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I've been after an older Matsumoku Rickenbacker copy, or something very similar, and I've just picked up this '77 Aria complete with original case. It needs a good clean, both cosmetically and electrically, but it sounds awesome and plays really well, the actions a tad high for my taste at the mo but I'll give it set up once cleaned. The seller reckons he has the origins TRC and pickup cover but is in the middle of moving and can't find them, he said if he finds them he'll post them to me so fingers crossed.6 points
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Hi - am listing my Shuker black/maple PJ 4 string with jazz profile neck. I’ve copied a lot of the information from the BCer I bought it from. The bass has a Jean Jacques Brunel Precision English ash body core with swamp ash wings and is finished in a beautiful black gloss with a bwb pickguard. It has a maple neck with a select birds eye fretboard and matching headstock veneer that is truly stunning. The neck profile was taken from a Sadowsky Will Lee jazz, so is slim and comfortable and sports hipshot light tuners.. All hardware is black and adds to the classic black and maple look. The pickups are Di Marzio and these perfectly compliment the Sadowsky pre amp with vintage tone control. She weighs in at just a tad over 9lbs on the bathroom scales and is very comfortable to play. Included is the Shuker hiscox case. I am asking £950, £895 available for collection from West Yorkshire or can meet up within a couple of hours travel time. If someone wants to arrange a courier I will pack it up very securely. Trade wise I am specifically looking for a USA Musicman Sterling6 points -
So friday was NBD and my BB435 arrived finally. Man what a fine bass this is. The previous owner installed a balance poti instead of Vol/Vol/Tone, wich i like. It sees to be a kind of "stacked" balance Poti. I can't hear any loss og highs in the middle position. He installed a bit more solid string retainer too. What blows me out of the water are the new pickups. I love them. Round, fat a lots of ooomph. Ther's a fresh set of dr low rider on it, what makes it perfect. Love this Bass.6 points
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Off to a good home. The well revered Epiphone Jack Casady. Includes original hard case and strung with D'Addario Chromes flatwound. This is the more sought after Korean model which puts it at about 10 years old me thinks. Those of you in the know will agree these basses are fantastic. Great clear punchy pick up not to dissimilar to a P bass. On this one I've moved the strap pin to the upper horn (using a backing block epoxied inside). This really helps with the ergonomics as well as neck dive. They are Schaller strap lock pins and I'll include the female portion of the locks as well. Case has a couple of nicks, but overall good condition. Local pick up fine, can ship no problemo as well. Paypal is preffered.5 points -
New thread linked below 👍🏻4 points
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NOW SOLD For sale only a 2016 Elite P bass. Good condition just a few small dents on the back and some swirling marks down by the battery compartment. Brand new D`Adarrio nickle strings, Fender case with TSA locks, lots of goodies as listed below. No trades thanks, collection from Paisley preferred but I don`t mind a bit of a drive to meet up, just ask. If you want to arrange your own courier and insurance I will box it up and have it ready for collection. Neck Specs: Neck Material: Maple Neck Finish: Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face Neck Shape: Compound Back Shape, Modern "C" to "D" Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) Fingerboard Material: Rosewood Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"-14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm) Number of Frets: 21 Fret Size: Medium Jumbo Nut Material: Bone Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm) Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot Truss Rod: Dual-Action Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mounted Spoke Wheel Adjustment Electronics specs: Bridge Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless Middle Pickup: Elite Precision Bass Controls: Master Volume, Pan Pot (Pickup Selector), Treble Boost/Cut, Midrange Boost/Cut, Bass Boost/Cut, Active/Passive Mini Toggle Switching: 2-Way Mini Toggle Switch for Active/Passive Mode. In Passive Mode, Only The Volume, Pan and Passive Tone Controls Function. In Active Mode, All Controls Function. Configuration: PJ Special Electronics: 18V Preamp with Active 3-Band EQ HARDWARE: Bridge 4-Saddle HiMass Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload) Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome Tuning Machines: Fender "F" Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top Neck Plate: 5-Bolt Asymmetrical4 points -
I have a new model coming out in the not to distant future that I think will tick all of the boxes you mentioned. Initially as a 30.5” 4 and 32” 5. A 32 /4 would be no problem. Will feature a new pickup and will be passive as standard.4 points
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Received mine on Friday. First impressions were similar to everyone else. Feels solid, well built and the carry bag is a bit of a joke. Got to use it last night. On first switch-on, the fan is a bit loud, but I've had other amps that are equally loud or louder. I practice with a Bass Trainer, so that doesn't bother me a bit. Plugged in, everything flat, including the bass and the core sound is great. It's Full, Fat and Loud. Only needed a bit of a tweak, (Bass DOWN a tad. That's a first), and we were there. Sounded great during the gig and didn't get lost in the mix during the gig. Kept pace with the guitarist turning up 4 times, (as they always do) and I didn't touch a thing. Tons in reserve as the bass volume was about half and the same for Gain and Volume. It is a seriously loud piece of kit. Like @Phil Starr I actually prefer the tone to my aged MarkBass SA450 so won't be spending the dosh to get it repaired as I seem to have found a replacement. The Tuner is a nice touch and it appears to be accurate when compared to my TC Polytune. All in all a happy chappy.4 points
