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Just bought a set of DR Hi-Beams 45-125

However, when I got home I noticed that they're short scale!!!

So, if anyone wants this set of unopened, brand new DR bass strings, £12 will get them delivered to your address in the UK.

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Nick is a seriously good bassist, and such a nice guy too.

Dane is a fabtastic player. I first heard about him about 1o years ago when he was still based in Perth, Western Australia.

You're the first, the last, my everything by Barry White always gets feet on the dance floor

Bass Gallery in Camden is a definite "must visit" location.

Steve is off doing other things - his session work, and playing with Hamish Stuart.

Paul joined the guys for recording the new Brother Strut album, and will be playing on most of the gigs on this upcoming tour.

Paul isn't on all the Brother Strut dates. Dean Marks is depping on 3 or 4 (including my home gig in Glasgow) as Paul has touring commitments with Will Young on those occasions.

Dean is a top player too.

Does it matter as to the cause of his passing? All that matters is that yet another huge musical landmark has been removed from the landscape.
The extremely sad part is that, with all the big names we've lost recently, there are no new true talents filling the void that's left.

The first bass I ever played was my friend Jimmy Davidson's 1973/4 Fender Jazz Bass. This was around 1978 or so. I remember thinking that it felt huge to my 14 year old hands. Jimmy had bought the bass in 1975 and it was always his favourite instrument.

When it came time for me to buy my own bass, Jimmy came along with me to the music stores. I ended up getting a Westone Thunder 1A. Great bass to begin on. I then traded that in for an all-black, unlined, fretless Westone Thunder 1A.

5 years ago, my friend Jimmy was feeling a bit under the weather. He saw his doctor, who sent him for tests. The results came back that he had cancer. This was in the December. By the following March he passed away. The family contacted my brother about selling the bass. I called The Bass Gallery to see about sending it to them in order to get the best price.
When I called Jimmy's family to advise them, his daughter said, "we're glad you called us Kevin. My dad always said that if you showed any interest in it, he wanted you to have it". I explained that at the time, I wasn't in a position to afford an instrument of that value. She then replied, "no, you misunderstand, we want you to have it as a gift"!!!
It was an incredibly touching gesture, and I shed a few tears. The strange thing was, that whenever I played it, I always thought "this is Jimmy's bass, not mine", and I couldn't enjoy it for what it was at that time. So, I loaned it to my friend Paul Turner for a few years. He used it on various gigs (Jamiroquai, Shuffler, Take That, etc). I got it back last March to use on a charity gig for the hospice who looked after Jimmy in his final few weeks. I could, at long last, enjoy it. It's a great sounding bass.

So, I now have the very first bass guitar I ever held in my hands.

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I've got three basses I switch between:
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My Shell Pink P-Bass

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My 1974 Jazz Bass (currently on loan to Brinsley Forde from Aswad)

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Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"

http://youtu.be/Qe500eIK1oA

Clout - "Substitute" (1978)

http://youtu.be/ZtVOhqarpVo

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Marshall Hain - "Dancing In The City"

http://youtu.be/2xUo4z-FO24

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Mississippi Queen by Mountain

Be Thankful For What You've Got by William DeVaughn

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes.

I'm Doing Fine Now by New York City

All of them fantastic tracks.

Bump

Okay, so some acts had more than 1 "hit".
Let's just revel in the pop-tastic glory of the main hits of the acts listed.

I've made up a play list of the songs on here. Fantastic stuff so far.

Anyone looking for a high output single coil P-Bass pickup?

If so, I'm looking to sell the Seymour Duncan SCPB-3 unit I currently have in my Pink bass.

To keep a vintage look, when I got the pickup, I scraped off the silver "Seymour Duncan" logo from the top of the unit. I didn't think the logo looked right on a vintage looking instrument. I also darkened the pole pieces as the oversized slugs didn't have the look I was aiming for.

The pickup sounds really throaty - lots of output. The only reason I'm looking to change it is that I prefer a lower output sound.

If you want it, I'll de - solder it from my bass and get it sent off to you - delivered in the UK for £20.

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The spraying of the body and headstock were passed on to a guy who specialises in spraying custom motorcycle helmets.
I've had no update photos to post as I haven't been through to see Chris for a while. Plus other personal expenses meant I has to delay the build for a bit.
I'll get some pics for everyone soon as I'll be through to see Chris again in a couple of weeks' time.

"7teen" by The Regents

"Waiting For A Star To Fall" by Boy Meets Girl

I've always played it with the open A string accompanying the figure up the top end of the neck. I saw Andy Fraser playing it that way on a clip of Free playing live on some TV show.

It really makes a difference to the resulting sound.