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    Perhaps start telling them you play drums instead.
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    Would a grand get you a Gibson? Most of their SG-style basses have historically been 30" scale, though it's fair to say they're a bit of an acquired taste!
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    At least the basslines they play are consistent with the rest of the band - which is to say, tedious beyond belief!
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    Absolute dream of a bass. All three pickup combinations serve their own role just nicely, and the tone control gives you an amazingly wide range of sounds. Wonderfully comfortable neck, and the ebony fingerboard is a thing of beauty. Not that I've tried a huge range, but without doubt it's the best passive fretless I've ever got my hands round.
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    Blackmore's Night looking to veer off in a new direction...?
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    Ah, in that case there's another bassist who's been using the same party trick - CW didn't come into existence until nearer 2011!
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    Got to be a strong possibility! Did you ever share a bill with a female-fronted group called Cherry White?
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    There's a huge Guitar Guitar in Epsom; I seem to remember they carry a wide range of the "usual suspects" - Fender & Squier, Gibson & Epiphone, assorted Stingrays and a few pointier models. Guitar Village, as mentioned above, often has some more esoteric stock (aren't they Farnham rather than Epsom?). It's a shame Kingston lost Hands Music a couple of years ago. Never the biggest range, but they had some nice-looking G&Ls and a few more unusual models last time I went in.
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    I couldn't agree more - and the great advantage that we have today is that we can skip past the "drivel" to the stuff we actually want to hear. The contents of the current UK Top 40 stopped bothering me as soon as realised that I could easily tune into radio stations and playlists which are pushing more interesting and challenging new music. There's really no excuse these days!
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    In the Hall of the Mountain King, by Edvard Grieg. It just became a bit of a running joke when the band was still doing the Camden Toilet Circuit, and I'd like to think a few soundmen appreciated something a bit different from the slapathon that they tended to get from the other bands.
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    I tip my hat to your subtle pun, sir!
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    I've found this is the secret with a 'bird - never run both pickups on full! The neck soloed sounds great, and you can get a slightly brighter, more piano-like sound if you bring up the bridge to a slightly lower volume. With both on 10, you end up with a big hole where the mids are supposed to be, but backing off the bridge off about 8 or so creates a fuller and richer tone which can be quite lovely and doesn't disappear in the mix. (I've also found that you can get a passable Flea-esque twang by doing the reverse - neck on 8, bridge on 10 - but I have much less use for that tone personally.)
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    This is it in a nutshell, surely? The choice is often down to the employer as much as the musician in question - I know when I've gone along to a session with musicians or recording engineers I don't know, I'll take a Precision copy "to be on the safe side." Nobody (so far) has objected to the fact that one P copy has no brand, or that the other has "Schecter" stamped on the headstock. I've fortunately never received comments in the vein of "you should play a proper bass, like a Fender", but it seems many of us on this forum have had that experience.
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    Selling this perfectly serviceable little uke as I just don't play it. I've only picked it up a handful of times in the years I've had it; on the plus size this means it is in pretty much in mint condition, still living in the box it shipped in. It's a Makala, who I believe are to Kala as Squier are to Fender. Body looks like mahogany, and I would hazard a guess that the fingerboard is rosewood. I work in London and live in Surrey, so happy to meet anyone in that general area to collect. Alternatively I can pad the bubble-wrap the box to buggery and ship it for a few quid on top of the listed price. Any other questions, do just fire away. EDIT to add: as far as the price is concerned, I'm open to offers. Can't think of anything around this price point that I'd be looking to trade, but feel free to try me if you've got something interesting! .
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    UPDATE 17-09-2019: Yep, they've paid for it. It's sold. UPDATE 16-09-2019: this item has likely found a buyer elsewhere, pending payment Danelectro DJ-2 "T-Bone" Distortion Pedal for guitar I've had this pedal for something like 15 years now, and the sad fact is that, for most of that time, it's been gathering dust. I originally bought it as a cheaper alternative to dedicated bass distortion effects, where I found it worked surprisingly well, and it offers a nice, warm distortion sound when paired, as intended, with an electric guitar. As you'll see from the photos, I managed to knock the shaft off the Distortion knob. It still turns perfectly well under a bit of pressure from a fingertip, and besides this damage the pedal appears to still work perfectly well. Includes a 9V battery, and the original box, which has seen better days! I work in London and live in Surrey, if anybody wants to meet up to collect, or I'm happy to arrange postage, which should only cost a few quid on top of the sale price.
