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  1. A golden weekend for me - by which I mean a 4 gig weekend. Thursday - Bandeoke residency in Bristol, Friday - originals band first time in a very nice boozer only 10 minutes down the road from me, last night - soul band in a favourite pub in Shrivenham, and later today another Bandeoke residency in Warminster. Just been woken by a very excited 4 year old hunting Easter eggs. The joys of grandparenthood!
    20 points
  2. Yesterday we played the "All that is Devine IV" goth festival at The Fiddler's Elbow in Camden. A rare(r) electric gig for my band, Deadlight Dance. Knowing what a nightmare it is for parking, we blagged a 17yr old roadie and drove to Hounslow. The plan was to travel light (for us) and get the tube in to Chalk Farm. Arriving at the venue, everyone was super friendly - absolutely no egos or divas across a five band bill. We opened and had a really good crowd. I was using the house Fender Rumble which is always a fairly tidy bit of kit. Adding Boss Bass overdrive and Super Chorus to my tone, my Rickenbacker sounded pretty amazing. We sold a few CDs and got paid due to healthy ticket sales. Nick (my professional other half & friend of nearly 35yrs) and I nipped over the road for a cheeky Katsu curry. One of the bands was all the way from Mexico and they wanted to share their culture with us - this meant doing shots of Tequila backstage later into the night. I don't think our 17yr old roadie had quite the stamina of the 50 / 51yr old band! I got to bed around 4am due to the clocks changing. I'd do it all again... so long as I can have a day or two to recover!
    16 points
  3. Another new venue for BLOCKBUSTARZ Glam covers band last night at Shieldhill near Falkirk. The girl that arranged it was her first time arranging anything in the hall and she was so worried about it all at the start but she did a fantastic job with it including a decent full sized buffet plus my wife and our singer Lynn both won a bottle of vino each in the raffle. Not a huge venue but sold out maybe 100-120 people in with many wearing 70's Glam gear. Also had a couple that came over from Dunoon on the ferry just to see us. They have been to a few of our gigs now including one up at Methil in Fife. Fairly small stage so it was a bit tight. Its an old community hall style building. Stage was quite high up too but we really struggled to fit on it with very little movement. Sound on stage was difficult to get a decent mix as no room for monitors. Drummer had IEM and he said it was all sounding good in his ears. Out front sounded good tho and that's the main thing. Singer had a sore throat and as the night progressed his voice started to fade and Lynn our female singer had to take over his vocal parts in some songs but we managed by dropping out a few of the harder vocal songs towards the end. Feedback was great and we've been asked back again with dates to be confirmed. Usual gear Sandberg VM4 into Ampeg SVT7 and Mesa SW210/115 cabs. Dave
    14 points
  4. Gig in a new venue for us, The Black Horse in Whitwick and it went pretty well with the punters enjoying our set. Admonished by the landlady for not playing til 11.30 and a bit diss-chuffed that she came up to the stage pointing at her watch. Still, there was a stage of sorts and in-house lights. Second time out for two original songs penned by the band which were well received. I used my go-to bass & rig of Mike Lull P4 and Handbox R400 + Handbox cab with my now regular pedals consisting of a cheap n cheerful graphic EQ to dial out those booming notes + the good old Thumpinator. I might add a compressor in the future. Next up for us is supporting The Phil Ashmore band at The Soundhouse, Leicester on April 14th
    9 points
  5. We had a good first gig at a new venue just south of Blackheath (SE London). Nice early 8pm kick off and 2 x 45 sets for a very decent fee by pub gig standards. Bank holiday crowd was sparse but welcoming and supportive and, fingers crossed, we'll get asked back. Our lead singer was away on hols, and I was giving a lift back to our regular dep vox, who's main band happened to be playing at a pub we were literally driving passed on the way home (they have a couple of line ups so its easy for her to swap out and she's keen to dep for us when the opp. arises). So we stopped by and popped in to support them. Was great to meet her regular crew - really nice bunch and doing a good job. Band leader is a fellow bass player with some really good bass chops on him: The Spicy Notes at Blackheath Nice end to an all-round good evening out!
