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Not sure if I want to do this so i reserve the right to withdraw, priced firm just to get back my outlay (original bass price plus the mono bass sleeve if required. If not - £1500!) @bubinga5 asked Martin Peterson how much it would cost to build this spec and its a little over £4000. I hope he doesn't mind, I have pinched a lot of text from his original advert. I am only considering this as I have just got an Xotic jazz and am loving it! Trades wise I would be looking for a special edition Musicman Stingray5 with roasted neck or one of the newer specials with the roasted neck. Something may prick my fancy so please do throw offers at me - 34" scale only please (found this out the hard way!) It's a great bass and I am really in two minds as to whether I want to sell so I am no rush nor will I trade or sell for something I am unsure of... please don't take offence if I say no! I am happy to include the Mono case for £1600 or or not for £1500. Delivery is an option but it would have to be fully insured so will be around the £40 mark. I will need to check this and it all depends about case etc. so collection is preferred. @bubinga5's original pics but I will upload some more ASAP. The body finish has one or two minor dings but nothing to detract from what is a beautiful bass. When I installed the uni-pre I copper shielded the whole cavity and grounded everything so it is as quiet as a mouse. Give me a shout with any questions / offers for trades. Bear in mind the controls look slightly different now with the uni pre installed - I will add more pics asap. Details below: It's a Sei Jazz bass, a lot of us know how well Martin makes his instruments. Totally hand made. Swamp ash body, Birdseye maple neck/headstock. The book matched olive wood top has flame and all sorts of burl. Its a lovely piece of wood, Brazilian Rosewood fb. Matching electronics cover on the back. The neck dots are surrounded by nickle which is a nice touch, Martin Steamed the Olive wood around the arm rest. He sunk the bridge into the body by 3mm for better resonance. The detail he puts into his basses are so cool. I've seen and played others Sei basses and they are mind boggling in there detail. Brass ABM fully adjustable bridge.16.5 to 18.5 mm I believe, could be 19 mm not sure. Its the best bridge I've ever had on a bass period. USA HipShot Lollypop tuners. John East Uni-Pre preamp - 3 band EQ with swept mid and passive switch. John East made a custom version of this to include two switches - one for passive mode and one as a mute. This was only to fill the gaps left by a J-Retro which the bass came with. Bartolini B Axis pickups. The B Axis are a lot more aggressive and brighter than the usual Bartolinis. Its light weight at 8.9 pounds. The B string is monstrous. Super taught. For a 34" scale bass its as good as any Lakland 35" ive ever played, really punchy (@bubinga) Its super comfortable body wise, with a very slim shallow neck. It sounds like a modern Jazz. The East pre gives it lots of tonal options. Set right it is a beast of a Jazz Bass. Lots of growl. But passive its quite a polite instrument.12 points
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Now - DON'T get too excited. This is far from finished. The initial coats of varnish are on the body, hardening before the flattening and final coats, and the basic neck shape is carved. But before doing that final varnishing, there is the all essential check and fit-and-function fettling. With a bass and solid guitar, this is usually all handled with tweaks to the hardware - but on an acoustic, pretty much everything is hardwired and so involve sanding, chiselling and sometimes drilling! So the best time to do that is before the final finish coat goes on. But in all other respects, it's a 'live' mockup. A sacrificial set of strings, a temporary bit of bone in the saddle slot, truss rod tensioned and tuned fully up to pitch at GDAD tuning: The great news is that is hasn't clapped hands in spite of the string tension! Things that need tweaking: - neck angle still not right. Not a surprise as now we are dealing with real wood under real tension rather than a line on a drawing. Action is too high at a 'normal' saddle height and so the neck angle needs increasing by more filing at the heel - the spacing of the bottom G pair of strings isn't quite right, allowing for the thickness of the strings, the gaps between each pair to the other pairs should be even and the lower G is about 1mm out. While irritating that my arithmetic clearly had a flaw, it's actually quite a straightforward fix and a lot easier - again - now we have actual strings in actual place and tension to meaure. Oh...and it sounds GREAT (OK...I admit that is based on a hunch of what a guitar bouzouki should sound like ) Best with headphones, but here's a quick clip: Pre-setup sound check -9 points
