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Has anyone used them? Noticed bass direct had their flats in at £22 a set, thought they could be worth a punt...?
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Stop..... I paid £675 for mine just a few weeks back 😥
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Ooooh I'm interested... Can it do a good low gain "soft" fuzz?
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This is an absolute beaut too... Sandberg California TT4 Fretless Left handed 3 Color Sunburst https://reverb.com/item/46951685?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=46951685
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Like buses.... And a hundred quid less than I paid for mine. And mine didn't have a case.... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EPIPHONE-JACK-CASADY-LEFT-HANDED-BASS-/324894116457?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
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That's a work of art. Beautiful bass.
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There were some good cheap pedals branded Daphon, the Chord branded ones around now look the same. Their bass compressor was really good as a basic unit, had one around 2008. I think I paid £15 for it, full metal casing, good amount of squeeze on the sound of you dialled it up. I like the Caline pedal power bank thingies too, had a couple which have never let me down. Also Harley Benton do their own flat angle cables for connecting pedals that cost peanuts and just do the job. Donner do a good rip off of the pedal train too, fraction of the cost, maybe the bag is a bit cheaper, but it's decent.
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Your best (and worst!) bass gear purchases of 2021?
uk_lefty replied to Al Krow's topic in General Discussion
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Don't get arrested
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Hold whatever note you're on. The band quietens to give you your moment. The anticipation from the crowd is palpable.... Pick up a pint and down it in one. Or, if you don't drink alcohol, a coffee. Make sure you can consume the drink within your allocated 8 bars. Jump back in to the groove with the rest of the band on the one.
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Why does Ashdown MAG 300 combo sound so bloody good?
uk_lefty replied to Beedster's topic in Amps and Cabs
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Whatever you decide to do, change up your existing basses or buy a P I'd say now is not a good time to sell off basses second hand. Either trade or save up.
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One walked off apparently. But she complained to the audience a few times about needing a leak.
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I've only got the neck of a Fender player P but it's a lovely, lovely neck.
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Bass instrument cable straight into amp
uk_lefty replied to Thunderbird's topic in General Discussion
I did it because there was barely enough space on stage for my size 9s and definitely not a pedal board (Boss GT10B at the time which has some size to it). I liked the simplicity, I didn't like tuning via my mobile phone app though. But I kept it going with that band, all the effects I used were EQ based anyway so nobody really noticed except me. I would lose something with the band I've just joined though if I didn't have my effects available. I could probably get away with it as I use an Ashdown head unit and I could use it's built in drive and sub features but it wouldn't be the same. -
How many extra drinks does a pub need to sell to cover a £250 band?
uk_lefty replied to 41Hz's topic in General Discussion
Dividing profit out by the number of pints sold is just an easy way of conceptualising it, especially if pints are what they sell most of. Then it's easy to think up how much extra you need to do to be able to pay the bills and brewery fees for the next month or close down -
Maybe because everyone on Reverb low balls?
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What if you complained on stage about needing a pee but you were in the breakdown of a Rage cover so.... https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sophia-urista-brass-against-fan-b1957226.html I do not in any way condone, enjoy or glorify this behaviour.
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Winner!! £50 cheaper than the Epiphone bag... And it actually exists. One retailer says they will have the Epiphone ones for end of the calendar year, another says six months, one says Epiphone has closed their order books for the year so they just can't say when they can expect any in. They all want me to buy now though.... Hmmmm.
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That is awesome! Sometimes I try to cull my collection of basses etc but when I see things like this I go all warm inside.
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Would that fit a full scale bass? Still searching in vain for a case for my Jack Casady!
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You should be able to sell it easy, they were quite hard to get hold of. I find mine quite handy. I've now got a song where I use the sub through the whole thing! 😯
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This looks interesting... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-VOX-BASS-RARE-LEFT-HANDED-VOX-SYMPHONIC-BASS-GUITAR-1960-BASS-VOX-JMI-/124981449608?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
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Different Genres - Same or Different Gear for Each?
uk_lefty replied to Lozz196's topic in General Discussion
I've recently left my band of 5 years and joined another. I've gone from standard pub rock covers, where a jazz or p bass sounded right and the Stingray was a little too much, to now doing "pop goes rock". The new band have really thought about rocking up pop songs, i.e. they're not just using a bit of distortion and shouting the lyrics, there's a bit more songcraft. My Stingray is just perfect for this band, and I am encouraged to use effects, that's the biggest change. In the old band there was too much in the same frequencies and too much distorted guitar for anything but a polite clean bass tone, but now the guitarist loves the Helix SVT Beast pre set, the drummer loves the full punchy sound of the Stingray, and the singer likes it when I use fuzz or even wah in the right places. Because these guys gig more frequently than the last lot I've upgraded my cabs too. Sadly my headless Status/ Washburn doesn't have a place in this band, nor my five string fretless. My dimarzio loaded PJ bitsa with flats on will be my backup bass. If I dare take it out the house my Jack Casady could do something in this band too.