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  1. Rich
    Is this still available?
  2. Rich
    This ^. I would also recommend ‘100° And Rising’ from the same band.
  3. Rich
    I want an ounce of whatever Wish is smoking.
  4. Rich

    And so, after 10 years as a covers-only unit, we're reinventing ourselves as an originals band. God help us. :lol:

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    2. Marc S

      Marc S

      I play in several bands, from tributes, to covers, to originals. There is always room for both, but perhaps less room for the original stuff, sadly.....
      Though in fairness, I've played quite a few venues where they either like, want or tolerate original material - and those venues and crowds ARE out there. Trick is, finding them, together with appealing to the masses who want covers..... and winning them over.
      A few covers, to get people singing & humming along, and tapping their feet or dancing, is no bad thing and handy to have in your repertoire.
      Perhaps what you're really tired of, is the same covers or the same genres of covers? Seek out interesting / different covers and try a few :)

    3. Rich

      Rich

      We've considered replacing the set, but TBH we've done the covers thing for 10 years (our first gig was the 7th Feb 2008, I still have the set list) and want to do something completely different. And Tammy's songs are too good to keep hidden. We will pop 2 or 3 covers in there too, I expect. :) 

    4. Mykesbass

      Mykesbass

      Happened with my band - not 10 years, but a couple of years doing the Blues pub circuit, couple of new young members, written a whole load of songs and now going out in November on a 9 date national tour.  Good luck!

  5. Rich
    Indeed. Here is a piece of particularly expensive plywood.
  6. Rich

    Squarnch!

    Rich replied to theosd's topic in General Discussion

    My neighbour drives a Daihatsu Squarnch TDi. It'll do 120mph if you push it off a cliff.
  7. Rich
    Amps are easily replaced and are too big for paperweights, so lose them if you're definitely going to have a hiatus. But keep at least one bass, and if any of your basses are sound investments, keep hold of them whether they're going to be sat around unused or not. My Wal sees no playing action at all, but it's not going anywhere (mainly for sentimental reasons admittedly) because it's one of my very few appreciating assets. Every few months I look around online to get an idea of value and find it's gone up. OldGit, bless him, turned his pension into vintage basses for precisely this reason. And definitely do not leave BC.
  8. Rich

    Ok, which lucky bugger got the Tanglewood Bassmaster Funk on ebay for 97 quid?

    1. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      Well if you want one... I know where there's one doing nothing... :ph34r:

    2. BassApprentice

      BassApprentice

      I picked one up for the princely sum of £50 a couple of years ago. Excellent value for money.

  9. Rich
    My shopping list for the Sabre preamp build comes out at £10.98, including pots. In reality it'd be a lot less than this, as I've got quite a few of the components already. My shopping list so far for the Alembic style one is £16.22, mainly because it includes things like push-pull pots and a battery box.
  10. Rich
    Yay make sure you start a build diary when you begin screwing/gluing/hammering it all together.
  11. Rich
    Yes, I'd have liked an OLP 5 too, but the tight string spacing is a total dealbreaker. I like 19 or 20mm at the bridge on my 5s, and the OLP's 16mm was something I just couldn't live with. Thanks yes I think the top is photoflame rather than the real thing, but it looks ok if you don't examine it too closely. To my untrained eye, the body edges are 'squarer' than a real MM Ray, which I also like. I have high hopes for this one, more news as it happens.
  12. Rich
    My planned preamp is based on this first pic. I know it's supposed to be a stomp, but I can't think of a reason why it couldn't be used onboard, with the level control replaced by a trimmer. My only concern would be noise from the JFETs. Failing that, there's the second pic.
  13. Rich
    Do you have them on order, or are you still waiting to find the right ones?
  14. Rich
    I'd get another Sire V7 to replace my current one. I'd get something sexy from Jon Shuker's current stock to replace the custom one I have. And if the reason for my Wal's disappearance was theft, I would tirelessly scour the four corners of the globe, knocking on every door if I had to, till I found and reclaimed it. Rig-wise, probably Genzler; a Magellan 800 head, and a 212T cab or maybe a pair of Bass Array 12-3 Slant cabs.
  15. Rich
    Slightly OT, but does anyone else remember when Brynn Hiscox was building acoustic guitars rather than cases? Beautiful lute-backed instruments.
  16. Rich
    I would say 'sign me up', but then I never buy any new gear anyway.
  17. Rich
    Oh hell yes, definitely worth picking up if you haven't already got a 'Ray. Especially for the sort of peanuts prices they seem to go for. The Vintage copies are supposed to be pretty good too. Many thanks for the compliments guys; it's still a work-in-progress but I reckon it'll be a nice instrument by the time it's finished.
  18. Rich
    Yup, it's a 21 'fret' neck. If you do come across one of these necks (this is the only one I've ever seen, mind), grab it with both hands.
  19. Rich

    Sire knob upgrade?

    Rich replied to JPJ's topic in Bass Guitars

    And this is a lot of complete knobs.
  20. Rich

    Sire knob upgrade?

    Rich replied to JPJ's topic in Bass Guitars

    Nah. This is a lot of knobs.
  21. Rich
    22". Roughly 11/16 scale
  22. Rich
    I've had this OLP 'Ray for some time. Bought it cheap off fleabay because well, why not? The neck has never been ideal, too clubby for my Jazz pencil-neck preferences plus a couple of problematic frets meant that getting a low enough action for my liking was difficult. So when this fretless neck came up for sale here last year I snapped it up, and have finally got my derrière in gear to fit it. It's actually a Jaydee Supernatural neck (hence the 'JayRay' name ) with a nice slim profile and a gorgeous mostly-unlined ebony board (tiny 3mm fretlines on the fretboard edge, the ideal solution IMO). I've fitted it and strung it, and will give it a couple of days to settle before I tackle a proper setup. Further plans are to move the pickup 3mm closer to the neck (thus allowing the proper MM pickguard to sit flush to the neck), fit a battery box and then build a preamp -- I'm thinking of making one based on the Alembic FET F2-B 3-band, otherwise I'll make a 'Ray or Sabre 2-band clone. I might try to source a better bridge too, the factory one is a pretty crap BBOT really. Dead pleased with it so far though, that unlined ebony board is sooooooo classy. I'll update this thread as the remaining jobs get done. Thanks to @greenolive for this gorgeous neck!
  23. Rich
    How's the endorsement deal going, Ped?
  24. Rich
    Spiffing, I will try to get along for that if I can.
  25. Rich
    You need something like this (the little white one, obvs)... bought as a giggle many moons ago from a long-gone member of this parish. It's tuned to A (above E) because I've never had the time or patience to find the right gauges for it.
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