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SOLD Fender American 'Series' Precision bass from 2003/4 (headstock shows 2003, serial number check shows 2004), in stunning Chrome Red finish. 34" long scale, right handed. From Corona, California. Usual USA-made refinements: rolled fingerboard edges, string-thru bridge & graphite reinforcing rod through neck. It has the 'S1' switch built into the volume pot, which gives both series & parallel pickup wiring options, a fairly short-lived feature. Lovely satin finish maple neck and fingerboard - I think from 2008 onwards USA P basses went over to glossy fingerboards, but I can't state enough how great the double satin front/back necks are. Really very nice indeed and a delight to play. Hardware & electronics appear to be all original. 3-ply scratchplate with truss rod notch. Fitted with what I think are La Bella flats, which feel fantastic against the satin board. Remarkable condition for a 20 year old instrument & a beautiful colour. No dings, headstock nibbles, chunks out of neck, etc. Seems like it has rarely been out of its case. The only blemishes I can see are: one tiny chip on the lower side of the back of the body, one small hairline crack near the lower side neck pocket, the fingerboard dots are a little worn (all these shown on photos), and just minor scratching on both sides of body, almost impossible to photograph as are only visible up close. The bass weighs 4.1Kg / 9.1 lbs, on digital luggage scales. Pretty standard for USA Precisions of that era. For those of you who like such numbers, the neck thickness, front to back, measures on digital calipers: 0.836" at the 1st fret, and 0.952" at the 12th fret. It is slightly on the chunky side, at least compared to the last 2 MIM Players I've had, but is far from baseball bat territory, and is fast due to the double satin. Usual 41.3mm P nut. Included is a superb quality deluxe moulded 'Travel Sentry' hard case, with 2 keys & tag. These cost about £150 new. Near mint condition with just minor scuffs on outside. It fits the bass perfectly as you can see, and offers excellent protection. I would prefer this to be collected. I live in Southport and work near St Helens, so could do a meetup in either, or somewhere in the North West within reason. I will post to mainland UK address at buyers expense, which I estimate would be around £40 on top of sale price, using Parcelforce 24 hour express, insured to full value. Feel free to ask any questions & check my feedback. Reason for sale: I picked this up from a reputable bass seller in the North West who selects his stock carefully and knows his stuff, just last week. Full disclosure - I loved it during testing at his place through good gear, when I got home I simply preferred my Player P bass, having got used to its lighter weight & slimmer neck. I probably shouldn't have bought this, but I had a major GAS attack and was feeling nostalgic for a similar model which I had for 6-7 years before selling it on here last year, and I love Candy Apple Red. This bass deserves a great home & I think the buyer will be really pleased. Price is pretty firm, as I think you'd be hard pressed to find a 20 year old Fender bass that's been looked after so well, in such a great case too. Just want back what I paid, which excluded the case, as such I’m pretty much giving the case away! No trade offers please13 points -
Had two gigs with The ELO Experience this week, both at The Core Theatre in Solihull. Capacity audiences on both nights, and great being able to just turn up on the 2nd night with all the gear set up. Really sweltering onstage though, 2 big fans on full all night making it tolerable. Put a new set of strings on my bass last week, but they’re already sounding like they’ve been on for a couple of months! Bit of a naff drive home due to ongoing roadworks on the M42 , but that’s pretty much the norm these days. Last night I was playing at our regular gig in Scarborough ‘The Lookout’ with my acoustic duo. Yet another diversion meant we got there a tad late, and the town was extra busy, due to the hot weather and also Sting playing a gig at the open air theatre nearby to 6500 fans. Luckily managed to get parked by the entrance to the gig, and got set up with time to spare, narrowly avoiding a heavy flash storm. Had a great gig - loads of requests ranging from Louis Armstrong to Santana. It’s my favourite venue, and we’re back there in 4 weeks time.13 points
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This ACG ÜBER Recurve 6string fretless bass was built in 2018 by Scottish luthier Alan Cringean, ACG (Alan Cringean Guitars) to my specifications, i.e. Wal specifications, and was delivered in July 2018. The ÜBER series is Alan's premium series and as the name suggests, nothing beats it! Such a bass currently easily costs more than 6,000.00 euros on the continent, depending on the specifications. I would like 4600,00 Euro / 3950,00 GBP for this bass. Specs….: • Body Wood: Mahogany • Top/Back Wood: 3 color ART Maple Burl with Maple Veneer • Body Finish: Satin Lacquer • Neck Wood: 5 piece Maple/Mahogany • Finger Board: Ebony without fretlines with side dots in the usual positions, where the fretlines would be • Scale: 34″ • Neck