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Isn't this a bit like having someone who's shorter than you get into the driving seat of your car and telling you it's undrivable cos they can't quite reach the pedals?4 points
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So this bass has an interesting story! I bought of it Captain Mike Brooks back in 2005 with no laquer, controls or frets and had Phillipe Dubriuelle (who has a workshop in Denmark Street and has owrked on everybody's guitars and built for everybody) work his magic on it with(back then) a generic 3 band EQ and refretted it and refinished it in this amazing greenburst all over! I used it extensively but not in anger as you can see for years! Fast forward to 2014 and I sold it to a friend of mine who really wanted it... Regretted it, bought it back in 2016 and put an Aguilar OBP-3 in it. I had it refretted by Chris who's the master luthier down at Crimson Guitars as they owed me a favour and have used it probably 5 times since! purely because a LOT of the work I'm doing is on a 5 string and I have a LOT of basses not being used, so seeing as I have to pay for a wedding now, an few of them are going up for sale! I love this bass but it needs to be played more! You know the specs of these! Upgrades: Aguilar OBP-3 preamp Refinish Refret It's an amazing bass as I keep saying and does main me to see gone but it deserves to be played and loved more than I can give! Has a gig bag! WOuld rather collection as you HAVE to play this bass to believe it! BigJim4 points
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I've seen Samsara a few times. We are very lucky here in brighton to have a few really great reggae bands on the circuit. Dub organiser are also well worth a look if you are local. They put on quality live dub nights in komedia. Also definitely check out the resonators, also from Brighton. I recently made enquiries into setting up another one so watch this space....4 points
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So the 2020 abstinence worked well for me then, not 2 weeks in and another new bass. But in my defence I am going to be selling 4 basses and 1 guitar, so I’m not feeling too guilty, Anyway, said bass, although I have a Squier VM77 that is great I wanted a US Jazz and saw this advertised on the bay so took a punt. Neck is slim as with Jazz basses, tall frets apparently though I don’t notice them being any different if I’m honest. Added a Hipshot Extender and A-string thingy, plus a black pickguard. I did quite like the minty green stock one but OCD dictates black to match my other instruments. Plays like a dream, sounds great with good difference between the two pickups. The slim neck means I’m playing with a much lighter fretting hand. Was strung with Ernie Ball Super Slinkies - that’s now two basses I’ve bought with these on and have to say I like them. So I now have the classic three, Precision, Jazz & Stingray, all in black/black/maple, plus one of those skinny stringed things (a Fender Tele 72 Deluxe).3 points
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This is a bloomin billy bargain https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F2645964128663 points
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Well...new cab day...still orange bb3 points
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@Maude just to confirm, you weren't part of the challenge but failed it anyway? Are you maybe getting the thinking behind this thread confused with a NBD thread? Easily done, I guess. 😁3 points
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Alan at ACG made me this (essentailly a 32" scale P bass).3 points
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The blue one is now mine pending collection !!!3 points
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I found it a harmless bit of fun.3 points
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It’s a screenshot of a video, it’s not BS 😂 oh, and pre-ordered. Gulp.3 points
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Listened to 2112 by Rush last night in honour of Neil Peart, what an album it is, amazing playing, singing and songs and the 20 minute 2112 opus is astounding, RIP Neil. John3 points
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Yes don't release a compilation/live/orchestral album.3 points
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F#@K Like A Beast by WASP3 points
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No you don't want this. It's active, and you definitely said you wanted passive. Mainly because I'm selling stuff in the attempt to get this for myself.2 points
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6.8 = maybe a bit on the low side but I consider that fact that I'm getting a reading at all as a win!2 points
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No criticism on the size I’m 5’5” and gig’d one no qualms. They sound so good, you can hear why they have become a Nashville standard session bass.2 points
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The bassist and keyboard player look like they could be characters from 'The Big Bang Theory'. It reminds me of when I played at a mathematics conference at St Andrews University, a few years ago. There was a lot of sandal and sock action on the dance floor that night.2 points
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Oh sweet mother of God.2 points -
Yes, Finn Dave...I've a real problem with spontaneous Bass regeneration issues lately as well!2 points
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That's gotta be the most spectacular falling off the wagon in 12 days...ever! You really are shi*te at this particular game aren't you, Dave? 😄2 points
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Meeting up for the first time with three other muso's through JoinMyBand exactly a year ago, we plugged in, tuned up, and the first half-a-dozen songs we played all sounded great, everyone had done their homework and had actually worked on the songs we agreed to run through before turning up. Best first meeting I've ever been involved in, and we are still together now. 🙂2 points
