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**** Postage Available ***** For sale is my very rare 1980 Westbury Track 4 Bass. Made in Japan by Matsumoku. Double Precision pickup tone monster. These were manufactured from 1978 - 1981. Double cutaway lacquered Antique Walnut over solid Maple body, arched top, set-construction maple neck with dark rosewood slab fingerboard (looks almost ebony), recently cleaned and lemon oiled. Frets were crowned and polished, virtually no fretwear. Large pearlescent dot inlays. Black pickguard. The previous owner upgraded the machine heads to Schaller (Made in W. Germany). Double split P Alnico pickups. Black headstock with Triton "W" logo. Has some marks, scratches and dings commensurate with age, overall very good condition. SOLD.22 points -
I've not had this too long but now as I've started gigging in earnest as always happens, I find I settle with a smaller number of core basses and right now, I'm just a little bit in love with my Jazz Bass. It's a June 2021 US G&L Fullerton Deluxe Kiloton in a stunning Metallic Tangerine. It comes with the gig bag, paperwork and Allen keys and is in spotless condition. It weighs 9lbs 7oz, so is a nice comfortable weight. This has been described as a Stingray killer and although passive, it's seriously hot with a Series/Single Coil/Parallel switch which added to the tone knob really gives it huge versatility. The sounds that come out of it are fabulous. Action is between 2-2.5mm on the E String at the 12th fret and it really plays well. It's set up as it was from the factory and for once I really didn't see the need in changing it. When I bough this it was the only one in the country in this colour for sale and as much as I'd like to keep it, my G&L itch is being scratched by my SB-1 and L-2000. This is really just going to waste and deserves to be played regularly. I'm looking for £1,100 delivered but would be happy to meet in and around an hour of Monmouth to hand it over. No trades please.9 points -
Afternoon all, Some of you may well remember my post from 2018 (I can't believe it's four years ago...) found here: Well, I finally created a follow-up and I'm rather pleased with it. If you're a precision bass type of guy (or girl) then this should be right up your rue. Let me know what you all think - constructive criticism welcomed of course.... This will probably end up as a run of prints as before, if there's enough interest that is. Cheers!7 points
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Mike Lull 54P in a fetching shade of seafoam green. Formerly of @walshyand @busccini, now residing chez Clarky and had its first gig last night7 points
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For sale Spector Euro 4 le 1979. Spectors reissue of the NS2. Based on 1979 spec. main differences from Euro lx spec are solid walnut body wings, mop position dots and dimarzio pickups. In very good condition, with Spector gig bag. will sort out more photos at earliest opportunity5 points -
For sale my Ken Smith BT4 custom finish from 89 Nice condition, some little scratches but no dings Ken smith hard case included 3800€ IMG_2679.HEIC5 points -
Modulus Flea Bass FU4 In amazing condition and a fairly rare green finish. Comes with the sought after Aguilar OBP-1 and Lane Poor Legacy Pick Up. Also has original Modulus case. For sale on my website but Basschatters can get a discounted price on here as discussed with the team behind the scenes! I’m not a big ‘shop’, more a collector with a side hustle. www.thebassmonkey.co.uk Shipping worldwide is possible too but U.K. will be using my super safe and reliable man with a van. Anyone is welcome to come and try in my home studio anytime. UK Shipping included in price. Any questions let me know.5 points -
Played at a pub in Brighton last night, short set of original material. Really well organised evening, PA and back line provided. Bass amp was a small Ampeg which was very snarly and a bit underpowered but lovely being able to turn up with just my bass. The band on before us were very impressive, all younger than my kids 😬 After our set a punter came over and said it was good to see us still playing “at our age”. I’m not 60 for another few months!5 points
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It was indeed co-designed with the company that BMW also use, and yes the first Bongo basses were offered in colours that referred to those offered by BMW at the time. ( To be fair, over the years I've had a fair few basses that seemed to have been co-designed with whoever came up with the Austin Allegro, but that's a whole other story...😟)5 points
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Just got in from my latest, an after-show gig at The Bear in Northampton. On at 1am - yes you read that right - for a 45min set. Made a change to be leaving home at 10pm to go to a gig. Went well, played well and a good crowd who had poured out of The Roadmender at 12:30. Given the late hour and potential drunkenness of the crowd I used my Mex Precision rather than US, and it was fine, sounded good and stayed in tune nicely. Only downside was M1 J15 was closed so had a bit of BBC a detour to get back on it via Milton Keynes. So 2 gigs in with this band now and am really enjoying it.5 points
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The thrill of audience enthusiasm for something you've created is quite powerful.5 points
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@AndyTravis well having tried the bass I got for Andy I just had to get one and as luck had it a bassist in Co Durham had 2 and this tangerine one was going begging so here she is..5 points
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Ok I’ll whip this bad boy out. My 1963 Fender P in Lake Placid Blue. It absolutely sings💙4 points
