Leaderboard
.thumb.jpg.5d679f62e3653c41501c29636635e9f1.jpg)
Popular Content
Showing content with the highest reputation on 06/05/21 in all areas
-
Just unboxed 😍9 points
-
And so to chambers. In many ways, the most important chamber is the control chamber. The internal layout is going to be something along these lines. Plus, of course, the Apollo space-capsule type multi-wire loom driving the Superquad : So the hatch will be something like this: And yes - that top line IS parallel with the neck laths...it's the wide angle lens distorting So I'm going to try something I've never done before. You know when you see someone do something that you think "Wow - why didn't I think of that??" Well, with me, that's usually something that @Jabba_the_gut 's done...but just so he doesn't get too smug - this time it's Fodera. So probably won't work when I try to do it8 points
-
A rare Yamaha SB-50 Bass for sale from around 1973. This is a cool bass, well gigged but solid and sounding great. It has a medium scale and a distinctive German carve - or pie crust look. It’s all original but missing the bridge mute and pickup ashtrays. These appear to be quite collectible and crop up on Talkbass occasionally with the predictable daft prices on Reverb. It’s one of Yamaha’s first original basses and it’s quirky ‘Les Paul by Dali’ looks will make you stand out on stage! It’s also very red….. It weighs around 4kgs sounds really very good from old school rock to modern tones. I was amazed by how versatile it is. Plays well and the neck is great too. Not sure how to price it but it’s definitely a sale only and I won’t be sending it overseas - sorry. Let’s try £295 - certainly a change from a MIM Precision. Note there is a crack on the lacquer in the body but this hasn’t effected neck stability. My cat loves it! More pics to follow.7 points -
A little bit of scraping to get rid of the glue squeeze-out and tidy some of the joins, but this is much better than before...and it's flat It's now trimmed to the final oversize before the final shaping rout that will happen once the top is glued on, using the top as the routing guide (yes, I know... ) . The fretboard overhang will be shortened and possibly shaped, depending on @Matt P 's preferences: Just got to finalise and cut the control, cable and weight-relief chambers and then the top can be glued on. Next jobs! Oh - that and ordering the 5 string Superquad...6 points
-
Have you ever considered that the Internet.... is not for you?6 points
-
BB1025 & 2x15’s5 points
-
As @OllyW, just unboxed in the garden and it matches the cushions perfectly. 😄 Oh my! Not plugged it in yet but it's really resonant acoustically, the bassline to Joy Division's 24 Hours sounded great with the droning D string. And before I knew it, tea was burnt. 🙄😁5 points
-
Just wanted a ‘Shout out’ to Bass direct. I ordered a Hipshot GB7 for one of my Warwicks Tuesday morning, and it arrived lunchtime Wednesday. I wasn’t expecting such a speedy service, especially not in the current climate & it’s just nice to be surprised 👍5 points
-
After a lot of hours I spent deciding whether to buy an old one from the seventies or a new Special I finally decided, taking into account my experience with vintage old Fenders and new Custom Shops. I took a new Special and I don’t think I made a mistake. It has everything. Sound, feel and appearance. Craftsmanship is at the level of Fender Custom shop or Sandberg. There are no flaws that have accompanied previous Stingray models and that have separated me from so many pieces I owned. I am especially happy because I managed to find the color that I like the most and is no longer on offer - Aqua Sparkle .5 points
-
The purple bb under way at chez Travis...4 points
-
The third movement of Holst's Beni Mora Suite (1910) wherein the flute repeats an eight note melody 163 times over a repeated underlying theme around which sections of the orchestra depart and arrive? I'm not sure if this qualifies but its an interesting piece, derived, it is alleged from Holst's observation while in Algeria of an Arab street flautist playing the same phrase for two hours or so. I suppose Holst's genius was that he absorbed the flautist's performance rather than throwing a boot at him, which is what most of us would have done.4 points
-
Is it bluegrass? Yee-haa. Gold Prospector's dance.4 points
-
I was always told it should be in the same position when sitting down and standing up.4 points
-
A great recent recording without the usual noisy audience at a tiny bit slower tempo as suggested by the composer himself at the time. The exact same rhythmic pattern repeated 169 times (wisely and suddenly "forgotten" for the end climax), one melody with two themes and only one very late key change (more a modulation) : the result is just perfect. The original title was Obsession of a Rhythm. It says all and everything. And to answer @Stub Mandrel question : who and when invented the idea of a consistently repetitive (underlying) rhythm ? It's Maurice RAVEL in 1928. In fact, in music history, it's a first. Can you do better ?3 points
