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Cheers, like you say, genuinely different. Clearly Mrs Ez has impeccable taste.
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I totally owe you, great tip off and a game changer bass for me, thank you so much.
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It is a four string and, as you say, just like a strung tree. It is quiet unplugged but glorious enough that I bought it. I was offered to try it through an amp but I always buy instruments on their acoustic tone, in my experience if they sound good unplugged they will sound good amplified. It is loud enough to practice with solo but even alongside an acoustic guitar it needs plugging in.
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Well technically it’s NTMBASHBD (New To Me But Actually Second Hand Bass Day). Alright, this was Wednesday but as close as damn it. I posted a while back asking for recommendations for a short scale lined fretless bass, @ikay was kind enough to point out that two fretless Rob Allen Mouse (should this be mice) basses were for sale on here. I feel very lucky to have purchased one of these from the scholar and gentleman @WishIcouldplay. Anyway, I had never tried an RA Mouse before, never seen one or heard one (apart from online, obv.) but I love the look of them from pics so With a pocket full of wonga I headed off to try it out. Just seeing it on its stand was enough, what a beautiful thing. I tried it as in slid one note up a tone on the G and I was in love. I dropped in on my musical collaborator on the way home and played our latest song using it, glorious. Yesterday I got home from work about 6 and went straight to the study, plugged it in and started noodling, when I looked up again I was surprised to see it was dark, a look at the clock, 10:44! I have never owned a hand made instrument before, what a thing, it’s like playing a work of art, bass lines and tunes are falling out of it, I am actually smitten... ...now I need a fretted one.
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I was kidding, the genuine answer is 0.
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The title of my forthcoming novella, there.
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The way we were... in defence of Later (sort of ...)
Frank Blank replied to Old Man Riva's topic in General Discussion
I forgive him everything for a smattering of excellent performances, SM are tops though. -
The way we were... in defence of Later (sort of ...)
Frank Blank replied to Old Man Riva's topic in General Discussion
Oh my god, are you sure she’s not my good lady wife? Three of my top bands right there. I’m always over the moon when anyone mentions The Slits, totally great band. -
Excellent. I think I’ve found my brand!
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The way we were... in defence of Later (sort of ...)
Frank Blank replied to Old Man Riva's topic in General Discussion
Your good lady wife is right on the money. I was musing on this a while back, Crass - Sleaford Mods, anything in between is mostly irrelevant. -
The way we were... in defence of Later (sort of ...)
Frank Blank replied to Old Man Riva's topic in General Discussion
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*NOW SOLD* For Sale - GS Mini-e Bass - £400 For Taylor’s info on this bass go here. Purchased 25th November 2017. Never gigged, used for at home rehearsals only. New condition, no dings or scratches, comes with amazing Taylor padded gigbag and an unopened spare £40 set of D’Addario EXP PBB190GS strings (made specifically for this bass only). This guitar was set up by Guitar Technical Services and full set up details are included on a work invoice. This bass is great fun to play and also very easy to play. Anyone considering a Kala or any kind of bass uke, or simply feeling like moving over to short scale, give this a try. More addictive than crack.
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That’s great news! Thanks for the update, gives me an opportunity to remind you (just in case, I’m sure you remembered) about the black truss rod cover. It might be a two bass week here!
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No sign of it yet but I’ll let you know as soon as it arrives and we can sort out a meet.
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Have you ever looked the part of a rock star etc?
Frank Blank replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
I'm not sure it's technically 'rock star' but you are, without a shadow of a doubt, The Man. -
Have you ever looked the part of a rock star etc?
Frank Blank replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
Nope... 1995 2012 -
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I can hear that from over here.
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Thanks so much for this. My bass tutor has sent me some files of drones in various pitches to play scales along with, I’ll get to it! Thanks again.
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Despite being an almost complete novice on a fretless I nearly went all snob about him when I need to do exactly the opposite and be open to all things fretless. I actually think this has been a really good exercise in not instantly going up my own a***. Cheers.
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I’m actually digging him, I wasn’t at first but I’m warming to his videos.
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I may be a talentless vagabond Sir but I do have standards