Delberthot
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Personally I would get the band into a rehearsal studio as often as you can comfortably allow to make sure you are all confident of playing your set live. I've been playing for years in front of crowds ranging from the bar manager and an old guy in with his dog to a few thousand people but we headlined the Dundee Beatles Weekend which was full of the biggest Beatles fans in Scotland and many that had come from Europe and South of the Border and I nearly sh*t myself but we'd rehearsed plenty and that was what helped us get through the initial nerves. We also headlined but didn't play last
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Budget basses, anyone else fallen in love with their's?
Delberthot replied to a topic in Bass Guitars
They're not for everyone and some slight modification may be required but I've now had my Thunderbird for well over a year making it the longest I've had a bass since my Stingray. Thought about selling it and nearly did but its far too good for that. I also discovered at the weekend that a wee bit of adjustment on the controls gives it a pure mad mental plectrum tone - so good that i played most of the second set with one the other night. -
I don't see it listed anymore but it looks like the Fender Precision Deluxe Active something or other. I'm sure it had P and a double Jazz pickup. nice.
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I've had my Roto flats on my Thunderbird for about a year now, I think, and still love them. I am able to still get a very bright tone, something resembling fretless sounds or an impressive honk. Where you play can also influence to tone. I play right up at the bridge and use a lot of staccato notes to give my sound added punch
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That and about a dozen other basses have been listed and relisted by the same seller for the past few months. Perhaps trying to get a name for himself like our German friend
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I don't suppose this has a bag or case with it? I really don't need a second Thunderbird but....... -
open to offers on the two Boss pedals but the other two are as low as I can go unless you were collecting
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Behringer Compressor, Boss LS-2 & Bass Microsynth sold
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Warwick Thumbass? Oooooooh Matron -
Next year I'll be celebrating the 25th anniversary since I picked my Marlin Slammer out of the Littlewoods catalogue. Everyone learns at a different pace, some get on better with a teacher and some don't, some have a natural ability and some need a help in the right direction. Everyone is different. At 36, I only found out this year that I have Aspergers. that would explain a lot, especially about how I can pick up stuff and retain it for years. With the possible exceptions of Jazz and big band music there are only so many ways a song can progress and my brain holds all patterns. I couldn't consciously tell you what they are but I just know them. Between the ages of 12 and 14 I only played the E string with my thumb. Sounds bizarre when I think about it now but it might explain how I managed to learn to play quickly by running my hand up and down that single string to play songs. It all changed when I found Appetite for Destruction by Guns n Roses. I actually wore out the cassette (what's a Cassette? I hear you cry) bought it on CD and wore out the CD
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I've been using the 4 string set for the past 14 months and absolutely love them but I don't know about the 5 string set. The tone didn't seem to change between fitting them and now but it may have been so gradual that I just didn't notice a change. One thing I have discovered is that the tension difference between strings can be dependant on where you hit the strings with your right hand. eg my rotos feel pretty stiff but I am playing them over the bridge pickup of my Thunderbird which is about an inch away from the bridge. I had TI flats on my 6 string Ibanez SR1016 and they were very good. I am a very hard hitter but didn't find them too low tension
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I've been lucky with my previous jobs in that I've never had a conflict between day job and gig. I've only been in my current role a couple of months but I don't think it would be an issue to get away early as the owner of the business is a drummer in an originals band and one of the managing directors is a singer. We chatted last Friday at our staff night out about getting a guitarist and doing something ourselves for a bit of a laugh
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I have a love/hate relationship with effects. I fancy a different sound for certain things so buy pedals, use them for a bit and then sell them again cos I can't be bothered and end up preferring my sound with nothing added. So I'm at the selling them all stage and have the following for sale which all include postage to mainland UK: Boss PH-3 Phaser pedal - All working as per but the previous owner removed the rubber under thingy and label to fit velcro for a pedal board so its bare metal underneath. kind of makes sense as its perfectly flat. £55 Chord Flanger - does exactly what it says on the pedal. Usual Flanger type controls in a sturdy metal casing. usual Boss type fittings. comes with original box. £15 I'm in two minds about my Japanese OC-2 as well but I've checked Ebay and a couple have sold for £95+ so I might keep a hold of it for a bit as I don't want to end up having to buy another down the line for three figures Again, all pedals are priced to include postage to mainland UK. If you're not in the UK then let me know where you are and I'll find out how much extra it will be for you. I haven't got round to taking pictures of the Phaser yet but here are the others:
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I've just bought myself an Ibanez Doug Wimbish that's had a nasty accident and needs part of the lower body replaced as its going to be easier than piecing everything together again. Does anyone know what type of finish is used on it? I'm guessing some sort of transparent poly. Any ideas as there doesn't seem to be any way to contact Ibanez directly, only through the distributors. thanks
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I had one a few years back and out of all the Stingrays I owned it was the best sounding by a country mile. Very growly. I only sold it cos I was afraid to gig with it cos it was so beautiful. That and the 20th anniversary one which was a bit meh sounding.
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You'd have to borrow a pair of Hattie Jacques stockings to fit that book in
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Thunderbirds, epiphone or expensive Gibson?
Delberthot replied to The Goatreich's topic in Bass Guitars
I've had my Epiphone Goth Thunderbird for well over a year and anyone who knows me will tell you that's a hell of a lot longer than any of the other basses I've had. Its a bit of a Triggers Broom bass though. The body and neck are original but I've fitted mine with Hipshot Supertone bridge, EMG HZ pickups, new 500k pots with paper-in-oil cap, new knobs, Gibson TRC, Roto flats, Schaller Strap locks and Fret FX LEDs along the top of the neck. -
We've been using the iColour 4 lights for the past 2 or 3 years and they've been really good. I know that LEDs last a long time but in the time we've had them, I've had to change one bulb at a cost of about £1 You can also link them up to a DMX controller and set them off with a laptop at specific parts.
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I've played with quite a few bands recently where they do Sweet Child of Mine in D so it was a bit of 'Underpants to Brown' last night with my own band trying to remember how to play it in B
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Its just not bloody cricket. I'm in Lanzarote that night. I'd loved to have seen them again. Bah
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[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1320944043' post='1433577'] Yes, an interesting question. My 'first call' band is a seven-piece dixie Chicago jazz band. We play all the usual standards, Royal Garden Blues, Dippermouth Blues etc. But we also have a tasty rhythm section, particularly our piano player. He, along with each of the front line guys, gets a feature during the course of the evening. So, just to wind the leader up, we often slot in Killer Joe which has a very nice bass riff. We have also done Waltz for Debby. Surprisingly the audiences love it. [/quote] I played in a Dixie band years ago and we used to do Sweet Home Chicago for our own pleasure. Actually the entire gig for me is a self indulgent 'what can I play here' fest. I'm always thinking about new ways to play stuff. Doesn't have to be a million miles an hour, just something a bit different. As long as it fits then I'll try it.
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A 3m one from pedals to amp and another 3m from bass to pedals
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I was the same last week when I depped with a band. Loads of songs I'd played a thousand times but all up a tone. I think I had about 2 days notice to learn them
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Shine 6 string bass £135 delivered to mainland UK - SOLD
Delberthot replied to Delberthot's topic in Basses For Sale
whoops. sorry but its long gone