    8 points
  6. It was the first gig of the new blues band last night - The Out and Out Blues band - https://theoutandouts.com/ The Gregson Centre in Lancaster, four bands on, fundraiser for the Gregson and Lancaster Music Co-op. We were first on at 7.30pm and did a 45 minute set. A decent crowd, and very appreciative, we went down very well, and I even got them singing with us at the end, at 8.15pm! The other bands were great too, and there was a lot of comradery amongst the musicians. I used someone else's rig, Mark Bass 1x12 combo with a 2x10 extension cab, with my '73 P Bass. We were very pleased with our performance, and it's probably the best "1st gig" I've ever played. Now we have to work up the rest of the tunes for our first full 2 set gig on the 18th. Rob (edit: now with a pic!)
    8 points
  7. Warmoth Velocity Single Cut Medium Scale 32" Fretless (a similar bass will cost you way more than twice my asking price, check Warmoth website and hardware prices). This bass has received a fingerboard dressing and is in really good condition with some playing marks, dings and dongs. It is really lightweight at only 3.605 kilos as photographed and totally balanced (see photos in the link), but I'm so used to 34 inches scale basses that I barely play it, even if it sounds amazing. TRADES ARE WELCOME, BUT NO SHORT OR MEDIUM SCALE BASSES PLEASE! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom: €900 Euros (£777 GBP is an approximation and I will only accept payment in Euros)!!! Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible and included in my asking price, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC. Here are the specifications : Body: 2 pieces alder (Velocity shape, not proposed anymore for bass) Top: book matched black limba (or korina as Warmoth is calling it) thick top with a walnut layer underneath Neck: 3 pieces wenge with tilt back headstock (Super Bass construction without stiffening bars) Fingerboard: Macassar ebony Positions: 21 (fretless) with front and side dots Headstock: 2 + 2 wenge Tuners: Hipshot Ultralite USA Pickups: 2 x Bartolini Original BC4C in equivalent 60's Fender Jazz Bass position Controls: stacked volume/tone, blend, bass (push-pull active/passive), treble (the side mounted barrel jack is brand new) Preamp: original Sadowsky VTC (modified for stacked volume/tone as I prefer it) Bridge: Warmoth/Gotoh (not proposed anymore), through body stringing is, of course, possible Strings spacing at bridge: 19 mm Nut: white corian Strings spacing at nut: 11 mm Scale: 32 inches Hardware colour: black Truss rod: one, double action, 100% functional Finish: oil and wax Country of origin: USA Serial number: none Year: unknown Weight: 3.605 kilos Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th position (can even go lower, but was perfect for me) Will be delivered in a brand new guitar (yes it fits in it perfectly) Thomann Premium BR (top of the line) gigbag. Non-smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up professionally. It has received a broken in set of Fender 9050L stainless steel flatwound strings (45 - 60 - 80 - 100), which really serve this bass. What you see is what you get ! Look carefully at the photos taken from different angles and lights to see the real condition, which is really good with usual wear. Here is the link to 33 photos in high resolution: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fiF6gvPxvtsdChTNKi01zjRnkYFmekBx?usp=drive_link Due to severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus left and right shoulders injury (it's really painful to reach the tuners), I'm selling all the basses I'm not using like this one as well as some stuff I don't use. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. Don't hesitate to ask for more.
    7 points
  8. Bit of an emotional one for us last night, it was the final gig for our original lineup. 😢 We've been together 13 years, we're all old friends that go way back, and it's been all good times and zero drama! The drummer and rhythm guitarist are taking a step back now though to focus on family and other commitments. It was a fantastic gig to finish on though! The best live music venue in town, and it was packed! 😎👌
    7 points
  9. Fretboard sanded, frets cut and epoxy poured.
    6 points
  10. Live action shot from Easter morning church service - Bass pedals on left, acoustic guitar on right, which would have been great if I hadn't accidentally plugged the acoustic into the bass pedals at one point when switching instruments - although did notice before playing anything thankfully!
    6 points
  11. Cheap Fretless Bass Day... It's a Dean Edge 4 string that's been defretted (not the cleanest of jobs but the fretboard is smooth) and had a Babicz bridge added. A perfectly good little thing to noodle on, plus the boy seems to like it...
