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Turned up mixer 30 miles away ... had to fetch my brother's from 10miles awsy. No soundcheck. Stonking gig. Lots of dancing. Much silliness and rocksyar posing. Lots of random improv, musical chaos. Didn't get to the end of setlist but went way over time by stretching songs that had folks dancing. Promoter over the moon and promising to book us more, another guy with three venues (in my home town, yay) took our details too.

I had an amp & 2 cabs up at £800 Got a message asking if I’d accept £400 Yes, twice was my reply An indefinite period of silence followed

Continuing my trend of simple basic instruments I'd been hankering for a Danelectro. Owned then sold a Wild Thing model a few years back . No regrets over that; it was a short scale and I don't enjoy playing those 🙂 Watching Dano prices increase , I decided to build one instead 👍 Parts bought , template made, body blank etc . Had the choice of 2 necks, guitar neck re-purposed for 15 frets or a 32" scale from Retrovibe. Then apathy kicked in hard 😧 Few months ago a lass near the Welsh border listed her Dano on a Facebook page, collection only meant 700 mile round trip 😢😢😢 Re-listed the other week there for the attractive price of £235 , I gave serious thought to the drive 😃 Common sense told me ask for help on Basschat. @alyctes was the first to reply then @Old Horse Murphy a few hours later ; fantastic result. Turned out Nick passes the lass's place on way to rehearsal. He did much more than just pass her place, he handled the entire purchase for me , what a guy 👍 Nick had it packed up and delivered to me by Thursday. Sadly I was up and about at 3am so was deadbeat by the evening , all I had left in the tank was a quick thank you note before bed. Different story by Friday 😃 Spent a good few hours last night playing it and I'm over the moon . Nick had warned me it was strung with Fender flatwound cables and the action was a mile high. Bought a set of Rotosound 30-90 but tuned the flats DGCF and the action dropped to easy playing level 😃 Feast your eyes on this sparkling lovely.

I don't think I've seen anyone mention this here, so just a heads up. If you're looking for some drum loops and have a method of routing Spotify content through a hi-fi/bigger speakers, I can wholeheartedly recommend a quick search on 'Ultimate Drum Loops'. There's hundreds of full rock/pop song loops on there, varying tempos, of 2-5 minute lengths.

No. It’s the space I reserve for mistakes.

What are you doing all the way up there, anyway?

Yeah, they’ll never catch on.

I like it more literal. Offer something for £400: Whats your best price? My best price is about £800, but I am willing to take £400

My 2017 4003CB Waltnutglo, limited run of 20 by CME.

Farting out occurs when the combination of power and frequency attempts to force the cone to travel beyond its mechanical limits. The cure is to reduce the volume and/or low frequency EQ. The cab power rating doesn't indicate whether an amp can push the cone too far because that rating is thermal, not mechanical. Cone excursion goes up as frequency goes down, so a 500 watt signal may not cause over-excursion at 500Hz while a 50 watt signal at 50Hz may. The simple answer to farting out is that if one cab won't handle the combination of volume and bass EQ that you use you need two or more cabs, or one cab with more driver displacement. https://barefacedaudio.com/pages/how-speakers-move-air-volume-displacement

I've been on BC since 2008 and only ever felt moved to use the 'ignore' feature on here once. I had 2 x BF cabs (Supercompacts or Two10s, can't remember now) for sale for a competitive price, discounted for both, at a time when they moved fairly quickly but it was collection only as I didn't have boxes. Some chap seemed to think he was doing me a massive favour by offering 2/3 of my discounted asking price and to include postage in that. Quite reasonably, I thought, I filled my reply with laughing enojis then finished with the word 'no'. That prompted a deluge of vaguely unpleasant PMs, hence the ignore.

Had my Super vintage for a week and played along with this Toto Classic. Great tones and the cab sim is brilliant. very impressed!

Well, "next day delivery" wasn't "next day", but anyway it has arrived. It's unfortunate that it coincided with me being stupidly busy with a mix of course work and sax workshops (please read carefully... 🙂). It is stunning in the flesh. I've snapped a few pics with my phone, but I'm goign to do a proper product shoot in the studio with it as soon as I can, so I will post some decent pics in due course.

