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  1. Yeah, that’s normally the main act, we are just the support lol. funny story. We used to play one in Slough on a Sunday eve. That was big bingo night where everyone turns their phones off and its quite an intense atmosphere. Dead silent. One night we sent the guitarist to the bar. One his way back with 3 pints of lager, he just gets on the dance floor and i called his mobile. He had the loudest Crazy Frog ring tone ive ever heard. No where to put the drinks down, and no way of answering his phone. Took us at least 5mins to stop laughing. The crowd were not amused.
    6 points
  2. I love that this was edited by one of the mods As a flag waving, T-shirt wearing techy I'll bite. Mic that rig up and pump it through a really good Class D, Neo speakered, festival sized PA rig and it'd sound just as good. So it isn't class D or lightweight neo speakers, it is something else. I'll tell you my theory, in the olden days speakers and amps were designed to enhance your bass sound (guitar sound even more so but this is Basschat) They didn't need to be clean and undistorted they just had to sound good. People built cabs and tried them out with bass and the ones that sounded best or most popular got made and sold. Theory wasn't really worked out until the 70's and didn't get through to instrument amp design until much later. The truth is we don't much like uncoloured sound for bass and most of us aren't very good at finding the eq to achieve it so a nice old Trace that gives us the Trace sound sounds better to us than our own attempts to recreate it. The second thing is that we like things that are loud, too loud to be sensible but there is joy in just cranking up an old monolith of a speaker with an amp with the frequency response curve of the Cairngorms. Sensibly we'd scrap the backline, use in-ears or at least floor monitors and let the PA do it's job but for some that's no fun. There's also a lot of self delusion, I used to have fun in my old rear wheel drive cars with cross ply tyres sliding round bends double declutching because the synchromesh was rubbish but I can't really pretend those cars were 'better' than those I drive now. One day soon the computer modelling will be so good we won't be able to tell the difference but that is still a little way away. Until then if you love an old Peavey stack and don't mind shifting it then the important thing isn't technical perfection so go for it and enjoy.
    6 points
  3. My Limelight 1960's Fender Jazz stack knob fretless arrived and is it simply amazing. I wasn't expecting it to play this good. It is so comfortable and sounds wonderful but the way it plays is incredible. Probably the nicest bass I have ever played.
    5 points
  4. Up for sale my early 80's Tokai hard Puncher PJ, serial no 1016054. Unusual F decal will date it accurately. Body is a form of japanese mahogany , with maple top, and binding. I've seen single pickup versions similar to this, but not the PJ setup. The bass has a few marks, consistent with it's age, but generally in great condition. Plays really well, has the factory optional DI marzio's, so punch for ever. Collection only from Worthing, and no trades, as I'm chasing for a 60's Jazz bass. Mike.
    4 points
  5. NOW SOLD: For sale is my immaculate Fender Japan 51 Reissue Precision in Butterscotch, made in the Fuji-Gen plant in 2008. I only bought this a month ago from NoirBass on here but I have bought something else which is probably the best bass I've played and so something has to go. I can't see me playing this now and so it would be good if someone else can give it some love. It is immaculate, not a mark, scratch or dent on it. It came fitted with a Jess Loureiro 51 Pickup which gives it a more authentic sound. It does sound fantastic. The original pickup is also included. Here is a link to the installed pickup. https://www.jlguitars.com/index.php?id_product=31&id_product_attribute=0&rewrite=p-bass-51-replica-envejecida&controller=product&id_lang=8 Weight is 4.75kg. I collected it in person and paid £650 which included a gig bag so I would like the same back for it. Happy to courier at buyers cost. Any trial is welcome, I am based in Camberley, Surrey. Any questions the please ask.
