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  1. fretmeister
    Thought I'd do a quick cover with the Lionel I don't know why the bass picture is a little fuzzy. Probably had the resolution set a bit low. Ah well. It's only for fun.
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    Unfortunately facial recognition hacking is already here. https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/08/05/1006008/ai-face-recognition-hack-misidentifies-person/ https://www.wired.com/story/windows-hello-facial-recognition-bypass/ https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/technology/innovation/how-to-hack-a-face-from-facial-recognition-to-facial-recreation/ A friend of mine is a Professor of Computer Science at a well known UK university and he researches this stuff. The main problem with any biometrics is that once it is hacked it is hacked forever. You cannot change your face, your eyes, your fingerprints, your DNA etc etc. Two Factor systems are far more secure than any single factor system. Use 2FA for every place that offers it, and seriously think about not using anything that doesn't.
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    Bump.
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    I shall find some demos of the options. Thank you
  5. fretmeister
    Nah, if I write something with an orchestra or a 10 instrument horn section and I don’t actually have a band with an orchestra in it, then to perform the tune I’m going to need backing tracks and a click. The rest would still be live.
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    I like that a lot! Nice.
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    One of the reasons I started looking at shorties was the weight too. My Jim Deacon P is about 7.5lb, maybe a bit less (I can't remember, but it's comfy) and when I first started looking for a Lionel I did look at the stuff in stock, but they vary a lot from about 7.5lb to 9lb depending on spec and whether it's got 1 pickups and active + battery etc. It all adds up really fast. So in the end I thought "Buy once, buy right" and ordered my Lionel as a Superlight. It's 5.7lb / 2.58kg. Of course humans are stupid, so at the end of a 2 hour rehearsal on a Saturday morning I'm still relieved that I'm taking it off!
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    I've only had 1 bass that needed the neck off / loosened to adjust the rod. So I sold it. Such a terrible design. If I ever own another and it is a keeper then I'll be routing out a channel in the body under the scratchplate so the neck doesn't have to be loosened.
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    "Up North" is anywhere above Watford Gap isn't it?
  10. fretmeister
    Alas - my basses all use allen key truss rod tools. I haven't got a Mustang to see what it's got.
  11. fretmeister
    Buy yourself the proper tool. It's a much better option and if it every needs adjusting for string changes or extreme weather then you can do it yourself properly. I bet you'll find a supplier who can deliver the tool in a day or 2. I never measure anything for my set ups. I do them all by feel. I know what I like.
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    I like the purple! Well, I spent the weekend swapping between my 2 shorties and my long scale TT4 and despite my earlier thoughts I think I'm going to get a quote for a Sandberg TT4 Shortscale Superlight and see if I could afford it if I sold the long scale. The TT4 is my only long scale these days. I've got 3 mediums and 2 shorties at the moment. The Long scale is lovely but I'm just loving the shorties far more.
  13. fretmeister
    I'm looking for a small size pedal that will do that sort of farty mids P bass tone. Like John Deacon Live Magic sound when the other instruments were resting. It's quite farty on it's own and perfect with the rest playing. The youtube demos at low gain levels seem pretty good, but if anyone has any real world experience I'd like to hear. I know I could get a BDDI or similar but I don't have the pedal board space - small is beautiful! ta
  14. fretmeister
    Andy Irvine has a prototype to play with too
  15. fretmeister
    Dublin… is that 315 in Euros then?
  16. fretmeister
    I’ve got the Fender flats on my shortie. As long as the tuning posts are full sized then the string seems fine. On a mini tuner where the turns are so much tighter they can break.
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    Bump.
  18. fretmeister
    the silk colours look right for the fender flats.
  19. fretmeister
    Very nice! Even better that the pickup has been changed. The stock one in the VS4 passive is not very P bass like. It has too much bass and treble and doesn’t have a lot of the traditional mid range poke that a P should have. It’s the only fault of my Lionel too. But plans are underway.
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    Selling my Source Audio Ultrawave. It's a brilliant bit of kit but as I only ever play in a big band jazz now it is gathering dust. Nate Navarro's demo: and a link to loads of other demos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=source+audio+ultrawave+bass It's got drive, synthy stuff, compression etc etc. So many parameters to tweak and download patches in the app. It comes with a power supply, USB cable and a stereo cable for plugging into smartphones, and the box. It has velcro on the bottom. £155 including UK signed for postage. Thanks.
  21. fretmeister
    Trades?
  22. fretmeister
    I don't think I've got one. I suppose my realy musical awakenings was about 1986-1996 (I changed schools in 1986) and I have a soft spot for the stuff I discovered in that time - AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden etc etc but there's just too much good music in other time periods too. I mean, who wouldn't swap "Load" for just about anything done by Chic?! But that time period was a big part of my youth and while I don't often listen to it now I'd be upset if I couldn't.
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    It's a really smart idea, but the price is a bit steep. I wonder if they just don't sell enough of them to have a lower price point.
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    Those knobs look exactly like the ones on Darkglass amps and pedals. I had them on a Sandberg bass until I put an EMG preamp in it and I needed stacked knobs. I thought they looked cool.
  25. fretmeister
    I had one (not a FR version) many years ago. I loved the sound of it, but I never could get used to the width of the fretboard. Or having a C string for that matter!
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