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    Also quite partial to Rhythm Stick at soundchecks and the intro to Queen “Breakthru”
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    I used to chuck the riff from Magnum PI into the occasional bass solo in gigs.
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    In terms of songs I heard as a kid that still bring me joy, stuff like Phil Collins “Easy Lover,” the Communards “Don’t Leave Me This Way” etc still bring a massive smile to my face and cause me to sing very loudly in my car.
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    You’re not wrong there - i hadn’t thought of using them for bass but I’ve just tried it and it sounds pretty good. I’d previously tried the Pure Boost for bass but it didn’t really do it for me. But the Hustle Drive hmm. That’s not bad at all.
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    That looks mint!
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    Hello, I don’t really play electric guitar anymore, hence me selling these two pedals which i originally used to drive a Fender Hot Rod deluxe combo. The Hustle Drive is a distortion pedal with switchable high peak and low peak settings, volume and tone controls and drive dial. The Pure Boost is, as it sounds, a clean boost pedal with bass, treble, volume and gain controls. Both nice bits of kit in really good condition as I’ve barely used them. Just surplus to my needs these days. The going rate new seems to be £45-£49 each for these so I’m happy with £30 each or £50 for the pair plus a bit of postage. They don’t have their boxes anymore but I’ll package them up nicely with bubble wrap etc.
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    Ah cool. Mine is a 2013 MIJ model and didn’t come with a case (or had been lost along the way before I got it). Haven’t tried the Nordstrands. I did think about swapping the pickups but I’ve gigged it solid for the last year and a half and never felt the need to change the sound as it’s perfectly good. I wanted a red tort or pearl white plate but they were both rare and/or expensive so I went with a white one that cost about a tenner instead. Works for me!
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    Great basses. I have the exact same one though I swapped the pickguard for a white one purely for cosmetic / vanity reasons! Yes - the La Bella mustang set are brilliant - not thuddy and dead at all - surprisingly musical, smooth and warm on mine. I’m well jealous you’ve got a hard case that fits yours tho! What is it?
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    Just collected a Yamaha RBX765A bass off Matt. Top man. We geeked out chatting about basses and amps for a bit. Nice bass, straightforward sale, no dramas at all. Good stuff.
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    Lovely strings these are. I’ve just swapped my Mustang back to these flats from roundwounds and they’ve given it a whole new tonal palette. GLWTS.
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    I’ll take that please if it’s still around. PM incoming.
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    It’s like choosing a curry - go with what you know and like, or risk buying one that’s not to your taste? If you already like your bass sound/curry there’s a lot to be said for sticking with it. One man’s korma is another man’s East Indian garlic chilli chicken.
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    Not much really for me. I was first into metal, and then broadened in all directions towards both heavier grunge, lighter pop and a detour via EDM and the rave scene. I don’t regularly listen to any of that stuff anymore, but I wouldn’t say I’ve done a U-Turn on any of it. Just outgrown some of it along the way.
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    That’s lovely that and a lot of bass for the money.
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    This year it was me and the missus at home sharing a cheeseboard and watching Die Hard. Result.
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    Also PM’d - exactly what I’ve been looking for.
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    That is lovely in fairness
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    My three current basses all cost under £700 (£200, £575 and £660) and that’s about right for me. I once spent over £2k on a bass and found that I preferred the sound of my cheaper ones anyway in a mix, so I sold it. I don’t have enough money to be a collector tho. Just working standard instruments will do me.
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    Failed spectacularly, having bought a Cali76, Protection Racket case, a new acoustic guitar, and bought and sold a Yamaha five string bass. Also sold my Genz Benz 2x12 cab and a fender valve amp that was gathering dust so I’m going in the right direction overall.
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    Nowt. A book on trees and a belt for me. Currently laid low with the lurgy so have spent most of the day in bed coughing and wheezing.
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    Nothing on NYE for me this year unfortunately, tho given that I’ve currently got a hacking cough and ghastly lurgy that’s no bad thing. I may well be playing my acoustic and singing at a surprise birthday party on December 29 tho, lurgy permitting. For those who are playing over Christmas and New Year, hope it goes brilliantly!
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    A toss up between my Cali76 compressor I got in March, and the Yamaha FG512SJ acoustic I picked up in October for absolutely peanuts. Both immediately became my go-to bits of kit which is always a good sign. (Yammy pictured here with my Crafter electro acoustic).
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    Here’s mine - a 2013 MIJ Mustang. I swapped the dark tort plate for a plain white one. It’s the first and only short scale I’ve owned. Initially I got it due to a shoulder injury, but it’s got a sound and attitude all of its own which made it a keeper. With flats it has a smooth, almost acoustic bass sound. With rounds it’s got a midrange snarl and punch. I still love my long scale basses (especially for drop D tuning etc) but my Mustang adds a very usable, quite distinct flavour of its own which is well worth having.
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    Are they very different from the Duff McKagan-era Jazz Bass Special (a name that always confused me given they’re not a jazz bass…)? Either way it looks awesome!
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    Thumb on top of P pickup most of the time, or if I’m going for a softer tone I put my thumb on the edge of the fretboard at the near end of the neck. Any other deviation from those two positions is largely unintentional.
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