I sometimes dep in a band where during the band intros the bandleader will introduce a musician as the musical liason officer and suggest that anyone who plays an instrument or perhaps has a child who plays comes and chats to them about their experiences during the break!
Listening to the album on headphones last night and Love is a beautiful thing sounds like a P to me, does Joe ever play one? Definitely doesn't sound like the musicman
Dodgy varnish job and not an ebony board by the look of it. Looks like Spiro weichs possibly?
If the action seems okay and it sounds okay with no rattles give it a go mate
Excuse my ignorance guys but what's the deal with switchable voltage then , I couldn't see an external switch on any pics so does it mean it can just run at either voltage automatically?
Love the new record , on the fence before thought they were too self aware ,pastiche ,muso but I'm listening to them more and more
Joe Dart's amazing, when I learn his lines I think oh simple pentatonic stuff but his rhythmic articulation sound and feel are amongst the best I've heard
Inspiring bass playing
I absolutely love pyramid golds, old school thump but still resonant, less clanky than some, stiffer than TIs , looser thanks labella
The trouble with inexpensive flats is they're not as good the pricey one's in my experience
Cobalts not one thing or the other for me
I've got pro17s and I find the opposite , I'm often a bit overwhelmed with low end and struggle to hear enough guitar , I'd say persevere a bit it took me while to get used to them
I'm rarely happy with my gear for long and I have some nice stuff, pre cbs fender, Wal, alembic etc etc maybe I'm the problem
Saying that I've got a sweet 77p I'll never part with
Fair enough mate, it's an interesting point, I'm certainly guilty of it with some things, I was recently riding 2 different MX bikes and the one I was smitten with basically cos it had the graphics like the one's I coveted as teenager felt faster yet the lap times proved otherwise
P basses though I feel like I'm pretty forensic about, but maybe that's just my perception!
So hard to say, I've had an old German for nearly 20 years and done very little to it other than a soundpost tweak every few years however old basses can be a nightmare, my mate's bass has a sunken front and sounds like it might be a write off and he's put best part of 2k in repairs into it in the last 5 years
Sorry not a very helpful answer I know but I'd say get any potential purchase looked over by someone knowledgeable
Are you saying I think my bass sounds good cos it was expensive and it actually doesn't sound good?
I can honestly say I couldn't care less how expensive or prestigious an instrument is I'm solely interested in how they play and sound, I've got an old upright which as uprights go is cheap but it sounds great and cuts through and I use it all the time
I don't doubt you've heard mij basses that are as good CS, I have too and I've had some great bitsas, squiers etc as good as anything I've played , you can say there are other factors at play for your with your perception of instruments but there aren't for me
I've had in excess of 25 p basses I reckon, new and old fenders, tokai, squier JV and SQ , maruscyck , Lakland, Nash etc
I bought my CS cos it's really resonant and sounds amazing
Cordes lambert GT47
got these on a bass i bought so no idea of age but they don't have any damage or unwinding, I think these are popular strings with slap/rockabilly players
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