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  1. dclaassen
    American here, reside in the U.K… just got back from a fortnight in the US…OP is pretty accurate…definitely not offended…:)
    10 points
  2. Lozz196
    Yep, let’s get a third up & running Wrote in jest for those not well versed in irony & sarcasm
    7 points
  3. cetera
    Gotta love the 'offence appropriation' that seems to be the norm these days *facepalm*
    6 points
  4. bobmartin
    SOLD Price Drop £425 With a set of "La Bella" Tapewound strings and set-up by Mansons guitar shop. One owner, gigged twice, and as I'm hardly playing any bass, let alone fretless, it's time to move this instrument on.. The current new price is around £600 pounds. Delivery at cost to buyer, or collection, and sent in a professional cardboard shipping shipping container. https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/srh500f_1p_05.html Sorry, no trades.
    5 points
  5. Owno
    It is inspired by the Epiphone Coronet guitar and Newport bass seen to the gumbyesque body shape and pickguard, for sure. In terms of playability this is - dare I say - way better though. Here’s another pic of my bass from the Serek factory floor: It plays like a dream, weighs less than 3kg and sounds incredible. Another beast than my JMJ and P-bass. I highly recommend all short scale fans contemplating whether to purchase a slightly more expensive bass to order one (if low output thump is what you need)!
    5 points
  6. Owno
    I just got my Serek Midwestern after a long wait. I’ve played short scale basses (Mustang) for quite some time now, but this is something else!
    5 points
  7. Paul_S
    NOW SOLD Hi All. I am seeing if there is any interest in my 4H Stealth Black finish. Maple neck with Rosewood finger board. Unfortunately I do not have the work for her any more and it is time for someone else to enjoy. This was my gigging bass for several years so it is not a show pony. The Stealth Black finish on the bridge saddles has worn but could easily be refinished if it bothers you. There are a few small marks here and there and very light scratches on the back from use but you need to look hard to find them. Plays well with a low action. In 2014 I had Martin Sims ( Sims Custom Workshop https://www.sims.guitars/leds ) replace the side dots with red LEDS Martin pioneered retro fits WITHOUT removing the finger board and is well respected for his work. They run off the original battery with very low power consumption. The small black toggle switch on the control plate turns them on and off. Originally I used DR coated Black Beauties for the look but have had EB flats fitted for the last few years. As both coated and flats are kind to frets, they are in good condition. I will include an unused set of DR Black Beauties in the sale. Original hard case included. I have lost most of the case candy apart from the Allen key. I will try and get some better photographs up but the buyer will have to collect and you can have as much time as needed to inspect and play before parting with cash. I am 5 minutes from junc 9 M20 She has to go so I have dropped the price. Now £1225 or near offer. Thanks for looking.
    4 points
  8. theoldslapper
    Hi All Edit, price drop to £1300, last chance before it goes to eBay or Reverb etc. I am not much of a poster but have lurked for many years and am a frequent flyer on various Wal forums and have a good eBay record. I bought this Stingray back in 2013 to scratch a (Pino) itch to see if I could get used to a fretless. Loved it and played it a fair bit but need 5 string really. Finally bought a 5 string this Christmas and despite being tempted to hang onto this I will not play it so it needs to find a new home. I bought it in Bristol from a pro player and it has some chips in the lacquer as the pics detail. Not a mint bass but in very good condition other than the chips and nothing noticeable from the front view. Amazing player and weight is around 9lb using bathroom scale technique. Very happy for you to come an try it out if you can get to NW London. I appreciate these are a little hard to find currently so I have priced according to what I see on Reverb and eBay etc. I will consider close offers. Serial number matches spec on EBMM database and i have not changed anything so I believe it is completely original.
