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Skinnyman

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  1. I’m loving it, thanks! 😁 I think the previous attempts and the BEAD exercise all allowed me to get my head round the extra string so getting a nice, slim comfy neck has just brought everything together nicely. Rehearsal last week was really good and I’ve been practising every day just to make sure my head and my fingers get used to the new layout. I will keep swapping back to a four so that I can play either (I don’t want to play fives exclusively) but I’ve taken to this so well that I can see a few fours going up for sale and another five (or two) being added.... I’m really glad that you responded to my original post and opened my eyes to the ease and comfort of the narrow spacing* *(IMHO, obvs, YMMV. Other opinions are available and are equally valid)
  2. We recently got a local removal firm (with piano-moving experience) to collect a piano which we’d just bought. It was a 50 mile move and because we were flexible on dates and able to tie it in to a trip they were already making, it cost us £75. If you can find such a firm locally, maybe advertise the piano as “free local delivery” and build the cost into your price?
  3. Sophie Lloyd - guitarist, plays with Marissa and the Moths but also has loads of metal/shred covers on her YT channel. She also did a spot in Yolanda’s Band Jam which might be more age appropriate.
  4. At @Al Krow’s suggestion I thought I’d share a few pics of my first (probably not the last) Ibanez. In this case, an SR1345B... I took it to rehearsal tonight and it’s by far the easiest five string I’ve ever played. I got a little lost on a couple of songs but that was mainly because I was thinking about alternative hand positioning and just lost my place in the song. I think it’ll take a week or so before I’m fully fluent and confident with the extra string but this is just so much easier than any other fiver I’ve tried before. I haven’t played around with the EQ very much - that’s the next thing to try. Tonight was all about getting used to the extra string and to the feel of a different bass. Very pleased indeed....
  5. It’s worse than that. I started this whole journey trying to not buy a five string at all and use a four string tuned as a five. And that worked quite nicely. But then the GAS kicked in and so cheap, budget fives were on the cards. Then I started looking at reviews and decided that I’d be better off going up slightly to the entry-level Yamaha TRBX. But the dearer 605 looks sooo nice in the redburst.... oh, but there’s the Cort Artiisan series and that’s worth the extra over the Action series and the B5 isn’t that much more than the C5 but there isn’t one to try but there’s a funky looking Ibby in Cerulean blue or something which has the same neck profile so I can try that and see if I like the narrow string spacing, which I do so I can order a B5 by mail order but wow, that one looks nice - and that one, and that....and can I try that one up there please, I can’t see the price ticket? How much? Oh well, you’ve got it down now so I might as well play it.....well hello, gorgeous.....wanna move in with me? So the moral of this story is twofold. 1) BEAD tuning works perfectly well and means that in many cases you don’t actually need a five string 2) If you’ve discovered (1) above and you’re happy with the finding, don’t go on BassChat ever again. Keep an eye on the Marketplace for a rather fine Sandberg California 4 string which I now need to sell to fund my habit....
  6. Thank you, by the way, for resisting the temptation to go “told ya so!” 😁 Turns out, I should have listened to you nearly a month ago. I can’t get over what a difference the slim neck makes!
  7. I know. Weird, right? I’ve been trying to tune the A string to E all evening.
  8. BEAD is a great tuning but this whole discussion made me want to go try out a Yam TRBX or a Cort Artisan B5. Today I delivered Mrs S to meet a friend of hers in York. First time they’ve met since lockdown began so I offered to make myself scarce and let them have some proper catching-up time. What to do with a few hours to kill in York? Zip out to Gear4music, that’s what... I tried the Yam. Very nice but didn’t really excite me. No Corts in stock so I had a little go on an Ibanez SR305 (similar weight, same string spacing) thinking that if I like it I might take a punt on a Cort mail order. And very nice it was too. So nice that I started trying some of the other Ibbys. All very nice but the one that just spoke to me as soon as I picked it up, the one that absolutely sang when I played it was this one... SR1345B Premium Nordstrand pickups, narrow spacing, reasonably light weight, bloody lovely Hence, this is now a NBD thread.
  9. I’m in for some of that
  10. Just bought my Les Paul. Paid straight away, even booked the courier for me - a lovely guy who’s been a pleasure to deal with. People like Nick are what make BassChat such a great place to buy and sell - deal with confidence folks! Thanks Nick, enjoy the guitar!
