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Drugs only make you better at being an a$shole.13 points
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Going to Bassbros is a dangerous thing…10 points
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All original 1976 Fender Precision bass. Selling as I have my eye on a sunburst ‘74 and sadly I’m not allowed to have both! This bass has clearly been well played as you can see by the wear. Loads of character and plays great. Feel free to ask any questions. I can provide more pictures if required. Comes with Hiscox hard case. Open to offers.9 points -
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For sale only (I'm not interested in trades, sorry). A Lakland USA Series 44/64 'Bob Glaub' Signature P/J bass in Olympic White. Purchased from @three of this parish about 4 years ago, this is a beautiful example of a discontinued signature edition from Lakland. It's in great condition with a couple of few small marks here and there which were present when I bought it. I've highlighted the most significant one in the photos. Other marks are very difficult to photograph and so minor as to be insignificant. To my mind, they are just as a result of it being played, swirling of the pick guard etc. It's wearing flats at the moment, which I have to say, suit it very well indeed. It weighs in at 8.9lbs on my luggage scales and has a jazz type neck with a nut width a shade under 38mm. The neck is extremely comfortable and the action is medium low, being my preference. I seem to remember it was a lot lower when I received it. It comes with a Lakland tweed hard case. I'd rather not ship it, but I'm happy to have a conversation about it if you're interested in the bass. Any questions just ask away.9 points -
Been a couple of times that Imodium has seen me through a gig? 😄 (Comfortably bunged!)8 points
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I find not selling anything helps to keep track of what I've owned. Definitely doesn't help the bank balance though. 😉8 points
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I'm 70 years old and all the other members of the band are in they're late 30s. I'm pretty slow when it comes down to tearing down lights and sound and driving at night isn't a good idea. Other than that I'm good for a few more years. Daryl8 points
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New price: 1800 GBP (approx. 2150 Euro) plus insured shipping . Practically a steal considering the original price. The bass could be shipped in a used flight case too on request. Mike Lull BBM5 (2016), pristine/like-new condition. Plastic cover film is still on the lid of the electronic- and battery compartment (see pictures). Bought at Station Music in Germany. Specs: 5A quilted maple top Ash body Maple neck with assymetrical neck carve Maple fretboard Seymour Duncan Jazz 5 Set Bartolini NTMB preamp (push/pull switch active/passive mode) Chrome hardware (Hipshot Bridge) Hipshot tuners Incl. Protec Gigbag Ser-Nr #3031 PLEK'd New Price (if you'd order it today with these specs) approx. 6079.- Euro (5130 GBP) ($6,699 please check Mike Lull's Website) Certificate of Authenticity (see photos) weight: 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs) Please feel free to send any questions/enquiries.7 points -
Beer festival held at the Shirley British Legion, which is where the open mic I attend is held. Every year the organisers get the open miccers to provide the entertainment. This year I was providing bass accompaniment for three others (one of them is a blind 13 year old guitarist, very good, who plays plenty of assorted blues), as well as playing guitar for Mrs Zero to sing to. We like to stretch ourselves a bit, so we did Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad as one of our numbers. The final act of the night, though, was Space Monkey. We haven't played together for three years and didn't have any rehearsal, our glorious leader just sent out a song list which was vaguely adhered to. I'd got my notes, then right at the end for the last encore he called for Gold. Slight moment of panic then I remembered I'd got my full cribsheet in Dropbox, quickly pulled it up and got in just in time. There was a really enthusiastic reception - we built up quite a fanbase in the year or two we were together, and quite a few people said they were looking forwards to us. We had almost everyone up and dancing, which was pretty good.7 points
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Well, having three beers at once, do you think you are still following your mother's "drink in moderation" advice? 😉6 points
