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I wish i'd seen this thread earlier, i've just come back from a music shop where the first thing i did was light up my trusty crack pipe, then I started morris dancing, and in the excitement i shät myself, and with all the energetic morris dancing it sprayed all over the equipment in the shop. When the staff tried to stop me, they took me by surprise and I accidentally assaulted them by throwing excrement at them. It all worked out in the end though because I apologised and purchased 1 used plectrum for 9p.4 points
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After acquiring and really liking the Mesa Subway Preamp pedal, I decided I would like to buy a Poweramp - ideally small - to give me a small but powerful gigging set Ultimately ended up buying this: GSS Sumo 1000 Thus far I am blown away by the size and power. My Mesa MPulse 600 is a very loud amp, the Subway/Sumo combo is easily as loud whilst giving me the Mesa tone I like at a fraction of the weight. Pretty good on “girth” too! Still needs lots of road testing etc, but so far so good!3 points
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...and I've just played Streets of London with Ralph McTell. Just him, me, and a choir. It was gorgeous.3 points
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Cheers! Here's a few more I took later yesterday. A shot from my stage position Some flightcase porn (this is only a tiny part of it!) The backstage village (basically, the producer needs all the cast members to be in this area at all times. It has to run like clockwork) One of the millions of camera shooting it. There's cameras everywhere, and GoPros all over the stage Alan Clark, a fantastic keyboard genius who I'm sharing a riser with. In April he's being inducted into the R'n'R hall of fame with the rest of Dire Straits. An today is showday!3 points
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Definition: Bass Bash is a term used for a day hiding from your so-called loved ones (family) to spend with your true love ones (instruments) and other like minded individuals in a secret location known only to those who play the aforementioned gear and frequent these forums. There are the odd exceptions, Happy Jack/ Bluejay, Grangur and Mrs Grangur, and Silverfoxnik & Hamster whose lovely wives (only one each) support these events with copious cups of tea and cakes. However, normally they are populated by sad old gits who want to talk about a subject (The Bass guitar and equipment) that no other band member or "normal" member of society can even bear to. Along with the attendees, you will find some beautiful examples of the luthiers' art which are available for the aforementioned sad old gits to try and discuss at their leisure. Other features of Bass Bashes are seminars and gear trials, (seemingly) never ending Raffles, and of course a great review by our own Bluejay which is generally better than the event itself. Stay tuned to the "Events" thread for details of your next/nearest one.3 points
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Here’s a murky shot of playing Video Killed The Radio Star with Trevor Bloody Horn :-D2 points
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Squire are one of the worst brands available these days. It's a real shame. Then again, how can one be surprised, them trying to cash in on almost copying the name of a really good competitor (Squier). I hope bankruptcy will be their fate.2 points
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I refuse to play anything unless they provide me with a music stand.2 points
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Funnily enough it’ll have a maple top with transparent coloured finish probably so your suggestion is bang on where I was headed! Builder? Maruszczyk2 points
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Thanks again for all your get well messages, I’m very grateful. i have a hospital appointment tomorrow to assess the damage. Hoping the doctor will have some good news for me.2 points
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Always fancied one of these...2 points
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A few pics from a couple of years ago just to give a little taste of the SE BassBash. Me and the lovely Herbie, the main rig room, John Rhino Edwards from the Quo trying my bass and John Bentley from Squeeze giving a talk and playing some. Sadly I was too ill to attend last years!2 points
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Did anyone mention cake?2 points
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Best bass hang out ever, bassically (see what I did there). A chance to do all the things you mention... ogle and try out gear you’d never find in one place anywhere else, jam if you want to (I’ve never actually got round to that), meet other BCers in the real world, chat, listen to interesting and varied seminars if you want to... I first went three years ago, ostensibly because Silverfoxnik asked me to do a talk on Wal basses. It’s been a fixture in my diary ever since. Great bass day out. The second year I went Herbie Flowers was chatting - I wasn’t to miss that! John from Squeeze was fascinating. Last year was Davey Rimmer from Uriah Heap. I’ve no interest in the band but it was fascinating to hear his thoughts on playing and stepping into big shoes like John Wetton’s and Trevor Bolder’s. Steve Lawson was random, philosophical and amazing too. For a flavour you could do much worse than checking out Bluejay’s excellent photo blogs on the Bashes... https://silviabluejay.blog/2015/10/05/basschat-south-east-bash-2015/ https://silviabluejay.blog/2016/10/05/basschat-se-bash-2016/ https://silviabluejay.blog/2017/12/08/basschat-se-bash-2017/ Basically, get it in your diary and I doubt you'll regret it.2 points
