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If its overpriced it wont sell. I wouldnt worry.

I stand corrected. What do you think my favorite colour should be?😉

I Shot the Sheriff is one of the tracks we cover in my band and i don't try to make it sound like any individual version. i take parts from each of the versions i know and merge it into the way i want to play it. It still sounds like the the song should sound. Here is a snippet of how i do it which in this part of the song is closer to the Burnin the wailers version

You're in touch with your Inner Yoda?

If you’re selling it to me..yes.

I did some further sanding to the neck as the profile didn't feel quite 'right' whatever that may be. I probably only shaved a mm (ish) off part of the back of the neck but that made it feel quite different. It always amazes me that you can make small adjustments and it can completely change the feel as the profile changes. I decided in the end to radius this fretboard to 12" (I'll still try a flat board but I'll do that on the other neck). I always use chalk marks on the fretboard so I can get an idea of how much needs sanding - when all the chalk is gone the job is done! I've cut the frets to length. They are ready to have the tangs nipped so they won't show when fitted. That's the next job.

We don't encourage "calling out" because, as has been said, the price is only the business of the seller, no one else's. Some people seem to think sale threads can be discussion threads. IMO discussing the pro's and con's of the instrument, or picking holes in the sale thread is just bad manners. Always take issues to PM and keep it off the thread.

Just made this 110 to keep my Genzler MG350 Combo company I got this ‘slightly used’ Basslite just before band split, even though it could mean it’s ‘game over’ for me & retirement beckons lol .. I thought I’d complete this project anyway Sounds great paired with the Genzler, making me reconsider downsizing as this makes a great mini rig of doom ! Any one have a spare grille ? lol

My mate Rog has found a White pearl guard for me... he’s sending it for nowt. (not really, he’s charged $50 plus shipping...but whatever)

Currently im learning about 20 Brazillian music tracks for a band i have recently joined.

Fret tangs trimmed and frets installed. I bought a small arbor press a few years back and got a mate at an engineering firm to modify it so a fret press caul would fit. It really makes the job so much easier and is a vast improvement over a drill in a drill stand. I've still got the zero fret to do but I need a slightly taller piece of fret wire which I'm wait to arrive. Next task will be to continue with the body.

Alright, fellas 👍 You've probably heard it, but I found the 'Live at the Rainbow' version nicer / less structured / easier to jam along with: I found the studio version bassline quite demanding, and more complex than it seems at first... with a few subtle ways to play it slightly wrong (as many youtubers do 😗). (Although obviously @Reggaebass is far more qualified to comment than me 👍) Or you just give up and play it like Clapton! 😃

I’m quite a fan of Sade and I’ve always liked the bass tone on this

Anything by Mick Karn playing a Wal.

I’ve only ever really played reggae Dave, so I guess I have a feel for it the same as you have for rock and prog , as you say that tune is not technically difficult , it’s just keeping the timing and it changes part way through at 1.38 , this girl from France I’ve spoke to a few times has a nice feel for reggae , this is her cover of that song 🙂

But is that necessarily an issue? I once got a bass in an eBay auction for not much more than half of what I was expecting to pay for it, gigged it for the best part of ten years then sold it on for between three to four times what I paid for it. I certainly don’t think that there was anything wrong with that. Sometimes that is the way the market works. The main thing is that sellers are honest in their description of the item and not trying to mislead potential buyers.

We are all connected to the same internet, it is up to people to do their own research before buying. I did once mention to someone in a PM that the speakers that they were selling were £100 cheaper in a GAK sale, so they might not sell so well, which they genuinely didn't know, but ultimately it is up to people what they buy and sell for and not other people to police it.

The late Paul Raven on bass, in the video he is using a Status bass but that doesn't mean the recording was done with a Status but personally this has always been my favourite bass guitar / drums sound combination

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Firstly a good bass tone is entirely subjective. There are a couple of examples here that would probably cause me to replace all my gear if I sounded like that because I dislike them so much. Secondly IME it is more about how the bass sound fits in with the rest of the instruments than the actual bass sound itself. If you listened to any of the examples given as a solo'd track you'd be surprised by how different it sounds outside of the context of the arrangement and production, and probably more than a little disappointed with the sound. I discovered long ago that just because a particular instrument sounds great on a record doesn't mean that I was going to be able to use that sound for the same instrument in my band and still have it sound good.

Barefaced cabs are immense and weigh as much as a kitten holding a chaffinch!

Unleash the geek!

Tom Barney, Steely Dan, Gaslighting Abbie, on Two Against Nature. Punchy.

I had no ability or interest in playing a guitar or any other musical instrument when I was young. My parents ran a pub when I was a teenager and a regular customer played in a band and had done for many years. He was pretty much a stereotypical rock 'n roller. Loge hair, leather jacket, big personality and great fun to be around. So probably one day he asked me if I was interested in playing and the answer would have been no. I remember trying to play a few chords on a guitar in a music lesson at school and just thinking 'meh', can't be bothered. So knowing that I couldn't be arsed with these awkward fiddly chords he arrived with this old knocked together bass guitar and handed it to me. Something must have clicked upstairs from having no interest in anything to near obsession with this bass guitar. I could plug it in to my Toshiba hifi and play along to records picking out the bass line. I then borrowed his WEM valve combo, saved enough money to by my first bass (Westone) then my first amp and speaker and after working throughout the summer holiday I earned enough to by my first Fender Precision. 32 Years later....

