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  1. Ok so I suppose everyone knows I like a P bass 😂 However, I didn’t have a LPB and have always wanted one, GAS increased when I played @wateroftyne stunner at the impromptu bass bash up here. So, the decision was made and gathering of parts started. The only person that could carry out the painting, and subsequently the building was the superb David Wilson 🙌 Tea was drank, decisions were made and off he went weaving his magic. I also had a P Status neck and fancied a Stealth Bass so thought he may as well do that while he was on 😂 The result is incredible. I’ve only had them a few hours but they are magnificent. Many pics of the paint process were sent to make sure I was happy, I mean it’s flawless and LPB so it’s mighty! The swamp ash was a pain, needing extra work and the neck was more than fettled, but it’s 1/4 sawn so strong as an ox but needed some finesse! It’s handy he lives not far from me and my workshop but I reckon that’s just a bonus, his work speaks for itself! So, a few pics of the beautiful basses below for you to peruse. I also managed to nab a Bob Glaub owned by Nate Mendel today too ( Pretender video😉) So that’s snuck on one pic too. What a fabulous day 🤘🤘🤘
    9 points
  2. Hello! I've been playing bass since 1988 and never had a lesson. My recent journey into learning jazz standards made me look to getting some professional tutoring on walking basslines and music theory. I ended up opting for Skype lessons with Carol Kaye. The first one was last night. It is probably the best thing I have done in years! Carol was friendly and chatty and genuinely interested in me and my playing and giving me targets and tips to improve aspects of my playing before our next lesson. After 30 years I have picked up a few bad habits and she picked up on these straight away! As mentioned on other threads and forums, Carol considers learning chord tones to be fundamental. Yes we looked at scales and how these fit into the overall picture but it was mainly about nailing down the different types of chords and knowing how they are constructed and how they link together. Not only did we cover this but also a bit on fretting hand position and how to be economical with movement and avoid injuries like CTS. I loved every minute of it, even though I was nervous as hell before it started. If I can still play and teach like her when I'm 84 then I will be very happy!
    8 points
  3. Decided to sell all my cheap gear and invest in a full on American Music Man. Always liked P basses most. So many songs I love have that P bass sound. Taking it to band practice tomorrow but so far I’m very impressed. seriously well made instrument. Everything fits together so perfectly and feels so sturdy. I’ve had fun with my Squires over the years but this is definitely a good upgrade.
    7 points
  4. Hi all, this may be of interest to many of us, looks like carnage and a miracle anything got done at all!
    4 points
  5. Yes, you're a musician.... You don't have two pennies to rub together... Let's face it, you've given names to those moths living in your wallet and even they ain't got no respect for you, you're a bum!! But look on the bright side... Those four gigs you play each year, yeah, you're winning then! Never mind that they only pay £160... “Err, so that's £160 divided by five... £32?!!!! I JUST DROVE FORTY-FIVE MINUTES TO THIS GIG, ROCKED MY SWEATING A$$ OFF FOR ALMOST THREE HOURS, SPENT ANOTHER THIRTY MINUTES HELPING THE DRUMMER PACK-UP HIS SHIZ AND NOW I GOTTA DRIVE BACK FORTY-FIVE MINUTES?!!!!!... For £32?!!!..." “Mate, don't forgot your fuel costs, vehicle wear & tear, equipment cost, fortnightly rehearsal space hire and those two J20's you bought at the bar..." Needless to say, with the exception of the beautiful, the dumb and those riding coat-tails, REAL musicians very rarely get paid... unless of course you count the priceless commodity of “exposure" as a form of payment... Which it ain't! So here's what I'm gonna do to make the harsh reality of life as a musician just that much more bearable... I'm gonna offer up my rather stunning STERLING RAY 34 by MUSICMAN at the equally attractive price of £495 “Is he mad?!" I hear you ask... Well, to answer that question, “yes, yes I am..." So, for those of you that have been hiding in a bunker since first hearing news of the “Y2K Bug" back in ‘98... Above: a plush toy resembling a scaled down version of the “Y2K Bug" The Sterling Ray 34 bass guitar is endorsed by the one and only “Music Man". Now, whilst I'm not entirely sure who exactly the “Music Man" is, I am led to believe that it is one of these two men... ...Timmy Mallet or Rod Stewart... ...either way the Sterling