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Popped into Andertons for my regular browse and they had this second hand beauty in stock.... at half the price of a new one! Swapped out the black pickguard for a slightly used tort one I had and voila.....! Proper P bass, fantastic 'ash' tones and a bound neck. Lovely9 points
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Fancied one of these for years, should’ve bought the Gibson reissue when I had the chance. This is a bit of an experiment to see if I get on with the shape. from 1995, Korean build. Very lovely - a bit bonkers with its reverse headstock. want to try on a strap, but it plays great after a tweak.7 points
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Hope the OP doesn't mind me, as a fellow WHU fan, crashing his party too much with my own first Spector! This one won't have the greatness of his, but for the price I'm hoping it will be a bit of a Legend. It was a little bit 'love at first sight' when I picked this one up earlier this evening from a fellow BCer on the other side of the Thames. Maple core with Bubinga outer layer which means the overall weight is substantial at 10.5 lbs, but it feels very well balanced and not 'heavy' to wear. Neck through and 3 band EQ. Been a bit a of a journey getting me here but, I have to admit, I'm really chuffed at finally having joined this particular club6 points
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What also makes my bass life better is the kindness of fellow BC'ers! I've just been offered, for free, and completely unsolicited a fret wrap that was going spare. I'm gonna avoid the said individuals' blushes by not naming him, but the first round of beers will definitely be on me when we get a chance to meet up!6 points
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All three basses are now sold thanks. I have retired from playing so will be selling off all my stuff soon. For the last few years I have gigged exclusively with short scale basses and loved them all. The first three being very similar I have grouped them together into a single advert and hope I’ve done the right thing! All three of the basses are in mint condition, and have gig bags or cases, strap locks fitted and no marks or dings that I can find. Anyone that has bought from me in the past will know that I baby my gear. The first one up is a fretless passive model, but included in the sale is the correct EMG pre amp, unused and boxed as fitted by Scott that you can pop in if you so desire. There is a Flightcase Warehouse Spider hardcase included that really is the badger. This bass is really light and easy to play, you may not want to fit the pre amp, it’s up to you. The second bass is a totally mint Chowny SWB-1 made in India. I don’t think this has ever been played in anger, I certainly haven’t gigged it and it’s an active model finished in I think it’s sonic blue? This bass is heavier than the other two which gives it a bit of a different tone. It’s not a heavy bass, just heavier. Totally mint with a Fender Urban gig bag. The third bass was my main gigging bass until I discovered the Fender Mustang p/j I changed to and it’s a beauty, one of Scott’s earlier basses. It’s active, very light and punchy and a joy to play. Nice wood, lovely neck and it’s original hardcase, again no marks I can find. I thought £325 for each bass would be reasonable?5 points -
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Got this delivered today. Its a Euro 5LX with EMG BQC pre-amp and soapbar EMG 40J (bridge) and 40P (neck) pickups. Holy crap this thing is great. Lighter than my other Euro 5LX and much more tonal variation than the Tone Pump. Got a gig on Sunday so will be giving it a blast through the Ampeg4 points
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Ordered some amber reflector knobs in anticipation of this arriving (hate the strat knobs...) looks loads better4 points
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Sarzo has moved to Spector because for a while he was playing with Geoff Tate (ex-Queensryche) and the ONLY way he could get the right tone (the Eddie Jackson 'grind') was to get a Spector. He bought & played one exclusively for a couple of years...LOVED it... and then discovered SIMS pickups. Spector & SIMS then hooked up to produce this 'signature' bass.4 points
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The Speakons are included in the crossover and wiring kit. There's no need to worry about drilling vertical holes, as all the holes have been predrilled in the kit. They're a standard sized pilot hole, which is good for woodscrews but will need to be drilled to size for t-nuts. You'll have to drill holes for the feet, as it didn't make any sense to pre-drill those. I wouldn't use the method of installing t-nuts shown in that Youtube video because you'll deform the front of the baffle - bear in mind that poplar is a relatively soft wood. It's actually a lot easier to tap them in with a hammer before assembling the cab. The hole for the port tube is being cut to within half a milimetre to provide a friction fit. So make sure you fit it before you glue the baffle in because it takes ages to fit from the front. There's no harm sealing the port tube from the rear with some glue or silicone. To paint the port tube, there are a number of spray paints designed for painting plastics which cost between six and eight pounds a can. I used a paint designed for spraying car bumpers because I had some in my workshop. It's quite likely that something else would work, and I'll carry out a few experiments this week. It would be ideal if we could use the Tuff Cab paint. I'll check. I obtained a generous discount from Celestion on the compression drivers, as Luke mentioned. I'm not going to mention the price on list because it's more than just a few percent.3 points