finish: Satin Lacquer • Pickups: ACG MC 6 multicoil pickups, these are real multicoils, like Wal! • Hardware: ACG/Hipshot bridge 18mm, Schaller straplocks , low battery indicator • Pre-amp: ACG DFM 4K filter (!) preamp, like Wal • Hiscox case and adjustment tools https://acguitars.co.uk/project/0317u-recurve-6-fretless/ With this equipment, the bass is a real whaler and even more versatile! If you don't want to or can't join the Wal hype, you should take a look at Alan Cringean's basses. I still own an identical 5-string ÜBER Recurve that I play almost exclusively now, because age is taking its toll. That's why the 6-string bass is still the way it came and has only a few playing hours under its belt. It is completely immaculate and living room-groomed. The setup was made by the respected German bass builder Magnus Krempel, who lives nearby. Unfortunately, my back is forcing me to sell this wonderful bass... Maybe the price is good only on the continent because of customs and taxes in the UK? Private sale without guarantee, exchange or return! Shipping possible after consultation.11 points -
Hope & Anchor last night. I'd been on a bit of a bender in London with my brothers and the booze combined with the heat was really getting to me. It turns out all I needed to do was play a sweaty gig to sort myself out! Great to bump into @NancyJohnson . I really enjoyed your set! Great sound from that Warwick (despite the tiny combo). The bottle of red from your singer was very generous! When we got there to load in at 1:30, we were told we had to wait upstairs until the sound engineer arrives. The guy blamed the "corporate knobheads at Green King". Fair enough but the load-in time was agreed. The soundman turned up at 2:40 and doors were supposed to be 3pm. There was a house kit on stage, even though we'd said we'd be bringing drums and agreed kit share with the promoter. The soundman says "oh, you're not using the house kit? But we're already running so late!". Obviously I wanted to say "yeh, isn't that your fault?" but I smiled and nodded, moved the house kit to the side, set up my kit, and watched as he was still slowly lifting mic boxes out of his store room. I guess the house kit wouldn't have saved any time after all Our 3 guys at the front always take their own mics, it's a hygiene thing, and it's on the tech spec that goes to every gig. For some reason it's 50/50 whether the sound engineers will be happy or whizzed off about it. I don't get it. This guy was in the latter camp. Honestly, the speed he was moving and his general demeanour had me judging him to be the stereotypical horrible soundman and I was expecting a nightmare of a gig. Anyway, it might have taken 3 times as long as usual and delayed the whole gig, but it sounded absolutely fantastic! We played well to a very small crowd. It looked like 15 people to me, maybe a couple more, but in a small venue like that when everyone's having fun, it really doesn't matter. Flat tyre on the van delayed our departure by almost an hour. Back to bed in Stoke by 1:30 so not too bad. Photo from a fan on facebook11 points
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Had a bit of a bonus so treated myself to an import from US of Gibson EB14 - i wanted a different vibe from a PB and this looks like their version of a Musicman Sabre bass but passive First impressions needs a set up but came with TI flats so saved some cash there - slight crackle from the jack - so will take off the scratchplate later in week, night just need a blast of air. The neck - satin back on maple which feels great with slab of rosewood - needs oiling and truss rod needs a quarter turn i'd say. Great bridge, bass is very resonant. String spacing of 20mm which for my sausage fingers is great (my fave bass Starfire 1 thats the only downside slim string spacing) action is higher than i like it so will get puzzling bridge out this week as intonation is out about 5% at octave. Finish is lovely satin nitro and it's really light I'm guessing 7lbsish. The only thing which is concerning at mo is that there's a really pronounced drop off in volume between fully open then from 80% down - the pickup height looks a bit too low for me. The humbuckers are fairly thumpy - the neck is muddy some but with coil tap there's a real good usable selection of tones for what i do. Anyone else had such drop off? I am only using it at in house- not annoy the neighbours levels at mo, till tonight. In time for rehearsals tonight - so can road test it9 points
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My wife's sister and three of her mates are currently working on the Glastonbury site doing the clean up. She's done it for years and loves it. Every year there is this bull***t narrative in the same old right wing dross media outlets about how this generation of festival goers are all totally entitled and how the festival is an environmental disaster. Over 99% of tents actually get taken home and the site has its own full recycling facility that allows all waste to be hand sorted and everything that can be recycled is recycled. Also no products in single use plastics are sold on site. https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/information/green-glastonbury/our-green-policies/waste-policy/#:~:text=All cans%2C glass%2C paper%2C,our on-site recycling facility. Essentially, although there is a huge amount of litter left, the organise expect this and plan for it properly. Don't forget, there are numerous media publications that want division and love to try and get people angry about something because it sells clicks and papers.7 points
