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  1. AndyTravis
    Always looked at these and thought “want”. But never been the time. Recently sold a Spector so missing that neck through, active, fancy wood bit… Haven’t plugged it in as I was involved in a ridiculous situation at work today involving mud and being punched and kicked… Anyhow. It needs a tweak - but acoustically is very much like an old Warwick I had, but feels lovely. I haven’t plugged it in - because, frankly…wine has been opened and I’m really bloody sore. Will report back.
    11 points
  2. macieq
    withdraw
    8 points
  3. miles'tone
    Here's my 1991 Stingray 5 in natural finish, rosewood fingerboard and birdseye maple neck. All original, with alnico pickup. This bass is incredible. Killer B string. It's a lightweight as far as Stingray 5s go, weighing in at 9.3lbs (me doing the with/without thing on the digi bathroom scales) and balances perfectly on the strap. It is genuinely 'road worn' as you will see from the photos. I took this as a good omen because to me this shows that it's been played a lot due to it being a bloody good one. It is. An excellent (and early) example. It has those friendly feels of an old seasoned bass. Really easy to play. Everything works as it should, the neck is rock solid, feels amazing and is unblemished. Set up is perfect, no fret buzz. I've owned it for about a year and a half now, aiming to use it as it was intended when things begin to pick up again. Unfortunately I'm not in a position to play in bands or even jams for the foreseeable due to family commitments and I'm not rich enough to justify seeing a grand just hanging on the wall. Hopefully it will find a good home here with someone. I'm asking for £1050 which is what I paid for it. Local pickup (Cardiff) preferred although I am prepared to ship it at the buyer's expense. Feel free to come over and try it out if you're near me, biccys and brew provided! I think I've covered everything but if you have any questions, fire away! *I think the hardcase is original but not entirely sure. It's a perfect fit anyway, though I don't have keys for it. Thanks for looking.
    7 points
  4. jay-syncro
    Now £675 Lovely Markbass JP4 up for grabs. This is essentially an active 70's Jazz with a Precision body, hand made to a very high standard in Italy. The finish is exceptionally nice (the photos don't really do it justice) and the blocks and binding are done perfectly. The Markbass preamp is a great addition, as it allows for standard Volume, Volume, Tone control in passive or active modes, as well as a 3 band EQ when in active mode. It sounds great and the slap tone is unreal! It's in fantastic condition and comes with the mint Markbass gigbag and case candy.
    6 points
  5. cheddatom
    He's right that no-one has the right to not be offended. I don't understand why he has to be such a smug hateful c*&% about it though No-one in this thread, nor the bassist quoted in the OP have suggested that Adam Clayton shouldn't have the right to say what he did. In fact, other than the bassist quoted (for obvious clickbait) no-one seems to be actually offended by what he said. There are some (including me) who think times have changed, and the language he used is now outdated. That doesn't mean we're up in arms outraged, or that we think you should have your freedom of speech curtailed. The only outraged people I see in this thread have imagined an attack on their freedom of speech There are quite a few reasons why we're progressing away from describing small/lightweight/delicate things as "girly" and the opposite "manly". If you don't know the reasons you could take the time to read up. If you've read up and think it's ridiculous, that's fine, keep on the way you were. You have the freedom to do that, and others have the freedom to be offended.
    6 points
  6. lemmywinks
    Except lots of species show sexual dimorphism in the opposite way where females are far bigger, stronger and more aggressive, off the top of my head birds of prey, hyenas and a lot of amphibians. Please don't listen to Peterson when he talks about biological science, he knows even less about that than he knows about women and uses it entirely to prop up his religious beliefs around specific roles of men, nothing more. It isn't the insightful observation you seem to think it is. Quite what this has to do with the trait of persistently using terms associated with weakness to describe women when we as conscious beings are perfectly capable of not doing that is beyond me, to say we are hardwired and incapable of change is to ignore the last century of history.
