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Well obviously those awful foreigners keep coming over here and taking all the well-paid gigs away from talented-but-starving hard-working BRITISH people who have paid for the social services and stuff that they want to nick and take back to foreign-land with them when they steal all our best tunes and leave talented-but-starving musical geniuses to rot in garrets while they take all the cash which should have been ours but it's OK cos we're going to kick out Johnny Foreigner and tow Britain out into mid-Atlantic where we can become the first-choice trading partner with North Korea and Peru.10 points
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I've designed a structure for the garden to house it. This is an architect's impression of how it'll look:7 points
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So after having had to leave my band at the end of 2019 due to it taking its toll on me I have a new venture. A group of mates have a jam session every other week and they’ve asked me to join in - as it’s not a band in the traditional sense, as in no gigging, no recording it’s ideal for me, it’s a laugh, we meet up and just enjoy playing for the enjoyment of music. We’re playing some great material, by bands such as Rainbow, Deep Purple, and Led Zep to name a few - a bit of a departure from my previous punk/Oi. The theory is select songs that will push us as musicians, and especially given there are no vocals it really makes you concentrate whilst playing. It’s great to still be able to play as I didn’t want to either give up totally, or to join another gigging band as I need a break from all that. Plus I’ve decided to use my Stingray AND a compressor, so def new beginnings for a new decade. Which is nice.6 points
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Sux. We are in a slow motion car crash being driven by a government who are only out for themselves and their mates. We have an impotent opposition and a media which is rubbing it's hands with glee cos they are getting their way. There, I got political.6 points
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I always quite liked Steely Dan. Not a massive fan, so I wouldn’t know the albums – more a greatest hits kinda guy! I have been following this thread with some bemusement – the British disease written large on Basschat. While I appreciate not everybody will like SD, I am surprised at how many ‘musicians’ so actively dislike them. It’s not just them though, consider the following common opinions on BC about a few big artists from this (and many other threads): Steely Dan – jazz harmonies and flavours combined with funk beats and a rock feel, combined in well crafted, accessible songs with razor sharp lyrics and stellar musicianship. BASSCHAT – ‘what do people see in the them, beige, how can anyone like this stuff?’ Jaco – a genuine virtuoso who revolutionised bass playing and transcended his chosen instrument in a similar way to a select few others (Hendrix, Coltraine, etc). Widely regarded by the general music community as one of the best and most influential musicians of his era. BASSCHAT – ‘he’s overrated / crap and if you disagree, you’re a deluded fanboy’… Foo Fighters – in an age of overly manufactured pop and contrived rock (and for that matter rap) acts, probably the last of the great classic rock bands. Massively popular with passion, a bit of charisma, decent playing and a set of incredibly accessible hit songs that reference grunge, Led Zeppelin, punk rock, heavy stuff and Tom Petty all in a recognisable style of their own. BASSCHAT – ‘there is nothing about them that appeals at all’. I should say that I only have a SD greatest hits album, the first Jaco solo album and the missus has the FF greatest hits in the house, none of which get played regularly. So given that I’m not exactly the biggest fan and I appreciate that everyone has their own taste, but jeez why are so many people on here so down on what is pretty solid music??6 points
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I have about 12 completed bodies/necks for the NT series basses (some 4 string, some 5 string) that the factory forgot to fit the carbon fibre neck rods for. I was originally going to bin them in India (which seems somewhat wasteful). But I don't want them getting out into the marketplace with my name on them - as they do not match our advertised spec. (not that they are bad by any means) Do you think it'd be worth bringing them over and offering them up on here (obviously for a small sum of money)? Are there enough DIY bass tinkerers to make this worth my while? TA! Stephen5 points
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Back in ~2006, Gibson made a limited run of SG basses in non-standard colours including pastel pink and TV yellow. I have long been a fan of TV yellow (Johnny Thunders, Buzzcocks etc) and so have been on the lookout for one for absolutely ages. This popped up a month or two back on Reverb and, after a decent price cut, I snaffled it. Its in superb 9.9/10 condition, weighs a shoulder-friendly 8.1 pounds, typical SG short scale ... and its minion coloured according to Mrs C 🙄. Great alternative to my 1971 Mustang. One happy bunny!5 points
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10pm and still here... so much AV kit to go in. As soon as the stage is clear we can get set up and do line checks ready for a 10am band call tomorrow... I'll sleep tonight.4 points
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Cultural enrichment can’t be replaced by Spotify. It’s regression, not moving with the times.4 points