Ray 34 is an instrument of exceptional quality with design, sound, hardware and finish that far surpasses it's RRP... (Rock & Roll Peanuts) Basically, the Sterling Ray 34 is constructed using the same components and materials as the Music Man Stingray and also has the same body, neck and setup of a Music Man Stingray... effectively it “IS" a Music Man Stingray with a different decal sticker on the headstock and with the instrument's construction outsourced to an overseas “Music Man" factory. To put it briefly, there is very little difference between the Sterling Ray 34 and the Stingray and when played side-by-side only the most discerning Rod Stewart or Timmy Mallet fan might differentiate between the two... Teaser pic... “Wait, is that a Stingray?!!!..." “No!!!" “This is a Stingray!!!" ... No it's not!! It's an eagle ray (apparently...) THIS IS A STINGRAY!!! (hopefully) "This!!! Is a STERLING RAY 34!!!!" So basically, the Sterling is in Excellent condition all round with no marks, dents blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... The pick guard has minor markings from plectrum use, so evidently has served it's purpose. The pick guard markings are faint and only noticeable in certain light. Obviously the pick guard can be replaced if you would want the instrument to look “Brand-Spankers"... Finish be a rather alluring “Antique Maple", which looks rather funky and potentially retro in my opinion... You know, afros & perms, ya dig?... Scale is 34" with gorgeous Rosewood board, MM AlNiCo Pole Magnet Humbucking Pickup!!! (In tha' sweet spot!...) Plenty of classic Stingray Punch!! 3 Band active preamp, the works... Included is an official Sterling Ray Padded Bass Case and a comfortable padded guitar strap with Dunlop strap locks. Here's all the features collated; Antique maple finish Ash body Maple top Alnico pole magnet MM pickups MM design Bridge & Saddles 34 inch standard scale 21 Fret Maple neck Rosewood fingerboard MM design premium tuners Sterling Ray 34 Padded Case Locking Guitar Strap Holders Locking Padded Guitar Strap Feel free to message me and ask about my thoughts on sandstone paving slabs, or I could just save you the message and tell you now... “They're ok." Trial / collection of the Sterling is more than welcome, I could also arrange a part-meet for fuel cost and as always courier is an option so please message for further beetroots... Behold; antique maple seduction... Mmmmm..... Delicious!!
    4 points
  6. It seems they like to work on bass players, look what happened to my head!
    4 points
  7. Right, back OT. Instead of us all grumbling into the ether, I thought I'd do something useful and feed this back to Mark 'cos I know he doesn't do BC. This is what he says: There you go 🙂
    4 points
  8. Update: IT WORKS! (and has a 43" scale length)
    4 points
  9. On relicing - it's a purely cosmetic exercise, so rusting up parts to the point of seizure is ridiculous.
    4 points
  10. I think he means into the main PA, hopefully not the ring main!
    4 points
  11. *engage pedant mode* Just while it's been mentioned: WD40 is not as good for freeing and lubricating things as lots of people seem to think. For loosening things, penetrating oil is much better, for lubricating pretty much any lubricating oil is better, like some basic 3 in 1. https://lifehacker.com/when-should-i-not-use-wd-40-5891936 https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a6064/wd-40-vs-the-world-of-lubricants/ *disengage pedant mode*
    4 points
  12. I have a genuine '57 and a genuine '65, neither of which have this problem. Relicing? Pah! Genuine? Your 'avin' a giraffe.
    4 points
  13. Hi all. For reluctant sale here is my 2003 AV62 Fender Precision. *** Price dropped to £1,100 *** *** ON HOLD - SOLD PENDING *** Bought on this site 2-3 years ago, has barely left the case since. Lovely playing and sounding bass, prob the best P bass I've owned, but I prefer the slightly thinner neck on my US standard, and this AV62 is too nice to take to some of the venues I play at haha! Fitted with flats (TI flats I believe, though not 100% sure). All in very good condition, one barely noticeable mark on the front I've taken a picture of for full disclosure. Case in very good condition, seems to still have that 'new bass smell!' all the tools, booklet, strap, covers (never mounted) etc. Price is now £100 below what I paid for the bass on here, so this is a pretty firm price. No trades thanks, unless you have a BOSS OC-2 or HM-2 in part-ex. Bass is in Bristol. I'd rather not post if possible, unless arranged by buyer at their risk, but happy to drive to meet within reasonable distance. Welcome to pop over for a try out. Feedback thread below... Cheers.