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I'm part-way through a big long epic of a day today - more of the stars have arrived, so we're working though the tunes with them at various allotted time-slots. It's a huge production and logistical operation, with a massive crew - the band are just one cog in the wheel. Every song has to be rehearsed for lighting, camera positions, VT cues, walk-on choreography... if one part isn't right, we do it again! Like I say, I can't give anything away, but I've had a couple of OMG moments today... and I get to do it again - for real - tomorrow. Get in :-) Here's some arty shots I took during stolen moments...2 points
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For sale is my ACG Finn headless. I've listed this before, but it's recently undergone a bit of a re-vamp. It has an interesting past, in as much as the body and neck were made by Alan for a friend, and weren't intended to end up on the open market, hence the non-standard pickup configuration. The body and neck are Alan's, but it appears that the hardware and electronics have been added, and altered, by the original and subsequent owners. When I got it, it had some nasty pickups in it and didn't sound great, but after a bit of tweaking and TLC, it's turned out to be a great bass. It's now fitted with a pair of Hanson pickups (out of my Lakland DJ5) which I sent to Bare Knuckle and had re-wound, plus a John East Uni Pre, and sounds very good indeed! It has a Black Limba body with some lovely striping and a trans purple finish, routed for pickups with lugs, as opposed to the usual ACG pickups, and a maple asymmetric neck with a birdeseye maple fingerboard. It's 35" scale (although you wouldn't know it - it feels really compact) 46mm wide at the zero fret, 55mm at the 12th fret, and 18mm spacing at the bridge (adjustable). It weights 4.1kg on my digital bathroom scales, and sits really well on the knee or on a strap. Along with the Uni-Pre is an East low battery indicator board and LED. The body also has two additional micro switch positions, currently unused. There are a few marks and scratches here and there, but nothing of any great significance. There are no issues with the neck, the frets are all in good order, and it plays beautifully, with a powerful sound, loads of sustain and clarity, and huge tonal variety from the Uni-Pre. The only reason I'm selling it is that I don't get on with the asymmetric neck - all my other basses have standard neck profiles and just suit me more. You're welcome to come and try it out in person - I'm based just off the A3 between Woking and Guildford, close to junction 10 of the M25. Sorry, but I'm not looking for any trades. NOW SOLD1 point -
I have a bit of cash coming my way so I decided I'd treat myself to one of the new Fender Elite P/J Precisions. I've never owned a US Fender, before just MIJ (which of course are very good but aren't American - ie the 'Real Thing'). So I went to my local guitar shop and asked to try one of the Elites. Unfortunately they didn't have any in stock at the Edinburgh branch. So I asked if they had any other P/J Fenders. The sales guy said he'd have a look and after about 5 mins came back with a bass guitar shaped cardboard box. He cut it open and inside was a brand new, sunburst, Mexican Fender Deluxe Precision Special. I gave it a play, not expecting much, but was seriously surprised at how much I loved it! The action on it was really low ( I wasn't expecting it to be so well set up right out of the box), and combined with the slim Jazz neck, made it incredibly easy to play. The sound of the thing was amazing. the pickups, both soloed and combined, sounded really punchy in passive mode and in active mode they sounded even better. The bass looked really well put together and I couldn't find any flaws whatsoever. I was so impressed with this bass that I now have to ask myself, why would I fork out another £1,000 for the American version, when the Mexican, active P/J, sounds and plays so fantastic? Does anybody have one of these basses and do they love them as much as I do?1 point
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He has been playing drums since the age of 2 and is studying grade 8 at the moment, so decided to teach himself classical guitar (can play Dee by Randy Rhoads level in 2 months..!!) and now bass....... I jokingly said "here, try this then!" and played him the bassline for MUSE's Hysteria - He had it more or less done in a day....... On a our full size Fender Jazz...!!!! Sorry, I don't know how to embed, so just hit the YouTube link....! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rhuYoWsOdM1 point
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Thank you for the rapid reply.1 point
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I was a BFM authorised builder for a few years. This is an absolute steal for a cab that will outperform so many top end boxes. Discreet did a brilliant job on his build and it's worth £160 for the build thread alone - not to mention the driver that's in it. If you're looking for a compact one cab solution at a frankly silly price then look no further.1 point
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I tried the JB-75 with Roswell pickups today, can't say I noticed any real difference from the Wilkinson JB-75 I had.1 point
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Tim Bogert .1 point
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Second show is ongoing.. I'll tell you later :-D1 point
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I swapped out my Roswell pickup for a Henning one, although the Roswell sounded fine: reminds me must put it up for sale in the For Sale section.1 point
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New board is finally complete. Powerful and portable. signal chain: cali 76 > providence BFX-1 (L1: Boss OC-2 octaver / L2: Chase Bliss Audio Brothers / L3: RMI Basswitch Sonic Spark / L4: Strymon Mobius) > TC Polytune mini powered by 2x Strymon Ojai R301 point