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I grew up listening to Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds (my older brother was a big fan) and even back when that album came out Herbie Flowers was the elder statesman of British bass players. Regarding whether Herbie played on Melody Nelson, the last I heard was that it had been established that it was definitely Dave Richmond on at least most of the tracks. However, considering Dave Richmond played a Burns bass and Herbie played a Fender, it would be fascinating to listen to the isolated bass tracks and work out if Herbie Flowers is in fact playing on some of the songs. I wouldn't be at all surprised if turned out he did. Thinking about it now, Herbie's distinctive tone, that Jazz Bass with flatwound strings and lots of treble, often played with a pick, would be very fashionable nowadays. That sound stood out so you could always hear what he was playing, and what he played sounded great and made the music better. Herbie was a magnificent bass player in a magnificent era for popular music made in Britain. It says a lot that his death was announced on the BBC national news. I hope he will always get the recognition he deserves.6 points
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I read that as "When the nurse stops you weeing on the stage" Still true, though 🙂6 points
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Here we have a black/black/maple with white blocks and binding from 1997. I have swapped the pups for toneriders but originals come with the bass. The previous owner also swapped the white guard for the current black one which looks much better in my opinion - again i do have the original somewhere. Furthermore the period correct thumbrest and chrome covers have been attached. Lovely growly tone with its currently Elites Groundwound strings. Weighs 9lbs8oz with its Ash body. The previous seller bought it from Bass Bros and attached in the pics is the original ad. Only selling as a lovely P bass has come up. If that goes ill look to withdraw this. I also have the Squier version in the exact same colour scheme (the VM 77 Jazz) which has an uber thin neck that ill also probably list. Collection would be from Bolton or could meet within reasonable distance. *more pics to follow once ive cleared storage*5 points -
The Daddy of the filters. Received recently in a trade. Tested thoroughly and sounds exactly as it should. Runs off 9v and comes with the reverse polarity cable as its centre positive. £390 ono5 points -
2004 Yamaha TRB1005 35” Scale, 5 String, Double Humbucker bass in Caramel Brown Absolutely great condition - hardly any marks on it, it’s 20 years old so it’s not brand new but there’s barely a mark on it. It’s a truly stunning bass - finished in Caramel Brown, it looks and sounds like a boutique bass, with the top end Yamaha craftsmanship on display with the quilted maple decorative veneer over the maple top This is a proper professional bass in terms of looks, sound, playability & features, inc. the following: - 35" extra long scale length (889 mm) - Alder body - Maple top with quilted maple decorative veneer - Sixfold bolt-on five-piece maple-mahogany neck - Rosewood fingerboard with oval inlays - Two Yamaha hum-cancelling pickups with Alnico V magnets - Active 3-band EQ - Yamaha 5-saddle brass bridge & Yamaha die-cast tuners I bought this from BassBros a month ago on impulse, but I’m not really going to gig it. I have 2-3 basses I already use that are ahead of it for the gigs I could use it for, and I’m in dire need of a P or PJ bass for some up coming work that I’ve just been offered, so I’m taking a hit to get a deal done quickly! £595 includes U.K. delivery This is an absolute steal for one of these. especially in good condition like this - I paid more than this for it, and it has probably been in my hands for less than an hour, and hasn’t left the house! I am really after a sale but will possibly listen to trades VIDEO/SOUNDS 👇 Decent little demo video I found on YouTube 👇 that gives a great idea of the sounds is produces: PICS 👇5 points -
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A friend asked me to make a pedal board for effects pedals for his *lyre*, and it's proving a useful project in taking a fresh look at my own pedalboard. I'm using a aluminium case with removable lid, and planning to power it with a PD power bank, through an adapter that 'talks' to the power bank and requests 9v. First, the woodwork though...5 points
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I love the very end - yes, that bit when it has finished 😏5 points
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I forgot to pack an amp on Saturday. Age catching up on this poor old bassist. Out came the Elf, which lives in my gig box with cables and stuff. The venue was enormous, the drummer loud, the guitarist playing through an amp , and through the PA and added to at least two of the monitors. Ok so the Elf looked a little silly atop two Barefaced 15" cabs, but it never broke sweat. As the title of the thread clearly states, it never ceased to amaze.5 points
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Back in the day jamming on acid, endless repetitions of Em to Cmaj7 sounded soooooo good until you listened back to it. Never forget the night on mushies and tequila where we were trying to count the amount of little red lights we had on all the gear we had set up!5 points
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Careful, that’s how I started and now I’m on the Vaporub. Get out while you can!5 points
