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Having had a year entirely focussed on my local goth duo, I regrouped with Slyder Smith and the Oblivion Kids for a Dementia Festival in Wolverhampton. The charity meant a lot as I lost my mother to Alzheimer's. House cabs provided but I brought along a little TC Electronic head (outrageous value for the size) and my re-christened "Gofner" Verythin bass. We got mobbed by photographers at the start and I found this Stagedive photography shot that looks like a pretty good action shot of the three of us. A better show than the 2 rehearsals in 7 months should have allowed.15 points
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Roxy Magic played the Hale Barns Carnival on Saturday. It tipped it down for most of the day, but it cleared up when we were on, by some miracle. A good fun set - nothing but the hits. We were on with the legendary Graham Gouldman who's been a hero of mine since the mid-70s. He was doing an acoustic gig, playing a few 10cc songs along with some of his solo stuff and the songs he wrote for the Yardbirds, Hollies etc. Sadly, after a clear start, the heavens opened and left him playing to a smaller crowd than he deserved. He was still ace though. I'll spare you the picture of me grinning next to a slightly bemused GG.14 points
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Hey folks Up for grabs is this stunning little Mustang bass from 1966 (the first year of production) It is all original with the exception of one bridge saddle height adjustment screw. This has been replaced with a more modern allen / hex part over the years. The original dakota red finish has a beautiful patina from 57 years of use and the neck is something else! Talk about a worn in feel! It‘s the perfect weight too at just 7lbs 12oz Frets are in great shape and everything works as it should do. It even has it’s original “Victoria” case. This case has obviously seen a fair amount of use over the years as the handle and latches have been repaired / replaced here and there but it’s fully functional and perfectly serviceable. More photos available on request Happy to ship if desired. Get in touch for a shipping quote. Also happy to let those interested come and take a closer look. Let me know if you have any questions Cheers FullSizeRender.MOV11 points -
Mustang Sally played three gigs over last weekend, a Saturday afternoon village party in Kington Magna (no, I'd never heard of it either!), evening as part of the shaftesbury fringe festival in the Two Brewers pub. The afternoon was excitingly dangerous with rain tipping it down the whole time and a mini-whirlwind busting one of the lightweight tents just as we started playing. The punters were all county-set rich landowners and suchlike, barbours, leather hats, red trousers and expensive wellies, average age 68-ish. Their picnics comprised champers, foie-gras, etc. We thought that starting with Guitar gently weeps would scare them off but not a bit of it -they danced in the mud, got a bit tipsy and we even had some of the ladies balancing on straw bales to bind freshly-hacked branched from the trees around to splint the bent and busted tent poles with gaffer tape, doubtless carried in their Gucci handbags for just such an eventuality - the Empire spirit or what? The evening pub gig was warm and sweaty, rammed with punters who danced, drank and sang while the rain continued to soak the band outside in their wall-less tent - they were Dreamweaver, an originals power-punk four piece and bloody good - I'm hoping to book them for one of our West Bay minifests in 2024! Sunday was an afternoon gig at the Shaftesbury FC clubhouse, all of the band still feeling a bit stunned from the day before, but the punters rolled in, sat in the sun and danced for the whole afternoon. I used my new-to-me short-scale Harley-B (thank you, @knicknack} all weekend with the Bongo relegated to spare. Our guitarist loved it (less wrist stress than a 34") when I did my sax bit - he's now keen to play more - did I subconsciously buy it for him so I get more sax-time?10 points
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Today's development was receiving a written offer of the new role ... time was when Worthing and Brighton were in two different trusts and it would take ages, but they are now in the same trust and they are doing a fasttrack internal transfer! My DBS, Occupational Health and right to work in the UK checks have already been completed ... nothing in the NHS evers goes quickly, but I guess there have to be some exceptions! Officially I'm on 4 weeks notice with ICU, but my line manager has said that they do not intend to hold me to this (At the moment they are paying for an ICU nurse who is not able to actually work in ICU, so it's no surprise). It seems that I may be in a position to start in the new role in the next 2 or 3 weeks, which is wonderful! With my increase in my weekly hours from 23 (all I could physically manage in ICU) to 37.5 (The new role is office hours and without any moving/handling of patients or heavy equipment) and a surprise that my annual pre-tax salary will go up by about £80 a month (I'd thought it was more like £80 a year!) the financial challanges of the past year will soon be just a bad memory S'manth x10 points
