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Welcome to Basschat Thibaut
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Musician's Union and The Incorporated Society of Musicians
Cat Burrito replied to Dood's topic in General Discussion
I must confess I'd never even heard of The Incorporated Society of Musicians & I thought I'd been around the band scene long enough to know a bit about most things. -
It's the downside of bands - I've had 2 messy splits in 22yrs & both took a while for me to get over. It's a shame some band members can't be more grown up. Luckily we're all able to dust ourselves down & get back out there again. Good luck
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I prefer this outfit! Can't help but wonder what he does when he's not on YouTube... why the 1 string? Sounds good but could he have not just left the other 3 strings alone?
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Anyone heard of this Ricky before?
Cat Burrito replied to Stacker's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
Been out a while & very googleable, I'm afraid. Good price, new they go for £3.5k -
Talk to me about the modern Rickenbacker 4003...
Cat Burrito replied to Musicman20's topic in Bass Guitars
I have owned a January 2009 4003 for 8 months from new and I am now going to trade it / sell it (there's a thread on it BUT I'm posting to answer your question, not to try and sell it to you). It's a great bass but [u]not me[/u], hence the sale. The Q/C at Rickenbacker is sky high. They make less basses and keep the quality up that way. Where they fall down, and it's a mute point, is they don't wipe the necks down properly before varnishing so you get a slightly poor looking finish on the neck. It's purely asthetic and my friend who makes guitars pointed this out to me on mine. Big relief, I'd wondered if the wood was splitting! The neck is a fairly chunky one, lots of tone and surprisingly light. The 33 1/2" scale doesn't feel different to a standard 34" and there is a lot of tone. It's a great bass and I must admit buying it I did feel like I'd entered the world of some exclusive club. If I wasn't so set in my Fender like ways I could see me being a Ricky player but I'm too long in the tooth to change now. -
I wouldn't worry too much, to go against the other (possibly better!) advice. I was in a band called SkinTrade in the 90s and then a band called The Ex-Boyfriends. Both names have been used since. A lot of bands would change their names to *band name* UK or the London *band name*. If you get to a stage where you are signed your record company lawyers can fight it out. At present you've not received a letter. I don't recall Oasis getting into trouble with the drink of the same name & one may help the others sales. Just my 2 cents...
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I too can only echo the wonderfully put sentiments of fellow Basschatters. I didn't know Simon other than through posts and a couple of PMs but I found him to be somebody who's posts I enjoyed reading and one of life's good guys. I feel quite stunned reading this thread and my thoughts are with his friends and family.
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I think all 3 choices are good. The SVT 7 PRO has a great reputation and I personally swear by all the Ampeg SVT stuff I own but I must confess I haven't tried the SVT 7 PRO personally. I'm too scarred to because if I do, I suspect I'd want to buy one!
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I hope I'm not a snob. I prefer Fenders but I've tried (& gigged) everything from Epiphones to Rickenbackers - I just keep returning to my original preference. It's all down to taste and there is a strong "Only a Fender" brigade as much as there is a strong anti-Fender mob too. Certainly studio wise if a producer suggested he could get a great sound from an old Hondo bass, I'd run with that. In the last studio session I used an old 80s solid state amp which sounded great. Probably had a resale value of about £50 but the producer knew the studio and the sounds he could get.
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[quote name='Floyd Pepper' post='927846' date='Aug 17 2010, 06:41 PM']You'll be after my Warwick next [/quote] Funny you should mention your Warwick, only Helen has these fence posts that she wants me to bang in &.... -
I like both but the tort is an improvement
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If you are happy it's genuine, that's a very good deal. Some of those Fenders from the 1970s are now topping £2000. Has he taken it apart and varified the parts?
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Those old Vox standards have cropped up a couple of times in the last few days. You've come this far, you may as well take the plunge! Welcome to Basschat
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[quote name='tombboy' post='927256' date='Aug 17 2010, 10:00 AM']Found him!!! [/quote] Wow!
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I used to own one of those Vox basses and it was great fun. You were right to put the price up, still a great deal for somebody -
Welcome to Basschat. I'm still using my MIJ P bass too after 20yrs too
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A couple more pics
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I'm kind of going through my anti-GAS phase at the moment and this was only bought at the start of the year, courtesy of a life insurance payout. It's great BUT I've learnt I'm really just a Fender player. It was built in January 2009 and purchased brand new for £1699 in January 2010. I gigged it once, recorded with it once (sorry the album isn't mixed yet or I'd post an MP3 sample). So it would be coming with the Rickenbacker hard case and the case candy. Currently strung with heavy La Bella flats (ala Jamerson) which gives it a slightly less conventional Ricky tone but easily rectified if not to your tastes. No knocks or dinks and the case comes with only surface scratches. It's surprisingly light, the neck plays great and the tones on offer are fantastic. From my point of view I'm really learning that I'm just a Fender player though. Ideally I'd like to trade for a 70s Fender. I own a great 78 P-bass so a Jazz would be good but a decent P-bass could be on the cards. I don't want fretless and I'd rather avoid sunburst. A tele type bass would be very cool and I prefer lighter colours BUT what you got? Despite the fees I'm not afraid of EBay so I expect as this is a long shot this'll wind up on EBay. As it's so new and in top condition (& Basschat want a price) I'd be wanting [b]£1400[/b] but ideally I'm after a trade and not looking to spend more money! Oh & [b]UK only[/b] as I have to consider postage. There's a link to my feedback in all my posts and believe I am easy to deal with. I have 100% feedback on EBay across over 1000 transactions. All that said our tastes may not be the same but I am open to suggestions. If you don't know me from my threads, my tastes are strictly retro. Don't mind refins or non original parts as it can make an older bass more realistically priced but ideally as original as possible!
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[quote name='silddx' post='926822' date='Aug 16 2010, 07:43 PM']I thought if the item was worth less than £18 you don't pay any charges?[/quote] On the current exchange $28.88 is £18.42 - a bit harsh but there you have it
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Cheers BassBod - I'm not buying this month but that one has got to be a serious contendor. I like the price too. I don't want to colour my sound
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He's only the best bass player on the site... had you not heard?
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[quote name='BassBod' post='926790' date='Aug 16 2010, 07:19 PM']I go against perceived wisdom...don't use eq on (electric) upright. After years of trying I found it was fine without! My general choice is Orchid Electronics active DI with mute button and tuner send - so I can kill the output when I want. A cheapish box but sounds fine.[/quote] [url="http://www.orchid-electronics.co.uk/muting_DI_Box.htm"]http://www.orchid-electronics.co.uk/muting_DI_Box.htm[/url] this one? I like the idea of muting the sound for tuning
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you can ask me anyfing you need to know for buss
Cat Burrito replied to Marcus Müller's topic in Theory and Technique
[quote name='Marcus Müller' post='926140' date='Aug 16 2010, 08:57 AM']i know everyfin so I can help yu. weekness for me is der Rockabilly - but still do it gut.[/quote] Just out of interest why is rockabilly harder? -
That'd be cool, cheers. We went out to the Joshua Tree & did a Gram Parsons pilgrimmage. Very cool.
