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Last night was our final gig of 2024. The venue is nearly two hours away in rural Wales, but we had such a great night the previous time we were happy to go. It was brilliant, totally rammed with two parties. Loads of dancing from about two songs in. We did two one hour sets and only had energy for one encore. Landlord put three songs on Facebook live. The fairly young audience this time still loved our classic rock numbers. They want to book us 'more' next year and for the landlord's new pub Nearest we got to a Christmas song was "Socks on Fire(place)". Afterwards we gorged on leftover buffet. Mmm Stilton. I dropped the singest and his pa back and hit the sack at about 2:20. Woke up at 10:30 as Yodel delivered new broadband router. First decent sleep for a few days. Nice to end on a high note. But our poor lead guitarist and his wife amost ran out of petrol. Made it to the 24 hour garage in Brecon with 1 mile range left. Except it wasn't 24 hour so they slept in the car until 6:00 am...10 points
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First gig for a while with blues band The Alligators at a nice little pub ‘The Imperial’ in Filey, which is a small seaside town on the East Yorkshire coast. Very quiet when we were setting up, but gradually more punters arrived to make it feel better, and they were very appreciative of our efforts. The landlady is a big music fan and we have a few more dates booked here for 2025, mainly Sunday afternoon gigs which I really enjoy. Gig went well - a few minor things forgotten - but overall an enjoyable evening. Used my passive Precision Lyte into the Rumble 500 combo. Roads quiet on the way back so made it home by 1pm. We are playing just down the road from Filey tonight at The Queens in Bridlington, so pretty much the same journey again for me.9 points
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Last night with BLOCKBUSTARZ Glam covers at Longstone Hearts Club in Edinburgh was the first of two gigs this weekend. Fantastic club where everyone involved is just so nice and helpful. Only holds approx 70-80 and it was busy possibly sold out as i couldn't see any spare seats. Gig went really well. The 4 Xmas songs worked a treat in the set. We are now doing 2x1hr sets most gigs these days so that's good news instead of almost 3hrs worth. Audience loved it with few requests for pics with the band after the gig. Sandberg VM4 into Shure wireless, Mesa TT800 and Mesa SW210/115 cabs. Running the amp with a little distortion when i really dig in for some of those rockier songs. Here's a pic of stage just after sound check. Today we travel over to Methil in Fife for a slightly earlier time of 4-7pm. approx 2hr drive each way and with only 6hrs sleep last night i'm getting a little bit tired this morning but once on the road all will be well again. Dave9 points
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Third Xmas back to back Xmas party over a week - it's been great, but has involved quite a lot of travel: last night's was a two hour trek across town to Twickenham for me, and setting up before party guests arrived with a relatively short 1 hour slot before the DJ came on, following dinner, two hours after setting up. Not unusual for a function gigs though. Normally I might find such a balance between travel, loading and setting up and then doing everything in reverse on the way back, a little disheartening when combined with a relatively short set - I'd much prefer to do two hours playing than one given that playing is where the fun is for me, and I suspect for most of us! However last night Harlequins RFC was a great venue, with a really fun receptive audience and clicked well as a band and seemed to be very well received. We even managed to get Xmas dinner at the end of the night, so the stars were obviously aligned! A little clip of the gig with one of our regular dep singers fronting us.8 points
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Cosme Moji HSC 6 (Headless Single Cut) delivered to its first owner (I'm the second one) in December 2010!!! A really rare instrument on the second hand market as Patrick Cosme, an excellent French luthier, completely stopped his activities 2 years ago. This is a top notch instrument built with high quality components and an extraordinary attention to details (see the photos). It's in excellent condition with a few light dings that I've tried to photograph (see below). This bass had a real price tag of €3870 EUR 14 years ago, so between €5500 and €6000 EUR nowadays, not on the cheap side at all. I changed the original East U-Retro Deluxe 5 preamp for a better suited for this bass Delano Sonar 3 bands with active/passive switch on the volume and a clever treble pot, which becomes a passive tone when in this mode ; I also put some wooden knobs with real tiger eye stone on their top. The neck pickup is exactly at the Stingray sweet spot and has the same specs as a Music Man pickup that would have been designed for a 6 strings bass, hence the choice of this Delano Sonar preamp, which works perfectly with this type of pickup. The strings fitted now are the amazing Dogal Hellborg Perfect Pitch Flat Wound JH1726S (226 EUR for the set!!!). Here is the link to the Cosme Facebook page where you can see my bass: https://www.facebook.com/349103448601647/photos/a.352236078288384/352236144955044/?type=3&app=fbl TRADES WELCOME! