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  1. Paul S
    For me, absolutely not. Even if I had started early, not late, in life - the lifestyle of a professional musician is not for me and is nothing I would ever have aspired to. Much as I enjoy playing bass and being in a band it is purely as a hobby and on my terms. Being a bassist is a part of my life but it doesn't define me.
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    You can say that again. What a great voice - loads of character!
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    Fixed
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    As per title - Sterling by Musicman Stingray shorty in olympic white with a white pickguard. Scaled down Stingray body, 30" scale. Weighs just 3.4kg/7.5lbs Neck is lovely, rosewood board, 38mm at the nut, satin finish on the back that is really slinky to play. No neck dive. String spacing at bridge is 19mm, so overall the strings are relatively tapered. Passive electronics: neo humbucker with a 3 way selector that does series/parallel or single coil. Also some strange voodoo in the volume pot which a push/push boost. Person I bought it from had a Gig Ink replacement pickguard in a rather striking red/black tort-type pattern which remains unfitted and comes with it. No gig bag or case. I've had a good look over this and can't find a single blemish or mark. I'll give it a 9.5/10 should an electron microscope examination reveal anything. Strung with random set of rounds from my strings drawer to replace the TI Flats I was using it with. I say 'using it' - I gigged it twice and rehearsed with it three times, enough to come to the conclusion that it isn't for me. Which is a shame as it is one of the most comfortable basses I have played - its only crime is that it isn't a Gibson and I have my Gibson goggles firmly in place at the moment. Cheapest new is Thomann £719. Don't think they do the white any more. I am asking £400 firm, collected froom Benfleet in Essex, SS7. 20 mins east of M25 J30 (the legenary A13 - you no longer need a VISA or jabs to enter Essex) or meet up somewhere within reason. I don't like couriers - there are pages of horror stories on this here forum. However, if you are mainland UK and want to sort out your own courier with your own insurance at your own risk I will box it up nicely. Any questions, holler. Check out my feedback of which there are no less than 11 shiny pages. Meanwhile here are some pics.
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    I guess you are going to spend your 4000 bucks on CDs...
  6. Paul S
    I'd have a look at a 60s EB-0 or EB-3 shorty. I've never had one of those powerful old sidewinder mudbuckers but think I'd like it.
  7. Paul S
    Indeed. Get yourselves over to the southeast, Gary!
  8. Paul S
    Was that a multi-band thing or your own gig?
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    So how did that happen? You can't just ring up Chinnerys at the last minute and get a gig? Curious - I'd love to get my lot a gig there.
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    Increasing decrepitude has forced me to shed my 34" scales and I now have a rack full of lovely 30" (+/-0.5") basses, save for one 32". I love them and, although I've always dabbled with shorties, wish I'd made the complete change over permanently years ago. I mean, I can fit 2 basses in their gig bags (Thomann E-Guitar Deluxe fits all my shorties) width ways across the inside of my boot and shut it! What more do we need?
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    Personally, I feel it would be massively messy and confusing. It only takes a split second to scroll past the ones I am not interested in, something I don't find intrudes into my day too much. And what of the basses that have Fender type pickups but aren't Fender shaped? Leave as is, I reckon.
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    Barcelona

    Paul S replied to Owen's topic in General Discussion

    If you have a passing interest in architecture then soak up as much Gaudi as you can - his stuff isn't to be found in many other places. The Sagrada Familia is off the scale.
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    I had a '54 slab P with a single coil. It arrived with a Roswell pickup, which I considered to be quite nice in a low key, vintage kind of way. I wanted more bite, a bit more oomph, and swapped it for the Retrovibe 9.2K Route '51 and it was the exact sound I wanted. With the tone fully open it was dark and angry but easily tamed. They aren't megabucks, either, at £35.
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    My best two gigs for 2024 are both Sunday daytime. Timing, playing to our target audience and both good payers! Perfect! Balances out the others...
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    Kiss of death, right there. When you decide to move it on, let me know
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    Loft?! Somebody got one of these into a loft?!
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    Sold a bridge to Steve in the simplest of transactions. Great comms, nice guy to deal with
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    Amen to this. I have tried but simply don't have the correct temperament to deal with the people who take bookings for pub gigs. One example - some years and many bands ago now, I phoned in between xmas and new year and was told they don't start doing the diary until after the new year. I phoned again on 2nd and was told they were fully booked. Telling them that they were a lying jobsworth wasn't necessarily the best way forward but made me feel better
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    Sounds totally fab! Do you play closer to home - I still visit my friends in Cottingham occasionally but I think Scarborough would be a bit far to drag them. That said, they are probably going to move to Spital soon, which is defo too far from Scarborough!
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    I love the sound of these gigs, Pete! From a punter's perspective, do your regulars ask for the same songs each time? And how many requests would each get?
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    Tease
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    Don't worry Stubs, it is just as appalling when viewed on a pc.
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    1. Why you don't have any gigs? I'd say for us it is 'many' rather than 'any' because we have some. We don't have loads because of what we play. My lot are a blues rock trio, with a leaning to the rockier side of blues - lots and lots of guitar solos, so not everyone's cup of tea! In the vast majority of 'general' pubs we go down like a lead balloon because we don't play what the punters want to hear. We have a fairly regular 'residency' in one music pub in one town, which has given us 9 gigs for 2024 - without those we'd be struggling to flesh out the diary. We usually pick up a festival or two and also a support slot or two. We have a gig at a labour club in the summer, no idea how that will pan out. The two best gigs are one at a dedicated blues club, where we have previously gone down a storm, and also a Harley Davidson party and bbq - these last two are good payers and balance out the not-so-good ones. 2.Do you rely on an agent ? No but it increasingly seems like a good idea. 3.Who finds coordinates and confirms gigs? Bandleader - guitarist/singer. 4. Are you or any band members in this for the money? Not really. Two of us are retired so the money is useful. 5.How much do you want to gig? If it balanced out at a couple a month that would be ideal.
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    My hair has always been quite wavy, not that there's much left these days. One time I decided to grow it out, thinking I would look cool like Carlos Santana or similar. But I ended up looking like my mum.
  25. Paul S
    Yup. Having fitted them to a bass and being blown away, Toneriders would always be my first choice now. Certainly the P, not tried the J.
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