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The Birthday was a decent gig. The dep drummer was pretty good too. We sounded pretty good with a few high points throughout the show. The dancing started a little later after the booze kicked in. Lol Sorry, the pics aren't very good. But, you get the idea Daryl15 points
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Last year we lost a keyboard player that was quite the institution in our local blues scene , Barry Cook. He played with just about everyone around town and had his own little band , the Blue Devils. I was one of the regular bass players in the band. The Devils decided to keep the band going and we played last night in the old blues dive. Parking was a misery in the downtown core last night but I eventually found a spot. There was a hockey game going on around the corner. Great crowd , band sounded great. We were given song lists to listen to , but (as usual) no rehearsal , great playing. Enjoyed the night , back tonight for the Sunday jam night , looking forward to it , we’ve been having some wonderful guests recently, should be a good night. Nice finish to 2024.11 points
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Not “bass” related as such but as we’re writing a new album for 2025 and I have been in a bit of a writing slump, I picked up this 2015 Gretsch Electromatic G5420T. It’s the first time I have bought myself an Xmas gift in a while but it already seems to be unlocking a bit of my writers block.10 points
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Hi everyone! Putting my Fender JP Hama Okamoto P Bass up for sale as I need to do move on some gear. Bought in the summer brand new for a run of gigs and now no longer need it, so would rather it go to a good home! It’s an incredible P Bass with its big selling point, for me at least, being that it has a Jazz Bass neck profile, so it is extremely easy to play and navigate. These basses are extremely hard to come by in the UK as they’re exclusively manufactured and sold in Japan. I even had to import it from Japan myself! The bass did actually sustain some unfortunate damage during import resulting in a crack on the rear edge of the body. Picture provided. With all the above in mind, I’m looking for £850 collected from NW London. Also happy to arrange a meet/drop off, or even courier for extra depending on location! Soft case included. Any questions, feel free to reach out!9 points -
With a very heavy heart I am selling my much loved Anaconda PJ handmade for me in the UK by he super talented Andrew Cummings. Sadly tough times have come and I need to sell off a lot of my gear - so more on the way. Ash Body with a figured Maple top. Maple Neck and roasted maple fretboard. Aguilar Pre amp and Delano Pick ups, gold hardware and a semi hard case. Plays as a true PJ should so an incredibly versatile and articulate bass with a wide sonic range. This hand built bass plays so well, its a stupid, stupid bargain bargain. The bass in excellent condition, no dings, marks or scratches. Pls forgive the playing.....9 points -
2012 MTD USA 535-24 Fretless with MTD Gigbag. Specs are an alder body with figured walnut top. The neck is maple with a lined fretless Honduran Rosewood fingerboard. Luminlays on the side of the neck. There are some marks on the bass which I have tried to photograph. These were on the bass before I purchased it but a lot of them you cannot feel due to the super tough coating that Michael Tobias uses on his basses. This bass sounds incredible, a B string that is really tight and warm. Comes with the MTD red gig bag. Any questions please get in touch. I would prefer collection from Sheffield but I am able to package the bass if the buyer sorts out a courier. Thanks for looking.8 points -
My first build so go lightly please 🤣8 points
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That's awful. I know you're a degree of separation from it but it's still going to have an effect. We're here for you, buddy, if you gotta vent, vent away.7 points
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I've got a lot of time and respect for what Mark Jones is doing with his instruments. His woodworking and craftsmanship looks absolutely world class, and I'm pleased to see a product of that quality being made in a small operation in England. It's a brave move to try and break into the toxic and often snobbish bass market, even when your product appears to be as good as anything else you can buy. Yes, the earlier basses were obviously inspired by Ken Smith. I'm not sure why that attracted such opprobrium; I don't think an order with Jones Bass would have gone to Ken Smith otherwise. If you see an R Bass or a D'Mark, you don't automatically think that Fodera have lost out. If you see a Unicorn, you don't assume that the order would have otherwise automatically gone to Alembic. If you see a Lull, you don't assume that