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE! Asking price including fully insured shipping with tracking number, to your home, in these European countries (ask for other countries): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding DOM -TOM), Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom: €3000 EUR (£2500 GBP is an approximation and I will only accept payment in Euros)!!! Shipping to the UK is of course possible and included in my asking price, but with additional customs charges (VAT + other taxes + courier costs), as the UK is now outside the EU. Here are the specifications : Body: black limba (a variety of mahogany) Top: spalted flamed maple with purpleheart veneer Set neck: 3 pieces of flamed maple plus 2 pieces of purpleheart with a flamed maple central veneer Flat aka infinite radius fingerboard: bocote with flamed maple plus purpleheart veneers underneath, front (mother of pearl 4mm) and side (white 2 mm) dots at the usual places Positions: 24 silver/nickel 18% 2.4 mm frets absolutely unmarked Headstock: ABM headless system Pickups: 2 made to measure Cosme/Crel humbuckers under a ramp Ramp: black limba and spalted flamed maple with a purpleheart veneer in between Preamp: Delano Sonar 3 bands Controls : 2 parallel/single/series switches (one per pickup), volume (push-pull active/passive), blend, bass, mids and treble (tone in passive mode) with wooden knobs with real tiger eye stone on their top (a spare one will be delivered) Bridge/Tuners: ABM headless system Strings spacing at bridge: 17.5 mm Nut: none, but a zero fret Strings spacing at zero fret: 9.5 mm (width 55 mm) Scale: 34 inches Hardware colour: black Truss rods: two, dual action, 100% functional Finish: oiled, natural Country of origin: France Serial number: 003 1210 Year: 12/2010 Weight: 4.640 kilos Action : from 1.5 mm under the C string to 2 mm under the B string at 12th position (can even go way lower, but was perfect for me) Will be delivered in a brand new Fame semi-rigid soft case. Non-smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up and shielded (dead silent) professionally and will come with some new Dunlop Dual Design Straplok fitted on the bass. It has a new battery and has received a new set of amazing Dogal Hellborg Perfect Pitch Flat Wound JH1726S (26-35-51-71-102-120), 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 excellent. Here is the link to 40 photos in high definition including the original purchase order with all the specifications and the handcrafting photos (construction): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13eVF4jA7LoSQcemGgv_x9QTuilbKO4CT?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, but, please, before asking read my ad first as the answer is certainly already in it!7 points -
Bitsa old style P bass. Currently setup with black coated strings and it looks and plays really really good. It is old school and is very light. I use this with a harmonic booster pedal and it’s great. Skiprat guitars is the name on the headstock - I bought this about a year ago and I have too much gear and this needs to move on. Total bargain for a rough and ready classic looking bass. No case, but can mummify in bubble wrap and post in UK.5 points -
1978 Antigua Precision in mint condition with case. Not mine but it will be up for sale soon by a guy in London, belonged to his dad5 points
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My recently aquired Westone Thunder 1A from 1984. A really nice solid bass. Took quite a bit of work to bring it up to scratch as the previous owner had not looked after it too well.4 points
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Last gig for the year and at a venue that has tried but just not been able to break through for a while now and is closing down - another one bites the dust. Quietish night but those that were there were enjoying themselves so that was ok. Swapping between the Status S2 5er that I have been using as go to for a few years now, and the new FrankenJazz 4 with a Status neck and Hipshot that I am currently loving. Only problem with the latter is the missing string I have been used too and getting back to the mindset of the D-tuner so there were a number of moments where I ended up in the wrong place, either because I normally play in a different position higher up the neck, or I was switched down and hadn’t rethought position 🤦♂️ Both basses sounded great in my IEM’s. Crowd video I saw this morning had little bass on it but I am consoling myself that it was shot the wrong side of a pillar to me and right in front of the guitars that were definitely there. First gig out of the Aircast boot since the operation on my ankle in September but I should probably still wear it to stand that long. One of the painkillers I take regularly dropped off my repeat scrip and I didn’t notice and ran out. By the end of last night I was crippled and could barely move. Managed the hour drive home but was virtually immobile by the time I got home so straight to bed with no wind down. Picked up some more this morning so hopefully they will kick in soon 😢4 points
