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I've hidden all the arguing. It's gone farad enough.9 points
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Blue burst GB Spitfire with some prism sparkle overblown, gorgeous birdseye maple neck and blue side leds. Recent setup from Mr Goodfellow himself. It's in excellent condition and comes with full Hiscox hard case. I live in Chatham, Kent and collection is preferred (observing social distancing and mask guidelines) or can deliver locally. Alternatively meet up could be arranged if not too far with some contribution for fuel. 20210516_101832.mp47 points -
Got t'ther side of the pickup cavity routed, thats pretty much all of the work done for the router now on the body and neck! Hooray! I'm fitting Bartolini Original Quad soapbars to this bass and currently have 3 pre's I can wire in to, think it'll either be a Glockenklang 2 band or EMG 3 band... the Bart's will be housed in the pickup cover in their own routed slots and then I can move the entire cover / ramp assembly up and down with the hex screws. Got a bit more of the carving done on the back, this will be enough for now and I'll finish it properly once the fingerboard is on and I'm blending the radius' in, but happy with how it's going so far! I have the pickup cover / ramp gluing now and will be able to shape and fit that after work tomorrow, and I will be aiming to get the fretboard on the neck by tomorrow night!7 points
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Here is my heavily modded Squier Mini P Bass...Great little couch Bass and sounds good also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRW1_4Zd3uw5 points
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For sale Sadowsky NYC 2009 3-Tone Sunburst Color Body : light ash Neck : Maple Fingerboard : Maple Pickups : Sadowsky Preamp : Sadowsky scale : 34 Price : 2650£/2900€ For trade more4 points -
Who put 50p in this thread??4 points
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My favourite has always been Bye Jovi.4 points
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Cleaned, oiled, waxed. Pic taken with Nikon DSLR. Oh boy...4 points
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Surely it could have gone farader. Now my first HOT topic has all gone to pot.4 points
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Still loving this bass!4 points
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Around 2 years ago my Helix Stomp crapped out half way through the second set of a pub gig, I've mentioned this before. The band was using IEM's at the time so I had no backline with me. It was a pretty typical pub gig, the venue itself know for its live music, not just a pub with a band up the corner. Anyway, my Stomp died and there was no bass signal for the last half a dozen songs. You could count on no fingers the number of people who stopped dancing. Not one. I got some hand signals from a guy who was indicating that he couldn't hear the bass but other than that nobody else appeared to notice. The guy spoke to me after we'd finished playing and it turned out he was another bass player. At best you're a guitarist in the band as far as almost every punter is concerned. Don't believe me? At the next gig you do stop playing half way through a song and see how many of the audience notice. Report back here with your findings.3 points
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My primary instrument is cello, but my primary skill is as a choral singer singing the bass/baritone line. Because of the instruments I play, I read all four standard clefs (bass tenor alto, treble) and you need three of those to play cello (bass, tenor, and treble). Sight-reading comes with practice. My singing teacher would just shove something in front of me and say 'sing this'... Later in my early 50s starting on cello, I immediately joined a community orchestra and got thrown in the deep end. Over time your ability to play improves and the complexity of what you can play at sight increases. Sure, you can't play everything and you have to do things like reduce a mountain of semi-quavers to quavers, or perhaps even just crotchets, but over time you improve. With the exception of some jazz, all the groups I play in on cello and sax involve playing music that's part of a large score / arrangement. Improvising on that is not an option and you would not be expected to play it from memory. Obviously, if you are playing a solo then there is an option to learn that from memory. I find playing from memory - because it's something I've rarely done - extremely difficult. I've been doing it for some of the stuff I do on sax and in my bass lessons, but I find it extremely difficult to do and I struggle to remember something even half an hour later. Is that something that can be improved? Yes, bu tI find reading music much easier. When you're an experienced 'reader', it's like reading a book - you're not reading the individual letters (or notes), you see the shape and respond to it. Which skill-set is important to you depends to some extent on the genre you're performing and the nature of the group you are performing with. If you're in a covers or a jazz band playing a core repertoire then learning all of that from memory and improvising it is feasible. If I'm playing in an orchestra or singing in a choir and we've got a handful of rehearsals then a concert to perform two hours' worth of music that you might never see ever again (or not for some years anyway) then you need to be able to read.3 points
