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Selling my much loved Yamaha BBP34. In good condition with hardcase. It has a fair amount of surface scratches and one small ding on the back, none of which are visible except from closely inspecting the bass. Looking for £750 +P&P or can be collected from Neston or I'll deliver in the North West.10 points -
I put up sale a legendary B C RICH KOA year 80 It is a bass made by hand with some woods entirely from KOA Mount vintage DiMarzio precision pickup of the time powerful sound The electronics is somewhat complex, it works in active passive And the pickups can be phase shifted to change the sound. I include the old case.Sorry friends UK. only for EU Price €32008 points -
My first bass was a Hohner Jack headless. It was bought as a Christmas present and hidden away, but in the weeks prior to the 25th, unbeknownst to my parents I used to sneak it out of its box and have a go every day after I got home from school. One afternoon, I broke a string and because they were headless they cost a fortune. I ended up selling half my railway set to the next door neighbour to pay for a new set of strings and my parents were none the wiser. I'm only admitting this now as they are no longer with us.8 points
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Never. Never!! "Borrow" some disco lights on a whirly thing and think it would be cool to have the mains plug sat almost in an extension lead ready for you to press it down with your foot at the end of the intro to the first song and send coloured lights swirling round everywhere like a budget Jean Michelle Jarre show. It will most probably look cheesy, but it 100% will result in your instrument cable being drawn into the whirly mechanism and being yanked out of your bass, making you look like a bellend. Kicking the lights to death doesn't help get your cable back either or continue the song. I learned this lesson so you don't have to.6 points
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And a kipper tie with milk and thray sugars playse6 points
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Nah, a Brummie thing would be 'like-land'.6 points
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Lockdown rig I threw together sometime in 2020. The mini SVT sounded pretty good through the 412 down the old garden shed!5 points
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I'm selling this parts P bass that I bought a couple of years ago when I was just getting back into playing. There's a couple of marks on the body and some dings on the headstock but nothing unsightly. It consists of a Fender Mexican body, A USA Fender neck, A Nordstrand pickup (think it's the NP4), Fender USA hardwear and electronics. Ideally looking to sell as a whole and looking for £450 plus P&P or delivery or collection in the North West.4 points -
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And Wishbass is 'bagosh-height'.4 points
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This habit of answering questions before we have chance to show our superior knowledge by asking them must be stopped. It'll be the death of the forum.4 points
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I start at the and and work backwards. (The idea came from this very forum iirc.) This means that when you are learning a section, as you come to the end of it you are into familiar territory rather than a part you haven't learned yet. Works for me!4 points
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I explained to one of them once that they weren't trails, that was the exhaust of the Foo Fighter shadowing the airliner. He went quite quiet and didn't say much about it. I don't know why, he wouldn't tell me.4 points
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People laughed at David Icke when he claimed lizard illuminati were trying to take over society. They wuz wrong Farage An iguana yesterday4 points
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Lovely Nate Mendel signature p bass, roadworn finish, pro set up, with Fender gig back. As original no mods. Great sounding bass3 points -
Been waiting a year for this, there's a build diary some of you have been kind enough to comment on. Awesome build quality, the pictures don't really do the complexity of the grain justice. Plays like butter, Alan commented that it was "very fretless" and he's bang on, tons of mwaaaa all day long. Absolutely love it.3 points
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Thought I'd share since the bassline is so badass 😎 The album as a whole is worth checking out if you're into funky neo soul/jazz/beats...3 points
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Has arrived, is awesome. What a finish, I'm used to bubinga having a grain to it and I think I imagined the feel of the bass to be more textured, but it's absolutely flawlessly smooth. Gong to take some time to get used to it and the filter based pre, which seems to be capable of some very wide-ranging settings. I'll out a few more pics in an NBD post in Guitars.3 points
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Here's my current collection: 1985 Stingray fretless - the only one I haven't bought via BC! Limelight Pino Sadowsky Metro Will Lee Nordstrand Acinonycx 1989 Stingray 4 MTD 535 2018 Stingray Special 5 It's too many really but.........3 points