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We're in the Arena this evening. There's still a bit of hanging around before we can get on the stage, though...4 points
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It's Ok folks, Ive realised the problem. He's been listening to this version4 points
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I'd say I much prefer being in an originals band and think of myself as a bass player for originals...but I've had a lot of fun over the years playing covers. Bit like @BigRedX, when I got into music covers bands were looked down on. This was well before tribute bands, and everybody knew that real bands wrote their own music. So apart from my first ever band with mates at school playing our favourite songs as we learned how to play, it was originals all the way. The fact that some of the originals bands slipped in the odd cover didn't change this. And the musical landscape was different - pubs wanted to put on bands playing originals. Also a time when you were only in one band at a time and if you wanted to play with anybody else you'd have to quit. Then about a decade or so ago, a mate asks me to join his punk covers band playing guitar, on the basis that their (pretty bad) guitarist had left, I owned a guitar, and it was punk rock so how hard could it be? I was in an originals band at the time but it was no longer regarded as cheating. the most fun I've ever had in a band - mostly because of my band mates, but a lot to do with how regularly we played and got paid actual money Since then I've been in a series of overlapping covers and originals bands, and while my preference will always be for playing originals I'm not averse to playing covers with mates...though the last originals band I played with was depping for a mate's band, and despite the fact that all of the other band members had recorded the original versions, really I was playing covers of them YMMV, but things I have learned: Originals bands can play the odd cover, but they should be used sparingly, and work best when it's a song from a completely different genre played in your style Covers bands should avoid playing originals - nobody wants to hear them You can learn a lot about music, songwriting and structure from playing other people's songs (regardless of whether it's in a covers band) You get better at playing your instrument the more you play live - technique doesn't care about who wrote the tune4 points
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Which is odd because it looks very much like you could get a Vauxhall Corsa to fit in a Marshall 8104 points
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Right... day one done. 9:30am-6pm. Knackered. We got a decent balance, ran about half the set, sorted a few endings, and ironed out a few bumps, and identified something we're all going to have to work on for tomorrow. Every time we run a tune, we can ask for monitor tweaks and they'll all be stored individually for each tune. That way, everything should be optimal for when we move into the arena. One weight off my mind is we've run the song which is the hardest work from a bass POV, and all the swotting paid off... it's going to be fine. Thank goodness. Tomorrow we'll be joined by our lovely backing vocalists, and the brass lads. Looking forward to it.4 points
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Open to trades P bass/Stingray/Cabs etc... Would rather not part it out if possible. £1000 cash price deal til Sunday evening. Custom Alpher Jazz Bought for a project I’m no longer doing and I’m not a Jazz Bass fan so up for sale. Custom Jazz Bass comprising a Pau Ferro / Ebony (f/board) handmade by Alpher Instruments.This neck was handmade to fit the Warmoth (USA) Alder Jazz bass body This has an added flame maple laminate top and finished in tru oil. In excellent condition (just a couple of minor marks/dings which may show in photos). Fitted with Fender Custom Shop 60’s Pick ups and brand new John East Deluxe Pre which works both passive and active. John sent me two additional plates 2 x chrome and 1 x black. All will be included I also have a passive VVT and another John East East Mid Sweep/Boost (active; 9v battery below bell-plate) which provides increased/additional tonal boost/variation(s) (or which can be dialled-out – or battery removed – to give std. Passive J tones. This is also included. The chrome hardware is high-quality Hipshot (USA) plus J. East original knobs (3 std. Plus one stacked). This bass has been totally overhauled and upgraded and is a killer Jazz. I just ain’t a jazz guy! Comes in a generic hard case!3 points -
Fender American Performer Mustang Bass in Satin Surf Green. The Cali-born American Performer Mustang is unique, retro aesthetic bass of pro quality. Fender have equipped the Performer range to deal with the rough and tumble of touring and years of ownership. Made in the USA, the Performer Mustang is kitted out with awesome Yosemite single-coil pickups, designed for rich, expressive tone. Body and Neck The American Performer is built using a lightweight Alder body and sturdy Maple neck, cut in a streamlined ‘C’ shape. Players after modern playability combined with classic looks will feel at home on the Performer Mustang. Its 9.5” radius Rosewood fretboard is a standard Fender appointment. Anyone with experience of playing a similar American-made bass or guitar will recognise the gentle curvature, in contrast to the retro style. The 30” scale length allows for extremely expressive fretting and makes technical playing a bit less of a stretch. Finished with 19 Jumbo frets that make for an effortless playing experience. Sound The Performer