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TO GO: Your P bass case for my Asahi Pentax K1000 SLR?
Dr.Dave replied to discreet's topic in Completed Items
My first ever slr - I remember coming back on the train with it like a dog with 2 dicks. I've a digital Nikon these days but nothing will ever compare to the old k1000 -
24 hrs on and it's the Status I'm getting PM's about , so here's a couple of shots and comments. It's 100% ding and blemish free (as is the shuker for that matter) If you think you see anything on the pics it's either a reflection or a fingermark I assure you. The first pic is a few years back , just finished and still had those horrible plastic knobs on. You can have them if you must. The other pics are today - on my sofa by the window , no flash , so the light is as critical as you'll get. Photoshopping only to resize , nothing more. I'm no pro photographer but if anyone wants a specific pic - ask. Here's a link to another thread about this bass - in it I talk about side LED's like I have i the shuker but I never got round to having it done. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3731&hl=DR.Dave"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...&hl=DR.Dave[/url] -
I really do mean one or the other. As soon as one sells , the other WILL be withdrawn. These two are doing such a similar job for me and I can't decide which I want to sell , so I'll leave it to the market. Jon Shuker bolt-on custom , fretted 4. The body is African walnut with a 'rotten' maple top. The neck - a 5 way sandwich of walnut and maple with a phenolic board. The side dots are red LED's. They're turned on and off by the push/pull volume pot. Very useful thing to have. The pegs are Gotoh's bar the e-string which has a hipshot xtender on it. The regular peg is included though. The Bartolini MM pup is wired 3 ways , series/parallel/coil tap , selected by the rotary switch below the vol pot. The 3 band eq (centre clicked pots) is Jon's own and you can alter the mid sweep by removing the back panel and turning the pot there. It's an 18v system - the LED's have their own battery , so 3 PP3's on board. The 2 for the eq are under their own cover , the LED one in the main compartment. The monorail bridge means there's a brass insert beside the nut to earth everything ncely - clever lad , Jon. The strap pins are dunlop straplock ones. It looks stunning - really does - and it's not had a scratch since the day I collected it from Jon - maybe 5 or 6 years back now. You can easily get any noise you want from it and several you haven't even thought of !! Mr Shuker also had a hand with the Status. A series 3000 (also a fretted 4) - it's satin finished mahogany body was badly dinged on top. Jon shaved several mil off the top and made a new one of spalted beech - then gave the whole body a high gloss finish. The neck is a headless graphite bolt on. Bar the knobs (they were nesty plastic , now they're black chrome) and the dunlop strap pins (3 so they all match) it's a stock s3000 - so 2 status j pups , clicked vol and centre clicked tone and pup swing. It too looks a stunner - plays like a dream with a wide variety of sounds - bassy/glassy...... it's all there. Right - money. Easy to work this out. I have just shy of a grand tied up in the Shuker and £530 in the Status. That's what I want - or something very close indeed. I wouldn't bother offering trades but I am prepared to listen if someone offers a decent deposit - though if the rest isn't forthcoming don't expect it back until the bass is sold to someone else. If you demand it - I'll have it prepared best I can and awaiting your courier . but I'd much prefer you came round and tried it , or both for that matter. As I said - I will only sell one though. I'm in Wakefield , West Yorks. If you've any Q's or want specific pics please ask publicly then we can all see. I'll be putting a few ore pics on soon anyway.
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used to have one of these - it was a 4ohm speaker , as I recall , and the speaker out was blanked off at the back of the amp section. So - either you didn;t know that , or yourself or someone who owned the combo efore you has changed the speaker to an 8ohm model - in which case I can't see how you'd do any better than an 1153 to beef it up a bit.
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My 400RB head needs zero f**king about with to make a useable sound and doesn't break. The finest recommendation I could ever give to an amp.
