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Hi All, So thought I'd update you on what happened. DHL couldn't find the bass, it was last seen on CCTV in the wearhouse the day before the last scan, then it went missing. It's possibly it was damaged and "disposed of without being properly recorded", or that it went out on with an agency driver who couldn't find our address and then it got lost in the system. They aren't sure and it may resurface in an auction as some of you have suggested. There was 1 new purple burst available in the UK at Anderson's, and my email to the CEO resulted in personal contact from the head of Customer Services, who agreed as a gesture of goodwill to compensate Ollie for the extra so he could get that one. They were very helpful, even reserving the bass for us so it couldn't be sold while they investigated. So I have a very happy 13 year old who has a brand new bass rather than a used one, and I'm actually quite envious - it's a really nice bass!! Do I think this would have happened without directly emailing the CEO? Probably not given that I also emailed Customer Services independently incase the CEO didn't get my email and I eventually got a reply telling me it would be redelivered the following day, a week after I already knew they had lost it 😆 I probably wouldn't have bothered the CEO if it was just for me, I'd have just taken the PayPal refund and been cross, but I'm glad I took a stand for Ollie as he'd worked so hard and waited so long to get one. He's busy slapping some RHCP's as I write this, so was well worth it! Aside from this I also had 2 very kind offers for free basses for him, one on here and one on FB, and that also put my faith back in humanity and the bass community! All in all a very happy end to this tale. Thanks for all your input and suggestions!22 points
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Alembic Europe 5 in beautiful black and fantastic/hardly played condition. Europa electronics: 3 knobs and 3 switches. The knobs are: volume; pickup blend (pan) with center detente; and filter. The switches are: bass cut/flat/boost;treble cut/flat/boost; and Q on/off.9 points -
Delivered to my door two days behind MatiZ's, but this time not by UPS but by pro bassist Kelpie, whom it was my pleasure to meet today. BB735A - quick second-time-around review Very happy with it and a really nice weight at 4.4kg / 9.7 lbs - the same weight as my 1025 (and by coincidence also the same as my KS). Having seen it in the flesh the PG is staying on! My first time around with a 735A, it arrived pretty new but with a set-up that the previous owner had never quite been happy with or was able to fix, including trying lighter tuners. I'd largely got it set up how I wanted but shortly afterwards bagged a played-in P35 which had the additional benefit of the I.R.A treatment and was a bass that had been set up beautifully by pro-bassist, Mark, whom I bought it off. I was never really tempted to pick the 735A up to play after that, so I moved it on. Interestingly Tyler, whom I sold it to and another of our excellent pro bassists on BC (and the third I've already mentioned in this post - blimey these BB's are clearly popular with proficient bass players!), managed to get the 735A to just how he wanted it and absolutely loved it! The only adjustment I've made today is to lower the pup heights - Kelpie had set them quite close to the strings and then put tape over the bridge J to prevent unwanted clicks / pops when he dug in hard. I'm just going to settle for lower pup heights and turn my amp up instead! Sounds and feels good - lovely balance and no noticeable neck dive from its sturdily constructed 5 piece laminate maple and mahogany neck. I immediately preferred the active circuit to the passive on this, which I found less articulate / crisp - but each to their own: I know others, including EJWW in his comments a few posts above, prefer the passive tone on their 734/5As. The passive setting is still a really "nice to have" for me though: not least for peace of mind if the battery fails mid set. The other reason for a grin on my bass-face today is that, having had GAS for an active PJ with 3 band EQ and active / passive option, that was not too heavy and had more accessible frets than I was getting from my Sire P7, this ticks all the boxes! I've also managed to spend < 20% I was half-thinking of forking out on an equivalently spec'd new bass (albeit with nicer woods), and the tone on this 735A easily goes to toe to toe with that high-end bass. So my wallet is feeling hugely relieved and the ulterior motive of turning this into a poor man's midi bass with an additional GK3 pup and pairing with a Boss SY-1000 can move onto the next step!8 points
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Well, i've just done the same to him. Bought a 150 quid item, and marked it payment made, but didnt pay him. Lets see what the w@anker makes of that7 points
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Finished! My friend wanted Ernie Ball Cobalt Flatwounds and they are right when they say they sound like rounds! Very impressed with those. I need to do some setting up, as I left the nut slots a little high. Overall I couldn’t be happier with the sound and look!6 points
