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Just bought this. Arrives tomorrow. Excited!11 points
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€880 EUR: REBELLION (Dutch luthier) Jazz Bass, type A neck. TRADES WELCOME! NON NEGOTIABLE PRICE ! Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden : €880 Euros (£775 GBP is an approximation and I will only accept payment in Euros) !!! Shipping to United Kingdom is, of course, possible, but with an extra customs fee (VAT + other taxes + courier fee), because U.K. is now outside EEC. In perfect working condition and, except for a few marks, in very good condition. Here are the specifications : Body: partially hollow on the bass side (the round holes in the superb top) 2 pieces selected seasoned mahogany Top: 2 pieces very rare highly flamed and superbly figured seasoned ash (the luthier simply bought the whole tree) Neck: bolt-on in 1 piece superbly flamed hard rock seasoned maple Fingerboard: seasoned rosewood Frets: 20 positions with absolutely no marks Headstock: 4 in line Pickups: 2 x 4Seasons (Dutch maker) Jazz Bass type in 60's position Controls: neck pickup volume (push-pull for parallel and series mode based on the Cadfael diagram found below with both volumes still working on both positions, which is really great), bridge pickup volume, 12 positions tone control with endless rotator from BQ Music (Dutch maker) called V12B Tuners: Fender type non branded Bridge: brand new ultralight AL Bridge M20 Music Man style (imported from the USA as it's not sold over here) Strings spacing at bridge: 20mm Nut: bone Strings spacing at nut: 9.5mm (nut width is an A type, so 38.1mm) Knobs: Fender Jazz Bass Scale: 34 inches Hardware colour: chrome Truss rod: one, single action, 100% functional Finish: natural Country of origin: The Netherlands Serial number: N.A. Year: N.A. Weight: 4.655 kg Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at 12th position (can even go lower, but was perfect for me) Will be delivered in a brand new Harley Benton semi-rigid case (see photos). Non-smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully shielded with copper and set up professionally, which means it's super easy to play and dead silent. It is fitted with a brand new set of Dunlop Super Bright DBSBN45105 nickel wound strings (45 - 65 - 85 - 105), which really serve this bass. Here is a link to this excellent sounding 12 positions BQ Music V12B tone control : What you see is what you get ! Look carefully at the photos taken from different angles and lights to see the real condition, which is very good except for the marks photographed. Due to severe back problems (67% officially disabled because of it) plus right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which, after more than 4 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4 kilos and also the ones I'm not really using as well as some stuff I don't use. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale. Don't hesitate to ask for more.8 points -
UPS found it and it turned up today. Had a play with it this evening and it sounds great 👍6 points
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I remember we had albums by folk like Max Bygraves and Val Doonican and my Dad was a huge fan of the Black and White Minstrels - in fact it was probably seeing the Black and White Minstrels on telly that sparked me into wanting to be an entertainer of some sort. I remember thinking how brilliant it must be to be on a stage making people happy like they did. There was another thing though. The Sound of Music. My Mum loved it - saw the movie several times including dragging me off to see it when I was about 6. Played the album over and over. I hated it with a passion I can't properly describe and it was forever banished to the far corners of my mind ! A few years back it was on telly at Christmas. From the second it started to the final credits I sat there knowing every line from every song fighting back tears and thinking of my Mum. Clearly all those tunes have remained in my brain all these years and as a result what influence must they have had on me as a musician ? Where the sentimentality sprang from I don't know but - as the saying goes - sentimentality if for those who want the luxury of real emotion but cant afford it.6 points
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After a few wearing days, a definite uptick in mobility, very welcome. Not much, but every little helps. Final sutures out tomorrow, then I can have a proper stand-up shower. Luxury!5 points
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the xl is such a wonderful performer.5 points
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Loving my small board ❤️ Printed a sticker I designed for my DIY pick tin and filled up the empty space under the Pitchblack X mini. Decided to move on from the Strobo as it takes too much space5 points
