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If I was interested in playing music I'd likely easily define a good all rounder and stick to it. As my primary hobby is sending and receiving carboard boxes, clearly the unitary approach won't suffice.8 points
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Okay, so I didn't expect to find one of these so soon but thanks to @gareth it's New Vintage Squier Bullet Bass Day! I used to have a USA Fender Bullet Bass Deluxe which, although a bit niche, was a great bass to play and was on some great records. When I had to sell it I was gutted, but on this forum I managed to score a MIJ Squier Bullet Bass. Which is even more niche, but I'm into the niche gear. So this little oddball beauty arrived this afternoon. I tore into the package and unwrapped it, and... it's blowing me away! I'm fully aware that most folks wouldn't have these on their radar because why would they? Who's gonna get excited by the combination of a cut-down Precision body with Mustang pickups and a fat AF Tele bass neck? Well, me. Yeah, I'm that weirdo First impressions: much lighter than my old USA Bullet bass but still feels super solid. The neck is a dead ringer for the USA Bullet neck and feels the same as my old one. Win! 👍 The tug bar is on the wrong side of the strings for me 'cause I pluck with the side of my thumb, but that's an easy move. Overall, I'm getting a great vibe off this already. Straight away I had to take off the roundwound strings and get some flats on there. Thought I'd experiment with a set of Fender 45-100 flats, they only cost me £14 so why not? Seemingly within a few minutes the stiffer string tension and higher action that I'm used to was there. Plugged it into the only amp I have (1970s Fender Vibro Champ) and started playing some Afrobeat and dub basslines. Lost a couple of hours, easy. Bonded with it instantly. Properly enjoyed meself. I'm looking forward to recording with it and eventually gigging it. Absolutely chuffed with it. So, big thanks to Gareth for hooking me up with this one, I flipping love it. Great bass + nice price + pro packaging + hassle free delivery = happy Meterman. Cheers Gareth 🙏6 points
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I'd been umming and ahhing about @willgatesbass' California VM5 on the for sale boards and this thread tipped me over the edge! So, NBD. First impressions are very, very good indeed.6 points
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Just uploaded my performance of Bach's first Cello Suite In G major. Link is for the prelude but the 6 movement playlist should open via the link5 points
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My experience of people with "just one bass" tends to be either younger players starting out or guitarists who use it to record at home. I went down to just two Squiers for about 3 years around 2013 but I quite like having a collection so went back up to about 8 (I think!) and don't sweat about it. If you can manage on one, good for you and if you own dozens, it's your life! Who are any of us to judge others?4 points
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Wayne Shorter, you have the floor...4 points
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I was happy with 4 basses, then I joined BC and read the Sandberg thread, and bought one, read the Yamaha thread, and bought one, read the 5 string thread, and bought one, etc, I’ve now got 12 basses, 5 amps, 4 cabs and 3 pedals 😁4 points
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I had one bass for 35 years until I discovered BC. I have since gone through over 50 since 2011 and currently have 15! 😉4 points
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I suppose it is possible but also very selfish. Imagine all those guitar manufacturers and shops that will go to the wall. Imagine the cash flow implications to the economy from a limited secondhand market. No, in these hardened times we must all buy as many basses as we can just to keep the economy flowing. I only bought my recent fretless for that one reason! 😉 😀4 points
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I often find myself with these thoughts Crawford, you’re not alone in this. I just rationalise it as playing bass is my hobby, and given that I neither drink nor smoke, well I may as well spend my spare cash on my hobby. When I drank I’d spend more in a year than what my whole instrument collection has cost me, so I don’t look at it as wasted money.4 points
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Shamelessly stolen from a post on Thomann's farcebook page... Your favourite non-guitar, non-bass solos. Sax, piano, drums, whatever. Just not guitar or bass. One of mine for starters... the late Kenny Kirkland’s brilliant piano solo on Sting’s live version of ‘When The World Is Running Down’, from the Bring On The Night album. Three minutes of ivory-tinkling fabulousness.3 points
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Just found this by accident, and of course it's Tears For Fears Curt Smith and daughter Diva doing a lockdown rendition of Mad World. She's very competent , and a very appropriate track right now3 points
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I thought this thread was about me until I clicked the link 😁3 points
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I really like my GK MB800 Fusion with its valve pre. Interestingly, my other amp is a Subway D800+ and I really can't decide which I prefer. In practice, I tend to choose according to the nature of the venue. That would make the TT800 a pretty obvious choice for me if money were no object - but unfortunately it is.3 points
