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So Mick, as you are reading this ( cos you have just text me to say you are) why not do the decent thing, pay people back, apologise and stop ripping people off across the UK. Especially ripping off fellow musicians/bassists who are having the absolute shittest of times with no gigs ( I know you are boasting about still gigging with your pantomime buddies) and low on funds and you 'sell gear' with absolutely no intent of sending it, apart from back to yourself! The absolute lowest of the low and I hope everyone including myself gets their money back and you pay for being an absolute silly man We aren't 'sad keyboard warriors' its a community who gives a stinky poo and when someone like yourself acts in this abhorrent way it needs to be highlighted and dealt with.

Bryan Ferry Live Album to Support Band and Crew | Best Classic Bands Nice to see Ferry doing his bit to help out his band and crew, I'd like to see others follow his example

He could easily join using a different name. Then again, i'm sure being banned doesnt stop him from just reading the shytstorm that's coming his way For a career criminal and shyster, he's not that clued up on how to get away with it. I think if someone quietly moved his supper 5 inches to the right, he'd starve

My first outing tonight with the CTM300 and the 810, it sounded amazing I’m totally converted to valve amps finally!

No good deed goes unpunished it seems.

Mark's custom build 32" scale Zoot bass ZB-1000, is almost finished. Here I have just applied two coats of clear sealer to his very special "Roasted flame maple & Purple heart" neck. I think the top coats when applied will at depth to the flame.

Well, the itch refused to go away, so it needed to be scratched. Goodbye class D, hello EBS TD650. My cab has been locked away at a rehearsal space since picking the amp up, but I managed to retrieve it this morning and finally try the two of them together. Only played at home levels so far (albeit rather loud home levels, as the neighbours were out!) and all I can say is that I haven’t stopped smiling. Tried it with my Streamer Stage 1 and my Dingwall NG2, and it just sounds fabulous. I’m so glad I have no willpower and gave in so easily and bought one!

I suspect his sons don't identify with their Dad's roots... Friends of mine have been unfortunate enough to encounter Otis in his role as Joint Master of the South Shropshire Hunt!

"Origin locates itself in a workspace and makes continuous real-time adjustments while the user is cutting. The result is precision — wherever you need it." What happens if you want to make a jazz bass? I'll get me coat.

As WoT says, it's four blobs singing opera that you can control. What he neglected to mention, however, is that the frequencies and patterns generated by the associated AI have been carefully selected to affect the brain's alpha-waves in order to make the user more susceptible to certain types of online advertising, and to assume a generally more relaxed attitude to issues such as tax avoidance by major technology companies. Now, I've had the boffins down at Earbrass Laboratories looking into this, and they have come up with a way to completely nullify these effects using a sophisticated and precisely engineered piece of headgear, constructed of high-tech thinly-rolled aluminium sheet. As you can imagine, these are in very high demand in the lead up to christmas, and usually retail for £129.99, but as a special offer to Basschat users, I have been able to make them available for a one-time special offer price of £39.99 plus admin fee through the Earbrass Laboratories' wholly owned subsidiary Grabber and Grabber (Cayman Islands) Ltd. Stocks are limited, so it will be on a first-come-first-served basis, and individual orders will be restricted to a dozen items. Thankyou.

Single ply Matte Black would look ace! 😉

So, I have now finished all the flatting, polishing and waxing to the neck and body. I have started to build up the bass. The first thing I do is the "earths & grounds" with copper foil.

He's still offering to sell me either a V1 or aV2!!!

The latest head to be paired with my Barefaced Big Twin 2.

Well, there was a surprise knock at the door this morning with a rather hassled looking UPS driver and my guitar. Apparently, the guitar had been loaded on to a contractor driver's van for delivery about a week ago (because they're so busy they've been using contractors to assist). The contractor had basically neglected to deliver anything in the area, so the poor regular driver was having to work Saturdays to make good all the deliveries. The driver couldn't have been nicer or more apologetic: he was totally blameless for any of the issues but it was great customer service from him.

Happy to report everything's OK. 🙂 The bass was in an old-fashioned wooden-ish hardcase, which really isn't designed to be walked on, but somehow it all got through unscathed. The seller is pretty cross, and is taking it up with Interparcel. (Incidentally, I video'ed the unboxing just in case) Right... Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to Maggie: In what will be a huge surprise to none of you, it's an early 70s P. '71, to be exact. I thought I was done with maple P's, but this one is just over 8lbs so I couldn't resist. Pickguard & wires / pots are replacements. It's been refinned (black over original black, apparently.) Everything else is original. First thing that hits me... it's massively resonant. Feels lovely so far...

As some of you know, I've started collecting late 80's-early 90's Charvels, Jacksons etc. Well, I picked a gorgeous 1988 Charvel 2B on Friday. It's a beautiful metallic blue colour and a lovely weight too. Despite all the hairspray and Brut on it, it's cleaned up well and sounds fab. I've managed to snap half of the tone pot shaft off, but other then that it's definitely giggable (should they ever happen again). These Japanese instruments are super quality and because they're still unfashionable, they're very good value for money too.