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Converted my 4003s5 into a 4000s5 (or probably a 4000/5 given the 4000 was always unbound?) and am very happy with the result. Still has the very effective and great sounding (but stupid looking) Dorito pickup but now looks a lot cooler. Also I like resting my hand on a pickup cover. Just posting this in case anyone has been put off the new 5 string Rick because of the weird look.4 points
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Pictures of the next stages.4 points
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Gotta love an @Andyjr1515 build thread. Always lots to learn!4 points
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I guess this is related to a question posed by someone I know on Facebook recently: ‘do you consider yourself an artist or an entertainer?’ I started off by playing original music with various bands, I then began playing in covers bands, and left original music behind. I did stints on cruise ships, and played in theatre pit bands. It was during my music degree course - that I’d enrolled on to get better at playing covers - that I realised I much preferred creating original music. Apart from the occasional jazz gig, it’s all I do now. I’ve moved into teaching music, I’m currently training to be a lecturer in music at BCU. I simply get far more pleasure and a greater sense of achievement from creating something original than I ever did playing sex on fire at Rob and Julie’s wedding reception. The only thing I would like to do more of from my past life, is musical theatre, I really did enjoy that. We’re all different though, as long as you derive pleasure from your musical pursuits, that’s all that matters.4 points
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Sold to a London based shop. Fantastic and virtually unplayed Rickenbacker 4001 in Burgundyglo. Absolutely all original bar the updated bridge, original is of course included. Comes with Ric case and candy too. It really is a 9.5/10 condition bass, easy. For sale on my website but Basschatters can get up to 10% discount on here as discussed with the team behind the scenes! I’m not a big ‘shop’, more a collector with a side hustle. www.thebassmonkey.co.uk Shipping worldwide is possible too but U.K. will be using my super safe and reliable man with a van. Anyone is welcome to come and try in my home studio anytime. UK Shipping included in price. Any questions let me know.4 points -
Even cheap tuners can be improved and it's realy easy on Open Types. I take 'em apart and give the worms 'n cogs a wire woolin' to remove any rough edges of plating... reassemble with a dab of coppa slip, which is a little abrasive and give em a few good turns, to help em mesh. then clean that off and apply a dab of vaseline. Quick 5 min job on each machine head can realy improve the feel. Sealed types get a little squirt of spray grease in the tuner stem shaft gap... And a lot of tuning issues can be down to sticky nuts!.. So some pencil lead applied to the nut slots...4 points
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Withdrawn, it’s just too good. Up for grabs an absolutely incredible rig. The ever amazing Ashdown ABM600 in tour case coupled with the trouser flapping goodness and mental lightness ( about the same as a packet of chocolate hob nobs ) of the Barefaced 610 Retro. Not heavily gigged but when it has its shaken the foundations! Barefaced Cab with cover £950 Test runs welcome up in beautiful Northumberland *** ‘63 P not included *** ABM600 SOLD3 points -
Cort GB4 Custom Bass. Little used, in excellent condition. Never gigged. Bought for use in a Marillion tribute band that I'm no longer with (Pete Trewavas has used a Cort GB94, the predecessor to this - identical but made in Korea not Indonesia). If I still played 4-string, I'd hang on to it. Strings haven't have much use. Previous owner had frets levelled and polished. The neck is quite slim and shallow, with rolled edges to the fretboard. It's one of the nicest 4-string necks I've played. Bolt-on, ash body with spalted maple top. Maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. Hipshot ultralight tuners, Seymour Duncan pickups (J/MM) and active electronics. Neutrik locking output jack. Weight 4.2kg. It currently has Schaller straplock pegs on but I haven't got a spare strap. I can leave them on or put conventional strap pegs on. Branded hard case included. Collection vastly preferred to posting but I will post it if necessary. I think it will be about £25 for post and insurance.3 points -
I bought a thing so this is now firmly up for sale. Sensible offers considered. I’m now including a Fender SKB case in the £750 price. And shipping is an option. Something I’ve wanted for a long while has come up, but I run a strict one in one out policy, so feelers for interest in my Deluxe Active Precision from 2016. I’m a little on the fence about this one as it’s a killer bass, so this is firm on price. I am in SE London (SE20) and work in E1. Willing to meet within London or a sensible distance either side (Herts / Kent) Shipping could be an option (let’s talk) If you aren’t familiar, it’s an Active P/J with a Jazz neck. Pretty flat 12” radius. Hi-mass Bridge. About as fancy as you can get out of Mexico aside from the roadworn stuff. It’s the first time Fender added the 18v preamp (3 band) to this model in the Deluxe Series, and features an active/passive toggle which previous models did not. It is literally immaculate having only been played at home. I only have one picture to hand but here are some videos so you can admire the bass, it’s tones and cringe at my sub-par playing.3 points -