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Lovely little solo acoustic guitar/vocal gig last night at the Organ Grinder in Loughborough - my first solo gig in over a year (I do them to fill the gaps in between my other band gigs). Nice crowd, good atmosphere, and felt good to get back into solo stuff. Also the first outing for my old Yamaha acoustic that cost me £40 last year, and it’s Seymour Duncan soundhole pickup. Good way to round off the weekend. Very much enjoyed it and got booked for two more gigs straight away.10 points
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Played our favourite gig last night at ‘The Lookout’ in Scarborough with our acoustic duo, ‘Milestone’. Always a lovely audience who bombard us with requests - the photo was taken during the 2nd chorus of ‘Alright Now’ as an encore, when we both realised that the upper parts of the solo section would be near impossible to play on our acoustic instruments! My mate Gary of course managed his bit, (I didn’t even attempt it). Great fun gig.9 points
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BLOCKBUSTARZ Glam covers band at Methil ex-services club this afternoon 3-6pm. Gig was very busy and a great enthusiastic crowd who were well up for dancing. We had people travel down from Dundee, up from Kilmarnock and some even came over from Dunoon. We also had a few Americans in the audience and they all loved it. Lots of folks wanting pics with the band with all the gear on at the end which is always nice. Had a few people tell me that was the best band that's ever played in the club with one guy saying its the best band he's ever seen. Not sure how much drink was involved but i'm taking all comments Used the new Ampeg SCT7 Pro for the first time and i sounded great. Pretty loud amp. Feedback from people who know me said the bass sounded clearer than the Handbox WB-100 but that's fine and i quite liked the sharper, faster sound i had thru my Mesa 210 & 115 Cabs. Used the Sandberg VM4 today as always. Home by 9pm via kebab shop of course. Only pic i have at the moment is one taken by the singer of our dancers on one half of the floor. Dave9 points
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That wouldn't be that unusual for us - the wooden bit in the bottom middle is the bar, the built in seating is round the right and the double socket is on the side by the door!8 points
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Had a gig Saturday night (no photo sorry), turned up, we were due to play outside but because of the weather were moved inside, we were told we were setting up in a corner with built in seating and one double socket. Myself and the drummer did our best explain why this would not work (the bar was opposite us approximately two feet if the drums had set up. So they moved us around the corner from the bar to a small area with a double height ceiling.. Suffice to say I could not hear myself at all, even with the Thumpinator and my isolator pad the amount of reverberation from me and the drums meant it was not a gig to remember. This Saturday coming will be much better I'm sure!8 points
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Ours was a bit of a faff. Not the gig, the day leading up to it. There is another local group that we get gigs from sometimes, and we send things we can't do for them. Some time ago we almost formed one group, but that didn't work out. When we were in the process, they booked a gig in a place called the White Hart, 10 miles west of here. It went in the calendar. Come the day before the gig, and we are talking that we are doing the gig the following day, and someone says oh I thought they were doing the gig. A bit of a back and forth, and it was them that was supposed to have it, but one didn't want to do it, so we did it. Roll round to now, a gig at the white hart turns up in the calendar, passed through from the other group, no probs. Singer rings, talks to the pub, says we will be doing it instead. Comes the day of the gig, I have forgotten to put a poster up on all the facebook groups, so I ask what time we are starting, the drummer says 'they have already advertised the other group doing it, I say no they haven't. A bit of back and forth, and it tuns out, the other pub, called the White Hart, 10 miles east of here is the pub that they had booked and couldn't do, but now the white hart to the west is expecting us. Faffy way to start the day. Apologised to the East pub, did the west pub, wasn't expecting much as it is raining and the week before pay day, but turns out it is heaving and had a great night. Also I got to use my sign, even if I had to put it on the side as I cracked it8 points
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A killer Fretless conversion by the Gallery on this early MC900. Wonderful wood grain and all the finer details of the earlier MC's. Premium build, smaller Tuners, better pre amp with massive gain and bottom end, front jack insert - no passive tone here turn the treble down. To keep the appearance of the board the lines are ebony though at close quarters visible for accuracy. The side dot's are in their original position. See pic's for condition. Questions welcome7 points -