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In general answer to PM's The side dots are in line with where the frets should be ( rather than inbetween like a fretted neck is.) No case - I don't really do cases - but you can have it in a gig bag. -
Not playing this [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=60292&hl=Dr.Dave"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...&hl=Dr.Dave[/url] Can't be doing with having stuff not being played so it's for sale. Serial C025933 which makes it (I think) 85/6?? Few scratches on the back and bottom sides. It has half wounds on at the mo. The back plate is a Fender Corona one because I had it kicking about and thought it looked nicer. The original one's probably kicking about somewhere - I'll have a look................ ...........nope - can't find the bastard. Did find the bridge though if you don't want the badass. It has dunlop straplock buttons on but sure the originals are about - I have a box full of strap buttons anyway. Money. What do these go for?? £350 ish??? You tell me. Would much prefer pick up , to the point of saying pick up only unless you do all the work for me and make me an offer I can't refuse. Wakefield's not on the moon - and you can have a ride on my narrowboat for free - can't say fairer than that can I ?! BTW - many of you willhave seen pics and stuff of my Shuker and my shukerised Status 3000. You'll find both in the gear porn sections. It's possible I may let one of them go in the nearish future , not likely both , but if anyone's interested at this feely stage let me know. I'd be thinking around a grand for the Shuker and half that for the 3000 - basically the same as I have invested in them.
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I bought this about 18 months ago to do a series of rehearsals and however many times we play Harry's Bar. We did the rehearsals , about 6 , and it only ever got to Harry's Bar once because my GK rig's already loaded in the trailer and I couldn''t be arsed swapping them over. So - sitting doing sod all bar being a bedside table in the spare room is......... Ampeg BA115t combo. Well known bit of kit , I think - kickback style 1 x 15 combo with a 5 way 'style' switch (pre shapes) to supplement the usual treb/mid/bass pots. CD input ( yeh , whatever) headphines out - xlr line out. Gain and Master..... 2 inputs ( 1 minus 15db). That's pretty much it BUT........... ......this is the model with the tube pre-amp - warmy warmy nicey nicey. Not sure Ampeg still make the tube pre model - googled it but got bored - but new it put about a hundred quid and change onto the price of a regular BA115. I can photo it if you like but they're not very exciting to look at are they - it's a black box with Ampeg written on for christs sake . ...... anyway , condition wise it's tip top with no issues at all. No cover - maybe......... that's maybe............ I can find the box out of the shed and the manual's here somewhere. Pick up only from Wakefield , West Yorks (5mins from M1 J39) and I'm home during the day as well as eve's /WE's. So - I'm supposed to ask for 300 brick then you offer me 250 and we settle on 275 - I just saved us the bother. Oh - and if your guitary mate wants an immaculate Fender Blues Junior that's never left the house for the same money - bring him with you , but get him to have a shower first please.
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Nip to your nearest Wilkinson ( or the DIY sheds will have them) and get some of those round felt stiick on patches used to protect furniture. They'll cost bugger all. That insulating strip stuff for door rebates would be as good.
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A shame when someone accepts the challenge to act like a professional then behaves like an amateur. A feather in caps though to those who take a 'show must go on' attitude and do the job they were employed to do. Grace under pressure - good on you all.
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I never met him either , but always looked forward to his posts. Truly a shame there'll be no more. Reading through this thread Si seems to have touched all who knew him and who's on-line persona is remembered fondly by those of us who never had that pleasure. Goodbye , mate. Never meeting you is my loss.
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Oh dear.............. We have a couple of self imposed rules. We always turn down invitations to play at weddings and birthdays (because the inviter may well love us but his granny and 6 year old nephew are unlikely to) - and we never play in working men's clubs. Rules , though , being for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men - we broke both last night to play for a guy who's been a good friend of the band at his wedding ann. Disaster. The so called 'private room' was open to the regulars , who insisted in bingo etc. We had a warm up acoustic solo act who was told to turn down so we had no chance - and were summarily paid off in the middle of our set because of the (very modest) volume. First time ever. We're going to include it in/on our advertising - ' Dr Blue - as paid off at Westgate Common WMC' !!!
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Well , Tony and I did our bit. Place was a bit empty while we were on but filled up a bit during Tony's band's set. His Geddy sounded well from the back. Generic Ampeg/Behringer rig. Can't say it did much for me and pound to a pinch of sh*t I've got a throat infection from the mic !!
