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  1. Hector
    Up for sale is a Shadow SH965 NFX pickup. This is Shadow's version of the realist, with two pickup elements to be placed in between bridge foot and body. Has an attached preamp powered by a 9v watch battery (CR2032), with volume and tone controls, which allows it to adapt a bit to different basses, venues etc,. Been on my bass for several years and many gigs - I always thought it gave a very usable sound. Link to shadow's page:http://us.shadow-electronics.com/products/double_bass/main/sh_965_nfx They like it at the contrabasse shoppe: [url="http://www.contrabass.co.uk/sh_965_preamp.htm"]http://www.contrabas..._965_preamp.htm[/url] Looking for £85, which would include postage.
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    Up for sale is my line 6 Bass Floor Pod XT Live. Lovely bit of kit which I bought to play around with, but I'm not much of an effects guy really, and has been mostly unused. Bought in mint condition from user G.D. (top bloke) a few years ago, and has been gigged once since then. Looking to get back what I paid for it, and want this to go to someone who might use it rather than gathering dust on top of my wardrobe! Based in Oxford, and prefer to meet but could well send and split postage costs with buyer.
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    SOLD A season of change for Hector! Also up for sale is my Fender Reggie Hamilton Standard. Pics here: [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3f6rnc43pjoss46/AADcc_VNDTHkTjaPufXhxecEa"]https://www.dropbox....HkTjaPufXhxecEa[/url] info from Fender: [url="http://www.fender.com/en-GB/series/artist/reggie-hamilton-standard-jazz-bass-rosewood-fingerboard-3-color-sunburst-4-ply-tortoise-shell-pickguard/"]http://www.fender.co...hell-pickguard/[/url] [b][u]Details:[/u][/b] Some cosmetic issues (dings and scrapes as in the photos), notably screwholes in the pickguard where previous owner has fitted and removed a tugbar and a pickup cover. I still have the tugbar, if you'd like me to put it back on. Previous owner also fitted with a Badass II bridge. Otherwise in great working order, set it up myself. Electronics all in fine working order. [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I use it as a P bass 95% of the time (strung up with TI Jazz Flats) for nice vintage thumpy vibe. Sounds enough like a P to my ears, and have had compliments on the sound. Can run it in purely passive mode but it's a bit more versatile: has the jazz pup at the bridge if you fancy blending in the bridge pup and the active EQ for a bit more oomph and tone shaping. Has a hipshot detuner on the low E, which is handy. Nice little bass for the money, was a good workhorse for last year (gigged extensively). Included in the price is a Protection Racket 7051, which I believe to be a contender for the best gigbag out there.[/font][/color] [b][u]Price:[/u][/b] Looking for sale only on this really, but I suppose trade offers might be interesting. Would like to meet in person. I'm in Oxford, but could travel to meet you halfway. You're always welcome to drop by my place to look over the bass and have a play without any pressure to buy.
