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Yep, for some reason we had karaoke at work just before Xmas, and everyone was trying to get me up singing. I play bass in a skinhead punk band, my "singing" is really not for karaoke at TV volumes in the workplace. They said, well can`t you do a Bon Jovi song then, as if for some reason skinhead punk and Bon Jovi are similar. So I showed them a clip of the type of music I listen to and play. That stopped `em.6 points
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I have linked my central heating to Basschat and I'm converting all the negativity to energy which is heating my house. We've been at 80 degrees for weeks. Keep it up.6 points
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Nice day today. This little fella has moved in...Hawkes Panormo copy. Hope he hangs around a while....all I need is talent5 points
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Of course folks could just be trying to make conversation with somebody they know plays music and they're trying to choose a topic with some common ground. In those situations I try to smile and join in the conversation. I'm thinking of calling this approach 'politeness'....I've got a feeling it might be quite useful Not sure about the name yet tho.5 points
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I doze off if someone speaks to me about disposable chart pap, rap, metal, classic rock, punk, brit poop, c+w , trad blues, big band , trad jazz, reggae As you can see, i just dont like music5 points
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Hi all, i have been a massive fan of the Hammond groove past and present and have amassed a good collection over the years, I think the bass pedals ( or keys ) playing over them years has influenced my playing no end, i love the hammond bass pedal groove, simple, fat and usually very catchy. I was lucky to catch Jimmy Smith at the Ritz in Manchester on his last time over here before he sadly passed away, an experience indeed. i have now realised that most of the music i really like has hammond in, tower of power, Jtq, soullive etc and now when im writing music without really thinking about it i have added hammond i have written about 60 songs and nearly all have hammond in, some dont even have bass but the hammond is right there, i had a massive collection of George benson and on them Lps i was checking out who was on keys Jack Mcduff, Ronnie smith, Ronnie foster etc so started checking out their stuff which led me on the hammond trail, allot of fantastic playing. Any more hammond fans here ?4 points
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Many years ago there was an old storehand at work who was a big, and I mean BIG, fan of Hank Marv and the Shads and was never seen without his walkman on. He often used to talk to me about them, usually starting with the "'Ere, Rich, you like music..." prelude. Now dear old Trev had apparently suffered a significant head injury in his distant past, and had never fully recovered really. And one day, I had a bit of a glimpse into his world. "'Ere, Rich, you like music," he said, "'ave a listen to this bit of guitar, it's blimmin brilliant it is". Hands me his headphones. I put them on. He presses play. The sound from his £5 Woolies walkmanthing is tinny and atrocious, but worse than that... in my left ear, Hank is noodling away on side A of one of Trev's numerous Shads tapes... and in my right ear, side B of the same album is playing backwards... No wonder Trev was a bit special. Bless him.4 points
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Well folks, I scratched the itch and I'm now the proud owner of a "proper" bass amp. As per advice on here I ordered the 300 head with the 210 cab, and then a few days after putting that in I was in PMT and decided that the 1x15 sounded so much different that I had that too. Bear in mind I've never even had anything bigger than a 1x8 15w combo before- so I thought s0d it, whilst everything is on sale I'll get the lot and I can experiment and try different things! I can personify some of the conversations i've read on here The 300 is fine through the 210 at bedroom volumes- no matter what type of pickup is used, but through the 1x15 vibrates the room on anything more powerful than a j-bass pickup! I'm not so concerned about resale values- I bought this because I thought it was time I bought a jam-able amp, hopefully the head will see me right for many years and I'll be able to source a more portable cab should I ever need it, and the cabs can stay where they are. More importantly, I now understand the sound differences between a 210 and 115 cab for starters. Happy days, and thanks again to those who advised me early in the thread and all others who have contributed. Keep the thoughts coming, I'm interested to hear what more experienced players think of them. Cheers!4 points
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Howdy Basschatters Up for grabs is one of 2 SWR amps that im selling due to me making some room. This is a legendary, pre-Fender SWR SM400 stereo bass amplifier. This is a killer amp with a great reputation for durability and fabulous sound. Its seen plenty of action and as a result is a bit scuffed and scratched/worn in places and also needs a service (I was quoted £60) due to crackling nobs/pots but functions well other than that. This is reflected in the price. Collection from Birmingham or I can post to anywhere in the U.K in a hard flight case for an additional £25. Im often travelling around so shout me up and I may be able to deliver if you are neer by The SWR SM 400 bass amplifier features an all valve preamp section, a limiter using Field Effect Transistors, tone and equalizer controls utilizing Integrated Circuits and two individual power amps employing discreet, solid state devices. The power amplifiers in the SM-400 can be used individually to provide full bi-amp capabilities when used with the built-in adjustable electronic crossover or can function as stereo, 200 watt power units. If you need more power, the amps can be bridged for 400 Watts @ 8 ohms or 420 watts @ 4 ohms. Front panel features include Hi and Low Gain input jacks, Gain and Master Volume controls, Integral Limiter and an exclusive feature we call an Aural Enhancer. Tonal flexibility is achieved with Bass and Treble controls and a 4 band Variable Graphic Equalizer. The Crossover Frequency Control adjusts the crossover points of the electronic crossover and the Balance control adjusts the levels of the two power amps when used in the stereo mode. The back panel features and XLR Balanced Out switchable for direct and line out, Crossover High and Low Frequency Output jacks, and Mono and Stereo Effects loops. A power amp assign switch selects stereo or bridge mode and for speaker outputs, there are two jacks each for left and right out or one banana jack for mono operation. Thanks for looking3 points -
