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Great fun with a welcome return to my local pub. A bad start in that 1) I managed to forget my mic stand and 2) we showed up to two musicians thinking it was open mic night and telling us that we had five songs! Luckily we were able to explain that it was OUR show and they got a booking of their own. Two hours of acoustic gothic tunes, ranging The Cult, The Cure, Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim and the, un, Monster Mash finale! Oh and a couple of our own, for good measure. We're back there in January.16 points
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And another Oxjam Beeston gig report... Hurtsfall played at the Malt Shovel at 5.00 in the afternoon. My previous experience of Oxjam was over 10 years ago with The Terrortones where it seemed poorly organised with the venue changing at the last minute, everything running late, and the promised backline not being present. Luckily on that occasion the bass player from In Isolation who played before us was happy to let me use his rig. Little did he know that I'd be taking his place in the band 6 years later! This time it was a complete contrast: everything was extremely well organised and running on time! We were sandwiched between two bands of very different styles to our goth/post punk sound, and for once I didn't spot anyone in the audience that we knew, so we were playing to an audience who were completely unfamiliar with our songs. Despite that we seemed to go down well and although there were people drifting in and out as we played, plenty stayed to the end of the set and we got some appreciative comments afterwards. Still strange to be back home before 6.30 in the evening. This is the only photo I've seen so far of our performance seemingly taken from the back of the pub:14 points
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Withdrawn. Different plan9 points -
2 gigs this weekend, Friday night was the 50th anniversary of the Aberdyfi mountain rescue team and Saturday was a 50th birthday party held in Aberystwyth museum which is splendid old music hall complete with stage and footlights. Both gigs were fine but people didn't come for the music they came to talk to their mates. Fair enough but hard work for the band. We seem to get a lot of bookings of the "wouldn't it be nice if we had a band" variety. Not complaining, 2 paid nights out with my best mates and access to 2 very good buffets!9 points
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We played in Southampton at ‘The Hobbit’ on Friday night, and a social club called ‘The Martin Club’ on Saturday. Annoyingly we had to shorten our set on Friday due to time constraints, but had a great time with a small but enthusiastic crowd. Saturday however was nothing more than a paid rehearsal in front of the other band (Mutiny on the Beach) - I felt bad for them because they invited us down and we’re embarrassed by the poor turnout. We made the most of it though and had a great laugh all weekend. Mutiny on the Beach are gonna head up to Essex to support us at some point, so it’s great to make new friends if nothing else.9 points
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They got "Bela Lugosi's Dead" performed on two mandocellos and "She's in Parties" on a bass and a mandocello.... hopefully better than a kick in the eye, so to speak!?! A couple of the locals complain about us "turning the pub into a youth club" - considering Nick and I are both 50yrs old, I am tempted to use that quote promotionally!9 points
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This surfaced from our gig on Sat night. SLF Gotta Getaway. This is the 2nd time we've tried playing this so its not quite there and a bit of work in progress. Great song tho. The vocals are louder in the mix but camera was just in between PA cabs which were angled outwards. Dave9 points
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40 minute set as part of the Oxjam Beeston Music Festival, which is held annually in 20 venues in Beeston Nottingham with 100+ bands and artists. Fantastic gig and the crowd really got into our set. Oxjam Beeston, entirely run by volunteers, has raised £150,000 for Oxfam since 2011, not including this year. As you can see from the headgear, we're a Country Band8 points
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Performed for the first time with our new backing tracks to a fairly captive audience of mostly stallholders in a market! Very well received, it was great to look around and see them nearly all having a little boogie almost without realising they were doing it. The sound was great, we were setup super quick and off the stage so quickly afterwards we caught the crew napping.7 points
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The gig turned out to be a lot of fun. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=862602832054443&id=100001681941959&mibextid=Nif5oz I'll add another full song clip later tonight. Blue6 points
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At least Maddy shows up and dances! People pay big bucks to go to holograms of ABBA, so low is the bar these days.5 points
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Someone was kind enough to take some photos.5 points
