LukeFRC

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='864823' date='Jun 12 2010, 12:05 AM']That's about the coolest bass on the planet!!!
Good luck with the the sale dude.[/quote]

its about the oddest bass on the planet.

[quote name='Stacker' post='864906' date='Jun 12 2010, 08:07 AM']Pix now up there. Any others needed, please ask.[/quote]


argh stop tempting us with pictures of pretty basses!

[quote name='tony_m' post='864275' date='Jun 11 2010, 12:58 PM']Hmm, what does that say about me? Since I started having what I am assured is [i]my [/i]mid-life crisis, all I've bought (and am considering buying in the not too distant future) are Squiers...

Maybe I should pay a visit to Fr*ts, if that is indeed the shop of which you speak... [/quote]

looking at your profile picture maybe you've had something nice to take the edge off your mid-life crisis!?

my word.
what a waste of money, if you were going to invest surely violins would be better? if you were going to by a decent instrument at the top of the range give me £7k and ill sort you out with something similar...

I had a POD.
It was great sounded brill.

Didn't have any problems with the sounds it kicked out. The modeling was amazing really if you think about it.
I spent ages making my own patches.

But live i couldnt live with it. something about how it reacted, how it sounded and attacked and decayed the notes, and the way it handled the top end. It didnt feel right.
Would I use a POD live? No. unless there wasnt an amp/ i couldnt carry one but had foldback and then it would be fine.

I also found i was always building patches that really just tried to sound like the preamp I had just byepassed!

I swapped it for a lovely fretless bass.

[quote name='urbanx' post='861710' date='Jun 9 2010, 12:54 AM']Oi! I'm professional and entertaining! Well entertaining....

No, it's a good point. I actually think our whole band suffers from this gear problem because of our professionalism. We've all spent more on our gear than our cars, but yes we do play with bands that are young an spend most the eveening pissing about, and expecting gear for free. I'd like to say I was a wippersnaper, or that I don't know better, but I've done over 100 gigs with this band, I'm pushing 30... But seem to be put in this position at nearly EVERY gig! Argh!![/quote]

okay.... two things....

you guys are interesting, you can make things happen... il'd come watch

your myspace has your equipment sharing policy on it! just show the promotor that.????

In my opinion, and this is just my opinion, and bare in mind my art college background, I used to work for a promoter as a student (a big one, they put on T in the park) and so got paid to see a lot of bands. Now this promoter are big enough they can put on good bands as support acts. No having seen lots of support acts, and then lots of other acts outside this promoter's gigs I have come to the conclusion that a great deal of bands you come across are artistically worthless.
Tallentless idiots trying to be something, or have a copied style or image or something. No sense of fun or art, fake rock star moves, a lack of good songs and ultimately not worth listening too, either on CD or live.
There are however a great deal of great bands, ranging from kids doing thier first gig to seasoned pros. With a sense of art, of music and doingsomething interesting and then communicating that with their audience.
There's too much dross, and too much dross that is prepared to play for free.

I developed a number of ways (not foolproof) to spot the dross.
- The band are all dressed the same, yet cant play in time together.
- Shiney expensive and new gear in small venues. MAtching marshall guitar stacks without a scuff on them. Still half way through their how to play guitar book yet obviously want to show off their 4k PRS
- any band with some logo on a bit of card or a banner. just no.
- any band who tells you thier myspace address between every song
-10 min tuning sessions bectween songs

anyway, ive forgotten the point i was trying to make..... oh well

oh yeah, if your band is NOT crap. Then other ppl will like you. and then with a bit of creativity, you can make things happen that are interesting. just work out why you are interesting in the first place.
its all about the music and the art

It's amazing. Very different, much more vintage sounding. That said sometimes I miss the slightly more modern sound of your one. It sounds awesome in the live mix. Honestly if I had the money....

Heres a wee audio clip. It's not at the front of the mix and it wasn't mastered. Its straight through on DI, there may be an amp model added and some Eq but we were finding it sounded better without any softwear modeling.

[size=1]Just a wee note- i left this band, they still play live and play this song (or a version of it) which I helped write so im not sure who 'owns' the song and this version of it...but enjoy the wee mp3... if you go to thier website [url="http://www.futuristicretrochampions.com/"]http://www.futuristicretrochampions.com/[/url] they let you download a recent recording (in a studio not a bed room) of the same song....[/size]

anyway all that managed to bump it didnt it?

oooh it looks like you had the ashtrays on it at somepoint, how did that look?

wow!