Yeah that's depressing and frustrating. I have zero patience with learned helplessness. Yes you bl@*dy well could if you cared enough to work hard enough. I had to. The recurring conversation that bugs the heck out of me is Me: I play in a blues band. Them: (look of surprise, pause) Oh, you sing? Me: No. Them: (look of surprise, pause) Oh, you play guitar? Me: No. I play bass. Them: (look of extreme surprise, long pause) Double bass? Me: No. I play electric bass guitar. Them: (look of very extreme surprise, no answer) I'm not over-sensitive to gender stereotyping (and have never met it as a Computer Science lecturer) but why the blank blank blank do so many people still assume that women don't play bass? 😞3 points
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Play along to every genre of music even if you don't like it, learn where 3rds and 5ths are in major and minor chords on every fret, use a metronome once a month and record yourself. Don't feel you have to use all your fingers like the other guys - Jamerson used just one. Never assume you're okay, stay humble - every day's a school day.3 points
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Don't use tin foil from a KitKat wrapper to replace a blown amp fuse at a gig3 points
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Is this true though? Or is it part of the Fodera hype that makes people think it's true?3 points
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And another job off the tick list - levelling, crowning and polishing frets: I'm going to temporarily string it up later today to see if it frets OK all the way up the board Only a few more things to do before the big assembly and test stage3 points
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If you don't understand then those bases over £2k are not for you.3 points
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the same chord changes tend to crop up again and again, so it's always useful to have a bunch of different ways to (for example) handle a ii-V-I or a I-IV, so you're not always consciously thinking too much about it as you're playing (unless you want to) I don't think there's anything wrong with sitting down and working out - off the meter - a bunch of different options for connecting chords. Although the ultimate aim is to be able to hang in there as the chords whizz by, you can hamper your progress by practicing in real time all the time - playing with some crazy fast tempo bebop Jamey Aebersold book 43 shizzle before you're ready won't give you enough time to really digest what you need to learn. Sit and really carefully woodshed as many different ways you could outline the chord movements, over really simple changes. Your vocabulary will end up being all the stuff you liked and kept top tips: roots and fifths are good, as are 3rds. being aware of the key and the full chord you're playing under will help you choose the right scale tones Chromatic approaches, especially to roots, are nearly always great sounding. It often sounds good when you keep going in the same direction through a chord - it sounds like you've got a plan don't be afraid to play half-notes don't be afraid to play the same note again over the same chord! remember you're playing a song, or accompanying a melody or a soloist. So what you play should be appropriate, and make sense in that context. If what you play would have been the same regardless of what the other people were doing, or what the tune was, then something's wrong3 points
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I dare say, the more successful YouTubers are a subset of the public at large who have the necessary skills to present well, be creative enough to come up with in-demand content regularly, and have the tech skills to do the video editing (and especially for music subjects, record the sound decently too - not an easy task). AND they'd need to have a unique sustainable idea/direction in an almost saturated market. If they'd not done it in YouTube, they'd have probably been successful at something else etc.3 points
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Excuse the slippers3 points
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Presumably because there's not a F*cking Stupid Guitars FB group. Yet.3 points
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In fairness, perhaps it should be noted that, following posts in this thread on Basschat and the resulting press coverage, Ms Bush has issued a statement to emphatically deny that she supports the Conservative Party. Apparently the original statement was taken out of context and she was just pleased to see a female PM, who she thought was better than David Cameron... https://www.indy100.com/article/kate-bush-conservative-tory-voter-internet-rejoice-statement-hillary-clinton-2016-interview-87186063 points
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Lakland 5594 deluxe USA 2017 in perfect conditions, beautiful transparent blue finish, matching headstock, bord’s eye maple fingerboard, light weight! For sale or trade only with jazz bass 1972 fully original. I can ship it all over Europe with its original Lakland case, in perfect conditions too. Best Regards Alberto2 points -
