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If you're worried about the police getting involved, don't be 🤭
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Oh absolutely. Most stores tend to protect themselves by not covering return postage or not refunding postage paid, which is fairly standard unless its faulty goods, but its interesting the likes of Bax (I think?) make a big deal of offering a free "trial" period and cover all postage costs. I feel there must be a hidden fair usage policy, as otherwise people could run riot with it.
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You have a point from a technical point of view but to suggest vinyl lovers are in denial is inaccurate. I have a budget/mid level system with a Rega RP3 turntable for vinyl, Rega Apollo CD player and a Rega Brio R amp. I'm even beckoning in the 21st century with streaming using a Wiim Ultra. Now I have some albums on both Vinyl and CD and despite my aging ears I can hear distinct difference between the media; I'm not going to advocate one medium over the other but there are times when I prefer the vinyl and others the CD. It's hard to put into words but vinyl can sometimes give a more immediate delivery and a warmer more involving experience. There are times when the vinyl seems flat and less dynamic compared to the CD. These differences are probably more apparent when you go to a true high end system. Now you may ascribe what I've just said to lack of objectivity but the enjoyment of music is quite often a subjective experience and opinions differ........much like the insistence that amps based on valves are superior to transistors.
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A couple of sound clips (not me playing!!) With flats (this is an almost identical 1970 bass, mine sounds exactly like this) ...and with rounds - pretty funky eh -
I don't think its about not wanting people to enjoy their basses, and more about insurance issues that may arise, should they go missing and potentially be viewed as counterfeit. A healthy discussion, I think? Literally wasn't something that occurred to me until reading this thread, and I'm wondering this this is why the many and several Ric copies and similar often ship with a blank TRC with a fake TRC in the case, to avoid counterfeit accusations? The risk here is the bass being confiscated if the Police need to get involved, rather than returned to Mark, but given insurance isn't involved here I think its unlikely there would be any opportunity for any complaint to be raised, and hopefully Parcelforce will just sort it out with a dash of compensation for the ridiculousness of it all.
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Hi folks I haven't had this very long but I have found that my Mustang covers similar territory so I don't think I need both. I originally bought this for flatwound strings to get a really nice fundamental tone which this delivers really well. The pickup is all original and has BOTH tone caps installed and untouched, giving a really meaty bottom end. The bass was purchased by its first UK owner in 2000 from New York, and I bought it from him. I have carried out a full setup to get the neck straight (rod works well) and low action. I gave it a clean and nourished the fretboard. I left everything else original - the scratchplate is slightly cracked (they all are!) - it's fine if you're careful when unplugging. Electronics are fantastic - very little noise even with the single coil pickup (maybe because of the tone caps?) It's fitted with LaBella 760FM-S strings (49-109) which feel great. I also have a set of rounds which came on the bass, unsure of the make. I do have a (full sized) hardcase you can have, and even a box, so shipping is an option - but I'd much prefer pickup from York or nearby (happy to travel a bit). It's really hard to capture the colour! I'll try and add some more pictures in different light. Let me know if you have any questions. As Musicmasters go, this is the one to have. Why not treat yourself? Cheers ped
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AI slop. The backlash has started. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wx2dz2v44o
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Tube is easy to mistype as tibe as U and I are next to each other. Tibe autocorrects to time.
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Her documentary is really interesting. I think from memory. she started out as a backing singer and has been ill with cancer. I think she is quite a talent.
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I've been reading the manual for the GP5 and it looks like it can do what I want, but I thought I'd double check just to be safe. If I put it in the song list mode (a-z) can I use the foot switch to cycle between 3 presets? Basic amp emulation, amp with -2 pitch shift, amp with +1 pitch shift, back to the beginning? And then I can long press to use the tuner? And it can do all of that whilst running on usb power?