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Yamaha BBPH Peter Hook bass This is a limited edition bass which is now discontinued by Yamaha. From what I've read online there were only about 352 basses made (I'm not sure if this is worldwide or UK only - but the majority were just for the UK market) Great condition, includes original gig bag, case candy and overlay for control panel which comes with the new bass. I brought this new during the Covid lockdown. Looking closely this has 1 very small dent next to the controls, which is hard to see unless you are looking very close to the body. You can see this in one of the photos next to a 1p penny for size. But it is not noticeable at first sight. It's only a couple of mm and has not gone through the body finish. Plastic is still on the control panel plate. Strings have been recently changed, but i'll throw the original strings in as well. You are very welcome to come and try the bass out. I also have a Clone theory pedal (not for sale) all set up if you're after that Hooky tone! I'm also open to a Zoom/Whatsapp/Teams video call if that would be helpful to you. Only selling as I now have more basses than i'll use and the Joy Division / New order project I got this for is at a stand still, so this isn't getting used. Afraid i'm only looking at cash on collection as there are far too many scams around on paypal and bank transfers, plus i don't trust couriers (most of whom don't fully insure instruments). I may be able to travel to a mutual location and my band (Sounds of Seattle) travels around England and Welsh borders a fair amount so that's another possibility. What Yamaha says: Peter Hook pioneered a singular style that defied convention and became a defining aspect of the sound of Joy Division and later New Order. The Peter Hook Signature BB combines elements of his favorite BB1200S and the BB734A he currently plays on tour with Peter Hook & The Light. Combines elements of the BB1200S and BB734A basses Reversed VSP7n Split Single Pickup Active preamp with 3-band EQ and active / passive switch 3-piece alder / maple / alder body Red finish inspired by Peter Hook’s favorite BB1200S Limited Edition in Europe General Specifications General Construction Bolt-on (6-bolt miter neck joint) Scale Length 34" (863.6 mm) Body Body Materials Alder / Maple / Alder construction Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane Neck Neck Materials Maple / Mahogany 5pcs Neck Finish Satin Polyurethane Fingerboard Materials Rosewood Fingerboard Radius 10" (250 mm) Fret wire Medium Number of frets 21 Nut materials Graphtech Width @ 0 Fret / 12th Fret 40.0 / 56.3 mm Thickness @ 1st Fret / 12th Fret 21.0 / 23.0 mm Electronics Neck Pickup Reversed VSP7n : Split Single Coil / Alnico V Middle Pickup - Bridge Pickup - Controls Master Volume, 3-BAND EQ (Bass, Middle, Treble), Active / Passive Switch. Pickup Switch - Hardware Bridge Vintage Plus : Convertible stringing, Brass Saddle, Steel Plate String spacing 19 mm Tailpiece - Tuning Machines Lightweight Open Gear Pickguard - Others String gauge D'Addario EXL-170 / 0.045-0.100 Case Gig bag there are far too many scams around on paypal and bank transfers, plus i don't trust couriers (most of whom don't fully insure instruments), so i'm only looking at cash on collection. What Yamaha says: Peter Hook pioneered a singular style that defied convention and became a defining aspect of the sound of Joy Division and later New Order. The Peter Hook Signature BB combines elements of his favorite BB1200S and the BB734A he currently plays on tour with Peter Hook & The Light. Combines elements of the BB1200S and BB734A basses Reversed VSP7n Split Single Pickup Active preamp with 3-band EQ and active / passive switch 3-piece alder / maple / alder body Red finish inspired by Peter Hook’s favorite BB1200S Limited Edition in Europe4 points -
I wanted to personally thank Gaby and all that she did to ensure smooth transition for this cherished Wal bass. I will take well care of it!4 points -
It was the busiest Oxjam I’ve seen. Probably helped by the football international break. The Bendigo Lounge, where we played, was rammed at 5.30. I hope the big crowds mean big money for Oxfam.4 points
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I’m assuming Maddona is a Madonna tribute act?😂4 points
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Well! Seeing as I'm rarely playing since I left the stages, I'm keeping a bass or two and letting go of the rest. Lusithand Alma compressor - £150 - runs 9-18v, Nuno can confirm this despite the misprint of '9-12V' and I've used it as such without a problem. Owned from new, fantastic Diamond like bass compressor. Boxed Pedaltrain nano+ with softcase - £45 in line with other ads I'm happy to do a small price reduction if all bought together. Best, Ander.3 points -
Pushing up Daisy's what?!3 points
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I actually have a bit of experience in the vintage guitar market, I used to stand shows in the 90's and 2000's. Once a guitar is "outed", it stays outed, and this seller will have a lot to regret regarding his current stance/position with the guitar and his future reputation. He may actually be causing himself more trouble than he anticipates right now. It's a very small world, and this will not go unnoticed. Rob3 points
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I’m pretty much amped up , but everything I’ve heard from people that use the Elf suggest that it would be a good amp to have.3 points
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Ooooooooooooooooh!3 points
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I run hot and cold on shipping and have thankfully never had a major issue....but there's nothing like 'Saturday, 2PM at Clackett Lane Services' for everyone's peace of mind...3 points
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Tonight (Monday 16th) on Channel 4 at 10pm there is a showing of ‘Summer of Soul’, a 2021 documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Apparently the footage was rediscovered in a basement and then restored. Features many great performances including those by BB King, Stevie Wonder, Mavis Staples, Sly and the Family Stone & Nina Simone.3 points
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Think the Fullerton versions are the US built basses rather than the cheaper "Tribute" series basses. Fullerton is the home of G&L as far as i know. The Tribute basses are circa £300 over here whereas the Fullerton US made basses are up in £1k - £2k range if i remember right. Dave EDIT :- just saw the other posts with Fullerton info.3 points
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Being an ASAT bass, it can only be MIA, there is no Tribute ASAT bass.3 points