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Some may not appreciate what's going on here; others might see Magic happening. What camp are you in..?7 points
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******SOLD Locally****** Used Sandberg TT5 in 9/10 condition! This bass is really light and punchy. Just had a fresh set of strings on. Comes with the Sandberg gigbag. This is my last bass, but sadly finances are not good so I need to find some cash from somewhere and not much else is moving in this current climate. With that in mind I would be interested in trades as long as I’m still getting a decent amount of cash from the deal (so no swaps etc) thinking along the lines squires etc.4 points
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Hi, I’m selling this lovely Fender Player Precision, in Black with Maple fretboard. It’s less than a year old and it’s in great condition. A really good bass, plays great and sounds great too. It’s also quite light (compared to my Jazz). Only selling to help finance a 5-string... plus I’m definitely more of a Jazz Bass player than Precision. I’d prefer a collection here in Edinburgh but I can also ship within the UK for an extra £15. Comes with its gig bag. Thanks! PS: what you might think is a problem in the finish on some pictures is the reflection of the ceiling of my flat4 points
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Some pretty sweeping statements there. I’ll agree that the science of carbon fibre construction was less advanced than it is today but there was still a good bit of experience there and NS drew upon external expertise when designing his instrument. What has happened in the interim is that technologies like carbon fibre have become much more commodified with many able to buy off the peg materials for their projects but they’re still working with carbon fibres and resins. Also, I would put it to you that a guitar neck made from a bought in carbon weave mat will be a very different thing from one made of a carefully designed lay up which utilises specific fibres and their placement and orientation in the mould. Which “modern companies” are actually doing this better and cheaper? What are the neck issues that “many” original Steinbergers suffer from? I have heard anecdotally of a few failures but any example I have seen has stood the test of time very well. It’s fine saying that the Spirits and Hohners are decent instruments- they are- but they are also not in the same league as a graphite Steinberger in terms of sound or stability- remember they were introduced as an affordable entry level instrument for folks who would have liked a “real” Steinberger but couldn’t afford one. And as far as it being “fundamentally flawed”, it’s an internationally recognised icon of world class design so I don’t understand where you are getting that notion from.4 points
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Nut needs some extra work as E and A are too high, amazingly it is already quite playable. An hour so to fettle/tweak and what have you and we should be golden. Basschat meet Big Red 😂4 points
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Well on the basis of some people's view on here, my Old Smoothie would be a silent bass 😂😂😂 because the strings go between the pole pieces. It most certainly isn't and is a slightly smoother sounding Stingray. This completely anhialates the pole pieces theory and the posting earlier in the thread of the 2 band frequency charts at different EQ settings explains why some people's G string prominence lowers. It is often down to EQ setting. If you're playing a 3 band Stingray, you can just turn the mid range up to avoid that issue, or boost your mid range on your amp a little if you're using a 2 band. The worst problem I have ever had hearing the G string (indeed quite a lot of the bass) was a Fender Jazz through a Hartke combo with a very loud drummer and guitarist playing crunchy rock. The audience didn't seem to have the same issue. This is another factor - what frequencies other instruments are filling - play in a band with a heavily left handed keyboard player or a guitarist playing low end rythmn guitar and you may have a problem hearing certain frequencies of your bass as well - but remember this is 5 ft or 10 ft in front of your rig - FOH will sound very different even if you aren't through the PA. The pole piece alignment change applies to the neck pick up on dual pick up Stingrays, and is probably more an aesthetic change. I haven't seen any difference on the bridge pick up. However the pick up covers on the Special are different from the pre mid 2018 version and the new ones have neo pick up magnets.4 points
