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super al started following "Close to zero" cost of creating content
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I hate the word 'content' We used to create music, now it's just content...ones and zeroes to a funky beat! If content be the food of love then stream on and on and on...until we break even If we're lucky 😆
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Neck Carve! I always cheat when it comes to neck carving. I start by carving a series of facets onto the neck. These are carefully measured and calculated. Once they're done there's still quite a lot of wood to take off, but they give the neck it's final shape. Here are the first two facets: Here I'm starting on the next one. The tape is there to remind me where the line is I'm supposed to be carving to. You really don't want to get carried away and go to far beyond the line. It's veeeery late in the day to start a new neck. And on dark wood a pencil line can be darn hard to see. I end up with.....ummmm...is it 8 facets, something like that. I spend quite a long time getting these pretty flat and consistent. I think it reduces the amount of 'shoe-shine' sanding which is needed, which is the god-awful final stage.... So here we are: VID_20240607_121041~3.mp4 If I can over the weekend I'll make a start on the headstock transition. Edit: Hmm...that video is masssssive! Does anyone know how to make it smaller?
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Nice and tight, I like it 👌
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Trouble with a stiffy, truss rod related
itu replied to basskit_case's topic in Repairs and Technical
First of all the tool you use has to be a quality one. If it does not fit, don't even try. Put quite some more that oil there. Keep the bass up so that the oil can get to the thread. Start to turn a bit. Any direction is good. Then back. And forth and back. Even a fraction of degree helps the oil to penetrate between the nut and the rod and a possible washer. Do this as long as the thread starts to turn bit by bit. Keep the tool in one place. Then you can keep the tension constant. When the thread is working, adjust the rod in 1/8 or 1/4 of a turn at a time. Let the neck stabilize for an hour and check the action. As I wrote elsewhere, write down everything you do. This way you can reverse your attempts. Keep the bass in tune before and after adjustments. You may have to fine tune the bridge. -
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Cracking you this one. Used in my pedal board to balance between basses both in terms of volume and brightness. Plus a nice buffer and mute switch. Beautifully made and surprisingly effective for something so subtle. Just adds a certain ‘something’ £50 posted uk only. No box. Very cool battery compartment on a magnetic door
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Just picked up a BBP34 Jeez this thing sounds fantastic. I’m officially a convert now. Sounds more like a P bass than a P bass somehow, and the jazz PU at the back is just perfect. Snappy and sharp sounding but still reads nicely as a bass sound. So fast and fun to play and it’s put together so well. im really considering buying another one to put flats on I like it so much. Only downside for me is those fret ends are a bit sharp/poky for me. They look great and have been nicely finished in a way (it’s no dog like a fender) but still bit sharp. I have ultra sensitive skin tho. No worries I’ll grab a file 🤘 best sounding bass on my rack.
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Blessed Insurance - Traditional hymn
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Cool set up - looks like it covers a lot of bases. It's more or less where I'm heading with a specific fretless board I'm building in my mind. I hadn't considered reverb... how does it handle the octave down? I haven't looked at dimensions but the MXR Mini Iso brick is about the size of one of those yoghurt topped flapjacks you find in a petrol station... See my pedal board on the previous page for size reference against the Opto Comp. Could be worth a look if you eventually want to get the Spark on there.
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It is incredible and the grey one is superb! One day I’ll have these back, amazing basses and I gigged them lots 🤘 Enjoy mate they are killer and Jon Shuker is a damn fine luthier and top bloke too
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Sorry for multiple posts. I don’t know what happened. Can admin delete it please? My apologies.
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So I’m now the latest keeper of the pink Rockinfreakapotamus. I’m not here to introduce the bass, I’m here to gush about Jon Shuker. I’ve never had an interest in the name, never had one of his basses on my radar but I was mistaken and wrong. Custom hardware aside (it’s got a lane Poor pickup and bad a$$ bridge.) I’m familiar with Lane Poor from other basses I’ve owned, this is a legacy not original (anyone have one to sell?) but it’s still tight, punchy and hot. That aside the build quality is superb, balance, neck and overall feel are I think probably some of the best I’ve played and many of you know the basses that have been through my grubby mitts. I do like a battered bass and I think the relic job on this is done well. If you haven’t checked out a Shuker, I think you should, I will certainly be keeping my eye on the market place. I hear rumour of the grey one that has just changed hands and I’d like to track that one down too so the pair can be reunited! @walshy I’m sure you know where it is you keep tabs on this duo. Great commission and Jon if you follow basschat you have a new customer.
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Ebay
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Zoom B6 MultiFX unit - AS NEW - BIG PRICE DROP TO £200 plus postage
carlsim replied to carlsim's topic in Effects For Sale
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Ebay. I just bought one.
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Great interface that has served me well for a few years now. I’ve just got an XR18 and so this is now surplus. It’s in good condition But has some rack rash as can be seen in the pics. I’ve only ever used it with Mac on OSX High Sierra 10.13.6 and Ventura with DAW Logic X Pro 10.4.1 and so can’t speak for anything else. Here’s what Focusrite say - The Liquid Saffire 56 hardware interface provides the means for connecting microphones, line-level signals, instrument-level signals, and digital signals to your computer, which are then routed to your audio recording software / digital audio workstation (DAW). The Liquid Saffire 56 features two Liquid Pre-amps. ‘Liquid’ refers to our hybrid microphone pre-amplifier technology, matching high quality Focusrite Mic pre design with meticulously sampled pre-amp emulations transporting classic front-end processing into the digital age. All audio signals connected to the inputs, plus audio output from your computer programs are routed to the physical outputs for you to connect to an amp and speakers, powered monitors, headphones, analogue/digital mixer, and any other studio equipment that you wish to use. There are also connectors for sending and receiving MIDI. The accompanying software application, Saffire MixControl provides further recording, routing and monitoring options, as well as the ability to control global hardware settings such as sample rate and synchronisation. Saffire MixControl software provides mixing and routing to and from the DAW, allowing control over which signals are sent from the sequencer to each output. All inputs on the Liquid Saffire 56 are routed directly to your DAW software for recording, but Saffire MixControl also allows you to route these signals to your monitors so that you can listen to the audio signals with zero latency - before they arrive at your DAW. Pick up from Blackburn Lancs or will post at buyers cost.
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Ebay. I just bought one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186298173112?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=eKRaAt6CQby&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=9Sq1XDGhRS6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY