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Just checked out Mousechat and someone has posted the following: "Took the kids to church as per normal and after a nice meal by the river we returned home to find that some absolute animal has stolen our house! We moved in three years ago and after extensive renovations had just got it the way we wanted. Really, you wouldn't expect this to happen in Hammersmith..."8 points
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Just had this little beauty pop up on my screen... I likes! Squier Jaguar H in ORANGE!! Oh yes... Christmas list has started,7 points
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Not having gigged DB since 2019, my gigbag has been in storage in my garage since then. Imagine my surprise when I pulled it yesterday to discover that it has been half-eaten and ravaged by mice. I feel a new commercial opportunity for mice-relic'd bass gear under the Road(ent)worn banner. Kerboom tish6 points
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The Eurovision result clearly demonstrated the sympathy that many Europeans feel for a fellow nation oppressed by a malicious, dictatorial regime. Ukraine also benefited from the same phenomenon.6 points
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I've done a fairly substantial gear purge recently, goodbye to the two 115s and the AudioKinesis TC112AF that served me so well for eleven years. So I now have this DIY 110 job a local friend built: It was built to fit a G-K MB500 head but I was gifted it without a head installed. The little Traynor SB-200H is a great fit for the semi-acoustic weekly jams I play. The tiltback wedge piece serves as a hinged access door to the amp's back panel and there's room for a couple of cables back there as well. And then on the other end there's a new sheriff in town: That's an AudioKinesis TC118AF, which also has a secondary back firing tweeter. Fairly big and absolutely huge sounding, but at 46Lbs it's an easy enough one hand carry over moderate distances, and balances well on the two side handles for longer schleps. I had been coveting one of these cabs for quite a few years and the owner of this one reached out to me when it didn't move locally for him. He happened to be driving within an hour of my place last week and I was able to go pick up without taking him more than a few minutes out of his way. My new tube amp should fit on top quite nicely once I finally get it all bolted together.6 points
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Nice one from fodera im going to regret this But i Got to reduce my collection and i Just Got a New fodera ..... Condition is Mint completly New https://fodera.smugmug.com/Newborn-Gallery-Vol-V/Newborn-1870/i-qQzLkKM Specs Alder Body , boxelder top Pao Ferro Board , 5 piecea Neck Dual coils Duncan and Mike Pope 3 Band electronics 34 frets nd 35 scale Priced to sell5 points
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Shuker Series 2 SHUKER’s Description The Series Two design features a solid body of either Swamp Ash, White Ash, Alder, Black Walnut or Mahogany, other woods are available. Options on a figured facing wood drop top. A huge choice of Flamed, burr and highly figured timbers. The neck is a 5 or 7 piece laminate of maple and wenge or maple and black sycamore veneers, other options are available. The headstock is angled back and a head veneer of matching body wood is finished the same. A large choice of fretboard wood, maple, birdseye maple, rosewoods, ebonies, etc. Through neck versions have a sculptured heel area that flows into the body, bolt on basses have a reduced, carved down heel with recessed neck fixings to allow unrestricted access. A choice of hardware and Pickups from the most respected and highest quality manufacturers, such as Schaller, Gotoh, Hipshot and EMG, Seymour Duncan, Aguilar. Options on custom wound pickups from Aaron Armstrong and Mojo. Active preamps from John East, Aguilar, Seymour Duncan available in 2 and 3 band. Available in all string formats and several scale lengths, nut widths and necks carved to customers requirements. Hardwearing stainless steel fret wire and brass nuts. Necks are finished in either gloss or satin lacquer for super smooth feel, bodies in polyester base coat and polyurethane topcoats, satin or gloss.4 points
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Now sold! Up for sale is my incredible, very limited and very collectible, unlined fretless Warwick Corvette Standard, Special Edition from 2009 - made in Germany. This bass is number 8 from a very limited run of only 30 basses! It features a beautiful birdseye poplar top over a swamp ash body, maple neck and what I believe is either an ebony or rosewood fretboard. It has passive Bassline pickups paired with an active MEC 2 band pre amp. This is a truly exceptional instrument - not only is the tone incredible and versatile but the bass itself is very ergonomic and exceptionally well balanced - IMO it is one of the best balancing Warwick by far - thanks to the long upper horn. It is very lightweight too at only 3,45kg/7,6lb. Controls are vol(with push/pull for active/passive switching), pickup blend, bass and treble. The bass is in excellent condition as you can see from the photos! There are 3 very small dings which I have highlighted in the photos. There is also one other mark but I dont know if it is a scratch or part of the wood grain- i have highlighted it just in case(see the last 3 photos). There is some wear to the logos on the pickups