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Ok, so I'm back on the tribute scene and to be fair you cant play indie music on a sparkly blue shiny bass, so I needed a nice, decent sunburst precision thatd fit in nicely with the look. Fenders were out due to price, so I needed a decent bass for cheap money. After looking around i found a barely used Sire P5. I've had v7s before, nice basses. I also had a p7 which was terrible and was the only bass I've ever sent back. I think it was a bad batch it came from. So, I'd read and watched quite a few reviews on these p5s, most very positive. So I was hoping for a good bass for the little amount I paid for it. On top of the good reviews I'd read some reviewers for some reason making comparisons to american deluxe basses for fit, feel and finish. Obviously that is way wrong and too optimistic....... only it isnt! The bass is truly stunning! It looks stunning it's a dark, rich 3ts and literally everything is extraordinarily well finished, lacquered and polished! Its rolled fret edges are the best I've ever come across and the whole thing has been done with care and attention. The all over kind of gloss finish is up there with the top basses. The p bass sound I always get no matter what p bass I play is a bottom string heavy slightly dull sound. However this p5 nails the sound I've always wanted - think geezer butler doing the intro solo before NIB on the Black Sabbath album. So far - stunning looks, feel, playability and sound, so it was time for the real test - band practice with a loud indie band. It absolutely shone! Very clear, punchy and musical sounding. It never got washed out in the mix and the upper strings came through with clarity and presence. The tone pot made a subtle difference all the way through the range which was nice as well. All in all a superb bass. I expected a lot to be fair and got a lot more. Now, time to check out the other colours available and get them into my other bands!9 points
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Our show at Mama Liz's in Stamford went really well (nice venue and really great organizers). Someone in the crowd even posted a video of us on YouTube:9 points
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Hi all! I can't believe I'm writing this but I've got my pedals back!!!!!! Last night I received a message from a Good Samaritan who found them in the park and got in touch!! I can't really believe it. I'm so grateful for all of you sharing and spreading the word. Faith in humanity restored!!!!7 points
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Rickenbacker 4003 Jetglo (Black) for sale Iconic bass, built in 2009 and in very good condition all round Body and neck in maple (through neck), fingerboard is rosewood. Hardcase included (also very good condition), including owners manual, polishing cloth and key. Collection preferred (I live in Surrey), but can deliver within a reasonable distance at cost, providing I'm sent the funds beforehand. I'm not willing to risk a courier on a bass like this.6 points
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I started playing bass on a fretless (it was the coolest looking bass in the shop!) and didn't pickup a fretted bass until 20 years later. I find a fretless much more expressive and actually struggle with a fretted. As has been said, work on getting accurate fingering but also make that fluid when playing phrases so you save the fretless expressiveness for when it's needed ie. not all the time! Also, don't forget the plucking hand.... I play mostly over the 15th - 17th 'fretless' area. Moving the plucking fingers around makes a big difference in tone and affects how I play. There's more 'bloom' to the notes when you play in this area, so it definitely slows you down.6 points
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I've added a corresponding ebony thickener at the back of the headstock and applied the second reveal coat of tru-oil after a bit more slurrying: While there is often madness in my method with my builds, every now and again (I suppose statistically, it must happen occasionally) there is some method in my madness In this case, it is that, because the two lower tuner positions from the upper view are the top E and B, then the break angle is maximum for these two strings. And yes - there's plenty of sanding to do here : Here's the top after the second reveal coat. That's at least starting to get there... My 'still to do' list is actually quite short. All being well, we should have a playable guitar by this time next week5 points
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T’was the O/P’s rejection of advice along the lines of ‘have you never been in a band’ that encouraged me to engage in a rather negative tone. And yes, arguing for being highly experienced while apparently not fully understanding the amplification issue in question could be interpreted as contradictory. Anyway, my apologies, welcome @Benji85, stick around, stay lively, and enjoy it. We’re mostly decent folks here 👍5 points
