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Like owning a Ford Focus you mean? ubiquitous and therefore best?6 points
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Indeed, respect comes from being rich enough to afford a US made Fender, rather than musical skill?4 points
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The bass is sold. See you in another seven years fellas. Thanks for all the kindness. 🙏4 points -
For sale my beautiful natural ash P bass. All original inc pick up, wiring, ashtrays, bridge cover Fender Hard Case Just back from a full health check and set up from Bass Doc up here in Newcastle. Happy for anyone to come and try, take apart and inspect anytime. Based near Hexham, Northumberland. Can ship and buyers risk and expense but kettles always on and there’s a high chance of biscuits if you want to visit. Will add weight and dims when I’m back at home. Not really after and trades but welcome to try.3 points -
Our youth are far too clued up on these matters and therefore their music is very straightlaced and safe. Music is so much better when it's written by a drug fuelled, chaotic anarchist with a chip on his or her shoulder.3 points
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Little update! Neck carve next apparently Si3 points
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One thing worse than an EC gig? A snooker tournament..............3 points
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Don't get me started. I saw Brian Ferry at the City Hall, Newcastle a week past Sunday. The couple two seats along from and one row in front of us, spent the whole gig taking photos, including flash, and videos of the gig. The guy directly in front of us continued blocking my view, every couple of minutes, by leaning into his partner to say something in her ear, then lighting up his phone to take pics of Brian and the band. Why not simply stay at home and put a DVD on? Its an event, live in the moment, suspend reality, enjoy the spectacle. Why spend all the time trying to capture a "Live" concert on a phone, so you can impress the mates in the pub next weekend? Give me strength.3 points
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The band I'm playing with at the moment have the answer. You need to get a bus to another post code to be able to hear yourself think let alone have a conversation.3 points
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Alan, from ACG has just updated his profile and the bass in question caused me to have stirring that I haven't experienced in a long time.2 points
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Yup, and Steven Tyler is on a "free" stage. BTW, all stages are free except The Amphitheatre. My band doesn't have a date yet. Last year we played before Frampton. Blue2 points
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The Cult: She Sells Sanctuary Sisters of Mercy: Alice Fields of the Nephilim: Moonchild2 points
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The new A Perfect Circle CD that came out at the weekend. Much quieter than previous stuff, and I like it2 points
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Maybe the XLR isn't really darker, maybe the 1/4" is brighter... While the pedal was in development dUg used it on tour through a multitude of amps and different PA systems and the filters were set to his specifications. He prefers going into the efx returns when using backline amps though that isn't always an option. In those cases he just plugs the pedal in front of the amp. My suggestion would be to try the pedal for yourself and not come to tonal conclusions from something you read on a forum. In the video interview with Pete Thorn they are using the XLR output and there is no shortage of high end.2 points
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To be fair, I don't think she mentioned playing the P. Just owning one. Take one with you and gain all the respect and kudos. Then get out your preferred bass...2 points
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I want this bad boy for my 50th. 18 string. Forget a P Bass. You turn up with this.2 points
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A fiat fight - one that breaks down fairly quickly. (although not as quickly as an Alfa fight - which lasts until shortly before squaring up time.)2 points
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I’m not; it’s the attitude that only a Fender P (a US one at that) is sufficient. You’ve also derailed a thread about dream purchases with a very narrow minded opinion.2 points
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To be fair I can only think of one thing worse than an Eric Clapton gig, an acoustic Eric Clapton before it!2 points
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A couple of bass-centric beauts utilising the Fairlight CMI.2 points
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A sweeping statement that means nothing. I love a good US Precision, but I've played and owned better Japanese made Fender P's for half the price. I love a good P sound but have an old Tokai P that delivers an identical tone (possibly even better). The Precision is an icon and I love it. But there are imho equally good and/or better and more versatile instruments out there..... many of which suit alternative styles of playing better.....2 points
