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Have you ever looked the part of a rock star etc?
cetera replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
Back in 1996..... back cover CD picture. Those were the days (pre-balding, belly, etc) -
I was a founding member, and spent 26 years, with a KISS tribute band. We wore the full outfits and boots (custom made and VERY expensive), had custom guitars made (and existing guitars customised) and took the musical/vocal/arrangement accuracy very seriously. To me, that's what makes a 'tribute' band, rather than a 'cover' band. I even went as far as to learn firebreathing and we filled our performances with the expected pyrotechnics too.... It all paid off though... We were the first KISS tribute to perform all over Europe & Scandinavia and played numerous international fan conventions too. Over the years we played with, played for and/or appeared with almost all original and latter members of KISS as well as appearing on both of Gene Simmons worldwide TV shows. We performed for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Def Leppard, headlined festivals and launched products (Volvo etc). We also performed at music 'trade shows', played Halloween at the Cafe De Paris in Monaco and toured Japan with The Bootleg Beatles, Counterfeit Stones, T-Rextasy and Royal Family (Queen show), gaining endorsements from Washburn, Ibanez, Cort and Spector along the way.... We even discovered that KISS were keeping up date with our performances and later found that a mid song breakdown/arrangement I had created had been adopted by KISS themselves in their live show! It was very hard work, but great fun and gave me life experiences that will stay with me forever. I also spent spare time in originals bands and cover bands over the years so have seen both sides.... Tribute haters gonna hate...... usually from their bedrooms...... but I guarantee I worked 10 times harder during every 2hr tribute show than haters ever have onstage....
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Spent more time fiddling with pedal last night and found some awesome tones! Currently I'm running it into the front of my old GK400RB and/or GK800RB head and getting some huge, solid low end/sparkling grinding top end tones out of it. I even nailed the Eddie Jackson (Queensryche) Mindcrime/Empire era bass tone that has always been my fave. Of course, the Spector and GK I'm using helped with the authenticity The heavily compressed, highly distorted tones are fun but I can see myself using it 95% of the time on lighter settings. Lovely stuff!
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The clear out continues.... As I'm barely using some of my basses (due to my Spector love and possibly having some new stuff incoming) I've decided to let a number of them go.... This is a fantastic, frankenstein/bitza 70's style Fender Jazz Bass that I asked the legendary Charlie Chandler to source, assemble and create/set up for me a few years ago using: WD Music Vintage White 3 Piece American Alder body finished in thinly applied polyester to allow the natural tone to ring through AllParts 70's style block/bound Maple board Jazz neck with correct Fender logo pre-included/applied Wizard Custom Jazz Pickups - custom built and handwound by Andy Blake in the UK - do a search through old threads etc to see the high regard these are held in. He has now retired but his work continues with Hot Rod pickups. Gotoh 201B-4 bridge for fantastic solid tone and increased sustain Gotoh Nickel reverse gear 'elephant ear' tuners Pearloid capped controls Pickup cover The bass is in fantastic overall condition with just a paint chip on the front edge being the only real noticeable flaw (my fault due to clumsiness). Hasn't been played in a while so could probably do with a set up etc... It cost over £800 to source, build etc. Gigbag will be included and of course it will be boxed/packed well for delivery. Payment by Bank Transfer (preferred) or Paypal (buyer pays all fees). Please see my extensive positive feedback thread for assurance of a clean, fast and trustworthy transaction. -
Decided I need to thin out the herd a little to make way for possible incoming purchases...... it's a hard choice what to let go..... so I do this with sadness/regret and way withdraw at any point.... This is a unique piece.... a real one-off bass. The seller I obtained it from said he discovered it was part of a multi-instrument Japanese Samurai art mural done by artist Takeshi in 1988 and used for Ibanez promotion in Japan. The other mural pieces were believed to include a top of the range Ibanez guitar among other things.... A top of the range example of the Soundgear series it features EMG active pickups/circuit, sharktooth/fin fretboard inlays and heavy duty Ibanez hardware along with deep inset bolt-on neck and the unique artwork illustrated below. As to be expected, the sound is bold, dynamic and punchy and this bass turns heads everywhere it is seen. I'm always being asked about it whenever I play it out....! It has a few scratches and lacquer chips, as to be expected of a bass 30+ years old but nothing major and plays smoothly and accurately across the board. Hard to put a value on this but I believe I have set a fair price for a quality 'top of the range' Japanese instrument with inlays, EMG pickups/circuitry and hand painted unique/original artwork. Will send well packed in a padded gigbag within boxing etc. Payment by bank transfer (preferred) or Paypal (buyer pays fees). Please see my extensive positive feedback thread for assurance of a clean, fast and trustworthy transaction. -
