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I'm not wasting my time with a shrink when I could be running through the streets with ten mini capes flowing in the breeze behind me.

I think you’ll find that quavers in the real world are a processed food snack flavoured with cheese.

Less than 24hrs after spotting this in the for sale section of the forum, I had this little baby hanging on the wall in my studio and a massive smile on my face. I have to say a big thanks to @Kev for being the easiest guy in he world to deal with, a quick drive about a third of the way across the country and a late night meet up at a very dark motorway services I was on my way home with my new toy. I have been playing Warwicks pretty much exclusively for the last 20 years and had a $$ for a few months last year but I thought it lacked a bit of individuality and a little something tone wise, but a very nice, very versatile bass, but it got moved on in the end. This thing however is a totally different beast. Firstly the tiger wood top and swamp ash body look beautiful. This bass is No30 of a limited run of 85 made in 2010 and within that 85 only a small No. were made with this specific hardware. Instead on the standard two MEC humbuckers it has two Bartolini humbuckers and a 3 band MEC preamp as opposed to the normal 2 band found on a $$. This combination makes this thing sing, being able to push the mids really brings it alive compared to my experience with the standard $$. Suffice to say I am very very happy with it and will stop gushing and show you some pics. @Kev I dont know what you were thinking parting with this, but thanks again for making it so easy... and you cant have it back

Bass heaven: backing up to a wide roller door which opens to reveal the back of the stage and willing helpers waiting to lift your 8 X 10 from the back of your car Bass hell: Narrow door miles from the carpark. Stairs.

Heaven- 2 minutes to midnight. Hell- trying to learn 2 minutes to midnight.

Its' amazing how good a rig you can get for so little money. And importantly how great it sounds. Most know about the Sire V7. This one weighs 9.4 pounds. The Genz I could have got cheaper, but this one is literally brand new with a Genz bag. I prefer this little monster to my old Aguilar. cab is incoming.

Hi! I'm thinking about sawing this in half as It's too big for my needs these days, and this prompted me to look to see if I still had any in progress photos, and found a few. Basically, I am totally rubbish at doing things with drills, saws, or anything else that requires any sort of co-ordination (not including Bass-depending on who you ask). I found this to be such as easy project, that I'm amazed I don't see more around. I'm sure there are several on here that are way better than mine but I was hoping that this might inspire someone to have a go that is like me..the sort of person that says..'that will do' a lot! This will be very basic to most people here, but it's just to show that anyone can have a go at stuff really. Did this ages ago and the pictures aren't exactly step by step, but hopefully you can see what I did. Here's a very rough plan : 1) Got the wood and cut to size. On mine, I used four strips of wood cut to the length I thought I wanted, then measured and cut two smaller pieces as the side supports. 2) Sanded and primed the wood. 3) Screwed it all together. I believe I used wood glue first. (see the 2nd pic for how it fits together, pretty self explanatory). 4) 'Paint it Black'. Choose an appropriate song to listen to while completing this step. 5) Screwed on finishing touches such as cast iron carrying handles, and two little rubber feet at the rear (as you're looking at it). 6) Got some Velcro tape and stuck strips across. 7) Found a guard dog to protect the finished product. Sorry there are not more detailed steps. I think I originally saw something similar on Pinterest and took my inspiration from that, so I'm sure if you need more detailed instructions, or plans for something more ambitious, they can be easily found on there. I believe the whole thing cost around £15. Basically save the pedaltrain money for a pedal or two. Hope this helps someone decide to have a go.

A Semi-quaver is a half eaten one

Remember that Jez has set a new standard for matching wood for facings... Personally I think it's just showing off...

Ah, they don't build 'em like they used to...thank God!! New yardstick for "ugly" me thinks..

I have plenty of words for that. All of the contain 4 letters and are not printable on this forum....

Bass Heaven - writing a really satisfying bass line for a new song, complicated enough to keep it interesting, hitting all the right melody and drive, locked in with the drums and supporting the song Bass Hell - the guitarist saying "just play A"

That's what I had more or less resigned myself to do, but I think a fellow BC'er has come to my rescue with two matching tuners.