    4 points
  6. Pure filth. In a good way. This is just stupendously wonderful.
    4 points
  7. OK, here we have a bass with some history, perhaps even a chequered past. Basschat lifers may possibly remember the original story when I bought it many years ago. This was once a standard, all-original Fender Precision. By 'once' I mean 1984, if the serial number is anything to go by. When I saw it, it was hanging in the window of Wunjo's Bass in Denmark Street. Yes, it was that long ago that Wunjo's weren't in a dingy basement at the time. It had been carved about to add that '54 P-style single coil in entirely the wrong position, it had no pick-guard and the body was pretty ... erm ... distressed, the electrics were in a state, and there was a worrying stain on the back of the neck. It was so bizarre that I actually went into the shop to sneer at the thing. So Tom brought it out of the window, plugged it in, and passed it to me. Within a couple of minutes I had completely changed my mind. Despite looking like a complete dog, it actually played and sounded like les coulis du chien. The S/D humbucker was as majestic as you'd expect, and that huge single-coil added loads of rasp to the sound if required. Playing this bass through any solid-state amp instantly makes that amp sound like an all-valve jobbie. And so I bought it. Well you do, don't you? I was playing at the time in a gritty 3-piece and this bass just worked. So I took it to me old mate Andy Gibson and he came up with a pick-guard which seemed to match the look & feel of the bass, then he sorted out the wiring for me and installed a ToneStyler circuit & knob (that funny black thing). It has a bunch of detente settings, and a noticeably different sound to each 'click', way better than a standard tone knob. I think there may be capacitors involved. And that would have been the end of the story had the band not broken up, several years passed, and then I bought a bass with an even grittier tone than this is capable of. This bass has now been sitting in a hard case for three years and it seems like an awful waste of a veyr playable instrument. I should stress: This is a bass that is best played before you dismiss it. I don't mean 'first to see will buy', but I do mean that playing is believing. The bass is in Harrow (NW London) and I'm happy to meet anywhere within sensible driving or tube distance. It really is priced to sell (this is maybe half of what any other 1980s Fender Precision would cost) which makes it, effectively, a budget instrument so I'm also OK with sending it by courier. Assume about £20 for P&P. I'll have to check, but I may be able to dig out a cheap'n'cheerful gigbag for this bass.
    4 points
  8. Been saying it for ages - class D just doesn't compete with your vintage A/B...
    4 points
  9. Just spotted the dreaded Mustang Sally on your set list ☹️
    4 points
  10. Not quite sure how to describe this bass, but I suppose the best description would be " similar in concept to a '62 replica Limelite " Built by a guy named Alan Knight, known more for his distressed guitar replica's, but he sure knows how to build a winner . It simply play's itself , sounds great, and for the benefit of those ( of us ) with a bad back, really light and well balanced. You do have to be into " heavy relic" to appreciate it's looks, but this is the bass that first made me realise that distressed and relic'd can look good. It's Worth noting that the Fender logo on the headstock is for effect, this is not a Fender product. I have no info on the pickups, just know they sound good. Best to check over the pics for any further info. Collection only from Worthing or Chichester, and no trades, thank you.
    3 points
  11. This early 80's Aria beauty is very similar, in body shape, to it's cousin the SB 1000, however, the string spacing at the bridge is wider, nearer. to a Fender. It's passive, and far, far lighter than my SB1000. Sounds great, build quality is out of this world, and condition is very good, considering it's age. Few dinks, nothing major. It's " see- through " gold, not seen another, this colour, over the years. Collection only, from Worthing ( weekdays ) or Chichester ( weekends ). No trades, thanks. mike.
