chris_b
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Of course they did. Things don't stand still, but with all the flaws, issues and competition, Fender Strats, P basses and Jazz basses still form the bulk of the instruments I see being used on gigs and on TV. I now play 2 FSO's. Fender designs with all the wrinkles ironed out and taken to the next level. I couldn't be happier.
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I don't know much about PJB gear but if space is really critical the One10 must be a contender. The size of the Monza puts it in Super Compact territory, and that's a whole different ball game when it comes to comparing the tone, volume and frequency range.
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Gentle rest strokes all the time for me. IMO gets a better sound, with a lower action, better flow of notes and uses less energy than trying to pluck the strings.
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Yeah, Paul Tutmarc got there first, but all I can say is I'm glad Leo's company came up with the ultimate bass guitar design when they did. It totally changed my life.
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I play 18mm and 19mm and don't notice the difference. Any narrower and I start to suffer.
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I gig in a cover band and the guitarist wears earplugs and plays way too loud. His Fender combo is also pointing at the back of his heels. The rest of the band are matching his level, which isn't good. The singer is always complaining that she can't hear herself, but no one seems to care enough to fix the problem.
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In one band I get a lift to gigs with the guitarist. Lately I've had to ask him to turn down the volume on the satnav. It's so loud it's hurting my ears!!
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+1 Bassgear was a great place. Played my first Fodera basses there.
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Most of the deaf guitarists I know are in denial. They wouldn't acknowledge they have a problem if you paid them. A couple are wearing hearing aids as well. Their hearing is obviously shot they're still playing way too loud.
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Nice one. Learn to love it. It’ll pay you back in spades.
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I used to go to music shops during the week. Saturdays was a nightmare with multiple guitarists playing loudly and badly. You couldn't hear yourself think!
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Give it 100%. You're professionals and good at what you do. Don't let anything put you off doing the best gig you can.
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I haven't walked off, but on one gig the guitarist was so loud I stopped playing and stood there with my fingers in my ears. The guitarist started ripping me a new one, but his wife (the band's singer) weighed in on my side, telling him his volume was stupidly loud. We were half way through a contract playing US airbases in Germany so were stuck with each other, but we never got on after that.
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Many years ago I played with a very good guitarist. He did a lot of recording and West End theatre work, and got every tone of every guitarist at very sensible volume levels. He was using pedals and his amp properly. It was a treat playing with him.
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2 guitarists is one too many, 3 is madness. I do occasional gigs with a cover band and I've told them that they are too loud and play the songs too fast. . . . it's water off a duck's back!! I bought 26dB filters for the very loud guitarist I play with and find I'm wearing them for most gigs these days. Volumes are definitely going up, across the board. I guess it's in proportion to how deaf everyone is getting.
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Hi Dave, the music shop under Centre Point was Baldwin, the piano company who bought Burns. I played my first bass though an amp in that shop, a Rickenbacker 4003, probably through a Burns combo. They had glass cubicles where you could sit and play the instruments.
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While it's not as clean sounding as a Barefaced 112, a Barefaced One10T with the right amp won't sound "rock"!! To get the best sound out of any cab you have to be looking for high quality, properly designed cabs. My shortlist would consist of your Barefaced suggestion and an LFSys cab.
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I drove past Bell's yesterday. It's now a Hairdressers!!
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For our Belgian members. . . . Anyone remember Euromusic, Parys Flore, Rue Du Midi, Bruxelles? I just found the receipt for my Fender Precision, which I bought in 1969 from there. Great shop and friendly staff.
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You know you've made the big time when....................
chris_b replied to northstreet's topic in General Discussion
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I went to school in West Ealing, only a short walk from Marshall's shop in Hanwell. I spent many lunchtimes looking at the basses and getting in the way of the staff. 33-37 Wardour Street, W1, the Flamingo Club was in the basement, the Whiskey-a-Go-Go was on the first and (maybe) second floors floors, and Pan Music was on the third floor. They always had a fantastic selection of basses hanging on the wall. That's where I saw my first Fender Precision bass in the flesh. I bought my Vox Foundation from Pan.
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What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
chris_b replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
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You could have highlighted the rest of my post.
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Where the bass is made is irrelevant. The QC is solely dependent on the contract between the factory and the client, and is down to how much the client company wants to spend making each bass, and how well the client polices the build quality.
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I get bike boxes (free from bike shops), cut them down to the right size and line with expanded polystyrene sheets.
