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stewblack

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  1. Never heard of this either 🤔
  2. I suppose I do kind of try to suit the bass to the band. Glitzy gold for the wedding band, shorty Hofner club for the punky folk band (the guitarist just got herself a lovely short scale acoustic and singer plays mandolin, so it fits in nicely) Precision for the workhorse pub covers, and the soul band gets anything as long as its wearing flats. I was a bit blinkered once upon a time because I remember being shocked seeing Sir Horace with a T-Bird when the Specials reformed. And if I play along with the Jam it has to be something Rickish. Even though Bruce played other basses. Oh God. What am I like?
  3. Lovely guy, did some of this himself rather than leaving it all to his tech
  4. SOLD The Zoom B3 is a highly versatile effects pedal, or rather pedals, cased in metal, with a host of useful functions. For instance you can use it as an audio interface between you and your computer, you can use it as a DI box, you can use it as three stand alone effects of your choice, as a practice tool it has a headphone out and on board drum patterns / metronomes. It has a 40 second looper with overdub capability. It will power up via the usb, any standard 9v psu, or with four AA batteries. You can also create patches from multiple effects rather than use it as three individual stomps and programme them in any order to suit your set. There is free software online which makes this even easier. It has amp sims, which I assume you use in recording - not something I've used very much so apologies for vagueness. Why I like it? It's solid, it has proper stomp switches and each 'pedal' has its own display screen so it's simple to use on stage. I like having my three most common used pedals neatly in one place, and by switching up a patch I can, for example, keep one the same (compressor or whatever always on pedal I'm using) but have a couple different if I know a song needs something I use less often. Then a quick switch back to my three most common used pedals. It's easy. There are 100 presets but of course the fun of these things is creating or modifying to your tastes. You don't need to menu dive to make changes on the fly, each pedal has physical knobs allowing for straightforward adjustments to suit peculiar acoustic environments. Again simplicity is king in a live scanerio. So why am I selling it if it's so awesome? I have a different pedal now which effectively replaces this one. Oh and I've overreached myself financially so I'm clearing a lot of gear. It's yours for 65 quid posted. I knock a fiver off if we cut out the postman. It's boxed (a bit tatty but still just about in one piece. A tiny bit of residue on the back from sticky velcro, but I'll get that off, and no feet, but I might be able to find them and reapply them if it's a deal breaker. Pics -
  5. Always. Plying a bass with fine wines and chocolates, Lozz, is very much like making love to a beautiful woman.
  6. SOLD And down we go. The market has spoken so let's try £160. A rather splendid candy apple red Precision is yours for £180 quids. Happy to split the postage with you if you can't collect. Also I will throw in a used but serviceable hard case. Indonesian made, at the Cort factory in 2005, strung with flats, the neck pick up has been upgraded to a Seymour Duncan. These were well regarded members of the Squier family, and were officially discontinued in 2011. Currently with a tort pickguard and pick up cover but I can switch that for a white pearl if it's more your thing. I found one hair scratch on the edge of the neck at around the fifth fret and some more extensive but in no way deep scratches to the back. I've not been able to catch the scratch on the edge of the neck it really is that fine, the scratches on the back I've illustrated with a picture of the neckplate. Video just to prove it works as it should.
  7. I often refer to a bass as 'she' I suspect those who don't get it simply aren't hearing me correctly. The post is usually intended to be read in Swiss Toni style voice. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mtoyLPROLZI
  8. SOLD Beautiful Revelation fretless which I havered over selling, then decided it would be useful, then realised I just don't 'do' fretless (see video for proof). Highly thought of basses, I will have a fretted one (one day) as I really rate them. I'd like the paltry sum of £130 if you collect (or we meet somewhere reasonably close) I'll split the postage with you if you want it posted. Example noodling vid, recorded on my phone merely to prove it works.
  9. I know. It was when the I Can't Believe stuff was at the height of its popularity as well.
  10. I would be so far over the moon to see that set you'd need Hubble to find me
  11. I wanted to call our Madness trib, I Can't Believe It's Not Madness. Incorporating the margerine tub font and everything. I was so pleased with myself. They just stared at me.
  12. I too had no idea you didn't work for them. I always thought you'd written the manual, and therefore were definitely a part of the organisation. I don't think @prowla can be blamed for coming to a similar conclusion.
  13. With the readies. There's the rub. I shall have but I very much doubt this will still be here by then.
  14. This is the salient point. The last band name decision we made was so obvious we found a couple of others using it. But they were nowhere near us geographically so we went with it. One of them actually contacted us via social media trying to find out how long we'd been using the name. We reassured them that a) we play totally different circuits and b) we're so good that if they get confused with us it won't do them any harm. They'll probably be able to raise their fee
  15. We had some great band names play at our little venue back in the day. Masters Of Fung Ku were a great band, Loud Ugly and Crap had the most accurately descriptive name, Lob The Keeper, The Best Band In The World Ever (2) - people just shortened to The Best Band which did no harm. I get frustrated at band name choosing time because my ideas are always superb, but the band always goes for something dull and uninspired. But then I guess 90% of the audience and venues don't really care that much so its probably not worth getting my knickers twisted over.
  16. If you buy a sub 200 quid bass, you will need to replace the strings immediately as they will (presumably) be made from wool. That bass would suit a student but you could never gig with it. I had one of those (insert cheap makers name) cabs and all the speakers blew at the first rehearsal. and my absolute favourite : Of course, you get what you pay for.
  17. You know that shiver goes through you when one of your wish list basses suddenly appears? Followed by the sickening shudder when you remember that cab you bought recently, which you didn't really need.
  18. Looks wonderful. Been eyeing up a red old style p with white plate. This has done nothing to put me off the idea.
  19. No mine doesn't have this tick. 01 on the FI is 01 on the switcher
  20. Fabulous. Thank you. I'm sending this to our keys guy who has elected himself our mixing guru.
  21. When I was looking at midi switchers, I recall reading about this issue. Sure it was T21...I will have a look around.
  22. There's a guy on YouTube playing through a battery powered Roland PA and it's sounds just fine. Ordinary AA batteries too.
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