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An(other) incredibly generous donation has now taken the total to £6,000 😍19 points -
Despite a few near misses, the shirt sale didn’t quite go to plan (though, hopefully, there’s a chance it’s still going to go to a good home). So, (much to Andy’s amusement I’m sure) in the style of The Addams Family at an auction, I’m buying it myself. Self: “You’re an idiot. Do you know how these things work?” Self: “No, YOU’RE an idiot” Self: “What are you going to do with the money you’re spending on buying a shirt from yourself?” Self: “Donate it to that amazing fundraiser Clarky set up” Self: “Ah, okay. It’s a brilliant cause. You’re still an idiot, mind” Self: No, you’re an idiot” Wife: “Can you not talk out loud. It’s really distracting and I’m trying to read a book…” Keep on keeping on! xx10 points
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For anyone interested, here’s a picture of my 63 Precision in the hands of its previous owner! Jeff Ramsdale was originally in Hull band ‘Roger Bloom’s Hammer’, who had a good go at breaking into the big time. They were signed to CBS and supported quite a few famous bands in the late 60’s including T.Rex. When Roger departed they carried on as ‘The Hammer’, and as well as Jeff they had Rod Temperton in the band of Heatwave / Quincy Jones /Michael Jackson fame. When The Hammer broke up, Jeff carried on playing, and the picture below is him with my bass playing at The Hofbrauhouse in Hull, probably in the late 70’s. By then someone had made a strange scratchplate for the bass which you can see. I played in a couple of bands with Jeff after this and the bass was refinished in a sort of mustard yellow by Rokas in London. Sadly Jeff died in a tragic car accident, and I was contacted by his family a year or two later to see if I wanted to buy his bass . When I went round to see it, it wasn’t in a good state after being kept in a loft for a while. After acquiring it I had it refinished to natural, and Paul did a great job of making the horrible holes from the previous scratchplate look like knots in the wood. Fortunately the original plate was still intact, and that’s how it’s remained for nearly 40 years. It’s a lovely bass, not heavy and sounds like a good P.bass should - will remain with me till I’ve departed.10 points
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Amazing total so far:10 points
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Really puncturing a hole in that "Aberdonians are tight gits" stereotype! How was copper wire invented? Two Aberdonians fighting over a penny... How do you kill an Aberdonian? Throw 2p in the path of an oncoming bus... Thank you, I'm here all week, try the veal etc.9 points
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My contribution - a ‘73 Mustang, all original and the same age as me (not all original 😂). Bought via Andy Baxter and I’m sure I’ll spend many hours wondering where it’s been during its life, before it came to me.8 points
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An Aberdonian kid says to his dad "Can I have 50p?" The dad says "40p? !What do you want 30p for?!"8 points
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Here’s my Precision , 61 years old and mine for nearly the last 40. Refinished in the late 80’s by Paul McNab (Paulman guitars of Huddersfield).7 points
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No. I barely rehearse with any of my own bands let alone anyone else’s.7 points
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Newly aquired 2022 Raspberry burst Special. Also pictured is my 2023 Smoked Chrome.6 points
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The only person who needs to be happy with your string choice is... you.6 points
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You need two P basses. One for flats, one for rounds.6 points
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No, not a thing… just 4am, a miniature hand on either side of my face “SSH daddy…listen, I just farted” Is an absolute liberty…6 points
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Said no one on Basschat....ever 😂6 points
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Ibanez Gary Willis GWB35 5 string fretless. Upgrades: Bartolini pick up and preamp. 18mm spacing bridge Original pick up and bridge included. Strung with D'Addario Chromes. Fantastic mwah sound. £650 ono Pick up or will post at cost.5 points -
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These donations (and all of the others) have been amazing. Bowled over x5 points
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I’m selling a few of my basses at the moment to fund some house renovations and consolidate to 1 lighter weight jazz I’ve had this bass around 4 years but haven’t played it for the last 2 as it had a problem with the nut which I’ve now replaced. It’s a good solid bass but at some stage it has been heavily gigged hence the price, the electrics all work great but there are no accessories although I can probably throw in a gig bag if required. Collection is preferred so it can be tried out with a cupper but could meet up around an hour or so drive away and I can post at the buyers risk and cost. According to the serial number Built 27.05.2005 Description: Corvette $$, 4-string Burgundy Red Oil finish Swamp Ash body Ovangkol neck Black hardware Made in Germany Nut width: 38.5mm / 1.5" Nut material: Just a Nut III Brass Scale: 34″ Machine heads: Warwick Machine Heads Side inlays: Fluorescent dots Pickups: 2 x MEC MM pasive Humbucker Electronics: Active MEC 2-way Controls: Volume, balance, treble, bass Switches: 2 x 3-way switches Switch Function: Separate humbuckers configuration (series / parallel / single coil). Weight: 4.2kg / 9.2lbs Trades: Bass wise I’m looking for a lighter jazz style bass 4kg and under 32-34 inch scale, fancy a Sandberg or Japanese Sadowsky, may consider an Ibanez with nordstrand big singles but open to suggestions. Cabs: May consider small single bareface 10” or 12” but I have been looking to get a LFSys Monza 10”5 points -