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Got this from GuitarGuitar a few days ago. I saw it the day before but was busy packing for a camping trip so decided to leave it, but then ordered it the next day at 5AM whilst staring at a tent roof. I figured it was worth a go and could return it if it wasn't for me. USA Built, June 1995 in Blue Swirl (aka bowling ball finish). In reasonable nick with a few lacquer dings you can only see close up. The finish is quite subtle but really shows up with decent lighting. Stock EMG 40DC pickups and BTC preamp, these were the stop gap between the L-5000 and L-2500 as the 5 string MFD pickups were not yet available. Produced for about 2 years and ~350 were made, mostly in stained ash finishes. It was up for quite a decent price for the spec, only a bit more than you'd pay for a L-2500 Tribute 2nd hand. I can't think of any other USA built instruments that go so cheap, and it is not the quality that is the reason for this. On arrival it didn't work which was a bit annoying, but only a loose volume pot wire, 20 seconds with the soldering iron sorted that. Build and playability is excellent, the tone is very bright and in your face as you'd expect from the pickups, not typical G&L sound at all which may have put people off. For a 34" scale the B string is surprisingly good, no flapping fart noises here. Decent sound demo:3 points
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Due to the Covid-19 situation and severe back problems (66% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 3 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. NOGUERA Harmonie Standard Custom 6 Fretless with amazing woods. Absolutely no trade ! 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 : £1599 GBP !!! In fully working condition, fully original and in excellent overall condition (second owner). Here are the specifications : Body : old stock mahogany Top : old stock spalted chestnut with thick old stock rosewood veneer between body and top Neck : one piece old stock flamed maple Fingerboard : superb old stock LEGAL Brazilian rosewood Positions : 21 original maple lined fretless Headstock : 3 + 3 shape with spalted chestnut veneer Pickups : 2 original hum-cancelling Noguera single coils with spalted chestnut covers Preamp : Noguera 2 bands Controls : volume (active/passive), blend, bass, treble Tuners : Hipshot UltraLite USA Bridge : original Noguera old stock rosewood with adjustable brass saddles Strings spacing at bridge : 19 mm Nut : bone Strings spacing at nut : 9.5 mm Knobs : 4 dark rosewood Scale : 34" Hardware colour : black Truss rod : one (fully working) Finish : high gloss Land of craftsmanship : France Serial number : 6002 Year : 2007 Weight : 4.487 kilos Action : from a bit under 2 mm under the C string to a bit under 2.5 mm under the B string at 12th position (can go lower, but was perfect for me) Will come with the original non branded Noguera hard case. Non-smoking environment as usual. 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 Kalium Hybrid Bass Balanced BH-136-6BS round wound strings (29 - 41 - 57 - 76 -102 - 136). This bass has been custom made with exact specifications for the previous owner and is in almost new condition. Link to the Noguera page where you can see this very bass : http://noguera-basses.com/modele_basse.php?serie_b=Harmony&model_b=Deluxe&page=photos&categories=Serie Harmonie&galeries=Harmonie Standard Custom&nopage=1&ppp=6 Link to the Kalium strings : https://kaliummusic.com/product/string-pack-2g2x343c3k3q/ What you see is what you get ! Look at the photos taken under different angles to see the almost new condition for a 13 years old bass ! This is a totally unique bass !!! All the photos are here : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hz6HjS1hD1zw9g3co2vPw1iy-oP5dnGa?usp=sharing Don't hesitate to ask for more.3 points
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This never failed to get the punters up ,known to us band members ,the half eleven jiggy .3 points
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After a slight delay (thanks FedEx), it has finally arrived today. Coincidentally we’re resuming band practices (safely) tonight, yay! After a few hours of playing it, here are my thoughts: -great finish, no issues whatsoever. -plays great, good balance, not too heavy but not feather light either. -sounds alright through my small amp at home, real drive test will be during practice I haven’t played a 5er in like 8 years so it feels kinda weird, but I’m already getting used to it. The only « bad » thing about it is the tuners: they feel cheap when being turned. I might replace them with Hipshots at some point. Everything else is fine. I didn’t like the stock strings so I put a set of my favourite strings: Dunlop Super Bright nickels. Excited for tonight’s practice! PS: it looks less grey in real life, the Charcoal Frost finish has that blue-ish hue to it that looks fantastic in the flesh.3 points
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Although I disagree with the slightly offset brigade, I didn't see that anyone has said that if the strings go off the pole pieces they go silent! It really doesn't. They are saying that if one of the strings is off the polepieces it will be quieter than the ones over the polepieces. Yours has all of them equally off the polepieces (the same as many fender basses), so they will all be of equal volume.3 points
