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Just back from tonight (last night's?) gig down at the local. Just a 10 minute drive from home, and using the Kala and Ortega U basses and Phil Jones Double Four amp so an easy load in and out for me! Full set of Irish standards (Pogues etc) and Levellers stuff went down really well, few deviations from the right notes here and there, but overall a great evening.16 points
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Bendricks Rock played Slipping Jimmy's in Newport last night. It was already busy due to rugby and got busier. Proper stage, which is cool for a pub. Dancing pretty much fom the off. The even danced to What Is and What Should Never Be. A bit of excitement at the end with a punter getting ejected, then mord drama outside while we were loading out. New Quecha hiking shoes with my orthopedic inserts, but my dodgy ankle was angry by the end.15 points
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A couple of live shots from last night, complete with footwear.14 points
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First on in a 5 band line up, for the A92 scooter club March of the Mods, charity gig at Beat Generator, in Dundee (I hadn’t realised how many proper name bands have played there previously, quite the alumni). Played the same event here a couple of years ago and didn’t enjoy it as our hour set was cut to 50mins before going on and turned out to be about 40mins, due to over running/poor organisation, earlier - utter waste of time. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I approached this return with trepidation. However, we were a replacement band, doing a favour, so we angled for going on first to avoid a repeat of the situation. It’s a nice sized stage and was good for throwing a few shapes, especially as the rest of the band are fairly static, when playing. Proper sound check and we kicked off at 5:30. You’d think that would be playing to staff and walls, but no, plenty of folks in (it was sold out) and our set had them dancing from the get go. In short, it was great, despite the drummer messing up Town Called Malice for the last verse. Home by 8:00! Played my custom, Maruszczyk Elwood L, with gig appropriate scratchplate, through my usual MXR M82 comp, Tech21 VTDI (for grind on the appropriate songs), into the provided Peavey backline, which sounded absolutely fine. Footwear was Adidas Samba-alike, skate shoes (no pics ).14 points
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Good gig with the Andy Wales Band at Leicester’s Dos Hermanos Bar. Second time we’ve played there and word seems to have got around as it was pretty busy. First band gig I’ve done since Christmas so I felt a bit off match fitness (hands tiring by halfway through the second half but powering on thru on adrenaline etc - we’ve all been there surely.) Ready for bed now. Edit for gear: Yamaha BB604, Little Mark II head, Markbass STD102F cab, various pedals.14 points
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Another Bootleg Eagles show, this time in Saltburn, North Yorkshire. 18 months of prep is finally paying off... lots of dates in the diary now. Great tunes, great bunch of lads.13 points
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Last night at Wilsons, Aberdeen with Nine Lives. Weird gig, definitely a game of two halves. First half was rank rotten - sound in the room was awful - could barely get the vocals loud enough without feeding back, started five mins late because of all the mucking about (not Axl Rose levels of lateness, but it still bugs me). It was passable out front, and people could clearly hear the words because I could see them mouthing along, but there was very little coming back making it hard to hear where we were in a song. No room for monitors in this pub, we basically had to rely upon reflected sound. So spooked I was that I didn't change basses at half time - I didn't want to introduce another variable to an already tenuous situation. But we sorted it. The table nearest the right PA speaker emptied at half time, so we took the opportunity to move it forward, not much - couple of feet maybe, but what a difference it made - it opened up the possibility of increasing the gain of the singer's vox without feeding back and made for a much better sounding second half. It got busy too, and it was much more fun. Went for a couple of walkabouts in the crowd which went down well. Lesson learned - kick people out of the way if you have to to get your PA far enough in front of the band. So, it was the BB1200 for the whole night, into the usual Markbass rig. Footwear - Vans calf hair checkerboard slipons. Hmm, quite colour coordinated last night, just realised.12 points
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Superb gig at The Bungalow in Paisley (Glasgow) for INXS UK. Great venue, staff who know their stuff (esp the engineer SJ) and 'fans' who were absolutely busting it. WhatsApp Video 2025-03-16 at 12.05.04.mp411 points
