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"blem" is usually a shortened version of "blemish", therefore used to indicate a finish oops, a factory second perhaps.

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My LP bass (and rig poking into the picture) at my first gig with Panda Eyes: Picture courtesy Andy Thorn ( [url="http://www.andythorn.co.uk/"]http://www.andythorn.co.uk/[/url] )

I was all about to help until I read the thread and realised you meant North East [b]England[/b]. I wish people would be more specific on this point - gets me every time!

[quote name='solo4652' post='535387' date='Jul 8 2009, 08:47 AM']I have a G&L Tribute L-2000. I normally have it switched to "both" pups, sometimes switching to bridge for a more jazzy sound. In the last 2 days, the bass has lost it's smooth rounded P-sound no matter which pup I select, and is sounding very burpy. Major fiddling with the amp to heighten the mids and treble doesn't seem to improve it. I have fitted a new battery - no change. My other bass seems to be working as normal with no noticeable tone changes. Any ideas? Steve[/quote] Does it do it in passive mode as well as active mode?

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Bought a Boss LMB-3 from Ray on Sunday, it was here by Tuesday. Very well packed and arrived safe. Top man, I will not hesitate to deal with him in the future.

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='533829' date='Jul 6 2009, 02:47 PM']I wouldn't have paid her if it took her this long![/quote] I know what you're saying but it's hobby and personal amusement at this time.

I haven't noticed this in the past, so I can only assume that it's to do with being the hottest summer since I seriously began playing bass but I'm finding nearly all my necks to a greater or lesser degree rather sticky and "grabby" on my thumb on the back of them. This is particularly annoying while sliding. Right now it's a case of playing the one which feels least sticky. Perhaps it's the stuff which is on the neck - I think the G-3 feels the worst (probably nitro) and the Squier neck on my Fecker Imprecision the least sticky (poly, likely) with the shellac of my custom build somewhere in between. This is annoying, because I've been obsessively playing the G-3 since I got it. Is anyone else having this issue during this little, government endorsed "heatwave"? Is it just sweat? Humidity? My basses slowly melting?

[quote name='budget bassist' post='533097' date='Jul 5 2009, 03:43 PM']Also hagstrom are back too (i know you didn't mention them but i just thought i'd say)[/quote] Only in name...

[quote name='Jobiebass' post='533136' date='Jul 5 2009, 04:52 PM']Still waiting.... your sister done her job yet?[/quote] Not as yet. Thanks for the reminder, I'll have to mention it to her next time I see her.

Duracell Procells for the win: you can find a box of 10 for about a tenner, I got one from Amazon I think.

Fond of the Takamine G series.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='530203' date='Jul 2 2009, 08:14 AM']I'm putting together a bass from parts and am fitting a Mighty Mite 2909 maple Jazz neck. I've bought some new Fender parts, specifically a set of vintage bushings (Fender part number 0019509049). Needless to say, the holes on the headstock are way too small. I've looked around on the web and the consensus seems to be that the holes need to be 11/16th of an inch - I tried a hole on another piece of wood at 1.8cm (which is a shade over; 11/16ths = 1.746cm) and it's still too small. They need to be snug and at the same time I don't want to crack the headstock. Anyone have an idea of the right size? Otherwise it's down to either filing out the hole or using sandpaper in the existing holes (and the temperature in my workshop was over 40 degrees yesterday). Cheers P[/quote] Unless you have the holy grail of drill bits which is exactly the right size, I have found it best to drill as close as you can (smaller) and then sand the hole out slightly with the Dremel until the bushings fit. Screw fit bushings for the win. I'm fed up of this crap

Bad Manners, "Inner London Violence" cleared the floor at my first gig, and we didn't play it any worse than any of the other ska classics we murdered that night Had people up dancing for every other song. Strange, I guess the punters just didn't know it.

As I have no doubt mentioned before, the rule in the house is "instruments are to be played". So if there's a bass I don't use on at least an occasional basis then it gets sold. No sentimentality. I seem to hover around the 6 mark.

Cheap ones are particularly (nay spectacularly) bad. If you really want one, save up and get a good one. You'll still have to plug it in for anything above playing by yourself.

[quote name='Steve_nottm' post='528529' date='Jun 30 2009, 12:20 PM']Anyone else not really mind damaging their basses? I mean normal wear and tear, a few dings etc. I've knocked bits off my main gigging basses and to be honest it doesn't really bother me. It's part and parcel of using them, and actually adds a bit of character. I bought them to play and use, and if they get a bit hurt by thay, well so be it.[/quote] I mind bigtime. In the same way as I bought my car to drive and use, and if they get a bit hurt by that then I would get really miffed.

New songs, been hard at work coming up with bass lines and practising the hell out of them. Itching to get some more gigs on the go - it's been 2 months since our last gig - definitely time to start road testing these new tunes.

[quote name='tauzero' post='527561' date='Jun 29 2009, 11:35 AM']I had the offer of a Hofner violin bass for £75 (about 20 years ago) and didn't buy it because it was such a dreadful thing to play.[/quote] If it's any consolation, you didn't buy it for the right reasons.

Never mind, at least you gave it a go.

I'll address some points in a random order: I went on stage for the first time last year at the age 32. I wish I had done it sooner. I've only done 3 gigs so far in my "career", and I still get so nervous that I don't really remember being on stage It's the performing, the playing with other musicians which really makes you raise your game because there are other people involved - your band mates are relying upon you for a musical foundation, and the punters want you to rumble them into at least tapping their feet So think of it as the logical progression in your playing. It will improve you enormously. Playing bass alone can only take you so far, and if you love bass as much as you say then it's where your playing HAS to go. Live your dream! Don't worry too much about the group situation. Assuming you join a band with people you vaguely like, who are all into the music you're playing then you'll all be united in a common purpose and you'll succeed or fail as a group. There's always someone who knows more than you. So what? It's an opportunity to learn. I'm the second best bass player in my band. So what? [b]I'm[/b] the bass player unless he grows 4 arms. It's OK not to know the answer to something. I'd rather you said "I don't know" than waffle a heap of misleading nonsense because you thought you had to. I was bullied at school. I was slightly built, wore glasses, had no interest in sports or playing instruments and got on with my academic work. You talk about regrets, I regret not punching a few people in the face. I try not to let it get to me, but suffice to say I won't be going to any reunions. Is there a part of me when I'm on stage thinking "ha, you never thought I could do this" - a fantasy where a former bully (or maybe a girl I used to fancy at school but was too shy/geeky to even talk to her) comes to one of my gigs and their jaw hits the floor in astonishment? Damn right there is