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Played an old Methodist Meeting House in Ringwood, Hampshire, with the Otis Jay Blues Band. Fantastic venue, and our fans drank it dry of beer. We will be back!11 points
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Had one of our best gigs ever last night at the Butchers Arms in Inverurie. First half was a bit quiet (although there were still folk up dancing) but in the second half it got really busy because an event finished in a nearby venue and a bunch of people came in to continue their night. Bar was packed, had to rescue a PA speaker and some lights one time and one person nearly became part of the drumset but it was a lot of fun anyway. Got a three song "one more tune". I heard we're getting some repeat custom (people who've seen us before and came down in order to see us). Loads of great feedback. Two different people came up and told me they enjoyed my playing specifically. All in all, one of the best nights we've ever had.10 points
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I had this conversation last night, and thought it was valid, to a point. I was talking instrument prices with a mate, and we got to talking about whether or not one really needs to spend thousands of pounds on an instrument, when it’s perfectly possible to find a really great instrument, for a few hundred. live…. nobody cares what you’re playing, where it was made or what it cost. At all. It’s purely about your playing experience when it comes down to it. After 40yrs (😞) now of playing, my favourite two basses cost a few peanuts and they’re absolutely perfect for me. I just think the price of EVERYTHING has gone mad, and almost none of it is worth half the ticket. In my opinion of course9 points
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Had a great time last night playing the first gig since we changed our band name. We have been so busy writing a new album that we haven’t gigged since July last year. felt really good to be back out and playing live. I’m always worried I might lose the passion for playing live but thankfully it is still there. we played at club 85 in Hitchin and I used my preamp / cab sim combo for the first time. I was very happy with the ease of it all. A quick screengrab from an Instagram video someone uploaded:6 points
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Hi! I'm selling a Yamaha TRB 5 string Mk 1 version, plays great, has one small mark by the back pickup (see pic) but apart from that is mint. Excellent weight, not heavy at all, plays like a dream, super low action. Is the famous Mark 1 version, so made in Japan. Selling for £850 as that it was i paid for it on ebay in 2021 (see pic of the ebay receipt). London pick up preferred.5 points -
As long as there's no gear snobbery going on, play whatever you like. Can't effing stand gear snobbery, it can get in the bin.5 points
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When your mind's a hammer, everything turns into nails.5 points
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It's always a bonus to own nice things - bass guitars included. Will your average punter down at The Dog & Duck notice the difference in sound between an Argos special and Fodera - probably not. Most folk don't even notice bass players. Just think back in the skiffle days and the old tea chest and broom handle, it worked and no-one bothered. Should you buy an expensive bass? If you can afford it and it brings you pleasure, why not. Is it necessary - no, but if we only bought stuff that was necessary wouldn't life be a little dull?5 points
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We played our studio engineer / co-producer's birthday bash in the rock n roll capital of NE Wiltshire (drum roll.....) Mildenhall last night! What made the event extra special for me was my old drummer from two of my recent bands made the trek all the way over from Wales to surprise us. We also got to jam with Cozy Powell's old keyboard player - not particularly my bag but very talented player and a sweet guy. Should probably add that this was also an informal launch for our debut single "Missives from the Sisters" which I'll unapologetically post here despite having posted it earier in the Share Your Music forum. Partly to make up for the rubbish phone snap!5 points
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- PRICE DROP £2100 Basically brand new, received in October and is an incredible instrument but I’m going passive. I’m sure people know all about these so will save the lengthy description, the lightest bass I’ve ever played and incredibly comfortable neck. One scratch on rear electronics cover and on rear next to it which can be seen in the photo. Front completely clean and nothing that affects playability. Weight - 3.65kg Includes Allen keys, strap locks and Sadowsky Portabag (SAC BAG BASS PORTA) Full description/specs on link below https://www.thomann.de/gb/sadowsky_metroline_22_will_lee_5_nt_mn.htm Happy to post but buyer to cover shipping costs - saying that I’m happy to deliver within a reasonable distance! Any questions please feel free to drop me a line, Thanks Trades - Moollon Jazz V or P4 - Moog Sub 374 points -