If i wasn't saving up for a masters I would have that jap fender back off you in a flash. It's a beaut and I have lots of great memories.
I can vouch for an amazing neck.
It's a '57 RI with the US pups, the original owner in japan upgraded the jack and pots to USA branded ones (switchcraft and CTS if i remember) and it has an orange drop cap in it. It has a nice nice modern P-bass tone. I used to love the fact it sounded brilliant direct into a sounddesk for recording.
The pickguard is a fender one gold anodised aluminium one i got a flatmate to bring back from his US home. I got it fitted at guitarguitar and i think they had to drill one extra hole. Not that it matters as it's hidden under the guard!

Brick is a cool guy to deal with too, and its at a very good price i think. The guy at MIJfender website would charge £750 for a new version of this!

I'll attach an old pic of the bass when I had it, if anyone wants, and Ross doesn't mind ive probably got a few recordings I made with it too i can email if folk want.

I kinda want it back even though I have a similar looking JV squier now!!

[quote name='urbanx' post='860429' date='Jun 7 2010, 10:08 PM']Exactly that. Most bands we play with use 30w combo's, miced through the PA. We have a reputation for turning up with 3 stacks, and everyone


It's one of a couple of venues in our city, and a regular gig for us.

Ah, but for that to happen, the bands would need to know who each other are! The 'promotor' is unavailable, I've been looking for flyers round town (that's how I find out who I'm playing with, with this promotor)

Ah, but you two know each other. I don't even know who the other bands on our night are.


Ha ha! It's a pay-to-play venue, but that's another issue.[/quote]


suggestion time for next time.
Book a venue yourself, invite your friends along to see you.
Invite a couple of other bands you like to support you/play after you. Ask them to bring some friends, decide if you trust them with your kit or ask them to bring their own. Pay them a wee bit.
stick up posters, make a facebook group, press etc
Charge your friends and their friends and the other bands friends and randomers to come see your bands
make it a bit of a spectacle, create a bit of community give out copies of the nice posters you made or something.
make buzz about this night.
have fun, make sure the fella on the door stays sober.
Pay bands, say thank you.
Pay the dude on the door, say thank you.
Pay venue whatever it was you had agreed on to book it out. Find out if they liked it, did they make enough? You have enough friends they probably did.
Book another night.
Look in your hands at the money you made.

Find a cool local band with lots of friends. Find another two. Or maybe convince a non-local band to play that you think are amazing and your friends would like. Maybe you could play yourselves again, or wait a while.
Have another good night. Pay happy bands with money from happy fans, take the profit as a cut for running the thing.

change the music scene of your city

[quote name='Mog' post='859899' date='Jun 7 2010, 02:22 PM']Well.......ok, the other bands may be new and might not have gig standard gear. They may have to travel a distance without the room for gear.....there's many reasons why they wouldn't have an amp. If they're kids they aint gonna have the cash to spend on a rig. Why do you think Peavey combos and the like are so popular. I started out in a pubrock band using a Torque 100 watt combo. Not good. Any time someone offered they're rig I jumped at the chance. As long as people take the time to understand how my head works and run it without overloading I always lend mine at gigs. If they just nod and smile as I explain things without taking anything on board, then proceed to push my gear during soundcheck, I get the sound tech to run them 100% DI and switch off my gear. My only no no is booze on my rig. That will get you in serious trouble. The last guy who did it got a discreet word at the side of the stage, after he flipped the finger, I tipped my pint on his ME 50. He got the point after that.[/quote]


I have no problem with jimmy playing his first gig asking to use my gear and me saying yes. He's probably a good guy. We may see him on basschat in a few months.
What I would object to is promoters using me to suplly the backline to other random bands. Jimmy and I can have a chat, and I know he will look after my gear, random bass players probably will not.

I like the story about pouring pints

[quote name='OldGit' post='859771' date='Jun 7 2010, 12:42 PM']I'd certainly be inclined to say no to sharing, especially as someone fried your amp before.