    5 points
  12. An absolutely fantastic example of a 2000's P bass. All original however the body was stripped of its translucent orange finish and refinished with danish oil. A very smooth finish and really shows off the grain of the ash. This bass includes the Fender S1 switch which turns the pickup from series to parallel. The bass has been set up professionally and strung with Elixir strings. I've included a Fender P bass hardcase that's only been used once
    5 points
  13. My gigging band is like that Dave, we all get on well but the only time we get together is gigs, rehearsals, recording. Suits me fine, exactly what I want from a band.
    5 points
  14. Wanted to play with a simplified setup for a bit while waiting for a couple of new toys to get better acquainted with the Moose Sledge Hammer. TBH though I think I just have a problem.
    5 points
  15. Quicl pic as I am now doing dinner for my family. I haven’t even played it apart from 5 minutes in shop.
    5 points
  16. Sterling by Musicman SB14 3 band EQ, 3 way selector switch, hum cancelling phantom coil, nice slim satin finished neck, basswood body. 4.5kg on the bathroom and luggage scales. This was an itch that I had to scratch but I've seen something on here that I fancy and I don't like to have more than 2 basses at any one time. Collection from Whitley Bay or I could possibly meet up within a reasonable distance. Could possibly post if you wanted to arrange your own courier/insurance.
    4 points
  17. The offered bass is primarily known as a 5-stringer. The four-string version is significantly rarer and especially difficult to find with a "Maple Neck." Therefore, the bass is also interesting for collectors. But "players" take note: The pickups were specially developed for the bass and sound very good. For each pickup, there is a parallel/single coil/series switch. In addition to the volume and tone controls, a three-way switch allows for combinations of the two pickups. If both pickups are activated, you can pull the tone control, which makes the neck pickup slightly quieter. This also allows for classic Jazz Bass sounds. Check the Sounds here on YouTube Sound-wise, the bass can cover Preci, Jazz Bass, and Sting Ray sounds, not 1:1 of course, but with its own charm. In the following video, you get an impression of the sound variety. Superb Bass on Custom Shop Level. Don´t miss out! Last Pricdrop 1600 GBP!
    4 points
  18. I hate Russian Dolls - so full of themselves.
    4 points
  19. Here you go... Arthur bought it new and took the chrome off the same day. Put it back on for the first time in 53 years!
    4 points
  20. I've had mine for a couple of weeks now. It's a great bit of kit, for anyone who's had any experience of the Katana guitar or bass amps this is more of the same in a tiny plug in and play package. I will say the existing bass presets aren't that useful, 3 or 4 of them have 'slap' in their description and having determined that they weren't particularly good for slap or any other context those were the first slots I replaced with my my own patches. It probably took me under 5 minutes to create 2 new bass patches, one clean with a bit of compression for a 'modern tone' and another with a bit more grit. As I mentioned in another post I have the guitar amp, but I reckon the Katana Go app is intuitive enough that even anyone completely new to the brand will be able to dial in something they're happy with within a few minutes of downloading the phone app As far as I can see you do need the phone app to set up new patches, it gives you easy access to the different amps and a fairly extensive array of effects where you can adjust all the parameters you'd expect on any amp or physical effects pedal. The Go has 30 slots for your patches, which is less than than the average multi fx unit, but this isn't trying to replace the Helix in your main rig, I reckon 30 is more thn enough for practice, especially as it's so quick and easy to set new patches up or tinker with the ones you've got. Once you've created the patches you want to use it's easy to cycle through them and the neat little display window will tell you which patch you're on. There's also a nifty tuner function which, again is displayed on the device itself and does not require the phone app. I've not had much experience with headphone practice amps, but I will say that the GO probably sounds as good as any full sized amp I've ever plugged headphones into, with the caveat that the headphones I use for practice are good quality over ear jobs (Behringer 770 Pro) I'm not sure using cheap earbuds , for example, would give the same experience. All in all one of the better purchases I've made in recent years. It's just the ideal tool for those moments when get the urge to pick up an instrument and just start playing.
    4 points
  21. Just heard this on TV. Aaaaarrrggghh! Hall and Oates wrote some cracking tunes (I can't go for that, She's gone etc) but this one is an abomination: You Make My Dreams Come True
    4 points
  22. Honourable mention has to go to "Dancing in the Moonlight" by Toploader. If you think the song isn't too bad, check out the video but bec sure you have a bucket close by.
