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After the sad departure of the Squier Sonic P-bass in California Blue, it's replacement has just arrived. And what a replacement! Just unboxing it, and it has already exceeded my expectations. The packaging itself is on another level between the Chinese Sonic and this Indonesian Classic Vibe 70s Precision. Quick tune up, not much needed. Action good, might be tweakable better. Intonation appears spot on, too, which I've never had even from a USA Fender...Relief could be a little better, maybe? The point is, this is playable right out of the box. My one trepidation was the spec saying the nut width was 1.685", which is between the two normal P sizes. Well, that's obvious garbage, just from feeling it. It's a 1.625", bang on. And slim front-to-back! It's just a great feeling neck. A quick noodle, and I feel right at home. Flatwounds will be installed soonest, because I have a phobia about rounds on a lacquered board! Because my first Fender Precision was a 75 Fullerton, I've always liked the shiny gloss-finished type of neck. This one is really nice, darker-coloured than I was expecting - vintage tint? - but not roasted dark. My other walnut P-bass was a 79 fretless, seen here with two nieces, the older of whome is nearly 50 now...eek!10 points
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Latest version of my Cold War pedalboard. Mutron III+ Valco KGB Distortion Valco KGB Fuzz EHX Bassballs (underneath) MXR M87 Comp Broughton HPF Warm Audio DI Cioks DC55 points
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I do have pics but they don’t really do it justice. I’m afraid this is about the best I can take whilst bedbound! Looks miles better “in the flesh.” Unlined fingerboard, as you can see.5 points -
If I was running a commercial studio, all the work areas - control rooms and studio rooms would be faraday cages and there would be no WiFi. If you are in the studio or control room you are there to work. If you want to play on your phone go somewhere else.5 points
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Many years ago, I loved making Airfix models, 1/72 of airplanes and stuff. Typical boys stuff, and then would paint them up using Humbrol enamels. I suspect many people here did much the same. I woke up one Sunday morning in my bedroom and all I could smell was White Spirit. I looked on the floor and could see a bottle of White Spirit on it's side, the top off and it mostly empty. I smelt the carpet and thought "Bloody hell, knocked it over in the night and it's all spilt on the floor and soaked into the carpet. My mum is going to kill to me". I went out to the bathroom and could still smell the white spirit, "Oh no, its gone everywhere in the house, my mum and dad are going to kill me". I went downstairs and thought it was downstairs as well, I then starting thinking, so I went outside and could still smell it. The penny dropped, I hadn't spilt the white spirit, I'd drunk the whole bottle in the night whilst asleep. There was none on the carpet, but there was an awful lot in my stomach. I wasn't ill, didn't feel that bad, but my breath was awful and took a day or two to get back to normal. Ever since then, I keep stuff like that locked up in a garage and not in the house. I have never touched white spirts since, I moved to meths instead for a classier drink Rob5 points
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Oh, I dunno; where does this gobelet land..?5 points
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Unlike @Lozz196 I prefer a bass without an "f" on the headstock.5 points
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The clear-out continues ... 2021 Fender Player Plus Jazz Bass - Aged candy apple red. Excellent condition, two very, very small marks on back of body, one which I can't even photograph. Other than that it's pretty immaculate. Would benefit from some cavity shielding, much like every active Fender I've had. No gig bag but have suitable packaging materials for shipping. Specs: Body Body Material: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Polyester Body Shape: Jazz Bass NeckNeck Material: Maple Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Neck Shape: Modern "C" Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm) Fingerboard Material: Maple Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm) Number of Frets: 20 Fret Size: Medium Jumbo Position Inlays: Black Pearloid Dot Side Dots: Black Nut Material: Synthetic Bone Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm) Electronics Bridge Pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Jazz Bass Middle Pickup: Player Plus Noiseless Jazz Bass Controls: Master Volume, Pan Pot (Pickup Selector), Treble Boost/Cut, Midrange Boost/Cut, Bass Boost/Cut, Active/Passive Mini Toggle Switching: Pan Pot Hardware Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Bridge: Fender HiMass with Chrome-Plated Zinc Saddles Tuning Machines: Standard Open-Gear Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell Control Knobs: Vintage-Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass Miscellaneous Strings: Fender USA 7250M Nickel Plated Steel (45-105 Gauges) Case: Deluxe Gig Bag (Included) Can post at buyer's cost/risk or collection/inspection welcome from Orpington BR6.4 points -
***PLEASE WITHDRAW*** Up for sale is my Warwick Starbass 5 String in Daphne Blue. It’s in excellent condition basically brand new. Has had a recent professional set-up with new strings and comes with a padded TGI gig bag. This bass was also plek’d by Thomann when it was purchased, so the fret and fingerboard feels exceptionally smooth. One very small ding on the tip of the headstock, can be seen in photos. Collection from London only. Accepting offers too4 points -
Saw it on talkbass that there are some price drops on the old vintera range in the US. looks like some retailers are doing it here too, not quite as big a discount but not bad.4 points
