Happy Jack
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Very little used since Covid, time to move it on. Comes with all the little bits of cabling etc. Condition is as near pristine as you're likely to find. Full specs are here: https://philjonesbass.net/cms/product-ha-1/ -
With my kids in their 30s it's a long, long time since I could enjoy Xmas, but I've discovered one thing that really works for me ... a decent Xmas Market.
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Agreed. I've made a not-altogether-good reputation for myself by walking out of a number of bands over the last 10 years, either because our 'vision' didn't align or because they proved to be just not good enough (IMHO, of course). Some of my current bandmates are surprised at the way I do this, perhaps even think I'm a bit of a loose cannon. Me? I've never lost a moment's sleep about it. I walked away from a very well-paid job four years early, not because I don't like money but because I was well aware that those four years were (at that moment) the best remaining years of my life. The same equation still applies. I'll be 69 next month (no, I can't believe it either) and I have no interest in allowing anyone or anything to waste the best remaining years of my life right now. Use them or lose them.
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Never been in this precise situation but I've been close enough (several times) that you could see it from here. In all of my experience, removal/replacement of any band member is only acceptable is everyone is on board right from the start. If everyone in your anonymous band agrees that 'B' has to go, then he has to go. If it's just 'A' who's pushing for it, then all the non-B members need to go to the pub and have a chat with Frank and Ernest.
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So now I'm expecting you to paint your DB in camouflage pattern, using Humbrol paints. And then of course there are the transfers ...
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Looks great.
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Give @PaulKing a prod ... he'll get the top off for you in no time at all.
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Never done it myself, but I've read that you can fit a DB into most small hatchbacks by putting it in "upside down" in the front passenger seat, with the scroll right down in the footwell. Seat as far back as it will go, natch. Doesn't leave a lot of room for a passenger, mind ...
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Johannes Rubner 3/4 bass: best way to sell?
Happy Jack replied to M4TT's topic in General Discussion
I know more people who fix double basses afer I've damaged them than I do those who can sell high-end instruments such as this. Not much help, I know, but I'd sooner admit my ignorance than fire up the old bullshit generator ... -
Seriously Paul, if I had the woodworking abilities God granted to gerbils, I'd be over there like a shot to help you. Common sense tells me your chances of success are at least ... oh I dunno ... improved by keeping me 10 miles away.
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Excelsior!!!
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Paul, seriously, I mean ... W T actual F?
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Luke ... I am your father. -
1956 Fender P Bass @ Tom's Guitar Shop
Happy Jack replied to madshadows's topic in General Discussion
Damn! Rumbled ... -
1956 Fender P Bass @ Tom's Guitar Shop
Happy Jack replied to madshadows's topic in General Discussion
Well what else can I use my aircraft hanger for? Eh? Well? -
Great units these, and that's a very decent price. I already have a pair of CP12s plus a pair of CP8s so I can't really justify buying this. -
100W, 2x5" Piranha speakers. These dedicated drivers were specifically designed for the briefcase, driven by a high current 100-watt (RMS) amplifier housed in rigid metal chassis. Can be used with rechargeable 12v 7amp battery - essentially a motorcycle battery; these usually cost around £20 new - so it's also ideal for use when busking or on camping trips & similar. If you don't fancy the battery option, there's a cable that comes with it to allow you to run the combo from your car's cigarette lighter socket. Weight: 28lb (excl. motorcycle battery!) Dimensions: 6.5" x 14.5" x 15.75" Inputs: Active/Passive Others: Compressor/limiter, 5-Band EQ, Headphone out, Balanced-line out, Pre-amp XLR out, Extension-speaker out Words like "pristine" and "immaculate" spring to mind. In perfect working order, and I think I even have the original slip case in storage somewhere. Shipping is at least possible, but the weight would make that both undesirable and expensive. Still, "never say never" ... -
Mind you, if it turns out to be illegit then it'll be a right bastard ...
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No love for Lavender and Ylang Ylang then?
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Flipping basses for profit – fair game or not cool?
Happy Jack replied to Allaboutthebass's topic in General Discussion
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Had I been able to come up with the flimsiest of excuses to hang on to this bass then I'd have done just that ... but unfortunately that line of reasoning leads to madness. 🙄
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Yeh, but driving 300km to save 10 Euros, well I dunno ... 😉
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During the last 10 years of my career I was lucky enough to benefit from corporate hospitality, and I saw a whole load of big name bands from the 70s (Stones, Who, Fleetwood Mac, etc) as freebies. Pretty much without exception they were disappointing, not a patch on who they once were, and frankly nowhere near as good as most of their own tribute acts. The Actual Rolling Stones at the O2, for example, were absolutely blown away by The Counterfeit Stones, who I'd seen three weeks earlier (and paid for with my own money) at Kew Gardens. I genuinely can't remember the last time I bought gig tickets for a 'name' band and I can't say as I've missed it. I'd much rather be gigging with my own band down the Dog & Duck than watching a bunch of octogenarians through binoculars.
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eBay doesn't want your business, or mine. Private sellers like us who sell perhaps a handful of items each year are a mere legacy from the original eBay, and they'd love to be rid of us and focus on challenging Amazon. eBay is now essentially the 2nd biggest shopping mall on the planet, with the vast majority of the business being done by shops and concessions, not by people buying and selling with each other in the concourse.
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Just saying ...