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Thanks Cuzzie. More detail for anyone interested: California II VM5 in satin virgin white with a matched headstock. Sandberg electronics and pickups. Paulownia fingerboard. First impressions compared to my Stingray are: A lot lighter. 3.95kg compared to 4.65kg. 700g doesn't seem like a lot, but boy is it noticable. Much more compact body. Shallower neck profile. Much more like my old Maruszczyk. Immediately easy to play. Fantastic low action, lower than I can get on the Ray, not by much though. Plugging in I was a bit confused, it sounded muffled, however I swapped the strings (tuning pegs felt perfect, just the right weight/resistance) to my preferred brand and that sorted it out. I can't get tones immediately articulate or usable as I can with the ray, but I think I need a bit of time with the 2 band to find my sweet spot. It's fantastically well built and I can see what the fuss is about. Here it is with the Stingray, just because I can. I've come over all monochrome, must be time for a gold sparkle thunderbird next!3 points
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Ha ha, yes, I stayed with a friend in the Alps last year, his house number was in the high 600s, so having just turned onto their road and passing number 40 we assumed that we would need to drive a long way up into the hills. Passed another house, which we reasonably assumed was number 41 and carried on. Long story short, we got stuck on a rock trying to reverse back down the mountain having driven right up the the end of the track, and our friends, and most of the local community it seems, had to come and lift the car off the offending boulder. 'Number 41' was of course our friends' house (although actually number 600 and something), because - amazingly - in that street the house numbers are determined by how many metres they are from the start of the street. God bless France3 points
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So I guess this answers it . .3 points
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Realistically I could never, ever choose between my Shuker and my Wal. It'd almost be like asking me to choose between my children.3 points
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Sure, but where's the fun in that? Si3 points
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Yes. But I have two.3 points
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No bass acrobatics, just a little riff repeated over the different settings. IMG_2173.MOV3 points
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Loving this latest one. Always been a fave bassline of mine and thrilled that people are discovering the Toy Matinee album which has been in my Top 3 albums ever since I first discovered it some 15 years ago....!3 points
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I'm possibly at the point where I'd happily play nothing but Valerie for an hour straight. You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, as they say.3 points
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@Merton tagged me in something on Instagram. Not quite the crowning glory I’d anticipated, in fact it’s a bit of a mess. But...done within the hour. Remember this track being a real ear opener when I’d been used to the Later pop ballad Level 42 my dad listened to. Might have another crack at this with the Sadowsky and actually set up the sound (and re-learn the song 😉)3 points
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With all this lock down malarkey, it's got me thinking. Could I live with just one bass? I currently have 5 and recently I have been trying to convince myself I only need one. Has anyone managed to cull a collection down to just one bass?2 points
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In good condition, works as it should, no major dings. Fitted with well worn in Rotosound jazz flats. It’s only been played in the house for the 2 years I’ve had it. Bridge and pick up covers fitted by the previous owner. There is a small mark by the bridge probably caused by a tiny bit of rust or something under the bridge cover. It might come off with the right cleaner. Comes with a hard case. No trades. Will ship at cost.2 points -
Reminds me of a bloke I sold an old Hofner to a few years ago. He said he was a 'dealer', and when I asked him was it just in guitars, he replied - 'No mate, I do all the middle aged bloke stuff - cameras, watches and motorbikes as well as guitars'. 😂 ( As I was probably pushing 60 at the time, I can only guess he was trying to flatter me for a better price)2 points
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I've spent a couple of hours with it now and discovered just this. The controls are pretty sensitive and a little bit goes a long way. I'm very much enjoying having a p pickup back in the mix.2 points
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I have a recently acquired a Sandberg Electra VM4. Astounding value and build quality... hard to know how they make a profit on it!2 points
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Personally I would go for the Sandberg, you're getting a hand built bass for the same price as a factory built fender. I've been using Sandberg for about the last 10 years, and prior to that my mainstay was a fender US jazz for about 14 years (many other basses came and went!). I've had various different model Sandbergs, and what made me really fall in love with them was the neck feel, overall build quality and playability, just incredible. Clearly I'm a huge fan BUT I completely get what you're saying about the tone! They have a great tonal range, but can sound a bit HiFi/Sterile. It's only in the past 6 months or so I've realised that I've been craving that warm, organic tone like you get from a more traditional bass. So, I have a new Sandberg incoming VERY soon.... This time a TT5 passive - the main difference for me is that they have traditional style alnico V pickups, like a fender. I've come to realise that their usual pickups with the large (Delano style) pole pieces are what really create that HiFi tone. The bass is a bass; alder body, maple neck, couldn't be much more standard. But it's the pickups that make that difference. I'm hoping I will get that traditional sound, with the sandberg playability I love. 😊 This video was the final deciding factor for me, sounds great!2 points
