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Yep.. Been down that road before.. Bought a Schecter Diamond P5 on here, sold it 3 years later, then bought it back the following year. Stupidly sold it again last year. I have learned nothing in 13 years of being on this forum! 😊

Playing another acoustic gig tonight. This one is at The Sprecher Tap in Milwaukee, 6:00-9:00. It's some sort of 420 celebration. Anyway, these acoustic gigs have been a life saver for me. I can actually hear myself and I really like the hours. I'll be home by 11:00. Blue

My first self built bass. I bought a fretless neck and a loaded body from here and sourced the other bits from ebay. Finally got around to building it today but made a school boy error. I forgot to buy the strings. Our own Gary Mac is doing the honours so I should be up and running next weekend. I've not played fretless since the '70's so it will be interesting to so how it goes. Anyway, there's the picture.

Nothing against relicing, but we should accept it's just shabby chic for boys... Is this any different?

Your epitaph would be more fitting if it read "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it program a Stomp!"

Bought a Groove 5’er, sold it. Bought it back off same buyer, sold it. Tracked it down, bought it back, sold it. Like a an old flame that is lots of “fun” and exciting when together initially, but long term we’ll never last. I’ve tried to buy an old Squier P bass bitsa back off an old student...many, many times, but she won’t budge. Keeps saying something about “sentimental” reasons, only bass she needs .... blah blah blah. I obviously failed her 🥴

This was new last year. I love it.

Yambassador Krow I’ve maybe mentioned this before with access to the parametric eq on the Stomp you could ‘recreate’ the on-board preamps of all the major after market manufacturers if you know the set points of their preamps. Then a patch could be made with eq only and saved as per each unit i.e. ‘East Uni-Pre’ etc. Or alternatively in snapshot mode you could save the same basic eq but have the mid set point differently so you have access to perhaps a 250Hz or 440Hz or 700Hz bump with a few dB’s boost already applied and have these names to a particular bass so on a gig you have instant access to the boosted eq. Snapshot mode is very clever! Based on what you already like and use it should be a pretty straightforward exercise to set up a boost at 700Hz on a eq patch - a quick a/b test should let you hear how close the two sound and off you go! So for example if you Yamaha PJ benefited from some bass cut or mid boost or you Ibanez sounds better with some high mids tamed just a/b until it’s there and Bingo! The more elegant solution is of course to buy a new bass, buy a new preamp, pay to (have the cavity potential dug out) fit said pre and use it at the occasional wedding gig. Banter aside I found the Stomp eq and basic tube preamp to be really useful in getting a great time right off the bat. Snapshot mode enables slight tweaks to suit a different room, different bass etc. if one is happy with the core sound.

Played the Half Moon in Putney last night, had to rearrange the stage layout a couple of times to fit us all in comfortably, but once that was done, it was a great gig, probably one of, if not the, best I've been involved with. Good size audience, all ticket holders, so the payout was very pleasing! The band seemed to be inspired by both the enthusiasm of the audience and possibly the full moon, not to mention the fact that it was bicycle day. I don't think anyone there was celebrating that, but there was definitely something in the air (no, not that!). Some emotionally and physically draining jams evolved out of several of the songs, if it wasn't for the strict eleven o'clock curfew, I think we'd still be playing! And, as a special bonus, a former student of mine from Finland was in London, so she came to see us. Great to hear news of so many people I knew over there. I used my Ibanez SR1206, Ashdown ABM 600 and Barefaced cab last night. No problem with any of them other than difficulty in reaching the amp to adjust anything as it was fairly inaccessible squeezed between the drummers.

Yeah, I have - thank god. Bought in 2011 as a treat to myself for a messy breakup. Sold in 2013 to get married to childhood sweetheart. Who bought it back for me in 2017. A very special CS 1 of 1 (weird neck profile) 64 jazz bass relic.

MusicMan Stingray 2001 lined fretless And without the guard...

Just purchased my old Bass back today I bought it originally from Electro Music before it shut down...it's an ESP Pancho Tomaselli signature bass (Jazz configuration) stunning Bass I purchased it second hand for about £650 I think new these were about £1000 plus......Swamp Ash body, Maple Neck, EMGX pups, Gotoh bridge absolute beaut but was a bit to Rock for me in shape....but I did a straight swap with a couple of Electric Guitars and it's back with me....was a fool to get rid first time but won't be going again....happy days.

Not the only one who enjoys collecting Yamaha's and modding them 😋

Back in the day, a load of bands I played with had notebooks full of people who would happily put bands up overnight. Let 'em in free, buy them a beer, sleep on their sofa. It wasnt something I adhere to, I prefer my own bed to be honest, but in those dreamy pre-internet days, there's a certain charm now to this being a thing.

Will the excitement never end?! Bridge is on. Don’t ask about the black screws...so mundane is the story I cannot even be bothered...in a side note, chrome screws on the pickup now...as it should be.