Sadowsky, Devon, Valenti, Fender, Moon etc have lost an order. I think some of the initial criticism over social media of the derivative styling was just people sticking the boot in because they could. Because Mark was posting the builds online as the luthier, it was probably quite easy for the detractors to have a pop at them. I don't like Mark's current shapes as much but his coolest, sleekest shape is one that he needs to make more fuss about. I think he calls it the MK1 shape. I absolutely love it. See the attached item. Irrespective of what you think of the shapes of the basses, you can't argue that they look absolutely flawless in the pictures. I'm not sure if he does his own finishing but the high gloss finish he getting looks like glass, it's absolutely incredible.6 points
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Hello Basschat People For sale is my US Made Spector NS-2 in Fire Fade. I bought it in October 2024 new from Bassdirect in the UK and only played it a few times in our living room since then, so it still is in almost new condition. New I paid ~ 8.100 Euro incl tax and customs. It is a very flexible powerhouse with tonal capabilities that leave nothing more to wish for but my hands seem to not be able to get used to the Spector neck profile so I let the bass go. It comes with its Spector case and all the Case Candy. Specs: Model: NS-2 4-String Neck-Thru Scale Length: 34″ Nut Width: 1.5″ Bookmatched Top Woods: Curly/Flamed Maple Back Woods: Plain Maple Weight Relief: Chambered Neck Wood: 3-Piece Roasted Maple Neck Profile: Standard NS Shape Fingerboard Wood: Ebony Side Dots: Blue Luminlay Headstock Options: Ebony Headstock Overlay Headstock Logo Material: Abalone Stain: Fire Fade Custom Pickup: EMG PX/SJX Set Pickup Spacing: Standard Electronics: Spector HAZ 18v Bridge Material: Lightweight Aluminium Tuners: Hipshot Bass Xtender w/ UltraLite Set Strap Buttons: Dunlop Flushmount Strap Locks Case: Spector Hardshell Case String Spacing: 19mm Weight: 8lb12oz/3.95kg Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions My asking price is 5.250 Euro including shipping to everywhere in the European Union Shipping to UK is possible Please be aware that you will have to pay customs and taxes to your UK authorities when importing this bass to the UK. I will ship with DHL I am not interested in a trade Thanks!5 points -
Say hello to Blondie boys. My first Ric and absolutely loving it. Got from Andy Baxter’s showroom today. Wow has he got some good stuff. I bought a 66 Mustang off him some years back, so you know it’s quality gear. After reading all the bad stuff as well as the good stuff, seems like there’s 2 camps - lovers and haters. Well mama put me in the former- ok the E sting intonation is slightly out but set up at Andy’s with TI flats for me and it’s superb. What a neck. I was going to go for the new 4003 but hard to find stock and for similar money got this one. much mojo, much to love - I like all the sounds so far and needs mute replacing, which I have on order with Ricky Sounds and pal is going to help me fit it. He’s got 2 Ric’s, and he convinced me to get an old one with lower output- just as well got the extra cab for my cmd121 Markbass then -he’s got one of Paul Gray’s old Rics, an awesome Autumnglo satin finish rehearsal on Friday - woof5 points
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Main theme running through this thread seems to be that the bass players with the best job security achieve this not by being a Charles Berthold wannabe, but by bringing added value to a band - lead and/or BVs, taking on admin (bookings, media), providing PA, transport, doubling on another instrument. The other factor is being able to somehow get along with all the other people in the band, even when provoked, otherwise it's eventually gonna end in tears and/or bruises!5 points
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End of year report: Could have finished it by now . But I haven't and I won't. In trying to get the pickups to work I've made a mess of the loom @KiOgon made for me so I'm having to find some bits of wire. However, it is all together and there's no technical reason the strings can't go on, except it doesn't feel right. Pic for attention5 points
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I'm probably very replacable as a bass player, but the other band members might wonder why there are no rehearsal/gig recordings, no printed setlists, and why the website has not been updated.5 points
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Ignore YT, stick whatever you want on it. I had a '63 P bass and used rounds all the time with that, no bother. Any damage will take years.4 points
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I feel like the only rules for a band name are that you shouldn't feel any level of cringe when telling anyone about it, and you shouldn't need to spell it out.4 points