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It doesn’t really matter that you can’t play much right now, you know what feels comfy and is aesthetically appealing. These 2 things are the most important for your first bass, you’ve got to want to pick it up and if it doesn’t appeal to your eye and feels ‘wrong’, you won’t play it and that defeats the point. Set your budget, go to a retailer, play a bunch of basses in your price range and go home with the one that feels and looks right. Will this be your forever bass? Unlikely, but you’ve got to start somewhere. -
Complete with an invisible amplifier. And yet 5 people have added it to their watchlist. Allegedly.
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A must have for Renault Drivers
lowregisterhead replied to YellowLedBetterBass's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
It's just to make sure it fits... and so they can prevent anyone installing it in their BMW... -
Behringer Powerplay P2 to Balanced Out - Which XLR Cable?
dave_bass5 replied to FretsOnFire's topic in Accessories and Misc
The P2 has Stereo XLR and stereo Jack input. What are you connecting it to? I use a single XLR to 1/4 jack for my IEM's in stereo. -
Markbass STD 104 HF 410 Bass Cab - VGC, £495
Lozz196 replied to lowregisterhead's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Just got back from a gig where I used one of these, great sounding cab. -
I’d hadn’t had a duff bass string in 25 years or so, then I had 2 in fairly quick succession. Glad you got this sorted.
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Yamaha make great ‘starter basses’ and many here only use that brand. Nathan East seems to like his! If budget is not so much of an issue then ‘buying a brand’ is likely to be more saleable if you find you don’t like bass (it won’t happen ;-)) and want to move it on. Again, playing something is important. I’ve often ‘fancied’ a Ray but when I’ve had the opportunity to play one I’ve not liked it. I started on a Fender P then moved to an Ibanez with a Jazz neck as playing the P was like wrestling with a cricket bat. Several basses later I’m back on the P as I love the tone. But I’m lucky as I have the Ibanez and all the basses in between so I get to pick who comes out to play! Which will change on mood as much as what/where 😂. If there are any open mics near you it’s likely any bassists who attend will let you have a noodle. They are mostly approachable people. But you are going to get recommendations based on ‘how long is a piece of string’. Unfortunately… -
UPDATE: Fair play to the lads at Bass Direct, and La Bella. They sent me a replacement, and everything is now fine. I've never had that issue with a string before. -
I'm toying with the idea of buying one of these to use with my Ibanez EUB but I also have the Fishman Platinum Pro EQ on my list as well. Has anyone had both and can compare and point towards one over the other? The EBS is about £80 more expensive but if its better then I'm happy to spend the extra.
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The rubber gasket around the actual SpeakOn socket was the issue. It just moved the socket far enough away from the panel that the SpeakOn NL4 plug wouldn't work with the twist. The genuine NL2 Neutrik plug did work. Clearly I do not understand all the nuances around SpeakOn plugs and sockets but at least that problem has gone away. Sorry for the confusion. Rob
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Recomendations for specialised refinishing.
BigRedX replied to Dood's topic in Repairs and Technical
Unfortunately you will need to have all the old flip paint removed and then find someone who can spray the whole instrument in a single pass, because that is what is needed to make the flip paint work. It can't be retouched because there's no guarantee that the retouched parts will flip in the same direction. -
In the interest of logging the journey, I have landed in Loopy Pro for the iPad. It is a full fat looper where everything is on a nice big screen with one function per visual element. As I was going to be using the slowing down function on loops anyway this puts everything in the same place. All for £30. Plus the cost of the iPad and interface obv. But I already own those. Coming soon to a stadium near you.
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I’m just pleased the bass has been found. I’m sure if Fender take umbrage re: the replica thing, they’ll let Mark know, and he’ll react accordingly: In the meantime… let people enjoy their nice basses, eh?
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I am a complete beginner so currently lack the ability to play a riff or three. You could upsell me to pick a Music Man StingRay Special £££ 😀 -
Ah, thanks, well fingers crossed whichever courier deals doesn`t take it straight to Sotheby`s.