    5 points
  7. la bam
    So, from one short clip / article ..... heres who I can see who has already benefitted (financially or otherwise), just from this thread (never mind the rest of the world).... The article writer The article website The advertisers on those sites The people who own the website The people who share that link on their website The advertisers on those websites Adam clayton U2 The offended person in the band The offended persons band The offended persons social media The offended persons website The offended persons youtube channel Jordan Peterson Channel 4 news YouTube ..... and it's all manufactured to do that. It isnt a real article. The social media team has got together to put an inflammatory story out there. And it's worked. People click. People then follow up by checking out social media and websites related to the article. The team collect their fee, the people in the article benefit and everyone else is left arguing or annoyed.....
    5 points
  8. 508pir
    Now the proud owner of this beauty. It sounds terrific even though it only has one pick up. Not for the faint hearted gigging wise.
    5 points
  9. lownote
    Should you be looking for a cheap jazz bass but are worried about quality, let me share my recent purchase with you. I was looking for a lined fretless to improve my high end playing, something that's very hard on the unlined fretless I usually play. So I bought the Harley Benton JB40 FL from Thomanns. I was a little nervous because of the price - £138 new inc VAT. But while I am sure there are cheapnesses somewhere - electrics, maybe? the fit, finish and performance are IMHO equal to Sire or Squier at a third or half the price (and finish actually better than two Ibanez I've had at x5 the price!) I haven't found a single feature yet where I've castigated myself for buying cheap. The fingerboard hasn't any dead spots and the markers are clean. The machine heads are tight and smooth. Trussrod was stiff to turn but did - turn that is. The bridge is thicker than the usual bent tin and the screws work smoothly enough. Amazingly relief, string height and intonation were spot on straight out of the box. It's a bit heavy by modern standards and you'll neeed a wide strap to play a three hour gig with it. If you want clever active electrics buy Sire. Otherwise get this and if you must at some point perhaps throw a ton at upgrade Tonerider pups and KiOgon loom. You'll still have a cheap bass. But for most jobs you do don't even need to do that.
    4 points
  10. jay bass
    1960 Fender Precision bass Up for auction owned exclusively by The Late Brian Licorice Locking . https://www.guitar-auctions.co.uk/sale/166/523/Brian-Licorice-Locking-The-Shadows-Marty-Wilde-and-The-Wild-Cats-Krew-Kats--owned-and-extensively-used-1960-Fender-Precision-Bass-guitar-made-in-USA-ser-no-50484
    4 points
  11. 3Gorillas
    Mattisson Series II SOLD
    4 points
  12. AndyTravis
    Busy week…
    4 points
  13. skej21
    Settling in nicely!
    4 points
  14. wateroftyne
    "Hold my beer."
    4 points
  15. TimR
    You can try and change words but you'll never change innately programmed behaviours. Which is what JP keeps pointing out, but no one wants to hear. All you're doing is slapping a coat of paint on what has structurally been built over millions of years.
    4 points
  16. Old Horse Murphy
    Sorry to hear your news Gareth. I hope things pick up for you in 2022. Gareth is one of the pillars of Basschat and is 100% trustworthy. Deal with absolute confidence.
    4 points
  17. lemmywinks
    Interesting that his name crops up in threads like this though as the base of a lot of his pseudo philosophies is rooted in his pre-existing religious misogyny. A lot of the time he dresses them up by shoehorning actual genuine philosophical works in there and tries to align them with his own babbling. I saw one debate where he tried to dress up his masculine=order=good / feminine=chaos=evil nonsense with an elongated ramble about quantum physics (which he clearly doesn't understand), people were buying it too. I guess as long as there are thickos there will be grifters there to take advantage of them.
    4 points
  18. CPCustomdubwise
    A huge influence on me from the very beginning; riddims I still find jaw-dropping to this day. He was a giant of a bass player, they were a breathtaking rhythm section and the world seems a bleaker place today. Rest easy, Robbie.