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    Now SOLD Hi all. Have thought about this for a little while, but here we go. Up for sale is my Yamaha TRB 6-II. Link to photos: [url="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7gdph5ah7qiiqwl/AAA7WdXOTj_18cku3tpraYKsa"]https://www.dropbox...._18cku3tpraYKsa[/url] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Yamaha archive page with specs etc: [/font][/color][url="http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical-instruments/guitars-basses/el-basses/trb/trb6ii/?mode=model#list=within&mode=paging&tab=product_lineup&page=2"]http://usa.yamaha.co...t_lineup&page=2[/url] [b][u]Details:[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The bass is in pretty good condition, only cosmetic issues.There are a minor few dings and scrapes(in the photos), most acquired before I owned her, but a there's bound to be a few after 10 years of service on my team (the last 5 or so years not played so much). I would include the schaller straplocks and the carvin-branded levys leather strap - [s]the screws for the strap buttons are starting to strip the wood, but that's just a question of popping some matchsticks in the holes with some super glue and screwing the buttons back into that[/s] [i]This has now been fixed [/i]. Electronics all in good order bar if you pan too far over to the bridge pickup (i.e. past fully panned) then the sound cuts out.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The serial number puts it at late 1999 (September I believe), which is during the golden age of these basses when they were still made in Japan but after they made some improvements to the preamp in 98. They're well regarded instruments and I can see why: well built and a wide range of good sounding tones (has been gigging in lots of different styles). The low B is very usable. I do a fair bit of chordal playing up on the C string above the octave and it has a sweet tone for that sort of thing - no problem of the C string sounding out of place. It would be perfect for me, but I struggle to get on with the long scale and wide spacing.[/font][/color] [b][u]Price:[/u][/b] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Looking at [s]£650[/s]. £575 now. Do feel free to offer me trades, thinking of a 34" 5er to string E-C, with at least 24 frets and a decent cutaway.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Here's a thread where I talk about the sort of thing I'm looking for: [/font][/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/241774-struggling-to-find-what-im-looking-for"]http://basschat.co.u...-im-looking-for[/url] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I might well decline trade offers though, as have a possibly insane plan to buy an Ibanez Portamento and have it fretted, or might save up to get a 33" custom jobbie. Haven't made my mind up! Am also on the hunt for a dependable P bass.[/font][/color] [b][u]Location:[/u][/b] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]Based in Oxford. I'd like to meet in person, possibly overcoats and manilla envelopes of money a la John Le Carre. Happy to meet partway depending on how far away you are. All welcome chez moi for a cup of tea and a biscuit if you want to try it out without any pressure to buy.[/color][/font]
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    In my opinion (in other words, feel free to ignore!) the two most important and valuable things (in order) you can do for your practising are: 1. Detach your self-worth from your abilities as a musician - almost every problem you might encounter in your life as a practising musician stems from this fact. 2. Keep a practise log/diary - you will find with the above mindset, that you are willing to take things slower and not rush. Thoughts along the lines of "My ego can't handle not being considered a good musician, so I must master this scale/arpeggio/16th note groove immediately" lead to rushing through the material and not absorbing it fully, whilst a healthier mindset of "This will come in time, and all I must do is focus hard on mastering a particular small task every practise session" will allow you to build up your musicality in small pieces each session, and you'll need some way of keeping track of these pieces. You need to build a jigsaw of solid knowledge. There's loads of other great advice on this thread, but most can be thought of as stemming from the simple act of allowing yourself to take your time with practising. Take breaks to allow your focus to return, mix up your practising to keep it interesting. Most of all have fun and don't pressure yourself! It's such a mind-bogglingly special fact that we as a species that used to live in caves have created these little chunks of wood and metal that make such glorious delicious noises. Every note you create is a celebration of this
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    I've got a copy of Boardwalkin' that I ordered direct from Robertson's. They were the only distributor I could find. Happy to answer any questions you might have about the book's content
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    Great news! You've been gone a while, hope everything's well with you.
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    Welcome to the team Matt, how exciting! No advice about teachers (because I'm a southern nancy) but I would say that you need to be patient with it - don't expect to play it like you play your electric bass. A teacher is good for showing you the right way to do things, but it takes a lot of effort later in the shed to train your body to do those things automatically and to get to the stage where you can play the instrument without worrying about technique so much. The more effortful your technique, the more it hinders your ability to get the music in your head out through the bass. Focus hard on doing very basic movements until they are [i]effortless[/i] (no unnecessary tension in wrists, arms, back etc.). DB can be unforgiving if you don't work hard at getting solid basics. It might seem like it takes a long time to do this, but all that sweating in the shed means you don't have to work so hard on the gig and can focus on locking in with the drummer, playing nice lines, doing sick dance moves etc. Have fun and good luck
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    [quote name='kyboo' timestamp='1410943318' post='2554800'] I just noticed that you must know a bit about math Anyway, I am going to release this feature hopefully in one week time. [/quote] I know enough to attempt things, but little enough to get in a mess when I do! Great to hear about the update, looking forward to it - so awesome to be able to chat directly with an app developer How are you getting on with the Ran Blake book btw?