    4 points
  23. I remember those. The ‘80’s was in many ways a golden era for music, but Stars on 45, Jive bloomin’ Bunny, and then Stock Aitken and Waterman (*spits loudly into the saloon spittoon *) were low points that have probably never been been beaten since for lowness.....
    4 points
  24. Waiting for Neeps to faaaaaaaaall.
    4 points
  25. That cheesy keyboard sound is absolutely hateful.
    4 points
  26. Anything by The Libertines / Babyshambles. Just Because .............
    4 points
  27. I bought this beauty on the forum a couple of weeks ago, thinking I could cope with a c.9 pounds bass (8.95 to be precise, or 4.08kg). Unfortunately, my rubbish neck and back quickly told me otherwise (I blame the horse accident last year and the 18 fractures to my ribcage, collarbone and breast bone). My other basses are generally sub-8 pounds for a reason. In excellent, near flawless condition, with CS pickups and OHSC, and wearing a brand new set of D'Addario 45-100 nickel rounds. Collection from SW13 London preferred as I don't currently have a box. If postage is needed, I would need a few days to source the box. £1025 collected or £1050 posted UK (which is what I paid, before adding new strings). Sorry, no trades. Here is the BC ad from the previous seller
    3 points
  28. Squier CV Mustang. You could add a flashy pickguard too. You’ve got to want to pick it up.
    3 points
  29. Gigged my now condensed board last night having removed some individual pedals and brought in the B2 Four. I still need to do some work on my patches, but it worked pretty well! The drive sounds on the B2 are ace! 😎👌
    3 points
  30. Not denim but you'll like them when you see them, maybe tomorrow.....
    3 points
  31. Too late, he's joined 'The Legion Of The Fretless'...
    3 points
  32. I’ve been in bands with such types before and left because of them. I won’t work with people like that. There’s no point in confronting them about it or trying to get them to change as in their minds they are all that counts. As soon as “I’m not, I won’t, I don’t” starts to get banded about that’s me gone.
    3 points
  33. That looks like an early 70's case...
    3 points
  34. Find an old Daisy Rock?
    3 points
  35. Without the gym i wouldn't be able to do some of the gigs we've had. I carry the large QSC 3-way 15" cabs and they are about 40Kg each. 3 yrs ago i simply couldn't have done that without stopping to catch my breath 2 secs after attempting a lift Something i forgot to mention that on the drive home (1hr each way) i lost my focus on the road and was thinking about the gig and how it went. Missed my slip road at a T junction down towards the Hyndford bridge near Lanark and almost ended up thru the fence and down a 50ft embankment into a field but luckily no other traffic and managed a very fast 90 degree left turn on the main carriageway. Wasn't going very fast to be fair but its something we should all keep in mind the dangers of driving after a 3hr gig and then pack up and loading. Its a 10-12hr day for me going to a most gigs. Between the driving, load in, the glam gear, excessive heat in the venue, pack up and loading at the end and the drive home it becomes quite a hard shift and a long day. Dave
    3 points
  36. I’m with you on that one, for me anything by Springsteen 😬
    3 points
  37. Similarly Mick Hucknell who started out singing about being skint but quite quickly disappeared up his own backside, becoming a gastro snob living next to an Italian lake if I remember correctly.
    3 points
  38. What is it about 42mm you don't like? That sounds like a stupid question and I prefer a narrower neck too, but it turns out for me it's the narrower string spacing I like and the actual neck isn't a big deal. I've made new nuts with narrower string spacing for a few of my basses that had wider spacing than I'd ideally like. I works really well and doesn't leave a big empty space at the sides like you'd first think. Going from 42mm to 38mm* only leaves an extra 2mm of fretboard either side of the E and G strings and you don't notice it but you really notice the tighter spacing. * The nut obviously stays at 42mm but the slots are closer together.
    3 points
  39. I agree with almost everything in that post (natch ... Mama didn't raise no stupid children) but I don't know whether or not Lemonrock is a thing around Glasgow. It's an extremely useful resource/tool in the Home Counties and also in the SouthWest but its coverage elsewhere is distinctly patchy. The 'cut-off' is really sharp, too. Heading North out of London there's loads of bands & loads of venues as you move through St Albans up to the Chilterns; get to Luton and it just drops off a cliff. If you don't have copious Lemonrock coverage around Paisley then perhaps there's an equivalent to look at instead?
