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My son Jack is a hip hop producer, he’s spent years developing his style, making contacts and putting his tracks out there. He’s had loads of knockbacks along the way but he’s never been deterred, he’s never given up and he’s kept on plugging away. A while ago one of his beats got picked up by a rapper in the US who used it in a track that did quite well on the underground scene. This lead to his stuff being passed on to Logic, an artist on Def Jam, and an invitation to provide beats and additional production on a track called Still Ballin’ If you’re into hip hop you’ll know the track, it was number one on the Billboard charts, number one on the ITunes chart in the US (and I think in the UK). It’s now being used on NBC’s NBA coverage in the States. Suffice to say he’s thrilled, as am I. The other day Def Jam sent him his plaque. Just goes to prove that you can do anything, with talent, drive and persistence. Even a kid from Walsall making beats in his bedroom. Where this leads now I don’t know yet, but he’s getting offers so hopefully the momentum will continue for him. I’m absolutely made up for him and so proud26 points
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I’m not sure you understand. You (and the rest of the band) are there to serve the singist! The singist is the queen or king bee, the centre of everything, the axis upon which the universe must revolve, without whom this and all other worlds will fall apart, or spin off into certain oblivion. They are all knowing (without knowing nuffink), all doing (without lifting a finger), all seeing (whilst blind to the stress they may cause to others in THIER band). Now stop moaning, and bathe in the glorious light that shines forth from the hole from which they also speak. And to prove I’m not prejudiced, in any way....I went out with a singer once, so I can’t be 🥳5 points
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Trace Elliot is magic. That's the scientific answer. It can be proven with a magic detector, or Magector™. Here my Magector™ measuring bar is bent to 82° by the sheer force of an AH500X GP11 running at only half volume. And I was never closer than 30 feet from the amp at all times. The bass wasn't even turned up that much. The magic field was so strong during this test that you can clearly see where my white sleeved shirt turned entirely into a two tone blue denim overall. It had to be buried in a lead lined box until the magic levels (magevels) reach a safe and above all wearable state. To put this into context here is a Magector™ measuring bar following 2 hours exposure to a Penn & Teller live show. The Magector™ was never more than 8 feet from the stage and yet only a 15° bend was detected. Now I respect Phil and his decibels, of course I do, but I think the pictures speak for themselves here.5 points
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Back up for sale. If you're interested, and insist on paying a deposit so I will hold it for you for a month, and then decide you don't want it after all and want your deposit back...well..... Price lowered to £1,500. It's one of those basses you swear you'll never sell but.... This is a 2016 Ernie Ball Music Man Sterling 5 HH, which is rare enough, but this is the Starry Night Premier Dealer Network special edition. It's very difficult to photograph with the deep sparkle finish and the roasted neck but I've had a go! specs are below. There is a piece of clear plastic protective film on the back that I've never taken off. Weight is 9.7lbs, 4.4lbs Condition is 9.8/10. there's a tiny dent on the back but I can't photograph it. I'm checking it over again and I'll post more if I find anything I won't courier it but I'm prepared to drive around a bit to meet up. Comes with the original case in excellent condition. I'm not interested in any trades. Price is firm as I'm in no desperate need to sell. thanks Steve Series: Premier Dealer Network (PDN) Body Material: Ash Body Finish High gloss polyester Body Shape: Sterling Neck Wood Select roasted maple neck Neck Finish Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend Scale Length 34" (86.4 cm) Fingerboard: Ebony, no markers Fingerboard Radius: 11" (27.9 cm) Number of Frets: 22 Fret size: High profile, wide Nut Width 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) Truss Rod Adjustable - no component or string removal Neck Attachment 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets Bridge Pickup: Humbucking with ceramic magnets Neck Pickup: Humbucking with ceramic magnets Controls: Dual Pickup - 5-way lever pickup selector, 3-band active preamp; vol, treble, mid, bass; Dual Pickup, 3-band active preamp; vol, treble, mid, bass Pickup Configuration: Dual Humbucker Bridge: Standard - Music Man chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with stainless steel saddles Tuning Machines Schaller BM, with tapered string posts4 points -