Jazz comes into its own thanks to the unique, crisp-sounding Yosemite pickups. Flat, staggered pole pieces increase the output of the Yosemites, while the shellac potting lets the coils breathe and keeps feedback under control. An exceptionally inspiring instrument. The middle position split-coil pickup has been replicated from the original ‘70s drawing. These produce a highly dynamic range of tones suitable for an array of musical genres. Under the hood you’ll find Fender’s Greasebucket tone circuitry. This lets you shape your highs without adding bass using the third knob. Specifications Body Body Material: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane, Satin Polyurethane Neck Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5” (241 mm) Frets: 19, Jumbo Position Inlays: White Dots Nut (Material/Width): Synthetic Bone, 1.625” (41.3 mm) Tuning Machines: Fender “F” Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts Scale Length: 30” (762 mm) Hardware Bridge: 4-Saddle American Performer Mustang Bass Pickguard: 4-Ply Aged White Pearloid Pickups: Yosemite Single-Coil Jazz Bass (Bridge), Yosemite Split Single-Coil Mustang Bass (Middle) Control Knobs: Black Plastic Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Strings: Ernie Ball Flats To save any more PM's with Trades I would only consider Sandberg California in trades unless you have a MarkBass NY121 D2 Cabinet for trade?3 points
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Gordy headless bass - this was handmade by Gordon Witham the other half of the original Gordon Smith partnership. Very good condition with some small cosmetic dings - see pics. It’s around 30 years old. The bass is lovely with a light action and a great active preamp. It’s a good weight around 9lbs and well balanced. Bought on a whim as I love Gordy’s work but I prefer passive basses. UK only no trades. Comes with gigbag and a set of grub screws for the bridge so you can use normal strings. It’s currently strung with double ball ended Status flats.3 points
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That's the thing... this the UK saying that going forwards, this is what non UK artists will have to pay and do to come here. As part of the EU, this would have contravened the FoM regulations. So you've got this the wrong way around... What a lot of people don't realise is how touring for all bands works when it's properly organised with crews etc. Having to organise and pay for visas will not only stop a lot of touring bands coming here, but when reciprocated, which it will be, will stop a lot of UK bands going to the EU, which frankly, is where a lot of the money is that pays for UK dates when the whole tour is considered. It's not just band members that will need visas, it's everyone on the tour. It's not just an EU visa either. A visa to work in France does mean you can work in Spain or Germany etc. We're playing a festival in Greece this year. It's already said it's the last one. Visas for 18 bands is too much for the organisers to cope with. We've become a provincial little island over night.3 points
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Is that a rubbish rhyme dissing American rap, or is it an embarrassingly poor typo in the middle of a diss, which makes the diss-pissssss poor, like a fool tripping on his laces walking out the door? I never heard anything like that before(!), but the lack of originality means my jaw don’t drop to the floor, so are you sure you don’t need to spell check yourself before you wreck yourself, coz mistakes in your posts are bad for your health.3 points
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I'm with @Al Krow - more BB colours please Yamaha...3 points
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We've often moaned about the lack of choice of colours on the modern BB range. Well this BB1024X was re-finished in surf green and has just sold in the FS. @nord1 please do spill the beans where you had this done. As you said in your FS ad, they've done a great job!3 points
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Three of my own basses provide the perfect answer for me personally...3 points
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I thought it only polite to wait until Dood had finished typing before I nabbed it 😂3 points -
Relatively new setup for me.3 points
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New rig... again...3 points
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Well update to the updates, have now tried Precision, Stingray and Jazz, all with Para Driver & Compressor and I’ve found that the Jazz on its own straight into the rehearsal rooms Ampeg is what works best. Me using a Jazz Bass, funny old game this music lark, at long last I’ve managed to get a Jazz Bass to work well for me, only taken some 40 years.3 points
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I think SD are wunnerful, but I don't expect others to. They are free to be wrong 😁3 points
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Day three... we're starting to relax a bit. ha ha. One of the songs has a particularly complicated arrangement that we've had to pore over a bit, but apart from that we've been able to play through the rest of the set mostly without incident. Only one key change surprise, which I consider to be a lucky escape. Another day in the rehearsal hall, and then we're into the arena tomorrow night...3 points
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Day one in the rehearsal house. I’ve done my prep.. I hope.3 points
