AndyTravis

Just came up on Timehop

I totally get your point. in saying that - I really like being able to adjust a bass to fit to me. The running joke is that whenever people play my basses they buzz and rattle...’unplayable’. if the neck is “set” the parameters for adjustment are also set. The neck off truss rod adjustment is a poor design and apart from period accurate reissues - I don’t see the point, in fact I don’t think they exist outside of that genre. And if you buy into the reissue thing you have to take it on the chin. the shim thing - if done properly...can be very effective.

Seasons.(waiting on you) by Future Islands. first time I ever heard it was when this performance was sent to me. Absolutely love this band and their lead singer is just very charismatic; looks like he should be a geography teacher. But the passion in the performance, no arrogance - just performance.

I like that jazz

Pretty much

The telly

It’s properly lovely. Makes me giddy. Rehearsal was cancelled on Monday so got to wait until this coming Monday to hear it in a band setting. but I’m smitten.

Phwoar. Love that tune

Nice that. i know my old one is coming up for sale. Can’t afford either 🙄

Flubbin eck...

When you’ve said you snagged it for £90... er...😂

Again. Another example of so ugly it’s cool. And £90 seems good?

If I hadn’t just bought a modulus, I’d be having it back

They need to do this. In the same colours they’ve just done the new Sires in. LPB, Sherwood green, Burgundy mist...etc

Is it the Sunburst 1100s? thats a very special bass

Finally got some tidgy little Allen keys... I could trap a single post it under the strings 😂 Plays like KY Jelly.

‘Popular’ and ‘sells and buys lots of bass gear’ are not one and the same thing @bassfan 😂😂😂

Paul and I have been joking (not joking) for some time about his blue sparkle Modulus Flea. I’ve been after one since 1999 and the opportunity always missed me. Anyhow, eventually we got there in a switcheroo part-trade master plan. Absolutely lovely bloke, we’ve ended up gabbing lots via WhatsApp - not only share taste in basses but also in sense of humour. Thanks mate!

I always come back better if I don’t play for a week, just time away usually gives my head and repetitive patterns/phrases or ideas a rest and I change approach. In terms of sound/tone... I’m not going to lie, I really don’t give it huge amounts of thought/effort. If it sounds bad I don’t get upset, I just jiggle some control knobs and make it passable. The last rehearsal was with the Godlyke I’ve just part traded for a modulus flea. And I know the stingray type sound really works for our stuff. But a P/J and Jazz work too - I did all our studio stuff with Yamaha p/j basses and it all sounds ace, last gig was my jazz - sounded phenomenal (because it’s a bloody lovely bass) and then the MM setup just seems to be the best fit overall. I could be wrong. I’m sure someone with more time could tell me my eq is all wrong and I need to do something different. But after all this time, I’m just satisfied with a nice combo and the basses I have cover anything I need. So I just need to play regularly to justify the flashy gear.