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A Squier. No question. Frankly any type of Squier. Just so long as it's a Squier. Of 231 BC poll respondents, 93.51% said that you could do pretty much anything with a Squier. Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of these important facts on my 50th and had to make do and mend with a Sandberg. I guess if I hadn't come across this ground breaking piece of research about Squiers, I might still be tempted by a Yamaha BBNE2 (black or white but probably not the limited edition grey). But no longer, only a Squier will now do...and frankly I don't even care even if it's been relic'd. At heart it will still be a Squier.3 points
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I know the subject of hearing protection has been done to death, but it still bears repeating regularly I think. I’ve had a bit of tinnitus since gig going days when I was younger, which was made worse by my first practice after deciding to join a band a couple of years ago at the tender age of 48 having forgotten how chuffing loud an acoustic drum kit is, and I’ve used generic plugs ever since. Move on a couple of years and I’ve just got some ACS Pro 17 earplugs. Not had a chance to try them out properly yet, but doing the same "test" as I’ve done with the different generic ones I’ve used (ACS and Alpine), i.e. listening to some music through full over the ear headphones, all I can say is “wow!". I was quite nervous about parting with £140 quid for these, but they really are a world apart from the generic stuff. It may not be absolutely 100% perfect, but it is 99% - it essentially is just like turning the volume down. To be fair I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say they’re not worth the money, but for anyone thinking about going the custom molded route and, like me, wondering whether it’s worth it for the improvement over generic plugs, I’d say absolutely yes - do it.2 points
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Lightweight ‘74 Fender Precision I traded for my Five String P Bass after I had a stroke seven years ago. I had hoped that I might eventually regain some playing ability, and still vaguely do, but owning a nice Skjold and this Fender is daft, and I have better uses for my cash. I’ll keep the Skjold, but both these basses deserve better than more or less permanently hanging on a wall. The guys at Bass Direct loved this Bass when I took it there last year to get fitted with strap-locks. Unfortunately Mark wasn’t there but Marcus and the other guy working there said it was a nice Bass, so nice that one of them offered to buy it from me, but at that stage I wasn’t selling. Believe me, I still wish I wasn’t. I am in Milton Keynes, and really don’t want to post this Bass. It came with a hard case, but no metalwork. I’d prefer to wait until someone could pick it up in person, though I am willing to drive an hour in any direction except South into London to meet up. I don’t know if they still hang out here, but I used to deal with Platypus, Terry Day, HappyJack and many more and I think this bass used to belong to Warwickhunt. I’ve probably forgotten loads, my number is 07976 827138. Thanks. It’s a lovely bass that deserves to be played.2 points
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I think the most important thing is to use something to protect your hearing, and I'm sure the generic ones do the job fine. If you can afford the extra for custom ones then the difference in fidelity is pretty marked. It did make me wonder, though, why the difference is so marked - if you can get a reasonable seal with a generic plug then could they be made with better quality filters? Mind you, the filters are £50 a pair if you buy additional ones. I've heard that it can be a problem, in particular for singers. Fortunately (for everyone concerned...) I don't sing. On top of that, I have absolutely no stage presence, so breaking into a smile is about as animated as I get when I gig. I tried smiling with my new plugs and all seems well. Now I can go back to my customary scowl!2 points
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One can go quite a long way down the 'alternative materials' route. I have a set of these; they're environmentally friendly, and very good indeed... Aerodrums ...2 points
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I stacked up the templates so far and it actually gives an idea of what it will look like!! One more template to go then I can start cutting stuff.2 points
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50 is long gone... but on my birthday last year I had a little day trip up from Manchester to the excellent and dangerous Promenade Music in Morecambe, and came back with a Michael Kelly Dragonfly fretless acoustic 5, for half list price with a new set of chrome flats thrown in. I know there's not much love for acoustic basses here, and the look of this one is a bit Marmite (someone on BC at the time described it as "looking like a tart's handbag") but the build quality and tone are excellent, and I love the feel of playing it. https://michaelkellyguitars.com/en/products/view/dragonfly-fretless-52 points
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Have received the Labellas and very happy so far, nice low tension, feels comparable to Ti jazz flats, tone is nice but strings are only 24hrs old so will need more time to break these in2 points