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I haven't had this long, so it is mint condition, and the only reason I am selling it is I am remortaging in a month's time and need to build a financial cushion given I'm facing a likely +4% rate rise! The bass is terrific: it sounds amazing (the T1 pickups are fab), is very light (7lbs), and balances beautifully. The basic specs are an American basswood body with a 5 piece roasted maple and walnut neck with graphite reinforcement rods. Scale is 32.5"(G) -35" (B) with a roasted birdseye maple fingerboard. The vari-mid 3-band EQ is powerful and has a bypass switch for passive tone control on the treble pot. As I said, mint condition but with the following modifications: the supplied finger ramp has been fitted (I used good quality 3M double sided tape) I have swapped out the straplocks for Dunlops and also added a second one on the treble side of the bridge (see picture) control knobs upgraded to metal (see picture) I have put some temporary dots over the luminlay side dots to make it easier to see where you are on the neck (see picture) Slight QC issue is the grey finish has missed in a couple of small, less obvious spots (neck bolt recess and a tiny patch under the bridge, which you can see in the third picture below). Mix of stock and personal pictures so will look to take more soon. Price is firm, shipped in the UK in the original packaging and gig bag. I'll knock £50 off if you collect it. IMG_3171.MOV IMG_3170.MOV4 points
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Somehow, within a period of 6 months I went from 1 gold bass to three. And I really like it. Soooo let's dedicate a topic to gold basses! From left to right: Fender Custom Shop '64 Jazz (shoreline gold), De Gier Bebop 5 (pharaoh gold), Lakland US Joe Osborn (shoreline gold). So technically, the Lakland and the Fender are the same colour.3 points
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Evening folks, very uncertain about this one... I bought this stunning lakland 5594 at the start of the year and told myself it was an upgrade to my 5514 which I would sell to justify it. However, I have had my 5514 for a good few years and can't bring myself to sell it. So, this beast is up for sale. It's a very early example and in fantastic condition, with only some very light marks/scratches that I'm struggling to photo. It's fitted with the bartolini electronics which all work perfectly. Hipshot USA hardware. It has a stunning flame maple neck with birdseye board that looks so good! I'd much prefer collection or meet up with this due to the value and so any buyer can check it out in person. Not after any trades, however would consider a trade (if its something I could sell easily enough) plus a minimum £1800 cash my way if it helps find a new owner! Any questions please feel free to ask, I can try and get better pictures if needed3 points
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Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel at The O2 last night. Also featured: DarkRay bass (switched red for Red Rain of course), NS upright, Chapman Stick, backing vocals, dance moves, on-stage ad hoc photography Tony Levin is 77 years old *doffs chapeau*3 points
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€400 EUR: JP Basses Zia Hollowbody Piezo 5 fretless, 33 inches scale, 3.340 kilos, unique model made only once! The bass, which was originally fretted has been defretted upon my request by Jean-Philippe Ferreira himself (see photos in the Google Drive link). For sale, because I really can't cope with the flat (or infinite) radius and classical guitar type neck, which give me cramps in the left thumb, sorry Jean-Philippe, but I tried and tried as I love the tone... NO TRADES! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden : €400 Euros (£350 GBP is an approximation and I will only accept payment in Euros) !!! Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC. In perfect working condition and, except some obvious marks and dings, in very good condition for its age (it will be 19 years old in September and has been played a lot). Here are the specifications : Body: cedar core Top and back: wenge Neck: wenge Fingerboard: wenge Positions: 24 (flamed ash lined fretless) Headstock: 2 + 3 Pickups: RMC piezos only (with a long ramp on the body) Preamp: John East Custom made for JP Basses Controls: Volume (bright on push-pull), bass, treble (Neutrik locking jack) Tuners: Hipshot UltraLite 3/8 USA (special made in chrome finish for JP Basses) Bridge: Hipshot Type A (no idea if it's brass or aluminium) Strings spacing at bridge: 19mm Nut: bone (unglued like classical guitars) Strings spacing at nut: 9mm Knobs: wenge Scale: 33 inches Hardware colour: chrome with Dual Design Dunlop strap buttons Truss rod: one, 100% functional Finish: natural (nitro cellulosic) Country of origin: France Serial number: 11092004 Year: 11th of September 2004 Weight: 3.340 kg and absolutely no neck diving Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the B string at 12th position (can even go lower, but was perfect for me as it's a 33 inches scale bass) Will be delivered in a used Ritter gig bag (see photos). Non-smoking environment as usual. The bass has received a new battery and has been fully set up professionally by Jean-Philippe Ferreira himself, which means it's perfect. It is fitted with a broken in set of D'Addario Chrome ECB81-5 stainless steel flat wound strings (45 - 65 - 80 - 100 - 132), which really serve this bass. The tone is simply excellent with loads of bass thanks to the RMC piezos (really the best on the market) and doesn't sound harsh at all, a very versatile bass in fact, where the dynamics is controlled by your plucking hand, and according to JP Basses owner, Jean-philippe Ferreira, the best bass he ever crafted. Upon request, I can put a set of Thomastik JF in E to C tuning instead of the D'Addario Chrome, but the action will be a bit higher due to the lower tension of these strings. What you see is what you get ! Look carefully at the photos taken from different angles and lights to see the real condition, which is very good for its age with some obvious marks and dings. Here is the link to all the photos with defretting and how it was looking when fretted and now with two videos recorded unplugged and plugged: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yic9JwaQbg3YIfBvMX2eHeqdIyVIprcu?usp=drive_link Due to severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 4 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using as well as some stuff I don't use. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. Don't hesitate to ask for more. I need the money quick!3 points