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I only just got the news myself , looking forward to this one. We've been involved in Rock of the North's fundraising activities to help fight cancer before , and it's a pleasure to be doing so again. Events like this are a blast and very , very important. Please support it if you can.
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With Fender style instruments , there's so many after market bits we can all have our own signature models OR we can emulate instruments our hero's use. So why a sig? Unless , of course , the answer is 'I like it' which is fine.
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[quote name='4 Strings' post='861792' date='Jun 9 2010, 09:10 AM']I know its horses for courses etc but I have still yet to play anywhere (from pubs to church halls to festivals to indoor parties) that's required me to use anything other than flat on the amp. I have been known to tweak the 'low pass' up a bit at home when at low volumes but that's about it. There's graphic equalisers and all sorts of other knobs and sliders on amps but I always look for the bypass switch. Am I a purest or something or do people generally not use tone controls on amps? If so, maybe they could be made more simply and the money spent on tone control diverted to better capacitors or something.[/quote] Seems pretty obvious to me that whatever it is you use is the right amp for you. As a rule of thumb I try amps by setting everything at 12 oclock with all the bells and whistles switched off. If the basic tone I get pleases me I'm happy. If I have to swing on the knobs to get it somewhere like I'm not happy. The only other things I want are a halfway decent DI out , a mute switch and a dedicated tuner out. (I do wish manfacturers would build useful things into amps like a tuner ) On stage I sometimes roll a little bass off if I'm playing the Status but other than that the only thing I touch is the gain. Down a bit for the Status , up a bit for the single coil Fender and up the middle for everything else. I use the mute switch if I change basses but if you ever see me dicking with the knobs mid set it's because I just dropped a bollock and want to blame the amp!
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Last night's in Idle was incident free , though enjoyable , but Thurs in Baildon was memorable for me knocking over a flood light and setting fire to the pub. Anyone playing there (The Malt Shovel) the black patch in the carpet is my fault !!
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Have you ever fallen in love.............. with a bass ?
Dr.Dave replied to redstriper's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='redstriper' post='816880' date='Apr 24 2010, 01:20 AM']I mean true love, not lust or infatuation - love in the spiritual sense, where it feels like God is playing through you and you never want to be apart. Just wondered. [/quote] No. Sometimes when I've been playing I feel very much in touch with the music emotionally , at times I'm sure the particular instrument I've been playing has aided in that process. There have been times too when I just feel the need to pick up a particular instrument because it looks so appealing to my eyes. But - at the end of the day - I'm the musician. I'm the creator/craftsman/artist/whatever........... and a bass guitar is a bit of wood with strings on it. I can make music without it but it does f**k all by itself. It's not my partner - it's a tool to help me do my job. I am very attached to my 73P because I've had it for so long and I've had lots of experiences with it BUT that's just nostalgia and sentiment....... .....and take it from me - anyone confusing sentiment and nostalgia with love is in a sh*t load of trouble. -
I'm repeating some of what others have said and make no apologies for doing so. a) A truss rod adjustment you can get to - personally I like the Stingray approach A second string guide to increase the break angle on the A string - I like 2 circular guides rather than a bar to cover 3 strings c) a more solid bridge with grub screws that won't catch your flesh - my Beedster supplied Badass '1' with it's brass saddles is my favourite ever. In fact I regard Mr B as my personal Badass supplier ! d) oversize side dots - but that's just a combination of advancing years and comfort blanket e) pups and M/C's - so many upgrades to choose from but there's not a lot wrong with the originals in my opinion. Mine sports Schaller M4S 'Gillette' types (ie. 'the best a man can get'!) and a Duncan QP f) a small rubbish bin in which to place the holy trinity of chocolate fireguards - bridge cover , pup cover and thumb rest g) 3ts/rosewood/tortoise shell/chrome. Def no knickers......sorry 'NICKEL' Tortiose shell inserts in the chrome knobs. h) a 'Dr Dave sig. model' logo entitling me to a fiver for every one sold !!
