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I’ve finally found my perfect bass sound over this weekend’s gigs. (There is a caveat here - I’m not in the position to own/transport anything like an Ampeg SVT, so while I adore their sound and character they aren’t a practical consideration for me.) Having recently swapped back to La Bella flats on my 1970 P bass and my 2013 Mustang bass, I also experimented this weekend with two old Markbass Standard 2x10 cabs stacked (the front ported ones). Running thru a Cali76 compact bass compressor into an old Little Mark 2 head. The result felt like someone was punching me in the back all evening onstage. Lots of thump, smoothness and power. I’ll probably change my mind again in due course, but for this moment in time, I have found my bass nirvana.11 points
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Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones DJ4 - black sparkle (has a subtle fleck/sparkle). I love a jazz, just have too many! Excellent condition, some very minor marks including some buckle rash on back but no dings or missing finish. Drop D tuner, don't have original I'm afraid. Tiny, tiny indentation on the back of the neck by the 7th fret. I can't photograph it's so minor but you can just feel it as you play. Nice weight at 8.8lbs on the bathroom scales. Comes with Gator hard case. Can post at buyer's cost/risk to mainland UK. Collection/inspection welcome in Orpington BR6. Number of Strings:4 Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed Body Shape:Skyline Darryl Jones Body Finish:Gloss Polyurethane Neck Material:Maple Neck Shape:DJ Neck Joint:Bolt-on Radius:10" Fingerboard Material:Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay:Blocks Number of Frets:21 Scale Length:34" Nut Width:1.5" Nut Material:Delrin Bridge/Tailpiece:Lakland Dual Access Bridge Tuners:Hipshot Ultra-Lite Neck Pickup:Lakland Vintage J Single-coil Bridge Pickup:Lakland Vintage J Single-coil Controls:2 x volume, 1 x master tone10 points -
Depped with Dire Streets in Dorking Halls on Friday night. Massive hall (pretty full) and huge stage, with a nice easy load in. Most of our IEM receivers were picking up terrible interference (regardless of channel) so we had to go with wedges. I previously did 2 emergency deps with the band where I read dots (my own transcriptions) but this was my first time doing it all from memory. I’ll admit I made quite a few mistakes, but nothing disastrous. We were very well received, especially by the (possibly inebriated) ladies in the front row - during the moody start to Private Investigations one of them said, ‘Ooh I like this one!’ loud enough to raise a titter in the hall. The journey home seemed interminable as some idiot had decided to close both the M4 AND the M3! I’m now learning the entire 2-hour show on rhythm guitar for my next 2 gigs with the band. Pics show auditorium on arrival, and as we left the stage:9 points
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It was my 50th birthday party last night so I surprised my guests by playing bass with the band we hired. Their bassist didn't mind stepping down for one, which was just as well because I made him film it. This is the first time I've played bass in public, with just a quick run through during soundcheck prior to the party starting. The guy making most of the noise is my twin brother. Also his party. Obviously. 😁 20 may.mp48 points
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First outing for the GK Fusion 550 tonight. I’ve loved my ABM600 and I really didn’t need a new amp, but I’ve gassed for one of these for so long I couldn’t turn it down. All I can say is Jesus H Christ, this thing is just incredible! Wish I’d bought one years ago!8 points
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Having a clear out, very sad to see this one go. Great condition all over minus one dink at the base which looks to have been repaired with resin by a previous owner. Plays amazingly, as rare as they come especially the custom model. Full working order. Will come with gear for music soft case. Any questions please ask. I shall post for 30 pounds, will be very well packaged.7 points -
Specs here: https://mayones.com/page/jabba-classic-5/ - Nordstrand pickups (split coil) - John East Uni Preamp Comes with the original gigbag.7 points -
My personal subscription...7 points
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Couple of nice gigs this weekend. Friday was the Elton John tribute at Northampton Picturedrome - decent sized crowd who were well up for it. Lots of dancing etc. And then Saturday did a wedding at the Donkey music pub in Leicester with a recently-formed blues/soul trio which ended up with guest singers coming to join us etc. Place was rammed. Lots of dancing again! Proper sweaty loud raucous stuff which went down a storm. Most excellent. 👌6 points
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Played a set at the wedding of our guitarist yesterday. Tiny back of a barn so my ABM and Two10S were probably overkill (going to just use the Elf next time in a similar setting, I think), but got some nice compliments on my playing and it was a lot of fun, especially as we got the groom up to play a few of our easier songs. The other band playing did their first set as an Oasis tribute but then did some awesome covers for their second set. Being the nerd that I am I was pleased to see their bassist using a Barefaced cab, but the One10, which was surprisingly loud but struggled a little against two guitars. He was also playing an unusual Fender bass which looked like an Aerodyne but with a pickguard and a control plate – any ideas?6 points
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Fret it, I personally can’t stand playing open strings unless absolutely required.6 points
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Just realised, I didn't post the final pics of this. Sorry for the delay. Really pleased with how it has come out, loving fretless bass.5 points
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Look happy?.. Smile?.. Seriously...5 points
