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+1 on Elixirs. Mine sound OK for a few years, till the underside of the string flats out from fret wear. Did the calculations and it works out cheaper in the long run, even at undiscounted prices. Of course, YMMV.
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Yeah - what's all that about?
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[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='513257' date='Jun 14 2009, 12:37 PM']I used to hang an onion from mine which was the fashion at the time. Anyway, about my washtub. I just used it that morning to wash my turkey, which in those days was known as a walking bird. We’d always have walking bird on Thanksgiving with all the trimmings: cranberries, injun eyes, and yams stuffed with gunpowder. Then we’d all watch football, which in those days was called baseball.[/quote] Priceless, and one of my faves.
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Hi Phil, welcome to the forum. Can't help you myself but suggest you post your requirements in the 'Wanted' section in the marketplace - someone might have a spare floating around. You may also wish to search and, if necessary, post in 'Repairs and Technical Issues' for details of any anyone who re-cones or repairs tears in speaker; or asking if any members can give advice give advice on how to do it yourself. Good luck with finding a solution.
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A lot of blues, most 50's-80's country music and almost anything by the Ramones
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Growing up is just fine. What you learn as you get older is that you can be as happy, or as unhappy, as you like at whatever age you are. All that changes is your knees go or your back plays up, hence the interest in lightweight cabs! As regards going for auditions: just do it - the worst thing that can happen is that they don't ask you to join, thus freeing you up for the next audition. If you're worried about your playing competence - don't be. Some auditions you go to, you may be technically better than them. Others, they may be better than you. In the end, water finds its own level and so will you. The other thing is, there are plenty of people out there in 'bands' who are completely devoid of self-awareness and therefore fail to recognise their incompetence. So questioning your own readiness is a good sign - it shows you're self-aware. Sort of like: "I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I can gig". Don't worry about mistakes. Everybody makes them all the time, and if they don't, they aren't trying hard enough. And you'll soon discover that there are bigger issues to being in a band than technical competence - like getting gigs and stopping the guitarist getting pissed at half-time! Plus, the gig where you make the most mistakes is inevitably the one that the audience raves about. Good luck with the auditions
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[quote name='Eight' post='512155' date='Jun 12 2009, 02:35 PM']I'm not too bad on fretboard knowledge, know my scales and basic arpeggio shapes pretty well and can generally thump out crotchets and quavers, semis etc. in good time[/quote] Righto then - the answer, seriously, is yes, you're probably good enough for most bands out there. Why hang around? Just give it another couple of weeks if it's polyrhythmic Jazz or Rush covers you're after.
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Accountants boring?!? How dare anyone propagate this falsehood. You'll be hearing from my solicitor. He's really boring.
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FT Fender Jazz Bass Gold 1981/82 " EDIT VIDEO" SOLD
skankdelvar replied to bassmasta2b's topic in Basses For Sale
Hi Bassmasta2b - Here's another translation for you - no guarantee of accuracy. OP please contact me if any probs with this translation - [i]italics[/i] are mine and indicate uncertainty. [quote]Here's an all original 1982 Jazz Bass - Gold on Gold - part of a limited run (Collector's series) made by Fender between 1981 and 1983 and designed by Dan Smith during the Fullerton era. The Custom Shop hadn't been set up at this time and this was top of the range during Fender's Dan Smith period. At the time, this Jazz retailed new at $1500, which would be cheap - in 2009! Ash body, maple neck with cream binding; as with 70's Jazzes, the back pick-up is positioned closer to the bridge, which adds a little bite. [i](Upgraded?)[/i] [i](Gold)[/i] Tuners; The bridge is more solidly engineered than the standard Fender classic, and, in a fit of madness, has been gold plated ([i]during manufacture[/i]). Legend has it that Fender actually lost money on each and every Gold Strat or Jazz they sold. I bought this bass a couple of years ago from an 'Onlybass-er' who, in turn, got it from Guitar Village. You'll see from the images that it's been around a bit; I'd love to know more about the history of this bass. All I really know for sure is that a well-known luthier in Paris bought it in a pawn shop in the States with a crack in the neck. He did a remarkably good job glueing the crack and adding a metal pin reinforcement through the hole for the Mi tuner ([i]E-tuner?).[/i] Before I bought this bass, I gave the luthier a call to find out more about this problem. He assured me that the repair was 8 years old and gave me all the guarantees to say that the neck was even more solid than before the repair. The neck is perfectly straight, with a nickel truss rod and an unusually low action - 2.2mm at the 12th fret. This has a really great sound - impressive dynamics and a pronounced 'attack'. Great for slap, and, when played with fingers, the mids just jump out at you. To give you an idea of how rare this beast is, here's a link to talk bass. The "French Player" they're talking about is me. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-388629.html%22"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/archive/inde...-388629.html%22[/url] PM me for images of the pick-ups, neck date stamp, original case Photos: Nice little gallery here: [url="http://www.slide.com/r/-P2zxvGs5z_DNty3tSWr9vvlKLeTzC12%22"]http://www.slide.com/r/-P2zxvGs5z_DNty3tSWr9vvlKLeTzC12%22[/url] Soundclips: Go to my myspace group here: [url="http://www.myspace.com/dianadilalba%22"]http://www.myspace.com/dianadilalba%22[/url] and listen to "Cantu Fade" and "Sart " Price: PM me an offer - open to trades[/quote] -
Yes. Ensure your amp and cab impedances are matched - see wiki here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135[/url]
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* Lousy monitoring? Can't hear the bass drum too well? Put your foot on one of the bass drum spurs and [i]feel[/i] the pulse, you old groove-meister. * Are your hawsers slipping? Always tug-stretch your new strings in after replacement - [i]and[/i] each time you tune up. Get the slack out, Mr Rock-Solid In-Tune! * Vocalist Trouble? A sock filled with wet sand makes a serviceable cosh. Watch your local "Hard Man" turn green with envy! * Grumbling Guitarist? Band going nowhere? Clamp down on internal dissent and invade a neighbouring country. Works for China!