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I very recently acquired a fantastic 20th anniversary series ABM 600. Using it mainly for my heavy rock covers band. What a great head, especially when twined with my Super Twin cab. I also not long ago picked up an Ashdown Studio 12 combo (for my jam nights). A few days later I saw on eBay that someone was selling a studio 12 combo (minus the amp) so I took a punt on it. Yesterday I finally I got around to fixing it. Added a dual speakon jack socket, moved the feet and grill badge as I need it turned 90 degrees for the combo to sit squarely on top. So now have a modular combo rig too. It stands even taller than the 600/super twin set up.4 points
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Serial number says it was built April 1994. Is like it's time warped forward twenty five years, barely a blemish on it. Band practice cancelled this evening so time to play with new toys instead!4 points
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That's my old bass. A bit of backstory. I bought it in Lewisham 1980/81...£375.00, so about a month's salary. It had a bit of an issue with the fingerboard and the wood was lifting a bit between the nut and the third/fourth fret on the E-string side. I took it to a luthier in Kingston who built baroque instruments and had formulated a method of adhering wood to metal, but there seemed to be an issue with the aluminium not being machined 100% (there was a shallow dip...a fraction of a millimetre) so the wood was never going to adhere properly, if that makes sense. He put a fretless ebony board on it. I didn't like the bridge at all so he installed a Badass and glued in two small strips of ebony to fill in the gap in the body (these are visible in the photo below). New brass nut. I used it as a fretless for a while and then took it to (the late) Richard Knight in Addlestone and had it refretted. I kept it for a few more years...it didn't get much use and traded it in at ABC music in Addlestone for something else (I'm too ashamed to say what). I often wondered what came of it and saw that it appeared on the Travis Bean database a few years back. I seem to recall that the owner posted up somewhere seeking a replacement original bridge. The bass appeared on eBay in 2015/16 so I assume your dad bought it. I know it was in Oxford at one point; I was playing the Bullingdon in Oxford one night and I had a few email exchanges with the owner who offered to bring it along to the gig so I could use it for our 30 minute set. Didn't show up, sadly. Anyhow, here's two photos. You can make out the figuring on the body, but it looks a lot redder in your photo. The other shot is of me and my best mate when we were doing early live sessions for Virgin at The Townhouse in Shepherds Bush. I forget who we were playing with...it was a signed duo of guitarists, a white guy and a black guy who had inked a deal with Virgin, Hugh Padgham was supposed to have been producing. No idea what happened! [Edit]. I mentioned to Gabriel by PM that I have photos the luthier took when the original fretboard was off. I'll try and find them and get them scanned in.4 points
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No surprise to see me in this thread. However.....I may surprise you by saying I haven't bought one of these. Yet.4 points
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Handbags at dawn, it's what the Internet was made for.4 points
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Decided to move this excellent all valve amp on to fund a new purchase Very reluctant sale but needs must ! This is virtually as new purchased Oct 2022 and is the new design as you can see in the picture , mint condition with only a few hours use from new. Supplied to me direct from Ashdown Price includes U.K. shipping in original box and includes a Roqsolid head cover Withdrawn from sale4 points -
Sandy - Grease soundtrack4 points
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Hand gel was available/used after playing the Bass Docs 63 bass!4 points
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...and here's some more general pics. Warwickhunt: Ghostrider, Bassoctopus Ghostrider Warwickhunt: Dave Wilson (Aye, that one) Bassoctopus Howard the Bass Doc4 points
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Been on hold for a while as I noticed a bit of an odd crackle (not much but annoying). All sorted now though. Turns out there was nothing wrong with it 😂 After reorganising my home studio equipment, the noise has gone. It never happened at rehearsals either, only in my home studio. Fabulous and famous Trace Elliot bone crushing silly loud 280w head. Hybrid valve - solid state. All in great shape in a carpeted sleeve. This can be removed and the amp can be racked (you'd need the rack ears though. I had it racked using a rack shelf) All works as it should. Only up for sale as I need a lightweight spare. This is far too good to be kept as a spare too. Px or trade for a light weight bass head. MB, Elf, Gnome etc. Try me with anything music related. You never know. Collection much preferred from BB22SH or a courier can be arranged by the buyer at their own cost and risk. It will be well packaged though.3 points -
