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Bought this - it’s ace, but doesn’t see use as all the projects I had in mind for it have died their death and I hate seeing it sat on the stand. Less than 12 months old. I need to realise I’ll play the same 3 basses all the time and I have some other projects in the offing. So - a limited jack Casady in Pelham blue. babicz 3 point bridge (original included) Ibanez padded bag. nowt much really to say other than it’s lovely. Postage would be risky due to construction of the bass - but man and van insured would be about £50. wearing worn in sadowsky rounds. Nice and light at 8.1lbs. Will listen to trades if it’s a Yamaha BB. Other than that - just send me a message 😉12 points -
Our first indoor gig and it was pretty well done. 150 tickets, table service and loud music. For a gig with restrictions it was pretty good! 2 plus hours and I was canny knackered, a bit outta practice 😂 Roll on Friday and Sat this week 🤞6 points
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Music is different since the 90s. Back then you bought an album, listened to it to death and then you bought lots by those people, and those people who were related to those people, and you were passionate about it, so went to see them etc. Now music is basically valueless, you can hear it everywhere, and the tribalism and intense listening to one group is not really something that does the same now. Music shows are about some singer, as the only one that matters (hense the lack of groups), and xfactor type shows are shown as the way to get famous. Its just the age it is now, the era of the band is sort of over6 points
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So, new bass day for me, a Fender Precision in black/black/maple. So what’s new I hear you say? Well it’s a five-string Precision, that’s what’s new. I’d seen this on here for a while and although never had a fiver before it’s my preferred brand/model/colour scheme, and as I’m not in a gigging band at present should I join one and then need a fiver it made sense to be prepared. Plus it would have really irritated me if that happened and I’d passed on this one and had to get a fiver that didn’t match the rest of my basses (CDO is a terrible thing, I even have to arrange the letters properly/alphabetically). Here it is, currently strung with flats and they just really work, more than likely I’ll keep them.5 points
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I have two of these, one with the humbucker and one with a split-coil. Really good basses with quality parts, not sure why Washburn faded from the market.5 points
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It’s a fairly big body - fills it out more. It’s got better height adjustment for action. It’s got better string travel options for intonation. Adds sustain. Adds a little weight to hollow body for balance. Says “Babicz” on the side so you know you’re a badass…😉4 points
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Started my dust collection from the fretboard!4 points
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Today is all about the last flattening, now the main coats are relatively hard and cured, to remove any dust buggies, runs or roughness followed by a few whisper coats to re-establish the shine. Because of the drying time that usually lasts a couple of days. So, if all goes to plan, final assembly and start of set up should start middle of this week4 points
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1993 B-200 - Metallic Dark Blue. 🤘4 points
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Good shout on Jacques Dutronc above, too4 points
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I used to be part of a very poppy female-fronted metal band, but we haven't done anything in almost 5 years. When our lead singer had her 4th child, her family life became so demanding she unfortunately had very little time left for our band. She has 5 now, and it's become a fulltime job! And then our lead guitarist left to pursue an academic career in chemistry at Oxford University for 3 years. He now lives in Barcelona and has little desire to come back to the Netherlands unless he can find a good position at a university as a teacher or (assistant) professor. It was fun while it lasted though, and we're still good friends! The 3 remaining members (the other guitarist, the drummer and me) are now more or less permanent substitutes in a doom metal project of our drummer's brother. It's a one-man project, but when he plays live we're the first guys he calls Here's my old band playing live on Dutch national radio a few years ago (2013, just after releasing our first and only album, between 1:00 and 4:00 nighttime so probably for 5 listeners at best ). I play my lefty Warwick Streamer LX5, which has been my main axe for most of my time in that band. I play it through an Ampeg SVP-PRO 19" tube preamp, straight into the mixer. Live, this was usually my setup too. No effects, and if there was an amp on stage I would only use it for personal monitoring. That Ampeg preamp was one of my best bass-related purchases ever, I love it! It's basically the preamp section of the SVT-2 Pro in a 1HE package, with a great built-in DI. In this video I use a pick, but I mostly play fingerstyle. The backing vocals and keys come from our live backing track, we never played live with a real keyboardist.4 points
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One of the best Standards ever4 points
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Rob Halford would approve no doubt..4 points
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Booked myself in for my first ever bass lessons Despite having played for nearly a decade, being able to read music and stuff, I feel weak and plateau'ed - no idea what to expect from lessons but hopefully some guidance!4 points
