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Lefties on the setee4 points
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Playing stereo with two Trickfish Bullhead 1K heads driving two TF112 cabinets. Amazing power and clarity.4 points
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Biscuits are always good!!4 points
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Been exchanging a few emails with Mark about building a bass for me. I have always wanted a sonic blue P bass circa 1964. However, due to the cost of a few thousand pounds, this is not going to happen. I will not play a vintage Fender down the Dog and Duck to be covered in beer by pissheads. So I am commissioning Mark to build me a replica of this beauty. I am looking at a 12 week turnaround. Ooh I cant wait! 😊3 points
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the same (sweet spot)setting i always use on the VT, makes any amp great3 points
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Wanted to post my board on here. Iv had the same setup for a while now and love reverb and drive sounds. The one I don’t really use is the octamiser, which is a shame. id also like to add another drive in like the darkglass alpha onega or microtubes for some heavier stuff, but not sure yet.3 points
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Drove back in time last night. Village pub, absolutely packed with people of all ages; good natured and lively rubbed shoulders with trollied and truculent. There was a blend of ruddy cheeked bumpkin, bigoted little Englanders, and entertainment starved youngsters for whom taking turns dancing while wearing my hat appeared to be the highlight of their weekend. I'd gone hoping to impress a BL who was after a regular bass dep and said she was running an open mic. What actually transpired was I played a long set of function band standards with a young and very competent guitarist and the world's most handsome drummer - neither of whom I'd met before. We backed a variety of indifferently capable 'singers' in a kind of live karaoke. The BL, who was being richly rewarded for our efforts, spent most of the evening getting plastered outside among the other smokers. She seemed impressed with the bits she saw, however, and I got the promise of more work - the main reason I'd driven the 50 miles into the back of beyond. Time will tell if it was all worthwhile or not but it was great fun. I'm in the studio all day today so what with gigging on Friday and last night I feel like a musician again. Might have been nice to have been offered petrol money or at least a drink but you know what? I had a blast, tested myself in an unusual situation and made some potentially valuable contacts. If I look on it as an unusual audition then it was a great success.3 points
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Was musing on how great this tune is and decided to check out whether Allmusic.com had and sort of entry. Turned out they did. It certainly threw a few interesting names into the mix... Drums - Liam Genockey Of Steeleye Span fame Percussion - Tristan Fry Of Sky fame Wakka wakka Guitar - Vic Elmes (who was in prog band zZebra with Genockey) But the name which really caught my attention was the bass player from zZebra who provides that great bass line. A certain Mr John McCoy, later of Samson, Gillan and Mammoth. Saw him playing with Gillan on the Future Shock/Double Trouble tour. What a commanding presence! Great P bass tone too!3 points
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Now back up to £22. There's bad review of it as well: 'I purchased this so called ‘Big Beautiful Book Of Bass’ hoping to find some great fishing tips and tricks but it doesn’t even contain Bass recipes or even a single photograph of a fish, let alone any hints on how to catch the slippery little blighters. I think the guy who wrote this book (Jeddy?) was hoping to net himself some really stupid fishermen and it worked.'3 points
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I very much hope this isn't an indication that a certain Milwaukee bassist is about to quit his band... But if so, here's how I do it: * Tip up for rehearsal without your gear * Tell them you've always hated them * Chin someone * Leave the room and go straight to the parking lot * Shove a potato up the tail-pipe of each of your bandmates' cars. Or p*ss in their tanks. It doesn't really matter. * Call the promoters for all the band's upcoming bookings and tell them the band can't do the dates. Let the band find out the hard way, the bastards. * Change your name and appearance (maybe shave your head and grow a moustache) and move to another city3 points
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1972 Fender precision in natural finish Nut width, 42mm. B profile neck. 4.2kg including the covers. 100% original. Original scratchplate shown in the final images. I think this was a studio bass. It's in lovely condition. There are a couple of little dings and the faintest beginning of buckle rash but they're difficult to photograph. There is a typical crack on the scratchplate next to the imput jack. The case is absolutely time warp condition. It's dazzling inside. Quite amazing really. No keys though. The neck is stamped 1972 as are the pickups and pots. Truss rod works perfectly. Neck pocket is nice and snug too. Beautiful sounding bass. Tons of tone. Located in sunny Swindon. Anybody is welcome to visit and spend a few hours inspecting and playing this lovely bass. Trades-wise, I could be interested in anything 1969, which is my YOB.2 points -