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First of 3 today done. One hour set at a St Patrick's day thing in Bristol. Travelling light today because of all the travel.10 points
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... 15 months later and I'm in a band. I've been in a band with the guitarist before and I've known the drummer for some time. It's the singers first band experience and she's got bags of enthusiasm. We've only done a few practices so far. We're all doing our homework, but we're also successfully trying out songs on the spot at practice. We're making changes to songs to work for the instrument line up. ... and we're being offered gigs. Fingers crossed we'll be out and about very soon. It all feels very positive10 points
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Gig number two was a success. Afternoon Sunday gigs can be a bit slow but these guys were up for it. Set up ready for number three now back in the centre of Bristol. My feet hurt.9 points
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I moved to full IEM using Line 6 Helix Stomp DI to the front of the house a number of years back. It's great; I love it and am happy I did. It made me a tighter player and vocalist, so I got rid of my high-end amp and cab. Then a dep gig came up. Nice and easy. I know a few of the players, all good SKA stuff. Brings me straight back to my school days. Fred Perry and Docs. I wrongfully assumed it was a silent stage. No, I need an amp. Managed to get hold of a Fender Rumble V3. Went to gig and was blown away by the experience of using an amp again. As a side note, the Rumble is an incredible amp. As light as a feather, and power and tone beyond many high-end gear I've used. ( if you have not tried one, DO!) Anyway, it was just great to feel an Amp again and feel connected to the room and other players. I feel like Natalie Imbruglia, "I'm torn"8 points
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1997 Orville Thunderbird for sale. Great condition with a few little dinks here and there, nothing nasty at all. Fast slim neck, vintage reverse tuners and strung with D'Addario NYXL 50-105 Truss rod works fine and frets in great shape. Outstanding Japanese build quality and quite rare in the UK. comes with its Orville gig bag. More pics on request if needed. Located near Liverpool and collection/meet up only. £800.8 points -
The Musicman style truss rod adjustment wheel at the base of the neck should be mandatory on every bass.8 points
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Got this as part of a trade last week. As cool as it is it’s not what I need. I got it from the first and only owner and it comes with the original hardcase and case candy. It’s a full scale semi acoustic so with a centre block and three pickups. Loads of tone choices and it plays and sounds great. Fitted a new set of D’Addario chromes.7 points -
I played at Exchange on Thursday night and it was really good fun. We were local support for a sold out show of Dopethrone and Wallowing who are on tour together. Managed to get free on street parking not far away, so load in with bass, pedalboard and head wasn't bad at all. Gear was the usual Dingwall Combustion, Gx-100, MojoMojo, Bass Big Muff and Laney Digbeth head into a borrowed Ampeg 610. Soundcheck was a bit late, but we got it done with time to spare before we went on, so that was good. Always good working with a competent sound guy! Our set was good. A few gaffs, but nothing disastrous. I was running the sample pedal for the first time, but that turned out to be fine! I think we went down pretty well. I didn't see anyone leave while we were playing, so that's always a good sign! It wasn't full capacity for us, but we must have had 50/60 people there. Wallowing were really cool and nice guys. Much more dynamic playing and less straight metal sounding in person than on their recorded material. We're playing with them again at Southwest Heavy Fest in May. Dopethrone were very good for what they do, but after a late practice the night before plus perpetual early mornings as I've got a 3 year old, I was not prepared for them to be always up on every song. Would have preferred some more nuance to the songs 😅 I've grabbed a pic we got tagged in on Instagram. It's a shame it wasn't one of my more enthusiastic poses!7 points