For sale *NOW £190** Not sure of the actual model or build region but it is an RSB shape. In very nice candy apple red with matching headstock. Single p pickup with a single volume and an active 3 band eq gives a pretty heafty output and a full range of tones. Bridge is an upgrade on the original and is a modern badass variant. 3 piece maple neck and nice dark rosewood board with 24 frets. Nut is 38mm width and spacing is 19mm at the bridge. The body has a very sculpted heel making the dusty end easily accessible. Finished off with through body stringing making a very classy bass. There are some dings on the body which I have shown in the pictures but otherwise condition is very good. Any questions I'll try to answer best poss. Postage Included to UK 🇬🇧.3 points -
This is a top quality bass, both in build quality and tone, it sounds phenomenal. Excellent condition apart from a tiny ding at the back of the strap button at the bottom of the bass. Can barely be seen up close. I have upgraded the bass with the following - Norstrand NP4a pickups/CTS pots/Switchcraft jack/WD Black 3 ply scratch plate/tug bar. Set up by the man himself...Mr Jon Shuker and is very easy to play all up the fretboard. Ernie Ball Super Slinky 45/60/80/100 strings fitted. Sorry I don't have the original parts as I really didn't intend selling this bass. Comes with the original fender gig bag in great condition. Absolutely any trial welcome. Sorry no trades thanks. New central heating boiler has forced the unfortunate sale. I really don't want to courier this bass due to no packaging/bad experience, so pick up preferred but would drive to meet up with petrol cost. Thanks for looking.3 points -
After a 'lil board... A search revealed a post mentioning Flight Case Warehouse... found this. Spider Light Weight Mini w/case @ £10... plus postage which is next day, works out about £28 delivered... https://www.flightcasewarehouse.co.uk/manufacturer/product.asp?item=spider-lightweight-guitar-effects-pedal-board-500mm-with-bag-10330-6633 I Just hit 'Submit' and will update with some pics n blah blah...3 points
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Beautiful Ovation Magnum IV Bass from the late Seventies, Mahogany Body, very comfortable and straight as an arrow neck, selected ebony fretboard, the frets were serviced and the bass plays great all across the board, active electronics with plenty of sound options with a great looking 3Band EQ, great playability with very low action, one extra hole for a second strap button was drilled by the original owner and there is surface crackle on the pick guard around the input jack - other than that there are only playing marks that are normal for a vintage instrument, Magnum Basses are unique and high quality instruments, I am letting this one go because I have switched to playing upright bass, The beautiful Ovation Case is included as well, This is a private sale with no warranty or returns accepted, Instrument is located in Vienna, Austria, Please feel free to contact me for additional pics or info. Open to offers, no trades though, as I need to the money towards the purchase of an upright bass.3 points -
Just announced on the Facebook page:3 points
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I expect this uses the same hardware as the Harley Benton jaco-alike fretless, within a week of getting one I both rehearsed and gigged it. Meaning I used this for a whole gig, under lights and hammering away at the strings with my fingers and pick, drop D tuning it a few times... There's nothing wrong with the tuners. It needs new strings, but the tuners are fine. There are lighter tuners, more expensive tuners, ones that feel nicer. But be under no illusion, these work: you can use them to tune the strings and they stay in tune as good as most.3 points
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I'll be doing a full video review as soon as I can get my hands on one!3 points
