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    The final devaluation of music ? Learn about Suno,Udio and exactly what A.I. is up to - scary stuff.........

    in General Discussion

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    I haven't watched it yet (I will, thanks for posting) but what I think before I do is that in music, there's room for everyone. Including AI. 

    It's down to the individual what they choose to engage with.

    I'll always play music and I'll always listen to good music that speaks to me wherever it comes from.

    I have no desire to make a living from music so I understand that it's easy for me to say that.

    I'll watch it tomorrow night, thanks.

    What's the bass/instrument you have had longest?

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    Posted · Edited by miles'tone

    Mine is a  Charvel semi acoustic which isn't a Surfcaster but it has the same body shape, I can't remember what it's actually called. 

    Bought it new in 1993. The electronics are long dead but it is the ultimate late at night on the couch bass.

    When it was 5 years old a mate accidentally dropped it on a barbell and snapped the neck into 3 pieces. Another friend glued it back together for me and it sounded much better than it did before! 

    It's had the same slinky strings on it for nearly 20 years and still sounds fab.

    It sounds so good acoustically (not loud, but loud enough to play along with tunes via my bluetooth speaker nicely, and it's tone and playability are fabulous) that I've always said that my ultimate electric bass tone would be that but amped up. Still not found it.

    I did record a demo with it once by miking up the soundhole with good results.

    The original electronics were quite unremarkable to be honest. I may put something better in there one day.

     

    *Edit for photo. Not mine but exactly the same as this

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    Are short scale basses really as bad as they say?

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    Posted · Edited by miles'tone

    I'm really loving my recently acquired Hofner Ignition violin bass. It's funny, all the short comings I kind of expected to encounter with it have actually turned out to be what I like about it most.

    The thick, slim and hardly tapered neck is a dream and the body shape proved not to be uncomfortable at all, in fact it's the most ergonomically correct bass, for me, that I've played. Light as a feather but sounds so heavy.

    I've got the intonation spot on too btw. 

    I always have a big grin when I play it, great fun.

     

    Fender P bass Roadworn - new bass

    in Bass Guitars

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    1 hour ago, Ian Somerville said:

    Could be miles'tone. It's an excellent job if that was what was done.

     

    If that BCer is around please drop me a PM I'd like to know the history of this bass.

    no pics unfortunately but it looks like it wasn't this one after all as it was slimmed to a B width...unless cameltoe knows any more.

    Could well be that it's a more common mod than I thought!

    Congrats on a very cool bass.

     

     

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    Vintage Fenders

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    On 20/04/2024 at 15:33, Old Man Riva said:

    “This 1-owner bass came to us via the cousin of its original owner… He played the bass locally in bands until the early 80s when he sadly passed away. Since then the bass has remained in its case with his cousin.“

     

    Blimey, how big’s the case?! Or how big’s the cousin?!

    We should get a few Gs knocked off as it will probably stink of dead cousin. Maybe a couple more if we promise not to get the law involved... 🤔 

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