    3 points
  14. RYBSKI 8 Strings Octave Bass, unique bass made in 2016 as a special order for the Wooten Bass Camp. Would prefer selling it, but, as it's a unique bass, trades are always welcome, especially for a fretless bass : 4, 6 or 8 (no octave strings) strings unlined are my preferences. Please take into account when proposing me a trade that this is a one off that would cost you around $4000 USD new, without the import taxes. Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £1675 GBP !!! In fully working condition and in excellent overall condition. Here are the specifications : Body : 2 pieces mahogany core with book matched black walnut top and back Neck : 5 pieces set neck made of rock maple + mahogany + 4 rosewood stripes Fingerboard : rosewood with side dots Frets : 24 (no wear at all) Headstock : 4 + 4 shape (angled) with black walnut top Pickups : 2 Bartolini's MM42CBJD3 (same pickups as early Lakland basses) Preamp : ACG EQ01 5K Controls on the first row from neck to bridge: stacked volume/blend, stacked low pass filter for the neck pickup with filter peak level/filter frequency, stacked low pass filter for the bridge pickup with filter peak level/filter frequency, passive tone Controls on the second row from neck to bridge : stacked high pass filter for both pickups with treble level/ treble frequency, parallel/single coil/series (vertical) switch for the neck pickup, rear/front coil (horizontal) switch (reversed pickup, but not phase) for the neck pickup, parallel/single coil/series (vertical) switch for the bridge pickup, rear/front coil (horizontal) switch (reversed pickup, but not phase) for the bridge pickup Tuners : Hipshot Ultralite Bridge : Schaller 3D-8 fully adjustable (high and low strings separately) Strings spacing at bridge : 19 mm Nut : brass Strings spacing at nut : 10 mm Knobs : metal Scale : 34 inches Hardware colour : gold (except for the two rear/front coil switches) Truss rod : 1 (fully working) Finish : satin old way Land of craftsmanship : USA Serial number : none Year : 2016 Weight : 4.4 kilos (on the light side for such a bass) Action : from 1.5 mm under the G strings to 2 mm under the E strings at 12th fret (can go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with a used Warwick RockBag Premium Line and gold security locks . Non-smoking environment as usual. I'm only selling this bass because I can't find a register for it being a fretless player, and I only seem to be able to play Byrds tune with it. This bass was originally fretless and with non sense switches. It's been converted to a fretted by a previous owner and I changed the switches to be able to use all pickups possibilities, it's perfectly balanced, absolutely no neck diving and such fun to play, even if you need a plane pilot licence to use the preamp and switches combinations ! Here is what Rybski wrote to the previous owner : Here is the link to the ACG EQ01 : http://www.acguitars.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ACG_EQ01.pdf The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC. It has a new battery and has been fitted with a brand new set of Rotosound stainless steel round wound strings made out of two sets of Swing Bass 66 (20/40 - 35/60 - 35/75 - 45/95), which fit the bass to perfection. What you see is what you get ! Look at the pictures taken under different angles to see the real condition : almost in new condition with very the few visible light dings photographed. Don't hesitate to ask for more.
    3 points
  15. I just bought another jazz with maple fingerboard so this can go.Fender Custom Shop made in 2006.The model is Fender Custom Classic, has 4.3 kg. Comes with original Fender deluxe black hardcase (orange interior)! Details:
    3 points
  16. Fodera Contra AJ Contra 5. Low action plays and sounds great, please note I don’t have the hard shell case at the moment in the pics but have a Mono gig bag for it Walnut body Highly Figured Ebony top Ebony fretboard Duncan Dual Pickups Custom Shop Pope/Fodera preamp 19mm spacing 34" scale 24 frets Bolt on 3 pc maple neck Weight 11.2 lbs
    3 points
  17. Well, I was lying in bed at the weekend and put in a cheeky eBay bid on this and it came home for 350 post-Brexit pounds. After I sold on my Waterstone, I still had a hankering for an eight or twelve. So it's a Korean Spector eight string...the jack socket was a bit loose (fixed), put on a new set of fundamentals and stuck it through the dUg earlier. It sounds huge, amazing really. I'm sure it'll be on new Lutz stuff.