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Played The Hope & Anchor in Islington yesterday with The Adjacent Kings; it was one of those punk lunch things that seem to be happening more and more frequently nowadays. It's a really decent (basement) venue, far from the sh*thole it was pre-facelift. If you are playing there, take your own gear if you can; basswise there's a very tired Ashdown combo available. Happy to have run into @cheddatom who was playing drums for headliners, Headsticks. While I saw their soundcheck and had a very brief chat, I didn't catch their set. We'd literally finished, broke down our gear, went upstairs to try and cool down and our singer/designated driver was ready for the off as he had a 3 hour plus drive ahead of him. [Edit] Just as a side note, Spizz was on the bill as well. You may remember him from his single Where's Captain Kirk?. It seems we may be doing some dates with him in the Autumn off the back of this one, so all good.7 points
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This happened to me once, in a rural pub. Every time I plugged in my extension (with RCD) everything in the pub went off. Took me two goes to associate the two actions. I was not popular that night! I was on BV duty at a gig a few years ago. I don't have a powerful voice so I have to almost be touching the mic during the louder songs. My beard doesn't help. As soon as I started singing I felt a little sting from the mic. I assumed it was static but it happened again the next time I sang. So I stayed away from the mic and after the song finished, unplugged from the mixer (on stage) trying not to let anyone see. I thought I could continue pretending to sing for show. Next song in, as soon as I started to sing I got a little shock again. Turns out the bristles from my beard were catching in the grill of the mic. 🧔😄6 points
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For a change, someone took video at the gig and it didn't suck (bless folk for trying but the sound quality is usually bloody awful on these). May I present - a cautionary tale for bands who leave their bassist with nothing to do for half a song... VID-20230625-WA0001.mp46 points
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Hi to all who remember me and Hi to those who don't.😎 For those who remember, I have a thing about small operation English guitar makers - Reeve, Ray Cooper, Doug Wilkes and the like but in particular, Peter Cook. I was going to post this on another Peter Cook article I did some years ago but I managed to find it and it was some time ago!! 😁 So, here we are on another thread. . . Two more Peter Cook Axis Basses. Axis Bass 204, the red one - I know who now has that one. Axis Bass 203, I am aware of but not sure where it has gone since 2020. Anyone that visits on here? 😊5 points
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**Withdrawn from sale. Too nice to let go!** Up for sale is my Sterling Ray35 in natural ash. A superb bass that captures the essence of a StingRay 5 for half the money. I've had a fair few USA StingRay 5s and this can hold its own with those. And of the half dozen Ray35s I've owned I've done more band work with this one despite having more basses to choose from these days. I've just overspent and need to start listing a couple of basses. May list the Ibanez SR1605 I just got off here too. The bass has some discolouring on the fingerboard and some small marks here and there. The Pickguard has markings which are commensurate with it being a gigging/ well used bass. Overall excellent condition. Didn't come with a bag when I bought it used from Bass Direct but can add a Deluxe Fender gig bag. Bass can be auditioned in Market Drayton between Stoke and Shrewsbury Will package for courier if buyer arranges their own service and level of cover.5 points -
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Having become detached from popular music awareness around 25 years ago, I'd expect a decent modern festival to be full of names I don't recognise. Any lineup I'd come up with would read like something from the last century and it shouldn't be that way. Many of the bands from my era are mediocre live, these days, even when playing the old music from back when they were good. They shouldn't be at the festival, anyway. I need a time machine festival 😂5 points
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As stated on here already, Matt Bissonette’s playing was fabulous last night but he stays pretty faithful to Dee Murray’s lines, only reinforcing what a wonderful and talented player Dee was…5 points
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I always saw him as the obligatory eye candy for the ladies. I never really paid much attention to his playing. But I was wrong, he is a great bassist. His work on the first Blur albums alone is top notch. Much more inventive than the Mancunian Beatles tribute act that was much hyped as their rivals back in the day.5 points
