meterman Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I told myself I wasn’t going to buy any gear this year, I already have loads of stuff, and with no gigs on the horizon, only remote recording sessions, I thought I was safe from GAS. Would love a JMJ Mustang, or even a little Squier Bronco to pimp, but no, I’m all good for gear. Anyway, I caved in and bought stickers. Flame away, flamers 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) I’m heading for a few weeks off work, recovering from surgery, so one thing I want to do is get better at bass repairs. I have two instruments with high frets, so I have a Thomann order in for miscellaneous tools & bits: fret rocker, string height gauge, fret file etc. A couple of EMG pickups for my HB Clonedberg, and an adjustable nut for my fret less. Edited March 1, 2021 by bnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This arrived last Wednesday and I’m pleased as punch. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 21 minutes ago, ezbass said: This arrived last Wednesday and I’m pleased as punch. uh, oh, ooooohhhhh, noooooo..... ...aaand my beans have just left the tin. No more beans. Oh, lord... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Anyone got anything planned before 12th April???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 OK.................I had to quickly get on the phone to acquire a Stingray..................pictures Saturday.........see what all the fuss is about with them............ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I hadn’t planned to purchase anything this year but I just scored a working Fostex X-14. Cassette 4-track recorders never came much more basic than these. I’d bought one for my wife about 20 years ago and we had both used it loads, but it stopped working and we couldn’t find anyone to repair it so I sold it for parts. Always fancied another one, and here we are. One of my band’s forthcoming 7” singles was done on our original X-14, and even though they’re obviously a bit lo-fi you can still get away with it. Yes, they’ve got no EQ controls but who needs EQ? EQ is just for posh kids with no funk isn’t it? Or summat? Anyway, tapes for days! Flame away, flamers 😂 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 10 hours ago, meterman said: I hadn’t planned to purchase anything this year but I just scored a working Fostex X-14. Cassette 4-track recorders never came much more basic than these. I’d bought one for my wife about 20 years ago and we had both used it loads, but it stopped working and we couldn’t find anyone to repair it so I sold it for parts. Always fancied another one, and here we are. One of my band’s forthcoming 7” singles was done on our original X-14, and even though they’re obviously a bit lo-fi you can still get away with it. Yes, they’ve got no EQ controls but who needs EQ? EQ is just for posh kids with no funk isn’t it? Or summat? Anyway, tapes for days! Flame away, flamers 😂 Looks great. Love that older tech! Can you turn up my heating as well please? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, ProfJames said: Looks great. Love that older tech! Can you turn up my heating as well please? Haha, if there’s a box on the wall in the room with a big round dial, just crank it up baby. If you’ve got a fancy hi-tech remote control system with the sensor on an outside wall that relies on wi-fi like our last one did, then... er, just stick flats on it and hope for the best, is what I’d do 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I put petrol in my car today. The first time since last September! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 58 minutes ago, chris_b said: I put petrol in my car today. The first time since last September! Wowzers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 Just back from a little mountain farm in Risca, outside Newport where I got this stunning Stingray......not given it a full go yet but it is in A1, condtion 2016 build, Musicman OHSC, all the candy. Great couple who I bought it from, good to meet genuine nice people, not a Basschat purchase! Need to see what all the fuss is about with them.....any tips? Been waiting a while for the right one, think I found it aesthetically......see if I get on with it..... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I final caved in and bought strings for one of my acoustics, a mid-80’s Ibanez. Back in December @Dad3353 had commented on how grimy they were. The last time I’d changed them would have been in 2008 or something. So I went on the Thomann site and ordered some old folks strings for it. Can fully recommend flats on acoustics 👍 Guitar not pictured because, well it’s a guitar and, “burn the witch” etc... 