    4 points
  19. lemmywinks
    Are people still following that absolute chud Jordan Peterson? Thought the king of the incels got found out years ago.
    4 points
  20. wateroftyne
    Carruthers Guitars, from California.
    4 points
  21. deepbass5
    And this of course
    4 points
  22. MrDaveTheBass
    Good luck when their autonomous napalm-wielding AI military lawyers catch up with you more like!
    3 points
  23. dodge_bass
    Nothing to do with your musical adeptness (or incorrect perceived lack thereof) and everything to do with his musical failings. He’s basically musically gaslighting you here and you need to be shot of him entirely. Learning arrangements, spending time working on parts to get them right (or adjusting slightly to ensure you can deliver them accurately) and wanting structures and arrangements to be fixed on and agreed are all the hallmarks of a pro player. I can vouch for this because I’ve been a pro player for nearly 20years and all of his behaviours are the opposite of what you need to be a pro player. So don’t be thinking you’re at fault here because you’re not. Even top flight players need fixed arrangements and agreements on structure unless they’re at a jam where it doesn’t matter! You can be the best bass player in the world but if you’re playing and suddenly there’s an extra few bars added / removed you’re gonna play a clanger. Working in an ensemble is a group endeavour and one of the agreements is on structure and arrangement….unless the agreement is very specifically the opposite - I.e changes will be clearly cued. So take heart, continue working hard as you do and find yourself another outfit who are able to function properly as an ensemble. You’ll be an absolute asset to them.
    3 points
  24. stewblack
    Been dying of covid so not capable of doing much but had a run through a few Deep Poiple numbers today. Great fun. Strange Kind Of Woman, Black Night, that kind of thing
    3 points
  25. Reggaebass
    I’m in Cornwall Sunday
    3 points
  26. TimR
    The ones where men are on a normal distribution bigger, stronger and more prone to violence than women normally are. Look in the animal world and you'll see the same behaviours. You can pretend we are not animals. But all you're doing is pretending.
    3 points
  27. Sonic_Groove
    He also turned his hand to esoteric Jazz fusion (which Wikipedia doesn't seem to know about!)... RIP Robbie
    3 points
  28. lemmywinks
    Peterson is absolutely on topic given the thread is about misogyny, fake outrage tactics and the ensuing "hurr durr why is everybody a snowflake except me" attitudes that stem from that. In fact in recent years he's probably done more to stoke the flames than anybody.
    3 points
  29. Grassie
    AC is right though - we are the men of the band, especially if your band is full of men. I'm in three men bands, but we're all as menly as each other. We strike our strings and hit our skins with such menly force, sometimes other men are scared of our power. And occasionally the non-men who see us wield our menly instruments pass comments such as "why has your guitar only got 4 strings?", or "my other half plays guitar, his is blue". Grrrrrr......
    3 points
  30. Reggaebass
    He also played the bass on the sinead o conner album Throw down your arms
    3 points
  31. Phil Starr
    Watts clearly do matter or a 1W amp would be as loud as a 1000W amp. It defines the rate of energy transfer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt You don't need to get into a technical feeding frenzy however, watts depend upon both volts and current and in a practical amplifier they aren't independent. You don't need to understand that though just read your manual You get 800w at 4ohms and 480 per channel at 8 ohms or 960W in total at whatever distortion level your manufacturer chose to measure this at. Marginally more power using both amps. Not enough to be noticeable soundwise but more. More importantly the current flowing in each amp will be lower and high currents will create heating and other effects within each amp which might mean losing some power over long term high level use. I think your answer is in this part of what you've said "2 x BBII yes they are loud. But I don’t feel the same heft and pure power like you do when playing in front of an ampeg SVT / 810 rig." There are a whole lot of differences between a monstrous wall of cheap drivers driven by an SVT and a modern FRFR speaker system with it's 'hi fi' sound. The 810 is going to be more efficient and highly coloured with lots of frequency bumps in the response which you are hearing as heft. The poor Barefaced had all of that removed to give you a cleaner sound. Finally I wouldn't pay too much attention to the clipping light. It's only showing that you have signal. Your manual says listen to the speaker output to verfy operation
    3 points
  32. Mykesbass
    Fine tribute from Rodigan on Twitter
    3 points
  33. Lozz196
    I think this is the best approach. I’m a pick player so irrespective of how the original line was played I do it with a pick. I can get a good variety of sounds just with technique, though in my bands I’m always “me”.
