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Withdrawn. Going to get it fixed and then play it. I'll regret selling it. '79 Stingray pickup OBP-3 preamp Spec sheet on first photo. Sounds great but slight fret buzz with low action at 19th fret on D string. Fine with medium action i like my action low. It came like that and can't find a decent luthier near me in Germany. Moving back to the UK this week so can post or can be collected in Lincolnshire. I'm also driving from Lincolnshire back to Germany the following week so could meet/drop off on the way. Looking for what I paid for it back. £1550 plus shipping18 points -
I know that Gibson basses aren't popular here, but this takes it to the next level. Paying someone to not sell their Gibson bass...14 points -
You say this guy is a "very good drummer", but he isn't because he's not playing with the rest of the band, he playing against you. In your band that makes him a "very bad drummer". So, if I've got this right, you can't fire the drummer, he plays too loud and won't reduce his volume, he won't use a smaller kit and refuses to play with the rest of the guys as part of a band and would rather not play than make any compromises. My first thought is to suggest a drum screen. If that isn't an option I would tell him on the small gigs you're going to use a dep drummer who will play as part of the band and not spoil the gig by being a selfish ****.12 points
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Fab post, @Grooverjr!👏 And may I add, Andy’s bass-related stories over the years have had endless entertainment value. I know not everyone can or wants to be a big contributor, but there are certain characters you look out for. @AndyTravis has helped make BC what it is, as indeed has @Clarky, so I see this as an affirmation that all the hours spent on BC over the past 17 years haven’t been wasted!👍11 points
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A drum screen is overkill for a pub gig and will look ridiculous if the setup is anything like the small pubs I've played in. The drummer needs to recognise that he is part of a band, and what the band sounds like as a whole is more important than his fragile ego.11 points
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100% now. 😉10 points
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It's exactly this, but more as well. I think this touches a lot of buttons for a lot of us: doing whatever we have to for our kids; the awfulness of being powerless against bureaucracy and the number of years and the heartbreak; the fact that Andy is a lovely bloke (and then the video, and then that lovely family picture); the dread of having to part with 'that' bass; the value of having a safe space of like-minded decency in what often seems like a total cesspit of the internet and the chance to help out someone in need within that space. I'm pretty new here but I've had nothing but good vibes, honesty and decency in transactions and a real supportive environment. It's a fantastic place so it's wonderful, but not surprising, watching this unfold. Iris is lucky to have such a dedicated and loving family and now she seems to have got a lovely extended BC family (whether she wants it or not 😁).10 points
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I've always thought Basschat was full of opinionated, selfish, ignorant, boorish people who I'd cross a busy motorway to avoid. However my opinion of you all has improved slightly. Bump.9 points
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We do what we have to do for our kids. I know how far I'd go for mine, so if we can help someone else's then its done.8 points
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With deep thanks to @Hellzero the £4k target is reached! Also with deep thanks to all the other 130-odd lovely people who donated. Team effort! Now about that target 🤔7 points
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Or in Pablo and Woody world, 4,100 premium venison chews7 points
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Now over £3,750 🥰7 points
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Well done everyone! I think we’ve all benefited from this effort, as it’s certainly shown human nature in its best light (bass players rule and all that) and reignited one’s faith in that nature. We can now look forward to a wet room build thread and more pics/vids featuring the Ripper in the future.6 points
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I’m just coming out of work - this has changed my perception of so many things - it’s amazed me.6 points
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only just seen this, added something to the pot, there's something special about the community on here, I sometimes wonder if we shouldn't form some sort of political party, i'm fairly sure we could sort the country out in a weekend. (although we could agree on how to run the country but not on which was the best bass or the rounds vs flats debate) Matt6 points