    3 points
  12. Bought this, brand new, when they first came out, few years ago, now. Beautifully crafted Reissue, great pickups, modern recreation of the originals. I now have a 60's Rivoli fitted with a Darkstar, that has taken over for my acoustic gigs , so this one is now up for sale . Included is the super case that was supplied at time of sale, Hard to tell it's not brand new. Collection from Worthing, or Chichester
    3 points
  13. I've parped on a bit about this in a few other threads, but I've been looking for a small light combo for trio gigs, which will sit somewhere between the IEM and big rig gigs, both of which are great in their own way, but I'm doing a lot of small pub/bar gigs in which the simplicity of a combo with the smallest version of our PA is a winner. I'd been using a Rumble 100, which in size and weight is perfect, but I was conscious of it getting farty and squishy when things (read: the drummer gets carried away) got a bit giddy towards the end of the last set. I was clearly pushing it a bit hard. I tried quite a few replacements (including some powered FRFR ones) but nothing under £500 was very convincing. So after a good trawl of TB I lashed out £60 or so on an Eminence Beta 12, got the screwdriver out and replaced the stock driver with it. I got to use it in anger at a rehearsal yesterday, and blimey charlie, that's the best £60 I've spent on music gear since I discovered Elixirs. It sounds bigger and louder (there's a 6db sensitivity jump to the Beta, so it should do) and it'll hang with a drummer now. It's a couple of pounds heavier, but still under 25lbs. TL:DR - Eminence Beta 12 into a Rumble 100: sometimes a replacement speaker just works... 😀
    3 points
  14. er,,nope,, they wont,,what planet are you on?
    3 points
  15. Meanwhile those of us without road crew and have to move their gear themselves, thank the music gods for a lightweight combo in one hand and their bass in a case in the other for the Dog and Duck gig!
    3 points
  16. 3 points
  17. Routed the truss rod cavity today. Not much to see there though so let's talk headstocks... The open style headstock from my last build got such a good response that I think I pretty much have to make that my signature now. I was worried it wouldn't be strong enough but as the tuners are mounted on the side, it's much thicker than a normal headstock and seems rock solid so far. I didn't want to just copy the last one so I've been having a good old doodle: But then I thought: Rather by accident, it echoes both the split-into-three design of the F-holes and the "softly triangular" design of the volume knob - I am a sucker for design aspects that tie things together. This version adds a bit more stock so will add strength, but also adds a challenge as the bits between the holes will have to be carved down to a lower level to allow the longer strings to pass. I particularly enjoy the bits of a build where I can just carve away and see what happens, rather than having to be super accurate to the nanometre, so I'll probably give it a bash. Potentially, if version B doesn't work, I can just cut those bits out, leaving version A in its place. This build is getting a bit baroque. I swear, my next one is going to be the simplest bass imaginable. Except that it'll probably have fanned frets 😆
    3 points
  18. This has been a lot of work, but this is our promo video. This kinda started semi seriously to have fun playing hard music with my friends but I've decided to try and get out doing shows. I'm Scottish, so my accent is wrong for singing like Mark King so I just tried to sing in my voice. I am also not a singer! There's obviously some autotune at work, but we probably only spent about 10 hours in the studio recording the audio for this! My singing is...passable live. My sister (who is filling the role of Mike Lindup) is an outstanding singer, who fronts my other band called Danger Zone (wedding/events band). Level 42 splits people. Some people hate slap bass out of principle for some reason. For me, it's hugely enjoyable and highly expressive. So I'm aware I'm going to take flack for even attempting something like this! So be it. I'm well aware of the failings of this band (my vocals!). However, the guys in the band are top notch and I want to show off our hard work. This has been a very challenging project from start to finish. In truth, we don't sound much different live - thought obviously the singing is not a good. I can sing and play the parts no problem, the drummer is super humanly tight and our keyboard player is also a masterful sound engineer. We use a Soundcraft UI24 which is awesome. The bass was my JayDee through a Trace Elliot GP12 with what I think is the correct EQ setting. The only track with the Status was "Heathrow" I'm trying to get this band out doing shows, but my home town of Dundee is dismal for live music. I guess I need a promoter or an agent. Any help or advice would be very much appreciated!
    2 points
  19. This is a very nice condition , black, Japanese made Fender Aerodyne bass, now fitted with a superb ,unlined, Fender licensed Mighty Mite neck. Just looks the B.......x, and plays a dream. Unfortunately, not by me , though. Very light, and responsive, I do wish I had the time to get to grips with this, but I have to be practical, and move it on. Collection, and trial, only from Worthing, or Chichester. mike.