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Wayne Jones WJBP STEREO VALVE BASS PRE-AMP DI - hardly used and in spectacular condition. All the information you could possibly need is here: https://www.waynejonesaudio.com/products-specs/wjbp-stereo-bass-pre-amp/ There’s a gushing but accurate review from Scott here too - well worth a listen on decent cans if you have the time: The basic details (from WJ's website) are: Input 1/4” phono stereo/mono jack Input Gain For both Passive & Active basses -10 Db pad Input Gain clip Indicator LEDS (top left corner) Tone controls are critically set by Wayne & are extremely accurate in the attack points of each string. You can set them by one for each string on your bass All +15Db -20 Db Incredible separation between the tone controls There is also a 30 Hz boost for those that may like it ( not really needed at all as the Bass control gives such a great bottom end with ultimate attack). In/out button for selection Compressor: Optical, automatically senses & is very effective even with a very small amount engaged. In/out button for selection Balance: This is a balance control for stereo operation e.g. 2 WJ 2x10 or Stereo WJ 1x10 Powered cabs. Master volume Controls output Pre-Amp Output Indicator LEDS (top right corner) tell you if you are overloading the WJBP output Mute - Puts the WJBP in standby mode. LED Indicates when in use. The Mute mode should also be used for power up of the WJ Powered cabs, otherwise a very loud 1000watts will sound when WJ Powered cab (or separate power amp) is turned on. It also operates the built in Tuner. For standard tuning for 4, 5 & 6 string basses Foot switch mutes all output for silent tuning. I have all original packaging with the rack-mounting kit and power supply. I don't have the footswitch The pre is in as new condition, apart from a very small (really tiny - maybe 1-2mm) mark on top on the unit. This was caused by one of the rack ears falling from the packaging as I opened the box! I've re-touched it with a tiny smear of matte acrylic and the re-touch isn't really visible unless one inspects very closely. I'll tape the ears into the packaging. There are reviews all over for these and the latter are uniformly positive. A really high-end and beautifully thought-through pre. I'm only selling as it sounds almost identical to my Hellborg pre and the latter is already sat in my rig. The WJ is extremely precise, though warm and musical. The one-knob compressor is an absolute joy, though I hardly ever use any compression. Weight is 2.41kg. Price is firm - this is a lovely and very expensive unit in perfect functional condition, and almost (really!) cosmetic condition. I checked this morning and purchase price of a new pre directly from WJ is £1107 (including shipping, VAT and duty). Collection from Manchester is good, though I can ship at cost at the buyer's expense and risk (I can include insurance if required). Any questions, please just ask.3 points -
Agreed, first time I saw Focus I mugged a granny. Mind you Laibach have now gloriously besmirched TSOM forever, Bog bless Ljubljana...3 points
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I think I did a NBD thread last year sometime, but since this thread has been revived, I thought I would post an update. In a strange twist of fate, I was told that one of these Chick Rainey PJ’s was up for sale. After speaking with the seller and asking for the obligatory ‘more photos please’, it turned out the bass that he was selling was not only the same spec as above, but it was actually the same bass that he had bought from Bass Direct which I where I lifted this photo from. The seller said he had hardly played it and when I received it, it was indeed in pristine condition. I could find no evidence of it actually being played at all. What a lovely bass it is too. Far too good not to be played. Strange how these things turn out.3 points
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A hole is a port. A hole with a tube or extension behind it is a ducted port. Over the decades the 'ducted' part of the name has been dropped from common usage. A hole is still technically a ducted port, with the duct length being the thickness of the panel it goes through. The longer the duct the smaller the port will be and the smaller the cab may be for a given tuning frequency. The smaller the port the higher the velocity of the air vibrating within it. With sufficient velocity you can hear that air mass vibrating, so there is a point where it can be too small. Your cab may be fine, it may not, which can be determined with the exact cab dimensions and the driver specs.3 points
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Dont forget the neck pickup has individual volume control for each pole for string volume balance, which can be seen in the posted photo of that lovely neck pickup I had a Mag 3 - lovely beast of a bass.3 points
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Original build was with TDA8932 . Mk2 was built with TPA3118 which is 60W at 24v into 4ohm . I think it was 35w at 18v into 8ohm . On recommendation from contributors , mk2 was built with fused power supply . Output is bridge tied load so needs to be an insulated jack . I used my PJB HA1 as a preamp and later the Hotone nano bass . Now I use it straight from the bass as it appears not to need a preamp . Here are a few photos .3 points
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I'd be totally up for a rocket science sub-forum.3 points
