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This afternoon I felt like listening to the '92 Seville blues night again. It was great when I heard the original broadcast; I'd not heard of some of these players before.
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It's not that bad if you've got a free corner of a room in which to lean it. The main difficulty is getting it down the stairs...
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The two are complimentary. Honest.
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Some things it would be nice to do in 2026: 1. Improve my DB soloing. 2. Improve DB speed and endurance for when horn players call rhythm changes at high tempos etc. 3. Do more jazz gigs on DB, ideally with multiple horns. 4. Get together a jazz group with me on guitar.
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As shown in the picture; original box and accessories included. I didn't use it much as I changed DB pickup and found this was no longer needed. There would have to be postage as well, depending on what the buyer would prefer, or collection. -
A review of this amp can be seen here, and Vox's product page is worth a look. As the reviewer mentions, this amp is both small and light (< 5kg) and also loud; I've used it for several jams and also a gig (all with a drummer and various saxes etc.) and it has been fine. I never much liked the tone (a bit too rock) or used the effects, so I've replaced it with the recently-discontinued jazz version whilst I still can. I've not included postage in the price as I don't know how much it will be, but in the event of anyone being interested we can discuss options. The box is still present and I'll put in the unused new power supply from the replacement amp (it's identical). There are a couple of small marks on the bottom of the grill surround (pictured) but otherwise it's in good condition and all working. -
Definitely, on BG. I get the impression it's closer to DB, but there's still a lot of A string use on that.
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I don't know about metal but on jazz BG I end up using the G heavily and using E is relatively rare. This riff, for example, is on the top two strings. Some time ago someone posted a meme along the lines of "fretboard wear for different genres". I can't find it now but the jazz one was equal wear everywhere on the top two strings, nothing on the bottom two. I wonder how accurate the metal image was...
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What new gear should be produced?
knirirr replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in General Discussion
An unlined fretless jazz, ideally with a maple board, would be nice though. -
2026 SE Bass Basheroonie - 4th October 2026 - Date Change!
knirirr replied to NancyJohnson's topic in Events
Thanks for the warning about that. Unfortunately the first weekend in October is almost always taken, so I'll probably not make it this time. -
I'm not surprised to see in this thread that it sounds great at the time to play whilst stoned, but that the recordings tell a different story... Personally, I would rarely even have alcohol when performing, and certainly nothing else whatsoever, as full concentration is required. When I was an undergraduate there was plenty of stoned playing around, though. I recall a popular singer who claimed he could never remember the lyrics unless he'd had "a couple of pints and a bucket," which is presumably the condition in which he spent most of his time. A local rehearsal studio was run by a chap who dealt pot as a sideline so there were usually jazz woodbines being passed around.
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Assuming you mean those available as a "reaction", they can be useful in some circumstances, in my experience. For example, before they were introduced on Github many comment threads on issues would fill up with posts containing "+1" and no other text. Now, anyone wishing to show their support need only click the reaction emoji, greatly reducing clutter.
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Apologies for replying to the old thread, but it seemed better than starting a new one for a similar question. I too would like a curly lead with an angled jack at one end. I've got a Vox one but the straight part at the angled end is not quite long enough to pass through between strap and body; one with a slightly longer end would be useful. There don't appear to be Lava cables at Gear4Music any more (perhaps they are no longer made): https://www.gear4music.com/Electric_Guitars/guitar-cable.html?page=1&filters[1548]=10150&filters[1549]=10154
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An early start this year with a gig in Charlbury on the 31st of Jan: https://www.charlbury.info/events/10538
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However, a local gypsy jazz guitarist recently purchased a Yamaha SLB 300 (which he cannot play) out of his own pocket which he claims is for use by whichever bassist is in his band. Presumably that would be a rare occurrence of a "band bass"?