**Traded away.Now gone** Up for sale is my Pearl white Ray 35HH with MusicMan hard case (can also sell for £50 less with the SBMM padded gig bag) Selling as dont see me switching away from my single H. One of the newer models with roasted neck and Stingray 5 logo on headstock. Lovely bass, plays great and sounds huge! (Incidentally something I found out was that this bass will still sound if the battery dies) Everything is in excellent condition and works as it should. The pickguard has light scratching on it and there is a small nick on the side (pictured) Weight is 4.45kg Comes with an EBMM StingRay hard case. Audition and collection preferred in Market Drayton, Shropshire. Could possibly meet Stoke,Crewe, Shrewsbury,Telford etc Thanks for looking! Keir7 points -
This really We have a female front person and most of my bands have been this way. I guess I started with a group of friends and our best singer by a distance was Lorraine and I learned a largely female led set list. Once you've got 50+ songs under your belt changing is a steeper learning curve. One of the factors when I'm looking at a new band is how much of the set list we know in common. If you are going to be gigging within a couple of weeks or so you don't want to learn 30 completely new songs. There are a lot of 'rival' bands playing our sort of repertoire who are a bunch of old blokes and a young female singer. There is no shortage of young people who want to play in bands and who are basically just dreamers. Wanting to front a band comes with a big ego. Youth comes with fewer strategies for coping, higher hormone levels and often more drama and that may be a function of youth not gender. Cynically I can see why bands like an attractive young woman out front. The same group of old blokes would probably think twice about recruiting a young male, would they fit in? Recruiting band members is fraught, they need to play/sing but it's a fairly intimate relationship in most bands, one of the attractions is that in a band it is a bit of ''all for one and one for all', us against the world. You really need someone who has the skills and that you can at least rub along with. I find adding the words 'experienced' and 'gigging' to ads weeds out the dreamers and anyone who doesn't have at least some audio and video to show you isn't likely to be worth seeing Just as an aside I've been wondering why I've found this an uncomfortable thread and I think it's the implication that any group of people are in some way all the same. It's a bit Henry Higgins.7 points
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"Hi Gang Maple Road will be performing this week on Thursday 7/27 @ The Washington County Fair. We'll have Tim Sardina on drums. We'll be on the Do Drop In Stage. We start at 5:00." I'll let everyone know how it goes. Access to the stage might be tricky. I hope we draw a cool engaged crowd Blue6 points
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So for the last few months I've been gigging my Spector Bantam which I bought primarily due to the weight (7lb 8oz) but have found the ergonomics very much to my liking too as the body shape means the neck sits roughly where a 34" scale Fender would sit so I don't feel cramped at all. It's been a revelation in terms of comfort, playability and the day after a three hour gig I don't feel like I've been fighting as I have virtually no hand pain at all. On Saturday I was lucky enough to gig with my Spector and a Sandberg Lionel that may or may not become a long-term partnership. The electronics are great and it has a passive bypass too. Weight-wise it's 7lb 7oz and again, ergonomically to works really well for me. It gives me a real alternative sound-wise to my Spector which I find quite Hi-Fi and I really enjoyed playing it. I've sold a couple of basses recently so this one could replace those in my line up very nicely, but there is another Spector Bantam for sale at Bass Bros.... I can't see short scales ever fully replacing my 34" scale basses but they really are a joy to play.6 points
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The SL cabs have a very pronounced mid range. Sometimes at home I give it a good scoop , it’s still a nice thick sound at quiet volume.6 points
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Jaco wasn't in a good place mentally when this video was put together and I think Jerry and friends did it to highlight his talent. It's a shame it's not a full on structured tutorial 'method' style book/video though but given the circumstances at least we have this to look back on. Two years later he was dead, a really sad story. Anyway, if you haven't seen it, a really good documentary with some great interviews with Zawinul and others who played or knew Jaco is; Jaco Pastorius "The Lost Tapes Documentary" (on youtube).6 points
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Played at the Square Chapel in Halifax with Dire Streets, having depped with them on rhythm guitar the night before. Near enough a full house, and a very appreciative audience, including Mrs Axe (who took these snaps). The D-Roc sounded great through my ampless setup, and considering nobody is trying to look like Mark Knopfler or any of the band, it would be hard to argue that the D-Roc looked 'wrong'. Plus it almost matched the drum kit...6 points
