickups are Sandberg the frets are like new Waiting is more than a year for a Masterpiece
    4 points
  4. I was playing with some of the Amp and cab models today through headphones. ALL of the amp/cabs were pretty unusable even after tweaking IMHO. However... Stick a 800 Hz Crossover split before the amp to bypass the lows (only mids/highs through the amp/speaker) light compression on the lows, then mix the signals..... SOUNDED. SO. FREAKIN. AMAZING. Ill post the patch on the tips/tricks thread incase anybody's interested
    4 points
  5. First rehearsal tonight. Bloody hell... A drummer with feel, dynamics and timing. Led the band as opposed to chasing someone else... Great guitar player. Think I’ll have to practice more...obviously not match fit at all. and the singer who I’ve worked with before. Easy playing, lots of interplay and fun. as a point though “I need more love” by Robert randolph is great way to get blood blisters...
    4 points
  6. Took delivery this afternoon of my third Ibanez six string bass in the last 3 months or so. One is up for sale, so I hope to stick to just the two! Newbie is an SR 1206, premium range, and is seen here between my SR506 (standard range) and SR1006 (prestige range, and now for sale). Played the 1206 for a couple of hours this afternoon and it felt very much like the 506 which I played this morning. I was planning to change the rounds it came with for a set of LaBella flats, but after playing it, I'm not so sure now. I'll try it though one of my 'proper' amps tomorrow instead of the little combo I normally use at home. Once the 1006 has sold, I'll be putting East pre amps in both of the others. Obligatory pics below, sorry about the quality, it was getting dark by the time I thought of putting the bass down and taking the pics!
    3 points
  7. That opening note of the solo is just fantastic. As is the little reprise at the end.
    3 points
  8. I bet the 'Paramedic mid-range' really does come to your aid!!
    3 points
  9. The Trammps....Hold Back the Night
    3 points
  10. I live in Scotland... we don't have cultural appropriation. We just play music we like. Sometimes it comes easily, sometimes there's some effort involved. Sometimes it's a disaster 😂
    3 points
  11. A Helix Stomp is worth a look too. If you want a crossover split, lows to a compressor, highs to a Darkglass B7K or a guitar amp, then either mix into a single output or keep the channels separate, it can do it all in one box.
    3 points
  12. SOLD Selling my Ibanez SR1006, one of their Prestige models, through neck, quality hardware, etc. I've owned this less than 2 1/2 months, but have just bought another 6 string and two of them are enough for me. The previous owner of this bass replaced the Ibanez pre-amp with a John East Uni Retro, which is a significant improvement, the parametric mid-range in particular is very useful. So useful, in fact, that when this sells, it will fund a couple of East pre amps for my two remaining sixers! I'm selling it because I play long gigs with the Grateful Dead tribute I'm in, and since my motorcycle accident three years ago, I am unable to support the weight comfortably for long. It weighs 10lb 7oz, which isn't too bad. Sounds magnificent sitting down, but we don't really do that sort of gig. I'll be sad to see it go, as it is a great bass to play, and the sound quality is wonderful, but if I can play standing up, then I'm afraid it's of no use to me. I don't have a case for this bass, but it fits into a standard Hiscox case (the one I use for my standard Precision). I live in West Oxfordshire, and the bass can be viewed, played, and collected from me there. I have decent bass amps and cabs so you can try it out properly (within reason, I do have neighbours!). I will be in the Wirral the 15th/16th December, and in South Devon on the weekend of 12th/13th January if you would rather have it delivered. And here I am playing it at the only gig I've played it at:
