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  2. Personal nostalgia - I did a gig with an Essex singer called Helen Abbey that featured some great tunes including Lulu's 'To Sir With Love' from the Sidney Poitier film of the same name. The track has been credited to several bass players but my instinct says Bob Lang. Don't hit me with a 1,000 'no, it was....' posts because, 'Frankly, my dear. I don't give a damn'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/to-sir-with-love-theme-song-lulu/
  3. So, I watched the 1st episode (I think there are a couple more?). It was from Hooky's perspective, which was someone who started in the mid-70s and thought punk was great musicianship. Love Will Tear Us Apart is of it's time; if only Jumpin' Jack Flash hadn't stolen the bass line.
  4. CPC Farnell? V https://cpc.farnell.com/c/splitters/iec-splitters Studiospares used to be good for this sort of stuff before the takeover, they used to do a sort of IEC daisy chain thing. Terralec are good for leads but nothing very useful listed there as far as I could see at the moment.
  5. Sometimes notes that “dont fit” with a key signature work really well, but a note played out of time never works.
  6. Apologies - I saw my drummer friend last night and we were talking about both the drum and bass series’ that Sky produced. I mentioned about the Neil Peart thing and he said it wasn’t Neil Peart after all, it was Cozy Powell that wasn’t mentioned. A slightly less glaring omission, but as we know from the bass series, only a small percentage of known players get mentioned.
  7. I’ve already got one of those GZR on my American vintage 2 bass and to be honest there isn’t a lot between them.
  8. Yep... Singing the rhythms, pitched, to yourself, is a good way to get the Basslines into your head (and under your fingers). But I would always trip myself up with non-pitched ghost notes. Then years ago, I started to listen to Bobby McFerrin who is great at ghosting notes.
  9. As new, only used once and in the original box as you can see from the pictures. Don’t know why but I preferred my Sadowsky pre-amp. As you would expect, this unit is in immaculate condition as it was only in the bass for a few weeks. All in the original box. Technical info: The J-Core preamp takes our widely acclaimed Flexcore Onboard Bass Preamp to the next level - now in a hassle-free Jazz Bass plate drop-in design. No modifications, no soldering, just pure performance. Powered by the incredibly flexible and supremely musical Mike Pope-designed preamp with a 4-band EQ, the J-Core puts tonal control at your fingertips. With internally selectable EQ points for each band and refined signal path enhancements, it’s designed to bring out the best in every note you play. All this, plus a 9-volt battery, fits neatly into your existing Jazz Bass control cavity. Effortless design meets exceptional sound. We’ve swapped out traditional jumper-style selectors inside the J-Core for intuitive rocker-style mini switches. These make it easier than ever to fine-tune the frequency centres of each of the 4 EQ bands, allowing you to customize the EQ to match your bass’s unique voice and your personal tonal preferences. With selectable frequencies at 46Hz or 90Hz, 330Hz or 473Hz, 600Hz or 900kHz, and 6kHz or 10kHz, the J-Core offers precise control to shape your sound exactly how you like it. Additional switches allow for 0, 3, 6, or 8 dB of output gain. A hallmark of a truly versatile Jazz Bass is its passive tone control. Some players prefer a subtle tone roll-off that preserve’s midrange presence, while others lean toward a darker, more classic passive tone. The J-Core comes stock with a .022 Cap and can be easily customized with an additional through-hole parallel capacitor. For years, the Flexcore has set the benchmark for players seeking unparalleled fidelity, clarity, and warmth from their active instruments. Until now, however, it wasn’t available as a drop-in replacement for Jazz Basses. With the J-Core, you can finally bring the renowned flexibility and performance of the Flexcore into the Fender universe— elevating your sound without changing what you love about your instrument. FREQUENCY SPECIFICATIONS Treble: +/- 15dB at 6kHz or 10kHz Hi Mid: +/- 15dB at 600Hz or 900Hz Lo Mid: +/- 12dB at 330Hz or 473Hz Bass: +/- 12dB at 46Hz or 90Hz This Trickfish J-Core is the 4-band active preamp version with SIDE mounted jack. Currently for sale in Bass Direct for £285 but you can buy this one for just £200 delivered in mainland UK.