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I went to Bass Direct today expecting to buy a Lakland 5502.it was sold. So i looked around and spotted a Nordy. .I really wanted to stay away from the JJ pickups as they never really have the heft that i like in a bass. This bass has Aguilar Super Double soap bars. an Aguilar OBP3 preamp. It sounds monstrous. It still has the Jazz bass sound but its just way more variable. No flashy top wood, its light. It sounds killer. The build quality is pretty spectacular as are the matching knobs. Its a Nordy.3 points
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Just joined the club! Spend a good few hours trying many basses more than 10 (some more than double the price) two others came close another Sandberg and a dingwall superJ this bass just felt right and sounded great. Deal was done and it's now at home with me and will be my main gigging once we are up and running again.3 points
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Other half reminded me of this one -3 points
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Now label it … and then make a custom rack for your collection out of 1100 year old spruce trunks hauled from a riverbed3 points
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I think this is evidently just descriptions meaning different things to different people. I just find Barts dark and polite. A ‘dirty’ sound to me suggests aggressive, which to me doesn’t suggest dark and/or polite. I took his request as meaning how could he get a more aggressive sound, i.e. the opposite of polite. Of course YMMV.3 points
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Well I think so. On @neepheid review I'll be getting this delivered tomorrow. Probably be putting flats on as soon as I can.3 points
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Is the red one, I hate white pickguards as they look so cheap, also I felt that as it was such a lovely colour it seemed a shame to have such a cr*p colour pickguard, the black pickguard was a huge improvement3 points
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In my opinion as someone who has done a fair amount of remote recording, the less you do to the stem, the better. Unless there is a specific part of the brief that says 'make it sound like an SVT', I'd be recording DI (as you are), and letting whoever is mixing the piece do whatever they need to, whether that's re-amping it, or using an amp/cab-sim on your track. To me, there's little point in mixing a great bass tone, only to then send that to the mix-engineer and it not fit well in their mix. Si3 points
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I think it's a cycle that is still turning. How many pubs (remember them..?) have a 'joanna' for an 'everyone in the bar' singalong..? T'was all the rage, not so long ago. Is there going to be a resurgence of skiffle..? One or two local hot-spots, but I doubt it becoming, once again, the focus. Disco dancing..? It was massive for a decade, but is now just a side-line. I'd say it's the same for rock groups. In the Twenties, it was roller skating. Roller rinks (sometimes several...) in every town. They were converted to cinemas when the fashion changed. Then cinemas, in their turn, became bingo halls, which evolved into furniture stores, and are now mostly empty, I think. It's a wheel, still turning; it seldom turns backwards. Nostalgia is all that's left, for each generation. The present and future generations will be exactly the same, looking in their rear-view mirror. It's normal; nothing to see here.3 points
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Does this count?3 points
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selling this as it just deserves to be getting used! works fine. sadly missing one screw from backplate tho. £160 plus postage, open to some trades just hit me up but would ideally prefer to sell!3 points -
I have one of these basses. Is it neck heavy? Well to be helpful I just popped the nastiest, thinnest, smooth, nylon freebie strap I could find on mine and put it on with just a t-shirt on my shoulder. It was maybe a little neck heavy, but it didn't dive for the floor, more it found a level equilibrium. With a decent strap (in my case a Neotech Mega strap - wider and grippier) it balances fine. It is helped in this regard (versus say the Thunderbird whose pickups and bridge/tailpiece it shares) by the relative shortness of the neck (bridge further towards the bottom of the body), the smaller headstock, the smaller tuners. If you like the sound of it but are picky about balance then I'm sure swapping out the stock tuners for some Ultralites or Gotoh GB350s will further alleviate any heavy feeling.3 points
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Reminds me of Roxy Bowie Nite at Angels when I were a yoof: As does this:3 points
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Kraftwerk - Autobahn is a classic example.3 points
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Not deliberately playing dumb, I genuinely don't understand a word of the above. So I apologise for saying its simply a matter of taste. Those who know about the technical side of it clearly make their choices based on a more scientific basis. For me I just like how the bass sounds and what happens when I increase or cut the tone.3 points
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Some won't have heard this... Bend your strings at 90 degrees before cutting to length to remove the risk of the windings unravelling.3 points
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Well... Since writing this I got a Facebook notification one day and within ten mins had done the deal for this beaut. I've got an 80s band starting up, OK I've already got an 84 Aria SB but this has more of the obvious 80s look. It sounds great and it was 1/6th the price of a real Status. So where are all the Washburn basses, I can't answer that. But one of them is in my office and I'm very glad of its company.3 points
