Beedster
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I can't help thinking of Cantona when I see this vid
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There is wisdom in the lyrics
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Discuss
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Frankly, I would pay good money to see Cantona perform the blues, the lyrics would be epoch defining
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I saw the title of this thread and for some reason read "Eric Cantona's Music Mediocre". Having come here I'm now very disappointed.
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Yep, can play havoc
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Problem is that the photos are just not quite good enough are they I had one of these a few years ago, and its a very nice bass, and the dots on the treble side of the board were really helpful, more so than lines to be honest. But those bloody maple fretless boards are a nightmare, I wouldn't own another bass with one because they are so bloody fragile in real terms (compared to rosewood, ebony etc). I think if you have a light touch and a new board then you're OK, but I found even flatwounds started to wear mine pretty quickly.
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There's a significant scoliosis evident that suggest either traumatic birth, undetected childhood spinal injury, or possibly degenerative neuromuscular disease
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All part of distance selling culture I'm afraid, same thing as in this thread
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Sold pending the usual
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If you'd played bass in the 70's you wouldn't have to ask
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And more..... Tuners are very nice, they've come off one of my fretless basses. PUPs and circuit? Well, they'll do the job until you get something better in there
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More..... There's a crack in the heel, this is very fine and I'll glue it to make sure it's solid before sending
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Sorry on their way, been one of those days where IT has been failing me. Will sort ASAP.
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I've done my best to keep the bids low for you Mick
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Yep, and to be honest, £150 is at the low end, that board looks very dirty meaning that over and above a refin - essential as this is a wood that on a fretless is dependent on a finish unlike rosewood, ebony etc - finger dirt has got into the wood and it could well need some work to get the surface back to playable in real terms (OK, it's 'playable' as is, but you get my point). My maple fretless repair - done to a neck that looked to be in better condition than the one in this listing - cost £300, although it was an outstanding job done my a real expert (Martin Simms), and was probably a far higher quality and longer lasting finish than when the bass left the factory.
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Maple board will need a refin, so either expertise or about £150 will be required. I’ve been there before with a similar bass
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So, I have the parts to make a poor man's replica of the first Fender Flea Bass (the pink '62 RI), but whilst I was looking forward to building this up (especially having had to sell my real Flea Bass recently), I'm not going to have the time for the foreseeable future, and decided instead to buy back one of my old Jazz bitsa basses for those moments when I just have to have frets! Parts are as below Lovely salmon pink lightly relic'd Jazz Bass body, maker unknown, pretty lightweight Squier Jazz Bass neck, lacquer removed and lightly oiled. Nice dark board. Nice neck despite not being all that expensive EMG select Jazz Bass PUPs and active circuit. I'm adding this as I have it lying around to be honest, I was going to buy some '62 RIs and a Kiogon stacked circuit. Chrome control plate and vintage white pickguard Schaller tuners (I forget which model, will confirm later today, but decent quality) Gotoh 201 bridge Generic neck plate and screws This is a project that will require some work, the body needs to be drilled for neck and bridge screws, although all body routs are complete. If you use the EMG PUPs, they will require soldering to the circuit as well IIRC. I'll add photos in a couple of hours. Price include courier delivery Chris So, some photos, apologies for the delay! Body: The bass looks slightly less pink in the flesh, more faded and salmony! Relic work is clearly 'new' but has been pretty well done, certainly by comparison with most factory relics. The fact that the paintwork has been treated over the whole body really adds to it. It's a lovely start point for a project Jazz. Note that the pocket will need to be sanded back about 1mm to take the heel, which is good news because with a bit of care you can get a VERY tight pocket/heel fit. Note in pics above and below that the bridge PUP cavity is slightly oversized compared to the neck PUP cavity. It doesn't matter if you're using a pickguard, but might be something that triggers your OCD if not
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As Lennon famously said when confronted with the observation that Ringo Starr isn't exactly the best drummer in the world............ Ringo isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles. Takes great musicianship to be a great drummer, as above too many drummers have avoided the path required to be a great musician, and simply become great technicians (as have many bassists and guitarists).
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Couldn't find the original NME page, but in reviewing UFO in the late '70's following their tour of the US, NME used the below photo with the caption "Members of UK rock band UFO photographed entering US passport control". Always made me smile
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So, just listened to the album through phones (not my preferred media but also doing the Sunday roast). What I hadn't noticed before is how authentic it all sounds, lots of tubes rather than FX units being driven, drums sound like live drums etc. As opposed to the other well known live album of the time (mentioning no names) it does sound like a band playing live. Great album, really enjoyed the last 90 minutes. For me Natural Thing and I'm a Loser are the stand outs.
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A different take on a UFO classic
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Fait points