As a lot of you I try to do most of the set up and repair work myself on a bass ,especially set up as to an extent its quiet personal to your playing style(bar neck relief, levelling ) I use roto rounds strings and they scratch the hell out of frets. I've tried the different grit fret rubbers that you can get which are ok but take a lot of time and work........but one of these fits the bill perfect https://www.wilko.com/en-uk/wilko-nail-buffer-4-in-1/p/0348223....ideal for getting scratches out and buffing back to looking new without taking Much meat off of the frets, £1.20 as well 🙂2 points
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It's with a very heavy heart that I offer this up for sale. So soon after acquiring it as well. It's my ideal bass in every respect (p-bass, black, maple, chunky neck, top quality etc.) bar one. The weight, it's just too much for my feeble and aged frame. I bought the bass a month ago off a well known auction site, the details are still up there if you search completed listings for item 183639229142. The seller described the condition as "new". It wasn't, the strings were dead, it was dirty and there were a few marks to the body. However, not complaining, it was still pretty good and I was happy to get it. I've now cleaned it and set it up with a new set of Fender 7350Ms. it's playing and sounding great. But I did band practice with it this week and my shoulder still hasn't recovered. It weighs, what some might consider reasonable, 4.24kg (9.35 lbs). Anything over 8.5lbs and I'm struggling nowadays. Pictures below. There is one question I can't answer though. To all intents and purposes this is the V4MTB apart from the headstock doesn't say Signature Series and bear his name. AFAIK JHS don't otherwise offer the V4 with black body and maple neck so I'd love to know the story behind this one. Last thing, at the moment, this has to be collection from Skipton, though I am prepared to drive out a fair distance to meet you if needs be. [Edit to add - about the marks - there are a couple of very small dings bottom edge and a bit of very light surface scratching rear of body. Neither would photograph. Any marks you can see in the pictures are reflections.]2 points -
<<<Now Sold>>> Shuker PJ with JJ Burnel bass body, Sadowsky preamp(includes VTC) & Dimarzio pickups The neck is a jazz neck based on the Sadowsky Will Lee model. The body is the same as a Shuker JJ Burnel P bass. This bass looks and plays fantastically well and comes with Shuker hard case. Just had a new set of Dunlop nickel strings added. I'm in Pinner Middx. - close to Pinner tube station and any trial welcome. I'm also happy to ship Full spec here: 4 string P bass 34" scale 21 frets maple neck birdseye f/board birdseye headstock veneer two way truss rod carbon fibre reinforcement black dots medium fretwire brass nut satin lacquer hipshot lightweight tuners JJ Burnel bass body construction, white ash centre with swamp ash wings polyester basecoat black colour coat gloss topcoat black scratchplate Schaller 2000 bridge Black hardware Dimarzio P & J pickups Sadowsky boost only eq Shuker Hardcase Mixture of old and new photos here - I will add some more later.2 points -
Dear Born Yesterday I’ve worked with Guns N Roses/Kady Ga Ga etc, never heard your band but offering you a European tour. From A Scheister2 points
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I have absolutely no idea what question you were thinking would be asked. 🤘METAAAAAL!! 🤘2 points
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Done a little more work on the neck - fitted the headpiece and started shaping the body line. They're the tricky bits so now looking forward to shaping the back of the neck. Had to make sure the access for the truss rod lined up correctly - that'll do nicely!2 points
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I didn't know Del Boy played bass2 points
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I meant Lira .2 points
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Is that how much you're prepared to pay???2 points
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My favourite bass is brown - actual brown brown. Far from my favourite colour though, would be low on any list if I was buying new. Although I really like how this looks & wouldn't want to refinish it. Probably helps that you can (just) see the grain through it, but that's not really a factor. Natural wood's different though, but it's hard to quantify why. It just is...2 points
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Welcome to Basschat. Take a look at the Build Diaries section (under 'Gear'). Prepare to be amazed and inspired!2 points
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Looks a tasty bass and for not being a vintage/Custom Shop Fender I think you'll enjoy it more, if you're like myself to worry about vintage or expensive equipment getting scratches or dents. The gigs at the Dog and Duck not going too well? 😜2 points
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Oh Good Grief! Apostrophe (and Spelling) Police here. Callous means hard-hearted and unsympathetic, and that may well be the case, but the word you are groping for is CALLUS.2 points
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Phil Jupitus sounding good on guitar too.2 points
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And I didn't believe them until i watched this. Jack Sabbath warts and all 😁😁😁😁😁2 points
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Back in 2003 I had Gas for a Fender Jazz 5. I tried several and couldn't find one I liked. Then out of the blue on a gig in Germany, a Fender USA Marcus Miller 5, was the hired in Bass for me. That was it, I found a Jazz I really liked. Soon as I was back in the UK, I ordered a new one. It was more than I wanted to pay, but played like a dream. I still have it and use it now, so a right result. 👍2 points
