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I’m locking down anything in off topic the second it gets unfriendly. Don’t like it? Go elsewhere.12 points
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My NBD arrived yesterday - a rather tasty MM Bongo. Plays beautifully and looks the biz - it has a subtle light sparkle in the colour!! The fretboard is roasted and figured maple and there’s no pickguard. It appears to have taken exactly 10 days from build to reaching me - this was a direct order through their ‘Vault’ on line system - as was the long scale TC passive Stingray I bought - seems to be a seamless process. I’m sure it’ll be first choice for wedding gigs 😀7 points
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Floor is now down. Went down reasonably easy and had two planks left over when everything was done. Skirting board going on at the weekend.7 points
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This has just arrived from Bass Direct: My god it’s lovely. Only had a brief play as need to get my son from school but the flat tone is just spot on. All the controls are solid, the amp operates supremely quietly and I can see the EQ has huge versatility. Cannot wait to get it out in the wild and really get to know it properly.7 points
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I feel for you. It happened to me once, but not because of slap, because I made an audition with a fretless for a heavy stoner band... You used a strategic marketing system which consists in saying to people not to focus on a weak point to force them to focus on it. It's a natural human reaction. It's used to force people to focus on an unique selling point presented as a weakness when it's absolutely not one. Your weakness is a real one and by telling them, they simply focused on it and missed the rest. You've been honest, which is great : you are a bassist after all. 🙂 Next time, just play and when you get the job, improve your weak point. We live and learn every day...7 points
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Not sure, but I'm guessing this one sat in the store for six years...maybe lost in the attic or a back room...because it's essentially a new bass. Protective film is still on the pickguard and the control plate. I doubt anyone's even touched the strings...they felt and sounded new. Had to change them, though. Five of my basses have GHL black tapewounds, but I had a set of D'Addarios lying around collecting dust, so I went with them.6 points
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Mmm… by that tone I’d say it has a tort guard.6 points
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Hi all, Imminent arrival of something shiny means this is up! This is a wonderful bass with an astonishing tone - I originally bought some Dimarzios to go in this prior to it arriving and never felt the need as it sounds phenomenal. Condition for what I think is quite an old bass is overall very good - note that there is a (repaired with CA and Titebond) crack from one machinehead which is solid and does not affect anything at all. Please give it a good home! Cheers, James5 points -
Hi In a past week I got these two beautiful short scale basses in my hands, and immediately made a sound comparison video. I hope it will be as interesting to someone as it was to me while I was recording and playing them.5 points
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Don't go into an audition putting yourself or your playing down. Just smile, do your best and let them make all the decisions based on what they hear. not what you tell them.5 points
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For Sale: £1500 Got this in a trade on here. Sale only as I’ve recently taken delivery of an ACG. In excellent condition. Comes with Musicman OHSC. Weight 9lb (bathroom scales). Currently strung E-C but will come with B-G if requested. Shipping included. Finish: Gloss Polyester Construction: Bolt On - 5 bolts, Sculpted Neck joint Material: Roasted Maple Nut Width: 1-3/4" (44.5 mm) Fingerboard Material: Maple Fingerboard Radius: 11" Frets: 22 - High Profile, wide, Stainless Steel Scale Length: 34" Truss Rod: Adjustable Headstock: Natural Tuners: Custom Music Man, lightweight with tapered string posts and ergonomic clover design Bridge: Vintage Music Man® top loaded chrome plated, steel bridge plate with vintage nickel plated steel saddles Hardware Colour: Chrome Strings: E-C Pickup: Humbucker with Neodymium magnets Controls: 3-band active preamp with 18 volts of headroom; vol, treble, mid, bass4 points -
I came across this, and I was blown away by the bass playing. Enjoy.4 points
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Selling my Fodera Imperial 5 with a breathtaking Chestnut Burl Top Specs: Alder Body Chestnut Burl Top Brazilian Rosewood Board 35’, 19mm Spacing Weight 4,68 kg Seymour Duncan Dual Coils Fodera Pope Preamp Custom Ebony Ramp Built around 2000 Fodera Teardrop Case The bass has been played and has some small dings here and there, nothing serious. These blemishes have been reflected in the price. Everything works as expected. The weight is quite moderate for a Imperial. ON HOLD4 points -
The big disadvantage of really good multi-fx is not having an excuse to faff around playing pedal Tetris and buying and selling pedals that are just marginally different!4 points
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Thread tidied, can we avoid political comments please, it never ends well.4 points
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I'm not normally a glass half full kinda guy, but the alternative take on this is that: You can slap but don't do it very often because you don't want to play slap. Take the positive away from this that you escaped getting into a band where you didn't actually want to play the songs.4 points
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Arise... now officially 'puppeted'4 points