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First gig of the year after NYE's paid rehearsal, at regular haunt Spen Victoria CC. On the basis that the Siredowsky needed new strings (a Jazz with rounds isn't supposed to sound like a 60s P with flats!) and I hadn't had a chance to do that yet, I went with the Squier P as last night's axe. After thinking I was getting lost in the mix at previous gigs, I decided to forego my compressor this time, and holy cow my tone has returned. I think I need to use the compressor a bit more sparingly, as using it as an "always on" pedal isn't working. I went with the ABM despite the small venue, and decided to give the valve drive a go, and the fates all combined to make my tone sound, if you'll forgive my entirely unbiased opinion, fecking amazing - deep and thunderous while also clear as a bell when it needed to be. Things were a bit shaken up as we'd decided to mix our standard set up a bit, as we're at the point we don't need to look at set lists to know what song is coming next. Our singist, who normally favours a vaguely Adam Ant-esque getup decided to forego all that for an old band t-shirt - it can't be uncool to wear your own band's merch if you don't actually have any, this is one someone made many years ago. For the most part the running order seemed to go well, and new songs Alright and Mr Brightside went over very well, and using Two Tribes as our second encore song was a great choice. Only a couple of minor mishaps, where our keyboardist started his section of A Town Called Malice in the wrong key and dropped out for a verse until he could recover himself, and he lost the patch he was using for the guitar solo in Alright (I still don't know why our guitarist can't play it) so had to stay with the piano sound he was using for the rest of the song, which sounded, well, crap. But all in all a good start to our year of gigs. They're starting to trickle in now, and we might end up with about seven over the year, which will be good and manageable for me with a new baby on the way. A couple of shots but none of my footwear I'm afraid; I was only in scruffy Merrells so hardly worth showing. (it did get a bit busier than this...)7 points
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small update, both boards now mounted to Temple audio boards with the 4x and IEC mods. gigging setup have a unintended grey thing going on now. 😬7 points
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Does give me a bit of a contrast though!7 points
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Next up is this lovely 62RI Precision made by Fender in Japan in '93/'94. I believe this is a higher end build as it features full size tuners, the hootenanny strap button and higher end woods. The fretboard in particular is very rich and dark. It's lightweight at 8.3lbs and very lively sounding. It's currently wearing flats with an odd G (different coloured silk). You'd never know when playing however as it's perfectly balanced in terms of feel and tone. It's in good condition but has a slight dink on the side, as per photos. It comes with a Fender gig bag. Collection from Margate ideally, or I can box it up if a courier is required.6 points -
It was fitted purely for that gig. It's a clear scratchplate, so I can go with all sorts. My fave normally is straight black, but I'm currently really liking the look of this:6 points
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2011 Squier Matt Freeman Precision Bass in black. Bought from @casapete at the tail end of last year after having been looking for one for a while, but I'm not gelling with it. It's a little heavier than my other basses at 4.4kg which is part of the reason. It's all original and in very good condition; there are a few minor dings and some buckle marks on the rear which haven't broken the finish. Comes with a semi-hard case, and can post if required.5 points -
Make no mistake, this is a stupendous instrument. The tones available are simply staggering, and the playability is exceptional. I bought this bass a few months ago from Chris and Al at Alpher Instruments and I have been delighted by its amazing tonal capability. It goes without saying that the instrument is built to the highest standards and to all intents and purposes never having been gigged this bass is in extremely good condition with virtually no signs of use. I thought that I might keep this bass for the duration but I managed to snap up my grail bass a week ago and I have decided off the back of this that it makes sense for the Alpher to find a new home where the new owner can play and appreciate this fantastic instrument to its fullest extent. Please see a link below to the full specs which are still on the Alpher website and also some fabulous photos. I can also provide some photos if required. The bass comes with an excellent hiscox case and various tools, there is also an ebony finger ramp which is detachable. The Sunbear pickups are made in the UK by the legendary Stuart Robson, who is fast developing a reputation as one of the finest pick up gurus known the planet. The pickups on my bass are based on an original 51 P bass pickup which he repaired and rewound recently. Here’s a video link show Chris from Alpher demoing his own personal Hammerhead bass, it provides an excellent idea of the breadth of tones and the quality of the sound the bass produces. I may look at a partial trade for a cheaper instrument and cash my way, preference would be for some sort of 5 string or a quality amp set up. The sale price is also flexible to some extent, if you have an idea, or offer please do get in touch. I will post my own proof of ownership photos shortly. For total transparency please do take notice of the last picture which shows a tiny mark on the body. It’s not really noticeable but I felt compelled to point it out.. RRP £3495. 