Well... 1: Flats 2: Steel rounds 3: Nickel rounds 4: Nylons/Tape 5: Groundwounds / Pressure wounds 6: A set of those mad glow in the dark DR String Neons. Same again for Jazz and rays.5 points
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For me, the answer to the actual question being asked is, it depends on the band. In a 4/5-piece covers band with either two guitars or guitar + keys I prefer to stay well away from that sonic territory. I use flats to supply the underpinning for the band. In a 3-piece rock'n'roll outfit I need to be period-correct so it's flats all the way. In a 3-piece covers band where there's a lot of sonic territory to be filled I find that flats just don't cut it, so I use a Rickenbacker 5-string with rounds. I've heard plenty of bands over the years solve that last conundrum (sonic territory to be filled) by just cranking the amps up to 11 and/or adding loads of FX but I have no interest in being in that sort of band.4 points
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Ultra rare 32" medium scale Squier JV Jazz, made in Japan 1982-1984. This is a wonderful vintage instrument that plays and sounds immense. It has an almost piano quality to the tone which is especially surprising considering the shorter scale length, downsized body and light weight (around 3.5kg). It comes with a cool period correct leather-ish padded gig bag. Collection from Margate or I can post if required.4 points -
Maybe they're unhappy with their bass player and want to try someone else out that might be a better fit than the usual guy. Maybe he never turns up for rehearsals and they're getting cheesed off. Maybe they want to make him aware he's walking on thin ice. Girls always used to use me as the dude who made their boyfriend jealous and pay more attention to them, by dancing with me all night while their boyfriend was slumped by the bar (if their boyfriend punched me they knew they'd got his attention and their plan had been successful). You're ME, The band is the GIRL, their normal bassist is the BOYFRIEND4 points
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I see @FinnDave has reduced his 60s Vintera Jazz to £550. Slap bang in the middle of your budget, and a very fine chap to deal with to boot.4 points
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Tobias Basic 6-string for sale. Serial number 3442 so it's early Gibson era, estimated around 1994 production. Original Bartolini pickups and pre-amp, all working well. Some wear on the body, but it's only cosmetic. Fresh d'Addario strings. Original hardshell case. Located in Norway.3 points -
Ned Steinberger just announced a limited production carbon composite multiscale 6-string . According to someone on Reddit they're only making 12. I'm afraid to find out what it's going to cost. NS Fin3 points
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Amazing bass overdrive from the genius of COG Effects here in the UK. Only for sale due to being excess to my needs (I also own the original Knightfall 66 prototype). Currently not in production due to COG concentrating on very limited runs of their octave pedals. From the COG site: A streamlined version of the two-channel Knightfall 66, the Mini 66 provides simplicity and versatility in a tiny Hammond 1590A enclosure. Don't let the size fool you, this thing sounds massive. The Voice knob of the Knightfall 66 is replaced with a three-position Fat switch, giving control over low end content before the gain stage. Similarly, the Tone knob is replaced by the three-position Cut switch to tame high end post-clipping. The filtered Clean channel of the Knightfall 66 is included, designed to integrate in a more natural sounding way than a typical full range clean signal. With nine different and repeatable settings to use in conjunction with the Gain knob, plus the Clean level knob, the Mini 66 is a huge sounding overdrive in a pedalboard-friendly enclosure. This is absolutely the mini overdrive your pedalboard is crying out for. * Filtered clean blend allows extensive sound shaping in conjunction with Gain, Fat and Cut * 2.1mm Boss-style 9v DC input (power supply not included) * True Bypass * Die-cast Aluminium Hammond 1590A Enclosure In perfect working order and great condition. £275 inc postage Si3 points -
Bass The World do one of their brief reviews of the Mark Bass Yellow Basses.3 points
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Just in the way home from work. After a bad day - this has absolutely cheered me up. Thank you x3 points