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It was quite emotional watching EJ with Ray, Davey and Nigel on stage. I so would have loved Dee Murray to have been there, my first bass hero.5 points
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Misc Tele style guitar for sale. Not 100% sure exactly what it is, but looks like there was some sort of logo on the headstock at one point. Plays very nicely and is actually very well made. Looking for around £200 £150 but open to offers - some good quality woods and hardware on this and it plays very well. I don't have a box/case for shipping, but can explore that if someone is interested enough. Based in Birmingham/Smethwick for collection. Any quesitons, let me know and I'll try my best to answer. Cheers! Specs as far I know: - Mahogany body - Nicely figured maple neck, probably rosewood fingerboard - 'Fokin' bridge pickup (Russian brand - sounds great!) - Mojo Charlie Christian style neck pickup - Reversed control plate - vol/tone/3-way selector - Sperzel locking tuners and misc black hardware - Frets seems like jumbo towards the nut, but are narrower as you go up the neck for spacing etc. - Black plastic nut4 points -
Right! so for the second Monday in a row I've a delivery from Thomann. Impressed by the V5R I took receipt of HERE I just had to give this a go...! P5 in the same bloody colour - I know - a Sea of Foam Green should be my theme, but I couldn't resist since this colour for both Sires was nicer than the others to my taste. So, like I did on the previous post... Onto the bad first: NONE. The setup was in this case perfect, neck/truss rod / pitch at 12th fret etc, all spot on - Potentially the bass I've bought new with the best setup, paired only by the Stingray I'd say (again, 6 times pricier...). The frets in this bass are better finished yet than in the V5R too, only one scratches a teeny tiny bit on the 11th fret but again being picky. Weight is a silly 3.75kg, and it balances very nicely, no head dive which is a plus. I had read the pickups lacked bottom, I think they're spot on but I often boost treble on other P basses I've had so maybe it's down to my preference. I find them very balanced with presence in mids and highs, and again I will not be changing them in a while - maybe, MAYBE next year if we pop to the studio, just for the purpose of having things top spec'd in case it shows in the recordings... But then again admittedly more being a snob than needing a change. To illustrate, I took the V5R to a gig on Saturday and it was one of the best sounding live tones I've had. DISCLAIMER: these basses sound amazingly to my ears and considering I have the Capo on my board, which makes everything sound just so so so good as many reviews will verify here. Having an average amp and cab or crappier pedals will surely bring a worse result, but I think I've learnt to spread the demands of a rig across the cab, the amp, pedals etc; I used to put too much responsibility on the bass whilst my view now is that the bass is great long as it's well finished and feels comfortable. One thing to point out that, even if it doesn't bother me, I can see how it'd bother others - the roast of the neck is super super dark - I do think it's potentially tinted as it doesn't make a lot of sense - add black dots and you won't see crap on the face of the board, BUT the dot markers on the side are white. I encountered a similar problem in a Sterling Ray34 where the dark side dots had to be replaced at my cost, seems like Sire got that right here though. The neck is so dark that one could believe it's rosewood - again I quite like it as is down to taste - and the maple board has a very interesting 'light to dark' gradient here, again not sure if down to tinting it or natural, but I like it either way. I will say that I prefer the tort pickguard in person even looking at my own pictures.4 points
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Now sold. Now £500 for the vastly upgraded bass, the original parts, a Fender hard case and a Fender gig bag, and UK delivery. I bought a lovely Squier Classic Vibe '60s Precision Bass as a project bass in July 2021 and have about £1,000 in it. I'm still not entirely convinced I want to part with it because it punches well above its weight but I mostly play 5-string basses now and I'd like to know somebody is getting use out of it. The Squier Classic Vibe series is known to be a bargain (I have a jazz from the same range too) but I decided to put all the bells and whistles on the P. I set out the specs below but basically everything barring the body has been upgraded by a trusted local luthier that has looked after about 20 basses for me over the years. The original Squier parts will also be provided with the bass. Specs Finish: Sunburst Body: Poplar Neck: Maple Fretboard: Laurel (frets dressed by trusted local luthier in July 2022) Pick-ups: Upgraded to Fender Pure Vintage '63 Bridge: Upgraded to Kickass Bridge Nickel 4 Tuners: Upgraded to Hipshot HB1s Strap Buttons: Upgraded to Schaller Straplocks Knobs: Upgraded to Fender American Tele Knobs Shielding and electronics