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I'm going through a similar phase. Thankfully for me, I've not been suffering with back pains. For me, it's an aching left shoulder - and that sometimes lasts through the next day. Also, the fingers on my left hand are "feeling" those stretches a little more. So I've been gigging short scale more. My Danelectro Longhorn is an amazing bass! It's short scale, yet it seems like it isn't, somehow - as it has more frets than say a Mustang. It also sounds brilliant, and is hollow bodied - and light as a feather. I also have a SS Headless Ibanez (EHB 1000), which is also stupidly lightweight. I have also worked on acquiring lightweight amp gear - and that's another story... If you want lightweight 34" scale, then maybe a Fender P Lyte, or Aerodyne Jazz? Good luck with your search, and let us know how you get on 😀
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Welcome to BC. Enjoy the forum - but beware of the marketplace.... it can be oh so tempting! 😉 Nice looking bass.... too many strings for me - but looks great all the same 😀
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I play in several bands, each being a quite different genre to the other - which I like, because each challenges me in a different way, and I really do like different genres of music. For my 5 piece rock, Reggae & pop covers band, I use a Markbass 2 x 10, along with an Epifani UL 1 x 10 (with tweeter). The amp head I used was a Markbass EVO1, because it is dual channel, and I sometimes need that. For a folk / Americana trio with fiddle & guitar, I mostly play upright (EUB) with some songs on bass guitar. For smaller venues, the Epifani 1x10 was my usual cab of choice.... However, Since getting my Acoustic Image, Double-shot cab, that has taken over. It's a 4 ohm cab, and using it with my Peavey Minimax head, I get the full output from the amp, using just that cab. The Doubleshot really works well with acoustic, folky and Americana style music. It also works really well with my African / folk crossover band, where I play either acoustic upright or EUB. I'm not using the EVO1 head so much these days, as I'm preferring the Peavey. I can get the sound I want from the EQ on the head, and get the 2nd channel, and even more EQ control from my Stanley Clarke acoustic preamp pedal. Re swapping between pick playing and finger style, I like the different sounds I get from each, and choose the style for each song. I sometimes need to adjust the volume just a little, when swapping between the 2. The AI cab really does suit most styles of music though - not just acoustic, folky stuff. I sometimes use it when the 5 piece band has to squeeze into a small venue.
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Thanks Paul. Yes, I'm a sucker for Tort, but this one has a really nice shade of red to it, and it just looks great with the Fiesta Red of the bass. I'll honestly be very sad to see it go - but it's not earning its keep anymore, now I have 3 short scale basses that I gig with regularly. -
25 O'clock - The Dukes of Stratosphere
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Time has told me - Nick Drake
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Price drop: £600. I can't quite believe I'm selling this bass, as it has been my favourite ever Pbass, and I've owned quite a few. These have been discontinued a few years now. They are amazing basses. This one sounds absolutely immense, and the neck feels lovely to play - really smooth. It has great sustain. These were made alongside the superb Roadworn series, and they were amazing build quality too. Wish I could have justified keeping my Roadworn Jazz, and Roadworn P - but i can't justify keeping too many! So why are you selling it? I hear you ask. Well, it's mainly because I'm mostly gigging with Upright, and short scale bass guitars. Age has started to dictate that I need less weight on the left shoulder, as I'm playing some long gigs. Also, I'm tending to prefer less stretching for my left hand fingers too.... sadly. It weighs just a shade under 4kg, if memory serves me, and the nut is 44mm wide - and it's not overly deep, front-to-back, so doesn't feel too chunky. I did try a couple of slimmer necks on this bass, inc a US Jazz maple boarded neck, and an MIJ neck which was slightly slimmer. However, nothing really sounded as resonant, as punchy, or as snappy as when this original neck is on the bass. I guess they get the matching just right in the factory? EDIT: also, maybe the wider neck gives the bass more punch, or low end? Both maple board necks had more snappiness than the rosewood, and it the low end really was more defined with this neck than the US Jazz neck.... Currently strung with my favourite TI flats, which are about 2.5 years old, and nicely bedded in. I could put a set of rounds on it, if you prefer - but I would urge the buyer to try the bass with these flats... they really are superb. This bass originally had an anodised gold scratchplate, but I just preferred Tort. I don't have the original plate, but you can get them easily enough on eBay. There is a small scratch / ding on the upper edge, near the back of the body. This is from the previous owner. I gently sanded the edges of this, to stop it catching on my shirt. No trades thanks. I need to thin the herd. Collection from Cardiff, or I might be able to meet. I much prefer to hand a bass over, and give the buyer chance to try.