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1. jebroad 2. Len_Derby 3. Jabba_the_gut 4. Spondonbassed - Hohner B2A 5. Andyjr1515 6. Jimothey 7. Mojo 8. Owen 9. Teebs 10. Josie 11. Aidan63 12. Frank Blank 13. petecarlton (newbie) 14. Bassman Sam. I'll bring my NR Custom built Thunderbird, Ashdown 2x10 combo and a MM P-bass. 15. ChrisLovatt (bassbash virgin) Will bring my Sire Marcus Miller V7. Maybe a pack of biscuits too.2 points
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I've got your number, robot boy ... every 11 posts, you automatically post this: Which must reset your logic circuit... that was fixed in the T35 droids, so you are probably a T34-B. Start insult generator / level=3: Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries. End /2 points
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I think the Ricky Lightshows were early 70s - here's a guitar one: Maybe reissues/recreations of the 50s custom jobs @Ricky 4000 mentioned. Not on the list...2 points
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Aren't they the 'Lightshow' ones or something like that? If so I'm sure young Mr. Entwistle owned one.2 points
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475±x = #845627888\ yes/no gateway2 points
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2019 seems to be all about MIDI. DD500 has displaced the El Capistan for now. Loving Tera Echo and Slow Gear. I’ll probably get a Volante at some point since every delay I own ends up being judged on how close to a Binson it can get. Much later in the day though. CC allows me to have the filter and delay after the loop switcher and just set them to bypass unless needed. Source Audio C4 is likely to be the next purchase - unless Source Audio really Mess up (unlikely) - it could replace the Manta!, Okto Nojs and the PS 6.2 points
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"I'm done!" Slam door, walk out. (Sneak back in 5 minutes later and quietly pack up your gear in what feels like the longest 20 minutes of your life.)2 points
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Very nice vintage instrument from the 70'. The neck is straight and comfortable. The tone pot is a little damaged but still works great, and the pickguard is not original I think. I'm intrested in trade for a modulus VJ.1 point -
Given its 35 year age, very clean although does have some mojo as you can imagine. This is generally light in nature - certainly no significant dents any where. Bridge is tarnished. Being black & shiny, it was a bugger to photograph & much of what you can see in the pics are reflections & my lawn! Came to me with a broken toggle switch, which is now fixed. (spare new ones included in the sale) Tuners hold tune perfectly well, although feel a bit ‘grainy’ when turned. A few months ago I bought a spare set of Westone Thunder tuners just in case & they are included in the sale too. Fitted yesterday with a brand new set of Elite flatwounds. The case in the photo’s is also included in the sale. Great bass in its own right, & cheap enough to give unlined fretless playing a go if you’ve never tried before. Not up for posting this, so collection from Swindon or happy to drive an hour or so for a meet up.1 point -
Selling this diddy stack which as been superceded by my acquiring the Ashdown B-Social. great little setup for home practice, the cab is not big on heavy lows but it’s getting there for its size. The head can be used as a headphone amp or can be plugged in and drive a larger cab. it has the looks of an old school valve setup but it is solid state and does it best impression of an ampeg svt. in excellent condition, now marks on it. I have the boxes somewhere in the loft. price includes delivery. Thanks1 point -
https://www.f-itsfeedbackblockers.co.uk Had some of these made, utterly bang on and have been a lifesaver at times!1 point
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Never seen this one before, but the one I was mentioning is the the sunburst one. This one looks to have an ebony fingrboard and looks like a luthier bass. Biréli Lagrène will sound exactly the same even with the worst bass on earth. Seen him a lot and he's always impressive being it on guitar or (fretless) bass.1 point
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Nah - he would've converted it to a 3-string, for the bass player with unusually large hands...1 point
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Yeah some of the entries are pretty cool, I spent about 2 weeks writing mine haha And I guess Fender want to keep him on brand so they make pretty much whatever he wants1 point
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I'll grab a copy when it's in The Works 😉1 point
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Jamerson my favourite Bassist1 point
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Anyhoo... I like Olympic White, shiny black, natural, translucent red, bottle-green &Man-City blue.1 point
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I prefer Bergantino HD210s over any Bergantino neo cabs that I have tried. They are quite heavy but still dimensionally small enough to be a straightforward load in/out. The Reference 210 replaced the HD210 and is probably the best sounding 210 in Bergantino' range.1 point
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currently On HOLD .... off hOLD (!) .... withdrawn.........1 point
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How did you get Bruce Willis to play bass ???1 point
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A Gallien Kruger RB2001 amp and footswitch. Sorry I didn't respond sooner I have been on holiday. Ta1 point -
Yamaha have done good things with Ampeg, and amazing things with Line 6 so hopefully Korg will do the same.1 point
