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Thanks all, I guess like any new skill you just have to apply yourself consistently and accept you'll be crap to start with. It's not so much the technicalities of singing (although I'm no singer, sadly) it's the working out how my brain can learn to unlink the singing from the playing bit.
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This arrived this week at PS towers Ampeg V4B. It is simply incredible 100 watts. Simple to set up Absolute ampeg delight. I just didn't know this model existed or I would bought one ages ago It looks cool and isn't remotely back breaking at 18kg Gets its first Policed gig next week Then a blues/rock gig Then a ska/new wave gig
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Reckon I'll mosey on down..... I'll bring my Spector Pulse 2 with the LHZ preamp, a Warwick Proline custom, an LFSys Monaco cab and a couple of amps (a choice between a Bugera Veyron, Quilter BB800, Mesa Big Block or an Orange 4 Stroke - if anyone would like to have a bash on something let me know your preference)
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100% This. I couldn't do it either but lots of practice and not thinking about it when you're doing it was key. Concentrate too much on either and it goes to pot! I found I changed to downstrokes only which helped me for some reason. Keep plugging away and it'll come.
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I bought this recently on a whim expecting it to be very useful, but frankly speaking I don’t have the patience for such technical wizardry at my age. As far as I’m aware the reviews have been very favorable and Janek Gwizdala has incorporated one into his own touring pedal board which is a serious endorsement of the unit’s capabilities. If it’s been used three times I would be surprised. Includes original box etc. This should be a good deal for someone looking to purchase a new version of this pedal as this is as box fresh a second hand version as you will probably find in the wild! £155 inc main land uk postage. £150 collected from Wigan or local to Wigan meet up. Cheers. -
I’ve been playing this for a few weeks now and loving it even more! I’ve adjusted the pickup heights slightly, resulting in an improved tone and even volume across the strings and tweaked the relief/action a little. Played a large outdoor festival the other week, through an Ampeg SVT and 4x10 on a big stage with a proper festival PA. My bass sounded great and lots of nice comments about my sound at this gig from the crew, and from my band mates at rehearsals. I couldn’t be more pleased with it. IMG_0668.mov
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Tech 21 bass fly rig V1 drop £160 posted
Bassman666 replied to Bassman666's topic in Effects For Sale
Don't really need anything to be honest -
It's pretty much this - if there's a magic bullet I'm yet to find it!
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We're gonna need to map an ancestry of it 😜 Who ordered it brand new?! -
Wish I had the cash for this. A 🇨🇦 dingwall for the price of a new NG2/NG3!! GLWTS- 1 reply
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How about the tuners?
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I'll be there - with as many LFSys cabs as I can muster. There'll probably be at least one new model to try out.
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Practice, that’s the only way. I’m not a natural singer so the only way I can get my backing vox right is practice them with the band. It’s no good at home volumes, I need to be doing them with the band and those volumes.
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I'm reaching out to the BC community in the hope that some amongst you will have been the process and can offer some advice. For years I've managed to avoid singing backing vocals, but I've begun depping for a band and it's clear it would be beneficial if I could add a bit of vocals on choruses etc. Problem is I've never been able to sing and play at the same time! When I play I feel so mentally 'locked in' that I struggle to even speak or respond off someone talks to me, let alone sing 😂 Strumming an acoustic I can sort of do it, but bass feels like a wholly different challenge. I've been playing for years, so it's quite a way into my playing career to learn, but for those of you that have been through similar, how did you crack it?! How ever McCartney, Lee etc do it is beyond me?!!
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Basically does anything look right on this?
