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    I bought this Zoom drum machine from Basschat some years ago for some planned home recording and songwriting which never happened, and it’s been safely packed away in my drawer ever since. It’s a Zoom Rhythmtrak RT323 - an early 2000s bit of kit which is thankfully dead easy to use and has lots of very decent drum sounds in it. It’s in exactly the same condition as when I bought it, and it’s never even left the house. Comes with its 9v DC adaptor and a slightly dog eared manual. No box but I’ll pack it up well. As you’d expect there’s a big range of drum kits, percussion and bass sounds, and user drumkits whose parameters can be edited etc, and the ability to create patterns, songs etc etc. It’s worth mentioning that it doesn’t appear to function on batteries (it takes 6xAAs). The connectors are all clean and not damaged in any way, so I’m not sure what the issue might be. I always used it with the power supply, so it wasn’t an issue but obviously worth pointing out. Cosmetically there are a few marks on the metal back plate of it which I’ve tried to show - none affect how it works. There’s a few of these on EBay/Reverb etc for between about £65 to £100 upwards. I’m looking for £45. Happy to post within the UK and I can work out a price to do so. Equally you’re welcome to pop in for a cuppa and to try it out. Any questions give me a shout.
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    Bump - I’d completely forgotten about these being still for sale. Feel free to PM me if I’ve misjudged the price on these.
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    Set of D’addario Chrome flatwounds, gauges 40-100 and cut for 2+2 headstock. I bought them off fellow Basschatter @vinorange in January but have changed my plans for the bass in question so I haven’t even unpacked them. Link to the original advert here: Just looking to get back what I paid, which was £15 collected or £17.50 including postage in the UK. Cheers
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    Birthday party function gig with my brother’s band - his first gig since finishing chemotherapy last week. None of us were quite match fit, having not played together since before Christmas, and the first half of the gig started very early (7.45pm) to a modest audience. After a very long interval and buffet, the second half started around 10.30pm but the audience were much more up for it - dancefloor was full and it all went well. I’d taken my big rig - Markbass STD102HF cab and Traveller 2x10 stacked, my old precision bass and a Yamaha. I’d really wanted to use my brother’s old red Squier P Bass project bass that I’m slowly working on, but there’s some earth buzz I didn’t have time to sort. Footwear was some sort of Ben Sherman Chelsea boot I bought 10 years ago. Beer by Peroni 0.0%. An hour’s drive home with light snowfall swirling about on the motorway. Bed o’ clock now tho.
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    My weekly practice with my originals band is most Thursdays. On the weeks we can’t all meet, me and the guitarist meet at home and work up song ideas. I record them as voice memos on my phone. Over the last few weeks we’ve been working thru the better ideas in there and turning out some great sounding songs that we’d more or less forgotten about but which are now coming together really quickly. Excellent!
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    Just done a lovely little solo gig at Bar Dos Hermanos in Leicester. Quite a quiet night possibly due to the ghastly weather but it meant I could experiment with more subtle stuff and new tunes rather than competing against a really noisy crowded bar. A girl from the audience asked if I knew Jolene and could she sing it (she was really good too so that worked really nicely). Chucked in a bunch of new stuff too which went down well. And only got slightly soaked loading out. Happy with that. Gear: the usual Simon and Patrick SP6 guitar and soundhole pickup, Allen and Health desk and Mackie SRM350 speakers. Footwear by Clarkes.
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    Duplicate post in error. Sorry. 😔
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    UPDATE on my budget number 1 Squier Affinity P bass. Since taking ownership in autumn 2025 it’s had a few more tweaks. In addition to the Tonerider Classic P pickup and Fender Vintage 60s bridge I installed late last year, I’ve also sourced some identical machine heads from a 1997 Squier neck to replace two that were on their last legs. It’s also just had some proper metal knobs installed and a parchment which scratchplate, which takes me back to being a kid and marvelling at Francis Buchholz (RIP) from the Scorpions and his red P bass. Thumb rest on order to complete the faux 60s look. Been using it extensively for rehearsals and gigs and it’s playing in nicely to how I want it.
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    A whole bunch of classic Billy Joel songs. Some nice bass parts. I know very little about who the players are so will get googling…
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    I saw the Scorpions at the NEC with Winger opening for them back in, crikey 1990/91 maybe? My copies of Worldwide Live (VHS and cassette) were both worn to the bone too.