Up for sale this beautiful Lakland 5 string in Aztec Gold. Took in a trade on here ( see link to original ad, hope that’s ok dude ) but project I was going to use it for not happening so she’s up for grabs. In lovely condition ( a few war wounds) , sounds amazing and great quality. Can put it in a hard case too and ship at buyers cost or collect Hexham. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/346576-lakland-skyline-j-sonic-5-fsft-sold/ Sale only no trades thanks.4 points -
My babies!4 points
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For me, playing anything by Free or Bad Co, the old adage "Less is more" always works. The space they were brave enough to leave in songs is what makes them special.4 points
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Price drop till monday none bass related item is availablethat I have my eye on 1500. I'm really not sure about doing this and I'm sure I will regret doing so but I'm not really playing and the bass is to good to be sitting around. This is an unusual Yamaha it was made and used as demo bass at trade shows sent to pros to develop the 2024x high end bass series I belive it's one of four and possibly the only one that has been sold. I found it in PMT birmingham fell in love with the sound and feel of the bass it is a one off and one of the best I have owned. It does.have some differences to the production basses and I have tracked some of the history from forums etc but it could still be looked into further and I also have an email from Yamaha which states it is a prototype. It has aged really nicely with some marks crazing and general play wear but is all the better for it. Comes with the original yamaha hard case. Any questions feel free to ask. Traded3 points -
After carefully measuring and checking the given measurements I ordered a Gator CW-LPS Deluxe guitar case from Gear4music. It was out of stock but arrived today. It is a *perfect* fit for the Junior DC bass.3 points
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(Excuse for the English Google translator) For Sale/For Trade Curbow Petite XT-33 7 Strings Fretless A very rare bass guitar made by the great luthier Greg Curbow, very unique in 7 strings. Here are the specs: Scale: 34 Inches Body: 1 piece of handcarved Rockwood (birch wood with injected resin) Handle: 5 points screws, in 1 piece of Rockwood too Profile: D Flat Fingerboard: 33 "Positions" in resin-injected ebony with dot side markers Easel: Hipshot brass Mechanical: Sperzel blocking Microphone: 1 Bartolini Quad-coils pickup, with a huge dynamic and a lot of precision in the vibration of each string. Preamp: Bartolini 9 Volts, Volume / Blend / 3-band EQ, midrange selection switch Bridge spacing: Adjustable from 17 to 19mm Finish: Amethyst Glow Weight: little more than 5kg Country of manufacture: U.S.A. What say about this bass ... It's a real masterpiece with a hallucinating sound spectrum, an exemplary stability neck and with an absolutely minimal strings action. You can hear how it sounds here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECZxo1k5Dng The street new price was 11,093$ for a 7-string model without option, 11,488$ for this version with the Rockwood body. What costs around 11100€ with all import taxes. I am selling it £3050 With case I accept the exchanges but with equal purchase value or if crush, propose anyway, knows it never ... I will answer only if I am interested. Thank you in advance3 points -
I'm of the opinion that Peavey made some fine basses. Particularly ( in my case ) 2 Peavey basses i used to own ..the active Rudy Sarzo which was their flagship back in the day. I belive they only made them for 2 years, and from beautiful woods. And my C4 , another beautiful looking neck through bass. Both had fabulous tone3 points
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you've probably seen this before, but I'll post it anyway, always makes me smile3 points
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New bass day. ‘51 Prec replica in pink, this is for slinging about.3 points
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The Rocklite Ebanol bindings were pretty easy to bend over the bending iron - much, much easier than real ebony! So same MO as the purfling: Only difference is that each couple of inches takes a minute of two rather than 30 seconds. It is essential that both layers of glue melt together and the extra thickness and width of the binding takes more heat. Also, they take longer to cool and re-solidify the glue...more like 30-45 secs. Again, though, this is a fully repeatable process. So for a gap like this - while you are doing it or after you've finished - it can be simply reheated, then pressed in place and held to cool with the gap closed: As a matter of fact, that is what I do. First time round I concentrate on getting the sides attached and the shape held, seating the binding but not worrying too much about small gaps, and then I go round the whole thing a second time, this time reheating JUST to seat it properly - because either side is still solidly glued, there is no danger of each couple of inches pulling out of shape. And after a satisfyingly short period of time, I've got the first half of the top done :3 points