I should have added that trades are possible but only for a P ish bass. I've got too many jazz basses and only realised that I have no P in the armoury. A vintage Fender P would be perfect (apart from the nut width which is never perfect in a vintage P). Up for sale is my 2015 Rickenbacker 4004 Laredo in Jetglo with chrome hardware. It’s had the controls changed professionally to volume / volume / tone with push / pull coil splitting. Pots are also 500k instead of 330k so it means that the bass is opened up tonally. The normal 4004s sound a bit dull but this sounds great with blendable pickups and a choice to run as humbuckers or single coils for that more vintage Rick tone. The original 3 way switch, volume and tone pots and Jack are included in case you’d want to send it back to stock (not sure why you would as it sounds great now). Condition is brilliant, no nicks, dings or scratches. Strung with new 45-105 D’Addario nickel strings it plays great too. Comes with case tags and original case. Can be viewed on the Wirral, can deliver within 50 miles or so or can post with UPS for about £50 in the UK. Thanks for looking.4 points -
I asked on TalkBass: answer I got was just shy of 8lbs, which lines up nicely with the above. I've been going back and forth on these - not helped too much by multiple video reviews in which the bass clearly needed a setup. Here's a new one I found which compares it to a Fender Mustang, both with flatwounds & definitely sounding better to me than in the Andertons review:4 points
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Just bought this. Arrives tomorrow. Excited!4 points
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Look here you blackguard, I have a medical condition that means I'm still waiting for a humourplasty operation. The waiting list is phenomenally long, however. And whilst I am indeed landed gentry, I'm also the most cheap scoundrel you could possibly meet and thus refuse to go private.4 points
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My guitar is pink which usually stops anyone talking to me about it. It’s a piece of wood, but the best piece of wood I’ve found for me. To be honest, I don’t actually know what wood it is. Or the string spacing. Or neck radius. Or action height. Or whether it’s a 60s or 70s spacing. Or its weight. Or the nut material. Or whether they’re vintage pickups. Or who made the pots. Or whether the truss rod is carbon. But I know I like it.4 points
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Just scored a Spector Q4 on eBay for £102. Result.4 points
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When I first started playing I knew many people who had guitars with half a set of strings sitting in the corner of the room, rarely played. Probably worthless. I, on the other hand, have many well cared for and cherished instruments which maintain their value. I am their caretaker, their value preserver and their user. So in effect I am making more of that piece of wood than others who might not appreciate them as much as I do. They are not "just pieces of wood". I've owned many high end basses - I rarely used them outside of my home in fear of damaging them - one knock can devalue a high end bass by hundreds of pounds. They were, to all intents and purposes, worthless as instruments as they weren't doing what they were designed for. Were they "just pieces of wood?" Certainly beautiful pieces of wood but they were designed to do a job which they weren't being used for. Did they do it better than my current basses? - not measurably. Could I justify owning them? Yes, I maintained them and could afford to own them (till the fear of taking them out became a real issue). Those who argue that basses are just pieces of wood should try this argument with the wife's wedding ring. After all the diamond is just a super heated and squashed bit of carbon (like coal). The gold is "just a bit of shiny metal". Get your missus a copper washer and a bit of charcoal and see how much thicker your left ear is.4 points
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Cool.. That's several contestants we've got already for "The very worst of Slap Bass" I'll be punting the series concept to channel 4 on Monday morning4 points
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Album title right there.. 😁4 points
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I'm pretty sure it's an In Yen Vina from Vietnam. Along with building for ESP they did the Peavey Grind NTB and Harley Benton BZ. Current models have blank boards like this but blocks, centred dots and offset have all appeared on previous issues.4 points