re-done with materials from Six String Supplies Case: Will be supplied with Fender American Deluxe Bass Case and Fender gig bag (the Squier usually doesn't come with a bag or case) Weight 4.4kg on the bathroom scales Strings: Currently strung with Labella Deep Talking Flats, if I recall correctly It's been professionally set up by the same luthier that made all of the modifications. I've looked after the bass so it's in very good condition. I switched to 5 string basses around the time I got this so it's barely been used. The only mark I can find is a small slightly white spot on the headstock (it's so small it's difficult to photograph but I've tried to get it in the last photo). I’m happy to take further photos and will do my best to answer questions. Collection in central or SE London is preferred (I can knock £20 off) but I can arrange boxing and posting to most UK addresses.4 points -
I bought this recently as I've always wanted a Pino. It's an amazing bass and very smooth and warm, frets are in great shape, everything works as it should. Comes with Thomastik strings, Hardcase and certificate. Good weight too, aging is nice and tasteful, back of the neck is nice and smooth without the nasty dirty finish some CS get nowadays. After spending a lovely day with @Chiliwailer at the weekend, I've come to the conclusion that as much as I love a P Bass in nearly everyone else's hands, I just suit a Jazz bass far better 🤷♂️ I'm looking at a 64 CS Jazz to replace this and thought I'd put it up for sale before trying a trade. I have packaging, so can easily pack this up if you want to arrange a courier to collect it. I'm based near Linton in Cambridge for collections. Can be here nearly any day. Happily take more photos, just a little snowed under this morning with work so can get to it tonight/tomorrow - just let me know what you want to see. I've attached one sitting with my JMJ just as reference. Price assumes Bank transfer or PP Gift. Year – 2016 Colour – Fiesta Red Body Finish – Gloss Aged Body Wood – Alder Neck Finish – Gloss Aged Neck Wood – Maple Fretboard – Rosewood Frets – 20 Scale Length – 34’ Weight – 8lbs13oz - 4kgs Electronics – Passive Pickups – Vintage-Style Split Single-Coil Precision Bass Gigbag/Hardcase – Hardcase + Cert4 points -
We just got a couple of videos sent through from a recent gig. The audio is a bit 'quick 'n' dirty straight off the desk, (had to tweak the bass in post a bit cause of tech issues caused by monitor spill). But anyway, here's a 'Royal Blood' cover. Its almost all bass from my Zoom B9.1ut with a bit of help from a sparrow Di and a graphic EQ pedal. The guitarist does play a few quiet bits, but otherwise its just me doing what I could fuddle together without spending any money when the band said they wanted to cover Royal Blood! 😂😂4 points
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Back at the Haystack, Canvey, again. Not our finest hour. Definitely not up to our usual standard. I think the heat got to us all. Even my wife said we've sounded better, and didn't sound as tight as we usually are on several songs. We also had a dep co-lead singer who we've been rehearsing with for a specific gig later this week* that our usual singer is unavailable for, who also wasn't sure if she could do this weekend's one either. In hindsight, we've been so focussed on new material for this next gig, we didn't get around to going over existing material we haven't played for 6 months with the dep signer that we thought was okay. In combination with brain fog and distraction from the heat, there were a number of errors (I even started playing "can you feel it" in the wrong key. It's a tricky-sounding room, and again, with the heat, we just weren't disciplined enough to soundcheck properly, especially the IEM mix, as we were all getting irritable. Although the pub wasn't as full as usual (again, the hot weather probably put a lot of people off coming out and would rather stay at home with a BBQ), the people who came said we sounded great and they had a good time. Not as many people dancing, but I don't blame them. I was sweating just standing still before we started. FWIW, the pub had aircon, but it's temperamental at best. In complete contrast, we had a rehearsal on Sunday for the next gig* (even hotter, not to mention aching and tired) and we sounded much, much better. 🤷♂️ *Next gig is Wednesday evening, for a school prom! Not something we've done before so we've been learning a bucketload of new, recent songs for. And we have two dep lead singers as neither of our usual two can make it. Hence the focused rehearsals for this particular gig and complacency on older material. Oh well, live and learn! PS You wouldn't believe how challenging it's been selecting recent songs for an audience of 16 year old. What I thought of as recent, some of these kids were still in nappies or weren't even born! - makes me feel old!4 points