    2 points
  20. PRICE DROP £750 Up for sale is my Nate Mendel P Bass Candy Apple Red nitro lacquer finish It's a light roadworn finish but I believe its acquired a few more marks in its life ! Plus there is a bit of rash on the back too but it's only cosmetic, this thing still sounds and plays great, I got it second hand from PMT and the strings are still relatively fresh and the setup is great. I believe they have switched now to a fender hi mass but this is one of the originals with a badass 2 bridge. Included in sale is a hard case. I'm willing to ship at buyers expense or deliver/meet half way kind of thing within reason. Very reluctant sale to be honest but I got caught up in the heat of the moment in a music store a few months ago and now the reality is dawning on me that I never use a four string and it's just going to live its life in the case and im looking to fund upgrades on another bass ! Open to offers. Please message any questions or requests to try it out !
    2 points
  21. This amp, together with my Ashdown Classic 6 X 10 cab, was the rig I bought to do weddings ! So it's only been used , by me, a few times ! That's life . but , I bought it on Basschat , after hearing one ( or maybe the 751) at the London bass show, years ago. Nothing, absolutely nothing in the room that day sounded so sublime !and all the bass world was there. I can't claim to have magic ears, but it had the extra something , and more . sadly, at 75, I'm having to be more careful about what I lift now, so I've decided to let go ! it's in good , well cared for condition.there's a mark on one knob,and a switch is slightly bent, but I've always left it,don't want to break it,trying to fix it . Factory sleeve, so looks good,and well protected. Needs to be auditioned by prospective buyer. Collection only from Worthing, West Sussex pics to follow
    2 points
  22. The annual (and very reluctant) clear-out continues with this 2017 example in the now very rare & collectible (believe me, it's true ) mint green, or possibly Seafoam blue, or perhaps turquoise, or anyway a colour that is no longer available from Chowny. This is the example that Steve Chown took to NAMM (Anaheim, California) for the Jan 2018 show and then to the LBGS (London, England) for the Mar 2018 show, so clearly it's a bass that Steve trusts to sell his wares to both the trade and the public. I was lucky enough to play this bass at both shows. I nearly bought it at NAMM but the aggro of bringing it back to London put me off. When I found it on his stand in London two months later, I couldn't resist. Trouble is, I bought it for a project that I was trying to get off the ground at the time, and - no, seriously, I mean it - the project failed to launch. It's a dreadful shame and so on, but the reality is that I can't really justify hanging on to this. As you can see, the bass is in mint (see what I did there?) and flawless condition, the strings little played by comparison with a regularly gigged bass. It is also, as they say, 'priced to sell'. The bass can be collected from Harrow (NW London) or at a meet-up somewhere between there and the West End. Alternatively, and given that this is a budget instrument, I'd have no qualms in entrusting it to a decent courier. My experience is that we'd be looking at about £20 for P&P. Please note that this bass does NOT have a gigbag.