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So here are my two Subway cabs … the 115 was bought used and has been a brilliant cab. The 210 is a lot newer and has been gigged far less. The 115 comes with a new Roqsolid cover. Great condition on both, no dings, scuffs, scars etc. Only selling these great cabs because I’ve been sucked down the GR Bass/in-ears vortex! (And happy to be here…) I gave the cabs a quick damp wipe before taking the pics…. hadn’t quite dried, tolex is actually perfect! Collection Bournemouth or happy to meet somewhere mutual.4 points -
yes that’s how I got a short scale.4 points
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As others have said, I suspect that all of us are replaceable but depending on the band, it will probably change the sound and the dynamic, especially for originals bands. But what if you're not even replaced? In my current band when the guitarist left before we looked for a replacement we tried rearranging the songs with me swapping from traditional bass parts to using a Bass VI and alternating between bass and melody parts with the synth player. It worked very well and defined the sound of the band. When our drummer left latter on, we decided that rather than look for a replacement we'd go with programmed drums instead.4 points
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Boiling strings- The first step is to remove the strings from your bass.. I knew I was doing something wrong 😁4 points
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Played the Cathouse in Glasgow with my acdc mob last night. It`s a bugger of a place right in the city centre. You can`t drive down the street due to a bus gate and if you could there is sod all parking. Oh and there is a rather steep set of steps leading up to the main venue. Because of this we used the venue`s backline. I arrived at 4 pm and asked the guy where the Marshall heads were to go with the cabs that were there. He got the heads out but no speaker cables! Luckily enough Kenny`s music is just down the road so jumped down and got a couple. Then we discovered that the bass drum had only 1 leg and there was no drum seat, cue drummer boy rushing home to get the missing gear. The good thing was there was a Rumble 500 for me which is what I use anyway. Not to self: never trust what it says on the venue`s list of gear! Only played for 1 hour due to Bon DC being on after us but we had a blast and went down really well, maybe a little to well for the other mob but it was a great night with lots of nice comments. But gigs in city centres are getting harder all the time.4 points
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I'm offering my vintage year 2000 Fodera Imperial Elite with Chestnut top for sale. Pictures to come soon. This is is one of the original Chestnut Burl Top Fodera basses made by Joey & Vinny in the good old days. I've had it for about ten years having purchased it from a UK Session & West End player Johnny Copland. The bass has toured the world, been well used and shows the wear from being used as a working instrument. A few dings and nicks plus cosmetic wear on the bridge, knobs ect. The case is original but tatty. Its a heavier bass because the body is mahogany, neck maple and that thick burl top. But that's what gives is that distinctive sound. It has a stunning deep tone and also a really gorgeous 'honk' which makes it play on the back pick up like an old jb. I checked with Fodera on the pickups who's records are not 100% from those days but they believe it has Aero or Lane Poor pickups. I'd rather sell in the UK because it has a 'EBONY' no rosewood fingerboard and I don't want to mess about with Export paperwork. 34" scale 19mm spacing. These are a couple of videos from a few years ago. Pls excuse the playing - I'm a bit of a butcher... but you'll hear the bass. Buyer pays shipping hand over in person preferred.3 points -
As new , never used with all original packaging. £120 posted. Early Run, no 363 points -
You bastard now I have to sell a child …3 points
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Sorry to bang on about this shape but I love it. It works as a four string too. And look at the six from the back! So smart. This the direction I'd like to see Mark follow, if he won't just do the BT/BSR shape in future. As previously stated, I have no problem with something looking like a British Ken Smith. It may seem a bit jarring to some but that's only because he's the first guy to do it but look at all the other amazing builders that were clearly influenced by Ken.3 points
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Hi For Sale , Nice one from lakland Good condition the Case IS a bit Beat Up but works ... I believe IS a 2016 modell Git abfew really small marks onnthe Back Side nothing big and Impossible to Take a Pic For me , Bass works great Neck IS streight Here the Specs Light weight swamp Ash Body Quilted Maple top 1 piece Maple Neck with Indian Rosewood 35 scale lakland Pickups and electronics Only 3,850 kilo3 points -
