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The tiny basses built by @Jabba_the_gut do put one into a terrible quandary, they are items of such beauty that once you are actually holding one you simply don’t want to give it back. This is a pic from the BFSW Bash and let me assure you I’m considering the distance to the exit, how many people I’ll have to knock out on the way and whether of not I can vault over two rows of collapsible tables after eating that many roast potatoes and falafel. I regret having seconds.

Just play the bassline from Sweet Home Alabama ... nobody will notice.

Quick update from me - the case arrived at about 4pm today, approx 30 mins before the wife arrived home. Ample time to un-box, cut up said box and scatter around the town in various bins and tuck case inconspicuously in the office!

Handy that you both take the same size and that she was prepared to part with them.... 😁

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Some new basses (very limited) on offer - the Stingray 5HH (with 9 volt electronics) looks particularly wonderful. https://www.music-man.com/bfr/april-2019?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=april_bfr

Whilst it has been a slight inconvenience, it has given me a prompt to find a fresh moose for my own avatar. Let the blasting recommence!

You can get away with a lot of simplification when playing live. Obviously there are occasionally iconic bass riffs that people would recognise if you played differently (like Another One Bites The Dust or The Chain) but generally if you simplify a bass line, the only people who will notice will be other bass players, and most of them will appreciate that you did it for a reason. On the off chance that someone comes up to you afterwards and says "I noticed that you played the bass line wrong..." then just smile and say "yeah, I know. Crowd still seemed to enjoy themselves though, didn't they." S.P.

1 - Good; 2 - You are a zombie; 3 - No; 4 - Aha! I see you've found the emergency avatar! Good work that man zombie

I survived too. Does this mean everyone else is a zombie? Or am I? Will help come from outside? Please, if you can hear this......send more avatars......

Come on, who the hell likes jazz. She'll spot that rookie mistake

Just so I get it right, you are going to have a bass built for 1 gig? Love it

Strong in this one, the Farce is.

Thpethial

@Skinnyman New avatar calling

Not trying to get anyone in trouble, but... ...try asking @Ricky 4000 He'll deny it or course...

I agree Stewblack 👍 However, you didn't post a Russia pun, which is a Crimea

Wait...what’s happened to my avat..... aaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhhhhhhh! Phew, sorted......

Me and Teebs escaped the great avatar slaughter of 4/19. I assume there's other survivors

Only Darksiders have retained their avatar. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

I've got it and will sell it back to you for a million dollars.

Just had this cab delivered, it’s fantastic. I wanted a smaller stage footprint from using my 1x15 Ashdown but this is ridiculous! A great punchy sound, goes really loud and I’m only using it as my monitor because I DI into our PA but i reckon it’s easy enough for a small gig without PA support. Two of these would be awesome. Really impressed with this cab, highly recommend checking one out! Sorry about the amp overhang in the picture.....

Sadly no Shaggy on this date. I'm actually playing guitar and organ for this show, but when I asked the guitarists nobody knew who Sting was and then the keyboardists just started talking to me about modular euroracks and other nonsense so I thought I'd tell you fellas instead. Anyway, get your important bass-playing questions in now and I'll get you the lowdown on all those crucial details: Do tortoise pickguards really sound better? What HPF do you use to make your rig cut through in the back room of the Dog and Duck? Where did your accent go? How do you stop having tantric sex??

Hey Guys, I'm Lloyd, i am 28 and from Pompey. I have been playing on and off since I was 13. I have a Fender MIM 50's road-worn precision in Sunburst + recently picked up a crafted in Japan Fender Mustang so I can twinkle around with a shorter scale. I usually play more indie rock kinda stuff but recently have gotten into playing more motown and classics to improve my playing and way of thinking. I am currently looking around for a Jazz bass but nothing special so if anyone has some suggestions that won't break the bank please let us know (also doesn't have to be Fender either) - I have recently been looking at SX Jazz Bass's (vintage series) as have read a lot that they are a bit better than a Squier, so wondering if people had any more info on those! (i am a big fan of the band Khruangbin and Laura Lee uses one which had me intrigued) Cheers guys 😁

Hey folks, Just chiming in here. Thank you for the tag! Andy has pretty much answered everything you need to know! I did indeed do two JD tribute basses and my latest Fender is a nod to JD as well. My first, which I foolishly sold was a "Wembley 86 era" tribute which started life as a CIJ (non-export model) PB70-US. I actually had a special order with Fender Japan as they stopped making the all black version at the time. I would highly recommend this instrument to cover the '68 Fender JD had as it is a very close version - but also it has the 40mm nut width which would suit your request in the OP. My second tribute bass also featured a PB70-US neck, but I had Jon Shuker mate it with a stunning piece of timber for the body. This version went with the tortie pickguard and I alter sold it on BC as I knew I had a huge pang for the real thing! Pictures below: My JD tribute, but in this image it has a black guard and Billy Sheehan P pickup. Picture two is a snapshot from Wembley 86. You will see, with reference to the discussion about bridges, that after the refurb, JD had a Schaller 3D (2000??) bridge added. Not necessary if you are going with the natural look. and speaking of natural, picture 3 is my near-UPS-disaster and utterly gorgeous '76 precision bass. (I would have saved up for a 68 and found a couple I liked, but this one is my birth year) I LOVE it!!! Sounds amazing!

