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That would look great with my BTB846v. If it hasn't, you should get it.
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Thomastic rounds received, love em, thanks for the fast postage and smooth transaction. Cheers Handman -
So when do you think Boss are gonna replace the GT-1000 or core it's almost 10 years old (well in two years time). Are we gonna get a GX-1000 in 2028, and if so what's the wish lists for this. With the budget multi/modelling market now pretty flooded and new releases from fender, line 6, neural, fractal and Kemper raising expectations of modellers. What does Boss need to do to stake a place in the flagship market.
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That really is lovely Nibody, sorry to hear about your health issues and all the best with your sale -
I'd be very interested to hear the spec, but I'm a fussy fella when it comes to basses. I expect you are the same. Is your bas the big-bodied Series 1? If so you'll be able to sell it for over-the-odds to a Mark King aficionado who doesn't want to wait. If I was you I'd use the opportunity to get full compensation for being pissed about. I want a GA24 with Saturn inlays ect, but not LED's, probably in a burst finish.
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Appreciated! Interested to hear your impressions of how they sound together too.
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Right now I don't think AI is taking anything away from truly skilled songwriters. All the AI generated songs I have heard so far are very formulaic which is why it can do a fairly decent job in some genres. However all the really interesting and successful songs are those that manage to do something different enough to stand out whilst still fitting into a particular genre. AI can't make that leap right now because all it is doing is regurgitating in a slightly different way what has already been done. Also I doubt whether the sorts of people who would be happy with AI generated songs are the sorts of people who go and see the kinds of bands we play in.
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I think AI needs to be regulated for the benefit of everyone. If it replaces all the skilled workers then thats millions of people losing their jobs, countries losing vast amounts of disposable income within the population and ultimately, no one has the money to buy whatever it is that AI is manufacturing.
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It's no more replacing a skill than using on-line tabs or a YouTube play-along to save you having to work out the baseline of a song by listening to it.
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Hey Midsee - when my Jaydee is completed, it'll be up for sale! Hahaha
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£50 price reduction Trades - X Touch Universal. Try me with anything, I can only say no 😁 Great bass in good condition, comes with hard case. Short scale. Not a heavy bass. Plays well. Not really any damage to speak of. There’s a little bit at the top of the headstock (photographed) but looks much worse than it actually is. I’ve removed the strap lock pins and replaced them with the originals that were odd when I got it. The case is old but fully function and all the clasps work. Chrome hardware and a vintage sunburst finish. Mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and a basswood body. A retro instrument with a modern twist." Maple Top Mahogany Body Mahogany Neck Lignum Rosa Fingerboard Entwistle MBH Bridge Pickup Entwistle MBN Neck Pickup Jumbo Frets 42mm Nut Width 30" Scale Length Can post at buyers expense or can be collected from BB22SH Any questions please ask.-
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I had the stereo and sold it. Regretted it and bought the mono. It really is the Swiss Army knife of amp world. I’ve got a Markbass Evo 1 to try out at the moment which basically, has the Multiamp amps and effects but has two independent channels, which is exactly what I need. I think it’s what I’ve been looking for, for a long time 😁 -
Something I was putting together as a backup but ended up with something else…… Slab Precision 66 type body. The paint is thin and not the best finish but not embarrassing. I didn’t paint it, it was like that when I bought it from here. It’s fine when it’s dressed up though. The neck pocket is bit oversized but when I fitted the neck (that I bought from here separately) , the holes lined up perfectly. I presume they are drilled for a standard Fender neck fitting. The neck is quite nice. It has Fender decals but it’s not a Fender. The decals have also been lacquered over. It has black Schaller tuners and a Geddy Lee neck plate. I think someone was building a Geddy at some point. The pups are Fender. They came out of a Mex Deluxe I believe. i was going to change the harness as it sometimes makes a crackle noise, not all the time, just now and again. Never got round to it as it’s so infrequent. Plays well enough and the neck is quite skinny. I haven’t weighed it but I would say it’s between 8-8 1/2 pounds. It could be a lot nicer with a bit of tlc but I’m not going to use it now and thought I may as well pass it on to someone. Collection and trial much preferred but I will post if the buyer arranges their own courier. I’ll throw in an old Gator case to ship it in. It’s seen better days so don’t think you are getting a posh new one 🤣 It’s a freebie!-
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One of the newer Classic Vibes. Upgraded pups/loom, bridge and black plate. Not weighed it but I’d say it’s less than 9lb. I can leave the straplocks on or put the original pins back on. I do not have any of the other original parts. In pretty good condition, I’ve tried to photograph any damage I can see. The back of the neck is lightly sanded, which improves it in my opinion. It’s a really nice bass in one of my favourite colour schemes but something has cropped up that I’ve got my eye on. Collection from Blackburn Lancs is preferable but buyer can arrange a courier at their expense and I’ll add a beat up Gator case that is functional for shipping and gigging but has some issues.-
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I was just spinning down the thread and thought similar, though I have a P and MM pup to use that I need a body for. Then again I started off thinking all black ‘stealth’ mode
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Price is ONO. I bought this way back close to covid days in summer 2021 from @hiram.k.hackenbacker on this very site. The bass can be found on "Classic and Cool"'s gallery of limelights - its number 0236. From what I recall it is a one-piece selected body, bass is slightly reliced, jazz profile neck and all the usual limelight stuff - clay dots, nitro lacquer, reliced parts etc. I changed the tort pickguard for a black one and fitted aged schaller straplocks. The bridge saddles were a little over reliced, and were replaced by the previous owner. The case it came in has been replaced with a Fender Hard case, and will also come with a Fender soft case My health issues are now so bad I cant justify keeping it any longer. Ideally due to my mobility issues and having used all my suitable packing boxes selling off other instruments, I'd prefer collection from Tamworth, Staffs- 1 reply
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You miss the point? The invention of the production line took away skilled work from mechanics who were able to able to put a whole engine together from scratch. AI already has the ability to take work away from skilled song writers, which I wouldn't regard as a mundane task, or have we all been wasting our time discussing that very issue on this thread?😅
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Just been doing a bit of prep before I install my new machine heads, and of course the screw holes didn't line up, not a problem with this gear..... Great Wood filler.....does exactly what it says on the tube.
