Al Krow

Speaking of both guitar gear and good gear not being used, I was rummaging in an old storage cupboard today and was very pleasant surprised to find an old Zoom guitar multifx (their "2020" model) and wah pedal, which must have been in storage for a quarter of a century, when "life" got in the way of my making music and subsequently during my bass playing years. I found a 1994 review of the model online and it seems it was the Helix Stomp of its day. So I guess my current fad with Zoom B1-4s shouldn't come as any particular shock - clearly Zoom multis have been in my blood for longer than I realised! I'm generally with you in not holding onto gear that's not likely to be getting any use. But as this is the second oldest piece of kit I've got in terms of length of ownership, I think I'll be holding on to it for a while longer as a momento of music made in times' past.

In which case, you could do far worse than checking out an Ibanez SRF700 Portamento. Should be able to pick one up used for sub £500. Lovely, lightweight, very playable bass.

@Bridgehousejust curious - you say you're "missing out", but is there anything you feel that your current herd is not bringing to the party? Or are you looking to trade down to something cheaper? In my case I've found a bass (my BB 2005) that I instantly fell for and, because I don't feel precious about it or worried it might get dinged when out at the Dog n Duck in the same way I certainly did about the bass it replaced, it's already become a goto gigging bass for me. The fact that it sounds great and plays / feels beautifully obviously doesn't hurt either!

My variation on the theme - I think you're getting the gist 😁 (The BB 2004 is the 4 string version of the same model. Sadly don't come up very often). Wot he said.

Hmmm...sim taste in cars (when did the Ford era end?) and Yamaha BBs. And have both ended up as bass players. Lol. Really useful tip about the XM8500 - singer is on the look out for a mic and was thinking about getting the "industry standard" SM58. May have just saved her a few quid - Happy Xmas mate! £13 on Amazon Prime. Just ordered one for myself!

It's clearly an important question, particularly in the context of the thread title. Please tell your friend that as recently as June 2020, intellectual male opinion still considered him to be a deity: Why Eric Clapton is still God | British GQ (gq-magazine.co.uk) But, as with all such deep theological matters, there are those who consider themselves "unbelievers": Eric Clapton is not God | Music | The Guardian

Quick little run through of 13 preamp pedals by our own @TJ Spicer. Have to 'fess to not being surprised by his choice of top 2!

Much obliged. Now how can I get someone to bootleg some of my gigs...maybe I need some talent?

+1 ^^ Great find!

Nice! Missing the souped-up 424? I'm sure the Epi won't mind being shoved aside for a family shot 🙂. And you've got a "full Trav", from the time that a full Trav =4 Yammys. No idea what Andy's current compliment tally s now!

I have to agree with @Richard Jinman that this looks like a decent price for an BB1100S currently in the FS (there's another listed for another £300 more). Richard - be great to get some pics on here of your blonde 1100S!

Thanks for digging that out for us. From the Guardian: 1. In response to a standard letter from Clapton’s German legal team, the woman replied: “I object and ask you not to harass or contact me any further”, and told them “feel free to file a lawsuit if you insist on the demands”. 2. An injunction was filed and the court found in Clapton’s favour. 3. The woman appealed, stating that her late husband bought the disc in 1987 at a popular German department store, but lost. The judge said it was irrelevant that she did not buy the CD herself. 4. Team C - “Costs are usually minimal unless the case is argued in court, which is what happened here as the lady instructed her own lawyers. Now that the full facts of this particular case have come to light, the intention is that the formal German proceedings will not be pursued any further.” 5. The woman’s lawyer told Bild [a best selling German newspaper - wonder how much she's getting paid for that?] that they intended to appeal again. I have zero sympathy for anyone's anti-vax or racist views. But, seriously, this woman and her legal team are a bunch of ambulance chasers.

Agreed. I doubt very much team C would have gone straight to Court - I mean what damages could they have realistically won from someone selling a CD? Court costs would have far outstripped and they would have been aware of the bad publicity. But they wanted to protect their IP. More likely scenario: team C contacts her to withdraw the CD. She ignores their polite request and goes ahead anyway. At which point they up the ante. She loses, but local lawyers whiff fat pay day from a celebrity plus media interviews and decide to challenge the Court ruling. Haters, enjoying their echo chamber, jump on band wagon around the planet. Sound plausible?

Agreed, but maybe that's exactly what occurred and she chose to ignore? I'd be surprised if the thing went straight to Court. What I don't understand is why she appealed the initial ruling? Guessing a local lawyer smelling a potential fat pay cheque and publicity, rather than giving their client sensible advice?

My turn 😉 I once turned up to a gig with £20k worth of kit. The stage was cold (so I'd already got my coat) and I put a pair of warm mittens on. I've been told that the tone is all in the fingers. It was.

That is super useful, thanks! I'm going to include that on the OP for ease of future reference.

Hey - welcome aboard to both Basschat and this Yamaha bass thread, which has somehow just managed to garner a ridiculous 8,000 posts!!! And doubly glad to welcome another BB1024 fan 😊 @AndyTravis is usually our resident expert on this stuff...my limited knowledge would be to point you in the direction of the Yamaha store in central London and ask to speak to one of their customer services guys in the basement dealing with their basses, and they should be able to put in touch with the right department dealing with spares. Be warned, though, it seems Yamaha aren't cheap when it comes to spare parts.

You don't want to be saying things like that in front of a reggae player 😉

The only caveat I have, having had a further look at the specs, is that the Dubster 2 is down as having a "usable range" of 25Hz to 2000Hz whereas the LF 1400 really is geared to being a sub woofer with a corresponding usable range of 25 Hz to 160 Hz.

It's this lot I was meaning. I remember a while back that you and I were both interested in getting a BF Dubster 2 (I ended up getting an RCF 702ASii, as a Dubster 2 was nowhere to be found). I think the LF1400 is an active version of the same, now discontinued, beast and boy would it pair with your main cab (is that a BB2?) for reggae! Ooof!

You mentioned on another thread, I think the "Are you feeling guilty for having the audacity not be gigging on a Saturday night and spending it on BC instead?", that you might be reforming your reggae band? If so, brilliant! And PLEASE get that BF LF1400 in the FS! 😊

Surely not? I mean your left leg has gotta come a close second behind your right leg?

I was kinda wondering where that was coming from? ...but, quite right, it's clearly where our dear leader gets his "feel and inspiration" from.

Is there a particular sound / tone you're after? And any steer from the Sire as to what you know you didn't like? Worth focusing on the pups / preamps on offer and maybe canvas some feedback on here - I think that will be where the most noticeable tonal difference will come from. I'll have to admit I like the EMG 40s plus Tone Pump preamp, with trim pot, I've got on my Euro 5LX, a lot. I'd probably also recommend seeing if you can pick up a used Euro 5LX, if you're after a 5 string, and give it a spin. You'll take much less of a hit than buying new if you decide it's not for you.

I initially started with a Spector Legend Custom, which was the previous top end of Legend range, and liked it so much I upgraded to an Euro LX5 which I rate very highly. Spector revamped and upgraded their Legend line up a couple of years back and the difference between them and the Euro range seems to have blurred, particularly at the top end of the new Legend range, which can retail for > £1k and also be neck through in construction. The key difference between the two still, for me, would be better electronics in the Euro range. But I suspect it would be possible to upgrade the new series Legends to match, for less than the price difference.