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For those you who haven’t seen my NBD thread (if not, why not? ), I’ve added a tort PG to my 40th anniversary P. For your consideration…12 points
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Yardi Gras festival at The Brit Bar in Weston-super-Mare on Sunday night. Terrible weather all day and the stage is outdoors in a semi-covered smoking area. We were promised hot pizzas would be there when we arrived but all we got was a begrudging apology and a free pint. Very cramped conditions, 15 minutes change-over between bands. I opted to use the house kit, our bassist went with the house bass rig, we were ready to go in 5 minutes but the sound guy took his time meaning 2 songs were cut from our 45 minute set. I reckon we played to 25 people at the most. It's a bit frustrating travelling all the way from Stoke for a gig like this, but we stayed positive, won some new fans, sold some merch, and enjoyed a few van-beers on the way home. I'm still starving though! I've not seen any photos but there was a woman stood to the side of the stage filming me (not the whole band) for at least 2 full songs. Very weird if a little flattering.11 points
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I routed out the area with the mangled screw holes, cut/sanded a scrap of the body wood to size, shoved it in with some glue, chiselled it flush, re-drilled the holes, and forgot to take a picture. But here it is, taped up for the fret job. After that, I just need to finish off the nut, set it up and we're done. Next gig is on 29th September, so that will hopefully be its debut! I'm excited to hear how it sounds. I've never played a 32" scale bass before and I've also never tried reverse P pickup placement. The body is very small, as you can probably tell by how massive the bridge and pickup look in the picture. Maybe a bit too small, but it's nice and light and I think will serve me well for the ridiculously long gigs I do these days.10 points
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PRICE DROP TO £450 Hi all! Selling this beautiful Epiphone Jack Casady bass in Ebony Black. This really is an immaculate example of a cult classic and I can find no marks anywhere on it, with just a minor bit of swirling in the finish. Unsure of year (I bought it second hand) but it's in superb condition. I love this bass but have just bought the Alpine White version and don't need both! The range of tones is exceptional, I used it for some acoustic and jazz stuff on the 50 setting and it fit right in, with loads of compliments about the look obviously! The warm bloom of the note with the hollowbody is just lovely. Flick a switch to 500 and you have a big up-front modern sound which pairs very well with a high gain amp or pedal. With flats it's also a whole other level. As I said above - I like these basses so much, I bought a white one which I will cherish as much as I have this one. Set up and intonated perfectly tonight with brand new Roto Nickels and it's singing like a bird with a fairly standard action of 3mm at fret 17. I have removed the scratchplate as I love the look without it, but I will of course include this in the sale. Price is £450 and I can post to anywhere in the UK for an additional £20, and she will be very well packaged. No trades thanks! Please PM me with any questions Thanks for looking Danny8 points -
Do not eat this Bass soul food. BTW, the binary has no ASCII value an Unicode is the French C with the squiggle underneath. The dec is 101914. whether that adds more information to the warning I don’t know. I have to find out so I can eat whatever it’s advising me not to.8 points
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My current board… Buffer/ Tuner/ Mute at the front (with mutable parallel dry signal from the parallel output of the Paradriver) … Then stackable gain stages, Overdrive > Fuzz > Distortion (this board is all about the dirt really) … A touch of space (reverb) … Compression at minimal settings (only bites when digging clean and the dirt isn’t doing the compression) … End of chain EQ/ HPF/ LPF/ DI from the Q strip. This is essentially an ‘ampless’ set up. The front of chain dry parallel signal and end of chain DI both go to the desk, the other end of chain output for additional monitor (power amp/ cabs) if necessary.8 points
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This is her way of blocking your bass purchases mate7 points