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So here she is, my creation: an upright bass made from a wheelbarrow (for ultimate portability!) - they said I was mad! This instrument when finished will have a 43" scale length and will wear weedwacker (rockabilly) strings. Note about this pic: This is not final positioning of the head-stock, just clamped to get a rough idea. Full album is available here for your perusal: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jQTKj1hzPv8G117XA2 points
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Comes in original tin with plastic wrap - it's never been out the house. Was supposed to be for a mini rig but I've never used it - One of the smallest MIDI controllers on the market and this one is as new. £100 includes insured shipping to mainland England. If you want it sending further it will of course cost more!! (Bank Trans) http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/effects/midi-mongoose/ Whether you’re a MIDI-meister or amongst the MIDI-mindless, the MIDI Mongoose is a super simple way to control your gear on stage, in the studio, and on DJ decks for sound and lighting, too. Tech 21’s intuitive engineering eliminates the intimidation of trying to decipher an encyclopedia-sized manual just so you can change a darn program. The MIDI Mongoose is the next generation of its predecessor, the MIDI Moose. It has a significantly smaller footprint and additional capabilities. There are 2 independent inputs for continuous controllers to facilitate use with your other MIDI equipment, as well as a 7-pin phantom power jack. With just 5 footswitches, you can change groupings of preset programs by five or ten at a clip. You can also access Special Page functions to set MIDI channel numbers and to set continuous controller channel numbers and calibration. MIDI MONGOOSE FEATURES Three modes of operation: • Standard 9V alkaline battery (not included) provides a minimum of 200 hours usage • Optional power supply (Tech 21 Model #DC4) • Phantom power via the MIDI cable • Access 128 patches on any of the 16 selectable MIDI channels • Smooth-action custom actuators • All-metal housing • Large, non-glare LED display can be read from any angle, in daylight or darkness • Probably the world’s smallest manuals for any MIDI product • Size: 11.5”L x 2.5”W x 1.25”H2 points
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Beautifully made 1month old PRS in vintage sunburst with rosewood neck with bird inlays, though body construction 2 Jazz pickups vol vol tone passive EQ. As new unmarked condition. Set up just restrung with DR Hi Beams for for my taste. Includes a hipshot Xtender on the E String and a nice PRS gig bag. Oh and all the bits and tags The quality of these basses is awesome not a rough fret or blemish to be found. Great tonal pallete too. Why am I selling ? I have two of these beasts and GAS for a PBass so trades welcome.! i paid £800 which was a good deal Looking at prices today Price includes shipping to the UK other locations on request2 points -
We use one at every gig. Drummer bought it about 2 years ago because our frontman has a loud stage monitor and it usually points straight at the drums. We initially thought we would only use it at the noisier gigs but we use it all the time now as we've found it tightens up the sound a lot - it takes the edge off a bloody loud kit and he's a bit of a hard hitter so it makes us more pub friendly. It's an interesting conversation piece for the crowd too - we usually get a few asking about it at the gigs. And if it gets a bit rowdy we can all pile in behind it.... The only downside is that it weighs a ton!2 points
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Try reading Elegant Hipsters, Fagen’s autobiography. He is painfully honest about his character and his world view, and his defence, which was to adopt a cynical and ironic distancing style. I feel the songs capture and express this very well. To my mind, he found a match in Walter Becker, and between them they confected the Dan sound from their deep affection for American music, which arises from colossally dysfunctional American culture. For me there is a very powerful effect created by this queasy juxtaposition of The Great American Songbook and existential dread. He articulates all of this better than I can in his book, which is well worth a read.2 points
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I can't speak for peteb but it bloody is for me. It gets under my skin when people suggest that those who happen to like a certain band are obviously some sort of know-nothing philistines. When they present their opinion as indisputable fact, this is how it is because I say so and that's that. Some people seem to have no grasp whatsoever of the phrase "in my opinion".2 points
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For me, the best thing about Steely Dan is the name Otherwise, I find they veer wildly through all sorts of musical genres, from Elevator through to Dinner Jazz then all the way into Full On Cheese. Just to annoy they'll follow all that with a minute of sublime groove, then it's back to ElevatorDinnerCheese topped off with that annoying voice. So while they play very well indeed, and what they play is perfectly executed, I just wish they'd played something with a little more edge (not The Edge, obvs), perhaps with cojones of at least quadruple the size they normally display!2 points
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This popped up a while back when I was working on forget me nots slap, and I ended up watching all her videos, she’s so talented2 points
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Time for a bigger house2 points