    3 points
  40. From what I understand, Facebook advertising reach depends not just on how much you pay to boost any individual post, but also on what it gathered from your preferences in general. For instance, I'm seeing an awful lot of suggested posts* on my feed, whose only purpose is studying what I click on out of curiosity; once I've clicked, that topic will be stored by FB as one of my interests, and possibly used as one of the parameters influencing the demographic that will see my advert - regardless of what I set up when i prepare and pay for the advert. I've only ever got to the point of setting up an ad - for research purposes - never actually paid for one. I absolutely don't believe in anything that FB tells me, including its own estimates of reach etc., and £40 is a stupid amount of money to waste on something that's almost completely out of your control, no matter what FB wants you to believe. Our band strategy has always been - create a page, don't pay for followers, just allow it to grow organically, and post nice, well designed posters before every gig. Real followers will actually be vaguely interested in your stuff! Paid-for Likes won't. Make sure you put ALL relevant information in the poster or in the accompanying post - complete, correct address, entrance fee, parking or train/tube station nearby, good dance floor (relevant for our rock 'n' roll band), etc. Be part of as many FB groups relevant to your band as you can, post that same poster and info on there a few days before the gig. Pay for an account on Lemonrock or equivalent in your area. A whole one-year's subscription to Lemonrock is currently only a tiny bit more expensive than that £40 ad we are talking about. Have professionally printed, good-looking flyers available at ALL your gigs, with social links, a phone number and an email address. All the above, of course, implies starting this work long before the gig, so it wouldn't help if you're in a hurry to promote that particular show, but you can still do some of it if the actual date of your gig isn't too close. *Thanks to Firefox, Adblock and Ublock Origin I don't see any "proper" ads in my feed - no multinational companies flogging crap for Christmas/Easter/Mother's Day etc.
    3 points
  41. Champagne Supernova Don’t Look Back in Anger Wonderwall. You’ll see a pattern emerging. Appalling, over played, over-rated rubbish.
    3 points
  42. Many years ago, I watched a documentary about UB40. It was probably made because the Campbell brothers dad was a famous folk musician. Anyway, they had only released two albums I think at the time. They said we won't sing love songs. We sing about real life struggles and oppression and all that stuff that's important when you are young. If you ever hear us singing love songs, you know we have sold out. I guess they sold out then.
    3 points
  43. My main rig for tomorrow should deliver some deep clear bass for my dep gig with a UB40 Tribute band
    3 points
  44. The Mumfords were a bunch of posh chancers, which should be irrelevant. As they're also utter dross this is OK. The member ( !?!) who's the faux folk equivalent of Laurence Fox is an actively nasty alt right critter.
    3 points
  45. I had a spare hour so I pulled this apart today. I wasn't sure about it being black as according to the S D Curlee history page on Birdsong Guitars website they didn't start painting them until later on. Upon stripping I found a 'Bob Barry Guitar Repairs' sticker inside the neck pocket and the tell tale mark where it had been screwed to a holder for painting, so I think it's safe to say that this should've been natural rather than black. The refinish must be nearly 30 years old or more as the addition of the the 1 in the phone area codes happened in '95, making Birmingham 0121 rather than the 021 on the sticker. I'm going to strip the black off and see what the wood is like, then either keep it natural or possibly stain the wood black then lacquer to keep the wood grain as a kind of middle ground as I quite like the black. The pickup and bridge all mount to the neck making it technically a neck through, the full length neck then bolts into a recess in the body using a huge brass 'neck plate' screwed from behind.
    3 points
  46. I thought all things 'Authentic' were Gibson trade marked.
    3 points
  47. Here she is in all her glory. Will take some more photos tomorrow when the light is better. Stingray Classic from 2011. Lake Tahoe Blue with an ebony fretboard and birdseye maple neck. Stunning instrument. Beautiful condition. Only issue is the nut seems cut a little high on the E string. Maybe it’s just me, I’m only used to P basses. This thing is solidly built and the finish is amazing. Was thinking about a Stingray Special with blue body and ebony neck, but when this popped up at bassbros I had to have it. delighted. Plugged in to my Ampeg SGT DI and it’s sounding mighty.
    3 points
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