Hi , today I paid a visit to my painter, to see the progress on my new EVO-FX4 .... he told me that people were crazy because they all want to get their eastern eggs painted.... anyhow, next week is another one .... stay tuned...

Westone Thunder II fretless (c. 1981)

Yes. Maybe doesn't always get the recognition he deserves. There's a rich musicality in his playing, which is somewhat uncommon... IMHO re over-playing, Guy Pratt is allowed to add a few notes within, because he makes them worthwhile. It's the 'loads of notes' within the chord, note-count sh*t that I have an issue with. GP is way above that. He payed quite full lines on 'Like a Prayer' but it was balanced and right for the arrangements / production... IMHO(2)

Rosewood fingerboard makes it a safe trip... I'm a maple junkie. But I have been known to stray edit: I may return after having placed an order 'though 😲

Tonestyler ordered. And... I'm off to Glasgow to try a Sandberg 48, and maybe a Thunderbird too.

I know. I think it’s a sign. After all of this, my preferred dremmel attachment for cutting which was missing yesterday (and why I opted to hand cut which I’m certain lead to the breakage...) just magically appeared in a box of parts. so. It’s being left as it is. in other news. Bridge and Machine heads arrived.

My old Steve Smith custom long scale "EB-2" - foolishly sold to a BC-er several years ago, who recently very obligingly traded it back to me; in better shape too.

Hi, welcome from another newbie, also 56!! And a recent bass player too.

I don't think I've ever seen a genuine bass from the 60's or 70's with the patina of years on the road that looks as bashed up as a heavy relic, they appear to me at least as fake as an ERG politicians promise. I couldn't bring myself to go for a light relic either, feels a bit like a personalised number plate on a Ford Mondeo, but each to their own..

One of my Antoniotsais is sycamore. It's lovely.

Indeed, I was one I've bought two basses back. Both from members here, although the first one I sold on Gumtree and only a couple of years later I found he was a member of BC (Hi Sam!): I met him at a gig we where I was providing bass amplification, and I did not recognise him but I recognised the bass. He wasn't selling at the time, but I expressed my interest, and a year or two later he sold it back to me. A Vintage (the brand) Jazz bass. The second one, @alyctes here bought it from me. A Shine Telecaster shaped bass with two MM humbuckers. Someone else was asking about those basses, I chipped in what I knew, and alyctes was there too... one thing led to another and my girlfriend bought the bass back for me for my birthday. Alyctes even dropped the price as it was a present etc... Thank you sooo much

All my basses were sold because I had just bought a better one. So, I have never bought back an old bass.

For anyone unlucky enough not to get anywhere with Amazon there's one for sale on BC.

I bought back my Overwater Custom Jazz. I tried to get my first Status Kingbass back. Owner wouldn't sell it when I had the cash, I didn't have the cash when it was for sale....ain't that always the way??

yea, now here's a story, i sold my 80s G&L L2000 to some chap in manchester in the mid 90s, its was mint with tags in the original case, the one with leo fenders sig on the headstock before fender made him move it, listening back to the recordings i did with it i always thought sh!t that sounds good, should not have sold it. Then about 8 or 9 years ago i saw it on fleabay, i got intouch with the seller and indeed it was the chap i sold it too, so it was pulled and i got it back for £100 less than i sold it for in the same condition, he did not like it so stuffed it under his bed, so now it lives under my bed, still mint with the tags in the original case. 🙂 Im still looking for my wal midi bass, i badly want that back as i now have a use for it again

Welcome, Bill! I was in my fifties when I started, too! It's never too late!

No, I can't see anything but a bearded giant playing a normal-sized bass.

Don’t be silly. its just an end to employers making musicians sit 1m away from a 130 dB sound source without adequate hearing protection.

alembic are considered to be one of the best basses in the business, im curious as to why there are hardly any pics or info on the site???? lets start here... marcus

Hi all, I’m Bill, I live in north London and I have been learning the bass for about 9 months. I’m an electrician and I was replacing the lights in a local music shop and I couldn’t stop staring at a beautiful bass guitar hanging from the wall in front of me; it was a Yamaha with beautiful wood grain. So I decided to buy a bass and learn. I ended up with an Ibanez SG500 and am now addicted. I wish I had started to learn earlier! I’m 56 and still love the stuff I listened to as a teenager-punk rock, and what later became known as ‘post-punk’. But I also like most other rock, some jazz and classical music and opera. Bass heroes are: Jean Jacques Burnel, Peter Hook, Chris Squire, John Paul Jones, Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Bruce Foxton and loads of others. I am looking forward to learning from you all.