You don't come on Basschat much then?

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It’s probably the best value for money Synth pedal ever made.

Probably best to avoid those people in future.

Bass Heaven - Finally bringing home from the shop the bass you've been dreaming of for months and plugging it in for the first time Bass Hell- The following day when you're bored of it and already looking for something else.

That's what I was going to say

Number 3 if you need 2 pickups - a nice balance with the pick guard! Or maybe just 1 in a Stingray position?

Scored a bargain today. Picked up this wee beauty from the old Fakebook marketplace equivalent of £200. Only a couple of little dings. Pretty tidy. Sounds fantastic. I think I might upgrade the pots so they are a little bit more responsive but it's a stunning instrument.

Isn't that the new Bootsy Collins Fodera signature model?

OK, i'll mention him. The late great James Dewar of Robin Trower fame. What a voice

Wow... they've taken everything that was good about the tune, thrown it in the bin, and replaced it with blandness. That's quite a feat, that.

Just got this through my email... https://www.amplifiercoversonline.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=580&products_id=7373 Seriously?!

Oooh Oooh ..another vintage bass ! They just keep on coming. Is the £30 start price how much the seller will pay for someone to take it away and BBQ the demon ?

No, I mean in general Les Claypool is associated with Carl Thompson basses, which makes people want them. I didn't get past the picture so didn't read the blurb.... Must have been because I sicked up in my mouth a little bit at the very sight of the thing!

I would probably have said the opposite ... just showing there's at least some subjectivity to it.

True enough. Your studies paid off then. I have picked up some good knowledge from your comments in various posts. Between Jabba_the_gut's practical examples and your nuggets of information, I've learned a lot in my relatively short time on this forum. The finish on your guitar speaks volumes. You needn't sell yourself short.

Good heavens! *monocle drops out of eye...*

It certainly looks nicely made.

It's easy enough to check if it's one fret that's high. Just use a credit card and see if it rocks on the suspected high fret and the two either side of it. It shouldn't rock even slightly. Use either the short or long side of the card depending on where the fret is you're checking, so that it only spans the two frets either side of the one you're checking.

We're all different; I can handle being unhappy. I can't handle not gigging. Blue

Pair of BFM Omni 10.5 cabs in the FS section for £210: Won't get a better deal than that if you want lightweight, great sounding cabs.

A few weeks ago me and a mate went to a couple of gear shops in Bristol. My mate wanted to buy some for of drum machine. He'd narrowed it down to the Roland Aira TR-8, the TR-09 and the Arturia DrumBrute. We went into PMT first, they didn't have the DrumBrute in stock. But the guy was mega enthusiastic, without being annoying, he gave a brief and knowledgeable rundown of the workings of the TR-8 and then left us to it, popping back every 10 mins to answer questions etc. We had a quick poke about with the TR-09, but counted it out. Chatted about gigs and stuff with the PMT guy for about 20 mins and then we left. We then headed to Elevator Sounds, a synth shop a mile or so away. After being stood in the shop for 15 mins looking at things the owner sighed, looked up from his laptop and asked if we wanted to try anything. My mate asked about the DrumBrute they had on display. Owner sighed again, wandered over, switched it on and pointed at some headphones. He then went back to his laptop. Meanwhile I was looking at all the modular synth stuff. He had a used module I wanted at a decent price. I asked about it, he replied with no enthusiasm "urgh, If you want it that means I'll have to get it out of the rack... "Don't bother" I said I'm not interested now. I asked my mate if he was getting the Drumbrute. In a loud voice he said "F**k this guy, we'll go back to PMT". and off we went. I'll never go back to Elevator Sounds. EDIT: The guy lost nearly £600 in 2 easy sales.

There's a joke about "the one playing it when in use" but I'd never be so rude

This is the current iteration of my pedalboard. Expecting a Fuzzrocious Demon and Mantic Vitriol sometime soon.

