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  2. Stub Mandrel
    Alive by Pearl Jam. Not a big challenge, but one of my favourite songs so really looking forward to performing it. Rehearsal monday.
  3. Kiwi
    I have to admit there are a few instruments in my own collection (guitars and basses) that I really like and don't want to sell but I don't play them either . It's not a great time to sell anyway so they're basically wall decorations or filling up a hardshell case in the spare room wardrobe. I do get to 'rediscover' them after a time though.
  4. Raslee
    Thanks. Yes it’s is professionally done and sounds great with that too. Perhaps a sign of the market but I’m surprised it’s had little interest as it’s the perfect foray into a quality fretless 😊
  5. HeadlessBassist started following Tobias Toby Pro
  6. HeadlessBassist
    For Sale: Tobias Toby Pro, mid 2000s 3-band active, through neck bass £395. We donated a few instruments to a Secondary School I teach at this week and this Toby Pro Bass seemed way too good to become a 'School Beater Bass', so it's up for sale/trade with a view to replacing it with a couple of cheap Squiers (or instruments of similar value) that we can donate to the school. Formerly housed with the 'Moo Collection" (including the infamous Moo-Wood Status KingBasses), the Bass sounds really good for a relatively budget instrument. I believe these were made in the Korean Cort factory. Some are badged as 'Made in Korea' and others just have the U serial numbers. Condition is good, apart from a couple of small scuffs in the lacquer on the back, but there are no chips or gouges. The bass is fully operational, sounds great and has been set up with a medium-low action on Ernie Ball 45-100 Slinky's. There is a generic GigBag included with the sale. Remember that this instrument is on sale to generate funds or cheaper instruments to donate to a school, so I'm not going to drop the price. Will happily post this one, or potential buyers can collect from Derbyshire (10 mins off M1 J25.)
  7. Hellzero
    Very nice fretless conversion, really The strings look like Thomastik JF to me. GLWYS.
  8. Rob MacKillop
    Yes, I’m aware of all that, thanks. I forgot to mention I also play a 7-string Viola da gamba, but only well enough for the simpler Bach movements. It is thought that lute players still played circa French baroque pitch for solo work, but for ensemble work that could vary up and down depending where you were based. As a lute player, I often use all-gut strings at 392, sometimes even slightly lower if the instrument seems to want it. Baroque pitch is a musical feast. Yes, the 6th suite is for 5 strings, and the 5th suite has the first string down a tone. I’m not looking to arrange other music for the bass, just the cello suites, which I’ve been exploring on and off for 40 years or so. It’s always refreshing to explore them on different tunings and instruments. As I’m focused on the 4-string bass these days I thought I’d put some thought into how best to play them, and I quickly came to the conclusion that EADG would cause many problems. Once you’ve played them in 5ths tuning, and seen how perfectly they fit, it’s worth pondering at least how to emulate that on the bass. Hmm…maybe a piccolo bass 😎
  9. Beedster
    Looking forward to watching this, it’s the track that led me to bass (there’s a thread on here somewhere) 👍
  10. greghagger started following ‘The Night’ Bass Cover - Frankie Valli
  11. greghagger
    I reckon that my favourite Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons bass line has to be the one from 'The Night'. The bassist, Joe Long, is really is at his finest in this song. I spent quite a few years playing in the original London production of 'Jersey Boys' a while back, but bizarrely this song wasn't in the show. Although we discussed it in the band, I don't remember us ever finding out why! Maybe it was something to do with the writer’s credits. The Night was recorded during the Four Seasons 'Motown phase' in the early 70's, and you can clearly hear Jamerson's influence in Joe Long's bass line. I made a YouTube lesson on this bass line a few years ago, but I've now made a play-through video with the original track. This was quite a challenge, particularly in the pre-choruses, because of the fast tempo. I could have done with a few days to practice it, but I managed to get something half-decent down for this week's YouTube video. You’ll find a link to my full transcription in the video description. I hope you find the transcription useful and enjoy my play-through.
