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Regrettably I'm having to sell this beautiful hand crafted Spanish built bass. It really is constructed to the highest standards and uses some beautiful woods. The finger board is AAA Ebony. It has a mahogany hollow body design finished with an incredible piece of Olive. It's wonderful to play and really sings. It has an Aquilar pickup with wooden cover fitted and a piezo in the bridge. I've used it for some looping projects tuned E-C. Access to the upper notes means that this bass is great for chordal playing. Strung conventionally B-G it sounds amazing with a really beefy low B. The string spacing makes rapid scalic patterns a breeze to play. The bass is really quite unique and a joy to play.6 points -
I think postponing is the right thing, as @Andyjr1515 rightly points out, it’s an inevitability. Just hold another one as soon as you can once we have some kind of all clear, we’ll all be right there, had a gas last time.4 points
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I deeply regret that anyone will be affected by this development and very much hope that the mitigating measures announced in the last couple of days will support those individuals presented with financial difficulties. That said, between protecting either the leisure / ents industry or the insurance companies there's just no choice. If the insurance sector were to collapse (and let's face it, the banks nearly did) we'd all be royally f*cked, private individuals, companies and institutions alike. There are no happy outcomes in a situation like this; we have to hope the shutdown is brief in duration and the bounceback is sustained. Again, commiserations to those affected4 points
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I was an electronics tech for 5 years with the Biomedical Physics Dept Aberdeen Uni. A wee change of career and I've been a CSi/Forensic Photographer for the past 34 years, still in the job. Music and gigging keeps me sane along with black humour and evil sarcasm lol4 points
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Fender CS 51 vintage custom p bass for sale only. No trades thanks. All case candy except lead. Hang tags, plectrums, strap, C.O.A all present. Weight around 9lb 1 oz. Bass is in excellent condition with just a couple of tiny indentations on the body from the metal covers ( I wish they would not fit these things!) New EB slinky coated strings fitted this week. I will just stick with my old stingray for the odd time I get a chance to play at home. Any questions please ask. I have bought and sold a few times on Basschat ( sold my last CS precision to Walshy) . Collection from East Yorkshire or York.. I will take video and send it to the buyer before closing the case if it is couriered. Definitely no trades thanks. Big Price drop £2200. Having looked at the Eurosender courier service on Basschat I will be happy to post fully insured and will pay the first £30 of the cost to help. Please let me know and I will get a quote. I can send more photos or info if required. Dave3 points -
Hi folks I recently posted a discount offer for people to buy a yearly sub at 70% discount. It was meant to be for people who don't already have a sub, but unfortunately too many people paid when they already have a subscription, causing complications and a fair amount of legwork my end to stop renewals for two subs at once. It all got complicated and I've had to remove the offer for the time being until I can find a way of making it bullet proof for people who don't like reading instructions! Watch this space - If you had paid yesterday or today don't worry everything is sorted but I am not able to spend hours correcting issues where some ended up with two subs. Cheers ped3 points
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Got this Classic Booster Custom off here recently.....I love, love, love it! Brilliantly lightweight.3 points
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I haven't paid out anything yet so that's not an issue.3 points
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Don't be pedantic!3 points
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Hi Back from daughter's at Aberdeen (borders not closed yet; was there ahead of the 'don't visit relatives' advice; even more ahead of the 'don't even phone people you know' edict that I'm sure is only a few days away ) so back to the project. The pickup rings and headstock plate will be using some wenge constructional veneer - 2mm thick. Strong along the length but very brittle crossgrain. It'll be fine for the headstock plate - this will be similar to Tom's original African bass. This is a photo of his original with maple wings added in anticipation: For the pickup rings - these will darken when they are sanded and finished - I probably need to add an underlayer either of crossgrain wood or maybe even pickguard material to give it a bit more underlying strength: When I've done that, I will probably also slim the ring around the neck pickup a touch to match the slimmer pickup itself. But that's a job for tomorrow.3 points
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The ever philanthropic, Ped! I really wouldn't be surprised if @pedwas in fact moonlighting as Bruce Wayne, moonlighting as Batman, moonlighting as.....3 points
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@scrumpymike don’t be out of pocket with the cancelling of the hall, let us know if that’s even a possibility and I’m sure I can speak for others by saying we can chip in and cover it.3 points
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Bit of configurator playtime while stuck at home. Simple and clean this time, nothing fancy.3 points
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If I end up stuck at home for too long, I might have start listening to music well outside my comfort zone - perhaps live Grateful Dead recordings from the late 80s and early 90s instead of the late 60s and whole of the 70s that are my usual choice.3 points
