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Dread Zeppelin are real. And awesome.4 points
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We saw one a few years back called Oasish, they had the whole Schtick down perfect, muddy wall of sound, no charisma between them, gormless looking front man..they were spot on! 😁3 points
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Full on - and take care of any EQ from amp or DAW. With a passive bass you really want all the output the pickup has to offer.3 points
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Never thought I would do it, but my aluminium addiction is getting worse and I have decided to part with my Sandberg VM5. I have ordered and got it from Sandberg in 2013, but I have switched to 4 strings soon after. It sounds great and has won most of the blind tests among my other basses. Mint condition (always wanted to make this joke). But seriously, it has some slight sights of use and has absolutely no functional problems. Now for specs: Alder Body Maple with rosewood fingerboard neck and matched headstock NO INLAYS (has block decales now) 35" scale Sandberg pickups with 2 active/passive preamp with bridge coils split Comes with original gigbag ~4.5kg on bathroom scales Actually has no neck inlays - blocks on the photos are only stickers, happy to take them off if you want to. 1100 1000 GBP. Based in London, but can organise a courier at buyers expense.2 points -
For sale: My 1978/1979 Pre Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray, great pro instrument in good condition, transition model; body and neck dates 1979, pre 79 bridge and serialnumber. Epoxy preamp. pots dats 77 and 78. Frets are in very good condition, truss rod works fine. The playability and sound are really fantastic. Weight is 4,3 kg, so relatively light. Generic hardcase included. £2000 Pricedrop £1875 WITHDRAWN2 points -
Just got and fitted a lovely new Electro Harmonix valve from our friends at Watford Valves, as recommended by Derek as an early breakup valve. In short it sounds fantastic in my Trace. With the valve pre set to full, the gain at 9 and the low compression at half, it gives me that tiny bump of breakup at the edge of every plucked note. Been pursuing that tone for so many years and have finally got it.2 points
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Paid gigs Unpaid gigs Rehearsing for paid gigs Rehearsing for unpaid gigs Rehearsing without gigs in the diary Playing at jam sessions & open mic nights Washing my hair Just saying ...2 points
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John West? Ah come on, someone had to 😆 🤐2 points
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For some its Spend a fortune on boutique basses i need, because i cant play on anything other than hand built basses, but never leave the bedroom with them, so spend more money on basses that im happy to take to gigs (and amazingly, i can play them)2 points
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Hi guys We've dealt with this character before. He always uses 'Gear' at the beginning of his username and joins from a Nigerian based IP (we've now banned access from all Nigerian IPs) but now he's found out how to use a VPN it seems. I'm going to add a warning about scammers in the wanted forum as it seems this is always how he contacts people. At the weekend Rik and I are doing some work on the forum and one job will be to flush this idiot away once and for all. Sorry about that chaps ped2 points
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My latest2 points
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If you'd read my post right at the beginning of this thread you'd know that the three bolt micro-tilt system was dropped because Fender's engineering practices and quality control did not allow the mechanism to be installed in such a way that let it to operate as intended without any unwanted side effects. If the neck pocket and heel of the neck have been machined properly a single bolt would be all that is required. It the mating surfaces are flat so that there is 100% contact and the neck is a snug fit in the pocket, the bolt is only there to hold the two parts together when under the tension of the strings and even then much of the force exerted on the joint will be tending to pull the neck tighter into the pocket. The bolt is only there counteract the lifting action of the string pull.2 points
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I played guitar for 30 years and have been playing bass for about 15 years and have never got it. I've had lessons. Read books. Gone online. Bought 'better' basses. I'm still a root, 5th octave player who throws in a pentatonic every now and then. I think the understanding music part of the brain is related to language and maths, and I (even though I'm 1/2 'foreign') can hardly speak a word of another language and had extra maths every Saturday morning throughout my school days (I'm not bad now, but I'm not a natural). But, I play in two bands. We get paid gigs and I'm complemented on my playing by the rest of the band (though of course, they could be sh*t too and just don't recognise if I'm good or bad). Learn as much as you can, if you can, but don't let it get in the way of enjoying playing.2 points