    4 points
  9. RSbassman
    For sale my Fender Marcus Miller Signature MIJ Bass Guitar with Gigbag serial number T005091 Made in Japan weights about 10 lbs Also comes with pickup cover as shown in last photo In very good condition feels and plays and sounds great, preamp sounds amazing Fret board and frets in great condition looks like it hasn't been gigged One small ding on the top of headstock the rest of the bass looks clean and lacquer in perfect condition usual small swirl scratches on the scratch plate If you are looking for a Marcus Miller bass in very good condition that sounds great this one ticks the box
    4 points
  10. Sarah5string
    100% completely agree. I'm 36 and in my first year of University. The life experience I've had up to now has proven ENORMOUSLY useful and respected by the younger students, who often come to me for help rather than the lecturers. I say go for it.
    4 points
  11. AndyTravis
    My December purchases have absolutely done it… WHEY!
    4 points
  12. tegs07
    I think the OP was just being tongue in cheek using the farcical litigiousness nature of our US friends as an example of stupidity.
    4 points
  13. Jason Karloff
    The thing that irks me is, yes its great that we hopefully live in a society that objects to racism, sexism etc A generation that wants to change the status quo and challenge the norm for the betterment of everyone. No more accepting injustice. People flock to their keyboards in defence of decency. That's all great. But if the fascist hordes were really marching in the streets, and Enoch Powell was clearing his throat , where would these people then be? Would they be standing shoulder to shoulder manning the defences in a physical sense? I have my doubts.
    4 points
  14. ubit
    It wouldn't be racist anyway American isn't a race. It's xenophobic if anything.
    4 points
  15. Dread Bass
    Sorry I missed your reply. I haven’t had any issues with routing or cutting. It’s a pain to plane but I put that down to being pippy. Obviously you have to be careful with the dust so that’s a factor. One thing I did notice is that it twisted quite quickly when I removed a section for the headstock cap. I left it too long though so lesson learned really. getting back to it after Xmas. Got the chamfer done on the yew bass. I took a bit extra off with the router around the forearm cut. I couldn’t resist spraying th bodies with some white spirit and the yew looks great. As does the ash. Also got the scarf joint cut on one neck and the headstock thicknessed but not squared quite yet. Thinking of making a sanding jig. Hi I got the black veneer ordered for the buckeye build so that’s going to start rolling soon.
    4 points
  16. Jason Karloff
    For sale is my Wal MK1 Fretless built by Electric Wood in 1983. W2082 I have owned this for the last 32 years of its 38 year life so far, and I bought it in a local guitar shop in Wiltshire. I exchanged a fretted MK1 I had at the time and paid an extra 100 quid on top to own my first fretless. It is truly a superb instrument and rightly highly sort after like all the old Wal's are. The reason i'm selling it is simply that I haven't played it much since I've owned it and it's just wrong that something that amazing isn't doing what it should be doing. Some one else should have the opportunity to own it. I have another slightly older fretless Wal which is my go to fretless. The reason why that bass usurped this one is over the years I grown to find basses with natural wood finishes unappealing. Didn't bother me when I was a spotty teenager but now I crave colour I guess. All subjective isn't it?) So with the choice made to sell it I wanted to ensure who ever owns it next would get it in absolute A1 condition. So I took it back to see Paul at Electric Wood and told him to get it as perfect as it could possibly be. He did an amazing job and I picked it up from him just before Christmas Day. Nice for it to go home after 38 years. After I collected it I even resisted the urge to play the hell out of it and immediately put it back in the case so I know its perfect. Such will power) I saw an almost identical fretted version of this go for 6K 9 months ago. So I will sell it for the same amount and carry the cost of its time warp work back to 1983 myself. My photography skills are pretty crap. If you want anymore specific pics then please ask. Payment via bank transfer. I don't mind travelling somewhere exotic here in the U.K to hand it over if needs be. Or we can deploy the services of a capable courier to send it further afield . As long as it gets there perfectly and is insured for the full worth.
    3 points
  17. AndyTravis
    Involved in an accident that wasn’t your fault? YOU NEED OPTO-COMP!! call now and speak to one of our advisors… or, get a nice little compressor which is a handy little box for boosting signal or hiding crappy dynamics - worked well for me… Only had this a few months. It’s ace - and @lee650 “Mr Compressor” (his was £60000, allegedly) said “ah yeah, they’re reet canny them leyk” or something. £4.50 posted in UK (bigger box etc) velcro on bottom - I know, thank me later.