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I can empathise with that - for anyone living in the Midlands in the 60s/70s, and with the hordes of US visitors to the area around Stratford, there were many irregular pronunciations to be sniggered at, including War Wick - and why not, hordes of our country folk have long taken the mickey out of some Midlands pronunciations (both East and West Midlands). However it seems the Americans have, at times taken this to a new level - a couple of examples:- Wal bass (Wall bass) Rickenbacker (variously Rickenbarker; Rickenbocker) There was a long running thread on Talkbass arguing how Rickenbacker should be pronounced. However having seen the Friends episode when they exclaimed ‘Happy Honikah Monica’ I could see where the problem lay 😀3 points
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And as Inti once told us, we are all clown whores. Which is good because I was worried it was just me.3 points
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This is why so many people visiting music shops don't use names but only point and say 'I'll have that one.' And then sell it a week later on Basschat.3 points
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Alas, none like that round here, although a kindly haddock showed me how to set intonation.3 points
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I've been playing bass guitar for nearly fifty years. For the first forty years I was getting better. Now I am only getting older.3 points
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Selling this 2013 Gibson EB in great condition with hardcase. This has the humbucker pickups that Gibson was making at the time and a Babicz bridge. One corner of the pickguard has split off and as a result you have to hold down the pickguard when you unplug your lead. The top corner near the bottom horn also looks to have split and a small amount of paint seems to be missing. Small amount of buckle rash and a couple of spots of missing paint but these had really thin nitro so I think this could be far worse! Looking for £650 + P&P or delivery or collection in the North West.3 points -
They’re all pronounced ”can’t afford it”3 points
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I saw MANGETOUT on FB yesterday and some one said it's MAN GET OUT!! 🤣🤣3 points
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Couldn't resist!3 points
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For about fifteen minutes I stared open-mouthed and couldn't look away. When I did look away it was a great relief.3 points
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A lovely late 70’s Fender Musicmaster bass in pretty good condition. It’s been around the block having been gigged and well played over the past 40 plus years. It’s got the usual break at the output socket - repaired with a washer, matching serial number under the scratchplate and the pots look to have been replaced but the caps, knobs and wiring is original. It is light and weighs around 3.6 kgs and despite its simple bridge intonates well. I have strung it with D’Addarios 50-105 short scales which means it plays well with a tighter tension and less boomy sound. The original ‘Strat’ pickup is included but I have fitted a custom made ‘Mojo’ pickup designed and wound with the correct pole piece spacing for a four string, this certainly beefs up the tone. The pickup was made to order in the UK and cost a further £73 shipped. All hardware is original with tarnishing to the chrome. Alas the bass has no case so I’d prefer pickup in person if possible or I can ship at buyer’s cost with the neck removed. No trades and I’m afraid UK only.3 points -
If I knew who to kick to get another Rival Schools album, too, I'd be putting my boots on.3 points
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This hits the nail on the head. I would tend to agree that these are upgrades but, for example, if someone else has no interest in Drop D, then that is not an upgrade, and it's possible that someone prefers the original Squier pickups to the SDs. The idea of modifications is that it tailors the bass to your preferences, but it's important to recognise that this might be different other peoples preferences.3 points
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American built MB200 great sounding amp, gigged with some superficial surface marks, but overall great condition, works great totally reliable, light portable bargain.3 points -
Just been watching a few vids on youtube, and this spring up. I know julia is a fantastic player, but this jazz (the blue one) sounds amazing. It isnt really mentioned - is this a sandberg?3 points
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Used my Spector yesterday during a rare studio outing. Looked particularly nice.3 points
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Hello guys n gals, Selling my beloved MIJ 51 p bass ri (model OPB-1 EX) in the difficult to find two tone burst that even though not historically an available colour in 51, in my opinion looks much better than the school bus yellow type. Anyhow, the bass is in great shape with just a couple of minor dings from many years of gigging. This is the 50th anniversary 1996 (early) version with the large ferrules that are flush to the body. No routing under the pickguard, so looks cool without it too. Frets are fine, also no breaks and funny stuff. Fully upgraded electronics such as full size CTS pots , Luxe phonebook cap, Switchcraft jack, Evidence audio cable and Seymour Duncan SCPB 1 pickup that has been modded to flat pole for better string balance (original pup included). Full cavity graphite shielding to keep it a quiet as possible. Also included are the bridge and pickup covers. Never got around to adding the slot head screws and bakelite saddles, otherwise not much to be jealous of from a Custom Shop job besides nitro paint job and (not everybody's fave) 1.75 nut. Weight is a super comfy 4.057 Kg. Shipping out of Athens, Greece. Here are pics of alll nicks and dings I could find IMG_4486.HEICIMG_4487.HEICIMG_4488.HEICIMG_4489.HEICIMG_4490.HEICIMG_4491.HEICIMG_4492.HEIC Also pics without the guard on...and my hack job for better access to the rod..(what was I thinking) lol. IMG_4495.HEICIMG_4497.HEICIMG_4494.HEIC2 points -
