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Maybe they no cry?16 points
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I buy on looks alone - I can make anything sound dreadful 😁9 points
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I've decided to part with my Bongo 6, so I'm hoping it can find a loving home on here. I've had the bass around 5 years. It came from Wunjo Bass in Denmark Street. It's a really beautiful colour, which makes for an all-round lovely looking instrument (I'm assuming you don't mind Bongos in general). It plays really nicely, and sounds fantastic (modern, active, lively). The colour in these photos is very accurate. It's basically in the same condition as when I bought it: Good in terms of all the critical elements, but some cosmetic damage to the paintwork. You can see more in the photos, I hope! Good bits (condition): The pots are all clean. The electronics all working as expected. Fretboard is excellent condition, and the frets are in good order. I've had no issues with raised frets or similar. The neck is completely clear of cosmetic issues, and still has the satin finish intact. Tuners are all excellent. Bridge is excellent. No marks on the front of the body. The flight case is excellent. No funny smells. Never stored in a smoking household (to my knowledge). Cosmetic issues (all visible in the photos): A few bits of damage to the headstock paintwork. A mark on the rear, near the cavity cover. A small mark on the lower cutaway. For those who are curious, you can search for the serial number, here: https://www.music-man.com/serial-number-database Happy to answer any questions, as best as I can! Shipping options: I'd be happy to ship the bass. I have a suitable shipping box for it. Most couriers will insure it, as it has a flight case. Also happy if someone wanted to pick it up, or meet somewhere South of Leicester, West of Cambridge, East of Taunton (ish). Obviously more than happy for interested parties to come and check it over in person! regarding trades, please see below. Trades? I’m always interested. However, I’m primarily motivated by a cash sale right now. Some trades I’m definitely not interested in: 4-strings (or less) string spacings larger than 18mm at bridge anything that doesn’t balance well on a nylon strap.8 points -
Doesn’t matter. Rotatable logo!! 😆8 points
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I'm not a woman and already think he's a d1ck.7 points
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So I took this today as part for a deal from one of my favourite independent guitar shops for my Thunderbird, Geddy Lee Jazz and some guitar bits I moved on. It's a new 2021 American Pro ii Jazz Bass in Dark Night but as it has a rosewood fingerboard rather than the standard maple board, it's a limited edition run. I much prefer rosewood boards on Jazz basses, so it suits me just fine. It's a lovely weight (8lbs 14oz) and plays really well. I'm not really a Jazz Bass fan as the ergonomics don't work for me but it was a compelling deal. I won't unwrap it as such as I may well move it on imminently. It's a very striking colour scheme and the built quality is excellent as it has been on the other American Pro II's I've seen.6 points
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And here she is…..effortlessly smooth transaction with Will. Well wort the longer than expected journey 🤣. Will give the amp a thread of its own shortly6 points
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That's because they don't want to show us up as the rank amateurs we are. If Mrs Rich set fire to some of hers, we'd have no windows. @Witters, please don't tell her I said that.6 points
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Two out of my 8/9 piece ska band are female. Two out of my 12 piece soul/party band are, with another 4 in our regular dep roster. They're musicians, that's all that matters. What they keep in their trousers is neither here nor there. And as for that ridiculous M'boro venue... anyone who says women can't sing rock needs a.) their ears cleaning out and b.) a slap.6 points
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Well, here's an interesting little piece - Thundercat's appearance will confuse your Mum, but here he talks eloquently about the role of bass within a band and chooses some favourite influential bass lines. Enjoy.5 points
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There are plenty of ads for “female-only punk band” etc on JMB. I don’t sit and boil my head over it. I just move on. Maybe the person posting has had a rough experience with female band members, maybe he’s uncomfortable around women…there could be loads of reasons. Same if it was posted from a female to male perspective.5 points