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Did a trio gig yesterday billed as Del Bromham's Blues Devils. It was a local charity affair for Willen Hospice. Really well organised and had a really good afternoon/evening catching up with old mates who were either friendly rivals on the old covers circuit or just people who used to come and watch bands from the old local scene. We were well looked after with refreshments and food and most of the kit was supplied. My mate in the previous band had said I could use his Hartke 4 x 10 and put my head through it. When I got there, he'd decided to leave his rig at home and use the house rig which was a an old Trace GP7 combo (did they do a 1x12 combo - or mebbe it was 1x15 on top of a 4 x 10. Unfortunately the 4 x 10 had blown a speaker and guys from the previous bands said the combo was farting out - great! So i set up, made sure the pre shape wasn't engaged, dropped the bottom and boosted the mids and got the Engineer (who's a local legend' to give me a load back through the monitors - and voila - not hi fi but great for grungy blues rock! Had an absolute blast and raised a ton of dough - and despite it peeing down had a great turnout too! Happy daze!6 points
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Up for sale is my 2007 Stingray 5 in white (now faded to a rather lovely cream, as they do) and a maple fingerboard. Excellent overall condition, just a couple of small chips in the finish shown in the photos, but otherwise unmarked. Weighs in at 4.3kg on my scales. Plays beautifully with a low action, just fitted with a new set of D'Addario EXL170 nickels. No visible fret wear. The case shows a little use, but all the hinges and clasps are present and correct. There was a small crack in the bottom edge of the case, which the previous owned glued up, and it hasn't shifted. Collection from near Woking in Surrey, or I can ship within the UK at the buyer's cost. Sorry, no trades please.5 points -
NOW SOLD Up for sale is my Vintage Sunburst Ray 35H with Sterling deluxe gig bag. This is not getting playtime over my natural H so looking to change things up a bit. Owned by me from new and is one of the newer models with the roasted neck and Stingray 5 logo on headstock. Sweet bass, plays and sounds great. Beautiful dark roasted neck, I think the sunburst is over a mahogany body. The weight is 4kg which is a bonus! Everything structural,mechanical and electrical is in excellent condition and works as it should. There is a scratch running from the truss rod access across the pickguard and onto the treble side horn from when I first got the bass in August 2022. The truss rod felt like it was stuck on. I stupidly forced the issue with the result that the truss rod now turns fine, but I marked the bass. The scratch can only really be seen when you turn it in the light and not from more than a few feet away. It is a fine scratch and may be able to be buffed out but I don't have the know how. Silly thing to do with a brand new bass but you live and learn. The pickguard alao has very light scratching on it. I've looked online and these currently retail new for £1200 - £1300, cheapest being Thomann at £1219 Audition and collection preferred in Market Drayton, Shropshire. Could possibly meet Stoke,Crewe, Shrewsbury,Telford etc Thanks for looking! Keir5 points -
Squier Classic Vibe Bass VI in good condition but no case. The tremolo arm has gone walkies but I'm sure something from another Squier/Fender that has the same bridge would do the job. I bought this for a thing I was doing but no longer needed but unlikely to use it again and I'm not going to be the next Glen Campbell. Great fun to either use as a bass or for those of us in here who are a frustrated guitarist but can't let go of playing bass. As most will know you can select whichever pickup or a combination of pickups you like, plus it has that 'strangle' switch which makes it more 'clunky'. Fairly new .84-.24 strings and as set up as I can get it given the weird bridge they seem to put on these things, but plays well..... our guitarist loves it 🙂 Can look at postage if need be, but can drop off if nearby and happy for it to be collected.5 points -
Back to the John Peel Centre last night for a funky evening with the The Gray Project This is the stage set up for the support band. My kit is hiding behind after we had sound checks. It was great fun, good sound, nice monitor mix, a great sound engineer and small-ish but very friendly appreciative crowd. I was very tired, having had a 4:30am start for my day job and then playing from 9-10:30pm straight through, fuelled by a massive kebab and chips after sound checking, then loading out and driving home arriving after midnight. A proper coffee and carbs day.5 points
