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Sole Man - Sam & Dave
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There was a very interesting edition of All About The Bass [I think it was the one comparing lots of outboard Preamps] I watched the other day, where the supposedly 'funny man' who sits in between Lee & Cici actually mentioned that "Jazz basses need a little help" and took the bass and treble up to about 2 o'clock. This makes the whole thing sound richer and punchier, without really accentuating the 'scoop'. Good quality passive Jazz basses usually have very natural low mids and the active ones do sound empty if they're not present. I use the same method of eq-ing my passive Jazzes and usually get fantastically rich sounding results.
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Sansamp Paradriver V1 in great condition * final drop to £120
Clarky replied to Clarky's topic in Effects For Sale
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Heven is a plaice on earth - Belinda Carlisle
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How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?
mikebass456 replied to nilorius's topic in General Discussion
The SLF songs we play go down the best too - The Edge, Nobody's Hero, Alternative and Tin Soldiers. As I start Valley, it gives our guitarist chance to put his capo on for it..... -
Not been in the Cherry Tree since late 80's / early 90's too. Wasn't my fav pub to be honest. I had a few run ins with the locals when i was in my late teens and they tended to frequent it. 😂 Have you tried Girdwoods in Wishaw. Played it a few times with punk band and can be a good night. Dave
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Like A Sturgeon - "Weird" Al Yankovic
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dmccombe7 replied to nilorius's topic in General Discussion
Sounds a lot better with the drop D. Lot more depth if your singer can do it. Its a 2 second retune to be honest. Loved playing Tommy Gun but SLF songs were my fav punk songs. We did Alternative Ulster, Gotta Gettaway, At The Edge, Nobody's Hero. We grouped Into Valley, Complete Control and Alternative Ulster at the end of the set. Encores being One Way or Another and Pretty Vacant. I do miss playing the punk songs even tho i was never a punk fan. Just so much energy in the songs. Dave -
HELP! EBS Microbass II - B channel massive volume drop
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in Effects
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HELP! EBS Microbass II - B channel massive volume drop
Kirky replied to warwickhunt's topic in Effects
Are you testing it using the XLR, or with an amp, or with headphones directly plugged in? I've found it behaves very strangely with different headphones. I've ended up using it as a one channel preamp/DI as well - i haven't had the same problem as you, but I struggle to get a good balance between the channels. -
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Richard R replied to nilorius's topic in General Discussion
I have spent the last few posts wondering why punk bands were playing a Donald Fagen song. Off to Spotify to find that UK Subs also have a song of that name - which makes a lot more sense 😄 @mikebass456 - a tenner if you open your set with this one: -
I’m having a big clear out of basses, strings and pedals. Pretty much anything that I am no longer going to be using so that I can reduce my collection to just 1 main bass, a back up and the pedals that I need. I have always loved single coil P basses but I am never going to have the opportunity to play this live so I may as well let it go to a good home. Used for 1 gig in 2023, it's pretty much in mint condition, right down to the fact that the plastic is still on the scratchplate. It also comes fitted with a set of Ernie Ball 2810 flats that I had already bought for a 5 string. Collection preferred but I am happy for you to arrange a courier as I have plenty of packaging materials to ensure that this is well packed.
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I’m having a big clear out of basses, strings and pedals. Pretty much anything that I am no longer going to be using so that I can reduce my collection to just 1 main bass, a back up and the pedals that I need. Bought brand new earlier this year I think 🤔 this is a 2023 Fender Player Precision, going by the serial number, in Seafoam Green with Pau Ferro fretboard. I fancied a set of Bartolinis after watching a video with Freddie Washington so went the whole hog and paired them with a Six String Supplies prewired solderless harness. I wanted to have the option to return the bass to stock if needs be so I removed the original scratchplate with the pots still intact, even going as far as to remove the bridge to allow me to thread the earth wire through without having to desolder it. This is a replacement scratchplate that I bought for it. I also had a set of Hipshot Licenced Ultralites so fitted these as well. I don’t actually think it has left the house since I bought it and as such is in mint condition. Although it’s not one I’ve gigged, I am going to miss it. It’s such a stunning looking bass. The weight of this lovely bass is 8.2lbs. I have a few options depending on what the buyer wants: For the bass as you see it, along with the original tuners, pickups, scratchplate, case candy and a brand new gig bag I would like £600 £550 gets you either the Ultralites or the Bartolini pickup included – plus the gig bag and original parts depending on what option you go for. £500 for the bass returned to stock, still including the brand new gig bag. Collection preferred but I am happy for you to arrange a courier as I have plenty of packaging materials to ensure that this is well packed.
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I’m having a big clear out of basses, strings and pedals. Pretty much anything that I am no longer going to be using so that I can reduce my collection to just 1 main bass, a back up and the pedals that I need. I bought this immediately prior to taking a year out from playing so it's never seen a gig since I bought it and still has whatever flatwounds were on it when I bought it. I had one of these bass in the early 90s and fancied another. Plus it was a cheap way to remind myself that I'm not very good on fretless and to stop eyeing up other fretless basses on the marketplace 😂 It has marks here and there consistent with a 34 year old bass and the volume and tone controls are a bit scratchy but I never noticed any noise when playing, only if you let a note ring out and then turn those controls. I will be supplying a gig bag with this as it didn't come with one. Looking at all of the other basses I'm listing it looks like I must have bought a job lot of Thomann gig bags as they appear next to each bass 🤔😁 I think that this is the lightest bass I have coming up for sale at a positively featherweight 7.8lbs. Collection preferred but I am happy for you to arrange a courier as I have plenty of packaging materials to ensure that this is well packed.
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Glad to hear it, John. Going to drop you an email about possibly ordering a couple of custom preamps - ever done a 4-band (with low/high mids)?
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Well Saturday night being the first time I tried using the EV 12" sub didn`t go the way I thought it would. Due to the pub being in the centre of town unloading was a real pain and I had to move the car round into the multi storey so time was a bit tight for an 8pm start. I used the venues DBR 12`s along with my sub but as soon as everything was powered up, there was a loud rumble type feedback from the sub. My mic was in line about a foot away from the sub/top so it may have been coming from that but even when I turned down the sub volume the noise was still there. As I was in a rush I just turned the sub off and went full range with the speakers. The DBR`s didn`t get any feedback from my mic. I am thinking that possibly I didn`t have the sub connected right as it was very low down and beside the wall. It worked ok at low volumes in my home but I should have taken it down to the studio and spent some time on setting it up correctly so a lesson learned.
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Stealth started following T Rex Fuel Tank Jnr
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Thanks very much Blue, appreciate you taking the time to say so. We've had enquiries about a festival slot next month and a 2026 wedding at a very posh venue (it's been used as a film/TV set quite a bit) already, so hoping they both pan out.
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gotcha... I need to use the effects send/return on the preamp/amps to make any signal chain or chains.
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Maybe my favourite solid colour. 😍
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Lozz196 replied to nilorius's topic in General Discussion
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Ah, I should have said, would have been good to see you. The band is Temptation Waits, we're on FB and all the gigs should be listed there. Got the summer off then at the Cherry Tree in Wishaw in August. Haven't been there since about 1994!
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BassmanPaul started following Markbass STU 1000 head deal
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I'd more interested if the unit could handle a 2 ohm load. In this day and age I would have thought that an Amp Designer would consider that.