    3 points
  18. Cosmo Valdemar
    "I had hoped for a pyramid"
    3 points
  19. boomboomboom
    Flymo to the moon - Count Basie
    3 points
  20. Shaggy
    I'm nicking that for the epitaph on my gravestone, just to spook people..... Almost as good as that of the late, great Spike Milligan: "I told you I was ill".
    3 points
  21. Hutton
    There you go.
    3 points
  22. lee650
    Bought this as a stop gap For a more expensive one. These are a great, small and inexpensive entry into the world of Bit crush/Sample Rate reducing. Can turn your bass into a Clavinet or a broken 50s radio 😂 Note for some reason these pedals are mislabled, the large cream knob controls the Sample Rate and the little one controls Bit Rate. Very well built and typical of Mooer Quality, has true bypass and and simple to use, has a Dry mix and preset EQ via a toggle. Also has high quality Velcro fitted. This is as new, and comes with the original box. SOLD
    3 points
  23. Andyjr1515
    Nothing clumsy about big Luminlays, is there @TheGreek
    3 points
  24. Jason Karloff
    Hallelujah. Feel free to take away my sister as some sort of prize.
    3 points
  25. Andyjr1515
    The headstock is basically having one clear coat a day. So the time to do further stuff is in the morning, when it is dry from the previous evening's coat. And this morning was Luminlay Day Method was the same as with the fretted neck a few pages back but, this time, the dots are on the fret, not between. I've also added a dot for fret 1 - I personally find that a help on a fretless because I don't have to guess the progressive shortening of the space between those first three semitones. Jack opted for the large Luminlays again for the main part of the neck. For the 12th, I've put a couple of small ones either side and also small ones for the narrow strip for the upper positions where the neck pocket joins. It will have another coat of clear on the headstock this evening. Otherwise engaged tomorrow but Friday should see the final sand and start of the finishing process for the neck and headstock back - oh and the small but vital step of adding a coat of tinted varnish to the headstock front And then, I'm afraid I won't be able to put off sorting the machine screw inserts on both necks ANY longer!
    3 points
  26. cetera
    The only people I see being 'offended' are those who aren't the actual people being jokingly mentioned... 🙄
    3 points
  27. Happy Jack
    That turtle has sailed ...
    3 points
  28. Bolo
    Americans are not a race.
    3 points
  29. ezbass
    Must bang ãss 😱
    3 points
  30. lownote
    They're actually quite clever. After all they just (so far) successfully made a world class telescope out of lego, string and cling film
    3 points
  31. TeresaFR
    Currently running a Wampler Mini-Ego compressor - T-Rex Quint Machine octaver - EHX Bass Clone chorus - MXR Carbon Copy Mini delay - Tech 21 VT Bass DI. All powered by a T-Rex Fuel Tank Junior. Only the delay isn't an always on effect. I think I may switch away from clip-on tuners and get a pedal tuner but it'll have to be a wee one if I do - recommend me one.
    3 points
  32. kodiakblair
    Nah , this changes nothing 👍
    3 points
  33. Sarah5string
    Thought I'd ask you guys and see what gems you've spotted in sheet music.... for example, my personal favourites... What do you guys have?
    2 points
  34. Fternolad
    Removed from sale.
    2 points
  35. Lesfunk
    I just took delivery of my new five string. I just introduced it to its sibling.
    2 points
  36. Woodwind
    I use my double4 to boost my contrabassoon at all my gigs. That goes to Bb, a semitone lower than a five string, before I've added any effects and it handles it perfectly. The double4 and the Bass Cub are really fantastic combos. I'd love to try the new bass cub pro as well, which is a serious step up in volume capability over the original cub due to being able to run an extra speaker cab. Arguably there are no better tiny combos, but whether they are worth the expenditure is up to you. ie the same money would buy you a bigger, but louder amp or you could get something of a similar size, but less refined for a lot less.
