SteveXFR

I might buy this and play it with a pick through a signal chain including a selection of disgusting distortion pedals, a cheap solid state amp and one of those plastic TC cabs.

I can't remember where we got ours but they're a great way to get people to the merch table. Tell the audience theres free badges and they'll be straight there and you'll sell twice as many t shirts or records.

Is it any good for metal?

1985 Yamaha BB1100S 

My old Mexican P bass was rather uninspiring after having it a few years so I replaced it with this and its really nice to play and sounds great. Huge tonal range

Nazi Punks - Dead Kennedys

I have officially joined the club. Here's my new (to me) 1985 BB1100S. My first Yamaha, first vintage bass and my first Japanese made bass and its really very nice.

This is the one @Burns-bass shared the link for. 

Liquid Jesus - Crippling Alcoholism

Double point surely?

50 million year trip - Kyuss

One of the things I like about BC more than social media is its the one place there's no political BS. Its become rather overwhelming everywhere else and im sure thats partly due to deliberate manipulation of algorithms.

There's even the bit useful advice here. 

Im taking a break from Facebook, possibly permanently. Its mostly either adverts for crap, AI fake videos & images and political propaganda. Mostly political propaganda now it seems. 

At least here, the only discrimination is against pick players, slappers and Scott Devine

Where will the serial number be on a BB1100S?

Going blind - Melvins

Edgecrusher- Fear Factory

Supermassive black hole - Muse

On 02/11/2025 at 16:11, Burns-bass said:

This is a great deal

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1474371460311889/?ref=search
 

(1980s BB1100s & Hiscox case for £495)

I come here for the first time to just see whether anyone is selling a BB and the first thing I see is this bargain. 

Big Bottom - Spinal Tap

One inch man - Kyuss

I only play Spongebobcore which is sea shanties played in the style of eastern Peruvian alpaca herder punk. Only played in C# minor pentatonic.

1 hour ago, Owen said:

The fact that I am selling one is immaterial (no, really). If wanted to get super gnarly, I would be plugging in to one of these. 

 

 

That is horrible and not in a good way. Too much synth for my liking 

Thanks for all the tips. The Dakglass X ultra, Motorbass and Rat all seem like good suggestions. 

The Motorbass with the Spector could be a killer combination. 

53 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

@SteveXFR - I have a Marshall VBA400 full stack I'm debating moving on... That'd filth you right up! Just saying... 😉

That would definitely do the job but would result in divorce if I spend that much! 

Nuns Of The Tundra in Frome tonight. Absolutely brilliant performance, solid desert metal riffs and a mountain of groove.

I booked tickets as soon as it was announced and then my daughters band Butane Skies were booked to support and they went down really well.

I took a year off and the got back to it at the start of this year with all new gear. It was like starting again, I could still play but I had a new motivation and different targets. I miss my old band but now have another and its fun again. 

I need more filth. Ive replaced a bassist who played a Rickenbacker and Marshall Superbass with a very Lemmy-ish tone. Im using a Spector with an Ashdown ABM and a Two Notes Revolt preamp. Im never going to match the Rick/Marshall tone and the band aren't expecting that but I want more filthy drive on my tone. Are pedals the way to go? Or will they just sound a bit thin compared to a big valve amp?

16 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

 

I am in my mid 50s. The days of frequenting random gigs mid week are 30 years behind me. The generation that you need for that are teenagers to mid twenties and like it or not they get their information from the digital space. 

Im late 40's and still go to plenty of gigs. Even get involved in the odd most pit. At a lot of the gigs I go to, im far from the oldest.

Gigs aren't just for young whippersnappers