-
44 seconds I step on it - it’s obvious and no it’s not a volume push - it’s all at unity gain - and yes I think most will hear a difference. @Al Krow I am sure you can squeeze something out for the masses clip or no clip IMG_4389.MP43 points
-
Withdrawn3 points
-
Flea with his idol3 points
-
I've realised that I posted about wearing mine at a similar height as to when I play seated, when all I had to say was, "Check my avatar."3 points
-
3 points
-
On hold3 points -
and Bare Necessities.3 points
-
Ive just got a lb2000 today,what a punchy bass3 points
-
3 points
-
Nice one. It's not far off something I made a while back:3 points
-
3 points
-
3 points
-
Lest we forget, he also favoured Henhouse Rotisseries and Tumble Dryers towards the end.3 points
-
I rest mine on the ground. 😎3 points
-
I sling my bass pretty low and find if comfy to have my right arm fairly straight when playing. Not as low as Tatsu Mikami though!!3 points
-
I received this bass as a trade and I was (and I still am) amazed how good can be. I wanted to keep it, but, unfortunately, it's the only one of my basses with a narrow string spacing at the bridge (17 mm) and I prefer 19-20 mm. A little confusing when moving from one to another... It has some traces of use, but considering its age (made in 90s), I think it's not a catastrophe Also, (I think) has a midi pickup in the past, so you can see the places when the screws were mounted. The holes were filled, but not in a very professional way. The bass has two "facelifts", made after I received it: 1. New side dots, much more visible. BIG difference in a dark environmental. The original ones remained only for the second octave (frets 23-24), so you can see the difference in one of the photos. 2. The back of the neck has a satin finish now, much better (in my opinion) than glossy. Not refinished, only "treated" with steel wool. Specs (all explanations for the unusual terms can be found on Zon's web site): Mahogany body with bookmatched Koa top. I'm not sure about "mahogany body". I received the bass with this specification, but the grain and the colour tell me it can be ash (please see the last picture) Composite set-neck, no truss rod Phenowood fingerboard 24 silver/nickel frets in very good condition (slightly marked) Graphite nut Dunlop Straplok Dual Design strap pins Schaller tuners Schaller 3D bridge Dual coils Zon/Bartolini pickups. The pickups setup system is similar to Alembic, so there is no lack of screws. Zon/Polyfusion ZP-2 preamp - 9V Controls: Volume, Blend, Bass, Treble. The mids "pot" is inside, on the electronic board (can be seen in a picture) 34" 4.2 Kg 17 mm string spacing at the bridge (can be adjusted) 9 mm string spacing at the nut (46 mm nut width) I'll send the bass through DPD and I prefer the bank transfer payment. Only in Euro and only for EU, please (sorry!!! 😥) The price is firm, 2100 Euro, and the shipping is not included, but you'll receive a new set of LaBella Super Steps strings, stainless steel, exposed cores (045-065-085-105-128). No trades for the moment, please! I can send more detailed pictures on demand. Please excuse these photos, you know it's hard to photograph a glossy bass like this. ...and I think was not a good idea to make pictures in nature.2 points
-
If you have a spare £250k I'm sure he'll make you one the same... Also, if you have a spare £250k can I borrow a tenner??2 points
-
2 points
-
It’s Eek-a-time2 points
-
I love notation.2 points
-
Mine doesn't squish my boobs either. Yup, it's a flab-specific setup2 points
-
Too extreme! I tuck my bass into my socks...2 points
-
ebay are getting more greedy by the year, remember when you sold some thing for £10 + £5 post you was only charged 10% on your sell value not the post, but now as yall know they charge 10% on the full £15 you get, so now everyone had to put there post price up by 10% and what ever % paypall charge, fair enough so the only person who is loosing out here is the buyer, they are having to pay the extra if you put the extra on, if you do not it comes out of your pocket, which goes into ebays pocket thank you very much. I was selling classic car parts all over the world, selling heavy stuff overseas was a real pain in the crack, like post to austraila in my case once was £85 ! for something i sold for £30, this is where people take the pi@@, once they get the items they just say " not what i was expecting" or "there is a fault" i dont want it, , " please can i return it?" knowing you have to pay them their money back, and now your £85 out of pocket for what you spent on the post AND you have to give them £85 to get it back as well, so if you want it back it will cost you £170 or even more if the post price is higher , so they keep it, and get their refund. then they bar you from bidding on any of their stuff so you cant do it back to them. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR iv had my fill of ebay, Rant now over,,,,2 points
