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  1. stewblack
    That's great!
  2. stewblack
    Only teasing, sorry I assumed that was obvious.
  3. stewblack
    Yes but you can't argue with the truth though. Awful, awful songs.
  4. stewblack
    One way I just remembered that I would sometimes cop out was to not always play the octaves Just follow the pattern hitting the root twice. It gave my wrist a rest for the odd line.
  5. stewblack
    I used to be in a tribute to the Specials and some nights I dreaded that song. The repetitious octaves at that speed used to cause endless pain and cramping. But it taught me about the importance of finding a way to play with relaxed hands. Good luck with it fantastic tune. But not as much fun to play as Monkey Man.
  6. stewblack
    Don't know what an ipad is but I use a tablet with ireal Pro. It's either a straight forward set list or chord chart depending on how I want to use it. Can't imagine going back to paper. But excel? Seriously? What is it with that bloody program. People go bonkers after using it I have a friend even designs spreadsheets...... for fun! Like it's some form of relaxation. I think it's enough to get him sectioned personally. Spreadsheets are not rock n roll.
  7. stewblack
    If I can bear to carry on (82 has been a difficult trudge) then The FGTH songs will definitely make my shortlist. It's really difficult to maintain perspective. As the general standard plummets then passably good tunes seem suddenly amazing by comparison. As Chris's post illustrates there were some great artists (Talking Heads) but also some absolute stinkers (Robert Palmer, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen) who knows at another point in time, without that awful 80s production, even some of their stuff might have sounded half decent. But it's pretty doubtful
  8. stewblack
    Yep, needs must I'm afraid. Didn't want to sell this one but then I don't want to sell any of them.
  9. stewblack
    Exactly. Dave's cables were not just well made and to order and using quality components. They literally never fail. That kind of peace of mind is priceless. If something goes wrong on stage I don't need to think about cables, which makes fault finding so much faster.
  10. stewblack
    I have accepted an offer for this, so pending the usual.....
  11. stewblack
    I kind of spent next months wages on a new bass so if I don't shift a couple I will be getting hungry by the middle of July!
  12. stewblack
    Pre mother feckin cisely!
  13. stewblack
    Thanks, I don't know I'm afraid, they came with it. Black silks 🤷🏻‍♂️, pretty sure previous owner had it from new so probably whatever they ship with
  14. stewblack
    Lovely looking basses these. Trying to work out the colour. Is it green?
  15. stewblack
    Yes yes yes.
  16. stewblack
    I can and do solder. But I'm talking about OBBM here. The very best of the best.
  17. stewblack
    I am a bargain basement bass buyer. Yep Vintage Reissue are good, yes Revelation too. However nothing, but nothing, comes remotely close to my Harley Benton MM-84A SB. Astonishingly good bass. If I had paid twice the price I'd have still got the bargain of a lifetime. Three times the price I would not complain.
  18. stewblack
    Who must? Bruce? I doubt it, seems pretty clued up guy. I did acknowledge that he didn't only use a Rick, I just like his bass lines played with a pick on something Rickish. But only at home.
  19. stewblack
    That's odd. I'm a TE fan but not a fountain of knowledge I'm afraid. Hopefully someone can clear it up
  20. stewblack
    Of course. Just need a buyer 🤷🏻‍♂️
  21. stewblack
    Never heard of this either 🤔
  22. stewblack
    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?
  23. stewblack
    Lovely guy, did some of this himself rather than leaving it all to his tech
  24. stewblack
    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 -
  25. stewblack
    Always. Plying a bass with fine wines and chocolates, Lozz, is very much like making love to a beautiful woman.
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