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    I can't work out whether that's brilliant or terrible! Have they any connection to a group by the name of McSabbath? I've vague memories of a terrifying video of four people dressed up as McDonald's characters with guitars; the lead singer being dressed as Ronald McDonald and singing "I have frying pan, (something-something-something)" to the tune of Iron Man...
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    That had crossed my mind as well! It's a pity there isn't a balanced XLR out on the back, but the line out should be perfectly suitable for that kind of thing. I notice it also features " a 12v in car power supply for use with a 12v car socket " - presumably so you can get in some bass practise while you're...erm...driving?
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    I see Ashdown have started a new line of headphone amps: https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/accessories/products/tone-pocket-headphone-pre-amp Can't deny I'm intrigued! What do we know about them so far? Has anyone within this parish had the pleasure of test-driving one?
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    I'll second this - I've been using RS66s (Stainless Steel and Nickel varieties) for years and they remain my go-to. The nickels are slightly less punishing on the fingers and sound subtly warmer, but you'd struggle to hear the difference in a band mix. Tried a few other makes in a similar price bracket (D'Addario, Ernies, SiT, and Dunlop spring to mind) and I just find I like the tone of Rotos best. The closest competitors I've found have been Elixir (much more expensive) and Warwick Reds (a fair bit cheaper, interestingly).
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    Scott Walker - "The Day the Conducator Died (An Xmas Song)" I know the title suggest it's "An Xmas Song," but despite the sleigh bells that appear in it, I suspect Mr Walker is being a little less than sincere in his categorisation.
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    This has been my experience of owning a combination of Fender-style and Gibson-style basses. I think it's something about the way they sit on the strap, but with my various Precision-type basses, I've got used to the 12th fret being quite close to my torso; with my (long-scale) SG and Thunderbird, the 12th fret seems to be three feet away, and the headstock is at risk of knocking people's drinks off the venue bar! It takes a little getting used to, but I've never found it too disconcerting, and if you're going from Gibson to Fender then you'll probably find it easier to deal with (I went the other way). Glad to hear you're happy with the new arrival, in any case!
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    Those first three albums are absolutely excellent...but I personally think they hit their peak with the fourth one, Caravanserai. Granted, some people view it as a descent into navel-gazing, prog-rock-style conceptualism, but then I'm someone who probably owns too many Camel albums for their own good...
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    I couldn't agree more - there were a few decent songs from the Kenney Jones era, and Endless Wire was considerably less terrible than a comeback album should traditionally be, but there was nothing to touch the original lineup, if you ask me. But - with apologies for nitpicking over the original question - weren't they already pretty "big" by that point?
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    Funny you mention Pink Floyd - a few years ago, when I was more regular on a similar bass players' forum (which shall remain anonymous) a similar question came up. I forget whether it was about Floyd specifically, or more in the vein of this thread, but - my god - what I'll never forget is how heated it quickly became. A few of us - myself included if memory serves - tried to throw in a few humorous asides to distract the main protagonists, but to no avail, for the same four or five people insisted on digging two opposing trenches, proudly flying the banners of "You Just Don't Understand Syd Barrett's Genius" versus "Syd Barrett Was An Idiot." Part of me regrets not upping the ante further, by mischievously asking the warring factions whether Roger Waters was right to transition to Fender basses over Rickenbackers...but then, life's too short.
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    Now there's a point...if you're looking for a flatwound fretless sound, then a Franklin might be overkill. The original design was for a fretless bass that would cope well with rounds, hence the nice, tough ebony fingerboard! And if you're not after the Jaco sound, how important is the bridge pickup? If you can get a good price on the neck (and I'd recommend perusing the marketplace on here for parts), then modding your Precision might not be a bad idea.
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