Actually, no, when i have conversations about music, it tends to be the irritating one that goes like: Them: Oh you play instruments, I would love to do that, but I have no talent. Me: You just need to get an instrument, learn it and practice Them: Oh but I am not good at that sort of stuff, it must be nice to have talent so you can do it. Me: Its just practice, you just keep practicing and you get better. Them: No, I tried it once, I couldn't get a decent sound, but its easy of you have talent isn't it2 points
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Need to check the Rota for work but as long as it's clear I will make the trip up the m1/A50 Been off the chat for a while but really enjoyed the last Midlands bash I made it to2 points
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Does it come with the ‘surprise’ snapping neck?2 points
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This is what I'm really working on right now. For about 30 mins a day I've got a playlist of some super simple rock songs and I'm playing along, trying to figure out the key center and chord progression as quickly as I can. Then I start to play along and just improvising. Really simple for now, just roots and fifths but I'm just starting to play with some pentatonics for fills.2 points
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My understanding, and to some degree experience, is that bolt-ons can also occasionally develop issues in the area of the bolt on which may lead to a fret or fretboard dress (in the case of a fretted bass removing the frets first) in that area. My experience of bolt-ons and neck throughs is that they sound quite different, but as the designs have also been quite different, how much of that is attributable to the bolt-on or neck-through I don't know, and no two instruments sound exactly alike anyway. Generally bolt-ons, to my ear, have a certain immediacy. However, I typically prefer neck-throughs, for all sorts of reasons. Not least is that to me they simply feel better. I'm sure much of it is psychological. A friend who prefers bolt-on guitars once told me he felt that the join "feels" more solid, whereas to me it simply "feels" like two different and unconnected pieces of wood bolted together, rather than one unified instrument. And I'm also sure that some of it is simply what you're used to. He learned to play on a bolt-on, I learned to play on a neck through. People who use bolt-ons often refer to shimming, for instance, as if it's the most inconsequential job in the world, but the very idea appalls me. Build it right in the first place!😉2 points
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Sooo, this stalled! I’ve put together a bitsa and bought a headless Hohner Jack since starting this thread, so simultaneously scratched a new bass itch and reached a reasonable limit of new basses (according to Mrs Turgh). However, all is not lost - I still have those parts, so I’ll have to build it at some point! But it will have to wait until after I do a slightly bigger build - my garden studio! Once that’s done, I feel the new bass embargo will be unenforceable. Mww hah hah hah!!!!2 points
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'politeness' - mmm...its got a certain je ne sais quoi... ...I'm not sure about the whole engaging with people bit though. The politeness bit would be so much easier without the other people.2 points
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It’ll never catch on 🙃2 points
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Um...somewhere in Leeds, sometime in 1986. It's another unforgettable night I can't remember2 points
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Righto here I am! First of all, it looks like a lovely bass, congrats. Where did you buy it? It’s a series 1 bass, before Patrice started using carbon fibre necks. The brass laminate runs along the neck and although it’s a bit heavy it’s a really good system. I had a series 1 fretless which I recently sold but never had to touch the truss rod once I had set it up. There should be a serial number above the rear strap pin but it’ll probably be before Patrice started recording them against the date (there’s a spreadsheet on the Vigier site but think it only starts with series 2 basses). In that case, the year and date of manufacture will be under a pickup, usually the neck one. Assuming the electronics are original then they might feel a bit buzzy by modern standards however they can be cleaned up and working flawlessly. It’s a really nice sounding filter preamp which is attached to some awesome Benedetti pickups. Enjoy it - it’s hard to find a decent one of that vintage that doesn’t have any finish cracks, butchered electronics or knackered truss rod adjuster. Anything else I can answer for you? Cheers ped2 points
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If you've got the groove, you've got the motion, you will be guaranteed to cause a commotion...2 points
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Feet repositioned and badge moved! Will put back later when I decide what I am doing..2 points
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Bass No.2 is great. It's well made. Phenomenal value for money and the customer will be delighted. The wood may be kiln seasoned and they may well buy timber in bulk. Almost all timber will be used - as little waste as possible. Bass No.1 has probably gone through the makers buying timber that has been naturally seasoned. It may also have been seasoned in a more "domestic" setting too - so when the instrument comes indoors and sits in a warm room there will be less chance of movement in the wood through further drying. Pieces of wood, when purchased, will have been hand selected. Much of the wood the dealer will have offered, may have been discarded as not being right for the look, of because of unattractive features - this all takes time. (Time = $) When being worked, if a piece warps, it will be thrown and they'll start again. etc. etc The end result is the Maruszczyk looks great it will make the customer happy etc. The Fodera oozes style. The woods will have a more consistent grain, The colour tone of the woods are better matched for showing each other off. The joints won't simply work, but they will be a true marriage of the perfectly flat surfaces. More care may have been taken in the positioning of the bridge, frets etc. etc etc. But as others have said, in actual result of how an average bass player will get a good bass line in "Mustang Sally" at the Dog & Duck... It's a case of diminishing returns. That said my Bro in Law is a pro cellist. His cheapest cello cost more than the Fodera, and that's over 100 years old, so it's not even new!! His most expensive cost more than most folk's good bass collection. So, we're really lucky to be able to buy very cheap instruments such as Custom Shop Fenders.2 points
