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  2. Mediocre Polymath started following Why weak wattage?
  3. Mediocre Polymath
    I agree with this. The last few times I've been to a pub with a band playing, they've been rocking 1000-watt-per-side PA speakers with bass bins for an audience of maybe 50 people. It doesn't matter how good you are, I'm not going to enjoy a pub gig where I have to lean over the bar and scream my order to the bartender.
  4. nige1968
    Love this. ICAWW, Angine de poitrine is French for Angina.
  5. Silky999
    Spent this morning flattening, cutting back and polishing the walnut and elm body that’s been in nitro for a while now. Always that slightly tense moment when you move from “looks alright” to “don’t mess this up now” 😅 It’s come up really nicely overall. There is a bit of grain sink in places, but nothing dramatic — and honestly on an open-pored wood like this, I think it just adds a bit of character rather than looking like a mistake. It still feels smooth to the touch and the gloss has settled well. This one’s very much in the nitro doing nitro things category: natural, slightly imperfect, and already starting to look like an instrument rather than a project. I’d rather that than bury the wood under half a gallon of plastic. It’ll be paired with a roasted maple neck with a rosewood fretboard, Guyker tuners, Fender Pure Vintage ’66 pickups, and a Hipshot bridge. The neck is already finished and set up, with the tuners installed, so it’s just waiting to be bolted on once the body’s had a bit more time to behave itself. Next job is letting it sit and behave itself before assembly. No rushing, Does this build make you feel “fizzy”?…..it doesn’t have a home yet……. MGCS – made to play, built to last.
  6. MichaelDean
    Yikes. That looks like I did the fretwork 😅
  7. TimR started following Why weak wattage?
  8. TimR
    Electronics is a lot cheaper and easier to mass produce than it was 'in the old days' Manufacturers will do market research and watch sales figures and know what sells. My first Amp in 1987 was 100w. It was just about loud enough to keep up with a drummer in a pub. But everything got louder as it got cheaper. That's not good for anyone imo. Everything is getting lighter now. It'll get to the point where everything becomes 1000W as it'll cost the same and be the same size as a 100W amp.
  9. dave_bass5
    A bit more from Tim
  10. Si600
    Do you live in an old telephone exchange?
  11. Al Nico started following Does Your Covers Band Change Songs? What Changes and Why?
  12. Al Nico
    I played in cover bands for hundreds of years. One of the favourite changes the drummers like to make is increasing the tempo dramatically to suit their excitement for the show. This provides a platform for the other musicians to simplify their parts, and get to the bar at break earlier, and for longer. Time at the bar slows down the second set and provides a more relaxed approach to tempo, timing, and pitch, complemented by an increase of guitar volume aprox. +12db.
  13. bencrouch91
    bencrouch91 joined the community
  14. bencrouch91
    Just wondered what you make of it nearly a month on? Build quality? im super tempted by one, and in the pink!
  15. Grooverjr
    Lovely colour but I personally don't like the feel or look of open pores. If it was more 'finished' it would be gorgeous.
  16. MichaelDean
    I also bought some cheap Warwick strings with mine but I'm yet to fit them. After whatever grime was on the stock D'Addarios had rubbed off on my fingers, they're quite nice. Just took a week of playing it.
  17. Al Nico
    It might still be yet. Thank you. edit: not in the 90's perhaps.
  18. silverfoxnik
    Nowhere as a band, to be honest. But Eg has had a pretty stellar career since then, as artist/writer/producer. The reason I know this is that I was in a band at the time and we knew Yip Yip Coyote, went to the same gigs, clubs etc.. Plus, they were big BowWowWow fans, like my band were, so we shared common musical influences, tastes etc. I nearly bought an Odyssey bass myself back in the mid 90s (that was being advertised on Loot) , told myself I couldn't afford it, and then regretted it for months afterwards.. What a fool I was! 🤦😁
  19. msb started following Why weak wattage?
  20. msb
    I like the little class D heads. I’ve picked up a bunch of ‘em in the 200-350 watt range.
  21. Lfalex v1.1 started following Retail therapy.
  22. Lfalex v1.1
    My last pain-free day was back in October. Unfortunately, this coincided with my being in one of those mighty mega-plex malls, and I got carried away with the thrill of it all, buying a Seiko Prospex Turtle. Now, when I look at it, I'm reminded that the last day I felt decent was 5 months ago. Perhaps retail therapy isn't for me...