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Have to say, he seems like a complete asshat. But that aside, I see far more adverts for all female band seeking another female than I do all male seeking male. I'm not offended by it, I'd just steer well clear as clearly its not the gig for me. If he'd said no women because they are crap at guitar, whole different situation, but from the looks of it, he has a set image of what he wants the band to be, and I guess for him thats all male.5 points
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On hold sold pending usual For sale only.Sire Version 2 Marcus Miller V7 Alder 5-String Bass in Lake Placid Blue. Great condition 9.5 out of 10. 2 very tiny marks as shown in pics. My fault when clean it on Matt and didn’t notice what it was pressing up against,it gutted me. Weight is 9.05lbs on bathroom scales.We all know how good these are and great value at this price.Recent strings and set up. Any trial along with tea and biscuits. Collection from Stoke. Case not included. Possible meet for petrol money. Thanks for looking.4 points -
dont see the problem if i dont want women in MY band then i wouldnt same visa versa for poeple to say its breaking the law is quite frankly hilarious4 points
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Many years ago I worked in a bookmaker's and the female manager would have made Lemmy sound like a soprano 😆4 points
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Look at it this way. If you are female and they don't want any females in the band ( and vice versa...I saw an ad recently for a female bassist wanted for an all woman band),, at least you are aware "up front" and don't waste your time applying. If they go by societies' rules and speak to everyone, they will just not ask you to audition, nobody is any the wiser and you still don't get in the band. Or worse, give you an audition and having spent ages learning the songs, they were just "going through the motions" with no intention of hiring you.4 points
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Apparently the official announcement will be made this week4 points
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I the other thread on this subject I mentioned that Leicestershire Trading Standards supported the 2020 prosecution of this chap which resulted in him being convicted of five charges of fraud by false representation and two of falsifying articles for the purpose of fraud. It might be worth also contacting Trading Standards to bring him to their attention again.4 points
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As much as I love this bass, bills need to be paid and I have to let it go. I only bought it off of a fellow basschatter last year after having searched one forever. - 1st gen Arpege bass (1984) - Walnut wings - neckthrough Maple & Walnut neck. - Phenowood Fingerboard - Brass plate between fingerboard and neck for reinforcement -> the neck is mega stable - Benedetti Pickups (bridge pickup is new) - original electronics! - serial: 239 comes with the original hard case. shipping in bomb proof packaging is no problem. located in Germany.3 points -
I'm reducing my collection and this time it's time for this black beast to come out. DTC ARTIST SCSA5 CUSTOM Characteristics Neck integrated in body Swamp Ash Body Diapason. Indian rosewood with Avalon circle markers. 5-piece maple neck with walnut core. Aguilar DCB Pickups Previous Bartoloni NTMB Ultralight Hipshot Tuners Hibshot b-style bridge 34" scale String spacing 19mm Active and pasive Frequency selector 3 HZ 1000,500 and 250 Weight. 4.3kg Lugo SCOFT case. sale only almost new condition It is very comfortable to touch The sound is comparable to brands like Sadowsky NYC ect... This bass is worth it, do not let it escape. Price €2100 I am not interested in making changes. Any questions please in private. Greetings3 points -
For sale Ernie Ball Musicman Sterling 4 H Bass. Manufactured august 25th 2000. Ash body finished in trans teal. Transparent after market scratchplate- black original included. Recent luthier set up, new jack and neck oil and wax. some play wear and dings. Finish stabilised in a couple of places with a surprisingly close colour nail varnish. photos to follow asap to show condition Comes with non original gig bag Looking for £850 collected3 points -
My little boy really wants a bass so I've decided to try and build him one! Being only 7yrs old he struggles with a standard short scale so I got given a crappy Burswood 3/4 sized guitar that in going to convert into a 24" scale bass So I started off with a template of a standard sized P bass then scaled it down till it looked right also making sure the neck pocket size is correct and the scale length will work out right too..... It did come out quite a bit smaller...... Here's the donor guitar And here's what it will hopefully look like? The body blank is gluing up at the moment so hopefully I'll get started cutting the body tomorrow........ 👍🏻3 points
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I have a Super Vintage coming. Will report back once it arrives and I’ve had a play.3 points
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I don't quite get all the angst about an ad posted by a bedroom player with scant hope of ever setting foot onstage. If it were an ad by a working band with a full diary then one might understand the obloquy but no one who hooks up with this guy is likely to achieve anything much so he might just as well have written 'no people'. For myself, I once desperately tried to get my band to hire an amazing female drummer so devoted to Bonham she had his rune tattoo'd on her wrist but - no - the guitarist (who was a simpering, upper-middle class lecturer) didn't want a woman in the band because of 'the look'. So I quit. On the other hand, one band I was in the drummer kept bringing his morbidly obese wife to rehearsals where she would offer unhelpful 'suggestions' and knit jumpers. So I quit. Another time I joined a blues band fronted by a female guitarist. We got to the stage of talking about image and she instructed me to wear only black jeans and t-shirt. 'Fair enough,' says I. 'While we're at it, you'd look good in a newsboy flat cap and a sort of Janis Joplin style'. She looked at me and said 'I'll wear the blouse I always wear'. I got home afterwards and discovered an e-mail firing me for making 'inappropriate comments'. Go figure. The other thing about this teeny-tiny storm in a teeny-tiny teacup is that there are hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of frothing nutters out there with the most outlandish beliefs. This guy doesn't even move the needle on the dial.3 points
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Update : taking stock of the "don't defile the family heirloom" vibe from you good people, I've sourced the donor bass elsewhere! A Highway One Precision - currently sunburst but hopefully won't cause too much consternation here with a black respray.l! Still now to get all the gold bits but it's a TV logo with the truss adjustment at the body end. Also I'm never going to be passing it off as something it isnt (e.g an Encore with a Fender Logo) - something that never sat well with me. Further updates to follow...3 points
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No men in the band? Funny isn't it. If it was an all girl group people wouldn't bat an eyelid at that one. It certainly wouldn't be on here stirring up controversy.3 points
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dont see the problem if i dont want women in MY band then i wouldnt same visa versa for poeple to say its breaking the law is quite frankly hilarious3 points
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It's not the sentiment here but the delivery, it wreaks of the 'NO IRISH' signs in UK pubs of old. In this situation, i'd quite likely leave them looking for a bassist too.3 points
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She doesn't like the sound of most women singers - a bit odd as she is a singer but that is her preference. She has nothing against groups with women in them, or even backing singers, just female main vocals that she just doesn't like There are no bands with female singers she likes. A few she respects, but none she actually likes. And yes, the last touring groups I saw (apart from Gary Numan) were Wolf Alice and Within Temptation, so she wouldn't go to those.3 points
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I’ve only ever owned one PJ, which was an ‘88 (IIRC) Pedulla MVP. It was one of the best-sounding basses I’ve ever owned. And it had Barts in, which I normally hate!3 points
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I could understand a band specifying a male or female singer. You're very unlikely to find a lady who could imitate Lemmy's vocals for example. Maybe even if it's a band member who would do backing vocals and you want a female backing vocal behind a male lead. The rest of the band, I'd just want to play with the most competent players no matter what sex, race, religion etc. Just as long as they're not heavy stoner, I can't be dealing with them again.3 points
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I think the stand out is that it has a Pre-Shape button. 🙂3 points
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But...there are bands that are all female and don't want male musicians and would not hire one. Is that the same thing?🤔3 points
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I think the main point of the law is that there has to be a good reason for excluding one or more sections of the population from applying for a certain job. It works across the board, with race, gender, sexuality etc. I can live with that, without necessarily crying "woke".3 points
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Are they a Village People tribute band?3 points
