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  2. MOSCOWBASS started following Looking for a recommendation for a high powered 1U shallow Rack Stereo Power Amplifier.
  3. MOSCOWBASS
    Powersoft
  4. fergs40 started following Buying and Importing from Japan
  5. fergs40
    Another satisfied Ishibashi customer here - in Ireland, but the customs and taxes charges and processes are very similar to the UK. Ishibashi went above and beyond, even when An Post didn’t…
  6. Geek99 started following A week of rehearsals for a big arena show... WoT's gig diary!
  7. Geek99
    Would these be the same 3 blonde BV ladies as a previous occasion?
  8. JTBUK
    For sale is a one-off, hand-built 5-string Jazz-style bass by respected UK luthier Jim Cairnes, built in 1994 as a 30th anniversary instrument. Cairnes was known for his custom work and pickup building and also worked as Chris Rea’s guitar tech in the mid-80s. His output was small and many instruments were individual commissions, so they don’t appear on the market very often. This bass is very much a player’s instrument — a serious, professional build using quality woods and hardware rather than a factory production model. Specifications • 5-string Jazz-style bass • Beautiful Bird’s Eye Maple neck • EMG pickups • Active / Passive operation • Schaller machine heads • Hand built in the UK • One-off custom build It’s solid, resonant and versatile, with the clarity and authority you’d expect from EMGs, plus a very comfortable neck. Headstock The bass previously had a Fender-style waterslide decal which had begun to lift and has now been carefully removed. The headstock is unbranded, which better reflects the instrument as a genuine Jim Cairnes custom build and avoids any confusion with production models. Condition This is not a case queen — it has been played and enjoyed — but it remains in good, honest condition and is ready to work. Price £1,300 I believe this is a fair reflection of the quality of the build and the reality of selling a niche, hand-built instrument. I’m not looking to entertain speculative offers. If you’re interested, feel free to message for more photos or details. Thanks
  9. biro
    Nope. But that is somewhat interesting as I do a lot of work on LLMs (though, to be fair, I rarely have to look at their output directly) and teach a class on that.
  10. Burns-bass
    Looks wonderful and what a fantastic cause and event. I remember a video with Lee Sklar talking about how Phil Collins would make them spend months drilling the set so it sounded super tight but still felt fresh. Bet this will be the same.
  11. Jean-Luc Pickguard
    That's nuts. Have you tried the UK distributor, strings and things?
  12. Stub Mandrel
    Remembering back to the 80s/90s when I used to have to push everything to get an adequate sound, I enjoy having plenty more power than I need so I never have to worry and know my rig is well away from its limit.
  13. Stub Mandrel
    What was the year you bought it?
  14. Jezyorkshire
    Relied mate
  15. binky_bass started following TWO Thomann ABS bass cases
  16. binky_bass
    My first thought too... Hopefully it was penned all originally by the OP, but it does have the twinge of AI about it. @biro - Not that it at all diminishes from your ad, but... was AI used to write the above?
  17. sherriffflood started following Tokai Hardpuncher PB80 GS, 1979/80 for sale!
  18. sherriffflood
    Hi mate, would I be able to see this bass tomorrow? (fri 13th feb) cheers
  19. Fishman
    Not sure what came over me but I contacted Ernie Ball for some pickup screws for my Stingray 4 I know, I know, I could've just checked on here etc but alas, I found myself at the checkout and I didn't like what I saw The huge cost is obviously the shipping - now I remember why I haven't bought anything from the US in a while
  20. woodyratm
    Bump it up!
  21. woodyratm
    Bumperooonie
  22. NancyJohnson started following Join Me in The Dark side, Luke I am your Dad.
  23. NancyJohnson
    Yup, Fiebings Leather Dye. Black. Mask off your nut/binding, make sure the fingerboard is finish/varnish-free and clean (I'd already been using lemon oil, the board wasn't grimy). Oh, wear gloves. Apply the dye with a Q-Tip, and do smallish areas, let the dye set up for about 30 seconds and wipe off any excess. I was a little concerned about the inlay dots on the neck as it's almost impossible to go round them...i was easily able to clean off the dye on top of the dots with a Q-Tip dipped in some methylated spirit. Obviously I was concerned. Christ, it was a £4.5k bass. The results were very much what I wanted and there's been little dulling of the board since I did it. Good luck!