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Cemetery Gaits - Pantera4 points
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...with ‘any money’ following close behind...4 points
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You could get a couple of the JustinGuitar books. He has a website and YouTube channel with hundreds of videos to go with them.4 points
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Easy money, that's the best kind. Lol Daryl4 points
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I can already only hear that as "I sought The Lord, and The Lord won" and I have not even listened to the song.4 points
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2014 prs american made gary grainger 4 string , orange tiger front finish , maple neck with bird inlays ,superb player , any trials welcome , only selling as i’m using 5 strings these days3 points -
Just putting feelers out really beautiful bass, basically a reissue BB with a 3 band EQ. sounds and plays great. Gotoh 201 bridge - I can switch to original Yamaha one which I have on another bass. Good weight, 9lbs tort guard - made for me by Earlpilanz. covers all sounds - I have a 414 and seem to set this similarly so I’ll stop being greedy. i can ship, but I have no case. So happy for collection in Manchester - or to have a case delivered etc. can ship without case at buyers risk - although I can wrap it to death etc.3 points -
A bit of a get-together down by the Tyne today. Lots of it spent messing with a Kemper and a mad Russian plastic bass from the 80s.3 points
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Bee Bop — Charlie Parker3 points
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Ampeg PF50t all valve bass head for sale, bought for studio project, no longer needed. Good condition, comes with a padded bag. Collection from Bristol, taste and try before you buy. Or happy to meet up within 50 miles of Bristol. These are over £1k new now.3 points -
Just to avoid any confusion. "NO powder supply, or power supply is included" Thanks3 points -
We played some some dreadful us military style army of God thing once and I found that the chords and rythem for the verse has been stolen from london calling so that’s what I played3 points
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As with everything today which is sub standard.... the phone. It's the phone thats messing with everthing and everyone. No one toaday can focus on anything....always playing with the phone. Back in the day there were no distractions and you were 100% focused on the job. If what Im reading is the way it is now and I ran a studio? All phones would be left outside until the job is finished.3 points
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I put Ultralite lollipops on my PJ Mustang. Neck dive solved! (And I think they look less outsized /ugly too)3 points
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Your bass playing isn't being improved by debating the correct use of the word "tuner"...3 points
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You beat me to it 😉 Here it is:3 points
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Zion Calling Death and Glory The Nuns of Brixton3 points
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I’m managing FX GAS (poorly). Microthumpinator, tuner and compressor to start, then the wonderful grizzly that is an always on subtle overdrive. Then the EBS Billy Sheehan Ultimate came onto my radar. Why? I’m far from sure but it gives me proper distortion if I should ever need it and has an FX loop in both clean and dirty channels. A switch in the dirty means the BS is always on and an Xotic RC Bass Boost gives me just that in the clean loop. Then I thought I’d try an octave pedal to fill on some sonic space. I’ve experimented with both a Sub n Up and a Micro POG and the POG won. So I have a great clean sound, boost that adds colour, mild distortion and not so mild with the BS boosted.3 points
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Don't Stop Relievin' ～ Journey3 points
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It's why Smith basses have relatively soft woods in the neck but a sodding great slab of ebony for the fingerboard. The neck is just stiff enough rather than as stiff as it can be. I've encountered the same effect in a guitar with the softest maple and mahogany laminates in the neck but an ebony board for preserving rigidity. I'm fond of ebony fingerboards because they can be dressed to very fine tolerances and are tonally neutral. They seem to affect high end frequencies that are beyond what most of us need in a bass.3 points
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The strap... (Totally appreciate he won't recognise half the folk on there - but he can learn in time)3 points
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Completed the build of the Brooks EB-TB-IV today. - Neck through with mahogany body wings - Nine ply mahogany/walnut neck - Ebony faceplate on headstock - Tobacco burst gloss transparent acrylic finish - Rosewood fretboard - Jumbo frets - 34" scale - Handcut bone nut - Three ply white-black-white pickguard - Wide travel Thunderbird bridge plus tailstop - Spokewheel trussrod - Thunderbird style pickups nickel. - Hipshot Ultralite tuners - Output Pure Tone - d'Addario EXL170BT Balanced Tension strings - Strapnuts: Dunlop Straplok Nickel Dual Design - Weight: 3.5 kg I'll post pics of the build process in posts below2 points
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Markbass LittleMark 250 Black Line Head, sparingly used as backup, great condition, original packaging, collection from Bristol welcome, or can post at cost.2 points -
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This video has a pretty good explanation of James Jamerson's methods and has a PDF attached with his 'cheat code' exercise. Might be useful?2 points
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And She Wasp Talking Heads2 points