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Up for sale is my Maruszczyk Jake Basement 55 Butterscotch In A1 condition, bought from Bass Direct last year and only gigged by me a couple of times as I usually use my Lull Only selling cos I've spotted something else (you know how it is😊) £800 + shipping, in a decent semi-rigid case Specifications; Body: Ash body Neck: hard rock maple Fingerboard: Maple, 20 frets, Zero fret Nut width: 40mm Construction: bolt on Pickguard: Black Pickups: Bassculture Electronics: Passive: Volume, Tone Finish: Butterscotch transparent, body/neck matte Hardware: black, 19mm string spacing Strings are flatwounds, and look new-ish, don't know the make, sorry Original listing on Bass Direct's website https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/MARUSZCZYK_Jake_4P_55_Basement_Butterscotch.html Photo's are their's too - I'm hoping that's ok as I bought the bass. I will take some of my own and stop being a lazy-arsed keyboard warrior and post them later tomorrow (I'm mostly engaged with watching the 6-nations today No trades unless it's for a Mike Lull precision with the jazz neck width and cash your way (obvs) I'm in Nottingham and Covid safe collection is ok or I'll ship via UPS in the aforementioned semi-rigid case. Overseas shipping considered - pm me I would expect that fully insured shipping will be around £30 to UK mainland destinations5 points -
I picked this bass up new in early September from The Great British Bass Lounge in Macclesfield.(RRP £1975) It’s a superbly well made instrument and it sounds wonderful but I would really like some sort of 5 string. 18-19 mm string spacing is preferred. I am probably happier going for a straight trade but not for anything too heavy, this bass is pretty lightweight at sub 8 pounds. Also happy to consider a trade for something of lower value, possibly Ibanez with cash my way. The bass comes with a Fender deluxe gig bag which is super high quality and virtually brand new. If you have any questions please send me a message. Here us a link to the bass on the AC site and the review of this instrument by Mike Brooks. http://www.acguitars.co.uk/project/0291retroj4/5 points -
Having suffered with Semi gas for some years now, I've been keeping my eye out for one of these for a while, and when one popped up "in stock" in the UK, I grabbed it before it could get away! And I'm smitten! Lovely thump & surprising range of tones available by twiddling the volumes to blend each pick up. Lovely high quality finish all round - can't fault anything. Only thing to get used to is that it's huge!😊 At least 3" longer from head to toe than my Fender P, and obviously a good deal fatter. It needs a completely different playing position compared to my "normal" basses, but it's something I'm looking forward to working on 🤗.5 points
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It still gives me a pang of guilt that I once got a perfectly good Squier MB1 P/J bass in a Crack Converters down from £100 to £50 as I demonstrated to the staff that one of the volume knobs wasn’t working. Turns out (after I got it home) that it was the pan / blend control, I hadn’t had a bass with one before......5 points
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Laura Ashley Death Punch. Has a certain ring to it.5 points
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Hi, for sale a great bass lots of diferent tones really special bass sadly 2nd lockdown is comming and my band is not playing at all. some small dings on the body see the pictures specs alder body seafoam green nitro finish quartersawn maple neck macassar ebony fingerboard 24 frets pickups and hardware and everything on this bass are home grow comes with a good quality skb case. cheers alexis4 points -
I was always a bit hesitant about graphite basses and necks, but the neck on my new Sterling...it's amazing.4 points
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I can't believe its not funny4 points
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Pickup position in both basses are exactly the same at the split, Hill's reversed pups have a slightly brighter E & A where the D & G loose a bit edge seems more balanced out all in but mind the Hill uses EMG's compared to the 77's Dimarzio's. The 77's neck feels more slicker but could be put down to having a satin like finish compared to a painted neck, all in i couldn't pick a better one out of the two...both hold there own. Just need a Wimbish now or a p/j Hill and i'll be happy. By the way both are good for thrash metal never mind heavy metal4 points
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The photos were taken during lockdown.4 points
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I'm sure all BC'ers must be feeling really sorry for all the pro musicians out there - they might have just about survived the last lockdown and been limping along since then, but tonight's announcement might be the final straw. And also all the support crews that worked with them..... not so easy to 'retrain' when it's the only life you've known. And even if Covid is beaten or becomes just another virus for us humans to deal with, it'll take many years for the live arts in all their forms to fully recover.3 points