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Outside of the home, my parents’ friends had a son, who was a fair bit older than me. He had long hair and played guitar and I thought he was the coolest person ever, the fact that their neighbour was Larry Wallace of, at the time, UFO and later Motörhead and The Pink Fairies did nothing to lessen this impression, even though I didn’t know who UFO were (they used to practise next door too, you could hear them through the walls). It wasn’t UFO that I remember, however, it was the records in the aforementioned sons’ collection, notably Four Way Street by CSN&Y and Hot August Night by Neil Diamond. It was these records and their owner that inspired me to pick up the guitar; I’ll still often bash out Teach Your Children for posterity’s sake (it was the first song I ever learnt, albeit incorrectly).3 points
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Yes - a well presented sequence and should, on most basses, get you down to a 'normal decent' action height. However, @roger has thrown the gauntlet not only onto the floor, but down the spiral staircase of the castle's turret He's asking about 'the lowest possible action'. And for that, the fretwork has to be as near perfect as possible. So - it all depends on the bass, the strings and, more importantly, the playing style but - my definition of a very low action on a 4 string bass (measured with a capo on the 1st fret to eliminate the nut and measured from fret top to bottom of string at the 12th fret) is around 0.75mm on the G and around 1mm for the other three. Much lower and the amplitude of the actual string vibration in places is likely to greater than the gap between the string and the fret and the bass will sound more like a sitar. To achieve that, then, as @Bigguy2017 says, the frets have to be 'rocker level flat' at all 164 positions and there needs to be no 'ski jump' at the upper frets whatsoever. In fact, for very low actions, the final 6-7 frets should ideally be levelled to give a moderate fall-away. The reason for this is that under string tension, the neck bends upwards...but the length from the beginning of the neck pocket can't bend - and so it becomes more like a rising ramp (hence the ski-jump term). Because the actions on basses tend to be higher than on guitars, most basses won't suffer this - but for low actions, they might well do so.3 points
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As if you needed more persuasion.... For a long time my only bass was a five string fretless. And I played classic rock, Black Sabbath etc with it and though I couldn't clank the strings I didn't have to mwah it all over the place, it was just "bass". We played one or two Pearl Jam songs though and the reverb and chorus were on and it was mwah all over! It was a fretless Kramer which is now over twenty years old, I don't think you'll find one easily and if you did you might not like the styling, it's an acquired taste! I now have five basses. My most recent acquisition is the Harley Benton jaco-alike fretless jazz. For £150 brand new it is excellent. I have had two Sire basses (still got one of them, V9 fretted 5) and my Thomann wishlist has the V5 fretless in it... Just do it. What do you lose? You buy a bass you can resell, you spend some time scratching an itch. What do you gain? A new bass that does something your existing basses can't, a new technique, a new way to express yourself. I always find new, different, basses encourage me to make different note choices, you will discover something guaranteed. Even if that discovery is "I like fretless, just when other people play it".3 points
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Another shameless post of me, Betsy & Guy. A great bass, a great guy and a great read.3 points
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Some more pictures from today. FullSizeRender.MOV3 points
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Hey, thanks for posting! 🙌 ... this is the first in a series of this format and we had ZERO idea whether peeps would dig it or not. Thankfully, it's looking like they do We've actually already filmed another one w/ Henrik Linder, and also one w/ Rob Mullarkey and Richard Spaven... those will be released over the next few weeks over on the YouTube channel. Cheers, Scott3 points
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Selling my Damnation Audio MBD-2. Have been on the fence about keeping it but it’s not getting as much use as it should. £160 including postage. I’ve unfortunately misplaced the original box however it has been stored in another pedal-sized box, and comes with all the original case candy (pen/earplugs/sample settings card). 3M dual lock on the underside, pedal in great condition and perfect working order. PayPal F&F or bank transfer, and no trades please.2 points -