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Ignorance is bliss apparently.2 points
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The American Fender ain't no run of the mill Ford Focus. It is an icon. An iconic sound matched by nothing else and never bettered.2 points
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I used one of these, someone on here linked me to it when I was in a similar situation: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GMM74T0/ref=asc_df_B00GMM74T051942047/?tag=googshopuk-21&creative=22146&creativeASIN=B00GMM74T0&linkCode=df0&hvadid=214462264766&hvpos=1o3&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17959555060353432343&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046574&hvtargid=pla-421630808123 Cheap and cheerful, does the job admirably and weighs nothing. I no longer have the rig but you can see it in use here:2 points
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That wasn't a big hit but should've been as was this by Peel faves the Red Guitars2 points
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Killing Joke with that massive hit :2 points
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The thing I love about the 80's is the variety and changes the music scene went through, it started out with the last throws of punk and disco, then new wave, post punk, new romantics, electronic, goth, alternative, rap, hip hop, acid house, hair and glam metal and everything else in between, all in a decade, amazing. Here are some of my alternative 80's favs.2 points
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Everyone should own a Fender Precision. The proper American one - used to be called Standard, now called Professional. Get yourself a new one of those and understand that you own the benchmark against which all other basses are measured. Respect will be yours when you stand on a stage. An unquestionable seat at the top table of bass playing.2 points
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When I saw The Who at Wembley Arena not long before Entwistle died, Townshend went off on one about something gloomy. Being slightly refreshed I yelled out 'F**k off, Pete, you're such a miserable c**t'. In fairness to him he laughed and gave it a rest.2 points
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Good luck to them all. Any of us would be more than happy to have had so much exposure in the industry that people were discussing us on forums2 points
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For myself, I believe that talking through a band is a matter of context and degree. It's one thing if it's a willowy, ethereal lady folk singer singing a mawkish ballad about The Land of The Faerie Queene while tearfully accompanying herself on an un-amplified autoharp in a folk club. Silence is mandatory, lest one be assaulted by some ghastly old hippy in Jesus boots. Quite another if it's four hairy-4rsed blokes hammering out Sex On Fire at full beans in a boozer. Frankly, they just have to take their chances2 points
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I've always thought that if a punter can have a conversation without seriously raising their voice then we're not loud enough. Or as a guitar player I used to play with (who also owns a very successful PA hire / installation company) would occasionally announce to the audience "tonight ladies & gentleman, we will be using volume as a tool... and if necessary as a weapon"...!2 points
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You've seen Coldplay, then?2 points
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Just wanted to see whether it all ties in together, All the hardware is going to be chrome I’m still not 100% sure whether to paint the headstock Cream or would it look better Black or should I just leave it Maple???2 points
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"That's a lovely rack tom." "Agreed, but don't call me Tom."2 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 -
Fantastic Yamaha BB2000 built in Japan in 1982. The time when they killed Fenders like Eurovision kills music. Everything works perfect, immaculate condition, just a few scratches at the bottom of the body. Including OHSC in great condition too. These basses tend to be quite heavy, this one is relatively light with 4300 grams on my kitchen scale, and even more important: very well balanced. The Yamaha BB2000 was the main bass in the eighties for players like Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea) and Michael Anthony (Van Halen) which shows the versatility apart from the great playability, built quality and sound as such. A BB2000 is quite a different beast than the more common BB1000 or BB300/BB400 and certainly a different class than the BB’s built outside Japan like Taiwan etc. It’s hard to explain but compared with a BB1000 the P-sound is fuller/tighter, the J- bridge sound is more like a fantastic JB but with a very nice addictive punchy charachter, the PJ sound is much more like a fat JB than a PJ. This bass could be a collectors item considering the condition and relative rareness. It won’t lose value! For the ones are who are unfamiliar with these old BB-series: the BB2000 is nothing like Yamaha has been or is making, no offense, because Yamaha builds good and solid instruments. I have too many great basses so I got to sell which means killing darlings... or should I say geisha’s?1 point -