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Take a piece of paper, or a couple of A4 sheets taped together, draw your circle on one side. Use a pencil in a piece of string if you don't have a compass. On the other side rub the pencil around where the circle is then turn it back over and use like carbon paper. Yoi could also cut a circle out of some light cardboard, a cereal box, put in on your baffle and draw round it. Measure and draw a box where the driver hole should be so you can align your template. Clamp your jigsaw upside down in a vice and rotate the baffle around the saw rather than the other way around
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Working through the ABRSM piano grades
bass_dinger replied to bass_dinger's topic in Other Instruments
That shows the difference between ABRSM and Rock School exams. You are doing acoustic guitar grade 1, but turned up with a different instrument, and had a nice chat about that choice. ABRSM? You can't even choose which note to play. Play it, as written - note, value, dynamics. With regards to the instrument, ABRSM make no allowances for the fact that the student may have learned on a keyboard with no dynamics, but when they are doing the exam on a piano they are expected to play the written dynamics. -
A small but powerful modular system I put together based around a Moog Mother 32 synth and sequencer. I added a Doepfer LFO A145 for increased modulation possibilities. I also added an Erica PICO DSP for onboard effects such as delays, chorus and reverb. There is a Doepfer mixer A138 and Behringer CP1A power supply. The modules are housed in an official Moog 104 HP case with some rack space left for more modules. The unit is unboxed and comes with mains adapter, patch leads as pictured. There is no midi lead included. The units are in very good condition and the Moog unit was recently serviced. The case has a cosmetic scratch at the front as pictured. I can include some extra rack screws. It’s compact but quite heavy as there is a lot packed into a small space! It is a great introduction to modular with plenty of patch options for experimentation. The Mother 32 has an onboard sequencer and small rubber ‘keys’ so it can be used standalone using headphones or an amp. It can be triggered by external midi or cv controllers. Selling as a complete unit. Pickup preferred but I can post UK only at buyer’s cost. It’s worth looking at reviews of each module to get a better perspective of what they can do. I’ll list on here to see if there is any interest before trying the usual…..-
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Not really. There's no actual skill in assembling something the same over and over again. Practically anyone who has ever worked on a production line can do it. They have children doing it in some countries. I used to put bottles on a conveyor belt in a bottling plant. No skill, just a bad back. Robots do it now, thank god. This is why AI will only replace certain mundane tasks.
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Valve amps are not just tone it’s feel when you play through one Different to solid state for sure
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I've been listening to some Jaydee basses on YouTube and I'd almost forgotten what a gutsy sound they've got. It's quite rare for the characteristic sound of a boutique bass to be so aggressive. They're strident, but in a good way. I remember there was a review of a JayDee bass in Guitar Player Magazine back in the mid -to-late 1980's, when they first had a distribution deal in the States. What was interesting about it was that the reviewer was Rick Turner, chief designer of the Alembic bass. He was extremely complimentary of the JayDee, despite it being reminiscent in it's design to his Alembics, and what struck him the most was how the Supernatural had a distinct "ping" of overtones and harmonics in the sound like hardly any basses other than an Alembic can produce. I'm thinking about basses like Jaydees ect at the moment because I'm looking to buy a modern-sounding bass, and when I say modern I mean what was modern between about 1980 and 1990. I've got plenty of Leo Fender-derived basses, I want something more hi-tech and hifi. And I don't mean something with fanned frets that people play math rock on. Problem is Status are gone, Wal might as well not be trading the waiting list is so long, and it sounds like the same can be said for JayDee. That great triumvirate of British bass builders are effectively out of contention. I don't really want to fork out for an Alembic, but that's the only other bass that's the kind of thing I'm after. Even basses like Fodera are a bit too woody and organic sounding for the stereotypical kind of tones I'm after.
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For sure. Just as Henry Ford did with the car production line (see longer post above).