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Big shout out to Rich Valentine who sold me his Basic Ken Taylor. Absolutely spot on with the description, met me half way to save shipping and can only thank him. Incredible bass, very happy sitting with my other Basic.................fully recommend him to anyone on the forum3 points
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I'm not a huge fan of his double thumb and slap style, but I've got a lot of time for him when he talks about music. This short video below may seem a bit surprising coming from him, as he's best known for his technical playing, and he's playing a Precision with flats! but listen, the guy makes a lot of sense.3 points
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I cannot abide him as a player. as an educator however, is a totally different thing. His approach to learning is fantastic. I repeatedly read the music lesson- amazing book.3 points
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Thanks for sharing that. Really enjoyed it. He gives the most profound and yet simple advise to ALL musicians.... “Listen” -to what else is being played. -to lots of different genres to have more options at your disposal. And Practice.3 points
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Price Drop to £545! Hi all, I've had a rare opportunity to consolidate some cash and buy something I've wanted for ages, so I'm putting this up for sale (even though I just bought it!). Apparently, these were only made for a year during the late nineties but there is some good information here if you're interested. It's a great example with fairly minimal wear however there are some visible marks and nicks along the edge of the neck and the plastic on top of the pickup is curling away (which apparently is fairly common) but I don't mind it as it makes it easier to root my thumb to the pickup. Electronics all work fine and the truss rod turns without issue. Tuners are in great condition too. Price is £545 and am happy for buyer to arrange courier, or it can be picked up from Birmingham. If couriered, it will be very well packaged. Payment by Bank Transfer or cash only please. And now for the pics:2 points
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Had a mad fit and bought one from Thomann whilst Im waiting for an SVT 3 Pro Im hopefully buying to become available. Initial thoughts: Very clean sounding amp - even on a spector with the legendary TonePump it is virtually impossible to get any "grit" on the go, even with the input gain maxed out. EQ is quite versatile with a good range - though as some commenters have said the "High Mid" is more like a treble. Compressor is bizzare - almost actls like a volume boost (but I've never been big on compressors so... Channel switch (inline) works fine, as does using two seperate inputs (without the channel switch) - I briefly tried my "Royal Blood" type setup with the fake guitar into the second channel and it was fine. Probably work well with a Rick. There is a DISTINCT difference in voice between channel one and channel two - channel one seems "beefier" - more mids and bottom end - I dont know if that is intentional on Warwicks part. The thing is FEATHER LIGHT. I thought Thomann had sent me an empty box when UPS delivered it. Lighter than my old PF-500 and the Orange Terror Bass I just sold. It is rather loud, even pushing 500w at 8ohms through a 2x10 cab - yet to try both the 2x10 and 4x10 at 4 ohms and the full 1000w. All in all for a reduced £275 from Thomann on first impressions a bargain. Pity they dont do the Bubinga side pannels any more though!2 points
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Hi all, Recently purchased this but have had a rare opportunity to buy something I've wanted for sometime so it's going straight back up for sale (and it may have something to do with the fact that my collection is quickly approaching double digits...😅) Great condition as you can see from the pictures. Action is great but I will include some new Rotosounds as it could do with a new set of strings. No issues with tuners/truss rod/electronics etc. Full spec is below pictures. Collection from Birmingham or happy for buyer to arrange courier. Am also happy to include Hiscox hard case (great condition) for an extra £90 - the bass fits snugly in it and would guarantee shipping safety. Bank transfer or cash only please. Now for the pics: Throughout its history, Fender® has always made a special point of welcoming new players to the family by offering entry-level instruments of remarkable style and substance (such as the Duo-Sonic?, Mustang® and Musicmaster® models), with great sound, classic looks, solid performance and eminent affordability. The