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It came from lots of frustrations of trying to make lots of wireless work. (I run 13 channels of wireless in my band). So sat down and read and read, learned about intermodulation and the like, then got interested in the tech out there... and of course having a massive passion from inears, it kind of goes hand in hand when trying to co-ordinate wireless inears without stuff dropping out, or being latency bound. I have been known to have gone to the industry days (people like Shure) on wireless... "for fun". I've helped more than a few people get their wireless together, including a couple of theatre shows who had bought all the gear but could never get them co-ordinated right. I guess that I also have a habit of swotting up on stuff that interests me... and then applying it in the real world to prove to myself I guess, that I can walk the walk. Sometimes I must come across a bit smart alec.... but I've seen too many times bands just buying wireless stuff and expecting it just to work (made worse by the fact that each band member turns up with their own complete random wireless gear)... which it can if you are staying with the same brand and model of wireless... but it's when you start running completely random stuff with fixed frequencies that co-ordinating becomes a lot, lot more troublesome. I guess what I am trying to say, is if you want to go wireless as a band, you need to have a strategy - and everybody subscribes to the same way of thinking.3 points
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I guess they can read as well as bassists. Some not at all, some very easily3 points
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You can use your ticket for Sunday instead if you want to - as long as it hasn't been scanned on Saturday we will accept it for Sunday (and vice versa)!3 points
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i had one a while ago and lost it, but got a new one yesterday. I mainly need it for playing the middle bit in All right now. Playing with a pick i find i end up letting the E string ring, when it should be the A. The FW works well for muting the open E. It also looks cool. i explain to people its a sweat band because i play so fast lol.3 points
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After last month's disastrous attempt, happy to say the decal has now successfully landed...near invisible already, and that's prior to being lacquer coated...so happy it's now actually on there...with two extra decals to spare as well... In other news, last night using the Tru-Oil, I wet sanded to fill the grain using 600 grit wet/dry, then dry sanded it down with 1000 grit wet/dry. I've only done one coat so far, but it's as smooth as a baby's bum already. Going for 2nd coat today, as above, but using 1000 & 2000 grit paper. Then I'll proceed to a polish over the week. I'm off holiday the next two weeks, so hope to make good progress on the finish aspects before I start with the hardware. Btw, it only dawned on me after I had placed the decal, the line of the G string...I've eyed it through and I think (by chance!) it will miss the decal...very worst, it might strike-through the top of the "A. L." part, but it does so on my Lakland also, so I can live with it. I also decided against the "Crafted In Scotland" decal. Had it positioned and let it dry, but last night I felt it looked too fussy, so managed to rub it off easily enough back to the lacquer finish with no smears or decal residue.3 points
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Ok guys, I solved it. As you said, it was an electrical issue. The adapter I used was kind of broken. I build my pedalboard and when it's plugged to the Power Plant it doesn't make any noise. So now it's perfect Thank you for your replies and for your help3 points