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Thinning down the herd, so selling the basses I don't use. LEDUC MP 631 SF (the rarest one with 31 positions, Brazilian rosewood fretboard and Bartolini Quad Coils pickups) !!! The specifications : 34 " scale. 31 positions. 2 mm action under the C string up to 2.5 mm under the B string 15 mm strings spacing at the Leduc locking bridge (not disturbing as it is a fretless and it allows for ultra-fast playing). 9 mm at the ebony nut. 2 truss rods. Gotoh tuners. One-piece hard rock Canadian maple super fast neckthrough with Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia Nigra) fretboard and headstock veneer. Bubinga wings. 2 parallel wired Bartolini Quad Coils with passive volume, balance and tone. Weight 4.2 kilos. Delivered in Fame semi rigid case. Equipped with new Fodera nickel strings (028 - 044 - 062 - 085 - 106 -125). Waxed finish. Delivered to Yves ARGANT on the 22/05/1990. Set up by Christophe LEDUC himself. It is the rarest Masterpiece (31 positions, Brazilian rosewood fretboard and Bartolini pickups) completely original and never modified. Official price today will be more than 4500 euros. It's a 6 strings fretless bass with 31 positions so you can even play some Michael Manring with it. The pictures to see the real condition, which shows only some little wear with the usual light marks of time : And here an album with some more pictures : https://photos.app.goo.gl/M6SGZU1QnEymRKqU81 point
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My custom molded plugs with Elacin ER15's are amazing. The clarity is superb. I have tried the Isolates but they cut too much of the guitar for me so I now use them on my motorbike.1 point
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A Zoom B3n with DI would be a terrific FX box indeed! I don't remember what they used to charge. I had a VT-Bass that I was looking at having it done, but before I made up my mind, this one appeared for sale in here and I bought it. So I had two of these for a while. They were my source of overdrive for the RATM band, one set with low gain and fat, and another higher gain and treblier. Because they have a built-in speaker simulation they actually sound pretty good when you go DI. With other pedals you sound great when you hear your amp, but unless you mic the cab, when you engage the distortion it sounds often too fizzy out in front. I have an OmniCabSim for speaker simulation, so I can use any overdrive pedal I want now I recently got the SA Aftershock and the idea is to use that instead of the VT-Bass, as I sometimes want slightly different flavours of dirt, and the Aftershock gives me that and more (if I get around to reading the manual! ) plus presets... but I do miss being able to see where the knobs are set up at a glance, as on the VT-Bass... so I might end up keeping it if nobody wants it. You can never have enough dirt boxes, right?1 point
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I'm with you bro....bass to Zoom B3 to TH500 to BF 2x10...B3 is 99% on same setting and used as a tuner, never had a complaint, never felt dissatisfied, don't really care what anyone else thinks!1 point
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Moulded earplugs bought from a qualified audiologist is the way to go not cheap but priceless if you value your hearing and wish to help avoid tinnitus1 point
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Lovely. I quite fancy one of these. I can’t really justify buying on at the moment but it’s on the list.1 point
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I've just been listening to The Art of Fallling Apart and This Last Night by Soft Cell, a band who during my teen years were seen by many as one of the most subversive and depraved bands around, yet despite the recurring themes of sex, drugs, emmotional abuse and self destruction there was not a single swear word in any of the lyrics. Just goes to show that some wit and badly worn mascara can be much more threatening than any four letter word.1 point
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Here is my absolutely beautiful Bass Doc 60's Precision. It is awesome and without doubt the best Precision I have had. I bought this from Pestie off the site last year and it has been gigged a handful of times, it sounds great.. This bass looks, plays and sounds amazing, it balances perfectly and weighs approx 3.5kg on my bathroom scales. Here are the specifications provided on the original ad: Fender 62 reissue body Allparts Jazz neck with slab board Fender vintage bridge Antiquity pick up Bass Doc Tortie scratch plate Gotoh reverse tuners Fender neck plate OBBM loom D'addario 40 -100 nickel wounds This is a sale only because I have my P bass needs covered with a Yamaha BB and just need to move one out to create some space. There is a Fender gig bag with the bass. I live in Milton Keynes and would ideally like this collected. I am willing to travel a reasonable distance if that helps and I will courier at the buyers expense if needed although I will need to get a box for shipping. Thanks for looking. I would like £550 please and it's worth every penny and more. NO TRADES THANK YOU.1 point
