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  1. Low End Bee
    Ermm. Not when I play it. I'm sure you could get a similar sound if that was your inclination. Currently strung with D'Addario medium scale ProSteels and I played it with a pick on a long strap doing my best over the hill punk rock god impression. It is quite 'growly' if that helps?
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    I also noticed that the Big Muff set at gig level on soundchecks in empty venues shook the very foundations of the building and was too high in the mix. Once the punters were in it sounded just right.
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    The green topped one with the dry mix switch might help? I never had any problem cutting through a band mix with mine but I would EQ more towards the treble end.
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    RIP Pete. Great band. Amazing pure pop songs. Saw them for the first time in 1978 and they made me want to start a band. Those first three albums and that run of UA singles are perfection. When I asked him for gigging advice I was told "drink champagne instead of beer before the show so you don't feel bloated" Will raise a glass to that.
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    Black scratchplates rule. You are all wrong with your fake toilet seats and horse brass preferences.
  6. Low End Bee
    I wasn't completely sure what this is worth so lets do a Turquoise Thursday Price Drop. Let's go £375. These list around £900 new.
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    I've got one of these. It's really good. Great price.
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    As it's in a hard case I guess I could post?
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    On hold pending the usual.
  10. Low End Bee
    Exactly. I like songs and music. I don't think I'd like Rush just because they had Paul Simonon on bass for instance. Although that would be funny.
  11. Low End Bee
    Lockdown has put this back in use. I'm keeping it I bought this new in 2003 when I was helping out a band on 6 string duties. Interesting LP Junior/Telecaster hybrid. All mahogany. I upgraded a few bits. A Seymour Duncan JB at the bridge. An uncovered tele pickup I bought in Seattle and can't for the life of me remember what brand it is but it's a good 'un. Coil tap for the JB. It's a great rock guitar with a slim, fast neck. Comes with the hard case.
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    The usual Tech 21 excellence. This is a great Swiss army knife of a thing. Comes with a fancy uprated PSU that will defeat a ceiling full of fluorescent lighting. I'm back and forth between Brentford, West London and Holbeach, South Lincs every week. Will post too.
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    You don't see many of these. Pics can't pick up how nice the metallic turquoise finish is. Has the odd bit of gig wear but no issues. Sound great. Comes with the Eastwood hard case. I'm back and forth between Brentford, West London and Holbeach, Lincs every week. Not looking for trades. Too much gear. I used it to record this. Let's go £250. I feel the need to go as minimalist as my basslines.
  14. Low End Bee
    Great bass but I'm cutting back to 1 Precision and a back up so it has to go. The medium scale is fun to play coming from 34" and Just feels a bit quicker without much brain adjustment required. Nice full sound with a slight 'woody' overtone. Sits well in a band mix. The neck is great. Strung with medium scale D'Addario Pro Steels. Good played in nick. Usual headstock chip and a single scratch on the back. Apart from that very nice. Comes with: A neoprene padded strap with schaller locks. Can go from Hooky to Mark King length. A beaten up Rockbass gig bag that fits it well. Skull sticker courtesy of 13 yr old. I'm back and forth between Brentford, West London and Holbeach, South Lincs every weekend. Would prefer not to post. Not looking for trades. Too much gear already.
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    Sweeper
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    1. 70'S HARD ROCK/EARLY METAL COVER BAND SEEKS BASS First few bars of Freebird or Alright Now I'm putting the bass back in the case. 2. BAND SEEKING BASS PLAYER Waukesha is a dump. Off to no. 3 to find solace in what made Milwaukee famous. 3. BASSIS NEEDED FOR ORIGINAL BAND I'd probably give it a go but I'm sure they don't want their dad in the band. If they were 'mature' like myself I might even try playing melodically. 4. SINGING BASSIST FOR POWER TRIO Singing....Doesn't really appeal either.
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    Some tips that have helped me become the Tim Rice of Middlesex on Thames. Find something that piques your interest. Wikipedia random/on this day. Stuff in the news. Nutters on a bus. Whatever. Find a song you know well and like. Write new lyrics that fit that tune on the subject. Fit the syllable count so it doesn't sound forced. Leave it in a drawer/folder for ages so you forget what you originally wrote it too. Don't be precious and edit ruthlessly. Sometimes a verse from one song will fit the chorus from another. They don't have to be epics. My favourite of the lyrics I've written has 57 words in total. Oohs, Aahs and repeats can be your friend and even make a song. Masterpieces like Wimoweh and Tiger Feet prove this. They don't always have to make it. I have written 5 sets of unused lyrics to each song that has got to a structured state. Some of them are being used in my new project. Keep everything. I had to learn on the job when a singer/lyricist left the band I was in about 10 years ago. I volunteered to have ago and now I love the words nearly as much as the music. If I can do it with very little formal education anyone can.
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    I use TC cabs. The RS210 & RS112. They do indeed colour the sound but I really like how they do it. They are quite old school warm and middy to my ears and handle drive really well.. Then again I never have the horns on. Probably not the best if you want clean, flat response from your cabs.
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    Top quality gear. Exquisite technique. Songs that move the very soul. Then the person on the desk makes you sound like an elastic band on a shoe box.
  20. Low End Bee
    Yep. That song sounded like cats being tortured by Yoko Ono screaming at them whilst scraping her nails on a blackboard but the bass players tone was epic and the bubinga really made a difference said no one ever.* *Apart from a few BCers of course
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    Of course gear matters. I need all the help I can get. In seriousness. I'm happy if I can get within the ball park of the sound I like. Not too fussed on the actual gear these days. That's why they've got all those knobs on the amps. Songs are the important thing.
  22. Low End Bee
    That volume control...Massive knob.
  23. Low End Bee
    Aurally either is fine to me if it suits the song. Not fussed. Probably just me but when I see a bass player playing with fingers it just looks weird and all wrong. I am a follower of pickering.
  24. Low End Bee
    I've made a conscious decision to listen to albums recently rather than the greatest hits and compilations playlists I've drifted into. This weeks LP's Ian Hunter - Ian Hunter Radio Birdman - Radios Appear Mighty Diamonds - Right Time Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George New Order - Low Life The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Origin Paquet Courts - Wide Awake!
  25. Low End Bee
    Borrow a back up that you know will be loud enough for the first outing.
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