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KSD Proto-J 5 Lovely 70s style 35´´ scale Jazz Bass. This bass truly plays and sounds great. The neck feels really nice with its smooth finish. In some way it reminds me of some laklands ive played. Action can be set nicely low on this bass, so it plays easily. The is preamp has been upgraded to a John East, which is highly versatile. The bass is in good used shape with only some minor damages/usermarks. Actually it looks pretty fresh and clean. I´ve got this bass in a trade recently, and actually don´t need it. It is a great playing and sounding bass, but I already have to many of those hanging around . Any cool trades? I am looking for a good unlined fretless (blade jazz, fender Japan jazz, jazz bass special), a fretted jazz bass special, or a nice electric guitar (fender strat japan, jaguar...)... Older Japanese Tokai or Yamaha JB600r basses per example are welcome as well. Of course cash sale is still possible too: fixed low price €450. Please note that the price is firm. The bass is located in the netherlands, but can be shipped at buyer's expense and risk. I have no case available, but it will be packed well for insured shipping anyway. If buyer wishes, it's possible to sort out and order a case for shipping. My feedback:2 points -
Hi! I'm selling a one-of-a-kind Music Man StingRay from 1988 in excellent condition. Amazing birdseye maple neck, ash body, 2 band EQ preamp, bridge with mutes (in excellent shape), and the best thing: it weights only 3.7kg!!! These basses normally weight 0,8 - 1kg more than that. Recently refretted in order to get low and nice action, the bass is now ready to rock. It has tiny dings here and there, but the overall shape is excellent. I think it's impossible to find another one like this. It's a piece of art and it sounds amazing. This is definitely the best Stingray I ever played (including Pre EBs). Comes with non original hard case. Check out the video, that's the bass I'm selling (recorded by the previous owner and before refretting). Price: SOLD!!!2 points -
Ok, more seriously and trying to be objective... Core tone is throaty / punchy which is something I like a lot as the foundation 'sound'. The neck pup, in particular has a 'fulsome' low end which I suspect is going to sound just great cranked up in a band mix. Separate volume controls for each pup allow you to blend, although when one pup is set at full the other doesn't really cut in until the volume is set to 7/10 so it's not a particularly 'detailed' blend - more in some ways like having a selector switch. 3 band EQ is pretty decent & combine with the VV controls for the pups => I'm really liking the tonal palette / variety that this bass brings to the party. I can very easily this becoming a staple gigging bass of mine and it will get its first outing at rehearsal Thursday night and hopefully then gigged on Saturday.2 points
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Coming along very nicely. If you still want the "Crafted in Scotland" decal, you could always put it on the back of the headstock, like Fender do.2 points
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My touring rig. I wish we were big enough to have roadies every night but it sounds monster!2 points
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No, the screws in the parts list are fine. I only listed t-nuts and 30mm machine screws in the parts list and they are perfectly all right for the main chassis. If you want to use t-nuts on the horn, however, the hex heads won't look great. So you can either use black wood screws (without any t-nuts) or pan headed machine screws and t-nuts. The lengths I suggested above are nominal and 30mm (or even 40mm) is OK.2 points
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You can do this with your stomp... play something with no compressor on. Then turn on that block and see if it makes a difference.... then setting compression to best effect is as much of a skill as creating killer bass synth tones but this might be a good starting point http://www.ovnilab.com/articles/setup.shtml the downside of a stomp or most other multi effects as far as I can tell is they don’t have much in the way of metering in terms of visually seeing what the gain levels are and what the compression levels are- Which is one of the reason compression patches aren’t going to be super useful to share as we all hit the strings differently on different basses with different sonic signatures.2 points
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Hiho,happy Foundation day.I,ll put up pics of my pair-83 body,92 neck black n maple and 84 all original sunburst n maple with obligatory missing TRC.2 points
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Yep, thats the badger. Still love the bass but that is most certainly a mistake.2 points
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It’s a 1930s Pfretzschner, refurbished by myself.2 points
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If its this one, it doesn't appear to be raked at all. That one shouldn't have left the workshop without a retainer. The 'proper' raked headstocks are very obviously tilted back, and don't need a retainer.2 points
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Let me introduce myself, Envious, Very Envious2 points
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Why stop there?2 points
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It's ALL headphones ALL the time at Casa Chowny at the show. (I lie... we'll have Markbass Combos with headphones, so you can make noise if you want to). But you can also use headphones. Best of both worlds.2 points