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It's here and hooked up to my Fender Rumble 500.Even comes with a short jack to jack lead. Sounds loud and clear. Plenty of depth, but that's the cab now putting out 500 Watts with the extension speaker. Will try it out this weekend, but I think I will get hold of the 2 x 10 cab and start looking at bass heads. Decent finish on cab, as others have said. I might remove the rubber feet and place them on the side of cab whilst I use with the Fender.2 points
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Why pay over £n for anything? because the thing is worth over £n to you.2 points
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Probably the most important thing/things I’ve picked up along the way are playing what the song requires, rather than being flashy and showing off my chops so to speak, and getting the sound I use to be the right sound for the band.2 points
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Finding a chit hot drummer, and what a miracle it is when one turns up. Really tigthens up your playing, especially if you thought you were on the ball beforehand, with lesser drummists A good drummer will expose sloppy playing ( so i discovered many moons ago )2 points
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This has long been a favourite for the bassline, e.g. around 5:22.2 points
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A Hammond at full steam is possibly my favourite noise in the world.2 points
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Possibly. I have had one for nearly ten years now. That perhaps gives a clue as to why it was discontinued. The people that love them bought them years ago and mostly haven't needed to buy another. The people that didn't fancy the Walkabout in the first place, because they wanted more clean headroom or they wanted an even smaller class D solid state head, were never going to buy a Walkabout. That gives a limited market for Mesa to sell 'new Walkabouts'. This is particularly the case when the head has been on sale for 15 years or so, so it isn't difficult to find a Walkabout in the used market for less than what a new one would cost. So yeah, I understand the reason the original amp was discontinued. In terms of feature set though, the WD-800 seems to have a lot more going for it. I'm hoping though that Mesa haven't abandoned their big valve/simul-state bass amp designs for good. I have always wanted a 400+ or the Big Block 750.2 points
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I've noticed a number of pictures are no longer showing, maybe due to the move to the new site? ☹️ Any-hoo, these are my current ones in the house. Sorry, not a great pic as the light doesn't show how the red pops! Left to right.. 40th Anniversary Euro... Not LX, solid flamed maple wings. Ebony board and a modded Tone Pump for pan/vol/tone Custom built Swamp Ash Forte 5 XL Helium. Outside of the standard spec it has Hipshots, 40DC's and OBP 3 and a double S inlay on the 12th. Weighs a touch over 8lbs. I had Stuart Spector hand this to me personally at the LBGS... Finally my NS2 Helium. Quilt maple over reclaimed water tank redwood. 9V Haz, Abalone, the whole 9 yards. Sometime I pick this bass up and it floors me just what a work of art it is. If you ever want an NS2 which shows you the difference between US and Czech built, this is it.2 points
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If it was as easy as you suggest pretty much everyone would be doing it.2 points
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Here he is . . .2 points
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Here’s the finished body and a few of it built into a bass... it’s a good instrument, obviously nails that stingray sound on the rear pickup as it essentially is a stingray (ie pup position and circuit are correct) on the neck pup it’s got more of a p thing going on, it’s got the brighter classic series pup on the neck which I don’t like as much tonally as bartolinis original series in the bridge... but select that pup and change your right hand attack and it gets to P bass territory. The single coil option gets towards jazz type sound, you have to majorly rebalance the preamp to get it sounding good, so it’s not quite as easy as turning it on, but it’s passable. Favouring the bridge pup with that switching option in single coil also sounds good so it’s great! The downsides for me is that: I Finished it slightly too dark to the point it looks a bit boring- I should have gone for a glitter finish! And ive got three other amazing basses that get played first, And like a lot of self builds the parts secondhand cost more than together... I’ve always bought basses kinda knowing that if you buy secondhand you can usually move them on and not loose to much. Building yourself, unless you are really skilled nobody will want your bass and you built it more for the joy of building. Different mindset. Currently a friend is borrowing this.2 points
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Here goes: My Limited Edition Spot Run SR1705B-NT2 points
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Making a guitar out of pencils?A bit like building a model of St Paul's Cathedral out of used matchsticks. How empty does one's life have to be?2 points
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