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We had two gigs yesterday, a teatime 45 minute slot at a mini-festival in Swindon followed by a 2x1hr gig in Bradford on Avon. The Swindon gig was outstanding for me, for all the wrong reasons… for the first time in nearly 40 years of gigging, I didn’t get to the venue in time. I set off 2 hours before stage time on a journey that should have taken an hour… thanks to a road closure which saw me sat immobile on a dual carriageway for an hour and crawling for the rest, the trip took me 2.5 hours. Luckily one of our guitarists plays bass and deps for me on gig dates I can’t make, he was able to borrow a bass and the show went on. I eventually arrived 3 songs before the end. They sounded great 😄 Thankfully , the later Bradford gig was an absolute belter.5 points
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Coniston Sports & Social club last night. Our drummer has retired up there and so we made a night of it, brought the families and had a good time in the rain. Really happy that my kids got to see us play before the band wraps up at the end of the year. Got them up on stage for a couple of pics too. We played well and the dancefloor was full all night. Although I can't really drink and play, I had a couple during the set and it was nice not to worry about driving home after. My rig was the usual: Ibanez 1005sms (loving the low weight of the ibby), Ashdown Rm500 and a TKS 212. It was a really easy room to eq and the sound was good.5 points
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This is about the third iteration of my home-made pedal board. Nothing fancy, just basic Boss pedals and a passive DI. The tuner has the handy side-effect of splitting out a signal for my IEMs. The EQ is mostly used to stop my upright feeding back. The pedal in the middle slot varies, but isn't ever tremolo when playing bass! I built the board for gigs with a PA, where I'm using IEMs - although I don't actually do any of those anymore. It runs from a cordless drill battery and I get 3-4 months use from a single charge.4 points
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Nothing there to make me regret my recent purchase of a natural finish Player PJ Mustang. I suspect I'm in the minority, but I think the racing stripes make it look like a child's toy.4 points
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Early 80's Tune 'Bass Maniac'... Very unique sounding bass..4 points
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I hate it when venues suck and have not the slightest clue what's involved in setting up a band.4 points
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A scene from last night’s stage There is a short video on the venue’s FB page, of us playing, which manages to capture the moment where I play the riff a tone out 🤦🏻. Do I style it out? No, stick out tongue and laugh. I arrived last and so set up in the space left, the angle of the video camera meant that pillars obscured both the guitarist and keyboard player; I’m ok with it (bum riff notwithstanding).4 points
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First gig with the punk band at Legends as part of a two-day fundraiser for Girls Rock School. Short set, but the punters liked it!4 points
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The Rock Formation returned to The Ashton Club in Bicester last night. Was a great night with an appreciative audience, looking to re-book us again.4 points
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MIJ Squier purchased on this very parish a couple of years back. Bought this as an attempt to transition up from short-scale Mustangs and Jaguars; loved it so much that I ended up buying a 34" P to try and now this sits in the case. I've been threatening to sell it for a while but every time I get serious a session pops up that it would be perfect for and I end up keeping hold... Such are the whims of the musician. This is an MIJ 'A' serial which I believe means 85'-86' but has obviously been refinished in a snazzy two-tone purple/green combo. You'll love it or you won't, but both shades are very nicely done. There has been a repair to the wood of the headstock near the E tuner which has been professionally repaired under a previous ownership and caused no issues since. Can do the thumpy Mustang thing with flats and roar with rounds so I will include sets of both medium scale flats and rounds cut to size plus a soft case which fits tidily. Would prefer not to post but I'm in Doncaster and travel around the country often for work. Have a variety of high-quality tube amplification you can try it through at high-quality volume if you pick up from me. Selling at price I bought for in 2019 so considering inflation it's practically a bargain! DM me for more pictures if you want anything specific.3 points -
2020 Fender Custom Shop '60 stack pot Jazz bass, aged Sherwood Green, relic, c.4kg, '60 U-neck, 9.5" radius. Currently wearing TI flats. Studio use only. Original case, covers, candy. I bought this new in 2021. Collection from Bristol preferred (come and try it in my studio), but I have original packaging so could post at cost, UK only.3 points -
