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I have decent gear, a car that starts, I turn up on time having learned the parts, I don't drink or take drugs and I'm not excessively grumpy. My ability is entirely mediocre!8 points
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Both entire wastes of money and trees. This place is far superior...5 points
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God YES!!! How could I possibly have forgotten those six?5 points
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Strengths - I'm actually strong. I can help carry the gear. I have an empty house where we can rehearse. Weakness - I'm a crap bass player.5 points
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Just had notification that there is 20% off all D'Addario strings at Strings Direct, until midnight on 30th August.* Code for the checkout is DADD20. Cheers, Pete. * Offer extended to midnight Friday 31st August4 points
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Weakness: I am easily distracted. Stre-- Look! A squirrel!!4 points
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That's as fake as a really fake thing... Even ignoring the cheap bridge, tuners and pickup, the body is wrong, the headstock is wrong, the "made in..." decal is wrong. So much wrong...4 points
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He’s trying something untoward mate. i used to sell genelec monitors for fun, wait until a better buyer turns up.4 points
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I sold it! Squier Affinity 5 String Jazz bass aka The Life Saver OK here's the backstory. I live in the Midlands, Lichfield to be precise... and I regularly gig with a band based in Loughborough. I agreed to do a gig with them down in Taunton - however, they had van driver availability issues, so I agreed to drive to Loughborough and pick up the van. All the way to Loughborough, something was playing on my mind... you know, that feeling you get that you've forgotten something but can't quite put your finger on it. You mentally check... cables, amp, strap etc... all check. Get to pick up the van and move my gear from my car into the van. Oh dayum. Where's my bass? Band leader says, no worries, I got a 4 string P bass you can use. I'm all, nah, it's OK, I got time to call back via home and pick up one of my basses. So I drive home. Dayum. Guess which idiot left his house keys in the car... back in Loughborough. Time was getting on and there was no way I could make it back to Loughborough, then back to Lichfield, then get to the gig in time... especially as I had all the PA in the van with me. Cue lots of phoning around trying to find somebody local that I can beg, steal, borrow a bass of. In short, couldn't get to anybody in time to pick up a bass and get to the gig... so drove to PMT, walked into the shop and asked for the cheapest jazz bass they had and take it straight to the till. I think I was in there all of 3 minutes. Got to the gig ok, a quick setup and the bass is decent to be fair. I would keep it but already have a low priced Yamaha that fulfils the role of a cheaper bass. So in short. I'm an idiot. This bass has been played for approximately 2 hours. I bet there's examples out there with more miles on it due to being on the shop floor. It's in as new condition, complete with the original cardboard box. My idiocy can be your gain. Anyway, dropped to £150.3 points -
I don't often post on here but wanted to publically credit a bass manufacturer, since it's always good to hear good news. Long story short, I have a Sandberg California TMII 5 string bass, which I absolutely love which I bought 18 months ago second hand from Bass Direct. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, it just stopped working, took it to a local guitar repairer I trust and he basically said the electrics are buggered, a circuit has gone, not a lot he could do without direct contacts in Sandberg etc. I emailed Sandberg directly (only hoping they might recommend someone I could pay to fix it etc.) But instead, I got an email from Mike, one of the service engineers, who asked me to remove the entire circuitry and send it over to Germany for immediate free repair. I did this, he sent back the newly repaired circuit (1 part on the circuit board replaced), with lots of good communication along the way and last night I put it back in. And it is now as good as new! I just wanted to commend Sandberg for their amazing customer service, all done (including free tracked postage back to the UK) for absolutely free, there was no obligation from their side, they could have just sent me back to the second hand dealer I bought it from. I wouldn't imagine you would get the same level of service from one of the other big guitar manufactures (although I've never tried)! So hats off to Sandberg....not just great quality guitars but a top notch company with amazing customer service too!3 points
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This beauty arrived today, a 1972 (possibly 73 but it's impossible to be sure, it's close enough for me) Ibanez P bass. Purchased from @Bassassin it's fabulous! Plays like stuff you spread on a crumpet, sounds great and apart from ashtrays is all original. I've taken off the pickup cover as it gets in the way but will probably leave the bridge cover on. I hadn't planned on playing it much as I have plenty of other choices but it is so nice to play that I may struggle with that!3 points
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Well that's not much of a secret ... you just told everybody!3 points
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Frankly there's so much good info online, I don't much bother with print any more. Though I will read Viz when having a dump.3 points
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I was once selling a zildjian ride cymbal on a drum forum, when an oddly named chap (Mr Cole Longway) contacted me, and in pidgin English described his preferred method of payment. Firstly, he would deposit £20,000 into my bank, and then, within five days, his "representative" would call to collect the cymbal, and his change. I had the cymbal on for £853 points