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Putting up my Warwick Streamer Stage 1 4 string bass for sale. The growl on this bass is incredible and have only really used the bass for a couple of studio sessions. I have too many basses and I fancy a Stingray and i feel guilty when I see this beauty sitting on the stand! The bass is a German made model from 2000 in very good condition, with flamed maple body and flamed maple thru neck with wenge vaneer and a wenge fingerboard with bell brass frets. I upgraded/changed the gold hardware for black Warwick hardware, Dunlop countersunk straplocks and a brass JAN II nut - the original gold hardware is included in the sale. The pickups and preamp were replaced with Nordstand PJ Blades and a Delano Sonar 2-band preamp and professionally installed. The bass has an oil/wax finish and comes with a tin of the official Warwick wax. The flame on the bass is almost hologhraphic so have attached photo of it in the blazing sunshine and also in the house. The tone of this bass is simply awesome, warm, growly and cutting at the same time! I run it mainly in passive mode and use the preamp if I need a more hi-fi tone. As mentioned the bass is in VGC, a couple of slight marks/nicks but nothing major or very noticeable. Bass comes with a Gator ABS style bass case. Any questions just drop me a message and will try get back to you asap. Would prefer collection than courier and UK sales only sorry. Have now included photos of any little marks/scratches I can see on the bass. The bass approx. 4Kg Thanks for looking3 points -
Bought as I thought I should really try a 5 string but my poor old brain really cannot cope with that extra string! The bass is in fantastic condition with just one minor ding as seen on the back beneath the electronics cover and a short line of wood grain near battery compartment that almost looks ‘split’ - difficult to explain and capture as a picture. I am happy that it is not significant as no paint/stain is disturbed. The specification and quality components used on these basses is (in my opinion) well above the price point. The 3 band eq combined with the Bartolinis provide a wide range of tones. Specifications CONSTRUCTION: Bolt-On BODY: Maple & Mahogany TOP: Ovangkol NECK: Hard Maple FRETBOARD: Jatoba Radius: 15.75"(400㎜) FRETS: 24 SCALE: 34"(864㎜) TUNERS: Die-Cast BRIDGE: MetalCraft M5 - 18㎜ String Spacing PICKUPS: Bartolini® MK-1 ELECTRONICS: Markbass® MB-1 HARDWARE: Black I have a brand new gig bag for the bass and plenty of packaging if postage is required.3 points -
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Looks nice (and way more than I'd ever spend on a bass even if I had the money), but seems a bit odd to photograph such a rare/expensive bass standing on some mud/stones and leaning against a bush outdoors 🤷♂️3 points
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An audience might not hear the difference, but if I'm going to spend 100s of hours playing a bass then I'd want one one where I prefer the sound, erganomics, weight, look etc Especially as they pretty much hold their value so it's an investment. Whether the bass that does that for you costs a lot of not is a personal thing, I wouldn't look down on people playing cheap basses or think people are mugs for playing expensive ones (there's quite a lot of that reverse snobery).3 points
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Yes, just sold there now though.3 points -
The first incarnation of my first self build (Twiggy) was multi scale fretless I found I could not play without looking at the lines, there being 5 sets of muscle memory to get to grips with, even using the side markers was challenging. I changed the setup to be single scale length whic I found much better. S’manth x3 points
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Stunning BB2000 from 1982, 4.5kg. Great condition, just the usual dings form 41 years of use. Original case (tolex has been re-done). Only got this a couple of months ago but I'm in the process of expanding my studio & need to raise some funds. Superb bass, very punchy & sounds even right across the fretboard. Available to try out in Catford, SE London *SOLD* No trades (unless you want to get rid of a high end studio eq, long shot I know)3 points -
Delivery is only 3 days after.....3 points
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How is the recovery from your funectomy going?3 points
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I 'think' this used to be mine. G&L basses are hugely underrated and unjustly so. Smaller than a P bass so light on the shoulder and the US pickup that is 'powerful' as in a bite from a shark is a bit 'nippy'. Great basses and the build quality far outstrips the price point. The detuner doesn't flap at all in drop D if its was mine/is the same as mine. GLWTS3 points -
@nilorius - Furniture making and luthiery are probably the most comparable industries there are in regard to wood working. if you compare an ACG/Wal/Fodera to a piece of IKEA furniture, then yes - I absolutely agree with you, there are next to zero similarities. So in that context you are right. Similarly, if you compare a cheap Squier Bullit to a master built piece of furniture, then again, there are minimal similarities. But... if you compare hand made basses to artisan/boutique/hand crafted furniture making, then the wood working similarities are extremely close to luthiery. I expect you could ask any luthier, of which there are many on this forum, and they would agree that their craft is extremely comparable to furniture making.3 points