    2 points
  37. walshy
    Well I’m well and truly out. I’ll buy you it and give me the cash in 2023😂
    2 points
  38. binky_bass
    Can we have a 1st week of January amnesty? There's something I want to buy... 😂
    2 points
  39. Jason Karloff
    No one likes a smart git 😛
    2 points
  40. BigRedX
    Start by looking for the minimum and ideal hardware requirements for your DAW of choice on their website. Then think about what you want to do with your DAW. Is it just going to be digital multitrack recorder and mixer or will you be using lots of virtual instruments (synths, samplers, drum machines etc.)? Then think about what else you want this computer for. More memory is better, but past 16GB you only really need more if you intend to run lots of sample-based virtual instruments, in which case you might want lots more. So start with 16GB and leave yourself with at least a couple of free slots, and the capability to be able to install at least 64GB RAM. Ideally you want a separate SSD/HD for recording your audio onto. It's always best practice not to record and playback multi-track audio from the system drive. I take it the small drive is for the OS and programs and bigger one for data? Graphics doesn't really matter for music use. All good DAWs de-prioritise screen redraw if they start to run out of steam. However you may want to run more than one display, so make sure your graphics card is capable of driving at least 2x24" screens. A good dedicated audio interface will always be better than whatever is built-in to the motherboard. It will have far better quality AD/DA convertors and ideally at least a couple of good mic pre-amps. If you want to record more than two tracks of audio at once you will almost definitely need a separate interface. HTH
    2 points
  41. cetera
    Yes, often. Not 'offended', just puzzled as to 'why people treated him differently'. Anyway..... that Nirvana album cover kid, eh? What an opportunist joker..... (Hope noone takes offence on behalf of opportunist jokers)
    2 points
  42. Quatschmacher
    I came across him only by looking into who wrote the original version of the track. My friend urged me to listen to this version, which has Joe Henderson tearing things up:
    2 points
  43. fleabag
    A little taster.. Stratus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_SqtFerjg
    2 points
  44. Muzz
    NYE was a small local(ish) bar; minimal gear (we used the venue's speakers as tops, brought our sub, drummer used a kick trigger, I used my Rumble 100 as a monitor, guitarist pedal/DI, one small monitor), we weren't too loud, and it was a revelation (again). Punters had a great night, and I was tapped up for another busy band as a part-time/dep. All good. LFTs before and after, all clear.
    2 points
  45. scrumpymike
    Silverback - La Bellas I believe 😊
    2 points
  46. agedhorse
    I would not have been surprised if under a control test (same unit to same unit) players "discovered" a 25% difference from where pure guessing would result. Without control testing, you don't know if your original listening test is valid. Failing a control test is not uncommon, just shows that there is a flaw somewhere in the methodology.
    2 points
  47. Happy Jack
    When you say "most venues", are you looking for one rig for pubs and clubs, one rig for concert halls, one rig to rule them all and in the darkness bind them? One rig probably won't be suitable for everything unless (like me) you mainly play one type of venue. You'd probably do better to go a bit modular. One really nice head, a small cab (1x10) for smaller venues, a bigger cab (2x10) for larger ones, and the ability to combine them for really big ones, by which time you're running a DI to FoH anyway.
    2 points
  48. Hutton
    Xliddx (Nigel) is one of my Facebook friends. He is a really nice guy and gigs regularly as Covid allows. It's a shame he's not on here any longer.
    2 points
  49. MuddBass
    I posted my other pedal-board some months ago (for doubling gigs: double bass and elec bass), but here is my mini & light-weight board for straightforward electric bass gigs ( e.g. bigband, jazz sets, singer-songwriter style gigs etc). On the occasion I need a bit of warmth, I use the tone feature on the Empress and/or the pre-amp valve on my Mesa WD800 head, or I add-on a pre-amp. For power, underneath this one I use a Cioks ADAM. The board is a Rockboard Duo 2. If I need a couple of extra effects, typically I'd 'add-on' something like my OC5 Octave and Raffery Fuzz, which I keep velcro'd to a stand-alone riser plate (but power using the remaining power outlet from the Adam).
    2 points
  50. oldslapper
    His brother Windy was very good in that TV series. Trumped his sibling by some margin, imho
    2 points
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