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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 -
For sale, my lovely 1982/83 Fender Jazz bass, all original, stunning looks and she sounds and plays very nice. Condition is very good. Comes with a (non original) tweed hardcase. SOLD2 points
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Thought I'd wander across the Pond and see what the Brit Builders are up to. Haven't posted here in a long time. Here's a couple of Ric inspired builds, the Black one finished a couple years ago, the Walnut one just recently. The black one took 4 years on again/off again, the walnut one two years. The full build diaries posted on Talkbass USA here: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-hossenfeffer-bass-build.1102535/#post-16376432 https://www.talkbass.com/threads/the-hossenfeffer-ii-build.1286896/#post-200817782 points
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Feeling rather uninspired by the EMG-HZs in my recently-acquired Spector I decided to have a word with Mike at Gemini Pickups to see if he had anything that might suit. I've bought pickups a few times from him - a rather nice Jazz set and a pair of guitar mini-humbuckers that I put in a guitar for a friend - always helpful and amazing pickups. So, here they are, took about two weeks from ordering to them arriving. I'm really looking forward to fitting them this afternoon. http://www.geminipickups.co.uk/bass_85.html2 points
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Here comes a beautiful vintage Wal Pro 1 passive bass in a nice cherry red finish despite of being passive, the output is very fat ! 100% original , with its cool brown WAL case Pickup has a mini switch for serial/parallel mode , so you can choose between a more crisp or a more midrange sound plug in and play ! Body wood is ash, weight is 4,2 kg Fast neck with a profile between a 70‘ies Jazz and a 70‘ies B- neck Precision original frets are in excellent shape shipping no problem no trades please2 points
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My Rob Allen MB-2. It is so different from the other 5 stringers I’ve owned (EBMM, Lakland, Ibanez) in feel and tone, but I guess that what RA is trying (and succeeding) to achieve. It is also the one instrument that Lady Ez says I’m not allowed to sell.2 points
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Don't worry, it's the biter bit. I'm responsible for more thread drift than a tornado in a cotton mill.2 points
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DP3X is the holy grail of pedals. I will be buried with mine2 points
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Wonderful bass. I've been on the hunt for an 80s Foundation for a while... black and maple with super ferite pickups.2 points
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That a poor argument, just quoting the part of my post that supports your view and not the part that explains my reasons for not advertising here. And they are this: Based on past experience I will be wasting my money and my time advertising this bass on Basschat. It was bad enough when I was selling the sorts of basses that should do well here, but what I got was endless "tyre kickers" and quibbling over what I considered to be a very competitive price and further arguments when my choice of delivery service and insurance was more expensive than what the potential buyer wanted to pay. And this was for a sub £200 bass. But, I'll make a deal with you. If the person who buys this bass on eBay says that they saw the eBay sale as a result of this thread, then I'll make a donation to basschat of the amount it would have cost me to advertise here. You can't say fairer than that.2 points
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Moving pictures for being the most complete sounding album, but then....power windows coz its just amazing!!2 points
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I knew nothing when I started at all and bought a Thomann cheapest I could find......it has done me real real well (100 plus gigs and 5 years abuse) but I absolutely believe in hindsight that I was very fortunate with the build quality. If I started now knowing what I do and listening to your dilemma (although not 100% sure how acoustic you mean) Id be buying second hand and have me a budget of 6-700. There's been a few stentor 3/4s for sale recently and I think they are really solid well made and great value for money and Ive been sorely tempted to buy one just because....well....just because.... Find a friend, dont be put off by the cheaper ones, try them out. I'd make sure you are happy / comfortable with the neck width, as Ive tried a few with thick necks and they feel rubbish and difficult to play...... whatever you decide just make sure and slap it hard at some point in your journey :-) good luck!2 points