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1 x volume. Perfect.2 points
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I'm trying to get our lot to cover Only You - acoustic, fretless, mandolin2 points
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Great versatile bass. D-tuner, P/J configuration, powerful preamp or pull tone switch for passive mode. Fret markers on fretboard and side are fluorescent. Great clean condition (small bit of finish missing by neck joint , see picture) comes with deluxe gig bag. Here's a link to Bassdirect's page for all the specs and videos of this bass. http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Xotic_XP4_Chuck_Rainey.html No trades please. Now £1400 Happy to post at buyers expense. Thanks for looking!1 point -
I use the TC Polytune pedal version and it's been the best tuner I have used in 30 years. Just brilliant. I used a Korg Pitchblack before and it was great but I ended up going through two and just didn't find them the most reliable sadly. The TC Polytune is about 6 years old now and still going strong.1 point
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That's interesting, Merton. Like you, I really like this amp, and having to eq it a bit doesn't detract in the slightest. There are lots of popular bass amps out there that have a "tailored" frequency response. It's just that nerds like me prefer to know what the tailoring is - if I'm not imagining it, of course.1 point
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9. Watching Cold Play.1 point
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Not a porn request , but just spotted the banner at the top of the Wanted section. I'm a 3rd generation moron so it may well have been threre for ages, but great idea. Well done Ped and team . The beers are on Charic1 point
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Perhaps Suggs response in the young ones is needed- Rik- Do you know any Cliff Richard? Suggs- You hum it, I’ll smash your face in.1 point
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The COG T16 is indeed a really good octave pedal. (Make sure you get the v2 which has corrected a low volume issue on the v1) @ped no probs - we all appreciate the job / time and effort that you mods expend on our behalf. And great that the community (ambient in this case) have each other's backs. @BenR24 - you should be fine. It's when you start giving out bank details or clicking on links in emails that it can start getting messy. Just put a block on the guy from replying to your email account to avoid getting follow up crap from him.1 point
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Already routed with bigger holes so messing with upgrading the pickups will be a breeze.1 point
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Finished at last. I'm quite happy for my first attempt. Followed a You Tube video for the covering. To be honest my corners aren't that good, thankfully mostly hidden by the metal corner caps. Was a labour of love, probably cost me way more than it's worth but I'm a happy cat. Finished with a Lotus badge ..... just because I could ha ha. Hope you like it. Andy1 point
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Tc electronic polytune clip.1 point
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The Laylas are actually quite a boring listen - the treble is pretty recessed and overall, it's quite dark sounding despite the piece trying to be sold as a flat reference piece... but I think I need to give them another go I think. But then again, flat can be boring. They aren't going to be used for critical mixing of listening... so I should but the one that puts a smile on my face when I use them live. But then again, I've got the means of EQing them with an inch of their life with the setup I run with. Hmm. The 18t I have a couple of reservations over - the size. I've only seen the universal version of it... and it's a bit of a beast. I'm beginning to think that the 12t is where it's at... but then again... I need to have a decent listen to them all again. The A8 has always stood out to me as one of my fave 64s... but that's gone off the table now due to the arrival of N8... but I'm not sure I want to go the dynamic route... But talking of dynamics... there's always the UEs. Decisions, decisions.1 point
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In this context it makes no difference. I agree however that three wheeled cars fall over more often than four wheeled ones.1 point
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It wasn’t really tracking that was the problem, it was the noise gate that wasn’t great which caused bleed and oversensitivity. They fixed this and updated all the remaining old stock. The paint job was a bit iffy on the old version and they have switched suppliers for the new one. It’s much better.1 point
