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I have just complete a tremendous experience, ordered a bass for my 50th and it arrived early thanks to Alan. From start to finish Alan has been great. The bass on the other hand is fantastic. Full specs here: https://www.acguitars.co.uk/project/0328urecurve5/

Went to the local guitar shop to grab a little something - fatal mistake. They have a pretty standard bass selection in there, mainly Fenders and Ibanez's and rarely anything more unusual. And this was hanging on the wall.....i tried one of these years ago in a shop and was close to pushing the button then and have never seen one since. Mint condition and a good price i believe. I had a 10 minute go on it just to see what it was like - lovely sound and easy to play, just felt like a quality bass. Anyway i hadn't gone in there for a new bass so headed home. And you know when you start itching and the mind starts turning over..........and the missus is an enabler damn her!!!! So here is the new addition - A Zon Sonus Standard 4 :-)

Call me crazy, but I just met a chap in Buxton and did an eBay trade deal. Traded my PDN Musicman Starry Night Stingray for a Euro 5 LX. Couldn’t be happier!!!!

Otoh I once had a guitarist look at my hands and accuse me of playing in the wrong key. He hadn't noticed I was playing a 5.

There's a horrible moment, and tragically early in the film, where you realise that the Spinal Tap/Ricky Gervais/Bad News Tour stuff is for real. There was even a moment at which I thought Matt Goss was going to claim that he could play Stairway to Heaven when he was 19

being loaded... 😉

I found this on the BBC News app this morning and while it doesn't go into a lot of detail about Fender's business it's still quite an interesting insight into the man that leads the company: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46546014

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I quite enjoyed that 😕. At least he wasn’t slapping (which I can’t stand). The only thing is he seemed to be using the term quintuplets to mean 5/8 or 5/16, but they are not the same. A quintuplet is playing 5 notes in the time of 4, but his musical examples were simply playing in a 5/8 time signature. Very confusing. But, being a mathematician and a huge fan of Balkan music I found this fascinating. Robbie

Absolutely nothing done with the triplets since, the weather has been too damp and horrible. Fingers crossed we will get a nice spell in the new year to let me get the last few coats on. Well Christmas is finally upon us and I shall be mostly cooking as well as drinking as much wine as I can in the process Merry Christmas everybody!

Thotch. /I am a Genesis fan, BTW. lol

I used to go to open nights when I lived in Chelmsford in the late 90's. I had some fun nights there, getting up to play on a few numbers. Then one night, Guthrie Govan turned up and joined in. I hid in the bog for half an hour until he went away.

And dropped off a Sire Marcus Miller v7 version 2 vintage jazz.So far i'm lovin it,really nice neck and some nice sounds coming out. The truss rod needed a tweek as the strings were sat a little high for my liking sorted that out so it's just about right for me. Can't understand sire not providing an instruction booklet of some sort,but it's all available online i suppose so no real set back. Here's me hoping this relationship will develop into some meaningful love affair,and i'm sure it will.

To be honest, there’s not really a lot of point to these kind of threads, either “I can’t stand so and so”, or “so and so is fantastic”. All they ever end up in is a percentage of people agreeing and a percentage of people disagreeing. 99% of the time minds are already made up. All they ever prove is that we’ve all got different tastes, which is how it should be.

Looks like your average run of the mill gospel chops totally capable in any situation jobbing pro. Hate him already.

Hi! Here are my 2 'Wicks - 2008 Corvette $$ 5 + 2003 Thumb 5 BO.

Very musical people, aren't they? I mean gospel musicians are! Not the other thing... I'm not Mortimer Duke!! 😁

@Delberthot, this is what I found in the BDI21’s manual. If you’re using the 1/4” output then set your QSC to accept instrument level 👍🏾

Agreed, I get concerned when our band leader calls multiple 12 bar blues tunes. Thing is we have so much other material . However it's not my call. Blue PS: I'm in New Jersey over the holidays and had a chance to jam with my close childhood friend Doug. We started our first band when we were both 12 years old.

I used a 3 band eq live for a long time, and I think there was always a temptation to use the mid control to cut that part of the sound when it wasn't necessary. It's what I call "the bedroom sound" - a bass can sound amazing in the bedroom when you're just playing by yourself, but in a band scenario, a lot of the bandwith you tend to cut in the solo scenario is exactly the bandwith you need to be heard when playing with a band.

I agree with this. The 3 band eq is a great bass, no question. But if you think "nah, this is not for me", don't write Stingrays off until you at least try a 2 band, as it's a different animal. The same basic sound is there, but there's something about the 2 band eq that seems to have more oomph than the 3 band. Having said that, another poster above suggested that maybe it's just not for you, which is also a possibility. Nothing wrong with that, that's why the bass market is full of so many great options.