21 fret 34 inch scale 1 piece curly Sassafras body Natural finish Gold headstock Logo Flatsawn Wenge neck Figured Ebony fingerboard (12 inch radius) 39mm brass nut width Jescar Evo Gold 43080 fret wire Luminlay side dot inlays 2 x Sunbear 51p humbuckers Brass patina pickguard Passive: Volume, 4 x on/off buttons (one for each coil) + Stellartone 6 way tone Hardware Gold / Black Mixed Hipshot Kickass Bridge Hipshot Ultralite Lollipop Tuners Schaller S-locks Black metal knobs Newtone Alpher strings 45-105 (nickel) Weight: 8lbs 12oz Case included Many thanks. https://alphershop.com/collections/basses/products/hammerhead-4-string-15 points -
My Hohner B2A 5-string, also known as the Cricket Bat by some. These basses defy science, particularly if you're primarily a reggae player like me as these basses provide thunderous dub tones. That said, crank up the treble and you have a perfect 80s slap monster with all the tone spectrums in between, I even did a Motown gig with this - they truly are rather versatile basses. It's not getting much use due to using ultralight basses so this could do with finding a new home. It has been modified with a homemade hook, kindly donated by a fellow bass chat member, which helps the bass sit better for me - much like the newer Steinberger Synapses had. It is easily removable, though, if it’s not to your liking. Overall this is a very well-built solid bass, lightweight at just 7.54lbs, with great action; the preamp works well and it has a passive option, EMG select pickups are great too. Comes with a functional but tatty Steinberger bag. A bargain £375 collected from Plymouth or can be posted at the buyer’s cost.5 points -
I think all basses should have 21 frets, minimum. Don't get me wrong, I'm rarely up the dusty end, but at least resolve the highest octave with a final E! 20 just seems like an arbitrary choice to me, but because the Fender P had 20 frets from the get-go, it follows on that a lot of basses have 20. Why though? Never made any sense to me.5 points
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Now sold Bought on NYE so just 3 months old, comes with the nice gig bag and all tags/tools present. Home use and 2 rehearsals only. Bought as an experiment to see if I can get on with 5 string Fendery type things. I can't but it's a bloody lovely bass nonetheless. Spec wise it's a bit of a mongrel. Precision body (so smaller than a jazz) but jazzy electronics. 2 active single coil MarkBass pickups wired Volume, Volume and Passive Tone. 3 band active MarkBass EQ and the passive EQ works with this too. Pull the tone control to switch to passive mode. Does P bass sounds and lovely burpy J bass stuff. It's a very resonant bass and sounds huge. Alder body, vintage maple tinted neck and board. Binding and block inlays. The neck is gloss but totally non sticky. Feels great. Weight is 4kg/8.6lbs on the luggage scales so it's pretty light. Collection preferred from near Harlow, Essex although I do travel around the SE of England and I'll be in the Midlands later this week for work if anyone wanted to meet up. I have the shipping box so can post but at your arrangement and risk.5 points -
Very good condition ampeg fliptop combo for sale. The internal brace was routed in a bit of a messy way by the previous owner, a necessary step to allow the head to flip into the earlier revision of this cab for transport, this is just a cosmetic thing and internal but worth mentioning nonetheless. I put some damping rings on the valves, other than that it's as I got it 2 years ago, and it sounds fantastic, I'm only selling to pursue a barefaced cab fixation I appear to have developed. I am in south Kent for collection, or happy to meet in London for hand over as i go there for work, or we can arrange shipping at cost.5 points -
It's quite simple really. You just need to apply the leschirons XY principle. Anything I bought (X) in the last 24 months for thousands is now worth £150 Anything I sold (Y) for £150 because I didn't like it or use it any more is now worth thousands.5 points