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Just an extra note on vocals - what’s far more important than anything, is vocalist technique. To avoid bleed, if you can get your vocalist to eat the mic - literally having their lips touching the grille, not only will you get a warmer sound from then, you’ll get less bleed. its a challenge to get vocalists to do it if they don’t already, but you’ll be amazed how much evening tightens up in the mix if you fix the most problematic inputs. (Especially things like cymbal bleed and general ambience which makes everything sound thin and tinny. It’s great having “air” on your main vox - but a nightmare if they aren’t using the mic properly)4 points
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Maruszczyk Elwood L5 A24. The chambered, light version of the Elwood. Coming in at about 3.65 kilos by my bathroom scale. Alder body, with a lovely, subtle flame maple top, that's not too showy, but really comes alive under stage lighting. Maple neck and board with 24 frets plus a zero fret. Balances great on a strap. 34 inch scale length, 19mm string spacing. Haussel Pickups, jazz in the neck and a mini-humbucker at the bridge with a series/parallel/single switch. To be honest there's not that much difference to my ears between the series and single settings, but the parallel option gives it a nice additional punch. Delano preamp, with pull passive on the volume knob in case of battery disasters, balance, bass and treble. Comes with a Maruszczyk gig bag which is in good order, has useful pockets and rucksack straps, one of the zip tags has been replaced with a key ring though Sounds great and plays really nicely, it's just not getting much use due to double bass stuff. I'm afraid I don't have the means to ship. £800 collected from Bushey, Herts.3 points -
My immaculate, all original Fodera, hand built in NYC with the detailed build documented in Joey’s personal diary. Quilted maple top, EMG pick ups and HAZ preamp with an immaculate build, sets this bass apart and will come with its original Fodera case which is also in great condition. This benefits from the original sloped headstock with an immaculate butterfly inlay. Any trial welcome. Only selling as I use my Monarch Standard Classic P Bass and my old 63 EB3 for my gigs. Can ship in UK for £503 points -
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Well the QC is back off my desk and on the board again. I love having the pedals to play with but definitely missed having the scenes etc configured. Wanna get into the QC looper too 👌 I may at some point bump up to a RB4.1-4.2 to make more space for pedals but for now this is a perfect balance of having my favourites and still being pretty compact. The Gojira clean amp is great for bass too 👌3 points
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I have to wait quite a while for this song to start… the patrons expect this look….🤣3 points
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Here we are. It's perfect for what I need, which is just simple noodling; if I want to go louder, I can just use my regular kit...purpose here is just to have something low powered that's easy to get going. Because the bass can be played active or passive and with arco/pizzicato modes, it's giving a broad range of things tonally already. There only three knobs on the amp (gain, enhance and tone), things sound decent with enhance at 50% and tone rolled to the bass side of things. It doesn't appear to have any problems with the low-B on the bass. It looks pretty well built, solid. Got it from a marketplace seller, still smells new. Happy enough.3 points
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Here you go! https://www.discogs.com/release/2771606-The-Prescriptions-Psychedelicatessen We were a bit shíte really, but when I was still on social media, random people would be getting in touch with pictures of bootlegged C-60's of demos, often with incorrect track titles, or people asking about lyrics or outtakes or whatever. Knocking out a reissue with the extra tracks and all that, it just puts the full stop on it forever. Which is the point of doing it 👍3 points
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Just as @SugarlessJ mentioned in the Wal clone thread: "The dude from Herrick is selling one of his pickups and a Lusithand single nfp special in a Stingray Sub bass. I bought the prototype and with some fresh strings it sounds wild." https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335620793928 Really interesting for those ... interested. 🤪😉3 points