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Just because you do the sound, I don't think it's just your problem. Doesn't the singer get annoyed with the feedback? Or everyone else? Tell them they can't go any louder because of the drummer. I've mixed bands with loud drummers, and tell them the sound wasn't great because their drumner drowned everything else out (same with lead guitarists). It's everyone's problem, not just yours.6 points
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Hi all, I made an ill-considered bass purchase recently so some of my pedals not currently on boards are on the block. Up for sale are a couple of my most prized Cog pedals: the CMM00 dual fuzz octave and the absolute monster that is the Hellraiser custom bass multi-effect. More details on both can be found here (as extracted below too): https://www.cogeffects.co.uk/custom.php (further photo below) CMM00 Dual Fuzz Octave - £300 posted to the UK - a pedal built for Royal Blood-style bi-amping but which can be used on a single amp too thanks to a mix output. Given Tom at COG made pedals for Mike Kerr of Royal Blood it's not surprising this unit is so good. As per the COG site: "Built as the basis of Royal Blood/Death From Above 1979 style bass-and-faux-guitar rig, this pedal features a rehoused Electro-Harmonix Micro POG and two Fuzz Face/Mastotron-based fuzz circuits, with additional routing circuitry to provide a great deal of flexibility. The signal is split after the input, with one signal sent through the POG and then the fuzz circuits, and another uneffected signal sent to the Kill footswitch before the output. Each signal is then split again, and sent to both their own output jack and also to a mixer with Wet and Dry level knobs to send to a third output with the blend of both the bass and faux guitar signal." Signal chain: https://www.cogeffects.co.uk/cmm00.php Hellraiser - £450 SOLD posted to the UK - This is an absolute beast of pedal with a T-65 octave, Grand Tarkin bass fuzz and Knightfall distortion in parallel. The top is the Hellraiser design but it reminds me of the top-down view of the Millennium Falcon. As per the COG site "Grand Tarkin Bass Fuzz, Knightfall Distortion and T-65 Octave all in parallel. Four level controls for mixing Dry signal, with only one ever active depending on which combination of effects are selected. This is very much an expansion on the concept of the T-65 Octave and parallel sub octave in general. Artwork is an adaptation of the Puzzle Box from the 1987 film Hellraiser, with oversized Moog-style knobs to finish things off." Trades: This is meant to be a bass-acquisition-related sale but I'd be interested in trading for a Cog T-70 in the later finish (https://www.cogeffects.co.uk/t-70-octave.php) just to have tried it; it's the only one of the nine stock pedals COG was offering for sale before COVID that I haven't played. If anyone would like more photos, please let me know. I can't remember what Basschat's policy is on photo hosting so I'm trying to limit numbers but obviously want to be as upfront as possible about the condition of the pedals. Thanks for reading!6 points -
Context… Martin (MB1 😎) was a porter at RMCH. When her first operation didn’t go to plan (her VP Shunt failed) she had to go back in for further brain surgery. Martin turned up “I’ll be your driver today Ma’am” - he stayed on shift to bring her back with us. It was something like 3 extra hours. He was a bloody great bloke. We had some laughs me and him. I used to work in a guitar shop in Manchester; he’d come up to me while I was soldering “you’ll need to not burn your fingers” etc. always a text at 9.30am on a Saturday “MB1 😎 - just drove to Devon to buy (insert some exotic mad bass) - will drop it off for you to muck about with” Anyhow @bagsieblue you properly got me with this today…6 points
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Beautiful red-stained waxed ash three-piece body with matching red headstock, one-piece maple neck and maple fingerboard. Pickups are Bacchus humbuckers (EMG clones) with Aguilar two-band preamp plus a passive filter, so the combination works like the VTC in Sadowsky basses. Tuners are Gotoh cloverleaf. Lovely to play with low action, crisp tone and 18mm string spacing at the bridge. Weight is 4.5kg (bathroom scales) Bought new from Japan this year and hardly played as the bass I’d been waiting for a long time became available just after. Price is what I paid for it including import duties etc from Japan. Can ship in a generic hard case.6 points -
Here here Mickey, its characters like these that make this forum such fun and entertained5 points
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I cannot add a Reaction. I’ve just said to @Clarky this is the maddest thing that’s ever happened to me. I cannot express it to you all. I’m hopeful that in any way I can return the favour or some gesture in the future x5 points
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£3,800 cleared, thanks to the latest lovely bunch of BCers5 points