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In as-new ungigged condition, very light home studio use only. The latest 4003 model with improved bridge for easy intonation, body contour for comfort, and exclusively for the walnut models, the neck has light varnish rather than paint - which I found faster for left-hand shifting, having struggled with the paint finish on previous Rics. Also has the push/pull to switch between the 4003 or 4001 circuit (4001 adds a treble bleed capacitor inline of the bridge pickup for more bite and less bass). Gorgeous grain on the top. Imported last year from a premier US Rickenbacker dealer, only selling as I am now focusing on double bass. Comes with the original unused case with all case candy, genuine Rickenbacker leather strap, Ricky Sounds Stereorama box for easy separate routing of bridge and neck pickup to different amps or effect chains, and unused Ricky Sounds clear thumb rest which can be installed using existing pickguard screw holes and provided screws for easy fingerstyle near the neck pickup. UK only, will despatch with ParcelForce 48 in original box. Also on sale on Reverb (for more , to cover costs). Trial/tea/biscuits welcome, near Tonbridge, Kent.4 points -
Rickenbacker 4003S/5 Walnut 2018 , fully working and in very good cosmetic condition. Very playable 5 string with adjustable bridge and fast ’light varnish’ on neck rather than the paint on the non-walnut models. Nice body contour and includes special 5-string Rickenbacker pickups, and push/pull 4003/4001 circuit choice for bridge pickup. See pics for small marks, note one of the case feet has pushed in which is apparently common - case works fine. The 4003S/5 is no longer made and the walnut ones don’t come up very often in the UK. Only selling as I am focussing on double bass. UK postage only, will send by ParcelForce. Trial/tea/biscuits welcome near Tonbridge, Kent. Also for sale on Reverb (for more to cover costs).4 points -
Played at The Market House in Maidstone last night, which is my favourite venue in the local area. The pub was packed and gig went really well. Only downside was that I got a parking ticket in the loading bay, which was annoying and I’ll be appealing that tomorrow. I'm playing in the same place next Saturday with a different band, which I’m looking forward to.4 points
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All basses, but especially 5 strings, should have graded ratios on the tuners. Ie the lower the note the higher the tuner ratio. It would make tuning those low notes a lot easier. Much less "'Shit, too far', start again"4 points
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From last night. My gloriously scrappy technique... https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GvQLRgHdF/4 points
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I rarely switch the TV on. Mostly only if I am cooking. I have a look to see if there is a movie on most days but there never is as it is all repeats nowadays (I don't often watch movies more than once). Transcribing is the thing I find most productive at the moment. People seem to appreciate it so it's a win win.4 points
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My Status collection (the Frankenstein is now complete). I would like a headless 5-string at some point...4 points
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Great venue apart from the 3 flights of stairs. I'm due back in the summer with Glam band and might just use their backline to save a bit of lifting. It does have an amazing musical history based on the various posters on the walls. Dave4 points
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Love the band name. 👍 Dave4 points
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Pictures in the daytime always look better, so here it is outside4 points
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Hi, I am selling my Bite Custom Guitars Black Knight P style bass This is a reluctant sale but i have too many basses and this does not really get used New This cost me approx. £2200 My price is a very reasonable price for a custom built bass links of review and product details below Bite Custom Guitars Black Knight details Bite Black Knight Video Review Bass magazine review Posted I will include a TGI ultimate gigbag, Collection will not include the case, but can include for the postage asking price Collection From Lancing/Worthing West Sussex , Payment for both option Bank Transfer or PayPal or Cash, Funds to clear before bass despatched I will also be advertising on another auction platform Specs on this are:- Pickups: 2 x BITE 1000mV split coil pickups, available in traditional or reverse layout – 1000 millivolt passive record output that bites through your mix Circuit & Controls: Master Volume 4-Way Parallel/Series Selector B (bridge solo) P (bridge + neck parallel / traditional J circuit, reduced output) N (neck solo) S (bridge + neck series /maximum output, booster) Master Tone Reinforced headstock heel for extra output and sustain Look Body Colour: Black Blast Pickguard: Black 3-ply Headstock: 4-in-line, matched black Materials Body: Thermo-modified alder (alnus) Neck: Vintage tinted hard maple (acer saccharum) with satin speed finish Fretboard: By default roasted black locust (robinia pseudoacacia) & black block inlays, sealed under clearcoat. . Nut: Black Graph Tech® Hardware Control Knobs: Black Diamond Domes Tuners: Black Cloverleaf, compact lightweight, encapsulated 1:17 precision gear Bridge: Black GOTOH® 3mm solid brass, 19mm string spacing, mounting screws on all sides for gapless coupling and guideways to stabilize the saddles sideways Measurements Scale: 34″ standard scale Nut Width: available with 38,1 mm (1.5″) or 41,9 mm (1.65″) Neck Profile: C Weight: ca. 3,8 kg (8.4 lbs) Fretboard Radius: 9.5″ Fret Count: 20 frets Frets: 18% nickel silver in medium jumbo dimensions: crown width 0.090″ (2,28mm) x crown height 0.055″ (1,40mm)3 points -