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Yep, we used to do that and yep, the bass made that last note 🙂2 points
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Oh yes. Hit that low note. Own the ending of the song.2 points
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This i think is the best approach, especially if you arent convinced or sure that a 5 string is the way forward. I started playing like this and slowly started adding in new fretting positions and utilising the B string more around the middle of the neck. I actually found playing 5 string improved my 4 string playing as well, as i was starting to use different fret positions. Oh, and the over use of a low D to finish any song that ends on D 😂2 points
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Boz Burrell, what a guy, what a player.2 points
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Seems like the singer is suffering from a lack of confidence. I play with a singer who fiddles around with the unimportant stuff when he's stressed. I ask him why he wants to put this pressure on the band before a gig. That usually settles him down and we are OK. Is the rest of the band with you or with the singer? You're the bass payer, the logical and sensible one, so it's up to you to lay it on the table. Your band needs x songs for an x hour set. List what you have that is ready, then ask the band how they propose to get the rest up to scratch in the time available. If they need 18 songs for 2 hours, at 2 hours a song. . . lay out the maths and ask them how it's going to work! Tell them that running through the whole set at least once, maybe twice, before the gig is a prerequisite to doing the gig. Don't threaten to quit but stress the effect that a shambolic gig would have on your reputation and chances of getting other gigs.2 points
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I’m selling my RebelRelic P bass. I bought it 6 months ago but have barely used it due to its slim neck. It sounds and plays amazing but I just prefer the wider C neck. This one is a B size neck, which is closer to a Jazzbass The bass is really lightweight and has a nice twotone Nitro finish with tasteful authentic looking relic work looking to sell but might consider trading to a CS 59 Precision (with maple neck) or a Pre EB Stingray2 points -
I must admit to being puzzled why you are trying to find a use for it. If a use for it isn't immediately apparent, what good is it for you? Good question... It's really fun to play, and feels very different, the fact all my basses feel different is more important to me than them sounding different, as this encourages me to play in different ways and not just hammer out the same riffs. The 5 is the most distinctive of them all, except the fretless. I can just play the same old songs on the fretless (and I have been to a rehearsal and done just that) but it's real appeal is slowing down and letting the notes swell and try to bring out that sound and feeling which is so distinctive. There's loads of music out ether which showcases the fretless as almost a completely different instrument, such as Wherever I lay my Hat or A Remark You Made. The 5 string doesn't seem to broaden musical horizons in the same way. Anyway, I've been trough our setlist looking for opportunities to use it. Most songs have a bit where you can go down instead of up. On Green Day their songs the dynamic of whizzing up and down the E and A strings and letting them ring between notes is a big part of the dynamic. Sunday Afternoon is a prize - the very last note is a D and a low one sounds good. There are also a couple of songs where dropping a tone might help the singer. I think I have to have a try and see what happens. I cam play teenage kicks one-finger per fret up there no trouble - I have hands the size of shovels... or at least long fingers - my one bass playing advantage.2 points
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Over the years I've bought and sold dozens of basses, and it's been a great thing: I've owned more or less everything I've ever wanted to try - Alembics, Stingrays, Jazzes and Precisions old and new, boutique stuff like ACGs and Seis and Shukers and Overwaters, and Epiphones and Gibsons and Yamahas and Ibanezes...even a Rickenbacker 😁 And the best thing is I've not just plonked on them in a music shop, I've lived with them and gigged them; some for a short time, others longer, and I know now exactly what I like in a bass, and exactly what I don't. It's not an illness, it's a journey and an experience which, unless you're unlucky or a bit daft, needn't cost much. 🙂2 points
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I think it is a good price for such an instrument with expensive preamp.2 points -
