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Not much wrong with an upright piano, as long as it has a metal frame. Many (most..?) had wooden frames; they're the ones that can't hold their tuning. They are not, nowadays, considered as 'musical instruments', but as 'furniture'.

I am looking for something simple that will let me define a chord progression, and then play it back to me while I try without success to play an appropriate bassline. It needs to be completely quiet, so something that works with headphones, and also simple to use. Ireal pro is cheap and I think would work, but I don't have a tablet of any sort so would have to buy one. Hookpad is expensive but would run on my laptop. But surely there is something tailor made for practice?? I have: Laptop with W11, Reaper, Audio interface, wireless headphones. Any suggestions would be appreciated - I need to become completely silent to maintain some domestic harmony. Thanks for any help.

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… I did mention that at the start of the thread lol! Think the V2 are around £300 or so new, so a V1 for £200 is ok. I’m always surprised how some pedals hold their used values so well. Thing is I’ll probably end up getting a V2 alongside the V1 I already have at some point lol, I think I like collecting comps 😆

YMCA - Village People

How did they keep an upright piano in tune? What an amazing piece of Vid!

Wow, loads of interesting stories! My first guitar was a nylon one I put steel stings on and destroyed, but I still have its successor, a KT-2 cheap as chips thin plywood body 'SG', much modified. Must have bought it around March 1980 as Running Free had not long charted and was the first song I tried to play on it. My first bass was a Hohner jazz copy (similar to but predating the Arbor Series). I must have bought it in 1986 looking at my cv (which is a bit shaky on dates pre-1988) I gave it to my brother 10 or 15 years ago, but he still has it, the pickguard is faded to an incredible two-tone colour. Secretly, I want it back 😞 I still have my second bass, a Hohner B2 that my brother converted to a lefty, gave to me, and I converted back the "DEATHBURGER". All original except the finish and knobs it has had several finishes - white, then refinned white, then painted with sunset and standing stones, heavily stickered, carbon effect vinyl wrapped, then stone effect paint! Gigged it in the late 80s to 96 when I lost my way, and did all my proper band demo recordings with it as it sounds incredible. Since then gigged (once) and jammed with it recently. Oddly, I don't have any decent photos of it, and it's at my partner's house being easy to tuck away in its custom fit case (bought s/h for a song in the old Bass Centre in Birmingham about 1988/9).

I realised next year is the 10th anniversary of my ACG Finn 4 arriving, and that means it’ll then be a year off being the longest serving bass I’ve had* (currently a Status Retroactive J holds that record at just under 11 years). And that is the longest serving of the current crop - I can’t see any of them going anywhere any time soon. *I’ve still got my Vester Jazz which was my first bass but it was retired from main bass duties about 10 years after I got it, when I got my first 5 string. So I don’t count it.

There are absolutely lots of great examples of them being used well, Mr Chancellor being one of them. My post makes me sound like a d**k (sometimes this is true), but I actually do appreciate a well placed filter. They just tend to be a bit over used IMHO, and used as a substitute for good playing.

Thank you for the information, they then were able to strike a balance between light body and light neck, something that wasn’t quite as successful with the weight relived Classic 5 I have (which I love nevertheless) edit: yours was a four or five string model?

Makes me chuckle a little how many Compact Bass pedals have popped up since this was announced, prices not much less than new. GAS is a terrible thing!

Got my fender jazz in 1976.still got it .Love it as,much as the day i bought it.Be passed on to my grandson eventually along with my other instruments

I Can't Tell You Why - Eagles

Yes, I've used one for years. Lovely bit of kit.

It is a bit odd, you'd expect your friend to get the money not going to the now not-travelling member. I think you have the right approach though, but after the gig it's time for a proper think and a chat about how the band gets paid, and how that money is divided up in the future, as you're not too happy about it and I don't think I would be either. Good luck 👍

Nice! I’ve just bought a Providence dual preamp and I’ve been really impressed, so much clean headroom and very nice EQ!

As a 19 y/o in college the only pedal I'd really come across was a dirt pedal 😅 It's very much a funk bassist's pedal eg Bootsy Collins, although also often used in combination with other pedals eg check out the bass line on Fratellis' cover of Bacarra's "Yes sir I can boogie", which I think is very cool, or on several Tool tracks. I'm sure the filter pedal users on this thread will be able to give plenty of examples of where it's been used tastefully and well. Obviously YMMV as to what's tasteful!