Modern Player series continues that great my-first-Fender tradition, with thoroughly modern features and several distinctively unconventional new takes on our most revered instruments-all with outstandingly attainable value. Features include an alder body, C-shaped maple neck, maple fretboard with 9.5? radius and 20 medium jumbo frets, dual Modern Player Wide Range humbucking Precision Bass® pickups, three-ply parchment (Sunburst model) or single-ply black (Butterscotch Blonde model) pickguard, three knurled ?chrome-dome? control knobs (neck volume, bridge volume, master tone), vintage-style bridge with four brass saddles, open-gear tuners and nickel/chrome hardware. Available in Two-color Sunburst and Butterscotch Blonde. Features/Specifications: Body & Bridge: Body: Alder Finish: Tobacco Sunburst Bridge: Vintage Style 4-Saddle Bridge with Brass Saddles Pickguard: Black Neck: Neck: C-shaped Maple Fretboard: Maple Frets: 20 Frets Pickups & Hardware: Neck Pickup: Modern Player Wide Range Precision Bass® Pickup Middle Pickup: Modern Player Wide Range Precision Bass® Pickup Controls: Neck Volume, Bridge Volume, Master Tone Tuners: Vintage-style Hardware: Nickel/Chrome2 points
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Sexy tops, exotic woods, high end mega money basses I would like to see, the flashier the better. Here is mine. Not super high end but a full fat cherry burst Lakland 5594..2 points
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Picked up a steal yesterday. Ashdown RM 220. Wanted something smaller that would fit on my BF two10 neatly. Does a fantastic job and can easily dial in the same tone as my ABM. Nice small packaging, still solid state not class D so has a good weight to it. Kicks out a storm though, great head.2 points
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I did - I’m not the expert on drumming though. i enjoyed the precision and cleanness of his playing, and how he was doing the simple things exceedingly well.2 points
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Sorry, but I cannot abide reaction videos. I could not give a flying funk about someone’s reaction to something they are watching. You Tube is drowning in them and they irritate the hell out of me.2 points
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The best sight.... ...although I have back to back work calls until 6pm and then need to put girls to bed before I can open and have a play. A few extras came to make it my own plus the Aguilar pickups from @walshy. So I’ll start with stock before adding anything but very excited to see how this thing plays up of the box.2 points
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Your blue swirl look great. Mine in see thru red looks a bit more conservative though no less lovely. As said before, I think my L5500 sounds more like my Spector Euros I used to own than any other G&L I’ve owned and/or played. Don’t necessarily think that’s a bad thing and I don’t really understand some of the negative comments about the pickups/EQ on this model. The MFD pickups aren’t always the best fit for any genre and are not to everyone’s tastes either though I suppose they are the signature G&L sound. Each to their own I guess. Just realised I have three G&Ls and not one has MFD pickups. Enjoy your L-5500🙂2 points
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Sound like you've played some great amps in your playing career! Maybe one of them is currently located in my studio. 😁 Yes, I really like the vibe on this forum. Believe it or not, there's not a single bass related piece of gear I'm currently drooling over (except possibly an early 60s Sonic Blue Precision but if I could even find one in good condition it would be so far out of my budget that it's really just a fantasy). My current wish list is actually more about studio gear and analog synths. Which is why I can never join a synth forum. Those guys are utterly insane and take gear lust to a whole new level! But bass has always been my passion and my main instrument so this might change after a while around here of course. 😁 And when Fender brings out whatever they've got lined up for the P-bass anniversary I'm probably doomed. I've got a turbulent love/hate relationship with Fender but whenever they bring out a cool looking P-bass I just can't resist. But when I said my favorites are "passive P-basses" that doesn't necessarily mean Fender. My current favorite P-basses are a passive Sandberg and a Yamaha BBP34. Amazing instruments! I'm in Norway btw.2 points
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So it's raining and I'm sorting through all my gear getting ready in anticipation of rehearsals starting again and I thought a family portrait would be in order. Been a couple of changes over lockdown but here goes (L to R): MarkBass Little Marcus 800 into a Barefaced Big Twin II 1974 Precision Sadowsky Metro Express Vintage Icon Fretless Trace Elf and Barefaced Super Compact (for rehearsals - because the BTII would be stupid in our wee practice room!) Pedalboard - relatively neat with just a TU-3, Spectracomp and Sansamp2 points