Acquired this from my friend who was selling it in favour of the big version. I’ve not long got into compressors after 30+ years of managing perfectly well without, but I’m doing more theatre-type gigs with IEMs etc and there was room for improvement in my sound. I was quite daunted to be honest by all the parameters you can alter, and hated the idea of being mister “all the gear - no idea” However I’ve quickly realised that a) the parameters are all useful things to tweak to really refine how your compression is working for you, and b) it sounds absolutely stellar live. A proper pedal I can just leave on the entire time now. The acid test for me has been the last song of our set where I go all 80s slap bass and chorus pedal, which prior to the Cali76 tended to vary between horribly piercing thru IEMs or just completely neutered by my attempts to rein it it a bit. But the last two gigs this weekend the sound has been sparkling, punchy and bright, but tamed and controlled and just frankly excellent sounding. It’s not cheap but it’s added a whole extra dimension to my onstage sound. Love it.2 points
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My brother and I always pronounce Takamine as an Italian offering their guitar to you. But then we’re weird and inappropriate like that.2 points
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I remember my step son telling me that Justin Fletcher and Mr. Tumble were the same person. Then I showed him THIS photo! He felt pretty silly after that.2 points
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Baby, come back! - The Equals2 points
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Yeah, I'm with the general consensus from the thread and reckon any other Fender headstock would probably look better on it, with the Starcaster being my favourite. Still, I don't hate the headstock they've been released with - my issue is with the price and them being active. PMT have them on their site for just under £1k (and still a 3 month wait!). If they were nearer £650-£700 and passive then I'd be finding it difficult not to buy one.2 points
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Touch of the Ventures. I think the Surfrajettes should buy it.2 points
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I like the demo players riffage, and I like that just for once we see a demo with what is obviously someone's favorite gigging bass rather than a brand new boutique thingy, but would it not have made more sense to demo this with an actual y'know like P-bass? I'm spared the agony of having to decide whether or not to buy one by the absence of an XLR out. I always go to FoH as well as my rig, so that's a bit of a deal-breaker for me. Yes, I realise that I could use a DI box. No, I don't want to take even more gear to gigs.2 points
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Interesting idea, might have to give that a go.2 points
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Yup. I was talking to my guitarist yesterday and he's just been "panic buying" a load of valves, just in case. I've got a few knocking around. I might put them in a safety deposit box. They might be worth a small fortune after the nuclear holocaust.2 points
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Well, yes, that is what is happening, you are listening to it how people heard it, the mistakes you made or things that weren't quite right were not that significant to the whole, but they were to you because they were entirely what you were concentrating on at the time. Although I don't suffer from performance anxiety really, I do always have a difficulty when people come up afterwards and say 'you were fantastic' - maybe part of that is my upbringing, that is someone compliments you or says something nice, you automatically assume it is sarcastic, and partly because I know it wasn't and all the mistakes and problems, but maybe in this case I am wrong, maybe the fact that it was fantastic to them is far more important to the fact that it wasn't fantastic to me.2 points
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right. Now beer. need to remember that Neck pickup is right there. But this is a great bass with plenty of sounds. I’ll do Some better vids when I’m not brain dead and 24,000 steps into a day 😂2 points
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It does look like just another ' inject tension ' into yet another reality tv prog that now seems to dominate our screens. Moving along, american Leburn is the most pro muso in the line up. Apart from him , and his band at the time , playing at my pals birthday do, i've seen him live elsewhere, like the Jericho Tavern blues night. I think he's already pretty damn good, regardless of whether you like his music or not.2 points