    2 points
  13. Some people get on with things, and some people don't. Hardly worth getting worked up about.
    2 points
  14. I suspect the issue here is that typically, on any digital multi FX, the presets are never great. And especially with a product like Helix where there is so much tweakability, testing it in a shop is really not the best environment to get the best out of it. It can take a bit of leisurely time to learn the ins and outs of what’s possible within the UI and get creative with routing and tweaking to get something truly stellar (as @GisserD has discovered) but “stellar” is totally within the realms of what Helix is capable of. Anyway, you’ve obviously already made your mind up on the matter so who am I to try and convince you otherwise
    2 points
  15. *SOLD* Squier Deluxe Active Jazz IV Yes, I'll get flak for this no doubt! And you'll understand why when you read my recent review of this bass, here: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/333471-nbd-squier-deluxe-active-jazz-iv-revisited/ It's a very good bass and I really don't want to let it go, but I so enjoyed having just the one instrument, that I want to return to that hallowed state and have my Bitsa Jazz as my one and only bass. Not that it's better than this Squier - it's not - but I put it together myself from, er... bits. So it has sentimental value for me, plus it's really not good enough for me to sell on and keep the Squier. Also I'd need to paint it white, sunburst not being my thing. I do like having the versatility of an on-board preamp however and as soon as this sells I'm going to spend the money on a spiffy preamp for the bitsa. I will include the cream pickguard. It's only held on with two screws, so you can opt for the pickguard-less look if you want and use the pickguard as a coaster, or you can keep it and put the rest of the screws in, obviously the choice is yours. Having had courier issues recently I'm reluctant to post this and would much prefer you to come and try it out and pay cash on collection. I'm in SE London close to the A205 South Circular. BUT if you're geographically challenged and you really want it, I'd be happy for you to arrange your own courier and take responsibility for the delivery yourself. I have the original Anderton's box and materials it came to me in, and will do a very good job of repacking it for transit to your atelier. In which case payment will be via bank transfer, please. These Indonesian Squiers are quality, the bass is priced to sell very quickly and for £145 you will get a ridiculously playable instrument that is easily good enough to be your main squeeze. In short, it's a real bargain. So if you want to dabble with a preamp, or a Jazz, or an Ebonol board, you can do all these things at very low-risk with this purchase. It would make an excellent back-up bass, too. The bass has a very small ding between the pickups and one or two other small abrasions too piffling to show up in a photograph - it's essentially a brand new bass. Have a look at the pics. It's wearing Fender 7250M roundwounds and I will include the strings that the bass came fitted with. Now for some pics: Now SOLD. I thank you!
    2 points
  16. And free returns when you find out its underpowered unless you use a cab the size of small country. You'll be fine with a 610, but there's no way you could use this in a loud band with anything much less. Which of course defeats the point of having an amp the size of a Kit Kat.
    2 points
  17. You've deeply wounded me... to the very core sir. I'll expect an unreasonably large bouquet of flowers in the post tomorrow!! 😁
    2 points
  18. Every little helps - another tick off the To Do list. Magnets on the truss rod cover: I know it's tempting fate but, from a build point of view rather than the additional wait time for the finish to fully harden (probably a further week), this should be finished this week
    2 points
  19. It'd be fun to speed that up, remix it with the bass going all the way through and then claim its an early Muse demo...
    2 points
  20. Great thread, some really cool cats. What hasn't been mentioned yet... Christian McBride Marcin Pendowski. https://pendofsky.bandcamp.com/track/psychobaton
    2 points
  21. Just bit the bullet and ordered one. Might give it a blast this weekend.
    2 points
  22. 2 points
  23. I tried this blend stuff for few years but disappointed with every unit. Have two boards with X-overs now. Active board (it is for active basses) has the Tyler and the passive has Iron Ether's Divaricator. Both are working fine but are somewhat different animals. IE even has some extra effects and is smaller but needs an insert cable (a TRS plug to two TS plugs). Tyler actually took a bit more time to set up but has two adjustable loops (hi & lo) in stead of one. Please take some time to study the manuals to understand their differences. My choice for X-over frequency is around 400 Hz. Lowest E is 42 Hz, and 4th E is close to 330 Hz. So the fundamentals are not affected but higher frequencies, i.e. harmonics, can be tweaked - a lot! I did not know before that flanger or fuzz knobs could be turned so far right, to south-east. So the passive board starts with this very small but powerful COG T-16 octaver. In the IE Divaricator loop there is a Spruce Effects OGF and a mooer Pitch Box. After the IE loop there is the Daring Audio Phat Beam (that includes a comp and an effective LPF - especially mt fretless loves this box). Active board starts with the KMA Tyler. High loop has amptweaker Tight Fuzz - tce SCF - IE Xerograph. Low loop has IE Frantabit, because Franta can be adjusted far more with Tyler's LPF. Then after the Tyler comes an IE Nimbus and a tce HyperGravity. These last two do not need the X-over and I like them to be at the end of the line. The best thing with the X-over is the possibility to really play with different effects and sounds. All settings can be adjusted far more than ever before. If the band is very small, I think that the effects would give the bassist lots of sound seeking possibilities and new space without ever losing that low end.
    2 points
  24. Perfect thank you! Good site to know about in general, too. Trust the BC community to know these things! 🙂 (2009 in case anyone else is wondering...)