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Italian made Markbass cabs and combos originally used Italian made drivers from B&C Speakers. They were cast frame as opposed to the cheaper pressed steel versions made in the far east. When I owned a shed load of Markbass cabs loaded with both types I definitely preferred the B&C in side by side comparisons, but in isolation I doubt I could tell the difference. The B&C drivers just seemed to be a bit more dynamic and could go louder and lower before farting out. My two remaining NY121P cabs are B&C loaded. I too loved my CMD121P combo, but ended up using the slightly better NY121P cabs with my Markbass heads. The combo head does reduce the combo's internal volume, reducing the low end a tad, but not needing a separate head is obviously more convenient.3 points
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Best of luck getting the audience to kneel at your crotch. especially when from another angle it looks like this3 points
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Just added to that 👍3 points
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It’s reassuring to see a lot of long term owned basses here. I’m not saying you can’t instantly have a connection but (without wishing to romanticise too much) you do build a relationship with an instrument over years.3 points
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Thanks all! I've found a local handyman who loves messing with stuff like this and he opened it up, identified the broken connections and mended it better and stronger than ever for just £20!3 points
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I say use whatever strings make you happy in the moment and not necessarily what internet forums think is right. Internet wisdom has told me several times that I must use flats on a P bass and rounds on a Stingray, but after much experimentation, I've found I like flats on my Ray and rounds on my P. And they're both short scale (which the internet says is only for children and people with small hands 😉)3 points
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Here’s my old lady. 54 years and counting. Bought it 30 years ago from Musical Exchanges in Coventry, which involved part-exing my only bass, a Charvel 1B. I was in university at the time and this has been everywhere with me over the last 30 years. For a very long time it was my only bass and as such helped to shape the way I play. It’s on its third set of frets, second nut, and has had the usual maintenance visits to the local luthier from time to time, but the rest is all original and it’s light as a feather and a pleasure to play.3 points
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Yes, happened twice with me, both a good few years back. Was originals in both cases as well, so I couldn’t practice in advance. In both cases I ended up joining the bands.3 points
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Having bought this Custom shop 62 P bass relic about 5 years ago, I immediately order a set of La Bella flats to go on it. A bucket list bass. Only used for jazz since i got it as it sits under the radar nicely in that situation. However I fancied using it in the rock band i am in, Lets say heavy covers band. Many of you I know use Flats on your basses in similar bands, but wondered If you have also gone back to round wounds, for some extra bite and harmonic content. These are also easier on the fingers with reference to tension as my pinky is playing up these days. New strings are D'Addario Nickle 50,70,85,105 It sounds wonderful and having used it this week for jazz and rock I don't think i will go back now. any thoughts2 points
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V2 Thumpinator, the nice slim one that fits easily under pedalboards. This one has a custom 10M input so it can be used for piezo equipped instruments, as well as active basses or passive basses with a pedal/buffer in front of it (I have used this with a passive jazz directly in and it worked perfectly) I was always sceptical of these, however an old combo of mine was very boomy and I'd read these help so I bought one. I was very pleasantly surprised as it makes quite a bit of difference (to most rigs) it dramatically cuts everything below 25Hz, which is inaudible to human hearing but your bass rig will use power to reproduce, It really tightens the low end. £85 posted to UK only2 points -
enjoying this today....2 points
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Cheers mate. They are the "hi end" modules; supposedly made with higher quality components and gold plated PCBs.2 points
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Yeah it does really sit nicely between the keyboards and guitars. Some of our songs have quite bass heavy keys which gives me some freedom to do little chords and fills which sound really meaty even up the neck. I did some videos which I posted on another thread but I'll put them here to keep this 'master' thread up to date, because it tells the story from the start, all through @Andyjr1515 's excellent work, what an exciting time that was. Nearly 2 years ago! Here's Fred's drawing of me playing said bass - we've had words regarding that headstock ..and the vids:2 points