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Here’s a mock-up of how the graphics might look?? But I’m thinking it looks a bit boring so I might paint it hmmmm...............Yellow maybe!!😀2 points
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loving this thread! For those that havent been introduced to Katchafire..... (your welcome ) the bass playing is so tastefull!2 points
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Thanks for pursuing it Jed. I'm in. If mr Franko Di Blanko is prepared to come at that way I can definitely make the ten miles.2 points
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I bought a bass out of the money made from selling my old ('88 to '92ish) heavy metal t-shirts a few years ago. I frequently used to pick up a t-shirt a gigs and others were bought in HMV, Virgin or the likes. Some were in a condition which was, as a mate commented, "not fit to wash my car". All sold. An Iron Maiden Powerslave shirt went for €125, Acid Reign Moshkinstein €60, a manky Slayer Reign in Blood shirt with the sleeves cut off, around €50, it was crazy. Funnily enough, the one really rare one (an Ozzy t-shirt from the Moscow Music Peace Festival given to me by a TV cameraman who lived across the road and happened to work at the event) only went for €25. I made over €700 out of them all. Different times.2 points
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Made the smallest of tweaks on the truss rod and was able to lower the action (nut is already cut for 45-105 gauge strings). At the 17th fret: E is 2.38mm, A is is 2.19, D is 1.98 and G is 1.59 By adopting a slightly lighter touch, I am able to get a lower action with minimal fret buzz. I will leave it like this for a while and see if I prefer the lower action. Much easier to play already has long has I don't use my usual gorilla technique!2 points
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In other news, regarding the sturdiness of the rotary footswitches, check this photo out:2 points
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In theory yep, I'm in. Thursday's are our rehearsals nights, its normally the only night we are all free. As long as we arent gigging that weekend i can cancel it. Not been to the Garage for well over 20 years (although we drive past it going to rehearsals). Last band i saw there was Cutting Crew, around the time Died in your arms was in the charts.2 points
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Thanks for that GisserD, ☝️I’ve just had a quick listen to the resonators and they are really good, this one has an old school lovers feel to it .2 points
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Being in a band that develops a great sound usually takes time and commitment. I started playing with a friend of mine who’d never played live before. He is, by all accounts, a bit mad. In the beginning it sounded terrible, but now he’s pretty good. It’s taken over a year to get there. I play jazz with a group of beginners, too. Musically they’re pretty terrible but they love it (and turn up every week on time - that means a lot). I used to want to be cool in bands, now I just want to enjoy time with great people. If you like these guys and want to work to make it better, then good for you. If you’re looking for the perfect band, then it’s probably better to start one than try to find one. If you decide to quit, do it amicably. When you start pointing out the faults of other people they’ll usually find a few of your own, so tread carefully is my advice.2 points
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I could risk playing fretless in public with these!2 points
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Johnny Marr’s a huge fan too. Also, when Hendrix was once asked what it was like being the best guitarist in the world, he supposedly said “I don’t know, ask Rory Gallagher”. Met Rory and the band once at a motorway service station with my family. I was about 18 I guess. My mum said to me “who is Rory Gallagher? There’s a guy over there with a Rory Gallagher t shirt on”. Turned round and there was the band. Bit of a jaw drop moment as he was one of the first people I got into when thinking of learning guitar (prior to ending up on bass). I went over and asked if I could possibly have his autograph. He was lovely, no airs at all. Went to see him that night in Manchester. Still have the autograph; thought Id lost it years ago who but it happily turned up last year. Shame we haven’t still got Rory. Legend.2 points
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Was a really good programme, nice to see a lot of people I’ve met along the way on it (thinking audience members here, not so much bands). Nice to see some great venues and events covered too.2 points
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Or a fish-slapping dance:2 points
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Back on the horse at my makeshift winding station There's a neodymium magnet stuck to the chuck of the drill and the phone counts it every time it goes past. The beer is a necessary part of the process - it's every bit as captivating as it looks 😆2 points
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Wouldn't you be looking at something more like this?...2 points
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FACK OFF AND PUT THE FOOTY ON! Gets requested a lot...2 points
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Predictions for 2020 * RIC Corp outsource production of new entry level 4000-series basses to Indonesia; mooted street price $600 inc gig-bag * Fender to rationalise guitar and bass range down to a mere 350 variations on each of the classic models * Gibson to improve their QC while dialling back on litigation, corporate bullsh*t and PR flim-flam * Marshall will introduce range of 'desirable' bass amplification * Millions of people claim that a tiny, £15 Chinese pedal 'toadally delivers the SVT roar' without ever actually hearing one * BC members will rush to declare Marketplace turnover is surging while time-wasters and low-ballers at all-time low Just kidding2 points
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