*SOLD* Found this in my lock up - hasn't been used in years but I remember it having some awesome grit/overdrive tones. Shame to see it sitting unused so offering it here. Has a few scratches/scrapes as to be expected from pedalboard use but in full working condition and still with original box/instructions. Asking a bargain £30 posted. Payment by bank transfer (preferred) or Paypal (buyer pays all fees). Please see my extensive positive feedback thread for assurance of a clean, fast and trustworthy transaction. -
Due to a change in circumstances/requirements I've decided to move on this amazing Ampeg Scrambler Bass Overdrive Pedal which is in mint/unused condition - I hadn't even put it on my pedalboard yet! Comes in it's original packaging with booklet. The official spiel: The Ampeg Scrambler Bass Overdrive pedal infuses your sound with authentic Ampeg grit, grind and sag. Dial in a huge range of overdrive from subtle to screaming. Add in a touch of highs, then blend in with your dry signal to create the perfect tone. It’s pure analog Ampeg overdrive that’s super affordable. Asking a bargain £70 posted. Payment via bank transfer (preferred) or Paypal (you pay all fees). Please see my extensive positive feedback thread for assurance of a clean, fast and trustworthy transaction. -
Decided to move on my fantastic Finnish-made Darkglass B7K as I really haven't used it outside my house and it doesn't suit my current requirements. In excellent condition with just the faintest scratches from pedal board mounting. It comes in it's original box with instruction card etc. The official spiel: The Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K is a monster analogue bass preamp. Taking the powerful dynamic saturation circuit of the previously successful B3K, the B7K adds a four-band equalizer and a balanced line driver for even greater versatility and power. The ultimate studio tool, it's the next level of bass tone. Used by pro players on stages all across the globe, the Darkglass Electronics Microtubes B7K will take your sound into a whole new stratosphere. I'm asking SOLD posted. Payment by bank transfer (preferred) or Paypal (fees paid by buyer). Please see my extensive feedback thread for assurance of a clean, fast, trustworthy transaction. -
Mine arrived on Saturday (sorry I haven't been online since!) just as I was heading out the door to a covers gig. Took it with me and tried the suggested settings in soundcheck (blowing the rest of the band across the bar!!) lol! Ended up just using it for a tuner/mute but had a bit more of a basic play for 1/2hr yesterday and already it's sounding sweet. Looking forward to giving it more of a work out this week but I'm already finding that less is more as it can give just that 'right' amount of bite/harmonic overtone without losing the low end. Tasty!! Big thanks to Darren for sorting this for us!
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Aaaarghhh..... mine's not arived yet.... and I'm only down the road from NancyJohnson!
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Ooh! Mine should be here soon then as I only live down the road from you mate!
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Ooh! Mine should be here soon then as I only live down the road from you mate!
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Excellent news. Yamaha have always made great product with excellent QC. This can only be good for Ampeg.... I wouldn't be surprised to see Billy Sheehan head back to Ampeg now. He plays Yamaha and Line 6 (owned by Yamaha) so would make sense to return to a one stop shop....
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Ooooh.... nice! A D-Bird as well...... I've got one of those coming in Nov/Dec too!
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New embassy (and also thunderbird) bass, Classic style!
cetera replied to tommorichards's topic in Bass Guitars
I rang them yesterday afternoon and they said they only have the sunburst. They have no delivery date for white or ebony and have to just wait and see..... Maybe they DID have an ebony or two in stock temporarily but only to meet existing orders (yours included)....?! -
Or is it 2 days? That's how I understood it.... When he said on Saturday "booking an early Friday finish next week" he could have been referring to either?!? *raises eyebrow hopefully*
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Is it Friday yet?!?
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Ah, the joys of working from home I don't reckon much work will be getting done that day though! lol!
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Had just got a new Spector Euro and took it to rehearsal. Put it on a stand and drummer knocked over one of his cymbal stands which fell straight onto the edge of the body making a thru lacquer to wood gouge below the bridge
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Getting REALLY excited for this! Any update on arrival in the UK?!
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A sweeping statement that means nothing. I love a good US Precision, but I've played and owned better Japanese made Fender P's for half the price. I love a good P sound but have an old Tokai P that delivers an identical tone (possibly even better). The Precision is an icon and I love it. But there are imho equally good and/or better and more versatile instruments out there..... many of which suit alternative styles of playing better.....
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I'd get Stuart Spector to build me a USA NS2 4 string, with Kramer-era neck dimensions, dark ultraviolet (purple) finish on a 5A quilted maple body, ebony fingerboard with abalone crown inlays, hazlab preamp and gold hardware..... ...... and a box of tissues.....
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You'd be unlikely to obtain a new fretted neck. Unless someone breaks up and sells parts (unlikely) you will have to buy another bass.
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GAS attack!!!!!