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[quote name='NJE' post='821593' date='Apr 28 2010, 10:11 AM']I am really envious of Bilbo and others who are completely happy with one bass and have no need for anything else.[/quote] It's not envy with me , I'd be happy as a sandboy to use my 73P for everything I do. Trouble is I'm afraid of it being nicked or damaged , it doesn't fit the trib band image and it isn't fretless so my fears and the needs of my gigs mean I have more. I suppose one day the long veils of white will come down - athritis , whatever , then it's sale time. The EpiEx goes day one. The Status and the Fretless Jazz soon after. I have a great love for the Blueflower P, and my lovely Shuker. but I doubt I'd want to see them gathering dust. As a retired (even 'semi' retired) hobbyist I'd be content with the Ovation acoustic , the 73P and my memories.
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Tools for a job - Like Bilbo says the idea is to be a musician , not a collector of instruments. I have 6 basses , all of which have a different use although that's a little thin and I could probably do all my current gigs with 4 . 3 if I were happier about taking my old Precision to some of the sh*t holes we play in. Could I manage to do all my gigs with just one bass.......... of course , but I don't want to.
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I have a spare of just about everything - I'd have a spare rig if I could convince some cyborg to carry it for me. One thing - always saying this - a spare lead that's shorter than the one you're using is no spare at all. In fact it's worse , as you think you're sorted should your main one fail. Think about it - you run a 12ft mains lead to a plug , it dies on you so you whip out the 'spare' 10ft one. It doesn't reach the socket leaving you f**ked royally. Other quirks - I take my (boiled) old strings for spares and mark on the packet which bass they came off , you can't make the G from a 2+2 headstock fit on a Fender. I like the older strings because they'll blend better should one snap. I carry a small tool kit in a mic pouch - included in it is a small purse containing 2 band aids , 2 nurofen and a gaviscon. Also 3" of pencil (sharpened both ends). You never know when you need to write something down and unlike a pen a pencil works in the rain. My fave thing is my drink holder , mounts on the mic stand. As well as it being a handy place to park your pint it , I'm convinced , will (or already has) save me hundreds of pounds because I won't ever put my pint on my amp to be knocked over. Sadly my mic stand mounted ashtray is now history - though I have been known to shove a pack of nicorette under the strings on the headstock to make a point !!
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I'm hopeless - every now and then I feel the need for a bit of chorus , and you can't deny the usefulness of compression , so off I go and buy the pedals - use them once then can't be arsed to set them up again and they end up sold. I've spent so long in the dinosaur's swamp I'm just too used to the idea of a straight bass>amp set-up. My rack tuner is a life saving thing of wonder which I wouldn't be without but effects............. nah , not really.
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Have a bump/recommendation on me , matey. I've had 2 Energys....Energii??.... a carbon necked 4 and a wood necked 5 - in fact my current Status , a 3000 , is the same thing minus the head - loved them both. Very workmanlike , playable basses with a wide range of sounds. Bilbo's selling this British , quality made instrument for the price of a Mex Fender. Why hasn't somebody bought it?
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1973 Fender Precision Bass - £150. Of course I still have it. I still have the strings (though only as 'spares') for that matter !! Marshall JTM 45 valve head - £45 - traded for a 100w tranny top , stupid. Copy of a JBL 4560 P.A. cab with a Fane collossus speaker in it. Carved it up and made it into something else more carryable. I saw the (long since sans driver) 'something else' cab last week. Sticking out of a skip outside my Dad's old house where the new owner has cleared out the cellar. The remains of the collossus (ripped cone) were down there somewhere too. That was 1978. Before that I had a Columbus SG copy guitar and a tiny combo made by a bloke in Castleford. My first guitar was a dreadful old acoustic thing when I was about 10 (probably for Xmas 1971). My Dad was out of work at the time and Christ knows what my folks went without to get it for me. It was stolen from my school a couple of years later. I still have the pitch pipes they bought me to go with it - right here on my laptop desk. I won't be parting with them.