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OK so I fell out with my Canadian Dingwall ABZ,although it is undoubtedly a thing of beauty & plays sublimely well I just can't get it to sound how I'd like it in the band. Since I realised I was trying to make it sound like a P bass (which it isn't) I made up my mind I actually needed a P bass. After much research & browsing I didn't want a Fender as they are massively over priced,then spotted the Vintage Modern basses on Bass Direct. Contacted Mark & sorted a good trade deal out for this little beauty. It is a sublime P bass,sounds ace,build quality is spot on & it has a gorgeous roasted maple neck too. So I've gone full circle once again & ended up on a P bass. You'd think I'd learn 😁

I have a good friend who is a bit poorly and is coming to the end of his playing days. He still has his guitars but has sold his drum kits and bits. Which brings him to his double basses - yes, he’s quite versatile. On one of our regular phone calls he asked me to help him with his Martin and a 7/8 German Bass. I remember going to see George Martin with him when he bought that bass and if it wasn’t that I’m on a downsize I’d have snapped it up. I phoned George and explained the circumstances and although Martin’s rarely buy basses in, unless they are old and have improvement potential, we agreed a price for the two basses. A bit of a bargain price but one to make it worth George’s while and which would satisfy my friend. After George collected the basses I emailed him to thank him for accommodating my friend. He told me that he already had someone coming to see the bass who had a small budget, was going to music college and who Martins wanted to help. If that happens it will be a great result and my friend will be absolutely delighted.

My latest incarnation... pedals in the effects loop of the Stomp.

That’s a shame that Peavey feel that, sure their bass gear is nothing flashy but it’s super reliable and sounds good. Sometimes - often for me - that’s all that is needed.

I have headless basses, headed basses, old ones and new ones, upright ones, shirt scales one, acoustic ones and even electric upright bass ones. I am a lover of all things bass!

The singer in one of the bands I used to play in didn't have a clue. He persisted until he got things right though. Once in rehearsals the guitarist and I were working something out and we asked the singers opinion. He said "Don't ask me, how am I supposed to know? I'm a singer. My job is to shout and look pretty" 😂😂😂😂

As long as there's no knickers, I'm game.

I’m pretty shocked that you’d risk My Hermes to deliver anything more than a pair of socks.

I've got a couple of old TE GP11 amps - they're great. I've got an Elf - it's great. I've no issues with the company evolving; I do like the fact that the name still exists.

Probably a typo. I do find the reviews to be amusing, especially this bit: The info sheet which is included in the package says that these cables need to be used for some time before their full sound potential is achieved. I found that interesting and I think it makes sense ...Anyone foolish enough to believe that nonsense deserves to pay four times what it's worth. He must be a guitar player. 🙄

Can't we just be excited at a new Trace Elliot amp without having to dissect the history of the company's ownership? I am very excited to know more about it.

I’ve seen it before and it was on September last year, there’s some great footage and music, well worth a watch, even if your not a big reggae fan

In all honesty I feel that a player will not be able to tell the difference between this cable and a length of lamp cable with 1/4" Phone plugs on each end!

Health issues aside I intent to make an appearance, however it’s unlikely I’ll bring any kit. 😳

Frets are in! Also had a parcel from the Netherlands arrive with my 32" scale notched straight edge. Waste of money maybe, as it turns out it's dead straight as it is anyway!

yeah, but you don't get audiences in the Albert Hall drunkenly shouting "play Beethoven's ninth..." at the conductor😄

Sad to hear that the COVID has again impacted on, what is generally, a great day out. I'd love to attend, however I appreciate people's reservations. Seen you all in 2022 hopefully.

For my sins 'shredding' and 'staggering fast' are both guaranteed to make me pass. I would doubtless appreciate the technique but not enough to want to listen.

More Korean traditional spacerock - new tiny desk concert out today!

Fixed the above

@Skinnyman is far worse though. He overplays using a Rickenbacker.

Knew I had one last set of “sucked sweetie” control knobs left… Now completely 1980’s Yamaha stock.