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NOW SOLD. Thanks to everyone who showed interest. Brown Boss CE-2B Bass Chorus, Green Label, Made in Japan. In pretty good condition, but the previous owner glued the velcro to the bottom. The velcro is gone, but memories of the glue remain. Still my favourite bass chorus, but it only comes out once in a blue moon so it's not really worth me holding onto it. Quite sort-after I believe. Just the pedal, but I can post in another Boss pedal box, so it'll be packed securely. £60 includes postage to UK only. Thanks for looking.2 points
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Lovely!!! I have an L2000 in red swirl - bought it about 14 years ago, and it came with a couple of chips in the finish (which they are a bit notorious for) - stabilised with some superglue and no further issues with the finish.2 points
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Ah, right that makes sense. I know very little about them, the Electra is my first Sandberg and I only acquired it recently via the BC marketplace.2 points
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Congratulations! That's how I like to see a bass packaged. Also don't listen to those squares man - let your string ends hang out.2 points
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I do like a happy ending! Lost love, reunited. For what it's worth I think tort / black is a great combination.2 points
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I'm still very deeply impressed by the two S2 Classics I bought 3 years ago. My 5-string is my clear favourite at the moment. There's a new player on the graphite neck market that I'm interested in, that will hopefully be released later this year: https://klosguitars.com/pages/electric-bass2 points
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Should Not Go Shopping, Should Not Go Shopping... A bit of remodeling after the new purchase. New wooden triangles with a socket mounted under as the Ciocks, which you can't see, won't power the B3n. The clock is fine as is, but the footswitch for the GK amp needs some support. The lid is a bit stiff to get on as well, but that's only for transport anyway.2 points
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Not all of my Spectors are ‘boutique’ as some of them are customized Euro basses but anyway, here we go2 points
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And tada! Survived the journey across the ocean... my first Smith after 33 years of playing! What an awesome beast, absolutely lives up to expectation in tone and playability 🤩2 points
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I've just looked at some of the links, the gov't guidelines are still that the volume shouldn't be loud enough for people to have to raise their voices and full social distancing so that's us out then. Pretty much people's movements have to be controlled by the venue and nothing that could lead to bunching so dancing is out I guess. To be honest I don't really want to be part of an event which becomes a super-spreading incident. Potentially killing the elderly and infirm relatives of our audience isn't something i really want to be doing, even though I'm probably personally immune having recovered from Covid. Opening pubs when the numbers are edging up is the act of imbeciles. Doing so when you know track ad trace isn't working and your scientists are telling you there is a second wave in a few weeks time when the weather turns and you want to open up the schools is fatal negligence. It's great that the government is finally moving the tracing services to local control and that they are ordering up all the differing vaccines and have almost sorted PPE and spreading by care workers but until we do tackle the disease we aren't going to get back to regular gigging. Rant over2 points
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At the risk of sounding annoying, I honestly think the best thing to do is to transcribe/steal/learn some licks from guys you want to sound like. Even in the most ubiquitous funk tunes there will be some cool ideas for the taking (all those great Bernard Edwards lines in Chic/Sister Sledge). In terms of the vocabulary/theory, perhaps the rhythmic content is more significant than the melodic- it's really worth listening to and working syncopation and accents. When you mentioned 'taking the funk out', that's what I immediately thought of! In terms of chord/scales, there is a lot of pentatonic stuff, with or without 'blue notes' and use of the dorian mode (e.g. Good Times). I do reckon it's better to learn/copy/trascrirbe ideas first, then rationalise/theorise afterwards- that way you'll be able to learn how to use scales in a musical way.2 points