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Looking to trade or sell this lovely Maruszczyk Jake with P & HB pups, it’s 32" Medium scale, and very lightweight. It really is a nice bass but I just can’t get on with a medium scale, it just feels too small for me. This was originally a custom build by Adrian at Maruszczyk Current cost to this spec would be over 1,800 euros plus shipping etc. In very good condition and Sounds amazing. The humbucker has real grunt! In very good condition apart from a few small marks shown in photo's Comes with a decent quality Lightweight Hard Case. I’m really up for a trade for something along the lines of a Jazz but open to offers (but I already have a P-Bass) I would prefer a collection from Leeds or somewhere nearby Specs: Body: Alder with one-piece ash veneer front and back, gloss finish Neck: Zero Fret — Maple with matching headstock, 38mm nut width, white neck binding, MOP block inlays, matte finish Hardware: Hipshot ultra light C 3/8 tuner, Fully adjustable bridge Pickups: Maruszczyk P & HB, passive, volume, volume, tone Scale: Medium 32" Weight: 7lb 8oz3 points -
Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) ～ Pat Travers Band3 points
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As per the link and poster, the food vans are all run on bio fuels and electricity. The MASSIVE wind turbine was powering most of them. Seriously, the hum of generators was much less than in previous years. It was really noticeable. The spider is stupid. No defense of that.3 points
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@SteveXFR they actually used 100% renewable energy sources this year, which is probably more than just about any other festival. At least they're trying. Like Coachella, that has about 40k more attendees at 250,000. I had a quick peruse on their website. No mention on how they power anything, no mission statement to ban single use plastic or list of banned items due to environmental grounds. I also don't know how you logistically get 210,000 people (roughly the population of the entire urban area of Norwich) to a site only accessible by A roads for a few days without letting them drive. I've also done the coach from Leeds once - it was a horrible experience and I can see why most people drive. Mind you, all of the coach tickets still sell out. I do agree that helicopter usage is disgusting though. There is no need for it for anyone. It's a tough industry to be in and try to have any green credentials. Glastonbury are probably leading the pack.3 points
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5-4-3-2-1 - Mannfred Mann3 points
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I've never really had much time for Elton John, I've never particularly liked his voice and I tend to associate him with Phil Collins and Michael Bolton and all the worst of the bland mainsream AOR stuff of the 1980s. Having said that I think his set last night has won me round, I really enjoyed it and I've had various Elton tunes stuck in my head all day. I think I'm going to start working through his back catalogue later to see if I've badly misjudged him.3 points
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Well I can post more detail but this seems to be a keeper to me. Works brilliant with my new P bass, lots of authority, but the treble punch of my Jazz on this is surreal…! loving the natural mix control (rather than the usual blend of volumes) and how the EQ can go either way without losing presence.3 points
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As well as the aforementioned videos, also plays bass with The Dave Simpson Trio.3 points
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Metric on these, they were Korean. No idea what size the thread would be though, but it should be possible to improvise a working replacement. Tip for truss adjustment - gently flex the neck (don't worry, it won't snap!) as you tighten the nut, rather than making the rod itself pull the neck straight.3 points
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And there is my new band name.3 points
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I'm colour blind, what do I know!? Here's four pictures taken on my iPhone of my Tidepool all in the same room on the same day, it's quite a tricky colour to photograph and it changes depending on lighting. I'd say the closest to real life are the first two:3 points
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One thing you should realize in these four representations is that the exposures are all over the place. Look at the pickguards. They should all definitely match as well, but they don’t. So, what you’re seeing isn’t as much variance in finish as it is poor processing of the images.3 points
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I've just bought a tester, which will remain in my gigging bag from now on.3 points
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Well done - that's the measure of success.3 points
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Number 3 on this list... 😆 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-660131183 points
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Think you're just fuelling the fire now @cheddatom. We all know Spector copied Warwick back in the 80's Oh happy days. Dave3 points
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Very good bassist, in lockdown I finally put my mind to learning the bassline for Girls & Boys and it`s a joy to play, plus the most recognisable part of the song.3 points