As amongst the final tasks before the Christmas period, I managed to sand down all of the body and side stain trials and reapply properly. Over the last couple of days I've started laying down the initial tru-oil coats ready for the final slurry and buff coats that will be finished after Christmas. This is how it's looking now: While the final coats of slurry and buff are hardening over the post Christmas period, I will be starting the finish jobs. Allowing for family stuff over Christmas and New Year, it should be ready to ship mid-January Have a great Christmas, all. As always, many thanks for the support and encouragement over 2018 and see you all the other side! Andy

Thanks for all the replies, folks. When I contacted GuitarGuitar they offered to take the bass back, but it's now part of the (ever-growing!) family so it's staying with me. If I had the choice I'd rather have a maple board, but I bought it with the rosewood board, and if I hadn't done that wee bit digging regarding the serial number / date of manufacture, I'd be none the wiser regarding the neck not being original to the body, so I guess it's all a bit of a moot point? I spoke to Guitar Guitar on Friday to see if they had any info regarding the neck swap - they had contacted the fella that traded in the bass, and it turns out he's the second owner; he bought it from his bass tutor in 2011, and had no idea the neck had been swapped. He's offered to contact the original owner and get the story behind the swap, and it would be interesting to get the story behind it, but it's not high on my list of priorities right now. I'm just enjoying the bass for what it it - a really nice EB MM StingRay that looks cool, sounds killer, and plays exceptionally well! Merry Xmas, folks.

This. @Delberthot, the 10.2 will likely match your BFOne10 for volume and low end with the added benefits of easy tilt-back monitoring. If you don’t mind the weight (and cost) increase of the 12.2 then I say go for it. Better to have more and not need it than need more and not have it IMHO.

My 64th birthday party next Feb is going to be a blues jam, with my Plastic Mojo Blues Band as the house band. I've asked them as my birthday present to learn my personal anthem: I was drifting through life like I'd lost my way, / Had no original words to say, / Road was empty and the sky was grey, / Praying Lord, get me home tonight. I was drifting through daytimes, not even trying, / Long bitter nights of drinking and crying, / Cursing myself for wasting my time, / Praying Lord let me sleep at night. Now I'm playing 12 bar blues on a five string bass, / Finally know I've found my place, / Electric adrenalin, state of grace, / Singing Lord, let me play all night. Sorry, seriously ot, and on the "must-know" list for my band but not for anyone else!

Just you... Never mind her wider musical achievements, she's brought so much to bass players through the wonderful John Giblin and Eberhard Weber. Song could be 'December will be magic again' or 'Home for Christmas'. Both great seasonal tunes to my mind...

This is... So... Good 😲

I'd be very happy if Oteil steps in for the Palladium show.

By the way, don’t mean to hijack your thread but it’s nice to know someone else is as excited about a V7 as I am!

I like the 2 pole piece horizontal pickup that's been added there. (Yes, I know it's a thumb rest really...)

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Thanks man!

I use OBBM's Rockwire!! Van Damme cable with Hicon pancake jacks! Very flexible with a transparent tone and very little noise 😁

Painfully hilarious. It IS a spoof isn't it?

I found it intriguing , it's not likely to fit with the music I play but interesting nonetheless.

Cheap Trick - Manchester Arena Cheap Trick - the Cavern Club, Liverpool That last photo is being used by Classic Rock.

@lurksalot I shall explain after this g&t

This. . . I know nothing of KB's political leanings, and care even less, but if extreme political views puts you off you should also be boycotting anything made in China, Russia, the Middle East, the Far East and a lot of what is made in the US, Africa and South America. Doesn't leave much, does it? These people are actually doing nasty stuff rather than just talking about it. Most major companies are run by people you would never ask to tea, and as for politicians and presidents. . . . if you shot every dictator there would be 10 people fighting to take their place. Just appreciate good tunes. No matter where they come from.

No, but I hear there's a new book out which might cover this kind-of stuff...?

Just because it's a little confusing for the f*cking bass playing element!

I made a mix of chestnut spirit stains using their very useful sample packs (which I'd already got - both their wood colour samples and their poster colour samples) For the neck it was a mix of Light Mahogany + Yellow + A teeny touch of Orange + meths to thin it down and reduce the intensity Just wiped on with a cloth. Couple of coats For the Ash, because of the brown tint to the wood, it needed something extra. I was going to add more orange, but in the end added some thinned Yew stain to the neck concoction and a drop more meths. I did 1/2 dozen samples on some scrap and tweaked the shades and tones until it looked about right for what the client was asking for. Pleased to say that I've heard back from him and he's happy for me to use that as the basis

She was a class act and wonderful musician, brimming with great, original ideas. Also surrounded by some terrific musicians. Just my opinion of course.

Here's mine - recorded using my epiphone thunderbird vintage pro bass, Eastwood Warren Ellis tenor guitar & logic pro.

Boss ME50b?

If this were my local church I'd be praisin' de Lord every weekend, and mebee even some weekdays too 😎

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