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Everybody should get the chance to play through a Marshall full stack at least once in their life. I once lent my (merely) 50w Mk2 and a 2x12 to a friend for him to play around with at home. I set it up for him in his home office, jumpered the channels, turned it up and then he hit a chord. He said 'Woah!' three times then couldn't stop laughing for the sheer pleasure of it.2 points
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As a Motorhead fan in the early 80's imagine my sheer joy to find myself, at a friend's gig at a club in Holland Park in London, next to Lemmy at the bar. We sat there for an hour or so, chewed the fat, he bought us a drink, we I think were skint so didn't return the favour but IIRC he didn't seem to mind. A really nice, calm, intelligent guy. Don't think he said one thing that suggested he was a famous musician. I do remember that I spent the whole night with my leather jacket zipped up desperate for him not to see my Motorhead t-shirt! One of rock's great characters. The story of how he 'left' Hawkwind is a classic2 points
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Steady on @peteb, people will be doubting your Britishness.....😂 Although, Australians I've met through work seem even worse. They call it the Tall Poppy Syndrome.2 points
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Ahh sorry, KioGon is BC member. His looms are somewhat legendary in these parts 😁2 points
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It's hard to sensibly criticise music when you don't like it. There is no way I would listen to 30 seconds of Oasis, so it would be impossible for me to critisise it beyond it being a whiney dirge. If you really don't like something it is hard to say why.2 points
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I have a Xotic XJ 5 string Lightweight bought from Bass Direct. I believe they are actually built in Japan and then finished off in the US. Overall I’m pleased with the sound and ease of playing however at an average of 8.6lbs it doesn’t feel any lighter than my Xotic XP5. Your bass is very nice if I didn’t already have a lightweight I would make you an offer as I was after a gold one. Good luck with the sale.2 points -
This probably illustrates it more clearly? : The fret positions for each string is fixed mathematically, appropriate to each scale - in this example, the G at 31", the E at 33" and the other two strings at their respective intermediate scales. But where the E scale and the G scale start and end is up to the builder. They could both start at the same place at the nut (top example) and the whole 2" difference will be seen at the saddles Or the G could start 1" inset at the nut, (like the middle example), which will mean that the saddle will be 1" inset too Or the saddles could start in the same place at the saddles (like the bottom example) and so the whole 2" difference taken at the nut Or multiple combinations in between or beyond! In the case of Pete's Piccolo, I decided to have the nut almost perpendicular and take the bulk of the offset at the saddles: And so the slant of the lower frets was pretty modest but it gets steeper the further up the scale you went. In this case, the perpendicular fret was probably the 2nd fret. But it was only a 1" difference between the E scale and the G scale so the angle at the upper frets and saddles were still acceptable. The E saddle is pretty much 1" further to the back than the G saddle, representing the two scale lengths. Doing it like this, most of the frets are angled in the same direction. In Tom's case, I have a 2" scale difference so if I had made the nut perpendicular, then the upper frets and saddles would be very angled indeed. So I decided to position the G string nut such that I would have the same angle at the nut as at the bridge, albeit in opposite directions. To do this, I positioned the G string nut 1" towards the tailstock compared with the nut position for the E. The bridge saddles line isn't marked here, but it will be the same angle as the nut, albeit in the opposite direction, with the G saddle being 1" offset towards the headstock compared with the E saddle. So here there is an angle change and - where the change happens is the mid point, which is at the 12th fret in both cases: For someone who likes building necks and fretboards there could be many a happy hour making all the variations to see which felt best to the player or which gave advantages or disadvantages relating to pickup positioning. Happily, that someone won't be me2 points
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I met Nile, what a f*****g lovely guy. I’d have him in my band any day. To date he hasn’t applied2 points
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My Frankenstein 'Honcore' - the neck was a magnificent maple neck from an med scale 80s Hondo II H1015 that, as a whole, was massively too heavy for me to wear. The body donor was a very lightweight Encore double cutaway short scale with a P style humbucker. I had the two spliced together with the necessary adjustments made, Wilkinson bridge, Entwistle PBXN pup. 3.1kg. Just about to get a Fender Custom 62 pup put inside to perhaps darken and warm the tone a little. Real fun thing that turned out better than I hoped - sounds like a Precision but looks nothing like one - and has been promoted up the ranks from home practice to back-up to occasional gigging bass.2 points
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Breaking news.... man doesn't like something other people like.... 😂2 points
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James Maxted does good, accurate, no fuss cover videos.2 points