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When the nurse stops wheeling you onto the stage.5 points
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Bitsa P offers or trade ! Shipping uk possible Squire Precision body (Alder) Squire Jazz neck with laurel fretboard, Wilkinson tuners, (two screw heads missing) Sandberg VS4 pups and Kiogen loom4 points -
Decided to move on this 51 telebass bitsa that I put together for a winter project. it’s a new Allparts Telebass body finished in blonde polyurethane. Neck is an Allparts telebass neck I picked on on basschat that I’ve finished in vintage tint nitro lacquer. Pickup is a Lindy Fralin 51P, bridge is a retrovibe with individually adjusted brass saddles. Tuners are Fender Vintage. Neck is 40mm at the nut and is a nice D profile. Not super slim but no baseball bat either. Cavities are all copper shielded. Strung with a set of Picato flats and it weighs in at a reasonable 9lb 2oz Plays nice and sounds like you’d expect ! I’m looking for £595 and would prefer a meet up rather than post as I’ve no case for it. if postage was needed I can throw in a generic hard case for another £50 Shout up if any questions4 points -
This is ace. Full run through of his di rig for bass guitars, DB, and synth, all with playing examples. Few anecdotes about when things have gone wrong too.4 points
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It's a Dallas bass, sold by Arbiter in the 60s. Doesn't seem toe much info on them but here's one for sale: https://southsideguitars.com/products/1960s-Dallas-Arbiter-Bass-Red-and-White-Pearl-p5385882594 points
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I'm impressed that Scott Devine found another presenter just as irritating as he is.4 points
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OK, having sworn I was going to stop buggering about with my pedalboard, I have of course buggered about with my pedal board. There's one removed (the homemade mute switch), one added (TC SpectraComp), and a re-ordering (EQ is now first in line after the tuner). And now I am definitely going to stop buggering about w... you know what, I think I'll shut up4 points
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Yes, OM nights can be like this. I've not done one for a while now. But you go to a few, and nothing. Then you turn up one night and get asked along to next week, or to another OM night altogether. Re learning songs - if I'm asked to do something I'm not familiar with, I either ask for a chord chart, or usually look up the song on YouTube. Mostly there's a video of someone playing it, and even a play-along tab, if you're lucky. I recall playing an OM years back. I was with the "house band" who opened with a few songs, then OM attendees got up to play, then we closed the night with another shortish set. At the start of the 2nd half, a trio of drummer, singer / guitar and lead guitar asked me to join them. I had never heard of the song they wanted me to play - "It's OK, we've got the lyrics & chords - it's even colour coded" said the singer. I agreed, feeling rather cocky because it didn't look too challenging...... As the song kicked off, it suddenly dawned on me that the ambient light and light from outside had dimmed. The stage was lit by colour changing LEDs, and you guessed it - as the colours changed, parts of the text just disappeared! My own fault for being cocky, I think4 points
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When you are dead.4 points
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Drugs don't give you ideas, otherwise every junkie would be a sleepy, staggering Bach. They just tend to relax the parts of your brain which shut down ideas. The ideas are already in you, or they are not in you, but drugs don't add anything. Learn to relax and let your creative voice speak up a bit. You don't need drugs to do that, just a bit of control of your own mind.4 points
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To the extent that druggies think everything sounds amazeballs that implies I sound amazeballs as the result of drugs.4 points
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We stop when the phone stops ringing. There's enough material in the bands I know to keep Holby City in scripts for a whole series, including several strokes, a couple of hip replacements and half a dozen prostate operations!! I occasionally gig with an 87 year old singing, harp playing bandleader. I'm told he sounded exactly the same when he was 17! If the Stones can keep rocking into their 80's we all can.4 points
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I've just finished listening to this interview with Carol Kaye from last November. Really enjoyed it, a great conversation. What a time to be alive that must have been! She's one of my all time faves. The interviewer did a great job here:4 points