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I've never understood why people ask this question, requiring people to choose between cheap basses and expensive basses. I own both. Simples.3 points
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The dude from Herrick is selling one of his pickups and a Lusithand single nfp special in a Stingray Sub bass. I bought the prototype and with some fresh strings it sounds wild. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335620793928?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=PdVOblQIREG&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=BSw4nmaqRXS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY3 points
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Fender FSR American Special Limited Run Precision Bass – Honeyburst Nitro ***19 DEC REDUCED TO £1,500*** Epsom This is a very rare USA Precision Bass – it was produced as an exclusive for a US chain (Guitar Center / Musicians Friend) back in 2012. Other internet sources suggest that only 150 were ever made, and only 9 made it to the UK. It has an beautiful honeyburst hand-stained nitro finish. I think my photos are reasonable, but you can google around to find other images under different lighting conditions. It is in absolutely mint condition. I bought it because I fell in love with the finish, but have always had other ‘daily’ basses to play and have not played bass as much as I thought I would over the past several years (I’m more of a keys guy). I have taken it out of the case about three times since I bought it, and never taken it outside the house. It plays really nicely, and is fitted with some Fender flats. I don't have any appropriate scales to check the weight but can find a way to weigh it if you're very keen to know. Sale includes: · Spider hard case, extremely good condition with black velour lining. · Factory tag and unopened accessories bag. · Genuine Fender strap. I have a strong preference for collection from near Epsom, UK. But happy to discuss meeting half way or shipping options. To the best of my knowledge, the exact specs are as follows: · Series: Factory Special Run · Body Shape: Precision Bass® · Body Material: Alder · Body Finish: Hand Rubbed Stain/Satin Lacquer Top Coat · Neck: Maple, Slim "C" Shape · Neck Finish: Satin Urethane · Fretboard: Maple · Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm) · Frets: 20, Medium Jumbo · Scale Length: 34" (86.36 cm) · Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm) · String Nut: Synthetic Bone · Pickups: American Standard Precision Bass® Alnico Split Single-Coil · Controls: Volume, Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass). · Special Electronics: Master Greasebucket Tone Circuit (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass) · Hardware: Chrome · Tuning Keys: Standard · Bridge: Standard Vintage 4 Saddle Bass3 points -
My Delorean won't take me that far into the future I'm afraid...2 points
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All in good working order, with power supply and Velcro on rear. Includes UK delivery2 points -
Here’s my trusty Mesa … in very good shape, no dents or dings (thanks to the flightcase which is included in the sale). Countless gigs and never let me down. I put the cups in the lid of the case to stop the amp sliding off the top of the cabs - it works! Pickup only I’m afraid or happy to meet somewhere within reason. Cheers guys.2 points -
Hang on! The reissue is still going to have to be remastered. The original master was done by George Peckham and all the album tracks segued into each other. A bit like Sgt Pepper's or something. We've been having trouble with digital remastering, because a nanosecond of silence gets inserted between the segues. But when it's finally sorted I can PM you and try and get you a promo. No, not a parmo, a promo. 😉 Are you really from the 'boro? We were actually banned from playing anywhere in the town after headlining a multiple band all-dayer in 1988, where our behaviour was deemed 'unacceptable'. Not proud of it, but back then we were absolutely feral. I remember absolutely bricking it though, during the load out when a load of gadgies said they were going to kick our heads in. We managed to back them off, but that kind of thing happened all the time with us, wherever we went. Oddly enough we still got played on Radio Tees by Mark Page and a few others though. Different times, for sure.2 points
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Yeah, really good. I've seen UK Subs before with Bad Religion so it was great to see a full headline set. It reminded what nice people punks are. Everyone was so friendly. Great to see teenagers and 70 year olds all having a great night together.2 points
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I remember when I first started playing, when I got my first Fender and that finish became a thing. We all hated it! That seems to have changed in the past few years from what I can make out! Rarity seems to trump aesthetics...2 points