  23. Jack started following Harley Benton flats - they're a bit good!
  24. Jack
    How are you measuring strings? Digital calipers?
  25. samkeen
    Love it! GLWTS
  26. von Braun
    I had no idea Bunde (can't do umlauts on this keyboard, unfortunately) was German for fret. I used to live near the town called Bunde in the eastern region of NRW, back in the day. Anyway, bass looks great, good luck with the sale!
  27. NancyJohnson
    Tiny upgrade. Popped in a pair of P94s and changed the knobs to amber coloured ones (only because I shattered one of the originals getting one of the potentiometers out). From a visual aesthetic, I'm of the opinion the 90s look better than the humbuckers. I'm still staggered how good this is.
  28. binky_bass started following Cort A6 Six String Bass. Through Neck, Bartolini Pickups, Hipshot licensed Bridge, Tuners, Knobs. Excellent Condition. £400 Including UK Postage.
  29. binky_bass
    Hi all, Up for sale is my Cort A6 bass, these are absolutely excellent 6 string basses that punch well above their weight. I'm not just saying the because I'm selling one, if you look at any thread over the years on here by anyone else selling one you'll likely see my comment about how good they are! I've had 4 of these over the years, I keep coming back to them because they pumch well above the price they sell for. One of the bridge saddles isnt original, for some reason the prior owner removed it and use the bass as a 5 string then lost the saddle! Apart from the minor visual difference, it functions exactly as the others. This was the last bass in, so needs to be the first bass out. I need a little extra cash to finish off some major house renovations we've got going on! £400 posted in the UK or £380 collected. Below is a fresh batch of photos taken a moment ago! Any questions, please ask! Russ. Spec Below: - *Scale Length*: 34" (864mm) - *Weight*: approximately 3.4kg - *String Spacing*: 16mm - *Body*: Mahogany with figured maple top - *Neck*: 5-piece maple & wenge, neck-thru construction - *Fretboard*: Rosewood or Panga Panga, 24 frets - *Pickups*: 2 x Bartolini MK-1 humbuckers - *Electronics*: Bartolini MK-1 EQ with 3-band EQ and active/passive switch - *Bridge*: Hipshot Licenced Type-A Bridge - *Tuners*: Hipshot Ultralight Tuners
  30. colleya
    I have the blonde version of this bass, and I'm still sorely tempted. Those noiseless pickups really are something. GLWTS
  31. HeadlessBassist
    Agreed. If they're your brand and gauge, you're good to go. On most of my basses I usually slap on a set of 40-95 Elixirs (I like the long lasting rich tone and bendability). I recently picked up a shortscale 5-string Maruszczyk 'Mr.Tee' as a P/X which had the thickest set of flats I've seen, so they had to go. I actually found a reasonably priced set of Ernie Ball 40-95 flatwounds and added a 35 gauge for the top C. A short setup later and it plays like butter. Due to the bargain price of my own Fazley Judge Plus (aka. Kermit the Bass), I threw on a set of cheap Warwick Red Label strings that I got in the Black Friday sales. Bass £63. Strings £8. Reminds me of the cafe menus on Discworld; Rat and beans 8p Rat and ketchup 7p Rat 4p” “Why does ketchup cost almost as much as the rat?” “Have you tried rat without ketchup?!"
  32. javi_bassist
    Easy and compact
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  34. karlfer
    Select a picture to open it. Tap on it twice. That opens up to more than the full screen, enabling you to use the cursor to closely inspect the pictures. They can actually be zoomed to pretty much life size. Perhaps LowEnd Lobster's demo bass has not had the rosewood nourished. The board on mine is excellent rosewood that is fully nourished. I maintain my basses in top condition as anybody who has bought from me will know.
  35. LukeFRC
    That’s the dilemma - everyone wants a really really well equipped synth with every feature known to man… but they also want quick easy presets so they don’t need to learn how to use every feature known to man. I don’t envy panda or source audio!! @Kiwi would FI4 midi out let you drive any arpeggiator you want? Or depending how it works could the midi out from pitch detector go to arpegiator and then as midi back into fi?
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