A reluctant sale but needs must - selling my late 70’s Fender Precision ‘bitsa’ bass. Put together by myself using all Fender parts sourced online and from this forum. Sadly the P bass neck profile no longer suits me following the recent op on my fretting hand so I’m playing slimmer necked Musicman US Sterlings these days. Hopefully continued physio will enable me to play wider necked basses again and I still have my faithful JV Precision and my old Tele Bass to keep me company when that time comes. About the bass - neck is from a 1979 US Precision and has a lovely maple board. The person I bought it from also sold me the neck plate and black neck cushion, all from the same bass. The tuners and string retainer are original to the bass. The nut has been replaced with a brass one. The body I bought from here and it’s an early noughties late 90’s MIJ Fender body. Nice and light and probably made of alder the Fender Japan pickup and electrics are original to that body too. The bridge is also from a Japanese Fender, the scratchplate is aftermarket but I also have the white original MIJ one which I can include. The bass has no case but I should have a gig bag knocking around for it. The body and neck match up better than many late 70’s Fender I’ve owned and at 4.2kgs it’s much lighter than the basses from that era too. Trussrod works as it ought to, frets are in great shape, neck nice and straight with very few dings (see pics). Currently strung with D’Addario round wounds. It sounds like any great Precision bass ought to, played with a pick you can get those classic aggressive rock and punk sounds and finger style from funk to jazz and anywhere between. It slaps well too. I’m pricing it at what it owes me to put it together. Sorry no trades. Pickup preferred but I can post in the UK for free if required.3 points -
Hi Pete, Yeah, I'm getting old. Yesterday I went to pay the young lady at the gas station at the check out. She said "good morning Sir, I hope your having a great day". I said, " I am, but you don't have to call me Sir, I missed the Civil War by a few years. Lol Daryl3 points
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This has made me laugh harder than it probably should have. Congratulations on your almost Shakespearian diction when the speaker goes.3 points
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Just bought the 500 Combo on Friday night. It pairs well with the 210 Cab3 points
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I think the selection of 5-string ukes is pretty small. Kala had a Chinese-made range which included a fretted 5-string (which I have) but that's been discontinued, and there was no fretless - I feel more and more tempted to defret mine. Their eye-wateringly expensive California range had a 5-string fretless, like what @Smanth has, but that range is currently being revamped. The broadest selection is 4-string electroacoustics - at the not-quite-bottom end of the financial scale, there's https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363555959883 which several of us on BC bought. Also worth trying an Ashbory dogbone - the De Armond version with proper tuners rather than the banjo tuners on the original Guild ones.3 points
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WE need video3 points
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If he'd listened in school rather than noodling away on his guitar all day he could... All he'd need would be some rust, a bit of aluminium powder and a sparkler.3 points
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Can you guys get a private chat going or something and please stop messing up other people's topics? It's very annoying having to scan over your nonsense and derailing of good threads.3 points
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Can someone remove that unnecessary apostrophe before I have to blind myself with a soldering iron?3 points
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Basschat, otherwise known as Enablers R Us.2 points
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Easily the most accomplished musician in our covers band is our female lead singer. She's a music grad with voice being her main instrument, musical theatre trained, grade 8 piano. A really lovely person to boot and super committed and hardworking. It's a privilege for us to have crossed paths with her, and I'm very grateful that she puts up with the rest of us relatively amateur blokes in the band! I'm sure there are equally talented and trained male lead vocalists out there. I don't think the comments about what sex or gender someone has are the least bit relevant; it's about individuals and what they bring to the party.2 points
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The string gauges on the bass uke are quite a bit bigger than those on the baritone. That would mean differences for the tuners and the bridge, and the string spacing might be greater (hence wider neck).2 points
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It was your opinion that convinced me to try the Shure unit and I heartily second every word of the above. The other thing I like about these is they’re built like tanks - transmitter and receiver alike. A real solid piece of kit. The batteries last for an incredible amount of time on a single charge and I’ve had no drop outs either. I tried a little experiment in an open air amphitheatre during sound check last year and managed to get about halfway to the top of the seated area before there was any signal dropout.2 points
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Tinned Rum. Japan Pretend it’s a song2 points
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