-
Having watched so many of Andy's builds over the years I can't quite believe that this one will be mine, i'm not sure it will actually sink in till I get it in my hands!2 points
-
I've been in Chris's shed whilst he was working on this. Great to see it launch. I know very little about the inner workings of pedals (or anything electrical actually...) but it was really interesting to see how he was effectively mapping every component of a pedal circuit diagram using software. Hope it does well for him.🙂2 points
-
2 points
-
I know it isn't reggae, not even music but The Ogmios School of Zen Driving Motoring just belongs on here somehow...2 points
-
I mentioned this in a thread a while back Seems a not so transparent way of eBay getting even closer access to bank accounts, whilst making more money by holding onto money for longer ('usually' is always an interesting word when used to define a payment period)2 points
-
I think you may have just purchased a pedal I was looking at that would have made me say yes to that! 😂 Ill let you know if anything comes up I fancy, keen to trade as I know if I sell without replacing it right away, the money will disappear into the endless void that is life.2 points -
As low as a low thing on National Low Day!2 points
-
Righto Update 1x15 cab is sold! Update Head sold subject to completion. This is a chance to get traditional trace gear in good working condition for a bargain price. PICKUP ONLY..... You'll need a van or a friend with one! Up for grabs is a 4x10 cab, 1x15 cab a 2x10 cab* and a GP12 SMX 280w head* (the head was removed from the 2x10 combo to give more options as a stand alone head) Tatty covering on some parts ( the head especially, nothing a bit of tolex wont sort out) everything working fine. All cabs and amp are the Maldon factory years. All drivers are original Celestion for Trace all work perfectly. Any Questions fire away! Can split but mainly looking to give someone a bargain!2 points -
Got the bass on the right today! It's incredible! I have never had an Ash neck before, but as soon as I touched it I wished all my basses had Ash necks! Chris & Al definitely know how to make an incredible instrument!2 points
-
We're talking Norfolk here. All is simples. PA to the DI would be Sylvia wot works for the CID.2 points
-
TBH unless you are a reasonably well-known band with a decent following it's "playing last" rather than "headlining". In these situations the best time to play is second to last. You generally tend to get the biggest/most receptive audience.2 points
-
Here’s the bass in action!2 points -
I don't think most bass players think it's a bad thing, more that they don't hear any real benefit from having one on their pedal boards when playing live. It seems to me that there are at least as many bassists who are perfectly happy without a pedal board comp as their counterparts who swear by them. Besides, if you are making extensive use of dirt pedals as part of "your sound" you're already getting some compression in your signal, and some amps have compression built in also... ...although I note you regard the TC Spectracomp on the TC amp to be "pants" because it acts like a limiter. Nothing wrong with a limiter though. It's a valid alternative which many bassists are very happy with. It allows your natural sound and playing technique to come through / "breathe" for the most part whilst eliminating unwanted volume spikes. It makes complete sense to use bass compression in a recording studio where the compression can be adjusted to suit the style of music and done expertly by a sound engineer (see comment on attack / release below). And if you're playing at a venue with a decent sound engineer who is going to be compressing your signal anyway - so I completely get where @jrixn1 is coming from with his post above. A lot of bass players use their compressors to get more even volume across their strings as an alternative to adjusting the height of one side of their pups e.g. closer to the top D and G strings, but also to prevent unwanted volume spikes more generally. Dunno if that is what you are referring to as "fixing bad technique?" Agreed. It seems to me that the much of the "magic" of a compressor is in the attack and release settings, which actually should be adjusted for each track to suit the style of playing. Something that a trained sound engineer will do in a recording studio. It also seems to be a facet of compression that is discussed very little and perhaps not widely understood (I certainly don't claim to be an expert!) Again this level of refinement / adjustment makes total sense in the hands of an expert sound engineer in the studio, but less so for a bassist doing DIY compression in the Dog 'n' Duck pub? Just my 2 cents FWIW! 😊2 points
.thumb.jpg.bf36c6e93eefff39d4b0a452c85a7b15.jpg)
.thumb.JPG.c8ef11527c455610fce36841a8049ee1.JPG)