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I One Two Break Three ～ Quëën Déjà vu? 🤔3 points
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Electricity ～ OMD3 points
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Thanks Dave, Here's the " No Diggity Clip" from last night. Lots of guitar https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02N9EHNX93ezEbN7SXGXeS2W41yrrSu5Yc1czF1DiZta4eJSH4M2TwpKAjYWrPybh1l&id=1470144703&mibextid=Nif5oz Daryl3 points
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Really enjoyed that Daryl. Def drop the Blues part of the name as that doesn't really sound blues to me. Its got more of a Country feel. Sounds great tho. I would come see you if i was a bit closer. Dave3 points
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For UK deliveries : If anyone would rather have a no hassle bass sale and needs a courier, use https://lenspeedlogistics.com/services/single-guitar-delivery-from-55/ Scroll down to coloured map to see where they deliver in the UK mainland for the 55 quid price. They dont require a hard case. They dont even require a cardboard box. A padded gigbag will do. If you phone up , you get the boss, Len, who's a good bloke. They deal with a lot of antiques as well as bass gear, so are ultra careful with your goods. They are of course fully insured. They may not be quick. This is because they're a small outfit, and to make money, they need to coincide a pickup with other jobs near to you. Its sheer luck if they have gear to deliver or pickup in your area within a day or two, so it's 50-50 if you get a quick pickup or not. I have waited a week before for a collection from me, but i live way down the country compared to Lenspeed. I've already used them several times, and have posted on BC about them before. They did stirlings jobs everytime and Len's courier will keep you updated. A fabulous service3 points
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Pop music is and has always been more entertainment than an art form. No big surprise, really. To rewrite a common mantra here on Bass Chat slightly: "No one in the audience can tell the difference or care, so why should you?". They are primarily there to be entertained, not to listen to music in specific, or at least that is secondary to them.3 points
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Played a smallish venue at Withernsea last night...pain in the derrière to get to as you can’t avoid going through Hull and the never ending roadworks are, well, never ending. Strange layout, long and thin with rooms off to the side. Couldn’t crank it up too loud as you’d deafen the punters at the front which meant the back of the place was a bit quiet. Despite it being ‘off season’ the place was packed and up and dancing from the off. The Landy was well chuffed and even made between spot sarnies. It’s a bit of a trek but worth it with this kind of reaction so hopefully we’ll be back there sometime in the new year. One thing, another one of them small stages which was a challenge but apparently the previous week’s band had been a 5pc with keys...god knows how they managed it 🤪......smallness demonstrated with pre first spot pic of drummer waiting out the ubiquitous bingo.3 points
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You seem to be ignoring tonewood. I only play in rooms with oak joists.3 points
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My latest pedalboard...2 points
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Ernie Ball can go do one. Not just for this, but for their pricing of all basses. It's price gouging almost on a par with Warwick's innovative "let's add another 7 grand to the price and folk will still buy them" pricing strategy. Anyone with an IQ above 2 won't buy one of them as they'll realise they're being done.2 points
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I had 2 almost original and almost complete early '66 jazzes One had the amazing light body, and the other a superb thin neck that felt special to me (but on a way heavier body). I know it would decrease the value but from a players view I decided to swap the necks (the original one on this body needed a little work on though) and make the ideal jazz bass. The idea was that I would keep it for ages, but things went different... All in all it is a fantastic bass. When your looking for a vintage jazz, I don't think it gets much better. All parts are correct and it actually could have left the factory with this exact parts. The "leftover" parts were indeed for sale too, I didn't part out this bass for sale though.2 points
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Uploaded fresh, clean headstock pics to gallery!2 points -
Markstyrene? like polystyrene but with improved low end register and fitting with the Italian lifestyle.2 points
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Well that is ridiculous!!! How much is a Sterling 24 and Darkglass pedal?! No idea why someone would pay that much for this, but each to their own. It is a bit of an ask - especially considering the brittle tuners and almost non existent truss rod that went out in the purple Sterling 34.2 points
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Acoustic Bauhaus in the pub! I'd definitely be up for that... A pint of Butty Bach with a Kick In The Eye!2 points
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Sounds good Dave, one of my fave SLF songs2 points
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Massively overpriced budget instrument with some fancy tech shoved into it. Sterling by MM basses seem pretty decent for what they are, like Squier CV etc etc….. but prices like this are outrageous. I hope absolutely nobody buys one.2 points
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There are many Japanese ASATs out there too.2 points