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Used the Fusion 550 for the first time last night. I used one at a shared backline gig many years ago, and was really impressed with it. Never actually owned one until now. Have to say, it sounds bloody marvellous! I was, and still am, very happy with my ABM600, but this thing is just outstanding. Paired with the BT2 it could knock walls down.5 points
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I’m sure we’ve all encountered guitarists who subscribe to this magazine. ‘F chord workaround: simply don’t play it when it comes around’.5 points
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I have in the past been introduced to the audience by the singer as 'the guy that never smiles'. My excuse was that I was concentrating so hard on trying to anticipate what the singer was going to do with the arrangements of the songs on the fly. I make more of an effort now and it helps that I am actually enjoying playing as I no longer have to cope with random song arrangements, keys and set lists. This is my serious muso pose... You can clearly see in this photo why many prefer me not to smile...5 points
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Yesterday‘s outdoor gig was fun…5 points
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I usually look like a 🛎🔚 whatever I try to do, so I've decided to embrace it!4 points
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Lusting after funky donkeys will lead you down a very dark road indeed Nilorius.4 points
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I always look grumpy, which makes me grumpy because I'm often far from grumpy.4 points
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Wedding at Cheltenham football club last night. It was ok, I wasn’t really feeling it this time tbh. My in ear mix was brilliant but the crowd lacked energy and I made a few silly mistakes (forgot to tune back up after drop D songs) only I noticed, and I fixed it quick, but it shouldn’t have happened. Hey ho.4 points
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Isn't that some sort of heresy you've just uttered? 😉4 points
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Spotted this on Instagram. Step aside, MDP, I think we have a new master4 points
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Beautiful example of these iconic basses. The classic colour and scratch plate combination. The neck on these basses is so smooth. In excellent condition for a vintage instrument. All original parts. The tone knob has a very slight bend on it. I’ve never wanted to bend it back as I’m not brave enough. Happy to meet up local to Birmingham or arrange delivery, sharing the cost. serial number : JV11586 Thanks for looking3 points -
We've (Fine Lines) just played at this iconic venue, supporting The Long Ryders. We played an absolute blinder! The on stage monitoring and in-ear mixes weren't massively great, but we could hear enough through FOH to get by. Even though the audience weren't there to see us, they were very appreciative and I think we sold a bit of merch and picked up a few followers. It was one of those nights that makes me appreciate being in a band.3 points
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I disagree - don't think I'm the only bassist who uses their amplification as an integral part of 'their sound', same as if you are using any tone shaping kit such as a Helix / pedals etc. Even more so on smaller gigs where the bass isn't in the PA?3 points
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Understandable if he's from Barcelona3 points
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Can confirm it's a lot of fun, and thoroughly educational. I'm not on the same level as @GlamBass74, so if you're starting out I'd probably look at what I'm turning out in terms of what you can achieve from a standing start. Here's my BC112. I want to build another but some of the parts are still out of stock unless you build it without a tweeter. In terms of colour, I know you can customize to a certain extent with certain cabinet manufacturers, but there's something rather satisfying about either browsing the shelves of Wilko, or using up the tins of paint in your shed.3 points
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Yes, I play the nyckelharpa for the bizarre gonzo 2 man border morris side Huginn and Muninn.3 points
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I have a range: Intent, serious muso Slightly bemused (smelling own fart) The David Gilmour pout or just been goosed by someone out of shot (this is a favourite look it seems).3 points
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At least he was trying. See what I did there, 'trying'. Oh please yourselves! (In a Francis Howerd voice) 😉3 points
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Play the A on the E string and totally lock in with drummer boy. AC/DC bass playing is all about serving the song, no place for dooddlly wooddily bits!3 points
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There's the "why is this song sounding fruity as all hell?" bit, followed by the realisation of why it's sounding fruity, followed either by a hasty retune if you're lucky enough to be playing a song with a gap somewhere, or about 3 minutes of mental gymnastics where you have to remember to do everything on the E string in a different place to normal - not fun.3 points
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Been there, done that. That's why I leave little notes to myself on the set list like "TUNE BACK TO E FFS"3 points
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Loop pedal = wee break.3 points
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This is going to be a through-neck and so the first thing to do is, generally, to sort the neck. 'Sort' means choose the timbers, assemble the laminates, incorporate the neck angle into the blank, calculate the headstock angle, calculate the body depth and the neck depth... ...but you can't calculate the neck depth until you know exactly what the fretboard thickness is. So, actually, that's where I started - by radiusing the ebony fretboard blank using the excellent G&W router jig: Then fifteen minutes sanding with a sanding block removes the router marks: So now I can do all the neck calcs and cut the maple/ebony/maple blank: The neck angle is around 3 degrees, starting from where the top body 'horn' meets the neck, and I generally opt for a 10 degree headstock angle.3 points