I'm hoping he's going to get a tobacco burst Stingray with a white pickguard just for another one bites the dust, be rude not to add it into the set?

When I was alive, I liked a Bacardi & Coke.

I'm gonna go the chromes route I think. The bass sounded great with the stock roundwounds on. I've put the ghs precision flats on, and although it sounds like the bass whisper video, in a mix it sounds quite dull. It needs that zing back. Still to play it through the amp yet (just played it through helix and headphones), but if it's still dullish (especially in the low end) then chromes it is!

There you go! Just noticed the D is ever so slightly out of tune but just whacked a camera on and went for it. Hope it helps.

Yep , but my ears are bad , I thought @ped said ‘use the fours, Lurk, use the fours’

Go to your profile page, click as shown below...bingo! Then...

Hi all, For those in and around Maidstone, Kent, we have a show at Pizza Express Live this coming Saturday (13th April): https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/jocee If you're into optimistic Soul with a Motown flavour, come eat pizza and have a listen Cheers Si

I tend to sweat a lot 🙂 Ill fix that now.

Speshul.

I know lots of venues where I'm sure that sort of thing happens regularly judging by the smell and the sticky floors.

That’s not fair. I started at 07:15 this morning and am still not in a band! Welcome.

I had (up til joining Basschat) one bass* and no pedals, I was for decades that slightly odd thing, a bassist without a single pedal, learning to play without even comp... it’s kinda cool, but ultimately limiting and why I know nothing about pedals. Will call the onion folk and get something specced to my needs. If they recommend an external ground loop Isolator i’ll go with a Palmer unit and a volume pedal inline. Thanks. *Current count is four basses, Inc two fretless and a Chapman stick, plus midi bass pedals set up for Taurus *and* Mellotron.... and I’m supposed to be a punk!

If like me you've seen Showaddywaddy ripping it up at The Wyvern in Swindon circa 2016, you soon realise what a bit player Elvis Presley actually was!

Just to clarify, I don't plan to steal anyone's gear. 1. jebroad 2. Len_Derby 3. Jabba_the_gut 4. Spondonbassed - Hohner B2A, Steinberger Spirit XT25 5. Andyjr1515 6. Jimothe y 7. Mojo 8. Owen 9. Teebs 10. Josie 11. Aidan63 12. Frank Blank 13. petecarlton (newbie) 14. Bassman Sam. NR Custom built Thunderbird, Ashdown 2x10 combo, MM P-bass. 15. ChrisLovatt (bassbash virgin) 16. Stub Mandrel - Fender Pe rformer 17. Richard R. (newbie too). I'l l bring along my Brawley Artemis, if anyone is inte rested. 18. Marillionred - John Letts fretless 5, Warwick Dolphin SN 5, Michael Kelly Dragonfl y acoustic 5 (this one is for sale 🙂 ) 19. Skinnyman - only a possible at this stage but I'll try and make it with a BF One10, possibly one of their new GXII cabs, and a b donkey or two 20. LukeFRC Mesa Walkabout and a few Basses 21. Nick A: Wal custom fretless, Warwick dolphin pro1, bitsa with a very nice acg-eq-01 preamp in it. PJB flight case and pb300 ... 22: Roland Rock: W&T Ergon 5, Glockenklang Blue Rock, BF Super Twin, Future Impact

Yep yet another great day with some old faces and new, a massive thank you to the organisers and crew but mostly to Mrs scrumpy and co for the lovely food and non stop tea. The range of kit was fantastic, although I didn't play the Gillet instruments purly to protect my wallet after trying some at LBGS a few years ago. I think Steveie and Phil need an extra mention for the great work that's being done with the 12 cab, in my humble opinion it's ready to be released to the public in its current form. So basically see you all there next year. Jim.

I tell you what, if you tried one of Jabba's extraordinary little basses (seen here modelled by @Pea Turgh), your Wingbass would be gathering dust in no time. They really are the most amazing things and I am seriously tempted.

With that many basses i wouldn't even notice if my wife sold the occasional one

Nahh.. it'd never take off.

...or we could all use the same one, y'know, just to simplify things! I'm thinking something like this...

Look what rattled through my letterbox this morning. A limelight replica Fender Precision 1963 in Sonic Blue. 😊 Here are the specs: Faded Sonic Blue Hand rolled finger board Clay dots Light relic Rosewood P width neck Mint Green scratchplate Period correct 1960’s Fender Precision logo Thumb rest below strings. All metal work just lightly tarnished Reverse Gotoh Tuners Strap button on reverse of headstock Roundwound strings When Mark first sent me the finished pictures I was a bit disappointed that the scratchplate seemed more white than a faded-to-green colour. However, This was just a result of the camera flash probably. It looks amazing. I dont know what strings he put on. They look like Rotos but I dont like them so they will be coming off and replaced with D'Addarios. Seems to be quite well set up out of the box so theres a nice surprise.