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    Yup - a formative influence on me as a young musician back in the day (the whole band rather than him as a bassist in particular in fairness). Him and Steve Harris are why I play a P bass.
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    Depends on the reasons I suppose. The tribute band and the function band I play with stick closely to the originals for obvious reasons; a few are in different keys, but arrangements and other important details stay the same. On the other hand, my solo work and my blues/soul trio are full of “interpretations” of songs which have been rearranged and rejigged into something that works best for us in those formats. That’s not the same as being too lazy to learn parts, or being incapable of playing them properly. That’s just freedom to experiment (with the caveat of them actually sounding good!). But yeah oversimplifying or messing with songs for no good reason seems a bit daft.
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    PM’d
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    I absolutely love playing it - something closer to the “Bowie at the Beeb” version. Epic tune
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    And I opted to leave my 1970 P at home this time - but it’s almost identical to the one that chap brought to the gig.
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    Just back from playing at the (mostly) annual Let’s Play Bowie tribute gig at Leicester’s International Arts Centre. My first gig of the new year, this time as part of a multi-band afternoon gig, playing bass on a six-song Bowie set (Ziggy Stardust, Starman, Moonage Daydream, Boys Keep Swinging, Andy Warhol and Queen Bitch). The gig was a sell-out and nicely full by the time we played just before 5pm. Lovely to play a gig where someone else is sorting out the sound (very good it was too) and I just turn up with a bass and a cable. Took my red/tort Squier Bitsa P bass project strung with GHS Precision flats. Provided bass rig was a Markbass LM2 into an Ampeg 2x12 (I think). I got to catch up with other local singers and musicians, one who had brought his genuine 1971 P bass for the gig, which was splendid. What a brilliant afternoon out and a lovely thing to be part of.
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    Good spot! They are from when we took the kids to festivals when they were little. Very handy tho….
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    I’m not yet sure what category this will fall into, but I bought this secondhand back in November for my youngest lad who wants to start learning. Pearl Export 4-piece kit, some bits in great condition other bits needing some TLC. Luckily it’s all pretty mechanical stuff which is my sort of level of understanding and ability to fix. It won’t go to waste in this house full of musicians even if he doesn’t take to it, so I’m hoping it comes in the “best purchases” category. To be continued…
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    PM incoming.
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    KZ-ZS10 or ZS10 pros are about the best of the bunch on a budget. I use them and they have plenty of bass, though I hear enough of that from the cab behind me anyway, so I have a mix with backing vocals, bit of drums and guitar etc. They’re all good all round budget IEM for about £40.
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    I’d like to develop the acoustic guitar playing side of things more. I play bass with three bands but my acoustic guitar playing is only ever part of my solo gig stuff. A while back I worked up a load of really nice grooves just experimenting with a basic looper pedal, and I’d love to develop those ideas into something for a duo that’s completely different from the other stuff I do. Edit: I’m summary I’d like to have the confidence to try out these original music ideas live!
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    In 2026 I’ll have been playing bass for 40 years. How the hell did that happen? (And I’ve still got the Arion tuner and guitar stand I got for Xmas 1986). Here’s to the next, errr, 40 years.
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    My final gig of 2025, with the Elton John tribute, at Bibi’s in Leeds. The usual matinee and evening gigs, both really well attended with the audience up for singing and dancing. Its a long day with travelling and a gap between sets so I came prepared and had a nap in my car between sets. As ever, plenty of good food, good vibes and a lovely way to round off my year musically. The usual rig of P bass and Yamaha basses (for the different 70s and 80s sounds), Markbass Traveller cabs, Little Mark II head and effects board. Just about managed to cram it all, along with the drumkit (and drummer) in my car. Long live old Volvo estates.
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    My main band is a blues/soul trio which I assumed would be P bass with flatwounds all the way. Not so. I use a Yamaha BB604 active bass with roundwounds. It’s a very loud bass which pushes my amp to the edge of distortion when you really dig in, or ease off for a really textured, chiming sort of warm rasp which really fills out the space in the trio format when needed. Play softly near the neck with your fingers and it’s smooth, dig in with a pick by the bridge and it’s a full-throated roar. It’s a wicked sound. If I have any sort of signature tone, it is accidentally that one.
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    Er, no… schoolboy error. Entirely my own fault.
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