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I wouldn't have that in my house.3 points
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I got no joy with any of the hydro-dip folks I contacted nor from a local guy who does guitar finishes. Guess Paisley pink is too much for them ☹️ Undeterred I bought another Axe Decal skin.Still failed to get the skin round the edges 🤬I built up 5 coats of boat varnish round the edges and sanded out the skin to wood join 👍Went too far with the pink burst so removed it but the bass really looks better with a burst. 4th or 5th,maybe 6th, attempt at the burst it reacted with something and wrinkled 🤬 Sod it, the wrinkles are in heavy wear areas so I didn't clear coat them too heavy,it'll relic soon enough 😎 The 51 split-coil from Jess Louerio sounds fantastic wired in series,intonation is within 1 or 2 %. Not bad with a 2 saddle bridge 👍The chromes are on the shoogly peg 😉3 points
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Strength - the ability to burp reasonably long words although I have not yet attained my sorely missed good friend Paul Raven’s (RIP) eructation goal of burping the word archbishop, however I shall continue to seek this holy grail. Weakness - I cannot stop buying clip-on tuners.3 points
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Interestingly, whenever I join a new band I always say, "I don't drink and I hate football. In fact I hate all sport. Anybody got a problem?". These things are a step too far for some people. Especially here in the Glasgow area 😄2 points
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Thanks for your kind words, drTS. Marcus was referring to when he was at the beginning of his session career, when in NY producers would be happy to record the guitar sound through amps and cabs, but usually demanded bassists plug into the desk directly. As a result, he and his colleagues began to have preamps installed in their basses, so as to have some control over what reached the desk in the first place. Another point that Marcus makes, which makes me feel vindicated, is that the bass needs the mid frequencies to cut through the rest of the band's sound and avoid competing with the drums (especially the bass drum). He admits that those frequencies, in themselves, sound nasty, but have to be added to the overall sound of the bass if it is to be heard clearly in the mix. The reason why I feel vindicated by that is that I have always preferred the bass sound to be middy rather than P-Bass-style, which to my ears is far too muddy. I apply that rule to live sound too, as in, when @Happy Jack can't be heard properly out front with his bands, I will usually yell at him to up the mids rather than turn up his volume. 😎2 points
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When is a Music Man not a Music Man? When he's Ed Sheeran? ...I'll get me coat.2 points
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I can only think of 2-3 members on here who would know who they are2 points
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No mention yet of James Dewar. He sang for Robin Trower for many years. Wonderful voice and, sadly, no longer with us.2 points
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Strengths: Will give 100% commitment to a band and expect all other band members to do the same. Scrupulously punctual. Will quickly learn material until I can play it backwards, upside down and under water. Absolutely WILL NOT suffer fools, flakes, delusions, laziness, slacking or ANY excuses. Weaknesses: See above.2 points
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Strength: I'm a drummer. Weakness: I'm a drummer.2 points
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Strengths: I can carry my amp. Weakness: I can't carry a tune.2 points
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I used to play with a band that was comprised entirely of deps. It was a singer/guitarist who had a reservoir of friends he could call on who knew his songs (yes, it was originals) and obviously liked to fly by the seat of his pants! It became his running joke to say to the audience, "...and at this point, I'd like to introduce the band...", then turn around and introduce us to each other - fair enough given most of us had literally just met for the first time.2 points
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I know a few guys in local classic car clubs who have been stung by the overseas bidder who will arrange collection, always paid by PayPal friends so perfectly safe*.One lost thousands and a car he had spent ten years restoring. I would rather not sell that risk it personally. *other opinions may exist2 points
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Ignore the numbers on the controls and use your ears, to tell you when it sounds good. Also bear in mind that when you are ready to play with other musicians what sounds good when you are playing the bass on its own won't necessarily sound good with other instruments in the mix.2 points
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Gonna give you a pointer. Try and mix up the logo sizes so that they look good on the shirts. We supplied a single logo for the shirts we had printed; they looked fine on the XL and 2XL shirts, but wrong on the S/M/L ones (logos were too big).2 points
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Good advice above. I've worked with a few guy's who have very good hearing and have often pointed out/demonstrated subtleties with EQ-ing that I just didn't hear. You could say they had a trained ear and I did not. But I have found that one's preferred sound changes over time and it's a joy to experiment. Not to forget that with bass in particular, room acoustics play such a big part, and always move around when practicing to find the right spot.2 points
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Time waster. Just leave him be.2 points