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Howdy. So being realistic about market values. Let's make this £2,750 delivered and someone can love her like she deserves. Here we have a stunning instrument. My 1980 Ricky 4001 Fireglo. All original, except for a couple of the screws/washers for the machine heads which look like they've been replaced at some point previously and one I've replaced myself (see image) Near mint condition for a 43 year old bass that's been gigged plenty. Recently serviced by a Luthier, she had a couple of crackly pots and a dry solder joint, all sorted. Selling because a project has come to an end and she deserves to be played rather than hang on my wall looking pretty! Anybody looking to buy a Ricky knows how they sound and what they do, this one has the lot. Huge tone. The Clash with some OD on the bridge pup. McCartney on Come Together on the Neck with Tone=0 Mix the pickups, slightly roll off the tone knobs abs you have a beefy rock sound. She has a few knocks, I've tried to show as best I can in the pics, but all cosmetic. Hard Case is slightly tatty but closes fine, no key though. Some tarnishing on the tuner heads and a bit of rust on the input jack but all other metal parts are pristine. Serial number TK4667 dates her to November 1980. Neck is straight, action could be lowered but I had it set at a medium height for comfort. Everything works as it should, including the Rick-o-Sound stereo outputs if you fancy trying to be John Entwistle Overall she's in fantastic condition. I've priced a sensibly as I can based off BC and reverb pricing recently, there doesn't appear to be anything equivalent for sake in the UK under £3,500 (ignore the cheap one on Fleabay with a "Neck Repair")!! I'm not desperate to sell quickly, but very happy to negotiate if you have a fair offer in mind. Would rather not post, but can do that fully insured and packed up tight in her hard case. Happy to deliver/meet in Essex or nearby for diesel money, thanks for looking. Terry 077104674376 points -
New pickguard arrived today from https://www.guitarselectric.co.uk , whom I now recommend (quick delivery, great price, superb communications) and Ive fitted it. I added a whole load of aluminium tape for shielding and it's as quiet as with the original PG (I kind of overdid the cavity as it's quite tight and I managed to cause a short ). Pics as promised:6 points
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The main reason Ive packed it all in. Dr's will tell u never ever "squirt" noise into ur ears and Im including in ears too. If I do a gig now its with those purple, industrial 30 dec plugs with a spare set in a top pocket and I care not a jot if I cant really hear the all of the frequencys. My hearing is way more important than the show.5 points
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What @JoeEvans and @Reggaebass say. The banks will never admit this. Imagine the paper article headings ... They know full well how leaky their software is (which doesn't mean it goes wrong all the time, but means that it isn't entirely perfect the entire time, and therefore something goes wrong once in a while), but the banks are dependent on our trust, so choose to pay out claiming "APP" without, as @TimR rightfully says, any further explanation. Not saying my take is the only scenario, but am indeed saying it's the likely one.5 points
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Rob Allen Lined Fretless Mouse 30 Bass complete with hard case. Excellent condition. If you are looking at this then you know what it is. Currently not prepared to ship this but can bring it to SW Bass Bash at Taunton on 8th October. No trade offers please as I am semi-retiring and trying to reduce my collection.4 points -
For Sale: Music Man Stingray 5H Special, black with roasted maple board + case, in immaculate condition For sale in the UK only Current online retail price for this bass in UK is £3199. You already know how good these sound! Lovely 5 string bass in pristine condition, no scratches or marks. Lovely slim neck on these with 44.4mm nut and only 62mm neck width at 12th fret. It's not been out of the house and hardly used as I'm struggling to move from 4 to 5 strings. Hence the great condition. Nice and light too for a 5'er at 8.8lbs. Fitted with black straplocks and comes with the two strap fittings as well (also black). Fitted with unused DR nickel Low Riders round-wound. Comes with its immaculate hard case and the candy and also a black SR2 Zero Mod (unused) to rest your thumb on. I'm not looking for trades on this one. You are welcome to come and look / play if you're near the Wycombe area. I will post this within the UK with ParcelForce Express 48 for £20 (uninsured) and I have a cardboard box for it to go in. Any questions, please ask away.4 points -
Reducing my studio and live set ups so this great DI can go to a new home, I use it with either my Stoneham YI200 head or with my Vanderkley Aurora to FOH and it is a very real sounding DI, great for the Jameson sound or for your guitarist to nail Steve Cropper but it has a magic to it that I can only say needs to be heard compared with other either inbuilt DI or externals. The Acme Audio Motown DI WB-3 brings the exact character of the original 1960’s Motown DI box. The Acme Audio Motown DI WB-3 is built to exacting standards with the same materials as the original unit to recreate the unmistakable tone of those classic records. Unlike most similar units, the Motown DI Wolf Box-3 doesn’t exhibit Low-frequency magnetic saturation which makes it an ideal audio interface / level converter as well as giving providing your sound artillery with a piece of audio legend. Although Al Sutton painstakingly designed the unit to exacting standards, few modern appointments have been introduced, such as an improved variable attenuator to accommodate high-level input and a custom made rugged steel case. Specifically made transformers in these units are built by the original manufacturer after 35 years to provide the exact same performance true to the original. The original Motown DI was a significant part of the Motown sound and were designed by Edward Wolfdrum in the late 50’s were immediately loved by Motown greats for its unique and colourful distortion that can be heard on classic records becoming their signature sound. There are a number of great reviews on line and they rarely appear "preloved" and the price will include postage.4 points -
Typical of both Kiss and Gibson; over-priced shite that the world doesn't need.4 points
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ACS Pro (17 and 26 filters) plugs for me. Most of the guys I know, who do not use hearing protection, are well on the way to hearing aids. . . . most of them are guitarists! The guys with sense, bass players and drummers, are nearly all using proper protection.4 points
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Here's me playing with the Bang Bangs before they even had a bass player! This was at a tiny village hall in south Shropshire...4 points
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Before we switched to using in-ears I used to use something like these. I'm very sensitive to high frequencies, especially our drummer's china cymbal! and these tamed those high frequencies for me while still being able to hear most things. They're not ideal and in-ears are definitely a lot better for me but at least I could still hear on the way home from a gig4 points
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Phew that was a hot one...raising funds for volunteer fire service4 points
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Reverb, of course. Not sure why anyone would want to buy a used one, even an unused used one, for the same price as a new one, but..3 points
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*SOLD* Lovely ACG 5 string Retro B (Jazz style) built by Alan Cringean (Scottland) in near mint condition (signs of use but nothing obvious or major). *Only selling because I had another custom build come in from ACG (and I can’t keep them all sadly😩).* Alan builds basses that compares with the top professional luthiers not just in the UK or Europe but worldwide! I have travelled and played his basses all over and they never fail to get compliments from other band members or sound engineers (not to forget the observant/listening audience members😎). Fantastic balance, easy playability, flexible tones (John East!!), great aesthetics and sold build guarantees great gig experiences and reliable professionalism with this bass (and other ACG’s I’m sure). Description: 35” scale, 22 frets, Hipshot Kickass bridge, Gotoh tuners, East Electronics Uni-pre, Armstrong/ACG pickups, D’Addario strings. Top Wood: Cocobolo Veneer: Black Body Wood: Swamp Ash Body Finish: Satin Lacquer Neck Wood: 3 piece Maple Finger Board: Acrylic Resin Treated Maple Scale: 35″ 20″ radius Neck Finish: Satin Lacquer Pickups: ACG FB Humbuckers Hardware: Hipshot Kickass bridge, Gotoh GB350 Resolite tuners, Luminlay face dots Pre-amp: East Uni-Pre 5K Original specs here: https://acguitars.co.uk/project/0323retrobj5/ Comes with brand new TGI extreme gig bag in grey. Set up, serviced, new battery and ready to play!!! Collection/trial Aylesbury, Bucks or buyer arranged courier. Feel free to ask for any further information or to arrange trial or purchase. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED😉3 points -
I would like to sell my Fender Rumble 100 combo which looks as new. It’s around a year old and has never been out of my practice room. Most of you will know of the excellent reputation these amps have and it’s well deserved. This is an ideal amp for practice, rehearsal and small gigs and in this condition will not be commonplace. I can’t see a scratch or blemish anywhere on the unit. Comes with instruction booklet, a fitted padded cover and a power lead. I haven’t got a box to post but any prospective buyer is welcome to collect, tea and coffee will be provided. Alternatively as I travel with work I can meet up within a reasonable distance of Wigan. I am not looking at trades thanks just a straight sale please. Sensible offers considered.3 points -