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New transcription just uploaded - note-for-note chart for Sade's 'Smooth Operator': Sade - 'Smooth Operator' Bass Transcription pdf I've also included a transcription of the main groove from Me'shell Ndegeocello's recent cover of Smooth Operator, which is dirty. And it's in 5/4:1 point
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We'll have to think about that, we'll get back to you in time...1 point
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I spotted the announcements at Frankfurt Messe via YouTube but the products have been up on the Yamaha website for a while, so unsure of the exact release date.1 point
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Being, originally, a Spanish company I'd say so. I quite like the Spanish pronunciation.1 point
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I'm not entirely happy with the notion of feeling up my audience. I don't know where they've been.1 point
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It's a Mercedes SLK....the 350 (3.5 litre V6). Boot space is bigger than most hard top convertibles! Yes, I am a flash git!1 point
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I've owned both, and still own the ACG when the Wals are long gone. One is different from the other, not necessarily better. I much prefer the asymmetric neck on the ACG over the fat profile of a Wal. The tonal palette are each unique - you can't get a ACG to sound like a Wal, not sure that you can the other way round either. Most of the Wals look alike (made from your Gran's old wardrobe) while I've yet to see two ACGs that do. Alan seems to pick all the most exquisite pieces of timber from his supplier. Alan will build you whatever you want, Wal will build you a Wal. Alan will charge you a couple of grand for a unique piece, while Wal will charge you close to five for one of their standard models. Alan will probably have yours finished for your birthday, Wal might put you on the list but it's unlikely that the wood will have been cut.1 point
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Moi aussi i already have two basses and I’m building a third and suspect that SWMBO will also say that’s enough - for the playing that I actually do, I agree1 point
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A pre-CBS precision is my holy grail. My friend's refinished '64 is the finest bass I've ever laid hands on. Maybe a Celinder P given the 2nd best bass I ever played was a Celinder Jazz (the Skarbee Celinder that was owned by a few guys on here over the years but has gone into hiding more recently). Having owned a Wal (and played a few more) I'd suggest you speak to Alan at ACG... Much more flexible in terms of available options and, to me at least, a much more pleasing end result.1 point
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I did achieve an action of 0.2mm on my old warrior 7 string... it's requires a hugely stable and absolutely dead perfect straight neck, but it played superbly. But this was a bit of an extreme, And only really possible because the neck was absolutely dead straight with a fresh fret job.1 point
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You can see why he needs to sell it...needs the money to buy a duster and some polish..1 point
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But we weren't looking for anything as binary as "have you played solidly for the last year in bar bands?" We were looking for someone who would fit in with us and contribute musically to the stuff we were writing, and the band was built on bringing in different, competing influences to see what happened. There isn't any way to tell until they are in the studio. In the end we got a drummer who's only experience was playing in jazz bands - he worked out brilliantly.1 point
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Cue a very old muso joke: How do you know when it's a drummer knocking on your door? ...........the knocking speeds up.1 point
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At my level Mark, you are lucky to find any sort of a drummer to practice with. I liked your description of how it works on stage where it's applied.1 point
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Every song has its perfect tempo at which everything just works properly. Don't use a metronome in my current band, though the drummer is great and has a creditable stab at tempi off the top of his head. No great need to change that under the circumstances. When I was in a pro touring band the drummer had a digital metronome connected to an earpiece and had the set's tempi programmed into it. A few seconds listening before each number, a quick count-in and we were away. Works really well. At a gig it's difficult to spontaneously play everything at the pace it should be.1 point
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Our drummer should. At the last rehearsal he actually slowed down on the 4 stick beat count in. It would be funny if it wasn't true!1 point
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Latest purchase, 220 Head and 402 cab. I love the slimline cab, some of the others are just too deep and bulky, but this is a great little rig. All original, and fab condition. Has the wooden pedal too.1 point