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Please don't do that, it might increase the value to $100K, I'm still saving up to get to the $50K he wants. -
In my home studio putting the finishing touches to the drum programming for another new song. We now have 5 new songs to work on for when we are next back in the rehearsal room.
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Doh! I do apologise! Ive got this thread confused with the Birmingham bass show! I can’t make this as mentioned above, I’ll get my coat now! Enjoy everyone 👍 -
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Reluctantly putting up for sale my Fender Jazz FMT. Limited run in the early 2000's, slightly smaller body and headstock, with a flamed maple top. Currently loaded with a John East preamp, this bass is super versatile and a joy to play. Only selling because I picked up a 5 string version of this bass late last year and can't justify keeping both! Some wear and tear from 20 years of gigging but only cosmetic, adds to the character of the bass IMO! All shown in the photos. Don't see many of these come up for sale Any questions just ask.-
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I don’t think the fret lacquer cracking is uncommon, I had it on my old Streamline. Never got any worse or peeled. GLWTS.- 1 reply
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light my fire - The Doors
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Darkness The Police
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There will only be fellow BassChatters. There will be a list on the door and we ask people to wear lanyards/badges. (And if you're playing someone else's bass then just throw the lanyard over your shoulder so the clasp can't scratch the instrument.)
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Buried Alive - Avenged Sevenfold
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So, does that mean you can set it at a fixed velocity if you want to?
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Fender Japan Deluxe Jazz Bass V Kazuki Arai Edition Black
Harry replied to Harry's topic in Basses For Sale
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Great information, even if it is over my head. I'm way out of date. I just dial in a low stage volume and enough high and low end I can hear. Then I just hope the sound engineer has me where I'm supposed to be. Daryl
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Great crowd photo and I love the way they band is lit up. Daryl
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There’s a velocity depth and centre-point setting.
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Yes, the FM engine cannot be triggered via MIDI.
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Well, it's been yet another epic traveling day, starting off from Derbyshire straight to Northampton to pick up a sales bass for a friend, followed by a trip to see @Silky999 for some routing action in the workshop, then onto another sales bass pickup from Hemel Hempstead, and finally to Kensington for a lovely Italian dinner and a great evening of bass chatting with @themoo and the obligatory long haul back to the East Midlands. So, what about the 'routing action' I hear you ask? Well, I'm not sure who was the most nervous, but the walnut/graphite Jazz needed to lose a little mass, so we decided to do some chambering - yes, obviously leaving a neck-width central spine giving clear 'tone block' vibration transmission from the neck to the bridge. Anyway, it was very cool to see Silky at work and as always, I am very grateful for his time, thoughtfulness and thorough research. 22mm I tell you. 22mm exactly!
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Barefaced Retro 210 - cloth grill - 4/12ohm switchable
cybertect replied to castlemaine22's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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I went up to half on mine at rehearsal once. Nearly had a brown trouser moment.
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Does Your Covers Band Change Songs? What Changes and Why?
Stub Mandrel replied to Sean's topic in General Discussion
This is a classic! We farted around over and again to come up with an ending for Bkack Night. In the end, I saw them in Birmingham and came back and said "they did something like this so that will for us!" But yep, fade out songs always cause issues. For the originals band I'm in, last week we worked out two endings for a song: A crisp one for the planned album and a flexible one that reprises the verse so there's enough time to chainsaw a clown's head off... - Yesterday
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2016 Music Man 40th Anniversary "Old Smoothie" StingRay in as new condition with original case (and keys), literature, '76 retro "radio" control knobs fitted (original chromes included) and black (BWB) USA pickguard fitted with white (WBW) original pickguard included. Weight: 4.3kg. Price is £2,750 or near offer collected from Bury St Edmunds or localish meet up. Thanks for looking. Specifications:- Body Wood: Alder. Body Finish: High gloss polyester. Body Colour: Chocolate Burst. Bridge Music Man® chrome plated, hardened steel bridge plate with vintage stainless steel saddles and adjustable mute pads. Scale Length 34" (86.4 cm). Neck Radius 7.5" (19.1 cm). Frets 21 - Low profile, narrow width Neck Width 1-11/16" (42.86 mm) at nut 2-1/2" (63.5 mm) at last fret. Neck Wood Select maple neck. Fingerboard Select maple. Neck Finish High gloss polyester. Neck Colour Natural aged light yellow finish. Tuning Machines Schaller BM, with tapered string posts. Neck Attachment 6 bolt neck plate. Controls Custom "Old Smoothie" 2-band active preamp; vol, treble, bass. Pickups Custom "Old Smoothie" humbucking with 10 elongated Alnico magnets and split cover. Link to Sterling Ball discussing the history of this bass:- https://youtu.be/R2ZRWzEBIzE?si=oOXpMI5eOvJreWeB Links to Joe Dart and another bassist playing one:- https://youtu.be/bf7Nxbebdqw?si=D-BYLBgkp9pBs-IV https://youtu.be/_xMjHweNO7s?si=OHHfddN2NhyuHDbp-
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Robin Smith's ensemble at The Alexandra theatre in Birmingham, on the Tubular Bells: The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III tour. Very impressive performance, the only bit of a let down was the bass - audible in the mix but I suspect using a P with flats, it was just a dull thud with no mids and absolutely no treble giving not a lot of pitch information. The ensemble was Robin Smith on keys, accompanied by two guitarists (one of whom played the clavinet on the instrument introductions), one bassist, one vocalist, one cellist (playing an NS Cello), and two percussionists playing everything hittable, from a stock drumkit to glockenspiel and (of course) the tubular bells. First half was excerpts from Tubular Bells II and III, plus Moonlight Shadow, second half was all of Tubular Bells. The musicianship was great, as was the sound in the main (the thuddy bass didn't spoil it), the female vocalist was tremendous. The guitar tech/roadie kept doing the guitar swaps for one guitarist, while the other guitarist had to swap his own guitars - not sure why that was. Anyroadup, the tour continues, and I'm sure tickets will be available at other venues - the Alex was quite full but it wasn't sold out.
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I use a 50W head through a small, inefficient but quality cab for home and a 500W head through a very efficient cab for live. The frustration is it's easier to push the little rig into gorgeous overdrive. I play live with a lot if gain so I can dig in and get overdrive, but that means my master settings are down low and fiddly to get right. If I go past 10 o'clock plants die and I get told off... Up to 30 years ago I was gigging with a mere 150W head (the same type Krist Novoselick used).