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Short scale basses.3 points
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Here's some showing the lovely neck:3 points
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Slash Ringo Liberace What a band that’d be!3 points
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The tide for Basschat Straplocks has yet to peak...3 points
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DSLR pic.3 points
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It could be argued (and I would be one doing so...) that the Sound Engineer is, indeed 'designing' the sound heard in the auditorium, sculpting it from whatever source material the 'musicians' (is that term always appropriate, I often wonder..?) offer, using the equipment on-site to make the best of the architecture (or open field, maybe..?) around him/her. It's almost an art, really, just like 'real' engineering.3 points
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If they're engineering the various sounds to produce a listenable whole..... Btw, I had to study for 3 years to get my B of Arts, so please don't call yourself an artist. I'm the artist, my piece of paper says so3 points
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I think you're being over-protective of the term 'engineer'. I was a Sound Engineer, back in the day, and call the role of the person at the desk 'Sound Engineer'. 'Get over it' would be my friendly advice. There's nothing insulting in the term for anyone (except, perhaps, the hypersensitive and/or pedants...).3 points
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This has lost its way somewhere between Virginia and me. My hope is being kept afloat by the fact that a bass guitar in a hard case doesn't exactly slip into a postal worker's back pocket. PS yes, that is a 1½" nut PPS and it's got a quartersawn neck and weighs only 7 lbs and why is it that it's the greatest bass ever made that goes missing? 😭3 points
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Sounds like it would be an Elf and Safety issue........ I'll get my coat.3 points
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Prince’s symbol looks like it should be pronounced ‘sex trumpet’.3 points
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Please can we take a moment to think of the guitarist in this situation, who has none of the options available to the OP 😢3 points
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Early aswad3 points
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Hard to know what's discussion in this thread and what's perverse delight in distracting pedantry, but anyway.... ....thanks for the answer If you ever find yourself wanting to be shot of the DiMarzio P, I'm sure offering it to me would be worthwhile, at this rate I'm not going to stop bugging myself about them until I've bought myself one. Even if I don't have a bass to put it in....3 points
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just please please don't use Hermes or yodel3 points
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But I play pretentious BS music, so I need an instrument that reflects that.3 points
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2016 fender elite precision,ash body and maple board,mint condition,it’s got to go,will listen to offers and trades for a passive fender and can post it for £20 Here's what Fender say about the Elite P Bass Updating Fender’s classic design with revolutionary technology and sound, the American Elite Precision Bass is an entirely new beast of a bass. Designed for 21st-century players who push the envelope of tone and possibility every time they play, this bass is a multi-faceted performer with classic style, exceptional feel and versatile, giant sound that leaves others in the dust. All-new American Elite Neck Designed for 21st-century players, the American Elite Series sports a new compound neck profile designed for comfort and the ultimate playability. A modern "C"-shape at the nut, the rear of the neck morphs along the length of the neck to a modern "D"-shaped profile at the updated neck heel, providing plenty of ergonomic support. PJ Pickup Configuration This bass combines authentic vintage-style Fender sound with noise-free performance in a unique "PJ" configuration featuring a split-coil P Bass pickup and a Jazz Bass Noiseless Pickup. A quantum leap in pickup technology, the bleeding-edge Noiseless pickups are the pinnacle of our pickup designs, offering crisp, clear cleans and gigantic overdriven tones bursting with pure rock power. For improved upper register access and elegantly functional modern style, the American Elite Series' new cutaway neck heel blends into the asymmetrical neck volute for comfortably enhanced playing feel. All-new American Elite Neck Heel For improved