    3 points
  18. I know what would happen if I was to try to heat up, cool down and remove some screws..................
    3 points
  19. 3 points
  20. hats off to you! Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Doesn't mean you shouldn't either! I'd fit a ball hitch so I could tow it behind the car to gigs but that might be a step too far
    3 points
  21. Absolutely, Wishface, it does appear at first glance to be a bit demoralising - here's another bass player whose possibly never played a live gig in their life but he/she's spent six months in their bedroom learning the bass line to just one song and they now come across as prodigies! But seriously, there are some really talented people out there that you'd never have known about prior to YT, and good luck to them. And there's masses of free lessons and advice now - I know some of it is a bit dodgy and doesn't stand up to close scrutiny but it's so, so easy for newbies to develop their playing quickly - compared to when I were lad....... - our rehearsal room was just a paper bag in t' middle of road... there were four of us sharing one plectrum etc etc... 😰
    3 points
  22. Naw, 99% of those are playing over the original. I'm not saying the YTers aren't any good (I'm sure they are), but it's flattering to mix yourself over a track where the original bass player is there playing just under you. Listen to a few famous isolated bass tracks to feel better. 👍
    3 points
  23. There's a rumour, that the guy who builds those limelights, marinates the bridges in his own urine for a month before fitting them. It's powerful stuff apparently ☺
    3 points
  24. The new bridge is now installed, now back to normal service. 👍
    3 points
  25. Yer me too, I put Fender on my Bitsabass builds after my kids FENton and DERry.😂
    3 points
  26. I just saw this poster for the new Guildford Jazz Festival happening this March and thought it was pretty cool.
    3 points
  27. Just picked this up from a local chap for a decent price. Got the best Feel, action and neck I've ever played on a Jazz. Had sooo many jazzes and I could never get the action the way I like it, even on USA ones, but this one dialed In straight away. It's just a MIM jazz from 2007 but you can always tell when you find a good one. Always play before you buy. It's a keeper.
    3 points
  28. Wasting your time trying to buy them. You're better off buying b7`s like everyone else...
    3 points
  29. For sale or trade . Fender us jb deluxe 2011. Great jb with jb sound. A "must have Bass " jb. I m open to trade with 4 or 5 strings or amp with the same value.
    2 points
  30. Mustang Sally, that should never be covered, nor should the original be played fir that matter.
    2 points
  31. Your right Dave. Bass to a DI and DI to the main PA. Blue
    2 points
  32. A picture of me at a recent gig
    2 points
  33. All very cool. Particularly love that Status neck bass. Big congrats.
    2 points
  34. Bass playing is not a competitive sport. Our job of supporting the song and acting as the glue betwen the rhythm & harmony of the song far outweighs the need to play flashy stuff that draws attention to the bass, and away from the lead voice or instrument.
    2 points
  35. Jazz quartet gig last night in a small club that was packed with a mixture of our regulars and a lot of folks who hadn't heard us before. I had been in a bit of a blue funk for a few days about life in general but that crowd and the way our band played lifted me up as soon as we started the first song, it was one of those nights where we played really well and the audience appreciated it, one to remember. We've been together for over eight years and played a lot of gigs and every once in a while it all comes together perfectly and makes for a memorable evening. We gained some new followers as well and that is always a good thing. I was especially happy because it was the first gig since I had my DB set up a couple of weeks ago and it sounded totally different and much better than a cheap ply bass should and I got a lot of positive comments from band members and others. Money well spent. Hard to get to sleep after that gig, a great night.😊
    2 points
  36. Know what you mean. However, you can pick up a small used passive mixer for next to nowt on eBay. Some are about the size of an iPad. You don't need sophisticated eq or 24 channels. Worth a thought?
    2 points
  37. Paints come off and the scratchplate turned a funny colour and all! I'd be having a chat!
    2 points
  38. I thought they had developed a new system in US without telling us in UK.
    2 points
  39. Enter the bridge in the Feb photo competition!
    2 points
  40. Give it some WD40 and some time to work its way in.
    2 points
  41. Yeah... happened to mine, too. Took a fair bit of wiggling. Ended up just replacing them. Sorted.
    2 points
  42. Hip? Only if they subscribe to this doctrine: 😄 Though perhaps retro-cheese is just as hip as cassettes (*) in these crazy days! * saying that. a m8 of mine sent me his new album the other day. On cassette... I asked him how he expected me to play it - he said push the side and the usb connector will pop out!
    2 points
  43. At least you've saved yourself from the hell of trying to park anywhere near the venue!
    2 points
  44. True. My 19 year old son signed a worldwide deal with a very major label last week. He’s massively talented and not a little driven, but the sheer amount of work, business, meetings, more work he’s had to put it is incredible, and would’ve been pretty much impossible to do with a day job. Ok, he hasn’t ‘made it ‘ yet, as a deal is no guarantee of success, but he’s on the way, and I’m glad that my allowing him not get ‘a proper job’ in order to concentrate on his music might just pay off.
    2 points
  45. Can we all at least agree that they'd sell a shedload more if the headstock wasn't so polarising?
    2 points
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