  11. Price reduced to £750 collected/meet within 90 mins. Up for sale is my Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster in Faded Cherry burst with a replacement pick guard loaded with Kinman AVn series noiseless pickups and new controls. Price also includes hard case and the original pick guard which contains the standard controls and the Fender N3 pickups that were originally on the guitar. It’s a simple job to swap back to the original - just two wires to connect. I bought this new from Coda Music in 2013. It’s a beautiful guitar and has the compound radius neck which is a joy to play. It also comes with locking tuners (labelled as Fender but they look very much like Gotohs), a good quality hard case, all the usual case candy (lead, Allen keys, setup manual, etc) and the aforementioned N3 pickups. I found the N3s to be a little lacking in “character” (whatever that is!) and so I built up a new (white) pickguard with the Kinman AVn noiseless pickups. I really like these as they give the guitar a real “bite”, particularly on the bridge pickup. More information about the Kinman pickups can be found here; https://www.mobile.kinman.com/products/stratocaster-pickups.php. As mentioned above, I’ll include the original “parchment” ‘guard and pickups in the price so the guitar can be put back to original spec if required. The guitar is immaculate with no marks, scratches or dings that I can see. The rear plate still has the factory plastic wrap on it.There are a couple of small marks on the case (see pics). I’d prefer a direct sale but if you have a trade let me know. There’s nothing I’m really looking for so I’ll probably decline but you never know.... I’d prefer not to ship this if possible and would rather hand over the guitar in person. PM me with your location and let’s discuss options. In any event, I would only consider shipping within the UK to long-standing forum members with positive feedback. Let me know if you have any questions.
  12. I loved Drama when it came out but when I listened to it recently I just felt it had dated a bit. I do, however, really like Fly From Here, particularly the later version with Trevor Horn singing. I wouldn’t call it a true Yes album though. I also thought The Ladder had some decent stuff on it - but if I could only have one album of theirs it would be Yessongs - my favourite live version of And You And I.
  13. I just did a trade with Ben; my Genzler Magellan 800 for his Mesa Subway. Great bloke top deal with, good communication throughout and drove some distance out of his way so that we could do the swap in one of those shady-looking car park meetings. A real gent and a pleasure to meet. Thanks Ben, enjoy the Genzler!
  14. If this had been a five I’d have been on it like a tramp on chips. Beautiful bass - GLWTS
  15. Nice... Although the standard barts sound okay on the videos I’ve watched. But those Nords do look nice
  16. Brilliant, thanks!
  17. I’m seriously looking at getting one of these - I know they’re a 16.5mm string spacing at the bridge but I can’t find anything anywhere that tells me what the nut width is. This may sound like a personal question but do you happen to know what your nut width is? 😁
  18. That’s the best thing I’ve heard in a long time. Thanks for sharing!
  19. I just sold my DR 550 to Kevin. Super easy transaction; prompt replies to messages and super quick payment. As everyone else has said above, a top man and a pleasure to deal with!
  20. This is being listed on GuitarChat as well as on here.... An immaculate Zoom G5 multi-fx pedal. This thing does it all; effects, amp and cab sims, DI out, looper, rhythm machine, USB audio interface - and that funky multi-way Z pedal that gives you expression control of two effects simultaneously. There’s a ton of stuff on the web about these units so I won’t repeat it here other than to say that they’re built like tanks, really flexible and easy to use. Mine is boxed and complete with power unit. I should have the manual for it but if I don’t then it’s downloadable from the Zoom website. I’m in Cleethorpes if you want to audition and collect or able to meet within a reasonable radius of sunny Cleethorpes for one of those dodgy-looking car park meets - all socially distanced, of course. Or happy to ship within the UK for an extra £10. PM me to discuss options. I’m not really looking for trades at the moment unless you happen to have a nice Cort B5 five string and would take the Zoom in (part) payment. Some pics...
  21. Now sold. I bought this from a fellow BCer last year as a backup/rehearsal amp but the arrival of a GK Fusion S means that something else has to go and it’s the little Aggie. I’ve been really impressed with the power and tone of this little amp - it sounds fantastic through my Barefaced One10 (and even better through two of them!). I’ve only used it at rehearsals and I don’t think the volume’s ever been above half way - this thing is surprisingly grunty for such a small amp. I also like the Drive feature. It’s easy to dial in just a little (or a lot if that’s your thing) grit which makes my Sandberg sound lovely. The amp is in excellent condition and the gig bag is pretty good apart from a split in the hand grip part of each of the two handles (which is as it came to me). No trades needed at the moment thanks (unless you have a Cort B5 five string you want to get rid of) and the price includes postage in the UK. Thanks for looking - please PM if you have any questions
  22. That’s the one.
  23. Any bass can be boring just as any song can be boring. It all depends on context. Playing Mustang Sally to three blokes, a landlord and the pub dog is boring whatever the instrument. Playing Mustang Sally to a crowded pub at the end of the best set you’ve ever played to punters who are all having the time of their lives and singing at the tops of their voice is one of those life-affirming moments that is not diminished by a Sunburst P with a tort’ guard.
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