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These cabs (IMO) are the best value full range cabs on the market at this price point. I owned them from new and only parted company with them to downsize to PJB C 4's.1 point -
Hey - I've got number 484!1 point -
Yeah that ugly "Sting" is stiil on my ears. And on my mind. But it's difficult to find one.1 point
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As said above, there are many variables other than the wood and it is hard to predict how much and what contributions the wood would bring to the end result. I'd personally choose alder with a fancy top FYI, Roger Sadowsky has a great article about his experiences with the main tonewoods and their combinations. https://www.sadowsky.com/wood-and-sound-in-amplified-guitars-and-basses/1 point
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Maybe so - but who wouldn't want to look at the Mona Lisa over and over again? I'll happily pay to see Bobby Vega / Steve Lawson and Guy Pratt 365 days a year!1 point
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That’s more like it1 point
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My beloved B12.1 point
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To me, he was Thin Lizzy.1 point
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I’d love a Chapperell 12 string or a 4 string Scarab, just to pretend I’m Jeff Ament and Rick Savage respectively 😎1 point
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The one I noticed it on was Queen of Hearts.1 point
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They should list drivers appropriate for use with them, along with modeled response charts and displacement limited power ratings with said drivers. Since they have the box design specs (one would hope, anyway) doing so with any driver would take all of five minutes.1 point
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Whenever I buy a car, I test drive it by first revving it as hard & long as I can, hoping that people notice me. Once I have their attention I attempt a doughnut manoeuvre I saw on YouTube (I stall quite a lot, but I think I look cool). It never occurs to me to check if the breaks, clutch, gears, lights work, or if the cars structure is sound...or, heaven forbid, it fits any practical needs. OK, so my cars never leave my garage (but no one in the showroom knows that, they all think I'm the Stig maaaaan)1 point
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Is the only bass that I had since I started to play ! I will never sell it! Great instrument1 point
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Well, it's got the nod over the R-400 for this weekend...1 point
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Just back from the first soundcheck... so far, so good. Tomorrow's going to be a long shift: 9:30am to 9-30pm... ish.,1 point
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I've got a 2016 Deluxe Special in white/rosewood. I love it to bits, it's pretty much all I play these days. I've not tried the US Elite, I'm guessing it has upgraded pickups and preamp, but other than that I have trouble thinking what improvements they could make for it to be £1000 better. I've got the MIM Deluxe PJ and two Mexi Telecasters, all three of them are superb instruments.1 point
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....well...actually, ...I know that it's not the same thing, but it kind of is. I have an old MIM Fender deluxe PJ from 1996, and despite being constantly told that it can't be good because it's a MIM, it really is a great bass in every way. If that bass is doing it for you then then why buy an expensive imitation?1 point
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Whilst I'm here, I find this to be an idea solution1 point
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I've had this since just before Christmas now. Went out trying to find a lightweight bass with five strings and 19mm spacing. Found this. There was no way I was going to spend over two grand on a bass. Sigh... Neck feels like what a five string Stingray should have been like if they'd done it properly. Ridiculous B string. Seems very simple but works perfectly.1 point
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If there is a 1x12 shootout, I have a trusty old SWR Bass Monitor 12 I could bring along. Would be interesting to see how it measured up to the (much) younger upstarts!1 point
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As a member of a band who also wear ridiculous costumes I'm with Rammstein on this one. I always think of it as a bit like wearing a tuxedo - it feels great when you put it on in your room, and it'll feel great again when you're at the event, but you tend to feel a bit of tit wearing it on the bus there.1 point
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In my experience there isn't any particular rule about this - some bands like to hang out, some don't (and apropos of bands not wanting anybody to speak to them, a mate of mine was working doing fencing at a festival and had to put one up so that nobody could see Rammstein walking between their dressing room and the stage...then had to take it down after their performance for the next day's headliners, Iron Maiden, who far from hiding from everybody wanted to hang out and put on a BBQ and handed out beers), but it tends to be up to the headliners to set the tone Without knowing exactly what went on, it does sound a bit like the headliners wanting to a put a better than anticipated support act in their place - I've seen/had it a couple of times, nice to your face, then snidey comments to the crowd to reestablish their position.1 point
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The Damned at Folkestone Leas Cliff, they’ve recruited the mighty Paul Gray back in for bass duties, listen to the black album there’s some great playing on that.1 point
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