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That's brilliant, although I think it was the older lady 3 to her left.3 points
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Feels like I'm getting more towards having a bass... though the learning curve with the finish has been steep. Wudtone finish goes on really easy, but what you do after that is up for grabs. Yesterday morning was a bit of al freso guitar finishing. This was a mistake. Up to now, after finishing a coat I've been hanging the neck and body on a (clothes) drying rack upstairs using pieces of wire through a tuner hole in the neck and neck screw hole in the body - no problems. Yesterday, as it was nice and sunny, I thought I'd hang them on the washing line. Yeah, don't do that. The body feel off due to the line moving. It missed the dog (thankfully, getting all the hairs off would have been a nightmare) but did get somewhat covered in grass. Cleaned that up easily enough. A little later... a small fly landed on the neck and got stuck. It fell apart as I cleaned it off, but left no marks. All I needed was a pigeon to fly over and do its business and the day would have been complete - so I moved everything inside. Photos taken just before doing a top coat this morning. And proof the dog was OK.3 points
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Wild Willy Barrett and John Otway first came on my radar as a teenager in the 70s. Despite having a fair number of albums, fate meant I've never seen them live until last night. My brother and I arrived late, grabbed possibly the last two seats. Guess who were on the nextvrable watching the support. Lovely guys chatted at the interval and Willy managed the sell me a t-shirt and his latest lp.3 points
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Maybe over-thinking it a bit. Try and accept it as a paid rehearsal. Sometimes other things happen, maybe another event on locally. Do the next gig 20 mins away and see how that goes. Sounds like you've put a fair bit of work into this band and i dont hear any complaints from you about the band and its members so i'm guessing all good in that department. Not easy finding good guys to work with so stick with it a while longer. We all have "down days", its part of being in a band. Let it pass and get back out there with a positive can do attitude and all will be well in "The Shire" again. 👍 Dave3 points
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This! But to make it slightly more interesting, every 4th bar throw in more disco/high NRG octaves chromatically up from F# back to A. And wear sequinned trousers - that's what I'd do! 😁3 points
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The number of notes is irrelevant. How you play the line is equally important and how you lock in with the drummer. Play that one note right and you can make the band fly. Play it with no interest and they'll sound like they are limping through treacle.3 points
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Thanks, gang. I don't know why I let this one get to me so much but it really did. My first gig was in 1988 in a village hall and I've had plenty since then, from pubs to sold-out universities - I was once in a band that had a very, very brief 'moment' before it all went to tits 🙂. I suppose if I analysed it there have been more one-man-and-a-dog incidents than I care to remember and we've always managed to take some fun from it: my traditional greeting of 'I'd like to thank you both for coming' to a small audience (said with a smile, I hasten to add!), testing songs in the live environment. all that. But the after-effect of this one has left me feeling deflated, for the first time. It's odd but I suppose it's because it was on our doorstep. In a couple of weeks we're playing in Barnstaple, 20 minutes in the other direction and I'm now beginning to dread it, which is pathetic. Oh, I should add I'm that rare breed: lead singer, main songwriter AND bassist, so maybe I'm just taking it too personally and need to get over myself. Pfft, listen to me. Grow up man! But thanks, everyone - much appreciated positive vibes from you all 🙂3 points
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Last night's gig was at Charlbury Cricket Club. It went nicely, though I had some trouble remembering which tune was which (I blame concussion from the previous gig).3 points
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Home Grown Blues Festival Tomorrow Sunday 5/21 3:00 @ Foundry 45 Kewaskum WI Maple Road Should be a fun gig,10 bands 2 stages and fantastic weather Sound and lighting provided. Blue3 points
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I should say that this build is very specifically for Alex's (s-i-l) playing style - it wouldn't suit many players, and especially players who need decent access to the dusty end...because this one will have almost none In order to get a better balancing guitar, I am bringing the whole scale rearward - quite a lot! And, so that Alex can at least reach some of the upper frets, I'm also moving the lower horn back. Yes - I know... that is one of the primary design features of the original...I told you it was only going to be 'essence of'!!! Finally, it is going to have some curves - and a slab of the figured ebony on top. This was an early sketch: I've opted for Alder for the back and this is broadly how the two sections are planned to look. As the saying goes, 'What could possibly go wrong?'3 points
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The Klos arrived yesterday and is 7lbs 10oz and balances perfectly. Lots to like, only quibble is not much space between the end of the neck and the neck pickup. (Apparently they will make pickguards to suit with the neck pickup further back) No complaints with any aspect of the fit and finish of the bass and it plays great. I believe they are plek'd before final inspection.3 points
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Back in the MM game: Love it.3 points
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