which I have shown in the photos. All of the electronics work perfectly, as does the truss rod and the hardware. Details from the Warwick Website: Serial number: C 149812 09 Article number: 0244SX9001CZAPBAWW produced: 24.03.2009 Description: CO Corvette Std, 4-string Natural Satin finish Swamp Ash / Birdseye Poplar body Maple neck Chrome hardware Made in Germany Worldwide shipping available - I will only ship using a fully insured and tracked service for everyone’s peace of mind. The bass will ship in a high quality Warwick gigbag packed inside a strong shipping carton. There will be extra packaging inside the gigbag and again inside the shipping carton to make sure this beautiful bass arrives exactly as described. If you have any questions please let me know. Shipping to UK is around GBP100 sadly due to the current fuel prices.3 points
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Well.... Will I regret this? Lets find out. I am simply not getting the use out of any of my amps anymore, every band and artist I work with is clean stage and IEM's. So up is my Berg HD210, you know the one. It's been kept in its cover and has been gigged once post-covid. It has been toured but well transported and looked after and overall condition is 8/10. If it was 14kg rather than 24kg, I'd keep hold of it. I'm based in Liverpool but I'm regularly travelling, so meet ups are possible, as is UK courier. I could be tempted by a Line 6 HX stomp in part exchange. Any questions, drop me a message.3 points
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Got most of the bathroom fitted and some painting done. Had a few issues... the painter sprayed the room and either forgot to seal the plaster or did it poorly, the paint where the walls meets the ceiling has started to peel so they've had to sand it back and redo it. Also the splashwalls for the shower have been provided by B&Q in the incorrect orientation so they'll be funding removal and re-installation of new panels. All that being said, it's moving forward!3 points
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Of course, the question should be - “is the OP happy with the solution?” if so, jobs a goodun.3 points
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Millions of UK viewers, that’s why it’s still on. pretty much all of my UK facebook friends were either at ‘eurovision parties’ at theirs/friends houses or were watching it and live-posting their opinions.3 points
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I can think of two good reasons to have you monitor mix for IEMs under your personal control. Your left ear and your right ear. All you need is one incompetent engineer and it is over.3 points
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Unscrew the socket mount to the bass and then pull the entire socket out of the bass. Then on the side there is a retaining screw. Undo that and keep it safe. The black plastic part will now slide out of the metal housing The red plastic release button has a spring under it - lift away the red plastic and remove the spring. Then put the red plastic button back where it was, and re-assemble. Job done!3 points
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I still got good cakeage, but not until the end of the service. Fortunately there was home-made banana cake and muffins left which went very nicely with a mug of tea. The music turned up late (2 songs Friday night, 2 Saturday night), but still enough time to grab a listen to versions on YouTube. Fortunately the best guitarist/leader is a wizard with a capo and substituting odd chords so we could play off the sheet music with no issues. It’s all about the congregational singing anyway, so a few flubs in the music is irrelevant as long as we are confident and keep going! Went well, all considered and everyone was happy with the fuller sound of the music. I loved it. I also got volunteered to play at an open-air public service we are doing for the Jubilee as part of the local celebrations. That will be rehearsed though.3 points
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Baited breath??? I suppose as long as the tunes have a hook, that would be ok.3 points
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For sale my lovely „Adamovic Jupiter 6“. A fantastic instrument with a phenomenal B-String! But I'm more a 4 or 5 -String guy. The body is shaped very ergonomically with a perfect balance, no neck-diving. The condition is very good, in my opinion. Some little scratches, but no major dings or dongs. The wooden PU covers were replaced by Harry Häussel, because the original ones had some cracks. Truss-Rod works without any problem, neck is straight, no twisting! (I once sold this bass to member "Eisen", but bought is back (a partial trade)) Weight is about 4,2kg. Specifications: - white limba body - guariuba top - wenge tone plate - guariuba/wenge neck - zollernia finger board - scale length: 34,25" (killer B string) - weight: 4.2 KG - stringspacing: 18mm - very low string action possible (due to a special fret work of Nicola Adamovic) - pick-ups: 2 x häussel bass bars - electronics: adamovic passive electronics: both pick-ups: parallel, in series and as single coils switchable + balance + tone control + volume (a lot of headroom, very flexible.. the electronic compartement is big enough to add an active pre-amp, if necesssary) Including a Mono-Gigbag. Shipping is possible at buyer’s risk. Partial trade are welcome ( I'm interested in DI-Boxes, amps, basses, synths). Open for reasonable cash offer!2 points
