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It’s an isolated power supply unit about the size of a pack of Cooks Matches which powers multiple pedals without needing to daisy chain them. Boring but very effective.
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That’s Yamahas for you! -
I’m out. Bought a Yamaha acoustic (even though it’s now back up for sale, I don’t think that counts because I still bought it!) and a Cioks power supply.
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Looking to move this on - I thought I’d use it a lot more than I do. It’s a 3/4 size Yamaha FG Junior, spruce top, mahogany board. Had it set up and frets polished etc by Leicester luthier Howard Smith so it plays very nicely with medium/low action. Previous owner barely seems to have used it, and I’ve only played it around the house, hence it’s in very good condition with only a few minor surface marks you’d have to search for. Comes with its padded gig bag. Recently restrung with D’addario 12-52 gauge phosphor bronze strings if I recall correctly. They seem to go online for about £150ish brand new, so I’m happy with £75 plus postage in UK. You’re welcome to collect from Leicester or I travel to Derby most weeks.
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Does sound terrible in fairness.
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Vintage basses can be quirky. While some have brilliant elements they also have their own characteristics, whether to their age, their life up to this point or the material/build quality of that particular era. So I would say; think closely about what you do like about this bass and what you don’t like. Decide whether those things could be better met by another bass before modding this one to try to achieve that. As others have said, a 78 P does a very good job of being a 78 P. If that’s not the sound/look etc you’re after, then there are other alternatives. FWIW I’ve owned a 1970 sunburst P for the last 30 years. I don’t love everything about how it plays or looks but it does what it does. Personally I wouldn’t dream of swapping stuff on it unless it desperately needed fixing. I have other basses that cover other sonic and aesthetic ground and I leave the old P as it is. But that’s just my two cents worth.
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How long do You use a set of flatwound strings?
bassbiscuits replied to Johannes's topic in General Discussion
My La Bella flatwounds were secondhand when I got them about six years ago, so I don’t know their age. They still sound good to me though. -
Office for the next four days and one night.
bassbiscuits replied to leschirons's topic in General Discussion
Hope it all goes well and you do him proud. -
Good mix of tribute gigs, solo acoustic gigs, dep gigs and blues band gigs over the summer for me. But I’m also keeping time aside to actually relax and go on holiday with my wife and kids too. It’s been a real slog over the last year or so and my family deserve me back for a bit!
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Just received a Cioks DC5 power supply from Ian. Easy transaction, arrived really quickly, exactly as described. Top man.
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I can just about manage Rhythm Stick, if there’s an R in the month and with a fair wind etc etc….
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I think Weather Report “Heavy Weather” defeated me about 25 years ago when I bought it. I managed to learn Birdland pretty accurately but Teen Town utterly lost me. In the days before YouTube and other online resources, it was beyond the scope of listening and working out by ear or stop/starting my CD player. Haven’t tried since.
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The Darkness on Thursday night at Leicester De Montfort Hall. Absolutely epic. Just pure entertainment and loud rock all rolled into one. Awesome.
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The Darkness tonight in Leicester DMH.
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Nice one. I’ll get my top operatives onto it…
