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  1. chris_b
    Are you guys actually bass players? Call Me The Breeze and every thing else by JJ Cale, has great, simple and effective bass lines that push the song along perfectly. Never Met A Girl Like You, anything by U2, Status Quo or ZZ Top and many others. . . all simple bass lines that are nothing by themselves but are exactly right in their place. If the bass line is good for the song then it's a good bass line.
    13 points
  2. Alberto-72
    Fbass Alain Caron AC5 fretless in perfect conditions, built in 2009 + case. Fully original. Best Regards Alberto
    4 points
  3. DrBike
    I'm sure it'll buff out
    4 points
  4. borntohang
    Being as I'm a long-time office spod in a yard full of tradies I'm already well acquainted with the dangers of publicly sticking your creative head above the parapet. It's all suddenly got a bit busy on the musical front recently though, so it's nice to be able to finally meet the sneers of "when's yer band playing Wembley then mate?" with "July, actually. Twice." More of a personal victory than a definitive one as they're generally the sort of blokes who like to get the maximum amount of use out of a joke once they've invested time into coming up with it, but it does keep the more irritating banter down to a minimum!
    4 points
  5. Cat Burrito
    I think if you play rock or pop you usually have to accept that some bass parts will be pretty easy. Personally as long as I have a moment or two in any set or in any album where I can stretch out a little, I don't mind having a few songs that are relatively simple or repetitive. I guess if I didn't like that I would be playing another instrument or genre.
    4 points
  6. wateroftyne
    Not being a fan of their design choices, I clicked the link expecting to see something hideous. I wasn’t disappointed.
    4 points
  7. lemmywinks
    Will probably look a bit like this:
    4 points
  8. phsycoandy
    In pretty decent condition has some play wear and the odd small ding/mark/scratch but nothing serious considering her age. Active EQ. Everything works as it should. Neck is lovely and there is minor fret wear. Made In Taiwan. Serial is: OY22074 Shipping £15 UK.
    3 points
  9. Merton
    I’m still in! I even spent time yesterday deliberately not looking at bass porn and speaker cab goodness and decided to try practice instead. It worked too.
    3 points
  10. AndyTravis
    3 points
  11. kyuuga
    Fresh. Well played sir. 😂
    3 points
  12. ped
    TBH the Bona Bass looks OK sideways but not great standing up. Still, don't understand the negativity here, variety is the spice of life and all... just don't buy one?! Sometimes I find basses that look nice are horrible in the hand' or vice versa. The most offensive though is another P bass, ffs... but I guess session pros will need one
    3 points
  13. wateroftyne
    I generally don't mind - and am happy to play - simple lines. It only bothers me when they detract from the song. U2 for example: people slag Clayton's lines, but they work fine. It's march-y anthemic stuff.
    3 points
  14. fretmeister
    Drive pedals automatically add compression, just depends if it is enough. I play mostly clean-ish these days in a big / swing band. I'm swapping from fingerstyle to plectrum to slap depending on the tune and those have very different dynamics so I always use a compressor just to tame the extra volume on the slapping. When I mix a clean and dirty signal compression is pretty much vital on the clean side - the dirty is already compressed and sustains for longer = so compressing the clean means that the sustain levels can be matched. Otherwise the clean fades long before the drive does. If you like all the dynamics affecting the drive levels then put it at the end of the chain. If you also like it affecting the input stage of your amp, then put it in the FX loop so you are only taming the peaks into the poweramp and not how the preamp reacts. It's all good. Whatever works There are loads of people who don't use them though - although a significant amount of them are still getting compressed - usually by the FOH engineer on the desk.
    3 points
  15. Rich
    There's a bassline from yesteryear that irritates the hell out of me. It's like fingernails down a blackboard. Sets my teeth on edge. But it's nothing to do with dullness or repetitiveness... it's that it's so horrendously out of tune. I refer to this offering from the Godfather:
    2 points
  16. Al Krow
    Re. the BBNE2, please bear in mind the following: 1) it's too blingy for some (e.g. @bartelby) 2) there's already a wanted ad for a white one (and I had to wait six months before one in white came up) so I could have moved mine on, literally yesterday (to you) and the day before (to him); I've had seller's regret with parting with a Yammy before: once bitten twice shy! 3) I have to agree with you that there aren't too many 5'ers that this little beaut isn't going to hold its own against - it has a low end punch to rival Monsieur M Ali and versatile mids to rival a supermodel
    2 points
  17. mcnach
    Well, there's this chap in AliExpress who...