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Folsom Prison Blues - it's country, root-5, following a typical 12-bar chord progression, I IV I V IV I. Not like the guitarist-with-a-bass at my regular OM plays it, a walking bass line (probably because it's got "blues" in the name). Sanctuary - straightforward D-C-G. For the vocal bits, other than "and the world...", there's a passing B at the end of the C. The middle bit is just a D, preferably a low D. Still haven't found is again a typical 12-bar chord progression. I IV I V IV I again. Just root notes, constant eighths. Dakota - there's just three chord sequences, E C# A (in and verse), A E ('makes me feel like the one'), E B A ('I don't know where we are going now'). Root notes, constant eighths.4 points
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Rather than "well played as you can see by the wear" I'd describe this as "matured with age". Lovely precision, I was in Morecombe yesterday dropping the car off for a service and MOT at the Seat dealer. Do you want to swap it for a stroppy 17.9 year old daughter going on 25? Some cash as well to balance it out, I can only afford £500 though Rob3 points
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Current iteration of the bass board for an alt-rock band (though we're looking to get a bit more weird with it). So I've added the Cirrus and Chroma Console, both of which have had about an hour's worth of noodling in headphones, looking forward to bringing those to the practice room. Gone from the board is the Jam Pedals Lucydreamer drive and a homemade EQD Afterneath reverb - solely because of space, but could do with recouping the cost of some of the Chroma Console, so the Lucydreamer is up for sale. Signal is tuner > EAE model fet > TAFM > Chroma > HX One > Cirrus > Element3 points
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Me to 'shipped' notification came today...3 points
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Drugs make you think your bad ideas are great.3 points
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ive never NOT been irritable at gigs3 points
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A shuttle bus arrived and they all were wearing orange & camo. Fun, but very strange gig. I was surprised we could entertain such a young demographic. However, keep in mind there was a lot of booze flowing.And you guys know what can happen with free unlimited alcohol and youngsters. Daryl3 points
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Not a 500/1, but I've had both the Ignition and HCT versions of the Hofner 500/2 Club bass. The HCT definitely feels, looks and plays like a bass worth twice the price of the Ignition. The tuners are smoother, the neck feels more refined and has binding (and a totally different neck joint), nicer piece of rosewood on the fingerboard, nut, tailpiece and pickguard are all visibly better quality parts, plus you get the German pickups. It's comparably much more of a premium feeling instrument. It's obviously a bit heavier, but still only about 6 lbs. I started with the Ignition, found it slightly wanting quality wise, so upgraded to the HCT. Haven't regretted that decision at all. I ended up giving away the Ignition to my then 10 year old nephew when he wanted to start playing. For him it made a great starter bass being short scale, very lightweight, and fitted with tapewounds so really easy on his fingers. Almost two years later he's still playing it and loves it. *edit - clarification3 points
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It depends on not only how well they look after their voice, but also on the type of voice they have. Your Steve Perry type of vocalist are always going to struggle as they get older, where Sting, as good a singer as he is, hasn't got that kind of range and power that he has to maintain. A great singer like Tony Bennett didn't retire until just after his 95th birthday, whereas Steve Perry has done very little since his late 40s, but Tony didn't have to move the air and hit the notes that a high tenor like Perry does.3 points
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I suppose there comes a point when someone can't actually play their instrument, remember songs, have the energy to gig, and so on, so that playing in a band becomes impossible...when I'm there I hope realise it myself before someone has to tell me.3 points
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THAT'S THE SPIRIT!!!!3 points
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Gig at the BL's local (and the place I did the Jam Night Band residency for a year or more a while back) Satdy night, it had been booked for a 30th with public walk-ins allowed, too. Small bar, very full, tiny stage with five people on it so no room and boiling hot. It sounded OK through my inears, tho we were on the 4th choice drummer which meant a busy night for me, but the guest singer is very good, so she made up for it (sort of). Got paid, but motorway closure meant my journey home was twice as long as it usually is. No setup or breakdown, as the BL had been there during the day setting up, and left the gear (PA, lights, etc) to pack up Sunday. Bonus. £150 Squier (modded) P, Stomp, inears. Packed down in 4 minutes. Boom.3 points
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