Another lost cause saved from landfill. Roland PK5 Bass pedals, bought for £200 locally, non functioning. No battery pack, burn marks on battery leads. No PSU. Someone obviously tried plugging in the wrong one via the wrong input... Roland and Boss historically were a bit weird on their power delivery methods for pedals back in the day but a former owner has been even weirder. Proper 9V PSU obtained, new battery pack fitted, some minor track cleaning and repair, D1 diode replacement, fried (cracked) npn (Q3) to replace, hopefully nothing else downstream, caps all ok. can’t get a service manual (http://servicerepairmanuals.netlook like they are not functioning) so I am flying cautiously. And yes, the inductor tests ok. The (D3) 5v6 zener Is untroubled, I even read 9v up to the npn so I was cautiously hopeful the custom chip is ok. Parts arrived. Cleaned the board, made me a broken trace with clippings from the diode. Fitted a battery pack as well. worked first time Discovered to my great joy I can have multiple synths running, so a few classic old synth VSTs have all been chained to MIDI channel 2, (Taurus Plug-in seems to be fixed on 2) so tap into poly mode and *MASSIVE* sounds ensue... mellotron VST next...

SO chuffed! I was the only bidder and won a Maruszczyk Elwood L 4A and picked it up this afternoon. Couldn't be happier! Super lightweight but perfect balance, insanely good build quality, Delano pickups, Glockenklang preamp and in a gorgeous natural finish that feels fab. All for under £600? Very happy with that! Came with the case and all the candy including a set of strings too. Pics to follow in the morning. Can't wait to crank it through my gigging rig - first low volume noodlings are very promising indeed. Cheers, James

Dream of doing that. Doing 2 x 1hr set is known as 'a short gig' for us. And even then the singer would try and extend it a bit. They view it as a positive, I don't. Who the hell wants to watch a band for that long?

Couple of button presses and you have you sound set up for that room. You're effectively tweaking an eq knob just not on the bass - exact same principle just a different interface. You may find one more intuitive than the other but its the same thing at the end of the day. One could easily program that on a Stomp.... if one knew how All in all I shall concede it's a moot point as you have very clear goals abot your gigging set up - however as someone who gigs frequently, has used the same gear (active Yamaha bass and a Stomp), tweaking on the fly with the band in a live setting I feel qualified to offer the above opinions and it's not really that complicated. If you can use an eq then you're laughing. It's just giving yourself tie to get used to the interface which is easy! Line 6 pride themselves on a good clear manuals too. Also let's not pretend active pre-amps in a bass are 'new tech' Recall the joyous transition from passive to active - think how wonderful the transition from active to full control of your eq and not bound by the old technology of fixed eq points and having to change batteries! Yuk!

Do it lol

This is why you should stick to passive basses Al. If I'm not happy with my preamp I just use a different pedal and don't have to concern myself with what will fit inside my bass!

Nice rig Cat, the Orange sound is by far my favourite dirty bass tone.

Welcome Bill.

Hi! I've already posted a few questions and noticed this section, so here's my intro! Still a very basic bass player, really just root note stuff with a few fill-in notes for now but working on pulling in 5ths/octave notes, fretting hand's ok with that but the other hand needs some work! (Happy for recommendations for good Youtube channels to check out for lessons!!) Started playing almost by accident, was doing a bit of backing singing/percussion as part of DAMM (Dorset Amateur Music Makers) just to get involved in music. The other guys had already noticed I'd got a strong sense of rhythm, and when the bass player was absent one week I was given a bass and muddled through some 12-bar blues, and was hooked! Bought a little short scale Fender Squier Bronco, and some of the group members formed a little band 'Morgan the Dog' named after the guitarist's dog. We've done a few small gigs, mostly charity events, and we have a happy little band of 6 of us, we don't have a specific 'style', bit of blues, jazz, 80's stuff, a real mixture. I've just bought my first amp, a Fender Rumble 100, and now looking at a new bass as I've played a few others now. I've also got an Ashbury semi-acoustic as a 'freebie' that a friend bought as unplayable from a charity shop, and I had a tech set it up for £10. You guys all seem way more advanced in your playing and technical knowledge, I've been reading posts here and don't even know what half the stuff is about!! But I'm happy to learn, I love my band time and the friends I've made through music. Thanks for all the advice I've had so far!

Still got it and working great. Zips are all intact, no rips to the exterior, interior padding appears to be as robust as ever. A few crinkles on the outside but haven’t we all?

12 bar being the lowest common denominator? These two seem to get some good mileage out of playing just one chord! My local jam does this from time to time, it’s a great way to strip everything back to basics, stop worrying about changes and just concentrate on phrasing and responding to what others are playing.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1475655076' post='3147615'] Just bought an Eden amp from Geoff and can only echo the comments in the previous 2 posts.. Very friendly to deal with, super fast delivery, great packaging, and of course, a brilliant sounding amp! So I'm more than happy.. Many thanks Geoff! [/quote] Well, that's what I said exactly a year ago today and the great thing is, it still holds true this year! Only difference is that it's the other way around now in that, I've sold Geoff his Eden amp back! What a weird lot we are here on Basschat.. 😁 Great to deal with you again Geoff and thanks for being such an easy person to deal with! See you again this time next year... 😉 Nik