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For Sale Origin Effects Black label 64. These pedals are absolutely fabulous, bomb proof build quality,huge tonal variety and very easy to use and manipulate on the fly. It’s easy to see why this particular favourite of stellar UK session bassist Rob Mullarkey. If you want some cool vintage tones without having to lug a valve amp to your gigs here’s the solution. The unit is in excellent condition and comes with manual and original box. The price is £275 inc of postage to mainland UK. Any questions please do let me know. -
The CFO and I have just come out of a bilateral meeting where a number of topics of mutual interest were discussed. Theses topics included: Balance of payments Import / export regime Tariffs Apparently I have imported quite a few basses and guitars into the house and the number of basses and guitars exported has hit an all time low of zero. This apparently means I am running a significant deficit. Due to this deficit the CFO is looking at imposing tariffs of circa 125%, such that a £500 bass attracts a tariff of £640 payable to the treasury, aka her bank account. She presented a number of options that I apparently have agreed to. Not saying anything anything as it could be taken the wrong way, clearly indicated my consent. She backed this up with leverage of me sleeping in the attic or the spare bedroom, my choice. I have no idea where she got these ideas from, but she has been paying a lot more attention to US news recently. I explained to her basic economic theory re balance of payments and who really pays tariffs, but I only received a stern look in return. So I am now selling two of the very, very small herd I have rather than enduring punitive sanctions of sleeping in the spare room. The Ibanez GSR 180 is a great and lightweight guitar, I just had a little noodle on it and its lovely to play. It is in very good condition and has a small number of tiny nicks on the body, I've tried to capture these in the pictures. The bubbling on the back is the protective film still in place, that’s how little use it's had. It comes with a soft Ibanez bag I also have a Harley Benton Deluxe Series active bass. This is a lovely bass but the neck and I don't get on. My thumbs are knackered from rugby and it's slightly too thick and it's painful after 15 mins. I brought it from a fellow bass chatter a few months ago but I have to recognise I need thin necks. So I've built myself an active Jazz with a Fender neck and a John East pre-amp to take it's place. Again a great bass and my thumbs do not do it justice. It's in good nick and as with all Harley Benton stuff its great value for money. I paid £95 but will take £80 for it. There is no case per se for it. The pictures make the neck look grubby , thats just the grain. There are great guitars for very little money, keep them as spares or use them as projects. I've two decent packing boxes for them to post but I'd really, really, really rather not as the postage costs will be high for what are cheap guitars. I am happy to meet people within an hour (ish) of Settle in North Yorkshire, I can Leeds or Manchester if necessary during the week as I work there. York is also possible. More than happy to look at swaps or trades. With cash either way, I'm looking for a decent small 6,8 or 10 channel mixer with USB in and out, or a decent FRFR speaker such as Headrush 112, a Boss Katana 100 MK2 combo amp or similar. Or something else that's interesting. I have enough guitars and basses (according to the CFO), so unless it's a 62 Precision or a Strat, thats probably not going to fly. I have more IT than I need so nothing on the IT side at all please Thanks for looking Rob-
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Been mulling this over for a while, much head scratching Now I’m retired and have more time to play / practice, I’m looking for a small bass combo, for portability around the house, bottom of the garden in the gazebo etc instead of heading up to our very well equipped music room Got to be portable but able to hold its own if I have friends round for a jam, the odd open mic night and also with the Mrs when she decides to have a honk on her sax or Akai ewi! Also needs aux input for my MPC which I use to write on and provide beats etc and I can also plug my Mrs Akai EWI into it Was considering a Phil jones BG-110 Also the BG-120 which pushes the price up a fair bit But I have no experience with those tiny drivers Then there is the Phil Jones bass engine, 7” driver but bigger than the BG range Comparing bass engine to the BG range, it’s cheaper but bigger, I’m guessing the higher price of the BG range is because of the smaller drivers and overall size being smaller ? I just saw a GR Bass cube 110 on the bass direct website, it’s pushing the budget but takes me into more familiar territory as far as speaker size goes with its 1x10 driver Seems a good size and lightweight, not heard any GR Bass but seems to have a good reputation Whilst looking at other small 1x10 combos, saw the Markbass Marcus Miller CMD 101 Micro 60 which seems to tick all the boxes Any other options? Thanks Tony
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I think if you consider all the posts on this, it's all wrong! I hope the winning bidder does some research. Bidding up to nearly 1900 quid.
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Bartolini 6RC Pickup. This is a direct drop-in for your Rickenbacker bridge pickup. Only selling as I am using an alternative in my 4003. Just a bit of shine on the top of the pup where the string rubs a little. Bass Direct have these new at £118 < only asking £75, UK postage included. PM for any more info, thanks for looking! SB 😀 -
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A very excellent Oc2 clone, but wothout the volume issues and a usefull mids switch. As new condition with box. £120 posted -
Hmm....pickups looks wrong.
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Markbass Ninja Cab - 2x12 - 600w Reduced - now £375
spongebob replied to spongebob's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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I think this is the best way to look at things. What’s the budget?
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