Technically that's true although the reality is that yes.it's possible to cause a buffer overflow in the image application, and it's technically possible to hide code in the slack space but hard to find a mechanism to execute it. However, the "load external images" feature is turned off by default on the majority of email clients - I honestly can't think of one that has it enabled by default and that defeats the problem (unless you choose to download them of course). Threat actors generally can't be bothered with highly technical acts when it's a simple matter to use social engineering and get someone to open an attachment i.e. maximum return for minimum effort. More sophisticated exploits are likely to come from state actors and not likely to be targeted at the general public. Almost all social engineering attempts exploit one or more of the following (this is from NCSC guidance): Authority - Is the sender claiming to be from someone official (like your bank, doctor, a solicitor, government department)? Criminals often pretend to be important people or organisations to trick you into doing what they want. Urgency - Are you told you have a limited time to respond (like in 24 hours or immediately)? Criminals often threaten you with fines or other negative consequences. Emotion - Does the message make you panic, fearful, hopeful or curious? Criminals often use threatening language, make false claims of support, or tease you into wanting to find out more. Scarcity - Is the message offering something in short supply (like concert tickets, money or a cure for medical conditions)? Fear of missing out on a good deal or opportunity can make you respond quickly. Current events - Are you expecting to see a message like this? Criminals often exploit current news stories, big events or specific times of year (like tax reporting) to make their scam seem more relevant to you. If you think about any of the phishing emails you've seen, they all use one or more of these

from the Quad Cortex website Q * A: Do Neural DSP plugins come with QC? Not by default as of now, but we will send a free plugin update in a Cortex compatible format to everyone who owns our plugins so they can be loaded onto the device.

The first time I heard Rage Against the Machine's debut album I was blown away by how good the bass sounded. So agressive, in your face and punchy. "Take The Power Back" is an amazing example of that... And then the distortion tones, oh god. "Know Your Enemy" that last part is insane and obviously also "Killing In The Name" when everything kicks in. Tool is another band that really blew me away with the bass tone. "The Pot" in particular - think it was the first song I heard by them - is incredible. That verse tone still leaves a smile on my face everytime. The bass tone on "Suck My Kiss" by RHCP also is incredible - it's so punchy!

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So this is where my little stash of sanding dust comes in - mixed with epoxy to glue and gap fill at the same time: And sanded. While they take quite a bit of effort, nevertheless on a scale of 1 to 10, just how satisfying is that!

You want a good job on Ray Charles do you know the John Mayer Trio album with Pino and Steve Jordan?

This was me doing a first gig with this band and using a brand new Precision Deluxe that only arrived that day so no set up time at all. (that was a brave move for me) Was using someone else's Hartke L5000 into two 15" cabs mainly because he lived near the venue and was doing a support for us. Unfortunately their drummer was right handed and ours was left handed so 2 drum kits on stage taking up lot of room on stage. No sound check for me cause i lived a fair bit away so turn up and play. The other bass player did a sound check with the band in the afternoon before i got there. I can usually adapt to get a decent sound from most rigs but it was thru PA anyways. You can hear i just couldn't really get the hang of that reggae beat and was after this gig i persuaded them to do a more Clapton version. Think this was 2017

Eventually i managed to persuade the band to play the Eric Clapton live version that i found a bit easier to get a feel of.

Funnily enough i am in the same boat on this one. Currently working through a few songs from George Benson style Jazz to unknown Pop Punk and they are pretty much there, I just cannot nail the "feeling" of I Shot the Sheriff. All the notes are there and in the right places but it still sounds like the audience and/or me will need a ton of ganja to make it sound "real"

It’s up to the seller to chose a price they think is fair. If that’s double the original price then that’s up to them however it’s a risky strategy as anyone interested will be able to find the actual value and it’s also not certain the item will sell at that price anyway (obviously it didn’t the previous time...) So the best thing is to PM the seller with your feelings, as I agree it’s not quite cricket to do that here in the same way it would be find on eBay or whatever - and copy in a mod (not admin!) and go from there. As far as the public thread goes - saying nothing usually says it all. Unless you think someone is being scammed, then the seller can ask whatever they want. Whether they get it is another matter...

Simple bass line but works so well and sounds so good! The track was recorded with a 60s Jazz bass strung with EB Super Slinkys into a Demeter tube DI.

I've always heard others getting a good sound out of Markbass, and IMO my LM2 had a very good sound. The trouble with parting company from bass gear that has been with you for 20 years or more is you are so in tune with it that everything else fails in comparison. We've all bought a piece of gear and wondered why it doesn't sound like what it replaced. The reality is a new piece of gear will never sound like an old friend. You have to find something that sounds good and learn to love it. If you really can't do that, don't worry, just move on. For about 4 or 5 years I've used Aguilar amps through Barefaced cabs. Can't see me changing that in the foreseeable future.

Black Velvet. I know.

Doug Pinnicks tone isn't for everyone and probably wouldn't work in the majority of bands, but boy it works in his band.

Ooooo! I'll play. These are the basses I have that follow a theme. I've got others that are one-offs.