    2 points
  23. Fender PJ Mustang Bass in Olympic White it has been modified and improved ... 3 way Switch removed, blend pot added to bell plate (Vol / Tone / Blend) The blend really opens up the tone and gives better variation and you are able to fine the 'sweet spot' The input moved to body edge. Cream pearl scratch plate and Fender Hi-Mass Bridge Also has a nice dark Rosewood fingerboard rather than the lighter Pau Ferro Condition is excellent, only selling as I now have JMJ and Performer Mustangs
    2 points
  24. Gifts: If the gift is entirely unsolicited (you were not aware of it at all), then you’re fine, you did not seek to acquire gear. If someone sought your guidance on what they might get you, then that is not allowed, you willingly engaged in the acquisition of gear that could have otherwise been avoided (directed the purchaser to another gift etc). Si
    2 points
  25. Though the speaker in the Rumble 200 combo never sees more than 140W continuous, it has the same 300W continuous rated Eminence 15" speaker as the Rumble 115 cab. And the speakers in the Rumble 500 combo never see more than 350W continuous, though it has the exact same 10" Eminence speakers that come in the Rumble Stage 800 combo running up to 400W continuous. So, there's really not as much to be gained upgrading them, as the 100. The 200 & 500 combos also already come with acoustic fiberfill installed on at least half the walls inside, giving a nicely rounded tone, while the 100 usually has none, which sounds boxy to some. Those are the reasons that the Rumble 100 combo is more often modified than the 200 or 500, as experienced in the nearly 1200 member Fender Rumble Club. HTH
    2 points
  26. So that'll be the top 20 songs that people like to play wrong then. 😉
    2 points
  27. Have to say my Tech21 VT500 sounds great, and I’m still discovering new sounds given how interactive the controls are. Does it compare with my old Trace gear? No idea, as I’m currently only playing through a BF One10 (although get my 2nd tomorrow), which although a great cab is a somewhat different beast than my old Trace 4x10.
    2 points
  28. Was that the Batsignal? I’m very happy with my Markbass Marcus Limited head with a Barefaced One10 (or a pair if we play outside). Im playing in a variety of ensembles but the main one is a 25 piece jazz big band with loads or horns and reeds. It’s plenty loud enough. I definitely recommend the Marcus Miller models over the regular ones. The EQ is much much better.
    2 points
  29. I did throw a tantrum when I was asked to take photos of this! Sigh.
    2 points
  30. The audience doesn't really care.. Does it make you play better and sound great to you.? Probably.
    2 points
  31. Hartke 4.5xl and 115xl with covers Great condition. Collection or I will travel up to 30 miles to meet or deliver. Fed up of eBay idiots. Thanks.
    2 points
  32. If I didn't live in a second floor flat, I was 25 years younger, and I didn't have an ongoing lower back issue, then it would be Ampeg valve amp all the way. However, practicality wins out... I do love my Genz/Barefaced set up though.... it packs what I need. Idealism is beyond my circumstances these days! 🙂
    2 points
  33. When it comes to big stages I’ve found that’s when the game is given away. Whilst the new lightweight gear is plenty loud enough for those stages the older heavyweight gear just has “something” to the sound that commands those large areas in a way that the lighter gear doesn’t. That’s why I went with the Ashdown ABM series, it just delivers. Now I’m not in a band I’m offloading it all as I’m unlikely to play in a band that requires such a set up again.
    2 points
  34. The days of there being space on my bookshelves are long gone, I envy you
    2 points
  35. Having a miserable time in the for sale side of Basschat at the moment. Had a buyer pull out at the 11th hour, a bass returned for refund, no positive feedback because a delivery was late and no acknowledgement when I refunded the delivery cost, looks like a pedal is coming back as well now. It's just a run of bad luck I know but I'm the kind of buyer who never complains, just take it on the chin if something isn't quite what I expected. I know this doesn't mean I should expect others to be the same, but my goodness it tests my serenity. Time to meditate I think.
    2 points
  36. 2 points
  37. With the drummer on the show all the slow sections will be speeded up!
    2 points
  38. It helps if you think of fast passages as just slow passages speeded up. 😎
    2 points
  39. This deal is a steal. The amp is worth that alone. Whoever buys it is pretty much getting a free cab. I had one of these amps. They're great. Look lovely too.
    2 points
  40. 1972, all original Jazz bass, was Olympic white which has faded to a rather beautiful buttermilk colour, she’s had a tough old life but she’s been getting plenty of love from me over the last couple of years...