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So the dreaded return to the Monthly Misery place fell through (I didn't ask why, but it's always nice to get through a gig without the 5-0 making an appearance, so gift horses and mouths, etc) and we ended up doing a last-minute return gig at the Weasel Dust Palace in Burnley. We had our guest girl singer (who is very very good) and her presence means lots of changes to the setlist, which is a breath of fresh air. Most of the crowd were in Halloween fancy dress (tricky to tell some nights in Burnley, but I'm pretty sure this was the case), and it was a chemically-assisted (on the part of a lot of the crowd) Banging Night. Stooopid late finish, tho (the landlord wants bands on at 11pm), and because you play at the far end of the dance floor, the punters encroach as you're packing up: the drummer shifted his drum bags to his car, came back for his carpet, and there were three girls dancing on it... Satdy was a house party/birthday at a huuuge house on the West coast part of the Wirral (the posh bit of the Wirral where they get out of the bath for a wee), very nice people, catered, free bar (obviously, seeing as I had 70 miles to drive home...pfffttt...), nice early start to go with the extra hour later. This one was remarkable in that we lost the left hand PA top (we were using 2 x RCF 12s and the 12 sub, no amps and triggered kit) at the start of the second set, and nobody noticed. Nobody at all, other than the three of us. I turned the right hand top to point more directly at the dance floor and they all carried on oblivious... Lightweight cheapo P, Stomp, inears...5 points
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⬆️ This. Percussion and drums have been my main instrument since my pre-teen years and I'm in my mid 50's now, and IMHO you should be able to gauge what's acceptable volume-wise in just about any situation. Theatres, bars, clubs, cafes, museums, rock festivals, pub gigs... There's not a 'one-style-one volume fits-all' type of playing, I learned that pretty early on. Your drummer should be able, and willing, to rein it in a bit ( or be prepared to use a smaller sized kit, or use electronic sample triggers on a mesh headed kit ) or something. Personally I wouldn't tolerate what you're having to do, just to accommodate one loud player who either can't or won't pull it in a bit. I wish you the best of luck! 👍5 points
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Played the Dreadnought in Bathgate with Temptation Waits on Friday night, our first full gig proper. I had a ball, set went down well with a smallish but enthusiastic crowd. First gig with the new guitarist and as a five piece, we're all happy with how we sounded, couple of minor slip ups, couple of tunes played waaaay too fast, but on the whole pretty chuffed. Sound in my IEMs was great, soundcheck was less than 5 mins and perfect, thanks to the sound man. Gear - played my Fender Player Jazz for the first time, really liking how this sounds in the mix. My trusty Squier 40th Anniversary Precision was an unused substitute. Played through my HX Stomp based board to Aguilar Tone Hammer 350 head, with the provided Ashdown cab.5 points
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A couple of additions necessitated a wee rearrange of things on my wee pedalboard. Please excuse the massive interconnects, they're the only ones I could find right now - will replace with wee pancake ones when I get them... Path is TU-2 > Hotone Harmony > Bass Sweeper > Bass Synth Wah > comp > Monomyth5 points
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Alusonic4 points -
Metallic red Squier P/J bass. Great condition with some small touch ups. Plays and sounds as good as it looks. Alder body and rosewood fingerboard Low action, straight neck. Alder body and rosewood fingerboard. Would prefer local pickup but can post at buyers cost.4 points -
Oh jeeez 🫣 Thank you so much mate. just cannot thank people enough4 points
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Can I borrow the Ripper? 😂😂4 points
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Can't do much when someone is not a team player. A shield around him could be a good idea. It doesn't need to be transparent 😉4 points
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Thanks again for all the sound advice, I've taken everything on board and I'm going to restructure the way I go about finding a band. I'm going to frequent open mic/jam sessions regularly, and I'm going to watch more live bands and get talking to them, not in an attempt to immediately replace their bass player, but to casually let them know that I'm a bass player and enjoy what they play, which might prompt them to ask me if I would be interested in joining them if ever their bass player did leave for whatever reason. I do get see a lot of really good older bands where the members are even older than me, so I know that all is not lost yet, so I will stay positive.👍4 points
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And enormous thanks to you for setting it up! Sam x4 points
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We're gonna need a bigger deer! 😁4 points
