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Reminds me of Bad News. "I could play Stairway To Heaven when I was 12. Jimmy Page didn't write it 'til he was 22. I think that says a lot".23 points
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Playing music is not a competition. IMO instrument ability and technique is only important if the lack of it gets in the way of being able to play the songs. Ultimately it's the songs that are important, not any individual musician's technical prowess.14 points
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So. MASSIVE thanks to @Russ who has been an absolute legend; I found a B-Stock TE-1200 on Peavey’s ebay page but they’d only ship to the US. Russ kindly took it in for me, and then arranged postage to the UK. I owe him several beers, for here is possibly the first TE-1200 on UK soil (aside from John Taylor’s ones…)11 points
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ACG Skelf Type "R". Serial number 0097 and was Alan's own bass at one time. Black Limba body with a figured Redwood top. Padauk/Wenge/Maple 5 piece neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Wenge finger board. Asymmetric neck carve with a flat finger board. Luminlay fret markers. ACG SEQ+ pre-amp which is the standard SEQ but with an additional high pass stack. Pickups are a coil-tapped RFB humbucker and SBT single coil. The single coil also has a tap in the windings and is overwound to give a nice aggressive tone and when tapped it becomes a smoother tone. Hipshot Type A bridge 18 mm spacing and Hipshot Ultralites. Schaller straplocks.. Satin finish. Weight 8.25lbs There is minute ding on the front that I only spotted when giving it a microscopic look over. Couldn't photograph it as it is just a small depression. Otherwise it is immaculate. Alan reckons it would cost around £3k to build another of these and is one of a kind. I'm moving to medium scale basses due to the onset of arthritis so not really interested in trades, unless 32" scale 5 string. Reduced to £1550 Further reduction to £1395 before it goes for a commission sale.7 points -
Selling my crazy good LeFay Remington 5. Unfortunately I can’t manage it without fretlines. Specs: Body: American Cherry Neck: Padouk, Scale 86,4 cm (34 inch) Fretboard: Stainless Steel 27 "frets", Ebony binding, fret markers and side dots Finish: Acryl Satin Bridge: Le Fay Pickups: 3 Le Fay Singlecoils Cockpit: Volume, Bass, Treble 6-fach Pickup-Selector Passive Treble Build Year: No idea Weight: 4210 g Bag/Case ? Don’t know really. Have to look in my garage. The Remington is an exceptional sounding fretess bass, plays quite easy (with talent). The steel board doesnt sound metallic in any way. From jazzy fusion sounds to amazing sad MWAH you can achieve a huge bandwidth of great fretless tones. Condition is absolutely top, besides some playing waer on the board, which is not affecting sound & feel. SOLD7 points -
Or maybe there have always been talented kids who until recently didn’t have a suitable platform?7 points
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Not necessarily, the likes of EVH, Geddy, etc. also had to compose those iconic pieces as well as play them (and in the case of Geddy sing over the top of them), so if people think those folks are the GOAT then that's still perfectly valid. The fact that new generations of virtuosos are coming through just means those legends will have competition in the GOAT lists in a few years.7 points
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Elenor Rigsby. You know whos6 points
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Lovely example of a DJ5 in Pearl white. The photos should tell you everything you need to know, but drop me a PM off you have any questions. The only blemish I can find is the small scuff beneath the string through holes on the back. Plays as it should and sounds amazing. No trades please.5 points -
This is gorgeous and seen in the wild at Guitar Summit. DIngwall announces tomorrow the new electronics in it.4 points
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Have You Met Oooo Miss Jones? - Robbie Williams4 points
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I haven't read all the posts so someone may have already given this answer. Why not contact @Ashdown Engineering? They are just the most helpful people and they will know. I love Bass Chat but really; arguing about how flat 'flat' actually is probably wasn't helpful.4 points
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What it tells me is there are quite a lot of pushy parents in the world.4 points
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Yo Yo Ma is one of the very best cellists in history. No dispute about that at all. Has he written anything as good as Mozart's cello sonatas? Nope.4 points
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For festival gigs we crow bar as much in as we can. The penultimate song is usually the one that gets earmarked for the chop should there be any timing disasters. That way we can end with the song we want to end on.4 points
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I finished work yesterday morning at 7am and drove an hour to Bristol for a support slot as part of a cat charity gig. Amazed how on it I was considering my levels of tiredness. Pleased I brought the small rig as load in was a bit of a challenge but the whole night was worth it as an old mate I haven't seen for 20years came down especially for us.4 points
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I think lots of us are sleeping with your wife4 points
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4 who can't make their mind up at this price. I'll wait until the price increases after winter NAMM 2023 & put it out at £200 more.3 points -