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forcing insurers to pay out for a risk that they did not insure simply won't happen, nor should it. If you chose to insure your car for third party only you wouldn't expect to get a pay out if somebody stole it, and it is exactly the same position for this There is a very good argument for affected businesses to be helped out, and the position seems to be evolving from what the Chancellor said yesterday, but it's not insurers who should be footing the bill for businesses who chose not to cover this Keep in mind that investments in large insurers will be part of most of our pensions, so it is in all of our interests for insurers to only pay out what they have actually insured3 points
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I've got the (not often seen) 5 string version of this bass. It's small, compact & lightweight, and packs a huge punch for such a tiny bass Haven't seen any of these around in shops lately - so I don't know whether they've stopped making them? Anyhow, it's an absolute steal at this price, so I'm surprised it's still here I take mine along to gigs, as a compact backup, and take it along to country pub jams & camping trips (with my battery powered Roland Micro cube) Something like this would be an ideal starter instrument for kids... but is of surprisingly good quality GLWTS3 points -
Great thread 😊 Group therapy. Mostly with angry or violent men. Love my job. Stopped full time music to do it as I found it more fulfilling. I’m happier musically as a result. I got there via banking, retail, scaffolder, bottle washing (literally), builders merchant, addiction counselling, prison, probation, teaching and musician. My CV is not “linear”. 🤪3 points
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Lot of gig and lot of miles... As you can see it was upgarded with bartolini preamps and pickups (not cheap but worth it). If you have any question just drop me a message.2 points -
Back up for sale again guys after a 24 hour hold. Already reduced twice so a real bargain for this beauty in top nick. Please zoom into photos to verify lack of wear due to occasional use at home only as I have others in my collection. All packed up and ready for a safe UPS insured delivery to you. In near perfect condition and in perfect working order is my beautiful Blueburst example of this awesome Fiver. Delivery within EU and UK not Global. Just reduced price again from £450 which was a fair price for such a legendary bass in this rare top condition , to £395 now to £370 inc Insured UPS Delivery so you will be getting a great bass in better condition than some I have been sent New. Please tap on first photo to bring up enlargements and zoom in. Ignore reflections ( like my foot for instance!). Check out some examples of sounds on Youtube searching G&L L2500. Amazing array of tones available with the two really powerful humbuckers. Quick to change sound with the switches once you dial in your bass and treble. Switch near bridge takes you from Passive to Active to Active with a treble clear boost with one switch. Series or Parallel with the middle switch, then pickup selector switch for Bridge,Both or Neck pup is located nearest to the neck. The bass was made Sept 2011 ( serial 110901974 ) but I bought it New in 2015 from Richards Guitars to join my play at home only collection , the are no signs of wear to frets, fretboard or body because I look after my basses properly and they only get relatively light play time each. You really won’t spot the two tiny ( pinhead sized ) body gloss imperfections just below neck pickup towards lower horn. No thumb position swirls even. Electronics, tuners and truss rod all in perfect order, no noisy controls or switches. Absolutely clean with fretboard oiled last week and frets polished. Set up standard with little neck relief and action approx 2.4 mm B to 1.6 mm E at 12th fret ( held down at first ). 2 Allen keys included safely away from the bass in a bubble wrap I will pack extremely well , double boxed, and the price includes UPS insured delivery which I will arrange so please bear that in mind. Probably move on the advert elsewhere if no sale soon so don’t miss out here. This is a beautiful bass and I’m only selling to replace it with a Redburst/Maple example which is on order. Yep, I’m a huge G&L fan and have more than one. This one is not overly heavy for swamp ash at 4.7kg 10lb 7oz but there’s still some Heft there. Condition is more like 9.9/10 than 9.5 so be assured you’re getting a gem. Specs copied below. Please Private Message me if interested or ask any questions. Paypal payment please. Cheers, Quent The foundation of the L-2500 is a pair of G&L Magnetic Field Design humbuckers backed by the flexible Tri-Tone control system. It will provide the sort of versatility that’ll let you find your tone no matter the genre. The Tri-Tone system features a trio of mini toggles for pickup selection, series/parallel signal routing and active/passive operation, as well as a trio of knobs for volume, treble and bass. Hardware With all that under the hood, Leo gave the L-2500 the kind of chops that’ll fit in any situation, from classic R&B to power-packed rock to poppin’ funk. What’s more, the L-2500 features an innovative Leo Fender-designed Saddle-Lock bridge to transfer string energy right into the body end-grain for an incredibly resonant instrument. The Tribute Series L-2500 delivers the magic of Leo’s revolutionary bass at a price attainable for every working musician. Once you play a G&L Tribute Series, you’ll never look back. Specifications CONSTRUCTION: bolt-on SCALE: 34" PICKUPS: Two Leo Fender-designed G&L MFD humbucking pickups made in Fullerton, California BODY WOOD: Swamp Ash with translucent Blueburst finish NECK WOOD: Hard-Rock Maple w/ Rosewood fingerboard NECK WIDTH AT NUT: 1 3/4" NECK RADIUS: 12" NECK PROFILE: medium C FRETS: 21 medium jumbo, nickel TUNING KEYS: Traditional open-back BRIDGE: Leo Fender-designed G&L Saddle-Lock Through Body. ELECTRONICS: Tri-Tone system with 3-position pickup selector, series/parallel switch, 3-position pre-amp mode switch, volume, treble, bass. D’Addario Nickel round wound 130-45 strung through the body A few random reflections from the bright window I notice on these pics. There are absolutely no dinks or scratches on the bass just the two mini pinhead pits in the gloss about 2cm below neck pup and another just 5cm toward lower horn. Damn those reflections ! 🙄2 points -