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Drums are my main instrument at the moment. I play loud and quiet, but just wanted to note that the size of the shells or cymbals don't dictate the volume. Big =/= Loud. In my opinion, the drummer should be playing to the room, and if the room is small, he needs to take it easy on the cymbals and snare.4 points
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Yep, to me this is the sound of someone who is able to play their instrument well but isn`t a good band member.4 points
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Not going to help you by the sounds of it, but a good drummer is able to play at any volume without “compromising their style or whatever it means”. You could suggest using rods instead of sticks. I find these type of band mates frustrating. But it sounds like you want to keep him onside. Good luck.4 points
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I recently spent the best part of a year trying to recruit a competent bass player for my soul band. I play keys in that band, so I can't do the job myself. Not looking for Jamerson. Not even Duck Dunn. Just someone who would play the iconic basslines we all grew up listening to. Not in an obscure, difficult-to-reach part of the country. Not even somewhere just outside Birmingham, like the OP. I'm talking NW London. I was genuinely astonished at the parade of flakes and fantasists who passed through my rehearsal space. I have absolutely no delusions about my own playing ability and I wouldn't even guess that I'm "above average", but I could play all of those iconic basslines way better than any of these people and I'm talking a lot of them. There are bands out there that need a competent, reliable, non-showy bassist. The trick is to find them. The 'obvious' routes like Join My Band, Gumtree and Facebook all come with so many drawbacks that I wonder why I bother. As others have already pointed out, the trick seems to be to get yourself out there, get yourself known, entice someone to invite you to join their band. Go looking for all the well-run jam sessions within driving distance and start attending them regularly. Turning up once is no answer - you need to become one of the regulars, there every week, showing what you can do, available for informal chats. Alternatively you can take the DEEP DIVE and try starting your own band. You want rabbit holes, I'll give you rabbit holes ...4 points
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@Clarky I’ve just had God on the phone… he says he’s ok if you take over. for a Victoria sponge and a fiver… Honestly guys. Iris is snoring them home now, but I’ll speak to her about this tomorrow. You’re all wonderful, mad…but absolutely gorgeous.4 points
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First up I drove for an hour or so to get this 1048 classic cab for a bargain of £90, and when I met the chap he said he had a GP7 head that was broken that I could have for free. I bit his hand off, took the head to my buddy with a soldering iron who found a blown transistor in the very first circuit (controlling the input gain levels) and 45 minutes later it was all working just fine! The offending part that once replaced turned a free broken head into an awesome amp:4 points
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Quite clearly, Fender are not going to be making the Steve Browning signature bass any time soon. If they are tempted, however, they would need to recreate a pretty distinctive pattern of wear - where the nails of the 3rd and little fingers of my right hand dig grooves into the wood of the body. This can be seen on the basses below, showing the effect after (l to r) 1, 5 and 40 years of playing. Anyone else leaving obvious signs of unique wear on their basses? What scars do your basses carry (from your style of playing)?3 points
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ok I can explain………. am well I got a dope priest…….and Jhs sent me a flight delay…..3 points
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What do you mean "slightly" i have very strong opinions on that statement Dave3 points
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Yes Basschat, it’s things like this that makes this community so incredible. Nice one Clarky ❤️💪3 points
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Some photos from Sunday at the Donkey And FrankenFocus... 1000018351.mp43 points
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Xotic Super Sweet. Bought it on a whim and don't know why, except now it's always on. Initially tried it with the voltage doubler and it was ok but nothing special. Then tried it on 9v and ta dah! 9v has less headroom so there's a small amount of compression and in default mode there's a small amount of mid boost. Result is a defined but punchy tone. The photon death ray, being an optical comp, seems to just work on enhancing top end notes on the D & G strings and between the two it's my latest fav tone. Playing a MM thru the board and occasionally a jazz fretless which also benefits (especially from the PDR).3 points
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My latest pedals3 points
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