I think that there are many of us in similar situations - lots of gear, no band, reduced motivation. Personally I'm keeping my gear for as long as I can afford to - my nest egg as most of my pensions are rubbish. Chances of me selling the gear at a profit is more likely than any of the pensions yielding something worth talking about. Also I get to play instruments that I enjoy..2 points
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Great story and pics, but you HAVE to tell us what you traded it for at ABC Music! Mine is #23; they're fabulous and unique basses2 points
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I say a LowEndLobster review on the Harley Benton 5 string. He was saying there was plenty of neck dive. The bass has 24 frets, as opposed to the passive HB Stingray copy with one pickup, which has 21. Because of that the body is squeezed a bit and on his bass this did not work in terms of balance. You could be lucky though2 points
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Incidentally, a fretless Precision is rather an oxymoron as the Precision name was bestowed upon it by St Leo because it had frets so bass players would get the notes right.2 points
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As I said in another PMT thread (probably the one that Frank Blank has linked to), I went to the Nottingham branch last year to look at synths and MIDI controller keyboards. As the synth section was completely closed off I had a general look around while I was waiting for someone to come and let me in. The guitar and bass sections had a fraction of stock on display compared with the last time I'd been in (just before the first lockdown) and generally looked very run down (as did the whole store). After hanging around for 15 minutes with no-one forthcoming to accompany me around the close synth section, I left and subsequently bought a controller keyboard off Amazon.2 points
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Would definitely talk you into it. IMHO. It will make you a better player. I have lined and unlined. Muscle memory doesn't see the lines neither do your ears. Even before you buy spend time with your fretted playing it as if it were fretless. Keep hitting those frets instead of the spaces in between. It will be a great help for later. I would be so bold as to suggest that the side dot markers in the right place i.e. where the frets should be not in line with the fretboard dot markers in between the frets is a thing you should look for. If you can find a bass with those markers it will help you no end to learn the muscle memory to hit those spots that are in tune. If you can't find one consider putting them in yourself or have a tech do it for you. Personally I think it insane to have the side markers out of line with where the frets would have been. I really can't see why manufacturers do it. Some of the older makes like Westone thunders were very good basses for not a lot of money and there are fretless payers on here that will confirm that. For some reason they sell sometimes for a fraction of their real value as a very well crafted bass. It wouldn't hurt you if you could find one. Same thing goes for a good Spectrum. As someone else on here said play in the dark sometimes. If you have a good ear it will help that muscle memory a great deal. Rotosound 88 tru bass Black nylon bass guitar strings Sound great, play great and last for ages. Hope this all makes sense and helps you. Go for it and enjoy it.2 points
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Just spotted @Dood’s facebook post about it. Looks pretty clever.2 points
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Sorry guys!! If you are down this way at any point let me know2 points -
In my last band most of the gigs were with provided rigs or gear shares, I rarely used my own amp. So I decided that it was best to get my sound from a preamp so I could get it, and most importantly send it to FOH at every gig.2 points
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Oh... should have mentioned... if you'd like to see someone specific in this series, just pop their name in this thread or add a comment under the video over on YouTube. We're gonna go through all the comments this week and try and make a bunch of requested ones happen. Flea, Pino and Geddy are at the top of my list of peeps we're trying to get on... but any other requests are totally welcome!2 points
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I was stuck between basses recently and needed to do some recording and all I had was my Jaco Jazz so I used that and that was the beginning of using it a lot more. I learnt Sledgehammer the other day just because it was fretless it was a quick 5 minutes I grabbed before cooking dinner and thought I really must play more fretless, warning, you will end up liking it more than fretted.2 points
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