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No longer in a band, no longer recording, after almost 40 years of gigging, writing and recording it's time to call it a day So, the time has come and it pains me to do so but this needs to go to someone who will love and cherish it as i have. Spector Euro 4LX TW. (Finished in the legendary high gloss green). BODY - Carved European alder body with a USA figured maple top and a slice of Walnut NECK- 3pc Maple with graphite rods inside for additional strength. FINGERBOARD - Rosewood, with mother of pearl crown Inlays NUMBER OF FRETS -24 SCALE LENGTH - 34" HARDWARE - BRIDGE - Spector zinc brass alloy locking bridge, with intonation screws, brass nut PICKUPS: EMG 35TW ELECTRONICS - ACTIVE TONE CONTROLS: Spector TonePump +18db boost only, bass and treble CONTROLS : bridge pickup volume with push/pull function for single/dual coil selection, neck pickup volume with push/pull function for single/dual coil selection, treble boost and bass boost. Apart from the usual tarnishing to the top of the bridge from where my hand has rested the bass itself is in pristine condition. There are no dings dents or scratches . Fret board and frets are all in as new condition, fingerboard is also regularly oiled. Truss rod is functional and free moving (never needed any adjustment in 4 years). Neck is straight, action and intonation are spot. All electronics are functional. Bass has been polished to within an inch of its life. Comes with a ABS hard case and not the flight case as pictured. However i may be swayed if it's a deal breaker. Weight - 4.2kg. Bass located WS15 1EJ - any try out welcome. Please, no trades and no silly offers. Don't mind a short drive out to meet up. Cash or Bank transfer friendly. Collection only, unless i can be swayed with a decent cash offer i may ship. UK sale only.2 points -
Go Hiram! ?2 points
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I got my Hohner B2A V new in around 2000. It plays so well, has an enormous voice and I used it as my main bass for a good while. I dug it out recently and gave it its first string change in 20 years. But disappointingly I find it hard work now - I'm getting on a bit and the low frets are a long stretch away. It makes my arm and neck ache. I put a capo on at the second fret which helps, though it's not ideal. But I love the sound it makes and it's still the easiest playing bass I've ever had.2 points
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Yes it's possible! I have bought and sold more than I care to think about since starting BC. However when it comes down to it I really like the idea of having a bass that's 'me' - my sound, and what I use for everything. Kind of like some of may favourite players have had a bass which they are known for playing. It's a nice place to be, because otherwise I was always second guessing which bass I should be using for what and it became a distraction. So after years of this cycle (which, although I wouldn't want to go back to that now, was a great way to try out lots of instruments and learn about what I liked) I realised that one bass always ended up back at the top of the pile and the others got sold or swapped. To this day I still have that 'one' bass that I know is just perfect for me, but it doesn't 100% stop me wanting to buy and experiment with others too, so that way I look at it is that I have MY bass, and sometimes one or two others that I play with for fun, but I never buy them for keeps, and can easily slim right back to that one bass at any point.2 points
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Don't sell it. Keep your Aeron.2 points
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Great basses GLWS2 points -
My kinda bass player...thanks dude2 points
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Reduced to £900 collected or met somewhere within an hour ish of York!2 points
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If my bass doesn’t do that, I know it’s set up wrong.😉2 points
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NOT missing the following: 1. Me: Soundcheck? Band: Nah, use our first number. 2. (Usually drunk, mostly female) punter: Can you play X, Y or Z? Me: Ask the band. Punter: The band? Oh. I thought *you* played the setlist [on the tablet] 3. (Generally male) punter, usually while we're grappling with DB feedback: That's a big cello. BUT, I AM missing the following 1. Venue/pub manager to band: That was great, guys, perfectly balanced sound and volume. @Happy Jack to manager: Thank our sound engineer for that... 2. Random punter(s) to me while I'm checking the sound levels in the crowd: I'm in a band, would you like to work with us as a sound engineer?2 points
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Bought from Mr. Discreet on this forum and love it to bits but it's also made me realise that I still love 5-strings and Ibanez so I'm putting it back up for sale. It's still in as new condition, having being played for just a few hours. Strings are in great condition and the setup is fantastic. Comes with a black pickguard that I never got round to fitting as well as bridge cover (which I did fit, but was done after these photos were taken). I have a box to pack it in but P&P will need to be arranged by the buyer. Payment by bank transfer only.2 points -
Really glad your pleased with it 😊😊 Have fun Lee2 points
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I'm missing packing the car, the travel, setting up, the challenge of making an audience like you enough to get them to come back next time, packing up, the travel home and unloading the car. IMO inane and nonsensical rubbish from drunk punters is par for the course and no more than water off a ducks back. I couldn't care less what they are asking for if I'm gigging.2 points
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What I’ve found an acoustic useful for is just having around the house. Propped up in the corner of the living room I’ll pick it up and play a few minutes surprisingly often.2 points
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Yes 1966 AC50 stack I’ve got some cloth on order for the cab. Both amp and cab have been together for 53 years!2 points -
Let's try this again.....😂2 points
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I currently have two headless basses (NS Design Radius WAV and Ibanez EHB1505), with one more back-ordered and will arrive in June (it's an Ibanez EHB1000).2 points
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