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SOLD Marleaux Consat Custom 6 Walnut EB 6 string bass, £2400£2215. I decided not to send it to a shop for a commission sale, but it is now on Reverb for £2400. I'd rather sell it here - and you get free postage (UK) EU buyers now welcome but will need to arrange courier pickup Maple body, walnut top, bolt-on maple neck, ebony (Dispoyros crassifolia) fingerboard, Dot inlays on fretboard, 24 frets, 34" scale. String spacing 18mm (I think this may be adjustable at the bridge but I've not tried). 2x Häussel pickups in wood housing, 3-band EQ, volume, pan, active/passive switch, three-way coil tap switch for each pickup (single/split/humbucker), black hardware, walnut headstock top incl. Marleaux gigbag and all case candy, including Allen keys and Thomann's professional photo of the bass. Made in Germany. Brought brand new from Thomann earlier this year. Near mint condition: I can't find any dings, dongs, scratches or other marks. My first 6 and a dream to adapt to with the 18mm spacing. Not gigged as such, but played at one church service, the low B was a delight through the PA - far more solid than most 5's I've played. Only selling because it's too getting too little use - I'll get a more modest 6 as I've loved learning some Bach pieces notated by Heiko Jung on his Marleaux Contra! Trial/collection welcome, I'm near Tonbridge about 20 mins from J5 M25. Free courier within UK, EU buyers welcome but will need to arrange courier pickup. Payment by BACS, or I can issue a PayPal invoice to Basschat members with a feedback history. Thanks for looking!2 points
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**SOLD** Up for sale is my awesome Warwick Fortress One from 1994 - hand built in Germany! This is a truly exceptional instrument - not only is the tone incredible and versatile but the bass itself is very ergonomic and exceptionally well balanced - IMO it is the best balancing Warwick by far - thanks to the extra long upper horn. It is nice and lightweight too at only 4,07kg/8,97lb. Controls are vol, blend, bass, treble. The bass is in very good condition, especially for a 27 year old instrument! There are some marks though as you would expect from a used instrument - please see the last 4 photos for the few dings and scratches and there are also some blemishes in the finish on the top side of the lower horn. All of the electronics work perfectly, as does the truss rod and the hardware. The fretboard has been cleaned and oiled, the frets have been cleaned and polished. The bass has just been strung with new Warwick strings. Details as per Hans-Peter Wilfer: - Bass Fortress I 4 string Serial Number L 003558 94 Year 1994 Month November Number 003558 Neck Wood Wenge Wood Fingerboard Wenge Wood Frets Bronce Warwick Frets Nut Just a Nut Brass Version Neck construction Bolt On Body 2 pcs. solid Maple Wood Surface Satin Surface Nirvana Black Pickups active MEC PJ Pickups Electronic active MEC 2 Band Electronic Hardware Gold Hardware made for Warwick Made in Germany / 91330 Eggolsheim / Franconia-Bavaria Worldwide shipping available - I will only ship using a fully insured and tracked service for everyone’s peace of mind. The bass will ship in a high quality Warwick gigbag packed inside a strong shipping carton. There will be extra packaging inside the gigbag and again inside the shipping carton to make sure this beautiful bass arrives exactly as described. If you have any questions please let me know. Shipping to UK is around GBP100 sadly due to the current fuel prices.2 points
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Whilst I am not a fan of bass solos I love songs that have bass being used as a melodic instrument. The below are some of my favourites for this, anyone else have any good examples of this kind of thing? [Youtube] Great intro bassline on this and gets pretty funky around 1.32 [Youtube] Bass starts around 40-ish seconds in to the song [Youtube] [Youtube]2 points
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I found a couple of photos recently which I thought I’d share, I don’t know if they might be of interest to any of you. It’s my dad, Martyn Gibson, who played bass in the early sixties, before marriage and fatherhood took over. Dad played in a band in Stafford from 1963 to 1965, initially they were called The Countdowns, later The Sneakers, and they played originals and covers, a bit of RnB (Ray Charles etc). They played all around the Midlands. They supported Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, and often played with a band from Leicester who went one to become some of Showaddywaddy. My dad’s first bass was (possibly) a Hagstrom PB-24-G; from my research they were also branded Kent and Selmer but he can’t remember and the headstock isn’t visible in order to identify it properly, but as The Beatles became popular he splashed out on a Hofner 500/1. The shop in Stafford (H.E.Parkes & Sons of St Marys Gate, Stafford) ordered it direct from Hofner in Germany with a hard case for forty pounds (or guineas, he can’t remember). How I wish he’d kept it! He had a Vox amp (didn’t everyone then?) but he can’t remember exactly which model.2 points
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I cannot see any reference to the drugs supplied to make you believe that a cable costing just south of grand will improve your sound. This is utter rowlocks.2 points