Depends on how important the gig is to you as, of course, this may mean the promoter refuses to let you play and your band may not appreciate that much.[/quote]

that makes little sense though, none of the other bands are expected to bring gear. What if you don't have space to bring it? or you the driver of the car you use to move it round in has to shoot out after your set so the last band cant use it? what will the promoter do then? Do you get paid more for supplying everyone elses backline?

tell the promoter that your band doesn't lend out gear and last time you did it cost you £887. It's your stuff, put your foot down.

I personaly think it's different if each band approaches you individually with, 'do you mind if i use your amp as i dont have a car', as then you have a personal link with the other bass players. If the promotor is just trying to get someone to supply a house backline, just say no

i just found the same guy, again anyone have a clue?

Did you play it?

I would say base it on what you think it feels/plays like. If it sounds like it's worth that much go for it. Check out 21 frets website to make sure it's got all the real features.

that is a lovely looking bass. really really lovely.



amazing really, it looks soooo much nicer than the fender jaguar bass

oh and 8 very small tubs of playdough style "fun dough" in different colours!

Two things, both music related....

Philips Disc Jockey Deluxe.
1950's record player, powered by 3 valves... . it all works... except the cartridge is gone and virtually impossible to replace.... oh so whats the use then? well I never got round to it but a bit of wiring and a jack plug and you have a kinda 1950's valve point to point wiring etc guitar amp. If you use something as a pre to boost the signal it overdrives quite nicely.
And a old 60's Kay electronic guitar, with a headstock break.

you did say interesting, im moving house soon and have piles of randomness I need to shift!

like that.... [url="http://www.grammofoon.com/Philips/Philips_AG2121.htm"]http://www.grammofoon.com/Philips/Philips_AG2121.htm[/url]

it's lovely!

[i]If[/i] this is an early JV and if it is like my early JV then it could be one of the best basses you could find. Mine is sublime.
But then mine was my 'dream bass' and more or less perfect condition, I think I paid £650 with a case (????) I felt it was the top of what it was worth, but like i said after my first bass i started researching different basses and for some reason a JV squier '57RI was 'it', even over USA fender or fancy brands.

However.... however much I would like it I would not pay £500 for it. Firstly it's got a fairly big dink or two, secondly the logo is gone (and the 'JV' resale value) thirdly you arent certain what it is, and fourthly there is a guy on this forum selling a status/trace elliot T bass for £500 in a warwick case and delivery.... I know what i would go for!

From the description he doesn't know what he's got really, he's not selling it as a JV squier. I would wait till the auction plays and then message him saying you would like it but think that 500 is a bit steep and go from there...

i would guess it is. It looks like similar 'sen ash' wood body that my one has. If you could go have a try that could be a good bass. not sure how much a JV is worth though

If you're just wanting to get into it why not just pick something up for a fraction of the money you have to learn on. Sell it on and buy something better when you know it's for you or just sell it if it doesn't work out.
It's what I did, I have an old defretted aria i swapped with rasta for a bass pod i wasnt using.
still cannae play it mind!

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='846815' date='May 24 2010, 08:03 PM'][b]The Dino Ferrari[/b]
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you know you won't be able to play this one in the EU? my may have to change a sponsor's logo into a barcode or something...

[quote name='mazdah' post='847713' date='May 25 2010, 05:24 PM']"Japs" are great, but you can't compare them to US Vintage series.
The difference between japan '62 and us vintage '62 is like difference between fender mexican standard and american standard, as I said - cheaper are great, but US are superior.

REMEMBER - You always get what you pay for![/quote]


I've played a '57 US vintage reissue P bass and owned '57 CIJ Reissue (us parts) P bass.

From playing them both:
the finish on the body of the USA felt nicer, not as thick. Conversly the Jap looked nicer.
The usa body wood was lighter (i think it may have ben ash rather than alder)
The neck on the Jap model was far far nicer and better finished than the USA one.
The hardwear did feel a wee bit more thought through. Things like raised pole pieces on the A string and the like. It was a more accurate vintage replica.
Sound wise they were both very similar with a more modern P bass tone.

In terms of picking them up and wondering which was the nicer bass I think the USA one would have won it. However in terms of buying a bass to play live I would have the Jap bass everytime. Once you put price in there too for 'playing' I would always go for CIJ, Actually even if they were the same price I would go CIJ.
(They are strongly built too, my old Jap bass toured scotland in a gig bag in the bottom of the megabus!)

My large fender logo JV Squier however is in another league and I'm slightly nervious as I lent it to a friend to take to a recording session...