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Sorry to hear that Jake. I had similar before where I got invited to an audition at short notice. I was told it was going to be a jam session as there was no time to learn any songs and they also lent me a bass as (it really was that short notice). I turn up to be given a 5 String (I don't gig with 5 strings) with an action as high as Clifton Suspension Bridge. We went through the songs and I thought it sounded generally good, as did the band leader (guitarist) who thought it was really tight. I was quite disparaging about my own performance though as I felt it was very much in the fly. He said they had another guy to audition a week later but they'd let me know soon after. Sure enough, a week later I got sent a text saying "sorry mate, the band thought the other guy was a better fit and seemed to play better on the songs we asked him to rehearse". Well, go figure.... Approximately five weeks later I got another text saying "tell me to do one if you want, but the other bass player isn't working out." He wasn't learning the songs and wasn't particularly musical and when he reached difficult passages, he started playing very quietly! After a long chat I decided to give it another go, this time armed with my own bass and having been given a chance to learn some of the songs. I was asked to join in the spot. Funny how these things work out an if you think of the audition as a job interview, then often the first few sessions are the probation period. As my Dad always says, what's meant to be yours won't pass you by.4 points
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Band said "Let's add Plugin Baby to the setlist". ... Goodbye minimalistic approach. Four pedals are used in that one so I might as well go for full functionality within the tiny footprint.4 points
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New VHS rip! Same situation as 1st Larry Graham's VHS. The clip that has been floating through the Internet for the last 20 years is really poor quality. I was able to find a mint condition copy at the Japanese auction. Now I am sharing this with you! Keep it funky and stay tuned for more! An introduction:3 points
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Continuing my “I’ve got way too much gear for the space I’ve got” here’s the next item I’d like to move on - my five-string (low B) KK Baby Bass Traditional. I bought this bass about six years ago secondhand from a guy in Wales who unfortunately shipped it to me via ParcelForce. When the Bass arrived, the fingerboard was detached, and the body had suffered a few small dings (all shown in the photos). We both learned that the ParcelFarce additional insurance is worthless for musical instruments and after a while the seller simply ceased responding to communications. Being a reasonably competent engineer, I reattached the fingerboard myself and this has remained stable ever since. I mention this as I like to be open and transparent in my dealings. About a year after I bought her the standard tailpiece failed (probably as a result of the transit damage) and I replaced this with a modified Thomastik tailpiece with the added benefit of fine tuners which are really useful for quick fine adjustments mid-gig. Bottom line is as much as I love this bass, an old motorcycling injury to my left thumb makes playing this (or any double bass for that matter) for any length of time an uncomfortable proposition. I originally paid £850 for the bass but I’m now selling for £650 in respect of the history of damage. Obviously given previous experience I am extremely reluctant to ship the Bass but would be happy to meet halfway within reason. Alternatively if you wish to try before you buy, tea/coffee will be available 😎I will also include a Stagg double bass stand in the deal. The Bass comes in it’s original KK ‘gig bag’ case which is in pristine condition with all zips, straps, etc intact and working as they should. Any questions, fire away!3 points -
Great things this GR AT208s! 😁3 points
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honourary bb 😂3 points
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Took me a long time to warm to rap/hip-hop because of all the mentions of Ns and Hs and Bs, which I didn't want to hear in music especially. It wasn't until I started playing the bass that I tuned out the lyrics and focused on the beat. I prefer the independent non-commercial hip hop.3 points
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Def, but also bear in mind by your own words you`re not a slap bassist. This audition may have seemed fun, with great guys but maybe if you got the job week in week out slap-bass might have become a chore.3 points
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I've got it's evil twin, the matt stealth 5 string, never seen a white Bongo before, that's a proper looker.3 points
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I know my CTM-300 is massive overkill, but it was cheaper than a CTM-100, so I thought "Hell yeah!!"3 points
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I played this to a regular gig going member of the public and they said "That sounds like a bass guitar"3 points
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Here is my original Freaky Styley promo poster from 1985:3 points
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Looks like the pedal is on all the way through the video, just with everything set to noon, so the pedal might be altering the tone, even though it’s set to ‘neutral’. Most folks put a drop of compression on their audio tracks before uploading too, then of course there’s the YouTube compression, so without a list of exactly what equipment and plugins they used we’ll never know. I suppose we’ll all just have to keep buying and trading kit to find THAT tone. shame. 😄3 points
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It’s what a northerner calls a singular Mentos Mint3 points
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General pianos aren't tuned in equal temperament though, it wouldn't sound very good at all. http://piano-tuner.org/entropy3 points
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I've been encouraged to jump in and comment on my Flea signature Jazz bass. As folks will know, they all look the same, being copies of the same bass... but they are a great way to get a 'played in' replica of an early sixties ('63) Jazz. I felt it was bit 'slick' looking and the dings and scratches were a bit predictable and repetitive. The chips, especially, all seemed to be in groups of three, the same shape. I couldn't do much about the dents, but I used a kitchen knife to chip off a bit more paint and make the wear look more random and natural. A grubby rag (used for cleaning up my lathe) dulled down the bright patches of wood that appeared. I also used a hot air gun (set fairly low) alternating with pipe freezing spray to check the nitrocellulose, front and back. This is a bit scary, but actually turns out to be fairly easy to do and controllable. The hot air makes the new cracks disappear, and at normal temperatures they are faint and less noticeable than when freshly done. I didn't get any flaking off. To subtly accentuate the checking I used the same grubby rag to apply dark oak woodstain and immediately wipe it off again. This also aged the paint a bit more as well. I like the result.3 points