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Evening folks, for sale here is my 1983/84 Squire SQ precision bass. This is a lovely lightweight bass that plays and sounds fantastic. It's clearly lived and has multiple scratches and chips (I've tried to photo them however can get better pictures if wanted) however it is a 40 year old instrument! I bought this and was sold it as mostly original however after abit of research it turns out it's not. The pickguard and controls are not original (which I was aware of) the pickup is. It also appears to have had the tuners and bridge replaced, possibly with JV parts. The bridge has threaded saddles and the tuners are reverse wind. It's a great precision and would make a great gigging bass. Any questions please feel free to ask. **There is another one of these for sale on here currently and I have priced it lower, not to undercut the seller but due to the non original parts.3 points
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Currently listening to Mrs Snorkie asking, on a fine drying day, why I didn't hang the washing out like I said I would. (You may never hear from me again!) 😣3 points
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... Must... Not... Post.... My... Ding.. A... Ling.... Dingle regatta - pogues ... Phew3 points
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Thanks for the apology, and I'm sorry if I offended you and that we started on the wrong foot! No hard feelings. all the best. Ben3 points
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Have a great time.... Looks like my idea of hell though (camping.... with....people....) I've done it once, but I had private backstage camping and showers/food as I was stage crew on the Acoustic Stage. That's the ONLY way I'd go....3 points
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Westone's are one of the most underrated bass and guitars. Most have ash or alder bodies, all Gotoh hardware and dimarzio or hardpuncher pickups. Plus they were mostly made at the Matsumoku factory during the golden period of Japanese production during late 70s - early 80s. Good quality, well made basses at low prices if you look around.3 points
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Back to where we started in Bedford ! a genuine music pub...we played there in 1973, same members!!!!!!!!3 points
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Westone Thunder or Concord, 2+2 headstock with lightweight tuners, and great pickups.3 points
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The Ibanez Mezzo sounds bang on if the J pickup isn't used. The stock pickup is fine - just rip out the preamp and go passive. 32 scale, 2+2 headstock, easy to play.3 points
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Well, imagine my disappointment when I clicked on here expecting to see a new vid by 00's boy band Blue 😅3 points
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Jam night was fun this month. All the bands were really on it with so great singalongs and leg shakers. Our usual singer couldn’t join us so the guitarist and I shared vocals. I’ve done a bit of backing vocals in the past, but haven’t sung lead for over 20 years (it showed I think!). One of the other musicians joined us for Brown Eyed Girl, so a proper jam. Here’s a video montage of our set: https://youtu.be/_6olto1VOLw3 points
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I can't agree more with @Frank Blank. Being myself a fretless player for close to 40 years, what I tell people asking me how to play fretless is to listen to the tone of each and every note you play and appreciate that special fretless tone raising ... slowly up to the climax of the note(s): That's a fantastic moment. Play fretless the way you talk, tell a story, use punctuation, breathing, pauses, accelerations, silences, and sometimes emphasise a single note by letting it ring. This is the way I play fretless, and just like @Linus27 also said, when you can also make your fretless sound like a fretted, then it means you've mastered it. Use opened strings and harmonics to improve your intonation and don't be afraid to play (complex) chords as they will also improve your intonation. Also try to develop a sound on your own, something personal. And remember: no frets, no limits.3 points
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Got a few cool snaps... went fully old skool and got right to the barrier. Absolutely dying now.3 points
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As much as slides, vibrato and mwah are great fun and are pretty much the de facto, trademarks of fretless, also set some time aside avoiding these and try and make it sound like a fretted bass (accurate fingering, using the fingertips, without vibrato). The ability to move between these techniques means that when you break out those trademark, fretless tones, they’ll stand out as features, rather than being full on, all the time.3 points