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It’s never been a colour that’s appealed to me personally , good luck to him if he gets what he’s looking for, seems high to me2 points
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Basically, there are two methods, one open and public, the other private. For the former, one may use the 'Quote' button which appears below each post. From there, one may edit the part quoted, if need be, and add one's own comment, and submit the post. The private method involves getting the cursor (the mouse pointer...) to 'hover' over the poster's avatar on the left, and use the 'Message' button that appears below. Type the reply and send it; the poster will receive the message, which others will not be aware of. Does this help..?2 points
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Ta. I will get this - sounds interesting!2 points
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Even thats stretching it. I know drummers and pianists and classic players who have never heard of Fender, Gibson et al and don't care either. Anyway, Ive had a few vintage basses, sold the lot and now play a lowly CV 70's P bass and want for nothing more.2 points
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In 'my band' we have three people, two of which have no particular IT skills to speak of. That means that one person (me) looks after http://www.the3.co.uk/ and does the vast majority of our Facebook stuff, posters etc. I don't mind as I have a hobbyist attitude about web stuff and quite like getting results. Our drummer does the upkeep of our weekly jam night page at https://www.facebook.com/TheThreeJamNights and puts new video on it, as I decided something had to go. I'm also busy doing books and the occasional CD release. Usually I do all of the band bookings through Facebook messenger (which keeps a handy audit trail for any disputes), or I sort them out when we are actually there. One message cut and pasted to umpteen venues every now and again and the diary fills up nicely. I won't use agents, as I have found that mainly they are useless and just parasites. Our guitarist passed us a gig the other day for next August next year after a venue had messaged him. He used to be a bit of a gig magnet, but he's stepped back from it a lot. Every little helps. My wife occasionally says I shouldn't be doing it all, when I have a small hissy about a venue suddenly mucking us about. If I didn't do it though, we probably wouldn't be out. I have set myself just over another year of doing this, as the band is coming up to its 10th anniversary in Jan 2026. I have blocked off a couple of weekends a month in 2026, though that page isn't openly visible on the website yet. I'll be 67 and a bit then and I hate going out gigging in bad weather over winter.2 points
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I've just bagged an Eden EC8 locally on Marketplace. Picking it up in a hour. It should be fine for what I need it for. Thanks for your input chaps.2 points
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I’m also near Ipswich if you need it.2 points
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I'm not entirely certain whether the Sansamps are hotter than anything else (in all probability, no) or, for that matter, if my basses have a particularly high output. After years in the game, I know what I want tonally and I tend to know how to get the most out of my gear without the sound not turning to mush!2 points
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You may have noticed that it has rained a lot recently. A week or two ago I came prancing tough the back door carrying my LFSys 10. No cover but what could go wrong? A saturated pile of leaves could go wrong. As I stepped out, my right found found no grip, I went woofer over tweeter and the cab went several feet in the air (the drawback to lightweight cabs?). I really hurt my back but the cab seemed to bounced several times and laugh at me. It is testament to to how @stevie builds his cabs that the cabinet was wholly intact. Not only that but there was not a scratch on the Tuffcab. Of course the corners used on the LFSys cabs are very absorbent, probably helping the bounce, metal corners may not have helped in this regard, but the Tuffcab was unmarked. I had to try the cab after such abuse and immediately noticed a buzz but after moving the cab to the other side of the room, the buzz was in the same place. Full marks to @stevie and Tuffcab.2 points
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Have you ever considered just changing your strings for every gig rather than changing the bass as well?2 points
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I'm really loving the Gojira Clean amp for bass at the moment. Had a play to see if I could dial in some nice tones without looping any physical pedals or captures in which I usually rely on a bit and very impressed. I'm definitely going to make more effort to utilise the models rather than reaching straight for a capture. It helped settle my mind to not bother with a Nano Cortex.2 points