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Banana pancakes - Jack Johnson
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I hope the owner of that fab Limelight of yours is enjoying it & making good use of it Ah yes, Covid put paid to a band I was in too.... Still, I joined another, and a rather different set-up too. I'm enjoying my playing more than ever matey. I'm quite well for such an oldie 😉 But I'm with you re the weight of gigging basses. It's why I've started playing mainly short scale, lightweight basses for gigs - they're easier on the shoulder, and left hand finger joints too. I'm now even pondering selling my beautiful Classic series Precision (in my fave Fiesta Red). It's a real beauty - but I'm not gigging it now 😞 Like I say, as I'm enjoying gigging so much, I want to keep going as long as possible 😀
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I always wished I'd bought that Fiesta Red P you were selling years ago @FuNkShUi I had a PJ built by Mark, and it was great - but there was just something lovely about that bass you had. The neck on it was just sublime, and really nice to play. But I dithered, and missed out. Ah well.... Hadn't realised you've stopped gigging Kert? I just want to keep playing live for as long as possible. Hope you're well mate? 😀
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Lovely bass. As you say, there aren't many short scale, 5 string fretless basses around. Moreover, really really sorry to hear your sad news. Hope this sells for a good price. -
I have the TC 250w- 208 which, as a "combo" has one of these built-in. It's an incredible little amp, and yes, it's louder than you might expect. I have even gigged mine, in an acoustic trio and it was plenty loud enough. Great sounding amp, and it's really small & lightweight too. GLWTS -
Fender Boxer Series Jazz Bass Special PJ-535 Medium Scale MIJ £575 - *SOLD*
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Glad to hear you're getting on with your Ibanez Upswing. I was going to sell mine, after getting my BSX EUB - but I like it so much, I decided to keep it. The EBS Micro Bass is a great pre-amp pedal, and a bit of experimentation, and you'll find it invaluable. (Yours might even be my old one) I only sold mine, as I wanted to try the Stanley Clark Acoustic pedal, and liked that even more. Re evenness of volume - keep playing & practicing with the bass, until you're even more comfortable with it. A really nice feature of the Upswing, is that you can adjust the level of the pickup under each bridge saddle separately - so you can even those levels out 😀 you just need a jeweller's screwdriver, and it's so simple to do.
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oooh - that could be an evening well spent
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Wow. That's some price rise! Have you ever compared / played any of the synthetic strings that are supposed to be like Gut strings? I recently got a used set of Innovation Silver Slaps, and instantly remembered how much I like them. How do they compare with real Gut strings? Mind you, my first set of Innovations cost £100 - now they're double that.... but still cheaper than gut. Are there any other synthetic strings that are more Gut-like?
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Yes, I had a Marshall MB30 and that sounded really nice too. But as @nekomatic says, these aren't particularly loud. The 30w was surprising for its' size - however, if you then start playing with other musicians these amps start to struggle. The 30w version was OK... but only as long I wasn't playing with 2 guitarists, or guitar & keys, and if the drummer didn't play too heavily. Of course, they're great for home use but they can quickly become redundant if / when joining a band. There's no harm in keeping the small combo at home - but I found that once I'd re-started my playing and joining bands or jamming with mates, that MB30 suddenly became surplus to requirements.
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The Elf cab really is tiny & lightweight. Either an Elf head, or that TC 200 head would be great with it I've owned & borrowed 30w combos that are heavier & more bulky. The other positive about opting for the separates, is that you can upgrade / uprate the head and add another cab at a later date, for gigging & band rehearsals.
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Rock the Casbah - The Clash
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Yes, OM nights can be like this. I've not done one for a while now. But you go to a few, and nothing. Then you turn up one night and get asked along to next week, or to another OM night altogether. Re learning songs - if I'm asked to do something I'm not familiar with, I either ask for a chord chart, or usually look up the song on YouTube. Mostly there's a video of someone playing it, and even a play-along tab, if you're lucky. I recall playing an OM years back. I was with the "house band" who opened with a few songs, then OM attendees got up to play, then we closed the night with another shortish set. At the start of the 2nd half, a trio of drummer, singer / guitar and lead guitar asked me to join them. I had never heard of the song they wanted me to play - "It's OK, we've got the lyrics & chords - it's even colour coded" said the singer. I agreed, feeling rather cocky because it didn't look too challenging...... As the song kicked off, it suddenly dawned on me that the ambient light and light from outside had dimmed. The stage was lit by colour changing LEDs, and you guessed it - as the colours changed, parts of the text just disappeared! My own fault for being cocky, I think
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I stopped playing in my twenties, and then started again after a really long absence. I now enjoy playing more than I ever did in my early twenties. So I have no intention of quitting, as I'm enjoying it so much. I fully realise that ageing can have an adverse effect on the lugging of heavy gear, and late nights - so there will be a time when it becomes more difficult, and then probably too difficult. I have been acquiring lighter weight amp gear, and some smaller, lighter, short-scale basses - so that I can hopefully head off some of the issues. I'm already feeling the benefits of playing shorter scale instruments, and finding big chunky necks less favourable. And I'm really liking the sound of my tiny, yet powerful AI cab. At this stage, I know I'm still going to be enjoying playing for a while yet. But I think I will know when the late nights and the lifting no longer suit me, so I will make that decision then. Hopefully, that's a good few years away yet. If a band member told me they think I'm past it.... then I'll simply find another band. (I often play with a Folk Club, and I'm one of the youngest there - so I can always just continue with that). Even if I have to, or want to give up gigging, I have a feeling I'll be playing more of some of the other instruments I wish I had more time to practice / learn etc. and just enjoy playing them at home.
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Thanks, yes it turned my head. (At a time it didn't need turning). I went for it because I thought I may not get the chance again. Check out some of Jabba's other builds. He's a really talented Luthier.
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Hi there. Nice looking bass. Do you have an accurate weight for this bass. (always on the lookout for helping my ageing back / shoulders) -
Ooh - that gold Jazz looks rather nice too