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Put on Elton last expecting his vocals to be a bit ropey after seeing him singing live a while back on a TV show but he was terrific, what a showman and what an amazing set of songs, his band was fantastic and EJ was incredible on the piano, he's a bit dodgy on his pins nowadays but as long as his fingers and voice are working who cares, his band and him killed it performance wise, what a great way to spend a Sunday night !! 😎 John3 points
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Yup, that’s what I do. A monitor feed from the behringer xair to a rolls pm50 on my pedalboard lets me balance myself against the band. It’s ace. The end result sounds the same as when I rehearse at home in headphones.3 points
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Is it made of cheese ?3 points
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Indeed, his show was as much about virtuosity as it was history, I’ve had an on/off with his music for 40 years - Philadelphia Freedom yes, Rocket Man no - but f**k me, anyone unimpressed by that performance and show by a 78-year old doesn’t understand live music at all. Not that it means the slightest to him, but Elton I take my hat off to you 🎩3 points
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Ended up seeing one band at Glastonbury, which was Kelis and was great! Caught the first few songs of lizzo and it sounded great and also the lottery winners who I enjoyed watching a few songs, very entertaining. Somebody asked why the singers sound a bit ropey in the bands. Most likely doing multiple shows a day, it's a nightmare getting around the site to each show and sleeping in a tent and getting little sleep. I took it easy and the earliest I got to sleep was 2:30 and eas up by 6! I did 7 performed across 4 days and last nights 11:30 set was a struggle as was this mornings set and I'm a bass player!! 🤣 a highlight was standing a few yards of Paul McCartney as we watched the sun set from the Glastonbury sign!!3 points
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Played Butlins Skegness Great British Rock and Blues Weekend. Was a great concept, but it was on its last legs and I'm not sure if it has returned post lockdown. There was good support for the new bands on the Introducing stage, and a good spread of old names - Nazareth, 9 Below Zero are the first to come to mind.3 points
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I replaced a set of Lace Sensor Pups with the Kubicki Preamp Active system, with a pair of Dimarzio J DP123s in a 90's US Fender Jazz Deluxe. The Lace sensors were silent but lacked output even with the 9v Kubicki preamp. Being a Dimarzio FanBoi having used the Split P on a couple of Fender P basses I knew pretty much what to expect and I was not disappointed . The DP123s come in two different sizes so make sure you order the correct length. My US J Deluxe needed the neck and bridge Pups to be the same length and when coupled with a loom from @KiOgon the Jazz sounded fantastic. By carefully selecting the right value of Tone cap you can make your bass sound like a P or Jazz , a very flexible workhorse. Lots of power and tone, I would highly recommend the Dimarzio DP123s.2 points
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I think I've solved my Ibby Mezzo 5 string low B problem. As I've posted about before it comes with D'Addarios but D'Addario don't make a medium scale string for public sale, they only supply them to Ibby for this bass. I've tried a load of different strings. When using flats I use Dunlop medium scale flats. They have recently had price increases of nearly 100% so I started to look for something else and I thought about going back to rounds. My current roundwould string of choice are DR Hi Beams but they don't do a medium scale, and for the B string tuner post placement a long scale B won't work / fit on the mini tuners. So I've now got a hybrid set. E-G are DR Hi Beams 45-105, and the B string is a custom length Newtone 0.136 I tried the Roundcore Platinum option to get as close to the Hi-Beams as possible. The Platinums are advertised as having a smaller wrap wire for lower finger noise and that they have a more broken in feel. I also went with a tapered option. Tonally they are very close - in fact closer than some other single make sets where the B string seems to be just a random addition. The 0.136 also is quite balanced in tension to the E and A of the Hi Beam set too and I didn't have to widen the nut slot at all. I expect they'll sound even more like a single set once they've all been played in and dulled down a bit. I'm very happy with it, and the cost is very reasonable too.2 points
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I bought this Talman to be a mod project after seeing one that had been fitted with a Tbird pickup. I liked the look. So I found one and dropped a Bird pickup there. I’ll probably change the pots and tuners , and have an older grey bobbin Pbass pickup that might make an appearance. The stock bass was neck heavy , and the neck certainly is substantial. I’m ok with chunky necks. I’m enjoying this.2 points
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