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THIS SATURDAY! Join Maple Road during Cedarburg's Strawberry Festival for an afternoon of outdoor live rockin’ blues at C. Wieslers! 3-6pm! Blue3 points
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...and that is the route to your fretless place. Forget Mick Karn, forget Jaco, forget busy playing, follow the last seven words of your sentence.3 points
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I spent some time this morning with the guitar strung up and on a strap for me to 'fit' the neck profile to suit Alex's style of playing. Basically, he played, I then scraped material off the neck haunches and then he tried it again. This was repeated over an hour until it 'felt right' for him. We can do further tweaks once it's finished and he can play it with amp/etc but it's probably close enough for me to start the final sanding, which I started this afternoon. As folks who have watched other builds will know, I often use some Tru-oil slurry and wiped to act as a grain filler and also as a reveal coat... to spot dints and lumps or sanding marks that are difficult to see on dry sanded wood. The good thing is that it also lets bot Alex and me see how the final colours and grain are going to turn out to be. I think it's going to be quite nice:3 points
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I’m in the house band that does a weekly blues jam , and a couple of the younger regulars managed to get a gig at the old dive. One has been studying music in Boston at Berklee , the other is more of a primitive , but a nice player. They invited the Sunday rhythm section to do the gig. So we had a couple of geezers and the kids , it was a fun night.3 points
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Hi there. Here is my barely used spotless actually brand new Spector Euro 5 LX for sale. Bartolini pick ups, Tone Pump electronics. The sound is lovely Spector sound. I have no time to play so it has to go. It comes with the original Spector gigbag. The price is ono. Any questions please call or message me 07508470360 cheers2 points
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I wondered about that but I just checked back through the thread and there really is a fair bit of very constructive info and advice been given over including the bone of contention that if you are driving a 600w amp to the point of it and/or a 1400w cab distorting then you are too loud... leading to a bit of niggle over hearing protection, which tbh having read from a neutral stance is all pretty valid. Defo seems to be all typical BC to me.2 points
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Sorry about that Jimmy i went onto their site and saw them AFTER i posted the comment. Bit of a "DOH !!!" moment there. Just ordered one. Cheers for that Dave2 points
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If you're looking at the lower end of the market then it's hard to beat Harley Benton in terms of quality and bang for your buck. I've had a 70s jazz bass that was pretty heavy and their 51 Pass that was average. If you had a bit more to spend then this is a lot of bass for the money too..... https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/gl-guitars/sb-series-basses/g-l-tribute-sb-2-bass-surf-green-maple-fretboard It has the same pickups and bridge as the made in USA version and is essentially an angry precision. If you don't want to use the J pickup then just turn it down. Mine balances perfectly and is fairly light.2 points
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My Dad was a pro-drummer in the 60s so the moment I showed an interest in drums, I suddenly found myself with about half a drum kit and very much out of my depth. I was 8 and couldn't take instruction from my Dad. I just assumed I wasn't very musical so packed it in fairly quickly. After that my brother started learning guitar with Dad and he seemed to excel. He's got an almost Rain Man level of Autism so was brilliant at picking things up but struggled when it came to being creative. At this point I assumed he'd be the musical one. I came to bass in my mid teens and was self taught, picking up bits from friends. At 50, I am almost embarrassed to say my main focus throughout my teens and 20s was how I looked, rather than practicing techniques. I did three bands where my looks and attitude were a huge part of my appeal (I could definitely lock in with a drummer and had my own style but I wasn't troubling Victor Wooten!). I wound up playing other instruments in my 30s and took lessons to get better. I did it for about a year and it helped me on bass, as well as my general musicality. Since then I have looked at a few YouTube lessons but more for fun as I'm generally a much better player now. I think my inspiration for improving was playing with better players. It made me want to improve. I'm never intimidated by other players. I think the trick is to let it inspire you as this means you benefit longer term. If I could go back, I would have taken those lessons earlier. And don't be afraid to change teacher, if the styles clash.2 points
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Ok guys ,I know I’ve hooked a lot of people up before but for those that don’t know, Tim is the man you need. Delivery anywhere in the U.K. in person and super safe and reliable. Just tell him I passed on his number and he will sort you out. I think it’s still £65 but ask him. I guarantee you won’t get a better or more reliable service anywhere else. Whatsapp is best 🙂2 points