    3 points
  34. AndyTravis
    So, here it is… subtle mods, but silent operation and no awful chrome knobs.
    3 points
  35. baa
    I ordered a kit from guitarkitfabric.co.uk. An Explorer style bass just because I like the looks of it. I work with vinyl and know nothing of paint, so I will wrap it. Sides and back in matte black and front in "black wood" For the price i'm not expecting much, but for the fun of assembling it, as a toy and a decoration it's worrh it to me.
    2 points
  36. jezzaboy
    I don`t want to go into too much detail here but there is something to be aware of when buying amps, cabs etc from a European music store. If anything goes wrong with the gear even though you may have registered the product with the manufacturer, as it was bought in Europe and not the UK, they might not look at it for you and tell you to send it back to said shop. We all know that sending stuff back to EU shop can be a bit of a nightmare at the moment so I would suggest that if you were buying a combo for example, I would check what happens if something goes wrong with it. Just a cautionary tale.
    2 points
  37. lemmywinks
    New endorsement deal incoming for Mr Clayton? https://www.thomann.de/gb/cuntz_guitars.html
    2 points
  38. BreadBin
    Should she have called him a c*nt?
    2 points
  39. jazzyvee
    I had a dep gig with an acoustic instrument/vocal band called Eeek, at a club in Wolverhampton last night called "Georgeous" doing Christmas Carols. It's been decades since i have played any of those kind of songs and back then it was on guitar. Nice gig and really nice band to play with. I think this is the third dep i have done for them.
    2 points
  40. Bridgehouse
    So, that's set one of the raw colours. More to come and then we will start to look at combining colours!
    2 points
  41. P j
    Yes another great player , saw him showing his groove on tv program rock school ( remember that ) back in the day RIp Mr Shakespeare.
    2 points
  42. stingrayPete1977
    I've never heard of her and on principal I don't click on any articles or Google the offended person at times like these for the reasons la bam lists. As you were.
    2 points
  43. artisan
    OK so it's a brand new amp,but after years using various class D heads I've swapped back to A/B buying an Ashdown ABM 600 Evo IV & am loving it. It sounds absolutely epic though my Markbass 2X12,ideally I would like a nice heavy old 4X10 but alas my arthritis wouldn't like it. (I even sold the wireless to be a proper old fart)
    2 points
  44. Walben
    And now it's mine for about 2 years now.
    2 points
  45. NikNik
    Give a listen to Grace Jones' version of 'Nightclubbing'. Absolutely awesome drum n bass.
    2 points
  46. Maude
    It say usual marks from playing and only one very small chip on the lower horn, there's a picture of it and it's tiny. The trouble is I'm leaving for Kent at five tomorrow morning and won't be back til Sunday. Maybe I'll message, transfer a deposit or something.
    2 points
  47. Velarian
    Here’s another review I came across a couple of days ago. I was impressed by how good it sounded and it seems like it would be a fun thing to have lying around just to pick and noodle about on.
    2 points
  48. Old Horse Murphy
    A before and after shot. It's now wearing the treble bezel (a must for me) and the new black pickguard.
    2 points
  49. Beer of the Bass
    I just view it as Clayton having been a bit of a gobsh!te, and if you're going to respond to that at all, you clap back in kind as Shah did rather than writing a thesis. All business as usual in the pop world.
    2 points
  50. Doctor J
    Quite a lot of "news" these days is someone you've never heard of taking offence at something someone you have heard of has said.
    2 points
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