  24. wateroftyne
    Aye... sorry, everyone. Being in an Eagles tribute band will do that to you. I need that bridge pickup for some of the tunes. That's a 2017 American Standard, and it's blummin' lovely! OK - that's four days of rehearsals over... I'm knackered, but so far, so good. It's a great batch of songs, but inevitably the trickiest tune of the lot has had a late-in-the-day key change. As a non-reader, it keeps things spicy. We're in to the Arena tomorrow night to check lines & monitors, and have a couple of run-throughs before a day of full production rehearsals on Saturday. There's 13 in the band: Drummer (founder member of Lindisfarne), Keys (Ex-Dire Straits, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton), Keys / Violin / MD (Ex-Sting), Guitar #1 (Ex-Tygers of Pan Tang), Guitar #2 (Ex Arctic Monkeys / Last Shadow Puppets), 4x Brass (Including The 1975's sax player), 3x BVs (including the lady who sang 'I'll Do Anything for Love' with Meat Loaf) ...and little 'ol me. I'm on double-duty - I'm also responsible for the content on the video screens, which is nice as I get to make sure the visuals closely match the music. I'm looking forward to it all coming together. There was a segment about the show on the One Show on the BBC this evening if anyone's interested. Here's some more pics!
  25. Melchior
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  26. dmccombe7
    Mine is a constant noise but if i'm busy or thinking about things i never really notice it. Did notice it when i bought the Volvo car which was a lot more quiet than the Toyota 3L diesel pick up i had for 8 yrs. Something i did find when i'm in a quiet space even bed and i notice it is to put my little finger just in my ear to the point i can hear the change in noise. That distract my brain for a minute and when i remove the finger its as if the ringing type noise has gone. Can't imagine how bad you have it by the sounds of it. With regards riding bikes it was back in 80's and at high motorway speeds too. Not so much these days riding an old 2003 Harley but i put earplugs in if motorway driving but its ok local rides at less than 50mph. Probably gonna sell the bike this year as just not using it much these days. Dave
  27. Maude
    Definitely out!
  28. scrumpymike
    PM sent.
  29. flowergirl999
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  31. Maude
    My Rivolta Duocato arrived today. Unfortunately I had practice tonight so I had very little time with it before I left. I was slightly worried ordering it as although it ticks every box for my needs, I'd never heard of Rivolta and never seen or heard anything they've made. There's no reviews as this is the first batch of twelve made. Well the gamble paid off, I'm a fussy bugger but it is beautiful and flawless. Lovely woods, aged cream bound headstock, fretboard and f hole, double bound body with checker binding to the front, slim neck, lightweight, set up nicely, even arrived in tune from the U.S. It sounds great, although the volume control is a touch on the on/off side but that's not a big deal. I'll get some pictures up over the weekend. I'm one very happy bunny!
  32. Mykesbass
    I always feel that Love Over Gold was never as popular but has always been a favourite of mine. I find the production on Brothers in Arms makes that seem their most dated of all their albums and rarely listen to it now.
  33. Owen started following A week of rehearsals for a big arena show... WoT's gig diary!
  34. Owen
    Yeah. You've changed.
  35. pete.young
    When I read a thread, the '"Go to first unread post" icon next to the subject line changes from being illuminated to being greyed out. So far, so good. The OP then bumps the thread with the bump button. The icon is now re-illuminated, but there is no new unread text, so if I click on the icon I get taken back to to the first post in the thread. This seems counter-intuitive to me. If the thread is just bumped but no new content is added, why is the icon re-illuminated?
  36. matybigfro
    Yea I think the 24/5 blocks is enough if there's more flexibility (like four basic delay blocks seems really unnecessary and restrictive, atleast give the option of swapping four for one other FX block) Personally I don't think the inbuilt interface is that big a deal although I assuming after the GX series it'll be updated. The tone studio software could do with some improvement thou. Tbh I don't even think a touch screen is necessarily if Bluetooth is included and the amp is decent. I think a NAM block is a no brainer, it would save having to add new amps or capturing process and give it best in class amp reproductions. I'd probably not complain if there was an option to purchase the plugout FX algorithms too just to get a dimension chorus effect for an extra £10 or even more for the new pitch shifter. If they managed to do some licensing deals with a handful of smaller boutique brands that would never be able to develop their own models of pedals to sell within the roland cloud it would epic. Having more accurate (to real world) controls for all amps and effects rather than, wider frequency range for the crossovers on the dividers. Having more control over the output settings either by having a large online library of amps that could be being played through or a sort of reverse capture/profiling process which takes snapshot of your amp/monitors and then applies it in a neutralising way to the output settings so as to get the most accurate reproduction of the units amp models.
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