A wise decision - you won’t do any better than that, indeed, you could wait years for a deal like that to come up. I made the transition 7 years ago and of the many things I’ve learnt, one is - you have to travel for many things DB-related: purchase; lessons; workshops; concerts; gigs etc. Don’t let that put you off - I would drive to the north of Scotland for the right deal. Although time and money may be restricted, i would also consider the occasional lesson in person rather than just on-line learning. For on-line learning, I would start with ‘Discover Double Bass’. Try not to let any bad habits creep in that may slow later development and play as often as you can!2 points
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You can get that with C4 too. You can assign almost any two parameters (hopefully soon to be four) to the control knobs so can have whatever variations you like within a preset. Furthermore, you can assign up to three other parameters to external control (expression, hot hand or whatever), and specify a high and low range limit for each. So deep editing isn’t needed. Pretty much all the presets I’ve programmed so far take advantage of this. @GisserD have you tried any of mine yet?2 points
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Or maybe spend the money on a beer and Brick Lane curry instead? ... 😄2 points
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Stub, when I look at a 5 string bass I see notes and possibilities. You seem to be focussed on counting the strings and imagining problems. You're not even taking it to rehearsals! Don't fight this, sell it and stick with the 4 string bass you're happiest playing.2 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 club2 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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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. Lovely2 points
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@Marvin We're South Devon/East Cornwall based. Those prices are pretty much all along the South from Helston and Falmouth up through Plymouth to Exeter and Exmouth, places don't seem to flinch at £300—350. Surely places like The Red Barn in Woolacombe must be paying that sort of money, aren't they? I couldn't give up gigging, it's too big a part of me, but I do want it to be worth my while monetarily so I know where you're coming from.2 points
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Here is my stunning shuker über horn absolutley faultless attention to detail and playability the pictures realy dont do it justice ,2 points
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i don't have a Shuker but do have a G&L L1505 that suffered a terminal truss rod and fingerboard failure. Jon replaced the rod and fingerboard with the added bonus of stainless frets. The quality of his work and materials is outstanding, it is significantly better than the original bass. The cost of the repair was incredibly good value. Top chap and bass builder.1 point
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I had the dug for a year. What I found was it sounded great for playing un-dynamic, hard hitting music where you want that grind with a big sonic low end. Unfortunately for me I couldn't get it to work for me as band I need "rock" tones for is very dynamic and when I would play softer, or thumb muted parts it sounded like the hi part of the pedal wouldn't quite engage enough and I would have this huge, sustained bass sound.... Which was actually kinda cool but you could almost see the sound guy scramble to deal with it! Ha What really did it was just wanting that slight overdrive and more unified tone rather than the clean low end and driven hi end, I just couldn't get the balance right for me. But it was awesome, and if I was rich I'd have kept it! And so I went for the VT bass deluxe! Almost tempted to get a new BDDI at some point.1 point
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Managed to get the Disco lights working on my P Bass again after about a year of fretting about them. With a bit of luck, a few prayers and a soldering iron all is well1 point
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I don't think music is necessarily getting worse, but for me, recorded music is certainly getting less enjoyable. Autotune, protools, all of that has taken almost all of the humanity from it.1 point
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It is indeed The fretboard will be sanded a number of times with a 16" radius block, progressively down to 1500 grit or so. At that point it should shine without the need of anything on it. At the moment I'm still using 120 grit so it's fairly brutal (and ebony being ebony, pretty ineffective). Basically, the mother of pearl and epoxy will sand down way, way before the ebony does. And yes - you all knew I couldn't wait until the morning....1 point
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