First rehearsal today - six hours' worth. It was loads of fun. The show's being shot for DVD, so everything has to be spot-on. We've got a week in the rehearsal hall, so we'll have the monitor mixes pretty much there by the weekend, so hopefully the check in the arena will mostly be tweaking stuff. The band is great.. the drummer's from Lindisfarne, the keyboard player's from Dire Straits, the other keyboard player and sax player are from The 1975's live band, the guitarist was a touring member of The Arctic Monkeys, and one of our vocalists sang on 'I Would Do Anything For Love' with Meat Loaf. And then there's me. I daren't pinch myself. Loads of pics here: https://www.sundayforsammy.org/sunday-for-sammy-2018-access-all-areas

I quite like mine. But then I would I suppose.

+1 for the M900 Clean channel The clean channel is awesome and provides all the headroom (and that 'heft' folk refer to) you are ever likely to need for pretty much all venues that don't have an in-house sound system. The EQ section is perhaps the best available on any D class amp at a similar (or cheaper) price point on the market today, with very usable and versatile EQ centre points: Bass - 80Hz Low mids - toggle switch optionality centring at 250, 500 or 750 Hz High mids - 750Hz, 1.5kHz and 3kHz Treble - 5kHz If I was to find any room for improvement in the above it would be to have a toggle switch for the Bass to also give the option of centring at 60Hz; but hey really starting to split hairs, right? DG have pretty much nailed the EQ. This clean channel alone IMO makes the amp worth getting for the price (particularly if you can get a mint condition one second hand - which I was lucky enough to do; there were several that came up in the latter part of last year and seem to have all been snapped up). Drive channel I'm definitely not in a metal band either (actually I'm playing in two covers bands). Like many of us I'm still looking for that elusive dirt pedal (having tried several thus far, but nowhere near as many as our resident dirt boy guru @dannybuoy, who is also a M900 owner). I initially found the DG dirt to have too much top end fizz (which was not massively dissimilar to the Channel B dirt on my Two Notes Le Bass), however this was partly down to bright / aggressive Nord pups (which I love) on my Ibby SR combining with a very articulate and responsive VK 210 which has a tweeter. The DG dirt has a 'Tone' control which is essentially an LPF and allows you to cut out the top end fizz, and that combined with adjusting the tweeter crossover on the VK cab got me 85% of the way there, and has allowed me to move on several dirt pedals including my 2Notes, One Control HGBM and TC Mojomojo. What I've found interesting is that for cabs with a warmer tone e.g. my Markbass 1x12 which has a tendency to roll off the high-end or with a P-bass rather than a J bass, the high end fizz disappears entirely and actually the high end presence of the DG dirt comes into its own and becomes a plus rather than a minus. The drive channel (which is not a standalone but feeds in seamlessly to the clean channel and clean EQ) also has a clean blend to allow you keep as much 'clean' bass in the signal as you wish which is very helpful in maintaining the low end. So having come to the amp as someone pretty sceptical about the DG dirt sound (but convinced that it had one of the best clean power-amps and EQs on the market today), I find myself being pleasantly surprised by the dirt channel (which is effectively £400 worth of DG pedals) too - always nice when that happens! Intelligent foot-switch Really handy to be able to engage dirt or mute via a compact stomp box foot-switch which is included in the price. I personally also like the fact that (IMO!) it's been beautifully designed. Hope that helps. ...I'm still on the look out for that elusive dirt pedal though

Heaven - Ramble On JPJ magic Hell - Seinfeld theme....it's not even a bass !

Just to be pedantic, technically the split precision pickup is a humbucker.

Bass Heaven - chest-rattling lows, that new string zing, simple basslines which give the song life, intricate basslines which which give the song life Bass Hell - when slap meets pop and it makes a sound which is heard, look-at-me-I-can-play-lots-of-notes-all-the-time

Heaven- tommy cogbill, duck Dunn, chuck Rainey. Hell- slappity slappity slappity slappity, especially on gear demos.