  10. These were used just once but didn’t suit the bass that they went into, so they are ‘as new’. Delano hum free split coil JMVC 5 FE/M2 ultra-fast transient 5-string bass pickup features state-of-the-art transducer technology combined with avant-garde cosmetics. Strong bass, warm low mid’s, clean mid response with lightning-fast attack and brilliant treble that stays right there from your most subtle into your heaviest playing even if your 5-string bass is drop tuned to sub zero. Five massive 9.5mm poles capture every slight movement of your strings. These are Fender American Standard size: · Neck 101.5mm long x 18.6mm wide · Bridge 104.6mm long x 18.6mm wide A brand new set of these will set you back £200 from Bass Direct, I’m asking just £140 delivered mainland UK.
  11. How about a Nano 2? Convenient size and weight, solid build, decent amount of power, reasonable price-tag for a third amp, and I would have thought easy enough to justify carrying as insurance even when you're predominantly on IEMs. The earlier Nano 300 and the Nano 2 have been my main gigging amps since 2018ish, and as a past user of LM2, F1, LM800, LM3 and various combos, I'd say they have 'the sound'. They don't have the VLE/VPF filters, but MB are willing to ship a gigging amp without them and I always turn them to 'off' anyway, so neither of us appear to believe they're integral to the aforementioned signature sound.
  12. Thanks for the interest, this is on hold pending pickup. To answer your question the balance on these is great seated and on a strap, the whole bass is very compact, so balances well, and it is an easy reach to the low frets.
  13. Hi. Trying to find 5the correct hex wrench to ajust the truss rod on my CV P Bass info says 4mm but it seems to wobble a it,and reluctant to give it a turn as not wanting to damage nut head,Any advice please.Rich
  14. I don't need another 4-string Yamaha. But I'm tempted. Good luck with the sale!
  15. So that's the reason for the stupidly large headstock on Fenders? Cheaper than changing the neck construction, I grant you, but it's a decision that resulted in a fugging ugly design. I am intrigued though. How do you determine if a neck design will have a dead spot, and where? Or know that putting more mass at one end will change that?
  16. For those wanting to play Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, don't use the Trinity Grade 7 score, as it's in the wrong key (Db when the original is in Ab, furthermore there is no pedal and most of the opening chords are wrong, "Europeanised and simplified", and I stopped there...), but buy the official score here instead: https://score-en.sitesakamoto.com/products/merry_christmas_mr_lawrence_piano_solo
  17. Cool thread. I'd add one more ingredient to this. 'Ghost notes'. Ghost notes are like ligaments, they bind rythmns together.
  18. Sale only at the minute ideally but could pontentially consider trades ideally with cash my way (via pm obviously)
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  20. Please buy me someone ! I am not very expensive. Thanks , Digbeth.
  21. Up for sale is this beautiful 12 bit sampler from around 1988. It's a Roland S550 with 8 separate outs and a top end GOTEK drive (with LCD screen) ready stocked with most of the available sample libraries and several hundred blank floppies. The sound in the video is the classic 'Air' choir. The library runs the full gamut of Roland's offering plus lots of other stuff including drum machines/ synths. acoustic instruments etc It's very powerful with the multiple outs. Monitor included. It's B/W and is essential for running the S550 to its full extent. It's in great nick and includes the original box and a manual etc It's a fantastic piece of gear and sounds very good indeed, but I need to streamline due to lack of space. Apologies for the rubbish pic of the back, it's a bit close to the wall for a wide shot but it looks nice and clean and, most importantly, all the outputs work! Pick up only nr Tun Wells/Ashford IMG_4455.mov
  22. My bad, I need to reformulate my post correctly.
  23. Up for sale is this very nice Yamaha QY700. This one has a bright upgraded screen, all buttons working and flawless operation. It's also upgraded with a GOTEK drive to store as many sequences as you can throw at it. It's pretty much future-proofed for a good while. A rock solid workhorse, this is a great centrepiece for a DAWLess set up. Only selling as I have another sequencer that's smaller This is a great piece of classic tech. Famously used by Squarepusher. It's a lovely sequencer with a tweakable GM library (but I only use it to drive external gear)- very powerful and solid as a rock timing-wise. Perfect for those who want to get away from screens.
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  24. I'm interested in this... been looking to get one for a while. One question: What does it balance like? Specifically interested in the balance when playing seated. Thanks!
  25. Yep, that’s the factory one. Specifically one of the earlier ones without the Fender logo.
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