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I used my EVO II at the weekend. A fab sounding bit of kit, as good as anything I've ever used. oh and it weighs bugger all2 points
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Jimmy quit, Jody got married, so i needed cheering up 🙂2 points
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Busy times coming up. May see Queensryche tomorrow night... Then I have tickets for the following to see out 2019: 70's Pomp-Rock legends 'Angel' Don Felder (ex-Eagles guitarist) Brian Downey's "Alive & Dangerous" Stanley Dee (Steely Dan tribute) Sugaray Rayford (awesome Blues show) Young Gun Silver Fox (modern Yacht Rock! Raiding The Rock Vault (Las Vegas show coming to London) Kayak (Dutch Pomp masters) The Sweet (Glam legends!)2 points
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You know what would like nice? Orange! 😉2 points
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Yey!!!2 points
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Hi all We do appreciate your constructive feedback, and we have been working very hard to bring you the show you know and love, plus more! Hopefully this will set your minds at ease... For the 2018 show we had 9 bass acts on the two main stages, this year we have 8 bass acts - this is due to the venue needing to close an hour earlier on Sunday as they have fussy neighbours. So we have Ariane Cap, Nick Beggs, John Patitucci, Cody Wright, Scott Devine, Bassist of the Year finals (3 bassists performing), Lorenzo Feliciati (playing with guitarist Ciro Manna) and one band yet to be announced. We had 24 masterclass/workshop sessions last year and we have 26 this year. We had 67 brands in total last year at the show, and we currently have 67 booked, with 5 weeks to go so we're expecting more to come! Plus there will be live luthiery, vintage gear, Monty's guitar garage where you can have your bass worked on, oh... and some guitars to look at in case you're interested in those as well 😉 Not long to go now - we hope you enjoy it, and we will of course ask for your feedback after the show so that we can continue to improve it year after year. Best wishes The London Bass Guitar Show team2 points
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https://gruvgear.com/products/fretwraps i got mine form Strings Direct.2 points
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My second (and last for a while, I suspect) useful contribution is this little device (for just £3 delivered), which means I never need worry about whether my battery is about to run out of juice or unnecessarily replace a perfectly good one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07TJ5X3FS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&th=12 points
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Hi, Heres is my lovely brown burst SRMS805. It was my first five string and my first Ibanez. The neck feels absolutely fantastic, although possibly the string spacing is a little tight for slap with my big mitts. I've got some Nordstrand Zen Blades on order to replace the Bartollini BH2s, which I think sound a little too dark for my tastes. Lovely basses! Regards Alex2 points
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Cheers PeteB I’ve had it repaired and it’s bloody lovely. I ordered the power board from Sheffield and had it installed locally. Cost me £150. Love the Markbass sound...2 points
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Use it or lose it... goes for free speech and Bass Shows.2 points
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A massive lesson in despite having all the skills in the world, doing what the song needs, just groove and feel2 points
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You can see how sight reading has sucked out all his “feel” and “groove”. Just say no to dots kids. 😆2 points
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Me too. And although it gets regularly slated on here, I find at least one new act every year that I like through Later.2 points
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Nope - I think we can all rest easy! Just another attempt by EHX to extend the shelf life of their long in the tooth "9" series. IMO, as someone who has come from guitar to bass, it's about as easy to play bass on guitar with an octave pedal down as it is to play lead guitar on bass with an octave up. Neither option work particularly well and octave pedals have been around forever. I'd be happy to challenge any guitarist to play a great funk bass line on a six string Stratocaster - good luck to them (and to EHX with this pedal).2 points
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#justiceforrudy2 points
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Ha ha.. I love the production on Signals. I think the kit sounds great.2 points
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...slightly off topic, but when any of you were weighing those microphones, did you at any stage think 'My God, what am I doing with my life?'...2 points