😂 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadHands Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Sheesh. Gear lust hit me hard. First lockdown: 2009 American Standard Precision Bass (With custom shop 60s pup) 2000s Musicman Stingray Last lockdown: 4 string Pedulla Rapture (My dream bass) Boss BF2 Flanger Boss DS2 Turbo Distortion DOD Envelope Filter Sovtek Bassballs ZVex Sonar Tremolo Fulltone OCD Ok, MAYBE I have a problem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Just pulled the trigger on a Rickenbacker 4003s 5 string I am assured that Monday will be NBD...I have scheduled something in my work diary so that my boss will be under the impression that I am working on a project and should not be disturbed all day 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 23 minutes ago, Monkey Steve said: Just pulled the trigger on a Rickenbacker 4003s 5 string I am assured that Monday will be NBD...I have scheduled something in my work diary so that my boss will be under the impression that I am working on a project and should not be disturbed all day I like your style @Monkey Steve..........priorities and wishlists merge, lovely bass............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Monkey Steve said: Just pulled the trigger on a Rickenbacker 4003s 5 string I am assured that Monday will be NBD...I have scheduled something in my work diary so that my boss will be under the impression that I am working on a project and should not be disturbed all day I have really REALLY liked the look of these. I am very envious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Monkey Steve said: Just pulled the trigger on a Rickenbacker 4003s 5 string I am assured that Monday will be NBD...I have scheduled something in my work diary so that my boss will be under the impression that I am working on a project and should not be disturbed all day @Happy Jack is rather fond of his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Oh yes, great sounding bass, looks iconic, cool as f***, bit on the heavy side so I use a twin-shoulder strap with mine. Responds VERY well to pairing with a Sansamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 (edited) I love my old 4001 but rarely play four strings these days, so have been gassing for a five string since they announced them. If only they'd do a non-S version with binding and inlays... Edited March 26, 2021 by Monkey Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 Twelve days to go............my funds are OK but I think I had cabin fever as I bought several basses............nice being single! Also I have noticed the prices creeping up due to departure from the EEC.........think I would look at the USA instead of Europe now for any bass purchase. Had absolutely no hassle when I bought a headless Yam earlier this year (may have been fortunate) and I have ben told that the exchange rate should go in our favour for a few months - people in the know! We'll see................... Anyone got anything planned? Noticing the prices increase in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) I was sucked in by a bass demo that used a Beatbuddy for backing. I can’t remember what the bass was, but I bought a Beatbuddy mini (the one between the original mini and the mini2). It really has given focus to my practice and I’m actually doing some exercises in addition to tunes. So much better (and more expensive) than a metronome. Edited April 2, 2021 by ezbass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) I had last week off - booked in advance of the proposed lockdown easing, but it left me with a lot of spare time to be messing around with new gear the week before the shops reopened... So I welcomed to the fold a couple of Darkglass pedals MicroTubes X - still settling in. I don't use fuzz a lot but I want a better option than the pedal I used when I was last called upon to distort the bass (the fuzz section of an Ampeg SCR DI). So more as a tool for when I need it than for my main sound. I think there's more exploring to be done Harmonic Booster - wow! I was put on to it by a guitarist mate who told me over a Zoom call/drink that when his band recorded their last album the producer put all the bass through one of these and while he didn't really understand what it did (had it been a guitar pedal he'd have know all about it, but being a guitarist he has no interest in what is happening to the bass) it just made the bass sound better. He was not wrong Edited April 14, 2021 by Monkey Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 On 01/03/2021 at 19:12, bnt said: I’m heading for a few weeks off work, recovering from surgery, so one thing I want to do is get better at bass repairs. I have two instruments with high frets, so I have a Thomann order in for miscellaneous tools & bits: fret rocker, string height gauge, fret file etc. A couple of EMG pickups for my HB Clonedberg, and an adjustable nut for my fret less. I got out of hospital on Monday and the EMGs were only shipped on Monday too, six weeks after I ordered them. The rest of the order arrived weeks ago, and the fret rocker has already flagged several high frets on the HB, so I can address those if I have the energy. (I’m still pretty much in hit-by-a-truck mode most of the day.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, bnt said: I got out of hospital on Monday and the EMGs were only shipped on Monday too, six weeks after I ordered them. The rest of the order arrived weeks ago, and the fret rocker has already flagged several high frets on the HB, so I can address those if I have the energy. (I’m still pretty much in hit-by-a-truck mode most of the day.) Good luck with recovery mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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