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Couple of favourite vintage Bernard Purdie breaks come to mind. He played on some Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers tunes in the 60s and when he lets loose here at 1:16 it’s wild. The congas on the intro are great as well. He recorded with Mongo Santamaria a few times, and his playing on the cover of James Brown’s “Cold Sweat” is brutal. The intro is standard funky Latin and everyone is holding back slightly but the solo drums at 4:36 are hard as nails. Miles away from all the slick, polished stuff he did in the 70s with Steely Dan and Aretha Franklin etc. Wild snare and tom tom accents, plus some brilliant ‘across the bar’ fills that were rare at the time but later you’d hear them on Zeppelin tunes, or Sly & The Family Stone or whoever. Love it. I could post favourite breaks all day long (my main instrument is percussion) but I’ll save them for when BreaksChat is up and running3 points
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I can't think of any quick tips but one, write in the nut-slots with a pencil, the graphite is a great lube, & will help keep the strings from sticking when you're tuning.3 points
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Condition is as new. I bought this brand new from Andertons in Guildford but with one thing and another I've only played it once at home. I can't justify keeping such a bass unplayed at home. Classic precision tone, it weighs 9lb 9oz and comes with the tweed case. No trade offers please, I'm open to reasonable offers of course. I will ship UK only, the cost of which will be added depending on destination and it will be fully insured. You will only pay exactly what it costs me to ship, or you can arrange your own courier. Here's the Fender description: The American Original 50s P bass pays tribute to the bass that changed the world. It's got a snappy-sounding maple neck with a stunning 58 Pure Vintage pickup that retains that low-end thump of the originals. The American Original Range The American Original range is focussed on decades rather specific years - which could get quite confusing at times. These basses have also got a Modern fretboard radius with a vintage-shaped neck to ensure they're as playable as possible. Nitro Finish One of the best things about the American Original guitars is their Nitro-Cellulose finish which is done to ensure that these instruments resonate like the Fender guitars of old. The Nitro finish is thinner than a modern gloss finish and this allows the wood to breathe and resonate. The nitro finish will also mean the guitar will age beautifully. So your instrument will grow old with you and simply sound better with age as the wood and finish settles. Key Features Alder body with lacquer finish Single Pure Vintage ‘58 split-coil P Bass pickup Thick “C”-shaped neck profile; 9.5”-radius fingerboard Vintage-style hardware; four-saddle bridge Includes vintage-style hard shell case Specifications Series: American Original Body Material: Alder (803), Ash (801) Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Neck: Maple, Thick “C” Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5” (241 mm) Frets: 20, Vintage Tall Position Inlays: Black Dots Nut (Material/Width): Bone, 1.73” (44 mm) Tuning Machines: Pure Vintage Reverse Open-gear Scale Length: 34” (864 mm) Bridge: 4-Saddle Vintage Style with Threaded Steel Saddles Pickguard: Gold Anodized Aluminum Pickups: Pure Vintage ‘58 Split Single-Coil Precision Bass Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone Control Knobs: Knurled Dome Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Strings: Fender® USA Bass 7250M, NPS (.045-.105 Gauges) Case/Gig Bag: Vintage Tweed Case2 points -
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59RhYT5dLPwboS9u3njL4S big thanks to @Mykesbass for doing this 👍2 points
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So come and quality check the cake2 points
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Beautiful!2 points
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His original is a bit more laid back and bossa-ish. I love this more ‘pumped up’ version…2 points
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A 60s belter of a tune that I personally stumbled across in the mid 90s2 points
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@EBS_freak beat me to the Gipsy Kings, so here's another French track from around that time - Les Negresses Vertes2 points
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You should always, where possible, play with people who are better than you. Best learning experience there is!2 points
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thank you all for the warm welcome2 points
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I also think a lot of us try and get a tone that we hear on a recording. Its not always clear what the original tone is like once it’s mixed in. Could have a lot more dirt on it than seems apparent. When we are sitting at home tweaking, everything is going to be so obvious and stand out, but this might actually work better with a band or in a mix. I used a couple of the stock presets at a rehearsal once as i was showing my guitarist what the Stomp could do, and i was surprised i didn't hate them as much as when I had tried them sitting at home.2 points
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Worth pointing out that Mesa cabs won't see these shores this year. I have ordered a 2x12 and I am told it won't turn up until next year so buy this one if you have any hankering for a Subway 1x15.2 points -
Excellent selection @meterman keep them coming. I'd sign up for breakschat (I'm on a Facebook group called 'jungle beardstroke massive'!)2 points
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At most of our gigs we used one of these 😁2 points
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A problem you can feel in the neck is an instant fail in my book for a new bass, that would be an immediate return. The bridge is a wierd one. Is the intonation correct? It looks like the saddles are as far forward as they will go before dropping off the screws hence it is running out of spring length. (are those strings stock - looks like flats to me?) You could either get longer bridge springs or get a couple of bridge springs and cut them in half and add a half-length spring to each saddle. I'd not expect to have to do that on a new bass though.2 points
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