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Yeah he’s a very tasty player. I was learning the original Fool For Your Loving a few weeks ago and the bass on it is great. Had the pleasure of making Neil Murray a cup of tea many years ago at the Roland HQ in Swansea where I worked. I said: “You’re Neil Murray aren’t you?” and he said: “Well I’m an older, fatter version of him,” which I thought was quite witty.3 points
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The company still feature it on their bass string sets.3 points
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Have you tried dieting?3 points
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It's been a while since I've had two fretless basses in the house, let alone two basses that might last a while. I've owned that Jazz for almost 20 years now and the Sterling/Status arrived a few weeks back. I've added a Nordstrand pickup to it because the Kent Armstrong that was in it sounded a bit too modern for my taste. And boy. Is it great. I'm not a big Stingray fan but this is quite a bass.3 points
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It's great isn't it!? You can't log in as you may be a robot, but the reply to your complaining about it comes from their robot. Unless of course you are a robot, in which case Skynet has gone active and we're all doomed. "I need your boots, your motorcycle and a new bass guitar!"3 points
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It’s not called Crack Converters for nothing, around my way it’s the first place people look if anything is stolen3 points
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I love this geeky clip3 points
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Fender Precision Nate Mendel Signature Road Worn. £799 Shipped - Mainland UK The only part trade of interest would be 2 x Barefaced 110 plus cash my way. Taken recently in Part Ex against a higher valued bass. Good condition, and set up to play nicely. Most if not all of the dings were put there by Fender, nice figuring on the back of the neck. Copy and paste of the spec: Fender Nate Mendel P Bass (Candy Apple Red) Throughout a long career that started with hardcore punk and flourished first with Sunny Day Real Estate and then the Foo Fighters, there has really only been one main instrument for melodic yet hard-hitting bassist Nate Mendel--his 1971 Precision Bass®. Fender now brings you the Nate Mendel P Bass®, modelled after his beloved, battle-hardened instrument. The Nate Mendel P Bass shares the same subtly idiosyncratic and distinctive features as the original, with special body contours, extra-slim neck and nut width, a lightly worn Candy Apple Red finish with a black pickguard, a powerful Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ split single-coil pickup, Fender Hi-Mass bridge for rock-solid sustain and stability, and Mendel's signature on the headstock. Tour bus and platinum records not included. Fender Nate Mendel P Bass Features: Body Material: Ash Neck: Maple, Slim "C" (based on Mendel's '71 Precision Bass®) Neck Finish: Urethane Fretboard: Rosewood Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm) Frets: 20, Medium Jumbo Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm) Nut Width: 1.615" (41.02 mm) String Nut: Synthetic Bone Pickups: Seymour Duncan® SPB-3 Quarter Pound for P Bass® Hardware: Chrome Tuning Keys: Vintage '70s Fender® Stamped Open Gear Tuning Machines Bridge: Fender Hi-Mass with Chrome-Plated Zinc Saddles Control Knobs: Knurled Chrome Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black Unique Features: Slim neck with smaller nut width Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound pickup Lightly Road Worn® lacquer finish Comes with Fender Gig Bag3 points -
Yes, people must (be) really stupid3 points
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A little bit overkill for acoustic gigs , but i like to have thunderous lows even with acoustic bass !3 points
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Having started out on a 1985 E-Series Squier P-Bass back in 2003 I thought it was about time to play a P-Bass again after a near 20 year hiatus from owning one. Prompted by my starting up of a Motown band, I put a wanted ad out on these hallowed pages which turned up this beauty, a 2017 Mexican 50's Classic Series in Fiesta Red. Not much that can be said that hasn't already about P-Basses but some interesting observations considering I've very much been a 'modern' bass type player all these years, purposefully shunning P's just because they are so ubiquitous. The sheer authority and presence of the tone just doesn't fail to bring a smile to my face, it's the first time I've grinned from ear to ear playing a bass in quite some time. In comparison to every other bass I've owned, it's so much more 'there' all the way up the neck and on each string. The strength and clarity of the midrange just makes it absolutely sing. The tone control also has the widest range of usable differences I think I've ever used on a bass. The neck, allegedly has a reputation as a baseball bat but I find it supremely comfortable to play and have no issues with getting around it quickly Fit and finish are superb. I know Mexico have been on the up for many years,, but this is great even by the improved standards. The body is super resonant and you can feel it purring away while you play! Colour me very, very impressed.2 points
