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Finally buy myself that five-stringer I've been promising myself for years. Ideally a G&L L-2500 Tribute if I can find any outside Japan, otherwise we'll see what's out there when I have funds. Still bemoaning the loss of the Zoot Funkmeister I tried a couple of months ago though.
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Being in a band is such a big part of many BC'ers lives! Why do you feel it's wishful thinking for you?
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Get the ball rolling properly with my band Tea Time Funk Club I think we've got something really good going and they're a super talented bunch. This year I want us to find the right venues and get our foot properly in the door. We've got 4-5 bookings already so hopefully things will snowball from there. Personally, I've been working hard on my playing and practicing a lot more, so I want to keep that up. Gigs in the calendar always helps me with motivation in that department too.
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Peavey T-40’s & T-20 USA vintage bass collection
neepheid replied to kingforaday's topic in Bass Guitars
Are you planning on dying early or something? 43 == twilight years? I hope not, I'm 50 tomorrow, and I have absolutely zero intention of scaling back operations. -
This is a parts bass made with a JV Precision neck and neck plate, all the original JV hardware (tuners, string tree, bridge and headstock strap button). Pickup is a mid 2000’s MIM Fender and the electrics were with the body which is a Y series early 2000 Chinese Squier. The scratch-plate is from a Korean Squier and I also have the original but cracked Chinese scratch-plate. I bought the JV neck and parts minus the original body. The neck had to have a snapped screw removed from the neck butt before it was doweled and filled by the luthier. The serial number, neck plate and Squier hardware are all from one bass. The neck plate has some corrosion but the JV serial number is visible. Although listed as a project the bass plays well as is. It has been set up with a low action wearing D’Addario strings. The truss-rod works and frets are good. The necks on these early Japanese Squiers are fantastic as no doubt you are aware. The instrument is reasonably light at 3.8kgs and sounds like a typical Precision. Selling at what it cost me in parts. No trades sorry, pickup preferred but I can post in the UK only at buyer’s cost. I will include a worn but well padded gig bag.-
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I like the idea of trying to find another band / project, but it's probably just wishful thinking on my part. Could do with playing more and with "constructive" practice.
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About 75% originals and without any agent at present.
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To actually play bass live again, Yodaclub seem to have gone on a semi permanent hiatus now, Acme Sewage Company had a lousy year in 2025 with our singer / guitarist out for pretty much the whole year with a back problem, 2026 marks 50 years of Acme, there are plenty of gigs on the table, let's hope we can do them!
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Pick up the bass a bit more often...
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Mine is to pick up the bass more often. No band situation currently so no real pressure but I'd just like to get back, playing-wise, to where I was a while back. Will be making the effort to find time for practising. Life has got way too hectic over the past couple of years and fun seems to have taken a back seat. No longer! It's time to recalibrate.
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Nearly new Overwater 5 string bass. Not entirely sure about letting this go but needs must ...Based in Cambridge would prefer to avoid posting but happy to try to meet up. Estimated weight (bathroom scales) 4.4kg. Scale 35". Fingerboard figured maple. Headstock matching honeyburst satin. Balck side dots only. 21 frets. Swamp ash body. Top flamed maple. Bridge spacing 19mm. Hipshot ultralight machines. Pickups OW PJ5. OW buffer preamp with passive EQ. Scratchplates - black and also tort. Finish - honeyburst gloss. Custom OW hiscox lite flite teardrop case. I've strung it with Optima Gold plated strings. Here is a video of the bass (not me playing unfortunately!)... -
I just want to get a band formed again. It's eighteen months since my last (and favourite) band folded and I'm keen to play gigs again.
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Am looking forward to getting my paws on the Sandberg Lionel Superlight I’ve commissioned, which fingers crossed will land by Xmas, other than that all I want for music and 2026 is rehearse with my non-gigging band and have a laugh.
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I would love a pair of ATCs. That is not going to happen. I am a tragic fantasist embarking on his very own vanity project. I am looking at a pair of Yamaha NS8 as my monitors. I have borrowed a pair and they are in situ. I am struggling to think of a reason not to go with them. I am running Sonor Works which can deal with the less than epic placement. Does the £500ish have anything else that I REALLY should be considering as well? I am not hugely into buying 2nd hand for speakers like this, unless someone I know and trust is cutting me an extraordinary deal on a pair of ATC SCM20A boxes. TIA
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Finish the move into the music room. Get some recording done of solo work. Finish at least some of the hardware projects I've started (cab, basses, electronics).
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Complete and release my band's album. We have 4 songs finished, another 4 that are currently in the process of being mixed and 5 more that still need vocals recording and then mixing, plus one instrumental that needs a bit of additional production. That's almost 60 minutes worth of music. However once we've got over 40 minutes complete which means getting the vocals recorded for 2 of the songs that currently don't have them, then we'll probably release those and save the rest for the next album which hopefully won't take another four years to complete!
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Reduced to £700 until Jan 4th, after that I'll keep it. -
Seriously?!? I wish they’d told me about it! They could have at least sent me an email?! I’m totally sick of being stuck in one area of the fretboard..!
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Norwich and Norfolk Music Scene - Advice Please.
tauzero replied to thebrig's topic in General Discussion
You could try checking out the usual places, JoinMyBand, BandMix, Facebook, Gumtree, and see if there are any music shops or rehearsal studios locally with noticeboards. Plus see if there are any open mics or jam nights near you that you might be able to do a bit of networking at, or at least a bit of playing. -
Keep working on my consistency, articulation and musical vocabulary. And spend £0.00 on musical gear (except strings)
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My main goal for 2026 is to stop buying music related gear. I have my expenses below my earnings, but still, too much money. Other than that, I think this next year I will probably have less gigs than in 2025, so I will keep on studying jazz and improvisation. Apart from that, I also want to start playing my synth again and keep on with guitar.
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Spector USA NS-2 bass bridges - Gold
woolf replied to woolf's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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Are you playing covers or originals Steve? And already currently signed up with an agent or getting gigs mostly off your own bat as a band?
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Peavey T-40’s & T-20 USA vintage bass collection
kingforaday replied to kingforaday's topic in Bass Guitars
Indeed it was! How did you get on with trimming your collection down Davie? Although that was some years ago, it may well have grown again!
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