    2 points
  25. Jon Stockman, Karnivool's Roquefort, 6 string Thumb I believe. Geddy Lee's Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures tone. Pastorius on Mitchell's Hejira and Shadows and Light. Tim Comerford's work with Audioslave. John Isley's tone on the first 2 Dire Straights albums Norman Watt-Roy on Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, or indeed anything he played on frankly. Mick Karn Sons of Pioneers. Tony Levin, too many to mention, Red Rain probably... Phil Lynott Dancing in the moonlight. I could go on...
    2 points
  26. 2 points
  27. Hehe. I thought that for ages until I got a dingwall. Absolute piece of cake, they don't seem fanned when you play them. It's like a clever illusion whereby people think you've got skills. Which I haven't.
    2 points
  28. That's a great explanation ....thanks. I knew it was ghosts all along!
    2 points
  29. ...well in a somewhat bizarre turn of events, I interviewed for a position last week and the agency just called and told me I'd got the position and start on the 17th. Amazingly, I'd initially turned the interview down, largely questioning my abilities, but the agency were told the decision was unanimous and I was head and shoulders over the other applicants. Feeling a bit happier.
    2 points
  30. Basses (or any other instrument for that matter) only sound good on a recording in the context of the arrangement and production of the music. Take a listen to any of the many isolated bass tracks available on YouTube if you want to hear how different (and generally not very good) the bass sounds once you strip away all the other instrumentation.
    2 points
  31. only the Josh Wah left, which is odd as I thought it will be the first one to go!
    1 point
  32. Don't worry, with luck, you'll get away with only a six month banishment.
    1 point
  33. 1 point
  34. Brilliant story, thanks for sharing x
    1 point
  35. If John Martyn is on the list then try a bit of Beth Orton or Clayhill, both with the excellent Ali Friend on double bass.
    1 point
  36. No need for that, I buy most of what I listen to! I've just listened on headphones. I really enjoyed it, very different to the other stuff I hear at the moment. It has a bit of a throwback to the 90s with all the distorted vocals, samples, and electronic noises mixed with the band. I recognised the samples on "Light 'em All Up" straight away - I actually used them in an instrumental band I used to be in! There are some awesome bass tones on this album! Did you produce it yourself?
    1 point
  37. Great news sir and the bug has bitten you again. Good to see you are back into playing again. Dave
    1 point
  38. here go guys. Both Pickups. Middle @ 00:30 Bass @ 2:00 Highs @ 2:30 This bass fits mostly in Jazz/Pop. It has plenty of Highs, therefore the best results in my opinion comes when you roll-off totally the teble knob Distorts well too. In my opinion this bass is not so good for thumpin'/slap - I had better ones for that style of playing. Basically it sounds pretty much like a thumb model (maybe with a bit of "air" because of chambers inside, so it needs more space in a mix) Notice, that strings are not so new now. And the second take in wave (my EKEN camera was dead)
    1 point
  39. Drove up to fellow BC member FinnDave to purchase/collect a bass he was selling. Had a great chat for an hour; he's a top bloke...and the bass, an Epiphone Thunderbird Classic Pro IV with Babicz bridge and Gotoh tuners...wow, what a bass. It's immediately become my prime gigging bass. Awesome feel, action, sound, looks...the total package. And the neck's almost 2 inches shorter than my Burns Bison, perfect for my short arms. Thanks BassChat for hooking us up.
    1 point
  40. Hmmm. Here are two different bass tones which I love. John McVie - You Make Loving Fun. Warm round tone. Bruce Foxton - Mr Clean. Rough and trebely and high in the mix.
    1 point
  41. There are so many, but on this subject this always pops into my head first. If I can actually make a decision I will post some other faves later.
    1 point
  42. September!! Seems a long time to wait. Still, it might be better for me really, as I'm on holiday (again! 😁) in Feb, so it spreads the pleasures out through the year a bit more.
    1 point
  43. Looked everywhere to find out who the Bassist on this is, but no luck. But he grooves great on this.
    1 point
  44. Slightly off the wall maybe but Killing Joke's Love Like Blood bass sound and especially how it sits with the drums in the mix has always been my favourite bass sound and one I have struggled to emulate on any recordings I have done
    1 point
  45. If you've googled "Performer Bass" then you've probably come across this already but apparently Fender did actually produce a bass with that name about 20 years ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Performer_Bass - the guy in PMT was talking about them. Get that headstock!
    1 point
  46. I've just seen it, I spotted the Ernie Ball Classic Stingray instead of a proper pre EB straight away. Same for the Fender Custom shop logo on the rear of the bass head stock at the Live Aid concert. Nerdy.
    1 point
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