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Anyone seen the Sex Pis*ed Dolls? I always thought Shania’s Twin was a good name too, apparently real as well.1 point
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Updated on this, having lived with the bass for a few weeks: it’s now wearing flatwounds, which feel and sound excellent. It’s completely the wrong sound for my band so I’ve not gigged it yet, as I’d planned, but I have a project in mind which might or might’nt happen, for which it’d be perfect. Great for noodling around at home to old Motown tunes too, what fun!1 point
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And bloody good they are too1 point
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Yep! Always liked the look of these.. GLWTS1 point -
I like High On Maiden, they were pretty good too1 point
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Rabbi williams ..The Jewish cheeky chappy Amal Shukup Indian Elvis show1 point
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Cheers Dad3353...!!! He's only 10, even though he's a hardened gigging monster already.....haha...... As for typing, he can do that, but it' be like letting Animal (muppets) on here.... I let him trawl through some of the stuff on this-here site when he wants to, as he loves seeing what the bass-world has to offer, but it's when I'm there with him - just to be safe.. All of you can look forward to his unedited posts when he's a bit older..... Gulp...!! Peace.1 point
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Tanglewood, specifically this one. This is my second as I always regretted selling the first one I had. It has active pickups and sounds fantastic.. cost to me : £401 point
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Sandberg is pretty unknown outside the enthusiast sites/forums. I would stick them on the list.....1 point
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The clear out continues.... As I'm barely using some of my basses (due to my Spector love and possibly having some new stuff incoming) I've decided to let a number of them go.... This is a fantastic, frankenstein/bitza 70's style Fender Jazz Bass that I asked the legendary Charlie Chandler to source, assemble and create/set up for me a few years ago using: WD Music Vintage White 3 Piece American Alder body finished in thinly applied polyester to allow the natural tone to ring through AllParts 70's style block/bound Maple board Jazz neck with correct Fender logo pre-included/applied Wizard Custom Jazz Pickups - custom built and handwound by Andy Blake in the UK - do a search through old threads etc to see the high regard these are held in. He has now retired but his work continues with Hot Rod pickups. Gotoh 201B-4 bridge for fantastic solid tone and increased sustain Gotoh Nickel reverse gear 'elephant ear' tuners Pearloid capped controls Pickup cover The bass is in fantastic overall condition with just a paint chip on the front edge being the only real noticeable flaw (my fault due to clumsiness). Hasn't been played in a while so could probably do with a set up etc... It cost over £800 to source, build etc. Gigbag will be included and of course it will be boxed/packed well for delivery. Payment by Bank Transfer (preferred) or Paypal (buyer pays all fees). Please see my extensive positive feedback thread for assurance of a clean, fast and trustworthy transaction.1 point -
Just bought a pedal off Gary, good deal, excellent comm's, great guy to deal with. Does what he says. Can't get better than that. Thanks Gary, Tom.1 point
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Just sold my TC Electronic BH550 to Gary - great communication and a pleasure to do business with. Highly recommended. Cheers Gary!1 point
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Just bought Gary's Mesa Diesel 215 aka 'Rig Of Doom' (thanks for letting me keep the name 😉). Gary was extremely helpful and welcoming from start to finish. Very happy with the cab, hope to see you again soon mate. All the best, Mark.1 point
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Bought a Curbow (shipped) from Gary. No problems and a simple straightforward transaction.1 point
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Gary purchased a bass from me instant payment via paypal. constant communication and easy to deal with. highly recommended.1 point
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Gary purchased my Hartke 115XL - professional and easy transaction. A real pleasure. Cheers Nick1 point
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[i]I too have bought one of Gary's many Spectors. Lucky for me he doesn't like fancy tops! It's a wonderful bass, and Gary is an honest and trustworthy man indeed. He even made me a lovely cup of tea and put up with my hoo-hahing trying to decide if I wanted the bass or not. I'm glad I did![/i] [i]Thanks [s]Chris [/s]Gary! [/i]1 point
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Just purchased a Schecter bass from Gary. It plays lovely and just was as described. Easy transaction with a nice guy. Deal with confidence.1 point
