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Skybone

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  1. The Tokai T'birds were all set neck. Nice basses. GLWTS.
  2. And add a sprinkle of reverb.
  3. Absolutely nothing wrong with a Faker, I've got a couple of Rockinbetter basses. Got the first one after I had to sell my old 4003 because I needed the money. Bought a Jazz bass, had one previously, liked it, so got another. Hated it. Sold it on, searched t'interweb for a Rockinbetter, bought one. Great basses (but not light - though neither is a pukka 4003 to be fair).
  4. I would advise that you try a few out before buying one. A lot of people really like the look of the 4001/4003, but just can't get on with the ergonomics of them, as they are so different from any F, or F inspired basses you may have played & loved in the past. The "trick" is to adjust your style slightly. Most people will remove the bridge pickup cover. The bridge pickup bezel's are also well regarded by a lot of players, as are the No Mod thumb rests.
  5. The Walnut Faker was ordered before lockdown, but arrived sometime into it. Now has different pickups, sounds and plays superb. The 4003 just so happened to be relatively close and a very good price. One of those "I'm going to regret it, but what the hell" moments.
  6. Dial in more mids, maybe dial back the bass and/or treble. Maybe you need to look at the height of the pickup as well. Raise the pickup a bit on the P if you can, but obviously, have an ear out for string balance so the bass doesn't overwhelm the treble.
  7. A bit long to watch in one sitting, but a good watch nonetheless.
  8. The Train Kept A Rollin' - Yardbirds / Aerosmith / Motorhead etc.
  9. Any news on who the support is going to be?
  10. Maybe have a look at the Zoom B1 Four. Might be a bit more than £50, but it'll certainly enable you to practice with headphones, and it's small. Zoom B1 Four Bass Multi Effects Pedal | GAK Zoom B1 FOUR | DV247 | en-GB Zoom B1Four Bass Multi Effect – Thomann UK Zoom B1 Four « Multi Effects Bass | Musik Produktiv (musik-produktiv.com)
  11. I'll have a chat with our drummer as to how it should be set up. Managed to find someone selling a Nitro Mesh kit not too far away, for a fair bit less than the cost of a new kit and including the stool. Picked it up today, looks in decent nick, so happy so far. Need to get it set up and plugged in to test it, then find somewhere to keep it 'til Christmas. Just hope he has the patience to actually learn how to play. He's been banging on about getting a drum kit for years, but obviously, I was concerned about him getting one, knocking seven shades of... stuff out of it, then lose interest after a few weeks / months (which was another reason for holding out for a mesh kit - resale! 😀). Thanks for all the help folks. 👍
  12. That's one thing I've been looking at. Most of the budget ekits have the snare off to one side rather than in the middle, which isn't very realistic. Current favourite is the Alesis Nitro Mesh kit. Mesh heads, the snare's on an arm so it can move into a better playing position, an actual bass drum pad, rather than just a trigger pedal (I suspect he's going to want a double bass pedal at some point - will need to get him to learn the basics first though!). Need to look at getting a rug of some description or some sort of isolation material to put it all on. Thanks for the info folks, most helpful! 👍😀
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