DR Handmade Fat Beam 5-String Stainless Steel, Round Core Bass Strings 45-125 new/boxed - excellent strings. just that I prefer Nickels & lighter gauge. They seem to be really expensive at stringsdirect (£55) but I'm sure I've seen them close to half this price. £23.45 + preferred P&P cost; or £45 (+ P&P) if you wanted both sets :- https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/dr-handmade-fat-beam-5-string-stainless-steel-round-core-bass-strings-45-125-long-scale-p110271 point -
Watcha think? Too bling?1 point
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There is nothing different in many ways between a PA bass driver and the driver in a dedicated bass cab, they are governed by the same laws of physics. In a sense they both have to do the same job, reproduce the sound of the deepest instruments in the band, usually the bass. At the moment technology has reached the stage where a single 12 can produce enough power to enable the bass to match an unamplified drum kit, two can do this fairly easily. A 15" speaker with it's extra surface area will be slightly more efficient all other things being equal and will need slightly less excursion to achieve the same sound level. In practice all things are rarely equal and it's the implementation of the design that makes one speaker 'better' than another. The thing is to use your judgement, have a listen to the speakers just as you would audition a dedicated bass cab. if they were perfect all FRFR speakers would sound identical and clearly they don't. If you regularly struggle with a single 12" bass cab then you are going to struggle with a single 12" PA cab, and in all probability your band are too loud on stage. I've given a thorough audition to those RCF's and at the moment they beat the Yamahas hands down on the midrange transparency at least to my ears, but the proof of he speaker is in the listening.1 point
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You turn up to rehearse with a new band or turn up to a studio session with one. Everyone will be happy.1 point
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Sorry folks, I'm on a roll here. A handful of faves from the better end of electro /synth pop..1 point
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I've experimented (in a very unscientific way) with having my GK Neo 410 both directly on the stage and also leaving it in the base of it's flight case i.e. on castors. Don't know if it's because I've had years of doing it but I always prefer the sound of it not on wheels. Of course , different stages can affect this massively, but I do like that resonance for some reason. Auralex & other isolation products / cabinet stands etc do have a lot of love on here though, so I may be in the minority on this one?1 point
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Great basses both sound and build. I use a 1980 version of the same but it is on the heavy side at around 10.5 lbs but does balance well. Can't ever see me getting rid of mine after hunting high and low to find one in good condition.1 point
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Brother and sister1 point
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Only on Buddy Rich. Probably just kept it to myself with being too nice n'that.1 point
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Drummers who set up and leave cases all over the stage.1 point
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Nice one. That's a bit of fun.1 point
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Only just received this 92 thumb.1 point
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Most of them used to be mine but are no longer with me. I ordered the Limelight because I desperately wanted a Shoreline Gold 60's P. The Limelight is a really good bass - very well made and great sounding. But it had to go when a pre-CBS Lake Placid Blue Precision crossed my path: the one shown above. My vintage Fender rotation started about five years ago with a Black/Maple 1975 Precision (I put a black PG on it, Roger Waters style): Later I traded it in for a really cool 1968 Telecaster Bass (black refin): Parallel to the '75 P I had a '74 Jazz: Both the Tele and the Jazz had to go in favour of a 1965 Precision: That one feels and sounds fantastic - I probably should have kept it. But then the 1964 LPB came along, which I could not let pass, since a pre-CBS custom colour Precision has always been my dream bass. So I traded the Limelight and the 1965 P. 2015 was a very good year (job-wise), so I was able to invest in a beat-up 1964 Jazz that sounded huge: 2017 was another good year, so when I saw the 1956 Precision (another dream bass) at Andy Baxter's, I sold the '64 Jazz to finance it: I think with the Lake Placid Precision and the 1956 Single Coil I sort of reached the top of the ladder and the rotation might come to an end. At least on the Precision side. Now that I think about it, I don't have a decent Jazz Bass at the moment. And I also find the Competition series Mustangs really cool ...1 point