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Most recent incarnation of my pedal board, for my 6 string 30" scale Harley Benton GuitarBass (Bass VI type instrument, strung with gauge .080 - .060 - .045 - .034 - .026 - .018 (plain string) D'Addario XL nickle plated roundwound hex steel core strings, tuned in G standard tuning, 3 half steps above regular E standard tuning) : For those interested the whole signal chain for the above setup, and some elaboration on how I use the different pedals, can be found in the "About" section of my profile here on the forum : https://www.basschat.co.uk/profile/50585-baloney-balderdash/2 points
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Just got back with my mate Jim from Turin as we both depped for Subwolfer. Good job I like Bananas...( this only works if you know my first name)!2 points
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There was some discussion about this on BassRat earlier. Opinion is split as to whether Stentor or Gewa bags taste better. Of course, some of the more hardcore types are saying that hard cases taste best and only wimps eat gigbags.2 points
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Agreed, one of my pet peeves too. Having said that, my Sei has blue side leds, specified by the previous owner. My monitors at work have yellow tape over the blue leds.2 points
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It depends on whether they are properly specified. Many Chinese clones or copies of evaluation boards cut costs by using component brands that "overspecify". Companies like ICEPower do not scrimp on the components and that is why the DIY Audio forums are full of people whose module has blown shortly after powering up, There is no reason why a properly designed and manufactured Class D amp should be unreliable. TVs have been running with SMPS for around 20 years and with Class D amps (albeit lower powered) for almost as long. For example 65" plasma displays/TVs had 700-800W switch mode power supplies and were/are extremely reliable. Mine was 15 years old and working fine but I left it on the wall when I moved as it was too big for my new place. Incidentally I was Technical Manager for large screen displays at Panasonic Europe before I retired so I had access to reliability data.2 points
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Well, after a bit of selling I am very happy with my new bass. A beautifully built Manton Titon, direct from Robin at Manton Customs. It plays as good as it looks and has the tone I was looking for. I played it at the Bristol Guitar show recently and it "blew me away" so I have been getting to money together ever since. The Pictures and video are from the Manton site.2 points
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We (Huginn and Muninn) had a great night at the 10th Renaissance Festival of Alternative Music at The Electrowerkz, Islington. Our set was well received, and I got to meet a couple of old friends I hadn't seen for around 25 years, who were also performing (Das Fluff).2 points
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Here in N. America, the Streamliners are still covered under the factory flat rate service program. I so rarely see a bad power module that it's almost the last thing on the list of potential issues and the replacement modules are in stock and still a current part. All the other things are generally simple and straight forward for a QUALIFIED tech, but what's becoming far more of a challenge is finding a truly qualified tech... that's FAR more concerning than a class D amp (or any other amp for that matter). As far as cost of repair of tube/valve amps being cheaper, has anybody priced out a set of tubes or a replacement transformer lately? Replacing a power module (as rare as it might be) is less costly (by quite a bit) than replacing a set of tubes/valves. Tube/valve amps (in my experience) are much less reliable than a quality solid state amp of any type.2 points
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Porcupine Tree release a new album pretty soon.2 points
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My daughter referred to Green Day as “the original punk band”. I’m still crying a bit inside.2 points
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Those weapons we've been sending to Ukraine have made us popular. If America were participating they'd win for sure.2 points
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For sale only (no trades) I recently bought this rather nice, unusual and rare Japanese built Headless bass from @Burns-bass on this forum. I like it a lot, but I've just bought another bass, and I'm sticking to my "one in, one out" rule as I promised Mrs_S on pain of death that I would! Lol It's superb quality as you'd expect from Japan in the 1980's (its 1986, I think?) In great condition with one chip in the paint on the top back edge, about 3mm diameter. Great "thump" sound, fitted with Fender flatwound strings. It came fitted with a set, but I fitted some brand new ones, and I've become a fan of these strings. Set up with a fairly low action. It plays nicely. It has a narrow and shallow neck which is very comfortable to play. It's very light - a shade under 3.5kg if my memory serves me. Also comes with its own Yamaha Hard case made for this model. The case is also in great condition. Collection from Cardiff (or I may travel a bit). Would prefer not to post. Price is firm - this is what I paid for it.... plus you get the new strings. These are pretty scarce in the UK - so grab it before my other stuff sells and I change my mind.2 points