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Yamaha BB614 in great condition. I had a passive option fitted to it using the Vol pull/push pot..... so you can get a bit of BB414 if that's your thing. Obviously there's a slight loss of output when popped into passive mode but oddly it has a quirk whereby if the Vol is turned down a tiny amount it gets louder before it gets quieter as the volume is reduced. No idea why it does that..... it's just a thing 🙂 Frets have been levelled, fretboard lemon oiled and all set up and good to go with 105-45 roundwounds on. For the fans of how much a bass weighs..... it's 9.3lb (4.2kg). Happy to post or drop off if nearby, but equally happy to have it collected.2 points -
Wot? — Captain Sensible2 points
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Played there with Emergency Exit before lockdown and it was pretty mixed. Great feedback from local punk fans who turned out and punters in the room seemed to enjoy it! I was back in last December and it was as you described...punters in for the football and some stayed. Some others in for a meal and really did not want any music! In fact they got a bit whizzed off when we asked them to move away from the pa! Also folk dropping in for one drink on a pub crawl. I think although it has been one of the music venues in Falkirk from the old day's that still put music on it's trying to be a sports bar,restaurant and music venue and it isn't really working! The volume is an issue because of the layout. We were contacted about getting booked this year but I was a bit late in getting back to them and got hee haw! I think that was maybe for the best! One of my mates bands are playing there very shortly and I know for a fact that they will blow the roof off volume wise!!!2 points
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Last night I sorted out my other grumbles with this bass as supplied - the terrible pots and the pointless three way switch. Never rewired a semi-hollow bass before, and with a solid centre block the only access point is the f-hole. No worries! First step - gather supplies - found some pots in my parts bin and ordered a Schaller 3 way rotary Megaswitch - so much easier to wrap one's head around than your typical rotary. Then it's time to take a deep breath and feed the guts out through the f-hole (realising that there's no way back now - even stuffing the innards back in as they are will be a challenge) Desoldered and removed the old pots and the switch, leaving only the bridge wire (taped up so it can't escape inside the bass again!) and the pickup wire. Noting the two hot wires which went to the old switch (white/green) - use multimeter to figure out which grounds go with which hots (white/black, red/green) then wire the Megaswitch using the schematic handily provided by Schaller for this very scenario (single HB, parallel/single/series) Wire up from the switch to the volume and tone pots to the jack socket (remembering to include the bridge earth wire) Test BEFORE beginning to stuff the innards back in the f-hole, then do it in order of (wired) distance from the pickup - jack socket first - easily the worst, fiddliest one - having small hands/fingers I managed to get it in the rough vicinity of the hole then used a large allen key to maneuver it into position and keep it there whilst I got the washer/nut on. Take a breath, then carry on - tone pot, volume pot and finally, three way switch (which went in quite easily - had done some testing beforehand to see what was the easiest way, found an angled approach worked best after first trying other contortions of a more twisting nature which might have stressed the wires) Finally, put the knobs on, and it's done! The chrome knob is temporary - couldn't find a chickenhead in my spares so I've ordered one. Final tests through headphones and amp revealed that it has been a resounding success - real differences between the settings (well, slight difference between single/parallel but the usual big kick going into series). Only wee oopsie (and I'm not fixing it) is that I got my coils mixed up and the single coil is the bridge coil, not the neck one as I had intended. I don't think it makes a lot of difference so I'm going to leave it.2 points
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The Oxjam Festival in Beeston, Nottingham. Playing with the Daz Kelly Band at the Bendigo Lounge. A large and full bar; not everyone was there for the music but there was enough appreciative folk to make it worthwhile. It was a five minute walk from the car park but we were using the house PA and I’d only got a bass, Elf and a Barefaced 10 to carry. We had a few friends and family turn up and my one drink was bought me by my son-in-law. An over-priced, over-chilled craft ale. 😆2 points
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I had some foreboding about tonight’s gig, the communications between the band leader and venue had been vague and it didn’t appear that much promotion had been done by the venue. Just before leaving, I received a message saying ‘small stage’, which didn’t help my expectations. However, it was rather good, only enough room on stage for the drums and backline, but not really an issue and the load in was really easy. We had hoped for more bums on seats, but it wasn’t too bad really, we played well and there was a fair bit of jigging around by the punters and some nice comments. I took my fairly new Squier 40th Anniversary P bass for its first gig outing and it excelled! The pickups seem quite rude and raunchy, which I like and it sat in the mix perfectly, it’s a keeper (we’ve heard that before ), I took a backup bass, given the new P was an untested quantity, but it was not required. All in all, rather splendid.2 points
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So to recap, the body and neck have been ruined, and all original parts swopped out except the bridge and the control knobs, but he still wants nearly £2k for it? Just as a matter of interest, after all those ... ahem ... "modifications" how exactly can you prove that this even started life as a Rickenbacker rather than an Ibanez or a Greco?2 points
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