At the risk of opening a can of worms about curly cables, I got this. (To be honest, it was at my request; I didn't need a new cable, but I've wanted a curly one for a long time.) It will only get home use, as that is the only place I play. Each to one's own, but I absolutely love it! https://www.designacable.com/van-damme-curly-guitar-cable-neutrik-instrument-lead-studio-grade-70cm-25m.html3 points
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Actually some good news ... the guitarist from the blues band has picked up a gig on the 23 Jan. Good news - 7pm to 9pm Bad news - Womanby Street Cardiff. Worst parking in the city.3 points
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Often, chord names are transferrable and a m7b5 and a half diminished are the same thing, just referred to in different ways like a shovel and a spade or a hatchet and an axe. What is more important is the function of the chord in the context in which it is being used. If it is functioning as the seventh chord in major chord scale, I would call it a m7b5. In truth, it probably only matters what it sounds like, not what it is called.3 points
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Fender American Elite Jazz Bass Olympic White - Excellent Condition, there are some slight signs of use Fender Hard Case Collection Preferred, No Trades Thank You. Specs Model Name: American Elite Jazz Bass V Series: American Elite Body Shape: Jazz Bass Body Material: Alder Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane Neck Material: Maple Neck Shape: Compound Back Shape, Modern "C" to "D" Neck Binding: White Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"-14" Compound Radius (241 mm-355.6 mm) Number of Frets: 21 Fret Size: Medium Jumbo String Nut: Bone Nut Width: 1.875" (47.6 mm) Truss Rod Nut: Heel-Mounted Spoke Wheel Adjustment Neck Plate: 5-Bolt Asymmetrical Neck Finish: Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face Fingerboard: Rosewood Position Inlays: White Blocks Bridge Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless Neck Pickup: New 4th Generation Noiseless Controls: Master Volume, Pan Pot (Pickup Selector), Treble Boost/Cut, Midrange Boost/Cut, Bass Boost/Cut, Active/Passive Mini Toggle Pickup Switching: 2-Way Mini Toggle Switch for Active/Passive Mode. In Passive Mode, Only The Volume, Pan and Passive Tone Controls Function. In Active Mode, All Controls Function. Pickup Configuration: SS Special Electronics: 18V Preamp with Active 3-Band EQ Bridge: 5-Saddle HiMass Vintage (String-Through-Body or Topload) Tuning Machines: Fender "F" Light-Weight Vintage-Paddle Keys with Tapered Shafts Orientation: Right-Hand Pickguard: 3-Ply Black Control Knobs: Vintage Style Black Plastic Jazz Bass2 points -
My playing days are over so I’m offering for sale my gorgeous Bryant small Panormo DB. I’ve owned it from new and although it has supported me well over hundreds of gigs it’s been well looked after and today’s photo will show that it’s in great condition. Shortly after purchase Laurence Dixon did an excellent jazz set up including a new bridge. It’s strung with the original Spiro Mitts and fitted with David Gage Lifeline pickup. Protected by soft cover from T&G Martin. Also available with the bass by separate negotiation and at a bargain package price is the signal chain and peripherals comprising:- Broughton Audio HPF/DI with variable impedance, vari HPF, phase reverse - the best! Tecamp Puma 500 amp and carry case Euphonic Audio 10” Wizzy Cab Cab adjustable height stand K&M bass stool iPad holder and stand RAT cantilever music stand Various gig bags, leads and plugs. Happy to discuss, provide further info via PM.2 points -
I have started dabbling with the Modes and Theory or should I say it’s hopefully going to be my New Year’s resolution lol, the plan is to drastically improve my Bass playing and Knowledge over the coming years hopefully I will stick to it, my biggest obstacle is time I have a part time job but I’m a full time carer for my wife so not making excuses my time is very limited, I start work at 2am until 7.30am then when I get home I look after my wife and run the house, shopping, cleaning, cooking and the gardening etc so it’s a pretty hectic life style, this is 24/7 every day, I try to put some time aside to practice but need to set up a routine and hopefully stick to it, it’s just a release but I would love to improve.2 points
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Dedicated 5 string player here. One advantage is on the second hand market where loads of bassists try one and don't get along with it and can't wait to get rid of the thing. I've nabbed a few bargains based on that alone. To each their own which has been said before. Play what makes you happy.2 points