I'm not going to go into specifics, but last weekend I was asked whether I'd like to take up bass duties in a band fronted by someone from a band I adored in the 80s/90s. I saw them maybe a dozen times...Hammersmith Odeon was probably the biggest place, but they played bigger. They were on TV a lot, loads of albums/singles. I'm a little conflicted here, on the one side there's the positives (playing, creating etc.), on the negative it's two hours each way to the studio (other side of London from me), I'm not entirely sure what the timetable is (gigging/recording), so I need to firm this stuff up. I'm not even sure I want to do another band.3 points
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Doug Keyser from Watchtower. That band forged an entirely unique sound in the early 80's and he was the heart of it. At ease with immensely technical material, he knew the bass was keeping it grounded and moving. I recall seeing a picture of him playing a G&L SB2 around the time of Control And Resistance. He was a massive influence on almost every Metal band who veered towards a more adventurous approach to songwriting in the late 80's, in particular the likes of Roger Patterson and Tony Choy.3 points
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There is a loft space above my garage so when I sorted the workshop I put a reasonable sized loft hatch in. It's really handy when it drops down... And, with the door open today with it being so sunny, I had a visitor3 points
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That all sounds good then..... my days of clanking the strings like JJ Burnel are over, so it seems they'll be fine. I love the feel and tone, even smoother than TI flats, but still with enough brightness to cut through. My mate in the record shop downstairs said it sounded fantastic through the ceiling.3 points
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Looks good. I have your previous prints on my wall! How about some women? Suzie quatro, Carol Kaye?3 points
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I did it the other way round, put my water in a Newqey Brown bottle to try and look more down wid it3 points
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I've heard that sort of attitude can get you banned from here!3 points
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If on stage in a touring musical show make your Gin and tonic in a sparkling water bottle. Then you look healthy and professional.3 points
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The hardest thing is coming up with original music that is so good that other lesser mortals want to do covers of it. Playing original material is one thing. Playing original material that has genuine widespread appeal to people other than those that created it is another matter entirely. It's the musical equivalent of making it as a Premier League footballer. Many are called but few are chosen. I used to love creating bass parts when I played in bands doing original material and imminently sharing our genius with the rest of the world. Now that I am of an age where I have come to terms with the idea that the world might have to miss out I really enjoy playing covers. Playing covers can really bring your playing on because you have a template in the original version that you have to recreate effectively. It can also be a creative process if you are doing a version of the song rather than staying faithful to the original. So in short, I really enjoy playing both!🙂3 points
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In my original stint playing in bands, it was all originals bands (apart from one Ramones trib who did a handful of gigs). That was 'pre-children'. When the kids got older, I started doing live music again... first open mics (mix of covers and originals) then formed a covers band. Main reason for covers was easier to get gigs... I didn't think there was any option for the older musician to get originals gigs. However I have since seen from some BC members that it is in fact possible. I have an outlet for original music in home recording. To answer the OP question... for me originals are easier. I consider myself quite able to write songs or parts for songs, but I don't have a great ear or chops so not good out copying what someone else is doing. Although there's lots of help out there now for covers.... tab, vids etc so my ears are less of an issue.3 points
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I've never played originals and have never had the urge. I get a great deal of pleasure from learning new songs and playing them to an audience. I've also never understood the musical snobbery that some people have regarding playing covers vs originals. After all the Beatles, Stones, Chili Peppers all played covers. It's all music after all. No one gets their panties in a twist when an orchestra "covers" some long dead composers music do they?3 points
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I think more work goes into writing and rehearsing an original set than regurgitating a selection of music which already exists. I've played in both original and cover bands, in the last 30+ years. My stints in cover bands were always when standing in, helping out mates with cover bands while they searched for replacement members. I don't find playing covers stimulating at all. The money helps but there is no artistic fulfilment in it, for me at least. I appreciate how pretentious this sounds. I much prefer the attention to detail of originals and am happy to live or die on the strength of our music. My attitude is that if we're happy to cut one of our songs from the set to make space for a song written by someone else, then we need to write better music. The type of music I tend to play tends to be quite extreme - of quite selective appeal, if I may - so the adulation of punters is never something I ever became accustomed to and never feel it's missing in my life 😉 I'd rather play to a largely empty room and be met with indifference, but be proud of the music, than play Sweet Caroline to a bunch of singing and dancing oul ones. The creative process is the where the satisfaction lies, for me. It's definitely not where the money is, however.3 points
