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Peter Noble now in Whitchurch and closing I got my first bass amp from the Llanishen store about 86.

Got there at last. This is the complete bass performance of the tune 'Big Fun' from the first Tribal Tech album 'Spears' (1985). One more and I will have the whole album down. This was an important record for me (yes, it was on vinyl when I first got hold of it) and I loved Willis's sound and percolating lines but I couldn't get them at the time. Transcribing and playing along with this tune 40 years later, I am able to recognise how far I have come as a player - most of this stuff is relatively easy and reading the lines shows that the harmony was not as exotic as I thought at the time. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/big-fun-tribal-tech/

Quad electrostatic speakers!

Music Exchange and Bass Centre in Birmingham, unused to go there with bandmates in the late 80s/early 90s.

A1 in Manchester, visited a few times before it changed to Academy of Sound. still ace for a time. died when Sound Control took over and eventually croaked it. I wish I’d had the Bass Centre Manchester when I had a decent job - that was another cool little place. GBBL - because Drew is lovely and it was ridiculously close to my house.

That's some demo room, @SuperSeagull. Well done to your dad helping to build it. Some lovely, classic hifi there, possibly Garrard turntables and QUAD electrostatic speakers. That wee girl doesn't too impressed by it, though, even with Ron Mael at the controls.

Thanks so much for filming that! A single side sounds nice, not dissimilar to my Polychrome. It's not Boss-wild, but certainly has flavour. I expected there to be more going off when you mixed the two 50/50 though! The impact of two flangers in parallel is much more subtle than I expected. Overall great sounding though, I really appreciate the insight!

I found out about this last night, very nice, I love the aesthetic from that era & it should appeal to the Death From Above 1979 / Jesse F Keeler enthusiasts Thomann is quoting £879 and 9-12 weeks from release, seems competitive with other specialist amps of that power & size & weight… product manual available https://peavey.com/series/super-festival-series/ retailer https://www.thomann.co.uk/peavey_super_festival_f_1200b.htm designer comparing vs original https://youtu.be/LBTv-jnU1Ro

We're young but we fart?

Here's mine, pretty happy and settled with it.. 🙂

I was going to say J G Windows. My dad bought me my first bass there, around 1985. The photo doesn't have the shop name, but it's on the right with the "gramophone records" sign

Being a fretless player myself and liking to add that small touch of reverb you like too, here zre mu thoughts as I've used all the gear you mentioned. The Eich and GR Bass are close sound wise, the GR Bass being more neutral with tighter bass. Forget the Glockenklang as it will be completely lost in the mix, it sounds terrific on its own, but not in band context. I don't like the Barefaced tone, so won't say a word.

This cab coupled to your head will be terrific for fretless:

Had a play with a B2 a while back Well worth replacing the 3 plastic washers on the tuner screws with a F4-10M Thrust Bearing (4 for about £5) for smoother tuning. Mine is wired Single Vol after a 3 Way Pup Selector.

Violent pornography - System Of A Down

Another Bass Centre Wapping grommet here, used to go to the M.I. upstairs. I remember they had a real 50s P bass (mk1 shape) previously owned by 10 Years After for about £1500! I wanted that bass sooo bad. Great shop. I miss Crane's in Cardiff too.

I sat down with a Vigier Passion 5 yesterday and took some measurements because the neck is remarkably playable. I was stunned to discover the nut was 41.6mm wide! That's the same as a preCBS strat...on a 5 string bass. But it didn't feel cramped in the slightest and the neck at the nut was 20mm thick as well...again, comparable to a guitar. I started wondering if these kinds of measurements might be appropriate for a narrow SR5 neck.

I used to have a Jap Jazz in this configuration. It was a 75RI. Bought it from a Basschatter in France. I absolutely love the look, still do. You don't see it very often. It reminded me of my first proper bass, an original black '75 Jazz... but I just didn't play it enough to warrant keeping it. I sold all the basses in my collection a few years ago, but kept the Pro Precision that usurped it as top bass in my stable. Did you import yours?

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Bass players of Peterborough and surrounding area! On Sunday the 17th of August between 1.30pm and 3.30pm we are having an open house at Nick Smiths studio in Peterborough so you can come along to see and try his Midas Bass! We’ll be opening the raffle to win this bass at this open house and there’ll be the chance to purchase the remaining items of Nicks vast music gear collection Raffle tickets will be £20 each, with the winner being drawn at the Nick smith Memorial Gig at Charters in Peterborough on the 7th of September. All monies raised will go to the Nick Smith Foundation to help music related projects in the local area Please share this post far and wide to help us raise as much as possible in Nick Smiths Memory The location is in Belgic Square, Fengate, Peterborough….please DM for exact address and access instructions on the day. @Blondy will also be able to help with the details ”remote” entry details will be tied down and announced by the 17th August **should the base be won by someone not at the memorial gig the costs of shipping will be taken from the monies raised from the raffle**

Pre EB SR4 necks can fit preEB Sabre basses. So I expect the same will be possible for the graphite composite SR4 necks.

I'm patiently waiting for one of those to turn up. I notice they're priced VERY differently from the 6 string version.

But we're young at heart @obbm Dave