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My first proper band existed from 1988 to the end of 1993. We had a couple of records out, and got up to plenty mischief wherever possible. But after our final gig in November '93 we knew our moment had passed. Our album flopped miserably in the UK (it did okay elsewhere though, but not enough to sustain us) and we drifted apart. Within a year, all six of us were living in different towns or cities, doing different things of varying legality. Our sole album is being reissued next year in expanded CD form, with outtakes, demos, live bits, etc. We'd been approached regularly over the years to do a reissue and we always said "On yer bike!". But this time we said yes, mostly to shut people up, and on one condition - that we don't get back together and do gigs or anything else again. We're all clean living family types now, with estate cars, and labradors, and Waitrose bags for life, so revisiting a Class A's past where we were constantly getting into bother... it's just not worth the risk. None of us would be up for it. Some of us will meet up occasionally for a pint if I'm in the UK, but if the conversation turns towards having been in a band, we all get the shivers and laugh it off, then change the subject 😂2 points
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I neglected my Aerodyne for too long so I got it out the case, tweaked the setup and bought a decent strap to get it back on the gigging rota. I forgot how good this thing sounds.2 points
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Updates. The layout allows for reverb, delay and looper to go in the fx loop of an amp. I occasionally put my puny little stratocaster through it. Sounds great for both. But it's better on bass, because bass is better. Obviously.2 points
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The best guess I have of the number of basses/guitars that I've owned over the years is North of 2000 and South of 3000. Absolutely nobody sane wants to read that list and I didn't keep any real record!2 points
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Tuning and temperaments are a very substantial set of rabbit holes you can fall into.... The history of tuning is complex... Ignoring a pile of history and complexity, essentially A=440Hz was 'settled' as a standard in the early to mid-C20th. If you look at the history of it, it has varied significantly - even from one town to another - from A=380 to A=460 and no doubt more besides. The idea that A=432Hz has some sort of universal harmonic resonance that harmonises with your crystals and chakras... is a heap of steaming ordure. The 'historically informed performance' movement has 'settled' on A=415Hz which is about a semi-tone down from concert A. This helps a lot with gut strings as the tension is a bit lower. It also makes singing the high notes a bit easier since as a bass those top F#s in Handel and Bach are down to being Fs. Whenever I've sung baroque repertoire with a period instrument orchestra it's always at A=415. I play the viol (viola da gamba) and that has gut strings. If I'm playing with say recorders which are A440 then I ahve to tune the viol up to that and it's always a worry about the possibility of strings snapping - which does happen. It's a serious issue with the higher stirngs as they tend to be plain gut, the lower strings are usually twisted gut which are stronger and the lowest strings may be wire wound as well (viols have a common ancestry with guitars and mostly have 6 strings)2 points
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Bought a pedalboard from James. All as described and posted very promptly. Great person to deal with all round.1 point
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I'm a member of the Fun Sport Society too since more than 40 years and I'm about to retire now as I think I've tried almost everything bass related on Earth. 🤪🤦🥳🤣1 point
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Never! It's been a fun sport over the last 20 years, buying, trading, selling on, buying something else etc... pretty much all of it second hand. So long as you buy at a reasonable price it means you can play almost any instrument, enjoy it for a while, move it on and try something else! Some have been kept long term, some I'll never sell, some went the next day!1 point
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I had a shot at cloning a Wal. Did a whole series of videos…. Maybe just go to my last one!1 point
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Mint condition and in perfect working order. Has had very little use as bought as a spare but never really needed. Has never missed a beat and sounds amazing with a classic Ampeg tone. Powerful enough for any situation. Can be tried out at my home.1 point
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