Hello everyone, This probably goes more for all the metal buddies out there - recently I've got an opportunity to face to face the original Microtubes X with version by DemonFX and did a short comparison for those who are interested since there are not that much can be found about that particular clone. Sure, there are differences, some of them are subtle, DemonFX is a bit bigger as it has a classic pedal housing, however power connector is a bit better placed to me personally, etc etc. In terms of sound I prefer my original one for wider level range and I think it has a bit more of a grind than the clone, but anyways for the money I think it is quite a good option to give a try for such type of distortion to understand whether it suits needs or not. So I leave it here more for some informational usage. Cheers! DemonFX vs Darkglass Electronics: MICROTUBES X: (more details on a gear and IRs used can be found in the video description)3 points
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I play a 5 and rarely need anything below the E, I use the B string all the time though - playing further up the neck, and not using open E. Could get by with a 4 with a de-tuner but personally I prefer a 5.3 points
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Makes me chuckle that GS has had so many signature basses when he barely played on most of the famous Kiss stuff. And there’s that painful video where Carole Kaye is trying to teach him bass. short scale, weird pickup placement and huge pickguard obviously designed to conceal old pickup rout on original. looks good, if you squint.3 points
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C'mon, you do get a box of Gene Simmons picks. Well worth the £6.5K over the cost of a LP Jnr DC.3 points
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Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees3 points
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Chinese Burn ～ Curve3 points
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That was kind of me on Saturday night, more concerned for my hearing than the show.3 points
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Looks like a losing battle with the guitar player, but is his amp pointing at his calves. Get him a stand so it leans vack and aims at his head. Did a PA this weekend and guitarist in one of the bands couldn't hear his Marshall jcm 100. It was 2ft behind him pointing straight at the back of his legs. 🤔3 points
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Thanks @fretmeister for your help, I will see how I get on. Thank you for your help and everyone else's help.3 points
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Love IOW. We opened main stage 2018, and then Big Top on Friday the year you're talking about because we were going on a tour next day and they persuaded us to squeeze it into the schedule. The band had played something like 5 years in a row on gradually larger stages before I joined so they had a really good relationship with the festival team.3 points
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Link ACS Custom Pro Series https://acscustom.com/uk/3 points
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They bought it from a bloke in a pub in Melksham who stole it from Bradford-On-Avon3 points
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The way I see it is ,if the money went to a different account to what was typed in then someone has been hacked (unlikely) or it’s a bank error which they are not admitting to3 points
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Just wanted to update on Mesa availability in Europe... Mesa bass gear will be featured as part of the new Gibson Garage showroom in London which will be up and running early next year. That's when the re-launch of Mesa in Europe will occur, and it will give players to try out some of the new gear locally if they don't have a dealer near by and happen to be traveling through London: https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Blog/News/are-you-ready-for-the-gibson-garage-in-london3 points
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He rolled a double, so gets another go..! ...3 points
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You've obviously never played Monopoly or you'd have seen the card 'bank error in your favour'3 points
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Bergantino CN112, 1 x 12" Speaker Cabinet and Cover 12" Neodymium Driver Adjustable Tweeter 8-ohm impedance 350-watt Power Handling Excellent Cab - 12Kg. Currently not prepared to ship however can bring to SW Bass Bash in Taunton on 8th October. No trade offers please.2 points -
I've got a scrap book of pics, flyers, print articles and reviews 😊2 points
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I've got quite a bit from the first few years and I've digitised most of the photos and posters. I have some press cuttings from the local rag that are cringeworthy now, early set lists with the takings from the gig (my first gig in 1989 took £29.50 on the door at 50p per punter) and some plans for stage sets and song running orders for a project we were going to do in conjunction with a local dance troupe (it never came to anything). I have several live recordings which, when I listened to them again for the first time in many years, reminded me why we never made it. Enthusiastic we were, gifted we were not. 😃 I have most of the recordings we did in the local college studio (we had access as the keyboard player was a student there). I do enjoy looking at them now and again, just to relive some good memories (we may have been rubbish but we enjoyed being rubbish) and to remember my best mate, our drummer, who is no longer with us.2 points