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I prefer creating to reproducing.3 points
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Put a set of Gotoh Resolite GB640 tuning keys on any bass and I would be very surprised if you couldn't notice a difference. They are the most accurate, silky smooth tuning keys I've ever had the pleasure of using. The GB350's are ace as well. Rock solid and highly recommended.3 points
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These are lovely basses. I got the orange one that was doing the rounds recently; love the neck on it, weight is just right, balanced perfectly. Please excuse the kids toys and general chaos!3 points
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Looks nice stuff Today was a bit of experimenting. Because we are leaving a full overhang on the neck, there wasn't a lot of offcut - just the two ends I used to screw the board to the radiussing jig. Happily, I'd already radiused one of the ends when I was checking out how well the double sided tape worked. So I tried my conventional fretting technique. Started with a light file of the slot edges with a triangular needle file: Then, after detanging the ends, ran a teeny bead of titebond along the tangs followed by a whack both sides and a whack in the middle with my fretting hammer: The glue squeeze-out doubles as an indicator of whether the fret is fully seated. If not, it is a few more whacks! Then I clamp a radius block on while I (usually) move on to the next slot: Looks OK to me...3 points
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Three that immediately spring to mind are Gabe Nelson (Cake), Stuart Morrow (New Model Army) and Billy Gould (Faith No More). Stuart Morrow is absolutely fantastic.2 points
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A 2 hour journey to spend time in a studio with an artist you like? I’ve done the same playing for people I don’t like. 😂2 points
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Can someone put me out of my misery and buy this bass !!!2 points -
Not as much as Frank is2 points
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Great to see you back up and running again, the Telebass is always on hand as my practice tool and the Fretless gets its first gig of the year in a couple of weeks, looking forward to see how Franks turns out .2 points
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If my experience (with my own daughter) is anything to go by, the most important factor is how enthusiastic she is about actually picking up the bass and playing it. Ideally you need a bass that SHE thinks looks cool and sounds great, and that SHE feels comfortable playing. And seeing as there's at least a 50/50 chance that she'll lose interest after a while, you need a bass that won't lose too much value over a few months, so deffo buy pre-owned. 🙄2 points
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The bloke who lives opposite my mum has one of those cars in a metallic emerald green colour. Very 1970s. That would also make a great colour for a Bongo.2 points
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That’s a guitard though, the bar is lower for them .. No joined-up, plastic cutlery, ketchup with everything and bed at 7 with some milk2 points
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Set aside a few hours in a village hall with 'not great' acoustics and do a 'tech session' together. We did this when we got a Behringer digital mixer and it really helped us learn how to use all the functions. Makes sound checking in normal venues a breeze now.2 points
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I agree that when the choice of components in a system compliment each other, the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. Some combinations just sound great, but still, some speakers just deserve going in the bin ha ha!2 points
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For sale is my upgraded MTD Kingston Z4. I love this thing but just can’t justify keeping it as it’s not getting the use it should. It sounds great without the mods (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg_OcnE72mQ) but with them it’s incredible. Collection only from the Chorley area of Lancashire. I've had some rough experiences with mailing guitars in the past so please don't ask about postage. You’re welcome to try before you buy but the amp at my place is only a small practice thing with my main one being resident at a bandmate’s house so if you want to see what it sounds like through a decent rig then feel free to bring your own. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. Specs: Carved mahogany body Maple burl top and matching headstock One-piece asymmetrical maple neck with satin finish Maple fingerboard with 24 medium-jumbo frets Buzz-Feiten Tuning System with zero fret 34” Scale 19mm Spacing Weight - 8.2lbs Strings - Ernie Ball Cobalt Flatwound Super Slinky 50-105 Hardcase included Mods: Aguilar Super Doubles (https://www.aguilaramp.com/pickup-series/soapbar-pickups/) Bartolini 5.2 AP Preamp (https://bartolini.net/product/hr52/) Bass, Mid, Treble, Volume and Pickup sweep Push-pull on the mid for mid-scoop Push-pull on the volume for active/passive2 points
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