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I left a band after 12 years which was past its sell by date. Not for a better offer but just because there was a lot going on in my life at the time and something had to go. I just explained my situation, agreed on which upcoming gigs i’d honour and that was that. All quite businesslike and no one got hurt. Predictably I got bored after about a month of doing nothing, and I started picking up solo guitar/vocal gigs instead. Also word then got around that I was available for bass dep jobs so I ended up even busier than before I’d quit. I think I’ve only fallen out spectacularly with one band (back in the day when we were all young and definitely going to be famous etc etc) which was quite a messy departure from all involved. Such is life eh.
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Cheers Steve - that’s a great idea. Leave it with me and I’ll come back to you.
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I remember these back in the day and I always thought they looked really cool. GLWTS. -
Sounds like a good decision. You’ve got a lot going on there, and well done for realising the need to take care of yourself in the mix. You can’t help other people if you’re already burnt out yourself etc. I hope things improve and get back on track. We are all replaceable in bands/gigs etc but not replaceable in our own families and lives.
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Wedding gig at the Mythe Barn near Atherstone on the Warwickshire/ Leicestershire border. After a few weeks of modding and gigging with my Squier P + flatwounds, I grabbed two active Yamahas + round wounds for tonight’s gig. No doubt it was a wider, more complex and detailed bass sound, but I missed hearing the way that the burpy, woody P + flats sat in the overall mix at previous gigs. Was glad of the Yamahas for the few songs that needed slap bass etc though. Cool venue, lovely catering courtesy of a pizza oven in the beautifully illuminated courtyard just outside, plenty of people up dancing and a very decent gig all in. Rig was a single Markbass STD102HF cab, Little Mark lll head and my usual pedal board (Boss chorus and octave, a Korg tuner, Vintage Microtubes overdrive and a Cali76 compressor).
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I just noticed a post of mine from 2024 when my £200 Yamaha was my cheap but cheerful bass. Things have progressed. My current cheap one is Squier Affinity which cost me nothing at all - it was given to me in a very neglected state, with rusty strings, manky fretboard, and buzzy electrics. It had previously been refinished nicely though in an aged Fiesta Red nitro and a decent tort plate so it looked the part at least. I’ve since cleaned it up and installed a Tonerider Classic P pickup, a Fender Vintage 60s bridge which has been in my drawer for about 20 years, and some GHS Precision Flats. Ive used it at three of the last four gigs and it’s done very well - does that fairly rudimentary “P bass with flats” sound perfectly well, weighs about 3.6kg and is quite a joy to play, in addition to the satisfaction of resurrecting something and bringing it back into gigging use.
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Price drop to £775. I wasn’t quite sure how to price this… -
I hear ya. You’d think they could find a pupil who actually plays guitar to advertise stuff like, er, playing a guitar.
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The misplaced capo is the least annoying thing is this photo.
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Some sort of adapter ferrule that will enable a smaller machine head to fit into a larger hole in a headstock? I have a set of Fender Japan-sized machine heads - the tuner posts are 12mm diameter but the holes I am putting them into are 14mm (replacing vintage fender sized tuners). Long story short, it’s been a nightmare trying to find anything that will fit and these are perfect apart from the bushings/ferrules etc not matching up. Does such a conversion kit exist? I’ve been googling and some exist for guitars it seems but not for basses. I don’t even know what they’d be called to search for them. Anyone else overcome this same problem? Cheers
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It’s an overwater bass I believe. I’m sure someone on here knows the model.
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Nothing happens quickly at court unfortunately. Years of reporting on court cases for the local newspaper taught me that. There’s many fairly dull reasons why cases get delayed or can’t be heard on a certain day/time - awaiting some vital reports, illness, no shows by anyone involved in it, judge/magistrate called away to deal with something else, other unforeseen circumstances etc. There might sometimes be hearings to agree dates and times of the next hearings, plea and directions hearings, setting any bail conditions, to agree if a case needs to be committed to crown court for sentencing or for trial etc. There’s a due process to follow in any court case and it moves pretty slowly at times.
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Hello, I’m selling a 2007 American Series Fender P Bass, complete with its original G&G hardcase. Fender’s serial number check dates it to April 2007. Really nice three tone sunburst, rosewood board, alder body, the S-1 switch on the volume knob, strung through body or top loaded. Weighs a smidge over 4kg (4.07kg). I bought it from the original owner and it’s clearly been well cared for. It’s really clean and in lovely condition with minimal fretwear and only a handful of small marks here and there as you’d expect from an 18 year old working instrument. I’ve tried to photograph them as best I can. Neck is straight, action medium/low at the moment with plenty of room to go lower. Currently strung with brand new D’addario EXL165 strings, gauge 45-105. Would much prefer collection or meet up to try before you buy. There’s plenty of tea, biscuits and a Markbass rig to try it through here. G&G case is in good used condition - few small scrapes etc on the outside as expected, being a case and all that. No keys but the locks and catches work smoothly. Alas I’m a right handed player and I bought this on a bit of a whim with a view to possibly getting the nut re-cut for right handed stringing, but circumstances and my plans have changed and I can’t justify yet another bass so it remains in its original configuration. Im near the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire border but I travel into Leicester and Derby fairly frequently so that’s an option. NOW WITHDRAWN Any questions feel free to give me a shout. Cheers.
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My Squier bitsa project - a nitro refin fiesta red body and refin neck with a cheeky Fender logo. Fender 60s vintage reissue bridge. Tonerider Classic P pickup and GHS Precision flats from this very forum. Quest ongoing for replacement machine heads. Until then the old ones stay gaffer taped.