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£7199!! What planet are these people on?2 points
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Meant to ask, what's your holy grail 5 string?2 points -
It's so the strings are pulled down over the nut. I don't think anyone questioned it until Fender figured out they could be flat if you included a string tree to replicate the effect. Here's an unusual but wildly impractical one I made a while back.2 points
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I do have to agree with you. We were playing at a function gig recently going through the DJ's PA set up: he had two RCF 705s with tops on poles directly above. Can't recall our band sounding better overall - we normally don't use subs. I particularly loved the drums and audience were loving it / very complimentary. And, in practice, you're never going to be able to A/B your set up because it will only be truly compared once the audience is there absorbing your sound waves - hugely different to an empty venue as we all know. I think tbf from some of Bill's recommendations (eg paying someone to be sound engineer at gigs), he's coming at this from the more pro end of the market. We're doing pretty well as a band, but certainly wouldn't be able to afford to bring a sound engineer on board for our gigs. I totally recognise the much greater expertise from Bill and others when it comes to this stuff - it's just that it won't necessarily translate into the semi-pro or hobbyist band set up many of are involved with. So if it works and works well, I'd say crack on! Perfection can be the enemy of the good. And a neater, potentially more secure set up taking up less floor space will often trump a marginal improvement in sound quality. If it means you're using a sub to enhance the kick that's likely to be a noticeable improvement to your sound, certainly in larger venues, than not having one at all.2 points
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Neither do we...and we are not saying that or thinking that at all. Its as I described and as some folk have pointed out. Its a scam of sorts with the money being diverted at some point to a totally different account whilst starting out with us and indeed the bank with the proper and correct details. And again as for the message from the bank saying it's an APP......It's doesn't by definition actually seem to be that as we set out at the start with the proper bank details going to a trusted seller. We have screenshots if needed of all conversations as it was done through this site and I agree it's a bank issue and we won't ever know what happened that's for sure. I put this up here to find out if it had happened to anyone on here selling and it seems by and large it has not!2 points
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I received my 5 string P/J a couple of days ago. All I needed to do was tighten the truss rod slightly (using the very cool adjustment tool provided). The fret ends are smooth on my bass. It plays great all over the neck. 4 year warranty from the date of purchase is included too. The bass sounds great too, and the gig bag is a cool inclusion.2 points
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I suspect that the bank either simply don't believe the bit about the transfer going to a different account to the one entered, it know full well what caused it and have no intention of admitting to a system fault.2 points
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I ordered a tenor ukulele mould from Radius Dish UK - superb product but did take a long time to arrive: I also ordered a sitka spruce bookmatched pair, which I planed and scraped down to a touch under 3mm and joined: And also found in my small wood collection a full mahogany back and sides set - I have NO idea when and what I bought that for...but it would do nicely. Again, planed and scraped the sides down, this time to around 2mm and then out came the bending hot pipe. First a good dousing with water: Then on with the leather work gloves. With a bending iron, a hot pipe and a lot of patience plus plenty of spritzing is the key: One half nearly done: And now both! Once that was fully dry (overnight) I could cut the sides flush at either end and cut a mahogany tail block and neck block to glue them up: Then, having found the rubber-banded clothes pegs in a long-forgotten drawer, applied the kerfed (slotted) linings: And then that's the sides done ready for radius sanding :2 points
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IIRC a trusted member on here had their account hacked a few weeks back, I wasn't suggesting a trusted member had gone rogue.2 points
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