White with white pick guard, lovely roasted maple neck. All latest spec from this current model including 18V re voiced preamp. Not a heavy bass and comes with Musicman fitted hard case and “case candy”. I brought it brand new just over a year ago for a specific band which I am no longer playing with, so not getting the use it deserves. New equivalent would be at least a couple of £thousand (some colours nearer £3,000!) This is as good as new with no marks I am aware of.3 points -
Bought early this year for a project that never materialised.... may have 20 minutes play time, not touched since! New bass sat in the rack pointlessly collecting dust. Lovely quality bass. Korean made. BC Padded gigbag Black pickguard Ebony board Babicz bridge. I'll give it a dusting off for the new owner. Collection preferred but will post if required. Offers around £450 Copied and pasted from the Bass Centre website - BODY Basswood FINISH Gloss polyurethane NECK Satin finish maple with Bass Centre "Super Slim Sixties"® profile FINGERBOARD Macassar ebony with pearloid dot markers FRETS 20 medium nickel frets PICKUP Bass Centre "Bass"® vintage voiced split single coil CONTROLS Master volume / Master tone MACHINEHEADS Chrome vintage style, clover leaf, open-gear tuners HARDWARE Chromed brass dome top control knobs NECK PLATE 4-bolt chrome plate with engraved Bass Centre "C' logo BRIDGE Chrome Babicz Full Contact Hardware bridge SCALE LENGTH 34" (864mm) NECK WIDTH AT NUT 40mm (1.57") NECK WIDTH AT 12TH FRET 57mm (2.24") NECK DEPTH AT 1ST FRET 20mm (0.8") NECK DEPTH AT 12TH FRET 22mm (0.87") STRING SPACING AT NUT 11.5mm (0.45") STRING SPACING AT BRIDGE 19.5mm (0.77") WEIGHT Approx. 4.1kg (9.0lb) STRINGS Bass Centre Elites INCLUDED EXTRAS Premium quality Bass Centre padded gig bag with dual handles, cushioned shoulder strap and zip-up accessory pocket WARRANTY All Bass Collection / British Bass Masters instruments come with a 1 year warranty COUNTRY OF ORIGIN World Musical Instruments Co. Ltd., South Korea3 points -
I like a little banter. 3 songs then say hello, thanks for coming, then another 3 or 4, maybe say something again - 2 sentences sort of thing. No speeches. Ask them to join for the last tune.3 points
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Absolutely! I’ve got two Barefaced Two10 cabs so we can do decent A/Bs with any amp people choose3 points
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Nah... photoshop that like. They don't exist.3 points
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Grills Talk - Dave Edmonds3 points
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We played for a Hells Angels chapter last year, got to the end of the set and they asked for more. I started playing the riff to Love Shack for a giggle. Then they asked us to play it. We happily obliged. I recall playing September by EWF and Disco Inferno at another biker club in amongst the hard rock and metal. They enjoyed that too.3 points
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First band I was in played a biker rally - it was probably our 4th or 5th gig ever, acquired through a friend. We were naive and had a set of largely originals that with hindsight were not suitable for that kind of gig. We played, they yelled for heavier/faster/rockier songs that they knew. We put all the rock stuff we knew in but we were stopped after about an hour (it seemed like 20 hours 😃). We were expecting to be shown the door and, indeed, we were taken to one side. But they said thanks but it wasn't what they wanted. They got we were new and paid us in full. A decent bunch of guys and gals. 30 odd years later and I've played 'nice' venues with 'nice' audiences and had to put up with far worse behaviour and attitude than that rally.3 points
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For me the talent is more telling of the person who created the lines/music in the first place. Though I don’t for one second deny the ability of these kids who can play these complex basslines, I just wish I could!3 points
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Love this setup! What board is that? Si3 points
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If you avoid picking up a bass, ever, then you won't even have to shell out on a set of flats.3 points
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So this evening I have been doing some bits to the 'relic' From the picture below I'm happy to say that I have finally found out what it is, from slight sanding back the staining from the original make showed up just enough, it is indeed a Maya Gave the old lass a fresh scratch plate and put butterfly tuners on (maybe not to some people taste) they're squeezed in but I like it Cheers Royle3 points
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A very special hand built electric bass guitar by world renowned American luthier Rob Allen. With its chambered body (with walnut top) and piezo pickup system, combined with the LaBella nylon wrapped strings and small frets, this bespoke instrument is ideal for jazz or for copping that acoustic, almost upright bass sound. This example is crazy light, yet balances superbly2 points -
Yes, it's essex-recording-studios again and their comedy price tags. Have a look at what they're asking for this. If that doesn't make you PYSL, nothing will.2 points
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Undo Brexit !😍2 points
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The Scarecrow knows. The Unthanks (superb live if you get the chance)2 points
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They really do. So far it seems to prefer passive basses but that just needs a bit of tweaking and I haven’t really got enough time for that right now. It’s a good start, the natural tone is more musical to me than the “EQ at 0” on the Glockenklang but it will take time to work out if that’s just “new amp syndrome” kicking in.2 points