I gigged with an American Performer Mustang and really enjoyed it's feel and sound. None of the short scales I have owned had neck dive. That will probably apply more to Gibsons/Epis and Hofners. Here's my present duo: Sterling by MM Stingray and Sandberg California II Lionel. Both a real delight to play and hear.

O'Rileys in Hull last night. Not many in but those that were enjoyed it. Great sound, big stage and excellent lights. Darren, the proprietor, is a top bloke. Slightly weird bit ... there's a full-size boxing ring in the back room

Ok, I’ve had one of these before, but back then the sound I wanted I couldn’t coax from it, ie the Sansamp sound. This time round however I need a more generic bass sound with a bit of drive for classic rock tones, a sit in the mix type of sound. I’ve been on a quest for a while and got near to what I’m after but never exactly there until today. Previously I’ve found that either the bass is just too much, the treble isn’t in the right frequency, the drive just too harsh, or the pedal needs a PSU. But the SCR-DI is right on every aspect. I’m really glad I decided to take a punt on one of these again.

Took the B6 to a rehearsal this afternoon. Just used a few of the presets, and the tuner. It sounded absolutely superb.

All this talk makes me want to post something for sale, just to do a bit of Twat baiting 😂

I would imagine that for every 100 or so cheeky offers/questions, there will be someone who actually accepts ..... so its just a numbers game for the chancers. I think it's just a case of firm and polite no or just ignore. It is very iritating though. Nothing wrong with making a reasonable offer but I get annoyed with the 'what's the lowest you'll accept, mate?' to which I reply "From you? What I'm listing it for ... mate"

Only posted a couple of months ago, but much change.

Ooh is that a Precision?

Good news is there's been some further positive developments. The bad news is further price increase. Will update more soon - but looking like manufacturing may be with a very well regarded Dorset based luthier/guitar-company. SWBs and CHBs from the £530 to the £800/£850 mark.

No. Let's say the frequency is 100Hz. That means the cone must go from rest to full outward excursion to full inward excursion and back to rest 100 times per second. If it does so over a distance of, say, 6mm it must move six times faster than it does over a distance of 1mm. How cone velocity can affect the result is explained here: http://www.readresearch.co.uk/loudspeaker_papers/klipsch_modulation_distortion_article_1.pdf

I really use to enjoy playing 'Man in a box' by Alice in Chains, so that gets my vote. Other notable additions to my list would be 'My Wave' and 'the day I tried to live' from Soundgarden.

I know this site isn't terribly pro soul and groove but I don't think it hurts to mention the death of Scott Edwards. One of those cool cats from the 70's. He only played on 'I Will Survive' with drummer James Gadson and a ton of Philly soul tunes which we all know to varying degrees...even played on some Hall & Oates hits....As a kid back then I used to listen to these tunes and always wondered who the players were...it fascinated me. Back then the US music scene seemed so glamorous and exciting. Anyway another groundbreaking 70's musician gone.

Well, I have both at home right now. Not Stingrays, but Sterlings. I borrowed a Sterling SB14 from a friend, and shortly after bought a '93 EBMM Sterling. The SB14 is really really good. Like, for that price, insanely good. It's light, the neck is great, it sounds like a proper Music Man, the hardware is good and I really like the colour. The EBMM is however a different ball park: the neck is a bit chunkier than the SB14 (but only a little bit), has some crazy birdseye figuring on it, the hardware is a lot better than the SB14 and the sound has more depth and "feel" to it. Is it worth the price difference? Well, yes and no. The EBMM is actually a lot better but also about twice the price (on the second hand market) than an SB14. I do think the EBMM is a better investment, if I'd want to sell it again. The SB14 is bloomin' great, though.