upper register access and elegantly functional modern style, the American Elite Series' new cutaway neck heel blends into the asymmetrical neck volute for comfortably enhanced playing feel. New 18v Preamp The redesigned robust 18-volt preamp cranks up the power for even more signal quality, creating chest-thumping tone with more headroom and reduced noise. Working in tandem with the muscular Noiseless pickups, the new preamp adds a even more tonal versatility to your instrument. New Truss Rod Adjustment Wheel The new truss rod adjustment wheel makes it a snap to adjust the instrument's neck relief. All-new American Elite Case The redesigned Elite Molded Case features body-hugging contours to provide increased protection for your cherished instrument, nested stacking ability for easy storage and more secure transport and TSA latches for increased security. Features: Double cutaway 4-string electric bass PJ pickup configuration; split-coil Precision Bass middle pickup, single-coil all-new fourth-generation Noiseless Jazz Bass® bridge pickup Onboard active 18-volt preamp for more headroom with less noise Compound profile neck; redesigned contoured neck heel 9.5”-14” compound radius fingerboard HiMass Vintage bridge; new genuine bone nut Includes redesigned ABS Elite Molded Case with TSA locks Specifications BODY Body Material: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Body Shape: Precision Bass NECK Neck Material: Maple Neck Finish: Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face Neck Shape: Compound Back Shape, Modern "C" to "D" Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) Fingerboard Material: Rosewood Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"-14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm) Number of Frets: 21 Fret Size: Medium Jumbo Nut Material: Bone Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm) Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot Truss Rod: Dual-Action Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mounted Spoke Wheel Adjustment ELECTRONICS Bridge Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless Middle Pickup: Elite Precision Bass Controls: Master Volume, Pan Pot (Pickup Selector), Treble Boost/Cut, Midrange Boost/Cut, Bass Boost/Cut, Active/Passive Mini Toggle Switching: 2-Way Mini Toggle Switch for Active/Passive Mode. In Passive Mode, Only The Volume, Pan and Passive Tone Controls Function. In Active Mode, All Controls Function. Configuration: PJ Special Electronics: 18V Preamp with Active 3-Band EQ HARDWARE Bridge 4-Saddle HiMass Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload) Hardware Finish Nickel/Chrome Tuning Machines: Fender "F" Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top Neck Plate: 5-Bolt Asymmetrical3 points -
Please don't underestimate how lazy I am. My wife made that mistake.3 points
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If you register on the Warwick Forum you'll find various threads to Thumb history. The 6 string is a whole other beast to other Thumb basses as they weren't around when you are talking about the skinny neck period in W history (when many of the truss rod issues were happening). Oddly I can't recall the Thumbs ever having these issues with truss rods which could be due to the multi-laminate construction and certainly 6 string necks would be solid. Pups - Early days (pre W 6 string bass) you could get virtually any pup you wanted just by asking the dealer that stocked Warwicks; Bartolini, EMG, Seymour Duncan, even Alembic; at this point no MEC. In fact the early basses had way more EMG pups than Bartolini or any of the other brands, Alembic being the least common. Warwick then bought MEC in the late 80's and produced their own pups to drop into Warwicks but you could still order your Warwick with other pups if you paid the premium. Differences between the different brands get discussed regularly and everyone has their own take on favourite. I personally reckon there's very little in it between most of the brands (Bartolini maybe have a different characteristic) and I once did a blind test between EMGs and MECs in the same bass and me and another guy could not have said which was which. I've owned 4 string Warwicks with all of the flavours (except Alembic) and I find that there is more tonal difference in changing string brands than there is in pups.3 points
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It might be from their Irøningbörd range?3 points
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Hi Bought this as the ultimate fretless not so long ago, but haven’t played it much. 5-str AND fretless was a bridge too far for me, evidently. So here it is for sale, a nice example of the real deal, in my favourite finish arctic blue. It has some dings on the back of the neck, and a slight scratch on the side of the fingerboard, all pictured below. Adjustable string spacing. Works perfectly. Strung E-C right now. The previous owner installed strap locks. Comes with original Pedulla hard case, tools, etc. shipping included but customs on the buyer if in the UK. Happy to answer any questions. Cheers!2 points -