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I'm about to do this very thing to get some ancient recordings from my 80s synth band digitised along with any of the local band demos that have IMO stood the test of time. 1. Use a good quality cassette player. Ideally one with dual capstans and separate motors for the capstans and tape tension. Nakamichi, and the high end Aiwa or Sony decks should be suitable. (I've got an Aiwa F660.) 2. Play the tapes as little as possible. Once to set the levels and then once to actually record the contents. If you can set the levels so that you are just under 0dB in your DAW for the hottest off-tape signal then you can just get on and play them all once. Be aware that the tapes may have been recorded at up to +10dB for a good quality Chrome or Metal tape so attenuate the signal at the interface appropriately. 3. For leads, I can't help you. I have phono to just about everything leads so I'll be experimenting to see which gives the best match. I'd probably start a phono to jack line level and take it from there. 4. If the tapes have been recorded with Dolby B, turn it off for playback and use EQ in the DAW to re-balance the bass and treble. However, if they have been recorded with Dolby C or S then you will need to have it activated on playback. Make sure your cassette deck has the appropriate NR. 5. There are all sorts of tape enhancement/restoration plug-ins available. Start by having a look at the mastering tools available in Logic. You shouldn't need any compression as the recording process should have already taken care of this for you with tape saturation. Certainly all the analogue tapes I've digitised in the past have already had plenty of tape compression on them, and apart form hard limiting some very excessive peaks I've not had to used any compression at all.3 points
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You could try and get some media attention... That programme 'Rip Off Britain' is still about, you can contact them on the below email address, they might have an interest in this scam as its been going on for years and nothing has been done. [email protected]3 points
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*New price £2300* SOLD Up for grabs is my Dingwall Super J5 Specs: Finish - Burgundy Mist Bodywood - Alder Neck - Maple Fingerboard - Pau Ferro Inlay dots - White Pearloid Pickguard - Vintage Pearloid Pickups - Super Fatty 1 Electronics - Glockenklang 2-Band (push/pull = active/passive) Tuners - Hipshot Weight - 4kg Comes with an original Dingwall gigbag made by Levy's Has a couple of small dings (see pictures for reference). Two small ones at the bottom that has chipped away some paint. Then a couple of minor dents in the finish and lastly the bridge has lost a bit of chrome finish. Why on earth would I part with this!? This is without a doubt a phenomenal bass. The craftsmanship is unbelievable, the sound is killer and the looks.... don't get me started. So why sell it? I'm a P-bass kind of guy (and the occasional humbucker) and no matter how hard I try I just can't make it work. Trades: I would be very pleased with a Dingwall Super P4/5 and even a D-Roc (that middle position sounds like a P to me). Also very interested in Reverend and Serek basses. *edit for other trades*2 points -
General: The SRF705-BBF, or SRportamento, is a 5-string fretless bass guitar that is a part of the Bass Workshop series by Ibanez. This series was created by Ibanez to meet the special demands of bass players. It includes exclusive instruments that are made of exotic wood types and are equipped with rare electronics and pickups. This SRF705-BBF has a thru-neck construction and its body has a beautiful Brown Burst Flat Sunburst finish. Sound: This fretless bass guitar has a neck that runs the whole length of the body and is made of three parts maple and two parts bubinga wood. It is fitted with a rosewood fretboard. These features come together to create a stable, comfortable neck that clearly contributes to the sound of this bass guitar. The mahogany body isn't just a feast for the eyes but for the ears as well. This great-looking wood with delicate wood grain provides a warm, tight sound with lots of sustain so you can let the tones of this fretless SRF705-BBF by Ibanez linger for quite some time. The sound is even further enhanced by the pickups and electronics. Bartolini Pickups and Aerosilk Piezo The Bartolini MK-1 pickups are humbuckers, which means that this bass guitar doesn't suffer from unwanted humming noise. By means of the two volume controls you can blend the sound of the neck pickup and bridge pickup and in combination with the two tone controls, you can create any kind of sound you like. On top of that, the SRF705-BBF is also equipped with a special bridge with built-in Aerosilk piezo system. The piezo pickups are also fitted with a volume control and active tone control and allow for an exceptionally wide range of sounds. If you combine the sounds of the pickups, you'll get a modern, tight sound with a great 'wooden' character. Product specifications: five-string electric fretless bass guitar colour: Brown Burst Flat (sunburst) body: mahogany top: maple neck: 5-part maple/bubinga neck construction: neck-through fretboard: rosewood scale length: 34 inches / 864 mm bridge: custom bridge for Aerosilk Piezo system hardware: Cosmo Black neck pickup: Bartolini MK1 neck PU, split coil-design bridge pickup: Bartolini MK1 neck PU, split coil-design 2x volume and 2-part tone control for the Bartolini pickups Aerosilk Piëzo system with volume and active tone control Any questions, let me know.2 points -