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Jaccobs Ladder by Incognito. I saw him play this a few times on an F Bass 5 string live with Incognito at various venues.. When you hear the song it makes more sense. But non the less what a bass player. Met him upstairs at the Jazz Cafe when he was playing with Down to the Bone. What a lovely man he was.2 points
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Sold my Status in a mad panic as the Mrs’ car is making funny noises. It’d been a close second to my sadowsky and I bought it in a mad rush because it was drop dead gorgeous and local... Anyhow, I wanted to have funds in just in case it’s not a simple fix. It’s booked in for the weekend so should be sorted fairly cheaply. Yesterday I Sold a (non working) vintage watch to a man across the street (he mentioned in passing he liked watches the other week and sent him pics and entered into negotiations). I had sorted my amp situation so wanted to move my Ashdown rig on. Got a mailshot from Local PMT the other week that they were doing a sale on “pre loved” gear in store. Messaged them to see if they still had a natural Spector LX i’d spotted last month in stock. ”It’s still here, but it’s red, not natural...” I went down to see what they were on about. Love at first sight is nonsense...NOT. Jeez. Agreed on price, and then did the “Ive got a p/x can you look at it...” the guy at PMT I’ve known for years (probably 20+) and he’s the manager, great bloke. Did a decent P/X value. And for the price of the watch and a bit more...I was leaving without my old amp and owning a Euro LX.2 points
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I think we should all go straight to bed2 points
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You are perfectly right about that. I somehow managed to merge two replies by two different people in my mind, you being unlucky to be the wrong one, but seems it doesn't really add up to actual reality... Doh!2 points
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Really pleased with mine too, it’s superb quality, I do totally get people held back by the cost, I sold two basses to cover it! The feel, the smell and colour did it for me, can’t resist a sparkly finish !!2 points
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I did some guitar tech work on that show, and spent many a night sitting behind him - which meant I could hear his fantastic playing, but not actually see him play 🙄2 points
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I quote: 😄2 points
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Very nice. Always been a dream bass of mine since Trevor Dunn played one in Mr. Bungle2 points
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There's something about valve amps............ 😎2 points
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La Bella flats2 points
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If you haven't seen it already -- You might enjoy Rick Beato's 'What makes this song great' series, BT. 🙂 Example: https://youtu.be/xKIC9zbSJoE2 points
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I’m pretty much the same but with the Para Driver, Dave, no matter what I try I just keep coming back to it.2 points
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Is salted or unsalted butter best for a bass? 🤔2 points
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At least Dave sounds like he knows his stuff. 👌 DAVE SAYS: "THIS IS A CUSTOM PAINTED BASS GUITAR: THE SOLID WOOD BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION PAINTWORK AND DECAL ON FRONT ARE NEAT, MINOR NICKS ONLY WORKS FINE! NO ISSUES! WOOD BIT ADDED TO FRONT, DON'T KNOW WHY"2 points
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Right then, I'm reluctantly selling this superb rig, and at a great price. Both amplifier and cabinet are in superb / virtually as new condition, and in 100% full working order. Consists of Fender TB1200 bass amplifier head, (including the footswitch with built in tuner! ) , and matching Fender 6x10 Pro speaker cabinet. This is a killer set up, with a myriad of sounds available and tons of headroom. NOW SOLD! FENDER TB-1200 HEAD FEATURES: Wattage: 1200 Watts Mono Effects Loop: Effects Loop With Send & Return Inputs: 6dB Input Pad Auxiliary Input: 1/4" Footswitch Jack Headphone Jack: Tuner Output Jack Line Out: XLR Output with Level, Ground Lift and Pre-Post EQ Switch Extension Speaker Jack: Speakon® and 1/4" jacks Channels: One Channel Power Handling: 1200 Watts @ 2 Ohms, 800 Watts @ 4 Ohms, 550 Watts @ 8 Ohms Controls: Vintage Tube: Volume, Bass w/Deep Switch, Mid, Treble w/Bright Switch. Tube Overdrive: Gain, Volume, Blend. Vari-Q: Frequency, Level/Q. Room Balance, Master Volume -Hardware; Handle: Chrome Handle Front Panel: Brushed Aluminum Control Panel Input Impedance: 820k (Front Panel Input); 10k (Rear Panel Input) Sensitivity: 1V RMS (0dBV) Amplifier Length: 15" (38.1 cm) Amplifier Width: 19" (48.26 cm) Amplifier Height: 3.5" (8.8 cm) Amplifier Weight: 34 lbs. (12.7 kg) -Tubes: Preamp Tubes: 2 x 12AX7 -Miscellaneous: Unique Features: Fender® passive tone stack that delivers creamy tube tone, Tube Overdrive, Vari-Q™ section, and Room Balance controls, Mute Button -Accessories; Footswitch: Includes 4-Button Footswitch w/ Built-In Tuner Knobs: Black Aluminum Knobs Accessories: Includes TBFS-4, 4-Button Footswitch with Built-in Tuner FENDER 610 PRO CABINET FEATURES: Inputs: Speakon® and 1/4" jacks Power Handling: 1600 Watts (Program), 800 Watts (Continous) Handling Capability Horn/Tweeter: 1- Foster® Compression Driver Horn Controls: High Frequency Horn Attenuation -Hardware: Cabinet Material: 3/4" 7-Ply Birch/Maple Plywood w/ Black Textured Vinyl Covering Handle: Corner Mounted Recessed Handles Cover/Grill Cloth: Black Metal Grille Sensitivity: 102 dB, 1w-1m Amplifier Length: 16.25" (41.3 cm) Amplifier Width: 26" (66 cm) Amplifier Height: 36.625" (93 cm) Amplifier Weight: 117 lbs (53.07 kg) -Speakers: Speaker: 6-10" Fender® Special Design Cast Frame Eminence® 8 Ohm, 125 Watt Speakers, (p/n 0057982000). Speaker Impedance: 4 Ohms -Miscellaneous: Unique Features: Heavy Duty Dual, Parallel Wired 1/4" Jacks, Speakon® Inputs, Attenuator on Horn, Perforated Metal Speaker Grille, Heavy Duty Skid Rails on Rear of Cabinet, Diamond Plated Rear Kick Plate, Recessed Rear Casters, Corner Mounted Recessed Handles for Easy Moving, 3/4" 7-Ply Birch/Maple Plywood Construction -Accessories: Casters: Recessed Rear Casters2 points -
Maybe this pic of my old one might push you to the brink.......Go on....you know you want to! 😁2 points
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As @Hellzero said in the beginning of this thread, the answer may be in the setup. I used Rotosound PSD strings years back with no issues. Now my 5-string is strung with GHS tapercore strings. After a meticulous setup, no issues at all. I actually found a problem with the bridge saddles: they were slightly loose in their grooves and caused a little bit of rattling.2 points
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The commercial exploitation of anything to do with Lemmy has been utterly shameless since his passing.2 points
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One I just remembered: Predictive listening, and then getting frustrated or enthusiastic. As an example: "One of Us" by Joan Osborne. When she sings "What if God was one of us" and repeats those notes in "Just a slob like one of us", everything is dandy. But then she starts with the same notes on "Just a stranger..." and, fearing another repetition, I'm drawn into the mindset of OH, NO! DON'T GO THERE!, but she (IMHO wonderfully) solves this with the slow notes on "on the bus" and with the linking to the next bit "Trying to make his way home". What could have totally ruined a song for me, is instead turned into a glorious musical moment. Similarly, where both Bach and Vivaldi set up some framework, and I predict trouble ahead and go into DON'T GO THERE! mode, then Vivaldi will immediately and way too fast hurry back to the original key, obviously not knowing how to get out of trouble, whilst Bach then comes up with a gloriously mind-exploding thing that goes even deeper. This is one bit of why IMHO Bach is a fantastic composer and Vivaldi is... er... not. I've never heard someone talking about this type of listening outside the classical music and jazz realms, but by definition, predictive listening exists everywhere and is part of our shared musical experience. Just take " I, IV, V, I " as an example. Do you recognise the OH, NO! DON'T GO THERE mode?2 points
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Not at all. I've been downloading and learning some of @Bilbo 's transcriptions of songs from my earlier years and that's just for fun. After 44yrs playing i still get excited by some basslines that even after 40 years still give me that buzz to learn them. Altho i learn basslines as near note for note as possible its only for my own benefit. I use it as a starting point and the band use my knowledge of the song as a guide at rehearsals. If i'm playing the bassline perfectly or as near as possible it allows them a bit more freedom to improvise, more so when we are a basically guitar bass and drums trying to cover larger bands or songs that have been double tracked in studios. We as a band try to get as close to the original as we can tho. Dave2 points
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The original bassist probably doesn’t even play the recorded line live. Whatever you play has to fit in with your band’s arrangement, which in turn will depend on your instrumentation line up and the musical ability of the musicians. BUT If you’re learning it as an instructional YouTube video - you’d better get it right. And don’t pick a track that there are already a million bass covers of. And before you start make sure YouTube aren’t going to block your ‘recording’ and give you a copyright strike.2 points
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Hi - welcome to the forum. Bit of an odd first post... its cash converters- there’s decades of posts on basschat of stolen guitars being found there Or similar shops... the famous example being Scott’s Moollon being sold by cash generators...2 points
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