I imagine anything defamatory here could be filed under ‘Fair comment’.

Yes there’s a crime number

I hope so (he says he's going to get me booted out of some groups there)...

Typical YouTuber

I had a stiff arm for a day or so, maybe I should had the prick in my prick

This guy needs exposing. I’m sure the MU would not take kindly to a con man running gigs. I’m also wondering if his business practises are all above board. Maybe the Inland revenue would be interested in him.

Made me laugh as one of his gig reviews said ‘even the boys in blue turned up’. Oh the irony 😂

Yup that’s right. I bought that and the G75 he had up £230 and it’s now in the hands of Barclays Fraud Dept and Action Fraud.

There's always one , isn't there ? Good man Bryan, and what music that man has made over the decades

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What’s his son got to do with it? The guy’s helping people out here. Respect.

This is my bitsa. It’s my backup for my main bass in my band. I’m in the process of changing all the hardware to black. Unknown body bought for £20 about 5 years ago and refinished by me in surf green. It’s been bashed about a bit in those years. Neck is a mighty mite jazz tuners (on the way)will be black hipshot hb7 as there the only ones I could find to fit without redrilling holes. pickup is a G&L MFD as my other bass that I use in this band is a SB-2. pickguard is by Tim at gigink. Headstock decal says Franken precision this is tuned to drop C with Kallium strings

I’ve had a lot of dealings with this guy, to be fair never had a problem and everything delivered as normal. I purchased three pedals over different periods never any issues, I’ve learned in life that there are always two sides to every story and see a lot of this bandwagon jumping, anyway that’s my experience of this.

Now, for disclosure, many here know I'm a long term Markbass user (my main rig is currently a Casa head into 2 x STD121HR cabs) and I do the odd bit of work for MSL, the UK distributor, but as we haven't had many guitar shows to do, thats been a bit sparse this year... 😞 However, they sent me one of the new Vintage preamps to have a look at before it went to Bass Guitar Review for them to look at. Anyway BGR are not going to get their grubby little hands on this one because I've only been and gone and bloody bought it!! Its got some pretty clever tricks, which set it aside from other preamp/drive pedals. The preamp is based on the Little Mark Vintage head, so it has Gain, Master, 4 x tone knobs set with the same frequencies as the head and, instead of filters, a three way flat/scooped/old switch, which works along with the tone controls to give huge tonal variety. There's no clip light, so loading in a boot full of gain doesn't cause any issues, it just introduces a lovely warm tube gain. It also has a boost switch, giving +6dB headroom. Pressing and holding the drive button for 2 secs switches between two different drives, one modern rocky, the other a more organic old school drive, which can be blended with the clean tone. I've never used drive pedals, but I can definitely see myself using the old school drive, both can be ferocious or very very subtle. It has input/output, a transformer DI out and an effects loop. Then it gets clever... It has a Digital out, both RCA and Toslink, s/pdif switchable between 44.10, 48 and 96KHz. This evening I have been playing with it using an optical cable, directly into my Audient ID44, and it sounds fabulous. The aux in and headphone jacks are sensibly on the top of the box, making it a great practice amp, its going to work well for silent stage, in-ear gigs, and I'm looking forward to doing some recording with it. I'm a happy bunny and gonna enjoy my early Christmas present to myself, because I'm not gigging until NYE, and even that is looking less likely by the minute.

First time on the site for yonks and I've just read through this thread. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is this the same guy who has a suspended sentence for fraud as reported in The Leicester Mercury dated 17 Jan 2020? If it is the same guy or you have just the slightest suspicion that it is, why are you waffling on and not reporting him to the police and / or Trading Standards NOW to let them find the truth and sort things out?

The Winker's Song (Misprint) Ivor Biggun Beaten by @xgsjx but still works, I think.

Yes, I was wondering about that too.

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God, that neck is really beautiful!

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Beautiful, I’m loving the shape of the headstock.

Quite. He seems to all intents a bit of a Richard. Doubt his dad is very proud. I am with Sting where gifting money to children is concerned. You make your own way in the World and appreciate what you get by working for it.

Well done Bryan, he remembers his roots. Respect.👍

And all the frets are slotted. Don't panic, I haven't mis-measured - the 22nd fret isn't a 22nd fret. It's where the fretboard will end to fit the Superquad beauties in the remaining space The swifts were cut when I was doing @Fishman 's . They are not fitted yet - something I'll squeeze in over the day.

Tier 1 for us and..... NYE gig cancelled. No live music still. To be honest, I was very conflicted about it (whether it was the right thing to do given the struggles of the nhs etc) so am a bit relieved.

Nice pun!

That freaky looking weirdo gives me the creeps, I don't mind Marilyn Manson though.

Aluminium can be anodised and stained black.