The good news: I finished putting it all together and applied all the labels. The bad news. When I powered it up and took it out of Standby, the mains and HT fuses both blew immediately! I need to get stuff ready for this weekend’s gigs so I won’t have time to look at the amp for a couple of days but I expect it will be blindingly obvious when I open it up…

Are all 1,200 of those watts Trace Elliot watts?

I'm quite taken with some of the examples of 'steampunk' instruments I've seen online. I'm half tempted to have a go at a mild steampunking of a bass, as it would fit quite well with the quasi-Victorian/Edwardian stage image I'm currently putting together for one of my bands. Have any of you lovely people ever done anything in a similar vein? I don't envisage doing anything quite as complex as this Jazz, but I am quite taken with the milder look that's been done to this Tele.

@Waddo Soqable is now able to get stuff from his Zoom into his laptop, and it only took us three hours..! Jolly good going, I say; the lad's a natural.

Christina for me, just sayin 😁

Massage in a Brothel... Not just covers though, I was in an originals band and we always rehearsed one song as "You Always Squirt the One You Love".

Apart from being fugly, headstocks wreck the balance of basses. Warwick really missed a trick not making the Thumb headless as they planned at one point. Still, each to their own, and you have my sympathy.

That may be so, but you can't be too careful!

His Tiny Desk gig was amazing. This is my current favourite of his songs. It’s like Curtis Mayfield born again. Superb.

I've always thought that Stingrays sound great, unless I'm playing one. To be honest, most single pickup basses don't give me the sound I want. (I think it's down to that weird tuning I use) I wondered if an HH Stingray could be the answer, so I tried one, and it is the answer. I didn't buy this to be my first choice bass, just to give me some more options. It arrived half an hour ago, and all seems to be in order. I'll give it a proper setup and play later on.

sadly we also have useless animals like Bungle Johnson who can't seem to stop breeding - so much so that it's now difficult to know to what extent he has been replicating his sociopathic DNA.

First gig back tomorrow! Pretty low pressure, but still.....from someone who used to gig, at the minimum, once a week....I'm a bit anxious haha. Excited too though!

In that case I like him already...

I'd love to do something but. in all reality. I sadly have to agree with Silvia. Also, not sure we would get the go ahead from the school in the current 'climate' anyway....

Well, about a year after ordering one and cancelling it as it was going to take a long time, I hadn't got round to reordering. In fact I wasn't going to reorder as I got a 5 string Talman short scale bass, so all taken. Then a surf green one popped up locally for £250, new condition. I thought about offering less, but I didn't. Then a week later it went to 225, so what the hell, so yesterday I went there and picked it up. It really is as new, it had the stickers and the tag on the neck and not a mark on it. I have had older looking new ones (so new my wife made me look in up as she was convinced it was nicked, but he was a guitarist). Played it a fair bit last night, its a fun thing, plays well. It doesn't have some of the loose ends that I have read about in places, like the bad neck heel. The only real complaint is that the pickup seems a bit microphonic. I have a feeling something like flats would be good for it, and of course a perloid pickguard!

One day, we should all drop a low B at precisely the same time - see if we register on the Richter scale 😎

Ah, c'mon! The hifi boys have machines to burn in their cables... to save them deafening the world by playing pink noise at full whack for a month. Just so their 99.9999%Oxygen-free copper crystals are all aligned in the right direction....

Well I’m certainly interested in knowing a little more about them. Good to see a new product bearing the famous name.

A trick I got from our old producer was get a good sound from amp/pedal etc then just engage the BDDI with everything at midday, adjust blend to suit. It just then seems to shape and tighten the sound that you already like, making it just fit in the mix that little bit better.

I played in a club band with a Black Country vocalist. She used to introduce it as "Youm sex am on foyir".

Good point. I'll change my way of thinking on this to I *hope* it's a great amp that sounds like a good old fashioned TE. And I really do.

And another one... The Meters - I need more time | Bass Transcription | George Porter Jr.

In one of the hundreds of Andertons youtube clips Lee Anderton basically said that from his shop's point of view it doesn't matter how expensive or well done the mods are, they add no value to the px or resale price of the instrument. In a private sale a buyer might agree to pay more for a well modded instrument that particularly appeals to them but the general consensus seems to be that you'll get more of your investment back by returning the instrument to stock (if possible) and selling the upgrades separately.