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I've heard the Boss Metal Zone with a Line 6 Spider is an awesome combination used by countless professionals.2 points
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just my two cents: Communication is its own skill. Some folks have expansive knowledge on the technical end. Some have the artistry to work with their materials (woodworking). Some folks are natural communicators. I'd sacrifice the comm skills if my builder has the artisty and knowledge. Of course all three is the desire. But once I get my instrument the 2 are all that matter.2 points
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Sat here with a large coffee, after a morning session with my (current) favourite 3 basses. Regardless of price…. these Arias are absolutely my go to basses right now. Lovely players, comfortable and awesome sounding. It does make me wonder why I still hanker for expensive gear, when instruments like these are around for peanuts. I hunt around for the Korean ones mostly, or the Japanese ones if there’s a bargain to be had. The 5er at the top is an IGB68 and was 200 quid. Awesome tone, beautiful fretboard, crap tuners, I intend to change them. The Integra on the left was a 100, fabulous tone, the pickups are brilliant in these, nice neck…. and the GTB on the right was 50 quid….. absolutely ridiculously lovely bass, again great neck, great pickups. I put Gotoh GB707s on both of those basses. It massively improves the playing experience. To be honest, between the three basses, I really don’t need any of the others, they’re that good, in my opinion.2 points
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I started off with this, although an earlier edition. If/when he's hooked, you might want to try 'The Guitar Handbook' by Ralph Denyer. It may bit a bit too advanced in total, but there's a handy chord dictionary, scales and the first elements of music theory. And as he progresses, there's a whole load of content on maintenance, amps, effects etc. I bought my first edition when I was 16 and I still have a copy that I use as a reference now (many, many, many etc years later).2 points
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Your choice of string should be entirely down to the sound you want to get. I've used round wounds, fait wounds and tape wounds and they all have their own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to sounds I could get out of them. If you are after that early 80s fretless "mwah" there really isn't any alternative to round wounds IMO. The biggest cause of fingerboard wear on a fretless is using the wrong kind of vibrato. Roll along the string rather than pushing the string up and down across the fingerboard. However I found that tales of fingerboard war from round wounds to be over-exaggerated, and if you do get wear that affects the playability you can always get the fingerboard reshot smooth. No different to getting a refret.2 points
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I have read a few accounts of people stripping carpet off cabs for tolex. They are all woeful tales. I don't think anyone does it more than once. And yeah, paint over the carpet would be a job for a skip once done methinks! Maybe if you belt sanded the carpet first... Yeah, nah. Give it a haircut and call it good.2 points
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Bert Weedon's Play in a Day ... Still relevant, after all this time...2 points
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'Coffee table' basses. I can't explain why but 99% of those exotic wood basses with an 'interesting' grain.....just leave me cold. Also relicing a bass......why pay good money for something I can do myself over a period of time by just playing it? Too weird for me.2 points
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My best mate in school was a great guitarist, even then he was a natural talent. So I couldn't pick up the guitar as I was always going to be comparing myself to him. He formed a band with his brother on bass, but when the brother couldn't commit to rehearsals he suggested I take up the bass. We loved going to see bands live and the idea of being on stage myself was always there. So I went to my local shop and they had a fretless Westone, and I thought well, if I'm going to play 4 strings rather than 6 then a fretless would look cool. I didn't actually pick up a fretted bass until 20 years later! It didn't take long for me to be hooked and not think of the bass as an something failed guitarists ended up playing. My biggest influence then was Chris Squire. Massively into Yes I was mesmerized by his driving bass lines. I never really nailed the tone on my fretless (!) but his playing style was what I aspired to. I spent the next few decades getting kicked out of bands for over playing! Then I came across Eberhard Weber and converted almost overnight to EUB. Much to the consternation of the rock band I was in at the time, I insisted on playing it exclusively. Only recently have I found my way back to fretless BG, but very much still learning and loving playing bass.2 points
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It's a bit of a weird setup, very little chance of any spillage2 points
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Not a bad one for the final before one guitarist and vocalist jet off to sunnier climes. New bar opening down the road and a big puller just out of town so I held out little hope for the usual noisy night for our venue, but it was reasonably busy and they were up for it…so go in glass half empty and be pleased by half full worked. A couple of us suffering from the start of this *****y cold doing the rounds but didn’t affect us too much. The odd fluff, but “no one died” and I doubt the crowd noticed. next up for me a couple of deps at the end of January and rehearsal/get together to make some noise pre-Christmas for my first band from 45 years ago (unless any more deps come in the meantime)2 points