Not connecting the speaker shouldn't have caused any problems as it's a solid state amp and they are usually quite happy without a load. If it was a valve amp, that's a different story. The "no lower than 8 Ohms" is the lowest impedance of a speaker when you do connect it.2 points
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We heard you the first time @christhammer666. As discussed above, in certain contexts - although not Join My Band or similar - the ad would definitely fall foul of the law, but that isn't the main point we're looking at.2 points
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Old tapes shed oxide like a b*st*rd, some are better than others, the "metal" formulation being the best, you'd be advised to get a pack of cotton buds and a small bottle of isopropyl alcohol, then clean the heads very regularly, check for deposits on the heads and guide posts after each playback, I've had tapes dump oxide all over the shop. Don't apply isopropyl to the rubber parts, which are the capstan roller or rollers, depending on the mechanism.2 points
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So many factors affecting tone that are simply not down to the shape of the pickups alone; avoiding to go down the route of everything sounds more or less the same anyway, I can hear subtleties in the P/J sets on the four basses I own that have them - all have different characteristics (for the record, a pair of Hamers (one with EMG GZRs and the other with the stock 80s DiMarzios), a Spector (Barts) and my Ibanez project (Warmans)). I don't like an isolated P pickup tone (nor for that matter the ponky tone of a Jazz pickup in the bridge position), but both on at the same time just seems to work. I suppose I'm a two pickup bloke. Always have been.2 points
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There isn't much point in putting a cab sim if you do have a cab to sound from, but I'm currently using a Mooer Radar with great results. I connect my ABM's DI out (post-eq) to the cabsim (set only with cab and eq - just a high pass filter matching my cab's response, no preamp in the pedal) and go straight to FOH. I had the IRs of my very own cab made in a studio and it's really great. I mounted it all in the back of my head's case.2 points
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Rickenbacker 4003S Jetglo 2018 which is very lightly used. Apart from a couple of dinks on body as pictured it is in excellent condition. A great sound and playing bass - fabulous neck! Only left the home a handful of times. Comes with original case and case candy. Happy to ship at buyer's cost and risk. No trades sorry.2 points -
To point out something, I’ve read that post back and it comes across as an arrogant bumhead. Ive been in a position where I’ve gone from 26 basses down to two, and now at 8. I’m currently very fortunate to have what I have - lucky. Granted, it’s not a rack full of Fodera, Alembic and Wal… And If it all went belly up tomorrow, I’d keep the bb414 which owes me £150 but I wouldn’t sell for £1500. A passive P/J works for me. In response to the OP.2 points
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Don't worry...I won't mince words or couch my opinion on the B6. I've owned the HX Stomp (flipped it after a couple months), and gigged for many years with the Fractal Audio AxeFxII. It will be the good, bad, and ugly as I see it, albeit as a Zoom fan and user for many years.2 points
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Finally got my 'puter to behave, and spent 2 or 3 hours noodling and doodling... Started with lots of percussion, got a keys riff going, added some big guitars, then a pumpinslappy bass thing. After that, a final roll in glitter and 3 coats of varnish. It's not jazz, but it probably is an oddity! And for those interested, recorded in Ableton. Keyboard sounds from Iris and Ableton's own. Drums are a mix of programmed and sampled clips from Designer Drums, Digicussion and EZ Drummer. Guitar is a strat, bass is a Wal and both are going through various Amplitube 4 amps, with some added Phasis and Raum on both. Polish added by Neutron 3 and Ozone 9.2 points
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