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When a guitarist uses these leads the labels aren't to let them know which end goes into what, rather that when everything is connected it let's them know what the item is at each each end of the lead. There's nothing more embarrassing than sitting your guitar on the floor behind you and trying to bash out power chords on the amp strapped over your shoulder.2 points
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If you get them the wrong way round your toanz leak out the pickups and make a mess on your pick guard2 points
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Excellent selling points in my opinion. Blue2 points
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Awesome Merchandise or Shirtysomething. It doesn't matter how many skinny hipsters are in your audience, the people who buy band T-shirts are invariably size Large and bigger, so skew your size quantities towards these.2 points
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Dear Basschat, meet Thunderblackstone.....2 points
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Up for sale goes a nice vintage Yamaha BB1000S bass guitar in a beautiful transparent red finish. It sports neck-through-body maple/mahogany neck with dark rosewood fretboard and alder body wings. Original pickups had been replaced with EMG active pickups with passive vol-vol-tone controls. Neck is comfy, smooth and straight. Truss rod working as it should, frets show some signs of use but there is still a lot of life left in them. The weight is about 4,5 kg (10 lb) on my traveller scales. PayPal payment possible (buyer covers the fee), shipping within EU will take £30. It will be well boxed and insured for shipping. More photos can be found here: http://s1030.photobucket.com/user/koval123/slideshow/Yamaha BB1000s?sort=91 point -
Good shout mate. I love early Kings X. The tone is legendary1 point
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Good thread! Strengths - solid technique, reliable, and I'm really good at coming up with my own riffs - which is handy as I've never been in a covers band. Weaknesses - Tone deaf. Would love to have pitch perfect hearing rather than having to ask '...erm, what key's this in? when jamming.1 point
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I still sub to BGM, mainly because I spend all day staring at screens I like to read something on paper. And I like that I might discover things selected by an editor rather than only finding what I might be searching for on the web.1 point
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That'll halve my Bass magazine monthly costs - unless they increase the cost...... For those who don't take these mags my recent copy of BGM had two v interesting bits:- 1) Guy Pratt interview referred to DIs and mentioned an instance of going to house DI with a famous artist at the most famous of festivals - and it bypassing his sound and pedals - basically causing him to play an entire passage totally reliant on delay - which came out as an incoherent mess to the huge live and tv audience - so much for 'trusting' the sound guys - glad I always go post EQ via the amp DI. 2) Marcus Miller (excellent interview by Silvia and Happy Jack 👍) mentioned adding a Pre amp to his bass so he could control the sound going to the board to be used by the Engineer. Great stuff and my thoughts entirely!! 😀1 point
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sexy1 point -
Paul McCartney and Sting are probably better known TBH.1 point
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My main weakness I would also consider to be my main strength. My weakness is that I am not a very technical player, have very little understanding of musical theory and don't have many 'chops' so can't improvise or do things on the fly. I just copy and paste my bass lines. I learn by ear and, as a result, it sometimes takes me a long time to get a bassline down. Lessons would help but , at 60, I have neither the time nor inclination. I do, however, have a decent touch and ability so that what I do learn I end up playing pretty solidly. I don't ever overplay - because I can't. I've seen some extremely talented and technically brilliant bass players who have all the chops but, to my way of thinking, often feel the need to use most of them most of the time and , as a result, massively overplay. Also because I can't busk a tune I will learn it which, if that is what we have decided to do, makes life easier for the other band members. If you like - I know and feel comfortable in my space which then allows other band members the room to expand a bit if they want.1 point
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Julian, have some lessons. If, like me, you find it difficult to achieve results on your own, having to face someone and tell them you couldn't do it might make you try that bit harder and achieve your results. I know that with the hints and examples my tutor gave me I turned a corner. I also made sure I played everything he asked me to, when I'd have stopped if I was on my own.1 point
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I see deps mostly in pro, functions, wedding, and corporate bands. Blue1 point
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You've obviously never heard me play.1 point
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Is the tag line this lot used to sell tickets to the last gig I went to....one of the best gigs I have ever seen!.... It's fabulous to see a mate doing well. Bill, the guitarist, was a (brilliant) drummer in a band I was in a few years back...The Steve Mcgill band. I hope some of you enjoy it!1 point
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Hi Gallery dudes, I bought this Bogart from you a couple of months ago, absolutely love it. Glad I checked the website when I did.1 point
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This is the final version of a board that' been in progress now for a few months. M5 wasn' getting used so it' made way for the Zeus in the loop of the gr2. All source audio pedals are in the volume loop as they can be switched on and off via midi. Powered by a pp2+ and a fuel tank under the board. The hub is under there too.1 point