  12. Al Nico started following November Composition Challenge
  13. Al Nico
    @Baloney Balderdash It's a sonic monster. Fantastic. Again, all original style. I'm a fan.
  14. Fettsman
    I've gone to the Dark(glass) side so this is now going spare. It's served me well over many gigs and recordings for four years without a hitch. Comes complete with soft carry case, midi cable, midi footswitch and mains cable. More amp sims and effects than you can shake a stick at. Will post at cost but I would prefer a meet up.
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  15. Fettsman
    A very versatile MIDI controller. Programmable via usb from a pc/mac. Does the lot. Can chuck in a few short MIDi cables. A few slight scuffs but all is in working order. £100 posted to you in the UK
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  16. Acebassmusic started following SBL's Sharon doing an 'Esperanza'.
  17. Bill Fitzmaurice
    An eight loaded top is sufficient for pub gigs, provided the woofer is of high quality. The same applies to eight loaded subs. The trick lies in knowing the quality of the woofer, as manufacturers are loathe to reveal what they're loaded with. Eight loaded tops are less directional, as the angle of dispersion is inversely proportional to the size of the cone/radiating plane . As to throw, the inverse square rule applies to all driver sizes. The advantage to 'stick' systems is they have very wide dispersion on the horizontal plane, due to the smaller driver sizes, along with narrow dispersion on the vertical plane, due to the taller radiating plane. That aims more sound into the audience, less at the floor and ceiling. The disadvantage is most use woofers too small to do the job, at an unjustifiable price. A very good arrangement is a 2x8 top, which can give output equal to a 1x12, with wider horizontal dispersion and narrower vertical dispersion. The same applies to 4x6.5 inch tops. But those are few and far in between, as their advantages are very much unknown to the average user.
  18. Marc S
    Some more photos of this lovely little U-bass, which I can't believe hasn't sold!
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  20. AndyTravis
    Yeah - a 4 string “wav” version (albeit maple rather the graphite) would be cool. but then again, looking at my bank account, it’d need to be in 10 years time 😆
  21. Stub Mandrel
    Play them on it over bluetooth from your phone. If you press the bass knob it goes into Bluetooth mode.
  22. Stub Mandrel
    I have a usb powered air purifier that runs of usb and uses carbon cartridges. That could run in a car.
  23. HeadlessBassist started following SBL's Sharon doing an 'Esperanza'.
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  25. kwmlondon
    Cheers!
  26. silverfoxnik started following 1989 Stingray 2EQ in transparent red. Worn but plays and sounds great!
  27. silverfoxnik
    Beautiful playing and sounding bass this... I had the pleasure of playing it last year and it really does have a bit of magic about it! GLWTS, though I don't think you'll need it.. 👍😊
  28. nick
    Could work. Importantly get a good clean cut. I used decent sharp electrician's cable cutters. I also think ezbass's recommendation above of a dab of superglue & maybe a bit of a tape is a good idea. Obviously you're not gonna get as much windings of the silk on the tuner posts. Particularly on the E string.
  29. Bassman2019 started following Is Wilton Felder one of the best bassists of the 70s
  30. Bassman2019
    Honestly I would say Wilton Felder definitely deserves a spot among the greats of the 70s. “I Know I Want You Back alone” is iconic but his work across Motown, RCA, ABC and beyond really shows how versatile and influential he was. Some of those lines are just timeless and you can hear their impact in so much that followed.
  31. Richard R
    I'm seen her a couple of times, both great gigs. Is that possibly the world's thickest and heaviest guitar lead she's using in the photos above?
  32. kwmlondon
    ON HOLD…
  33. Reggaebass
    Of all the various mutes and devices I’ve got I usually resort to my trusty foam, but it’s good fun to try these things
  34. chris_b
    My piece of foam has been working well for pennies for about 10 years. I'm not sure I'd want to spend £££'s on something that does the same job.
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