    2 points
  18. NancyJohnson
    The voice of reason says: God, they look horrific. Message ends.
    2 points
  19. chris_b
    I bought a Super Midget from andyneeds (great guy). I'm using it with one of my SC's. I've already got the thumbs up from last week-end's gig. My Two10' cabs might be at risk!!
    2 points
  20. skankdelvar
    People who disparage plodding bass lines should be sentenced to ten years of root / 5 in a Country band fronted by a malodorous, moustachioed pervert who hails from Shepherds' Bush but peppers his everyday conversation with 'Y'all this' and Y'all that'.
    2 points
  21. AndyTravis
    I’m going to hold off actually, got to wait for a couple of refunds and I’m running out of space at the minute (and patient wife tickets)
    2 points
  22. Ashdown Engineering
    Hi Alejandro, Apologies for the delay in getting this to you, its chaos currently getting everything finished for the upcoming NAMM show. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/thos797pu87v7vm/AABNBeh4yMEVdjnfYU9fAsYVa/User Manuals %26 Data Sheets?dl=0&preview=Ashdown+Acoustic+Manual+EGF.pdf&subfolder_nav_tracking=1 You should find the manual for the pedal here, its within the Acoustic Cubes manual so you will have to skip the irrelevant bits. Any other questions just shout. Hope that helps.
    2 points
  23. wateroftyne
    I can imagine some of you on here short-circuiting at the thought of this one...
    2 points
  24. 4000
    You may wish to check out the isolated bass on Youtube. There's more going on than you'd think.
    2 points
  25. Skol303
    2 points
  26. Andyjr1515
    OK - the experiment worked. Basically, I took two more slices off the offcut, cut away the tight grained bit and then book-matched. There was less than 1/2mm excess to fit the shape of the cover onto! But this looks more like it's meant to be there: Again, even when adding finishing just one side, no warping at all - but Hawaii is a long way if there are problems the other end so I will be adding a backing plate with grain at 90 degrees to eliminate the possibility of there being an issue. So final set-up and tweaking ongoing before it gets shipped Andy
    2 points
  27. fleabag
    Great band. Got the 2 albums The Firm and Mean Business. Frankiln is top notch
    2 points
  28. Graham
    I like The Cardigans - First Band On The Moon and Grand Tuerneo are both good albums. I also like the ethos behind the band which was essentially four metal musicians decide to write pop songs and recruit an art school student who's not sung before to front it. Sounds daft, but somehow works
    2 points
  29. fluffo
    Quite simply the best rock fretless man around. Check the album blue murder
    2 points
  30. pierreganseman
    Custom build for client. DANG!
    2 points
  31. thepurpleblob
    May I nominate the hardy covers band perennial, "Sit down" 😂😎 Regarding the Cardigans - who cares about the bass line? I'm looking at Nina Persson 😘
    2 points
  32. Al Krow
    And I also love the fact that the mods made have improved the look and sound of the bass (and should only enhance its value). That, believe me, is not always the case: https://thebassgallery.com/collections/bass/products/yamaha-bb3000-1 I just can't get over the pup mod on this one...it just doesn't seem right! 😯
    2 points
  33. Pea Turgh
    The look of those basses match the look of their amps & cabs perfectly! 🤢🤮🤮🤮
    2 points
  34. Wolverinebass
    Surely something new and shiny will help you through the disappointment?
    2 points
  35. wzz890831
    Thanks to everyone who has replied. I find a guy and got the problem fixed, the issue was last few frets a poped out a little, hard to see in eyes but now the bass plays fine. Still whizzed at the musicman's QC and shitty dealer though. Best, Otis
    2 points
  36. agedhorse
    I suspect the reason is that a few old stock amps that may have been ordered before the end of production may still be in warehouses, I seriously doubt that it more than a VERY small number. For overseas orders, there can be a significant time lag between the time a product is ordered (we typically build to order), the time all of the items on a shipment are ready to ship, the time for shipping, clearing customs, any additional in country safety testing and certifications, delivery to the distributor, then to the dealers can take 6 months or more depending on the country and how many different products are on the shipment. They have not been available from the factory in over a year. Hope this helps with the confusion.