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Much of learning an instrument is repetition and practice, developing a muscle memory, and I see the time and work that’s involved in getting there. Playing simple scales can be an art form. You can make them fun , and even exciting. I would never discourage good technique.2 points
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Monte Darlo !2 points
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I think aside from one song I play in one band I could easily use a 3 string bass and forget about the G.2 points
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I love playing bikers rallies. We were first asked to play one about 5 years back, we said we didn’t think 70s glam rock would work but did it anyway. We wuz wrong and the cheesier the better. 5 years on we normally do 3 or 4 per year to packed ‘houses’. Nothing like a couple of thousand bikers singing along to Shang a Lang 😂2 points
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Maybe! Depends on the pedals I suppose. It gets a bit crowded after you squeeze your power supply and cabling in, but something tiny might squeeze in. It's about 42mm of height, and then 85mm of depth under there, from a quick measure of mine. You can change the positioning of the rungs on the board though, so the depth can be different. Mine has ended up with a bit of pedal overlap of the top shelf over the bottom. This is what the back and sides look like if it helps...2 points
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NUX Bumblebee https://www.nuxefx.com/bumblebee.html Don't look, they are priced at a point where you'll buy one immediately2 points
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super bon bon - soul coughing2 points
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Dude. I'm in a hard rock band and an indie band. Every summer both bands play (and I'm choosing my words carefully here) 2-wheeled-transport rallies. The biker rallies with the hard rock band would look terrifying to the casual onlooker, but they are the best people. The scooter crowd are all far too cool for you, like corksniffy bands that you've never heard of, and are always starting drunken fights.2 points
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Half an hour in and it hasn’t gone- we are all doomed I tell thee2 points
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I am married to a Precision bass. I have had a few mistresses and one night stands, look at a lot of porn. But still happily married.2 points
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Saturday night with Train To Skaville, a wedding at a mahoosive posh house outside Frome. Got there at half six, originally told that guests were arriving at 8 and we'd start at 9... turns out the guests were already there and the speeches were still going on. And then, as we thought we could load in, this 'singing waiter' starts up with half an hour of All Your Favourite Karaoke Hits. Then once we'd set up & checked, we had to wait till the happy couple were ready for their first dance... and wait... and wait... Anyway, we finally started at 9.45. I'd been a bit apprehensive, you know what wedding gigs can be like and a ska band seemed like an odd choice. I needn't have worried. I think it was the bride & groom's second time around, so they and their guests were all of the right age to have been into 80s second-wave ska, and my god they loved it. There were three or four blokes in particular who knew every word of every song and they were dancing like eejits all night, with the exhuberence and energy that only lager & champagne gives you We sounded good and played well, and I drove home with a smile on my face and wedge in my pocket and crawled into bed at 02:30... was asleep by 02:312 points
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So I was visiting the thrift shop near my house, I do find some cool stuff there now and then (record player, NAD amplifier) and behold: there was a vintage Acoustic 118 combo there. A bit dusty, but it works perfectly, there was some dust in the pots as well but I had that out with a vacuum cleaner and some knob turning. It sounds absolutely killer! It has that typical Acoustic compressed solid state sound, very tight and an awesome combination with my fretless Jazz. It does remind a bit of Jaco's sound through his 360 amp Best of all: it was only 50 euros!2 points
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Hi all I'm advertising a US Musicman Sterling on Ebay (UK), Gumtree and FB Marketplace if anyone's interested. Brilliant bass but I'm looking to get another acoustic guitar. Thanks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is a USA made 4 string Musicman Sterling Bass in Blue Pearl in excellent condition with rosewood fretboard and original hard case. Compared to the Stingray, Sterling’s have a smaller, lighter body so it suits someone like me with a niggling shoulder injury. It also has a slimmer, more Jazz-like neck. It oozes quality with the Schaller locking tuners, easy access battery compartment and 5 bolt sculpted neck joint. It also has a good range of tones available through the coil selector switch, and a 3 band eq. The bass is in excellent condition and perfectly set up. Position 1: Humbucker (coils in parallel) Position 2: Single coil but with a phantom coil for noise reduction Position 3: Humbucker (coils in series) This is what Musicman says: “Renowned for its slightly smaller body and neck profile, the Sterling 4 string bass boasts a big sound. 9 volt active 3 band EQ preamp, 3 position pickup selector switch and a ceramic humbucker with hum cancelling phantom coil come standard on the Sterling, allowing this bass to cut through any mix” The guitar is in Stockton On Tees in North East England. I'm happy to post the guitar within the UK - message me for costs. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<2 points
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