One of my fave Eagles Tunes. Doesn't get a lot of airplay and is a bit different to most of their stuff Be pleased to see some less known CCR recommendations.2 points
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But where do you draw the line? Just about everything about the bass and bass player will go unnoticed by the average pub crowd unless they are other musicians, especially bass players themselves. Off the top of my baldy head this includes, but is not limited to; 5 string basses, active pre-amps, through-neck construction, 24 fret necks, the weight of your cab, the brand of bass/amp/cab/effects you are using, etc... All of these are things that you have posted about at length over the years, as such they are important to you and you've spent a considerable amount of money on getting gear that meet your requirements. But, whether you like it or not, nobody else will notice or care unless as mentioned earlier, they are other bass players. These people who don't notice are the exact same people who don't notice if you are compressing or not. So what makes compression any different? Yes it's subtle, but arguably more noticeable than the perceived benefits of a through neck, active bass against a traditional Fender design. If we're speaking in abstract collectives, there are several folk on here that are actively extolling the benefits of compression and how it helps, how it makes you sit better in the mix, it adds a consistency to the bass sound that cannot be achieved by technique alone despite claims to the contrary. I ask again, If it makes the bass sit better and sound more professional, for want of a better vague description, why not use it?2 points
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I'm sure some of you are familiar with the Illuminati trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and someone else who's name escapes me right now. Somewhere about half way through the third volume, there is a long list of all the (made-up) bands that are going to play at a festival. Reading the lists of people's bands who's music they always buy reminds me of this list - great names but complete fiction. Come on, admit it, most of you are making up these band names, aren't you?2 points
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I have heeded the advice above. The dirt is from the same brand of pedals and I usually like to compress after envelope filters to keep things tidy. However I will try compressor first and add a limiter to the end. I shall report back. Thank you @Osiris and @fretmeister2 points
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This is a great point! Not being a great reader (which I'm not) definitely cuts off certain streams of work as you say. It's definitely horses for courses - there's a trade-off one way or the other.2 points
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Creedence all day long for me. Every time I hear the Eagles on the radio I can hear The Dude complaining 😂2 points
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I'm also a mechanical engineer. Qualified to the same level although I don't pay the imeche fees anymore so don't have the letters after my name. I completely disagree with you I'm afraid. Engineers often do make or fix things, I used to make lots of prototypes, I've installed new equipment, I've been out fault finding. A sound engineers job could definitely be described as engineering. They are diagnosing sound problems, manipulating acoustics, manipulating sound waves. They are applying physics to produce a product. There's a fair amount of art in what they do as well as science. Maybe they're closer to a BSc or maybe Ba qualified engineer rather than a BEng but they certainly deserve the title engineer far more than plenty of people who I deal with (project engineers especially).2 points
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There needs to be a drooling reaction for posts containing a bass like that 😍2 points
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You know I said I didn't like painted basses? I make an exception for black ones...and now that. Lovely. If I see it by the side of the road I'll pick it up and let you know. Eventually. 😁2 points
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Set up and ready to go2 points
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loving this today.2 points
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Really excited to share this... It's the first track from my debut solo release, "In My Shoes". After nearly 10 years sitting on the back burner, I've finally realised my vision. The track features two of my SWB-1 signature short scale basses - one in standard tuning, the other in Piccolo Bass tuning (all the "guitar" parts are on the piccolo). I was incredibly humbled to have some outstanding talent join me on the track including Joe Crabtree from Wishbone Ash, Christian Madden from Liam Gallagher's band, Janet Whitley on BVs and a full horn section arranged by the super talented Greg Harper! Hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it. Scott.2 points
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If it doesn’t sound great with the IEMs you keep me in mind if it gets moved on 😏2 points