    2 points
  37. PawelG
    Ok, so I had my custom bass made and although I still don't actually have it - I already have the pictures, so sharing time! The wooden parts are Japanese but everything was hand finished in Poland. It features: - 3 piece alder body - maple neck with black blocks and binding - nitrocellulose finish - Gotoh tuners, vintage style bridge - DiMarzio pickups - CTS Pots It was relic'ed slightly as you can see but this bass is brand new.
    2 points
  38. Norris
    A colony of Doozers?
    2 points
  39. Cato
    I did it when I installed new pickups and a new wiring harness. I was sure it had the control cavity/neck pick up rout, but some of the other answers have got me doubting my memory. I reckon you're just going to have to bite the bullet and spend the 10 minutes or so it will take to take off the plate, have a peek, then decide if you want to take it further. Fnarr fnarr.
    2 points
  40. Teebs
    My guess - Lord Lucan & Shergar. You know I'm right!
    2 points
  41. Lozz196
    I just couldn`t deal with that, OCD Rules & Regs, chapter 5, paragraph 12 state mahoosive overhang on amps/cabs shall not be permitted.
    2 points
  42. kusee pee
    Being in a covers band, most of the music we play is rarely my cup of tea. But the upside is that playing it gets us much more gigs, bigger audiences and money. The buzz comes from pleasing the audience and enjoying the atmosphere. It's a lot of fun! I'd love to also get the buzz from playing my taste in music but the two rarely cross over. Cover bands are a different world which needs a different approach. I'd say learn the songs, give it your all and see where it goes. You might enjoy it in a way you didn't expect. Like others have said, don't go for a jam, that'll not go down well. Good luck!
    2 points
  43. AndyTravis
    Makes you last longer if you practice while looking at pictures
    1 point
  44. Salt on your Bass?
    Yeah loads of loops, but I use the LS2 for a clean blend on my wah - the G2 doesn't provide a parallel blend option and I like some dry signal fed in. @Daz39 the ventris is really good - I'm still getting to grips with it as its the first time I've ventured into verb, but so far using the shimmer setting and the E-dome in recent songs, in conjunction with the delay. I've toyed with the parallel blend option and still working on that in terms of what works well together before it all gets too muddy. Enjoying it a lot though. Mainly using it for some lead melody, but also playing with it on some of the heavier riffs that we play which initially seems to have scope.
    1 point
  45. wateroftyne
    Rescued slightly by the pickups being embossed with 'Markbass' in gold leaf.
    1 point
  46. Stealth
    So here we have the bass that always does the job. Its honest and shows all its secrets so you really do get what you see.. OK Minus points first: its been refinished at some point black over white professional job as they didn't spray over the factory marks. Its had a re-fret I know because I had it done at great expense by Charlie Chandler. No point having a great a bass you cant play. This one divides people ….its seen some life and has the road wear to prove it. Not shabby but nicely run in over the last 42 years. for me it all adds to cool mojo thang lol The good news. Everything else is as it should be its one bass right down the stupid and often lost ashtray covers. it plays really nicely and the truss rod works. the necks dead square and the intonation is bang on. Sound wise it sound like a really good P Bass should Gnarly and aggressive with a pick , super plummy with fingers and all burly if you roll the tone pot back. It comes in a pucker Fender hard case the custom shop type in black with leather end cheeks. (its in a big poly bag in the loft hence no pics) So there you go a great bass you can buy now not be afraid of using and when you done you wont lose any money when you pass it on. Shipping is possible but collection from Rugby / delivery/ meet preferred. I travel about a bit so try me ? Sale only unless you have one of those stereo basses we are not allowed to mention......
    1 point
  47. Les
    bum 😒
    1 point
  48. woolf
    I thought I’d chime in with my BB now it’s been restored to its former goldy-ness with a replacement set of tuning machines... I acquired this BB about a year ago. It came with non-original Gotoh tuners in silver which clashed a little with the other gold hardware, so when a gold set of schallers appeared here on BC I could resist! I also previously installed a BB2024 p’up for a bit more thunderous low end! Love this bass!
    1 point
  49. Delberthot
    This is exactly what I feel about the music that I play in my band. There's not a single song that I'd actively listen to but I enjoy playing them with the clear exception of Valerie which I'd happily never play again but they still want us to play it so it's only a couple of minutes out of what is usually a great gig
    1 point
  50. grumpyguts
    I don't like a bass to look like something off the Antiques Roadshow, fiddly bit's of wood and brassy hardware are best left as a sideboard.
    1 point
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