Since U-Beam Gone ～ Rainbow

Also tried these in guitar guitar Epsom yesterday. I went along with a mate who tried out a load of strats and couldn’t resist a peek in the bass section. They had two anniversary P basses in different colours, both were very good, the blue one the best one. I worked my way through their bass selection and preferred the squiers to the Mex (tried a standard and active PJ) and US models (performer pj, ultra) which felt really stiff and not much of a step up for the massive price difference. This was an overall theme for the visit. My mate tried fenders from mexi player series up to US Ultras and custom shop and the player was 80-90% as good as the top models for a small percentage of the price. He also tried a £6k prs hollow body which looked great but we couldn’t work out how this was worth 6 times the cost of an se hollow body. The necks on the squiers felt great, just the right amount of gloss and felt very similar to worn in 70s fenders. The gold hardware wasn’t too bright and blingy (is that a word?) even under the very bright store lights. Bonus looms and am considering one! They had a few interesting second hand exotics, a warwick or two, lots of sand bergs, a few dingwalls, and lots of single basses from a few brands I hadn’t played before (Kennedy??). I really liked a tribute l2500 for £499 but it had one of those satin finishes that scratches when you look at it. I’d consider one of these in another colour. The store was great, loads of staff, all really friendly and knowledgable, very enthusiastic and helpful throughout.

Joist The Way You Are - Billy Joel

@dmc79 I moved to playing short scale basses exclusively a few years ago due to a damaged nerve in my left wrist, if you're getting pain in your fretting hand it could possibly be a similar issue. But for me it meant that I could no longer play a 34" bass for more than a few minutes without cramping up. But once I'd tried a short scale I could play for hours without issues. The shorter neck, tighter fret spacing plus me being a bit of a short arse meant that it was a revelation and something I wish I'd have done decades ago. Every time I play a 34" bass now it just feels huge, unwieldy and awkward to play. If you're a Fender guy I'd definitely recommend at least trying a Mustang, you mentioned that you're not too keen on the looks, I wasn't either but once I'd played and owned one I was a convert. There's now a number of different models, each with their own tone and neck profile so there's likely one out there that would suit you if you're willing give them a go. My suggestion for classic Fender tones would be the PJ Mustang although it has more of a jazz profile neck which you may not like being a P man. If you want a chunky necked Mustang then the JMJ is the one. Budget hasn't been mentioned (unless I missed it) but as Maude says the Ibanez Talman is a fantastic bass, more so for how cheap they are. I've been playing for around 35 years now and the Talman is one of my favourite basses I've ever played. It's got a chunky Precision like neck and the PJ pickups may be just what you're after. Mine has had some hardware upgrades as the stock stuff is a bit cheap and cheerful, but you're talking about an entire bass that costs half of what a set of boutique pickups or machine heads would cost. But even so I've only spent another £50 or so on it. Yes it looks a bit daft, like one of the Mr Men has melted, and it's not overly light. But it's solidly built, mine resonates better than just about any other bass I've ever played, and the neck is very comfortable to play and would likely feel familiar coming from a P. As the lovely @Adee says the Sandberg Lionel is sublime, looks great, attention to detail everywhere and impressively lightweight. Its inherent tone is more like that of a 34" scale, some short scales can be a bit deeper and darker sounding than a 34" but it's nothing you can't EQ out if it's not your thing. As for stings, I still use 34" scale on my basses as I had a job lot in my box of odds and sods when I made the switch to short scales exclusively. Depending on the bass you may need to snip off 50 mm or so off them to get them to fit, and again bass dependent, you may get some of the fat part of the E sting (before it tapers) wrapped around the machine head capstan but I've been doing it now for a few years without any trouble or snapped strings. There's a few people online who'll tell you that you shouldn't do it but my experience tells me otherwise. The obvious thing to do is to try and get yourself to shop that has a few short scale models in stock and try as many as you can, hopefully one of them will be right for you.

I’m up there a fair bit…don’t see the point in it being there if it’s not being used

New amp day here at JPJ towers thanks to our very own ryancowell25. Having used nothing but SWR for the last 15 odd years (save for a brief flirtation with an Aguilar AG500) I decided to try something different as I’m being drawn more towards that lightly overdriven valve sound. I’ve posted before how despite wanting to, I could never get on with the Ashdown ABM range so this was a bit of a leap of faith. So far I’ve only been able to play this through a little TC 2x8 cab at low volume but it sounds mighty and sort of reminds me of someone but I can’t quite put my finger on who? 🤔😉😎 Thanks to Hermes, the amp has obviously had a knock in transit damaging the Subs control knob and thank the gods Ryan opted to ship in the Gator gig bag or who knows how much worse things could have been. Quick order fired off to Ashdown for a set of 5 replacement knobs so she should be looking at her sexiest best for her first public outing next weekend.

