Burns-bass

The king of cakes!

I imagine they sound like underpowered PA cabs that weigh about 50kg each. My point was that there's very little here that can be dated to the 60s, apart from a couple of speakers and some wood. There's also nothing here that you couldn't recreate better today at a fraction of the price, yet the guy wants £7,000 for them. It's utterly bizarre.

Lovely thread. My wife is happy with a house full of gear as long as it doesn’t encroach on the family areas. We’re talking two double basses, amps, guitars, basses, acoustics and more. This weekend she happily let me go and play three gigs over 3 days without any issues (we have two small kids so it can be draining on your own). Lovely to have someone so supportive of what I do. That’s a lovely room, too.

I agree - up to a point. Yesterday I played 3 sets of live music (maybe 140 minutes). The only way to do this safely and without injury is using an old fashioned arm weight technique and traditional fingering.

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/eberhard-weber-question.655765/ “Eberhard´s first EUB was a vastly modified Grazioso Arco resonet, made in Czechoslovakia ca 1960, an "almost look-alike" of the old Framus Triumph EUB. Then he played a bass custom made by German luthier Paul Lijsen. His current EUB is made by Israeli luthier Eyal Vodnizky. It has a semi-hollow body, and is fitted with Wilson pickups. All of Eberhard´s EUBs have a high C string.” I have no way to verify if that’s true but seems authoritative in a typical TB way.

Yeah that’s good to know. Not sure it’s worth the extra fee quid for the + then.

Not technically a Fender product but this example of vintage madness made me smile. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/late-60-s-marshall-1969-4x12-pa-column-cabinets/1487540479 In the end, in terms of period originality, what you have is some wood bashed together in the Marshall workshop and, err, not that much else.

And that’s something we can all agree is a good thing!

You reckon Blink 182 are bigger than Green Day? Perhaps it’s because I grew up with Green Day and playing those Dookie covers for years when I was 16-18 that I see them as bigger. In my formative bass years it was Krist and Mike Dirnst. Both payed Rippers (which is why I ended up with one I guess!) Never got the RHCP thing. Anyway, I’m sure this bass would sound great with zingy brand new roundwounds and played agressively with a pick!

Ignore me… “The Bose S1 Pro+ is better than the Bose S1 Pro System. These speakers are a similar size and offer a similar design. However, the Pro+ has monochrome screens that offer excellent feedback as you adjust various instruments and other settings. It gets louder, too, and it supports Bluetooth version 5.0. Plus, its battery life lasts a bit longer.”

Actually, the Bose is less (and I can get the VAT off) which closes things up. If you’ve got a second, do you know if the only difference between this one and the Pro plus is wireless instrument connectivity? https://www.thomann.co.uk/bose_s1_pro.htm (seems that way to me!)

Yep, that’s the one! I did a gig through the Mackie version and was great. I wondered if this would be ok. The Bose is lovely but not sure I can justify it.

It’s all good. I never started as a chin stroking jazz fan. I learnt most of my bass riffs stuff playing along with “and out come the wolves” and working through Operation Ivy (and from there through the Epitaph records stuff and more) and then into harder stuff and from there, I’m still learning I guess! Less into me punk stuff anymore but I do like heavy rock. Mastodon and Earthless are artists I really enjoy. I’ve seen Metallica several times too. Anyway, long way round to say that Blink 182 were never considered authentic to me, more like kiddie pop punk. It’s hugely popular of course, and perhaps that’s the point.

Looking for a battery powered FRFR speaker. The Mackie looks great but this is £100 cheaper, Does anyone have an opinion on either/both? https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Behringer-B1C-Battery-Powered-Portable-PA-System/682H?origin=product-ads&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_kjLRxu0CydeNxbiI3o_-j5ZQIm&gclid=CjwKCAjwx4O4BhAnEiwA42SbVEaz9H3GDy-GzCBJiXEzgtQpl_hYixRC0I_OuorNf24r4f4M4jOkgRoCtFEQAvD_BwE

I had no idea either. Fair play to him, it’s a cool bass.

And Cort basses are, by and large, good. I’m the end, all manufacturers will have problems. These basses clearly should have gone back to the manufacturer but through some chicanery were probably left with the retailer at a massive discount. I have no vested interest in Cort but I’d like at the retailer here.

Guitar Guitar are knocking these out at £200 less than Thomman. Why? Because they’re all likely to be customer returns, warranty repairs or something else. I’m not criticising the OP as these are all advertised as brand new, no issue basses but they’re clearly not. This is duplicity on the case of the seller and should be called out. But when something appears too good to be true there’s usually a catch…

They’re not an old school amp manufacturer, they just bought the brand. This could be a cool little amp.

Did a 3-set, sit-down jazz and blues gig at a swanky bar. Clientele didn’t seem too intestates but we earned the most money we have ever done as a band.

Agreed. I've got two gigs that way this weekend (The Library and outside Mother's Ruin). Neither is a good load in or out. I park the other side of Bristol bridge and walk across as it's easier than trying to drive into town.

That's great! Caught my daughter playing with my vintage bass yesterday. Was quite proud.