As I need something to keep me going during some hairy times at work, I thought I'd build a simple type of rail guitar. I also wanted a small, light(ish) travel guitar. Unsure at the moment if this is a headless or headed which is not actually a big problem at the moment (or I don't think it is) The Westone "The Rail" is an inspiration but nothing more than that. There's a separate thread on how the earth grounding works on it elsewhere So far I have the mental image in my head, I have an active EMG precision bass pickup(s) which I brought from the parish, but I've never used it or even tried it so who knows. I've got a headless bridge and neck bits and bobs as well as some aluminium tubing to test this out. If it works, I suspect I'd use stainless steel tubes. Printing the stuff is no problem, and I have worked out how to keep build the strength in with some clever (and simple) design (and some more aluminium). The neck will be either an Ibanez TMB100 (I think) if headless or an Aria with Hipshot tuners if it has a head. I'm tending to think it will be headless. The design is based around the pickups working outwards. All my other guitars are from the outside in to get the right curves. This has no curves and is extremely functional. So here's the pickups layout. I need to add in the tone and volume controls as that's what the EMG has. That will determine the width and then the neck and bridge just follow on depending on the scale. What could go wrong ? Rob3 points
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Here' a quick noodle with Low Pass, Low Range, Drive Down. On a Jazz type Passive Bass and no compressor or preamp or EQ etc. BTronIII Bass.mp33 points
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Its Sunday, just feeling this for today3 points
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It sounds very much like real played bass, but really heavily processed, produced and polished, like the rest of the track, and as is the custom nowadays, and not just with pop and mainstream music. Kind of like in the 80's, were just about everything would be overprocessed, just that production has become much more streamlined and polished, at least when we are talking mainstream music. A lot of of more alternative music will still be overprocessed nowadays, but used in a less streamlined and polished, and more creative way, more as an effect, rather than to create an over polished sound. Well, I suppose except for most modern metal, which tends to be really streamlined and over polished as well, but again I suppose to an effect of sounding cold and mechanical, rather than to be overprocessed for the sake of accessibility and easier digestion. Standard sampled bass usually does sound somewhat similar to the bass in this track, but is not as dynamically varied and lively. It would be extremely hard to replicate this bass midi programming it from samples and make it sound the same, to the point where it would be much easier to just hire a real bass player.3 points
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Trump was rambling in a press conference yesterday about how all other countries are being horrible to America now. No s**t Donny, you can't start a trade war with the entire world (except Rusdia) and expect them to just roll over and take it. He's the sort of person who'd kick a dog and think he's the victim when it bites him back.3 points
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My suggestion is to contact Surrey Amps, this is pro level service and Stan Lawrence is a highly qualified and experienced service engineer who is fully capable of taking care of Subway amps. I can support him at the factory level too. https://surreyamps.co.uk/contact-us3 points
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I've had a few headless Status basses, including a couple of Streamliners that I sold on. I never really took to Status basses as lifelong instruments, just not me, as much as I tried, but I always found Dawn to be one of life's absolute gems and a total pleasure to deal with. I really admire the decision they've made and wish them all the best. It's an Institution and it's part of British Bass History without a doubt. The flatwound strings they used to sell were the best I've ever used and I still have a set I bought on my Valenti P. God bless, Status Bass and The Greens. I only just spotted this thread.3 points
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