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Love the wonky neck bolts.
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[quote name='Kongo' post='511748' date='Jun 12 2009, 12:48 AM']Then he'll talk about grooves and the low end being important...And then solo on the high notes for hours demonstrating this![/quote] ...as do 63.7% of all bass players. As regards being boring - well, most bass players are just like you and me - get up, do a job, go to bed - take away discussion of gear and technique and what are you left with? Which is why Motley Crue's "The Dirt" sells. It's the x-rated stuff that's [i]interesting [/i]to many people. Hence the mass disappointment with threads about 'the double thumbing technique'.
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I think that's just utterly brilliant, whether it works or not. Alex, Bill and all the other lightweight mfrs are out of business. What you really need is some hinged flaps at 45 degrees to the cab-ends to project the sound forwards. Bonkers.
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As well as mic-ing, you maybe need a DI box with an XLR out that taps the amp's output after the power stage but before it gets to the speaker - like this Hughes and Kettner red box - fairly cheap at £60-odd quid (Link to manual - PDF - first 8 pages in german, English starts p9) [url="http://87.106.71.220/files/huke/proclass/redboxclassic/manual/RedBox_BDA_1_0.pdf"]http://87.106.71.220/files/huke/proclass/r...Box_BDA_1_0.pdf[/url]
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70s Jazz Bass - long term itch, short-term quandary
skankdelvar replied to Born 2B Mild's topic in Bass Guitars
If it's an actual 70's Jazz bass you want, then that's what you should buy. You're after a 70's Jazz not a modern copy. It will probably hold it's value better than a copy, and be much easier to sell on the open market, if you really need to. Compared to other old basses, they're not that uncommon or really ludicrously expensive - go on, you know you want to! -
[quote name='arabassist' post='508645' date='Jun 8 2009, 10:26 PM']max £350, small hands and a nice slap tone[/quote] Secondhand Jap Jazz, or New Squier Classic Vibe Jazz or a pimped pre-loved MIM Jazz...
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Oooh! Oooh! It's got the transition logo! Wub Wub Wub -
Maybe the £200 incs the gator case. -
Usually friendly, quick and helpful. Occasional waits while items are ordered in from the States. One time they sent me the wrong size truss rod spanner. Phoned 'em - they apologised and put the correct one in the post straight away, telling me not to bother to send the other one back and saying: "You never know, it might come in useful". Which seemed fair.
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Saw a mate recently for the first time in a while. He mentioned that one of his friends down the pub is a bloke called Bruce who used play bass with Costello. My mate couldn't understand why I came over all unnecessary like. BT definitely one of the criminally overlooked British bass players.
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[quote name='RayFW' post='505948' date='Jun 4 2009, 11:17 PM']It's back: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160339992079"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160339992079[/url] Apparently the dodgy neck is "upgraded"! He's also put the price up by £5 [/quote] Sigh. Gets coat, trudges from room.
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[quote name='budget bassist' post='505651' date='Jun 4 2009, 05:59 PM']Aside from the headstock saying precision lol[/quote] Could be the old triple switcheroonie - P on Dirnt, T on Jazz, Jazz on P. Happens more often than you'd think - retailer gets bored on a wet Wednesday in Morecambe and decides to change all the necks around for a laugh.
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This is so weird. I remember the colossal thrill when I first re-strung [i]from[/i] flats [i]to[/i] wounds. The tinkling highs, the piano like-lows, the stalking phone-calls from Farrah Fawcett Majors (it was the late 70's). The wheel turns, the stars look down.
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So I saw this Dirnt on the bay - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160339500438"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160339500438[/url] - and the headstock's wrong. Someone's switched the neck Mailed the seller a heads-up. At first he thought I was mistaken - per his first reply on the bay. Told him again, so he pulls the item and mails me this: [quote]Ive checked around and your spot on, the head stock is not a tele type at all. The bass was manufactured in 2008 and came from a music shop in Morecambe who I am going to speak to ASAP[/quote] Credit where it's due - fair play to him.