FWIW, here's the reference (in the first 30 seconds)2 points
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Took a couple of pics this afternoon of me 60s Jazz...2 points
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Thanks I change mine twice a year, whether they need it or not!2 points
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Thanks, the saddles a staggered by about 10mm in total so I’ll still have adjustment on them but I’m thinking of changing the angle at the end of the fretboard slightly to mirror the saddles a bit more.........🤔2 points
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Couple of things that folk might be interested in... First up, Noam Pikelny showing that there’s more to the banjo than Duelling Banjos: Second, a demonstration that a bunch of guitarists gathered together is not necessarily a bad thing:2 points
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Fantastic 6 strings for any price.!!2 points
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Great time period for Genesis saw them for this just before Hackett left at the Spectrum in Philadelphia2 points
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Very nice! Ripped from vinyl. A bit scratchy, like an Underslunky!2 points
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My feeling is that we have a moral responsibility to cancel the gigs that are booked in for the next few months. Not sure my band mates are in agreement though.2 points
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Have some more pics why don't you.2 points
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Believe it or not this stunningly beautiful tune, called "Sleeping Tune" was written by Scottish bagpiper Gordon Duncan (he unfortunately died about 12 years ago). I use my Brook acoustic bass for the bass line. Hope you like it:2 points
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Just messing about on the configurator - change the pick up covers for cream/white and yeah, that'll do nicely.2 points
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Good stuff - Morphine are a great band and criminally underrated. I've got spotify blaring out Part Chimp radio, if you're interested in a bit of noisey, post rock riffage then give it a listen. Here's a live sesh of South London's finest themselves as a taster.....2 points
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had a similar situation once, but we put up with it because we knew it ahead of starting the band (he wasn't wilfully unemployed, more that his work meant that he lived pretty hand to mouth at times) plus the rest of us were all working and a couple of us had pretty good jobs, so subbing him once in a while was OK. To his credit, he never complained about the costs, or made it an issue up front like we had to pay for the pleasure of him being there, more that once in a while he's tell us that he didn't have any spare cash that week and could we sub him? When we recorded a demo he made sure that he had his share of the costs Plus he was an excellent singer That was far preferable to one former band mate who never stopped complaining about how much rehearsals were, in a tone like he was doing us all a favour being there, as though we weren't also paying for the studio. Either be in a band or don't be in a band. Don't make it an ongoing whinge2 points
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I’ve rough cut the fretboard today and did some measurements and the saddles can be really slightly staggered and I will still have enough movement on the saddles to intonate properly Here’s a quick mock-up............😀2 points
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At home I don’t bother with the Becos, I use the 3 band comp with some settings I got from thegearpage website, which seem to work better than the stock settings for me. Live I don’t use the Helix anyway, at least not at the moment. if anyone is intreated this is what I’m using as a starting block2 points
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Thanks, all. Food for thought. For my friend, that is.2 points
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Retirement is brilliant. I finished up 4 yrs ago at 55 and loving it. Dave2 points
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OK so unboxing now. Impressed.2 points
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Epiphone Jack Casady. Don't even need an amp if you're in a quiet place and CBA plugging it in2 points
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inventory coordinator at kings college hospital in London. one of my wards has 20 corona patients .happy days indeed2 points
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That's what I've gone for. WTP600 head is on the way!2 points
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Great idea! Kind of fell into it by accident earlier today. Figured it was finally time to give Mark Sandman a good listen, so I just queued up all of the Morphine albums into a playlist on Amazon Music HD. Really happy I did! Por ejemplo2 points
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European badgers are nothing like american badgers. American badgers look like they are going to knife you, european badgers look like they are going to invite you home for tea and scones. ETA: Literally!2 points
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Tube Train driver on the London Underground Central Line.2 points
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Great bass man! Love my 1960 Olympic White P bass very much too. These oldies have something that is hard to explain. Partly it is between my ears but a larger part is in de bass really. So forgiving, so fat, so cool! Don't play it much.. but always feels like home.2 points -
Is that a five string bridge with four saddles on? Mr Philips would be proud of this innovation!2 points
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QUICK AND DIRTY VIDEO! @three @bassfan and all, You might need to boost these settings a little and it does sound different with a CN or HDN cabinet. These settings suit the HD cabinets and there is a lot of low end coming off my kit in this room.2 points
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