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I suspect the band will be middle aged men grifting off the chance for a very comfortable retirement FTFY
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Anyone else doing the Black Sabbath live stream?
tauzero replied to Newfoundfreedom's topic in General Discussion
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Possible arthritis in my fingers - any help or experience?
ian61 replied to jonnybass's topic in General Discussion
Had some finger joint problems a few years back and found a simple change of technique helped a lot. -
I have a modest TonePump "Mountain" of surplus post-Tonepumpectomy Tonepumps looking for the right TonePump procurer if anyone would like to cross my palm with a modest amount of silver. We have Mk1 and Mk2 options and they come with the pots pre-attached. I can even fit one if mildly cajoled and modestly bribed.
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It's absolutely brilliant in terms of creative walking bass. Veal is massively underrated because he is not noted as a flashy soloist but he is, for me, one of the greatest Jazz players of his era. Solid as a rock and drenched in the Blues.
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In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) — Zager & Evans
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ricksterphil started following FMC 1210UL Cab £375 **Price dropped** and Markbass STD102HF Italian
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Me And My Bass started following Anaconda J5 Ultra Essence Bass
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Picked this cracker up on here a few months back, played it for a week long run of Sister Act the musical in the theatre, sounded amazing! But I’ve grabbed the Ken Smith Burner that BassBros had listed so this has to go. £850 posted in the UK 🙌 Ultra J Essence Bass is one of the most popular brands at the moment, having won an award from the prestigious Bass Media (Bass Guitar Magazine). General SPECS Body: Alder or Ash? Neck - Maple Bolt on, Fretboard: Rosewood Dual carbon fiber rods Frets: 4 & 5 string - 21 Frets, 6 String - 24 Frets. Scale length: 34.5 Controls: Stacked Vol/Passive tone, Blend, Mids, Stacked treble and bass and an Active passive switch (see video below) Tuners: Lightweight Hipshot String Tree: Hipshot Bridge: Sung Il BB009 Bridge (4 string), Sung Il Monorail Saddles (5 & 6 String). All 19mm Spacing String Spacing: 19mm spacing at bridge (4, 5 & 6 String) Tusq Nut: 40mm Nut width (4 String), 48mm (5 String), 52mm (6 String) Weight: 4.5kg/10lb, which is on the light side for such a machine
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Anyone else doing the Black Sabbath live stream?
Doctor J replied to Newfoundfreedom's topic in General Discussion
I wonder if "Drum Off" was supposed to be an instruction to FOH when Metallica start up? -
djc63 started following Is there a Dave Crowley on here?
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That'll be me then.
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Anyone else doing the Black Sabbath live stream?
Cosmo Valdemar replied to Newfoundfreedom's topic in General Discussion
I hope Halestorm make the most of their one minute! It's more than they deserve. -
... and you've still not sorted out your keyboard..? ...
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TimR started following Who are you seeing live next?
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20250628_195601.mp4 I finished work late on Saturday afternoon about 5:30, saw the Maiden fans heading for Canary Wharf tube. Stopped for a quick beer before heading home and decided to see if I could get a ticket. An hour and half later and I'm in the stadium with a front standing ticket...
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Anyone else doing the Black Sabbath live stream?
Doctor J replied to Newfoundfreedom's topic in General Discussion
Can't wait to hear the Tool medley for their 20 minute set. It'll feature two songs, I hear 🤔 -
I suspect the audience will be mostly middle aged men reliving their youth.
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How many kids can afford those ticket prices? Unless they blew all their instrument savings on a ticket? 🤷🏻♂️
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sambecker1 started following Fernandes JB55 Japan Jazz bass with EMG JVX
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Remastered doesn't mean its any better
AMV001 replied to Jean-Luc Pickguard's topic in General Discussion
Remasters don't affect the levels of the instruments or vocals of the original. You need a remix for that. Having said that, adjusting the EQ and compression levels, which is pretty much what a remaster is, can enhance some elements slightly which can have an affect on how they sit within the audio spectrum. Its very subtle though and very subjective and usually defined with very nebulous phrases i.e "a little more air around the cymbals" or "slightly more authority in the attack" or similar. Check out the Steve Hoffman audio forums for further examples- and there are thousands- of audiophile nonsense. -
Perhaps its all in my head (but I’m sure it isn’t) that the USA ones simply do sound and feel better. The materials and components on a USA jazz and the build quality genuinely are higher. The modern ones much more so than the vintage ones (of which I have owned a lot of). I appreciate they’re basic designs and you’re certainly paying a premium for the brand over something like Xotic, but god knows what I’d do with a preamp like that! None of it really matters to 99% of the population, of course. My backup bass for double bass gigs is this £150 Bronco - which is fantastic.
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Agreed. And the CNC machine can't account for wood density or other variables. We were talking about this the other week on Mike Brooks' channel, where Warwick made several examples of the same model bass from the same tree, and they all still sounded very different to each other.
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Tjhooker started following petecarlton feedback
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What a legend.. Bought a bass for Pete. Fast , fuss free shipping and kept me informed the whole way. A bass chat beauty!
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It's been a few years since the BBC had a great set-up on iPlayer from Glastonbury, I can remember when they seemed to have basically every act from the main 5 or 6 stages available to watch, can remember seeking out lesser known bands and finding their full set.
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Where Were You Tomorrow - Wishbone Ash
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I've owned American Fenders and I've owned Squiers and I've enjoyed both to some degree but can't see any "magic" with the USA made stuff,but you mustn't interpret this as "they're crap" They're not crap. CNC machines work indiscriminately regardless of where they're plugged in. In this day and age I find it hard to believe there's a magic formula to bolting together two pieces of wood with just 4 screws and a thin metal neckplate is all I'm saying. The marketing machine would have us believe otherwise but really?
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