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It’s really simple, do you fancy doing it? Context is all however. If a close friend who needed a favour asked or it was a chance to play with people I liked or I was at a loose end and it didn’t look like a lot of effort I’d give it a go,and have done. As an occasional band leader and organiser of jam sessions I’ve often asked friends to do me favours. I’ve also stepped up to the mark for a friend who formed a band from the best people at my jam session. They wanted to do rock classics, not really my thing but we’ve all played them. I was perfectly happy to sit in until they found a permanent bassist. I’d have gigged too but they found someone else before we got that far. It cost me nothing really, rehearsal was on an evening I Was free and it was more fun than practice at home. It’s tough getting a band together. You need momentum so if asking a friend makes the rehearsal work I’ll ask. Having a dep who knows the set can benefit both sides. I’m always flattered to be asked. If I can’t do it or aren’t interested no one takes offence.2 points
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I've bought a few. First one came from 'Wang Guitars', really sweet neck so I tracked them down through Ali-Ex and ordered another 4 🙂 Got another couple from Kmise UK, crazy price of £20 and £25 for the 5 string, no issues with them. Short scale paddle neck bought from Yinfente was returned, no fault with the neck just the given heel size was reversed; it was 65mm when I needed 56mm. I've no qualms buying in future. A wee heads up to those wondering "How can they sell these so cheaply ?" I got my "timber update prices" email yesterday. US sawmills are currently paying $200 for MBF of Hard Maple, just $165 for ash. That's for felled trees👍 When prices were higher the mills were selling kiln dried FAS hard maple or $1650 per MBF. Takes 1 BF to make a bass neck and MBF is 1000 BF. Should come as no surprise, given the scale of Chinese manufacturing, that enterprising folk own and operate mills solely for the home market.2 points
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Not that that it needs it but have a bump and a couple of sids on me to keep things on the move2 points
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Yeah, woke up in a more positive mood x2 points
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Roxy Magic played at The Tropic in Ruislip on Friday night. A good time was had by all. Most of the band was travelling down from the Midlands, so it's always fun trying to work out how late everyone will be to the gig after negotiating the M50/rush hour/general Greater London madness. I'd taken the precaution of getting to London the day before, which meant I was able to go the spectacular Big Star "Radio City" gig in Hackney on Thursday night. Incredibly, we were all at the venue bang on time for a 6pm soundcheck. The gig was a stormer - the Tropic was full of ladies and gentlemen of a certain vintage who rocked their socks off. The band came off stage sweaty and satisfied. I could have done without the obligatory motorway closure on the way home, which sent me down county lanes and housing estates somewhere near Oxford. Oh, the joys of being a Weekend Warrior. I used my "B" rig - which is rapidly becoming my "A" rig - TC Electronic BG250 combo, Aria Jazz bass (£40!), Zoom B3 and a Lekato wireless bug system. I did give my faithful PJ Bitsa a run out in the second set though... I was delighted with my onstage sound and if my quick wander out front at the soundcheck was anything to go by, it was great through the PA, too. A nice lady down the front took some lovely pics of the band. Here's our hero modelling his new suit and his old hat. Yes, I am playing with a plectrum, wanna fight about it..?2 points
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I’m sort of sat deflated by the conversation with the plumber tonight. And I messaged some of my beautiful mates @bassfan @walshy @lee650 @LukeFRCand @hiram.k.hackenbacker I thought about this statement they wanted us to write… and I just typed. Jen is looking at it and adjusting it. Not to achieve anything other than making them think of the shitshow they’ve made…of the entire thing. “Iris has absolutely made our family. Every single day living in fear of losing my kid because her brain is a ticking time bomb has given me a resilience and resolve I didn’t know was possible. The fact we were told that in more than 50% of cases, parents choose to terminate (up to 28 weeks). That we could legally abort at basically full term… That she would have “no quality of life” and would basically “live in a vegetative state” - based upon her scans… I look at a 6 year old who loves to dance, I look at a little girl who can swim, climb and crawl - who can stand with support; who would love nothing more than to walk and run with her friends - but has the emotional maturity to understand that it’s a “work in progress” at just 6 years old. Has a reading age of 10 (one year off being able to access GCSE papers). A mathematical age of 7.5 years. Who struggles to control a pen, so has slightly scruffy (but legible) handwriting… She’s missing 20% of her spine, and her nervous system is a basket of broken wires… She makes fart jokes. Constantly. Her laugh makes people laugh, she’s cheeky, she’s naughty at times. She’s mine. She’s ours. She has more life in her than a lot of people without diagnosis/disability. She’s Iris. Come and meet her, realise why she needs a bit of a hand sometimes…but doesn’t need a pity statement.” Jenny will sort the other bits about the shifting goalposts and hoop jumping.2 points
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And...it's done! What's more, it sounds wonderful Here it is before it gets back into @ped's clutches tomorrow:2 points
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