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I've managed to follow the trail to Mark at Bass Direct who sold it. He doesn't think that the buyer still has it but he will ask them to contact me... Going to have to buy a Sherlock Holmes hat....2 points
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Welcome to the entrance to the rabbit hole...2 points
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Thanks for the comments everyone, aye I’ll be putting some rounds on it as soon as possible, I must admit the frets are small but it’s something I have never taken notice of until pointed out by the fella I bought it from and watching a YouTube video but like most of you have pointed out it’ll take years to wear the frets out. Thanks again everyone2 points
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The numbers grow: @neepheid @ossyrocks @doomkeeper @Richard R @peterjam @Frank Blank @rwillett Rob2 points
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Analog sub octave and fuzz(with optional sub). Cool looking and great sounding. Just not playing in anything to warrant keeping it at the moment. Price includes UK mainland postage.2 points
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I will say again that this with a buckeye burl, redwood, quilted maple top or something like that... I'd want for nothing more than a six string. I've now spent the morning thinking about it!2 points
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It looks like Cartman with his arms up.2 points
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For me it's my Cali76 Compact; I love the way it gives me my sound, but bigger and fatter. I'm feeling the need for a crazier overdrive/fuzz, and the Holy Island Mountain mover (thanks to @0175westwood29 for the inspiration!) looks like it might fit the bill nicely.2 points
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Funny that. I stayed off BC for a long time and gigged with 1 bass for about 5 years. Since getting back on BC about a year ago, I’ve bought 3 basses 🤦♂️🤣 Still, the occasional puns and bad humour make it worth it, to me at least. My wife might say otherwise 🫠2 points
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I can't remember where it was that I heard the theory, but allegedly guitars are attractive because they mirror the female form, so near-parallel top and bottom like the Jones SM1 don't look like the traditionally attractive female, and presumably Flying Vs appeal to those who like teenage Olympic gymnasts.2 points
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I think most death metal bands make the genre clear with their names. You know Cattle Decapitation, Priest Crippler and Municipal Waste aren't going to be playing smooth jazz.2 points
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Just found a photo from our guitarist's other band's last gig... Capital Radio's firework night. I'm not jealous...2 points
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Ibanez is using barrel jacks and they are not all made the same way. When replacing such output jacks I always use a stereo jack plug to check the lugs (connectivity) to know which one is which, that's the safer way to replace these. If your tech is simply soldering wires were they were using a photo or a sharpie, then he is no tech at all. Better find a real one.2 points
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They remind me of these characters:2 points
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We played at The Palm Court Hotel in Scarborough last night - Milestone duo. It’s a lovely hotel with great staff, and load in is very easy. We set up in the lounge whilst the customers were having their dinner in the restaurant, which made things easy. Used two JBL powered PA speakers which run on batteries! Sounded good too, although I took my Rumble 100 combo so I could monitor my Ibanez acoustic/ electric without overpowering the system and it worked fine. Did our requests thing, and had plenty of the usual tunes asked for, along with some rock stuff - did ‘Stairway…’ ‘Layla’ and ‘Dakota’!! Despite being a more mature audience, they wanted a wide range of songs, including the inevitable ‘Driving home for Christmas’. All in all an easy and relaxed evening. Played 3x40 min sets, and done by 10.30pm. We took our ladies with us, and they got free bubbly, whilst I availed myself of the excellent ‘Neck Oil’ IPA on draught as my buddy was driving. Some nice comments from the punters ( including cricket umpire Dickie Bird ), so hopefully will get the gig next year. Home by midnight which was fine by me as still fighting the tail end of manflu. We’re back there for NYE which is my next gig, so a week to rest up Seasons greetings to everyone on here, and all the best for 2025. Pete. ( Clip on tuner / music stand haters look away now….😆 )2 points
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