100% at BassDirect. Already checked with them, it's on PX so I think we can assume that The Bass Gallery don't keep their stock current.

Well, not a flawless performance by any means, but no truly terrible howlers except in practice where they belong. 👍

Fiat. Multipla. Fugly. But you can get a pallet board in one, and the diesel ones (like my old one) can do nigh on 700 miles on a tank driven carefully. If you're a power trio, you can all sit 3 abreast on the front and all of everyone's gear will go in the back ( with the rear seats out. Yes. They come right out.) Everyone used to mock mine. Until they wanted something big moving. Everyone would mock mine. But, as a wise man never said; "Revenge is a dish best served in an IKEA car park"

That's the Myth of Underpowering, and it's just that, a myth. If amp clipping, or clipping anywhere in the signal chain, hurt woofers guitar players would be swapping them out at every break. Clipping is only potentially dangerous to tweeters, because the high frequency content is abnormally high. And we don't play sine waves.

That's an Epi ET280, from 1975-ish. These were made by Matsumoku and will be a pretty high-qualty build for what was a low/midrange instrument at the time. If there are intonation issues, that will be a consequence of the positioning of the replacement bridge, rather than any inaccuracy in the fretwork. The other problems sound like basic setup issues, truss adjustment, neck shim, and at the very worst, a fret dress should sort them. These are pretty uncommon in good original condition these days, and unfortunately like any other vintage instrument, 'upgragdes' and 'improvements' will always eviscerate any value it might have had.

By the end of the day, the reality is MM folk will tell you to get MM as much better than Sterling rays, Sterling Ray owners will tell you theirs is as good as the US stuff. Go out and play. And enjoy it!

18 with a pullet - Pete wingfield

Not that he could ever lose it, but Bootsy has still got it! 🤩🤩🤩 Victor Wooten even makes an appearance 😎

After many a year, saying that relicing and ageing guitars/basses was rediculous, I have gone and got an aged bass. Last week I went out to try out some short scale basses and had dismissed one, because it had soft ageing. There were no long scratches or swathes of exposed woodwork. This was a subtle process, that had odd blemishes, pin prick marks in the finish and matt/worn chromed hardware.. Cleverly done but still fake, in my book. Anyway, I came away with a very reasonably priced Sterling by MM short scale Stingray and was loving it's tone and playability. Took it to band rehearsal and all went very well. But in the back of my mind, I was still thinking about that aged bass. Not as as a replacement but as a brother to my newly acquired shorty. It was well over twice the price of the Sterling 'Ray but after a good session with it, through the shop's Eich combo, it had to come home with me. TBH, I'd still have preferred a non aged bass but this baby was so nice and the ageing so subtle, I felt/feel very good about it. The bass in question is a Sandberg California II Lionel Short Scale, in virgin white. Put succinctly, it is more or less a very classy, short scale P-bass, with an alder body, hardrock maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and passive electronics. With Sandberg's usual, high quality build and hardware. I got it home and put it through my Galien-Krueger/Mark Bass rig, doing a good A/B test, with my Sterling 'Ray. Obviously the Sandberg had the quality of a higher end bass but there wasn't that much in it. Playing wise, they both feel so comfortable and easy to play. Tonally the 'Ray has more versatility, with it's 3-way switch giving series, parallel and single-coil options. I mainly use the single-coil option and it's a very different sound to that of the Sandberg. The Sterling, unsurprisingly, even in s/c mode, sounds like a MusicMan. A tight, punchy sound, with a s/c clarity. The Lionel has that split-coil sound of a P-bass but probably the fullest, clearest P-bass sound I have heard. And I have owned both US and Japanese, Fender Precisions. So enough difference to warrent owning this two shortys. This Sandberg is a class act.

No... Its not like a bolt on neck gets in the way of your playing. Way more important things on an instrument. I dont think a bolt on neck has anything to do with upper access either.