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A tale which will make you smile. My FiL is 76, a lovely old feller. As a young lad in the 60's he was a Beatles fan and begged his Dad for a pair of Chelsea boots like the Beatles wore. His Dad, through ignorance of mischief, gave him a set of heavy workman's boots instead. Not exactly the same thing. Anyway, being a Beatles man myself he regaled me with this tale so for his last birthday we smashed out a few hundred quid and bought him a really nice pair of Chelsea boots. He was chuffed to bits and appears not to have taken them off yet, probably even wears them to bed.3 points
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Love's just for people who can't afford expensive hookers/gigolos3 points
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No doubt there's a "Custom Shop" and a "Squier" range....3 points
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It’s gonna be well busy by the look of it 😁3 points
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That's crazy! I'm really bad at good slap bass3 points
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I’ve been using a Bergantino Forte , a very simple , straightforward set and forget amp. Modern , clean hifi. And absolutely loved the sound. The 4 band eq is almost surgical. Beautiful. And then I spotted a Monique by Jule tube preamp , something I had spent some years lusting after. I had hoped to pick one up last year but it just didn’t happen. This year it happened. So I’m going in the effect return and completely bypassing the front end , and tone stack of the Berg. And Monique gives me that thick , warm , buttery , old school thump. My modern hifi has completely reverted to old school . But with some serious slam behind it. And it’s not a backbreaker to lug around. I just did a 180° spin.3 points
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Oh, I used to sing "on the trail of the lonesome pine" (Stan laurel version) as a sound check mike test if that counts...3 points
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I wouldn't worry about it. I switch between long scale and short scale and 4, 5 and 6 string. If you switch regularly it quickly becomes second nature.3 points
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And here is the obligatory gig photo from Sunday:3 points
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German built Warwick Streamer LX 5 string bass, Gold plated hardware, Wenge neck, 2 band MEC active EQ, punchy classic Warwick tone with plenty of clarity, versatility, and that famous Warwick growl. Condition is fantastic, professionally setup, with a small section of slight sun fade on the beautiful red lacquer. Open to (sensible) offers for this exquisite German built instrument. you can hear it played here:2 points -
Smash their instruments In time? No, regrettably they were far too late.. They made a load of records first2 points
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They could have done with setting the bass up before filming...2 points
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Everything's Ruined - Faith No More2 points
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Marketing is the work of the devil. Despite those that will protest we have all fell foul of it and some become continually swayed by other’s opinions through not having confidence in their own.Hopefully we all agree instruments are great and do a job. How we enjoy them is personal and no one has the right to burst our bubble on how we feel about them.2 points
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May I suggest an alternative title 'When Slap Bass Goes Wrong' for the C5 market with guaranteed repeats on YesterDave. Slap goes wrong all the time for me, which makes me a truly talented bad good slap player. I think. 🤔2 points
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As a bass player, it seems logical that you want the SE to hear a representation of what you'll be playing. So a run across the fretboard makes sense. I would also demonstrate any specific effects that may alter the tone and/or volume (I'm talking synth or filter effects primarily) so the SE isn't trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist. I'm fortunate enough to never have come across such a beast, but I can picture the fun to be had by, say, playing with the bass volume turned down and insisting it's a problem with the FOH. 😃2 points
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Serial number says it was built April 1994. Is like it's time warped forward twenty five years, barely a blemish on it. Band practice cancelled this evening so time to play with new toys instead!2 points
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Higham Ferrers WMC.. 1st set: pop songs from 1958 to 1966 that influenced us to form a band! great crowd & feedback2 points
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