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    Found this after a quick google - hope it's helpful (I'm not familiar with the track). [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWwsI43_Yaw"]https://www.youtube....h?v=CWwsI43_Yaw[/url]
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    I'll send you an email.
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    27th is tough as I'm in London, so preference for the 28th if possible? p.s.Has been a lovely summer thanks - just got back from a holiday!
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    Getting 98/99/100%(depending on how good a day) regularly,so not too far off Glad to hear you're working on it. Another idea would be Ran Blake's (author of the amazing "primacy of the ear") triad progression exercise. Trying to identify a progression between two triads. They can be major or minor, in any inversion, and can move either up or down any interval up to maj 7th.
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    Hey Kyboo, did you ever consider adding in a mode where it's possible to do the next level of the banacos exercise with two notes sounded together after the cadence? Maybe that's a bit of a stretch? You could leave the same user interface, but the app would wait for two key presses - first touch the lower of the two intervals, then the next input the higher. In terms of sound samples, assuming the order of the intervals is important as you need to identify their relationship to one another, I would make it 12P2 (selecting two notes from the 12 possible) = 132 different sounds.
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    Sorry both - not going to have the time make it over to Reading before Friday evening, having a really busy week. Thanks anyway Simon! Richard, I'll hang onto the stool for you.
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    This is hot hot hot hot hot, DJ played it at Love Supreme a few weekends ago: [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMgN50wSnNc[/media]
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    Ok well, firstly I would have a look at the topic pinned at the top of this forum about Luthiers: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/204959-db-luthiers-thread/ My personal recommendation if you're playing mostly jazz would be Laurence Dixon over in clapham, who did a great job on my bass and has a long list of prestigious clients (he made the Ronnie Scott's house bass). Worth the journey for someone who really does do a fantastic job. He can get quite busy though, as does anyone who knows their stuff. Be aware that the demands on setup are somewhat different for jazz or classical playing, and a luthier who is good for setting up a bass to play in an orchestra might not, in my experience, necessarily know what sort of setup would make a good jazz instrument.
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    Jazz or classical?
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    A very nice offer from simon_says! Unfortunately, I don't drive (bike to work every day, and yes I get the bus to gigs - must get a car before I die of exhaustion), so would find it tough to get to Sonning Common itself. I could perhaps meet you at Goring or even Reading? Depends which is closer.
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    Thanks JimBob will have a read about the older Ibanez ranges. BT: I would actually prefer a bit more freedom than the TRB allows me at the moment if possible - I have a thumpy old p bass and a bright snappy jazz bass in the stable to cover the classic bass sounds, but I would use a replacement for the 6 for less of a traditional bass player sort of role - higher melodic playing and chordal comping in the upper register. It's not totally a dealbreaker though.
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    Hi all, Getting a bit frustrated with my mid 90s yamaha trb6-II. Great sound, but the 35 inch scale length kills my hands. I do a lot of little 3 note chordal comping, and love to solo up on the high C, but everything's a bit more of a stretch than I'd like. I'm looking for a 5er to string E-C (I have a different bass for situations in which the low B might be handy), either 34 or 33 inch scale, preferably with 24 frets and a decent cutaway. I can only really afford to spend about £100 more than whatever my yamaha might get second hand (just bought a different bass for more 'traditional' playing situations). Any thoughts about something that might fit the bill? There are lots of 5 strings out there at 35 inches, but 34 is rare and 33 is out of the question as far as I know.
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    No timescale really. I'm moving house week after next (staying in Oxford), but one stool more or less in amongst all the other junk won't make a difference Happy to do courier if you want to pay for one, but equally happy just to wait for the next time you're over eastwards.
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