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For sale or trade this beautiful Alembic Deluxe Stanley Clarke Signature 1988 Body : mahogany with maple laminations Top and back : Cocobolo or walnut or zoricote Fngerboard : Ebony with Abalone inlays Neck : maple & purpleheart i think Scale : 30,7 Tuners : Schaller Preamp : Alembic Pickups : Alembic Price : 6500 Pounds or 7500€ II can accept a basses plus money RESERVED2 points -
Owing to Old age and looming Home downsize I am reluctantly selling my Stunning Gibson SG Supreme in very good condition. This was the first of the " Gibson Guitar of the Week " Series and was limited to only 400 Worldwide. The Flamed Maple cap gives this a distinctive tone with more highs than the standard. It has had a brass nut fitted and is strung with LaBella Flats Comes with original Gibson case in very good condition and truss rod tool. Any trial more than welcome. Its Collect only from me in Leeds -- ( I Will not post it ) I live Very close to J46 of M1 and close to A12 points -
Just packed up rehearsing with 3 others after 2 meetings. It was the usual, experienced Guitarist too loud ( yeah, if you don't know the chords just play it so loud no one can tell) who had only half prepared for this the 2nd rehearsal ( not the nuances but chords), Singer unsure what she wanted to be, a bit pitchy and unsure, and me and the drummer who had done our stuff. Despite it being really convenient I could see it would be a long and for me unstimulating battle to work up anything to gig readiness, so bailed! I've stuck with bands on the basis it would get better but know the warning signs for me, luckily I wore my mask so maybe did not show my displeasure so much, although my body language may have betrayed me! If it's covers I'll learn the song/changes 90% ready for the next rehearsal and expect everyone else to be on that same page. If I have to start to explain the chords, or where the choruses/solos are played I know I'm going to be doing the heavy lifting and it does not suit me. I'm all for making the song one's own or doing an arrangement but if others have not even bothered to do their homework, then I'm off. I'd love to be proved wrong by them but I'm 66.....!2 points
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Sounds just like my set up but it’s a secret…2 points
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Always had a lot of time for this fellow.2 points
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Something being reasonably described as not confusing does not inhibit my ability to be confused2 points
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Also I realise that I have failed to add my Limelight P bass.2 points
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Ha Ha, when I saw the thread resurrection I thought to myself that I could post Little Simz 😃... you're ahead of me! I think everything I've heard by her has been great.2 points
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It's something I'm thinking of doing to my own one. It's a slightly later model without the control plate and the jack is already side-mounted. The control plate is class, though, it would be a shame to mess around with that look, but a side jack offers some room to play around with controls and free up some switches to be repurposed. Also, it must be noted, there aren't many people who pick up a L-2000 and quickly think "This is all fine, but couldn't it be even more tonally flexible?" so a doff of the cap in your direction is due 😂2 points
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If it’s not too far from the bash, perhaps we can organise a relay of deps for you !!!!!2 points
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Just an observation from other Nash threads on BC. They seem to be held in higher regard in the US though. Whatever, it's a very good P, plays and sounds great, and I like it a lot.2 points
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In contrast I once pitched up and slapped some of the bass part in Metallica's "Jump in the Fire" It was before texts messages existed, but the phone call was very similarly worded.2 points
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My favourite three King Crimson albums: Discipline, Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair. This was the first stuff I'd heard by the brilliant Tony Levin.2 points
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Great thread this, some lovely Acoustics 🙂 Been having some fun recently with this, as the neighbour's away on holiday 😁 I understand it's from 1980.... Big sound using a blend of both channels A & B at the same time2 points
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I’m saying nowt. I listen to everything they’ve done, I’d say I skip 1 or 2 tracks per album. I hate the Zephyr song for example. As an avid fan of many years…I almost died of shock when the first track from BTW they played on UK tv was Cabron on Jonathan Ross. I’ve seen them about 8 times live…inconsistent. I did enjoy lots of I’m with you and The Getaway was ace. stadium arcadium could’ve been a single disc, but I’d rather have it all than nothing. They’ve been at it for 40 years. So that’s beautiful. Californication is an absolute winner - One Hot Minute has a couple of duffers. I enjoy the early albums rawness but I think I’m in the BSSM and beyond camp for listening for pleasure and RHCP Freakey Styley Uplift Mofo Party Plan Mothers Milk are fun to revisit2 points
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As there isn't much interest in my P Bass I'm going to put this up for sale too. It's a 2014 Fender AV 64 Reissue Jazz in FSR Daphne Blue. It comes complete with the tweed case, pickup covers and all accessories. It also has a set of EMG JX pickups and wiring (cost £180) but the original pickups, wiring loom and copper shielding is included too. The cavity below the control plate has been chiselled out a bit to fit the battery but when the control plate is fitted nothing can be seen. The body does have a few marks in the nitro finish, with the most noticeable being the one between the bridge pickup and the control plate where the pickup covers were fitted. Other than that, it's very clean. It weighs 9lbs 3oz. I'd rather this was picked up from Monmouth but am happy to meet up to an hour away. I will post if necessary but will need to source a box. I'm looking for £1,250. No trades please.2 points
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