    2 points
  41. First gig since back end of December and only managed one rehearsal between that and last night. It was always going to be rough round the edges and only second gig with new lad on drums who cocked a couple of songs up. I wasnt blameless either but what was memorable was that halfway through the encore my bass rig decided to go suicidal. I'm not sure how it happened. I have a gramma pad, the 2x10 sits on that (as it has largest footprint) then the TE 1x15 combo on top of that and then I end up with the Roland JV unit for the midi pedals sat on top of that. For the first time ever somehow the 2x10 managed to work its way off the front of the gramma pad and tipped forward, taking the TE combo and JV unit into my thighs and lower back. No cables or power leads came out so it all kept working, except now my 2x10 is face down on the stage and the combo is somewhere awkward being propped up by me backing into it whilst still playing. The drummers dad was there and he got the TE combo at least facing the right way round. I missed so few notes that the rest of the band were blissfully unaware what was going on. I guess doing a certain amount of gigging means you dont panic easily. Everything kept working and we even did a 2nd encore with it littering the stage behind me, dont think the punters noticed at all. No damage as far as I could see when packing away, its oldschool heavy gear and built to last.
    2 points
  42. Very polished, as others have said its clear the amount of work that has been put in. I would think on the strength of the showreel you should be getting some offers from the summer festivals that stage trib acts (Glastonbudget etc). I think as a start that's where I'd be trying to market the act initially.
    2 points
  43. EVO-FX5 P/MM in progress
    2 points
  44. I’m in the minority by the sounds of it but I’ve never had this happen to me on a BC sale 😕 Everything I have put up has sold from pedals to basses -some quicker than others obviously- and whoever wanted it paid up straight away 😕 With regards to stuff actually selling and at the risk of cans, worms etc... Is there perhaps an element of BC buyers being more knowledgeable about gear and it’s real world used value than eBay, gumtree etc? The actual price something will sell for is often less than it’s perceived value by the seller... less likely to get away with too high a price on BC I reckon. Easy sellers will always be bog standard stuff at a good price (sunburst Fender / Squier P Bass), or currently in vogue and difficult to get hold of gear - al a Wal / very old all original Fenders. Everything else you either have to wait for a buyer who wants that specific bit of kit (and is looking for a saving off the new price), or set a low enough price to attract people who may have been after something else but like a good deal 👍
    2 points
  45. Basses seem to be our collective downfall, don't they? I've just had a narrow escape...bass I had my eye on had < 16.5mm string spacing. Phew, still on the GAW. Other than GK amps ( of course), apparently very hard to resist. Once you've got one, you're bound to get 3 or 4 from what I can tell. ...or pedals that duplicate stuff that an HX Effects does really well, for the particularly weak willed. Still 33 days in, and provided my cheeky offer doesn't get accepted on eBay for a piece of kit I've been thinking about getting on and off for a couple of years, I should be good to go for another day or two 😁
    2 points
  46. Like a lot if modern shows they throw the kitchen sink at it, so the opening has a five eight section that's quite quick, then there's a number with lots if Latin rhythms all over the neck, some funk stuff and some swing sections as well. Second act has plenty of tacet though so some relief before another quick number with time signature changes and syncopation. The metronome is on this morning i can tell you!
    2 points
  47. I thought 'combat jazz' was an obscure martial art!
    2 points
  48. Okay this had to be the most incredible show I ever saw. It was Capt. Beefheart's last tour it was for Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) @ the Beacon Theater NYC and his opening act was James Blood Ulmer. I don't know who JBU's drummer was but I never seen anything like it. AND the guy sitting next to me was recording Beefheart (wasn't interested in JBU) I held his mics while he changed batteries, he took my address & sent me a cassette. (no return address-very paranoid dude. But I have Beefheart's last tour)
    2 points
  49. I probably should have said it is not ideal to run two full range cabinets and Stevie aims for a no compromise approach. Phil has explained better than I could, but if we ignore the issues Phil mentions, there are real benefits for the DIY builder. These are weight, not using the compression driver and horn saves about 0.5Kg or over one pound weight. Secondly, cost. A good comp driver and horn with cost £70+. Two commercial cabinets may sound great but as we are building ourselves, the cost and weight saving make it more than worthwhile,
    2 points
  50. But Rommel liked jazz. He was always saying ‘Wes Montgomery.’
    2 points
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