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So here it is... Number 23 of 72 - A Ball Family Reserve USA Music Man Bongo 6. It is ridiculously good. I was VERY sceptical as to whether I'd made a good or bad choice buying this, but DANG, it's a monster. The tone is like nothing I've played before, (and I've owned a Bongo 6 before!) it cuts like a hot knife through the mix, the pallette of tones is exceptionally good and really easy to dial in. The neck is probably the nicest neck I've felt, and it's not half bad to look at! It's on another level this beast... I totally agree the aesthetics are very much Marmite, but I think I might just be on the 'love' side of that arguement! I'm very pleasantly surprised by this bass. I was expecting it to be a great bass, as well it should be for the RRP, but I wasn't quite expecting it to be a phenomenal bass...11 points
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Selling my Fender Jazz Elite V 5 String Bass. Glorious colour! I've owned it a few years, probably since 2017/2018. Very well cared for. Really don't see this finish anymore! And in my opinion, it's one of the best (if not the best ☺️ Very versatile basses. This one comes complete with everything as when it was new. Condition is a solid 9 out of 10. Case has some marks from use, bass has couple of tiny blemishes, but really nothing! Looking for £1700. Based near Yeovil in Somerset. Happy to ship the bass at cost of courier.7 points -
Bit of a freak show of basses... Left to right they are: Warwick Alien 6 Music Man BFR Bongo 6 ACG Recurve 9 ACG Salace E-Type 6 Bee Bass 'Binky' 10 ACG Salace E-Type 6 (another one...) Conklin USA Custom Shop 8 Peavey USA TL6 6 Ibanez 1979 Roadster 47 points
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We were in a place in east London, called the Engine Room. It's a live venue/rehearsal space that operates out of a very unglamorous railway arch on the edge of a tired business estate.6 points
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There's absolutely no way in hell I'd play barefoot on some of the stages I've stood on 🤢6 points
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This pic will come alive soon. I'm way in the back. Blue5 points
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Treated my self on my birthday not sure if I should move it up front tho?5 points
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I lost my Spector cherry a short while ago with this used Bantam I picked up for a good price. I thought that the combination of the body shape and where the strap pin sat on the top horn combined with the shorter scale would make the bass feel familiar to my usual Fenders and it worked a treat. The light weight (just over 7.5lbs) together with the shorter scale made gigging with it an absolute pleasure and the build quality is superb too.5 points
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Withdrawn(what was a I thinking!). Will save up for a tasty 87 Thumb5 points -
Too many underfoot hazards in most rehearsal spaces and venues for me to do that5 points
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Longer term Baschat members may have seen this on the site back in 2018 at £1100. Today its on at an inflation busting £900 850 800!!! Potentially trade for a 5 string PJ bass? A beautifully made bass with rock solid build quality and high quality parts and plating. I'm only selling as it covers similar territory to a twin humbucker Shuker I had made and I allegedly own too many basses. The following details are copied verbatim from the 2018 ad when it was in the posession of a proper pro musician. I'm trusting that the precision of the weight given means he had access to much better scales than I have in my bathroom. Neck: Bolt-on Canadian hardrock maple Fretboard: 24 frets Scale: 864 mm/34" Body: mahogany and rarewood imbuia top Finish: matt Pickups: 2 Sandberg powerhumbucker - switched split coil on bridge pickup Preamp: Sandberg 3-band, active/passive Neck width at nut: 1 ¾”/45mm String spacing at nut: 8mm String width at bridge: 2 ⅞”/73mm String spacing at bridge: 18mm Weight: 4.11kg/9.06lb Comes with a Sandberg gig bag It has a small number of very minor blemishes as shown in the photos for full dislosure; they aren't very noticeable against the grain of the bass. I'll ship boxed and in the gig bag within the UK at buyer's expense and risk, or could meet up within a reasonable distance of Tunbridge Wells or in London. Of all the basses I've sold this is the one I'm most reluctant to let go of so there's a slight chance I might withdraw it if my herd thinning resolve weakens....4 points -
I got a few pics and video snippets from Saturday night, and one of them was filmed from right by my head, capturing the sound of my Headrush 112 on stage, which someone may find of interest. VIDEO-2023-05-31-12-24-05.mp4 5be173a8-57fe-4a51-8518-2144aff27cf6.mp44 points
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I've owned this bass 33 years now. I did hundreds and hundres of gigs with it. Literally 100 a year for nearly 20 years. My wife named it 'Old Faithfull' because I was playing it when we first met (and she plays bass too, so recognised it when we eventually got together 16 years ago) any excuse to post a picture4 points
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To me its quite a normal thing, is known as anthropomorphizing and is part of human psychology. We do it all the time with religion and the belief in a divine being called Elohim, Buddha, Allah etc. mythology like Zeus the Greek god, animals in certain cultures, films, TV and literature for example car characters in the film Cars having names and a certain teddy bear called Winnie, mascots as well as objects like ships and planes. We even give names to weather like storms, hurricanes etc. So if someone wants to name a bass 'Dave', a dog 'Butch' or a car 'Trevor' then they are just anthropomorphizing and no different to praying to Shiva whilst wearing a T-Shirt with a duck on it called Donald, whilst escaping from a hurricane called Barry on a plane called Mary-Ellen.4 points
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This 100%, recognise the extraordinary privilege that far from being the result of talent - lots of people are far more talented - or hard work - lots of people work harder - or 'sacrifice" (you're flucking joking me) - is simply the result in 99% of cases of luck, and get out there, be a pro, and give the audience what they've paid for. If they don't like you, grow some and win them over rather than resorting to the standard 2020s model of whinge. I did a single gig with a semi pro band (whatever the fukc that actually means), the singer of which threw a major hissy fit mid-gig because people in the 'crowd' (about 40 people in a stinky poo pub in Surrey) were talking during the set and still see it as my musical low point, the guilt of association etc (BTW this 'semi-pro singer had arrived at the gig without his mic case so had to borrow the SM-58 that i carry in my kit bag just to make it through the gig in the first place, and had the lyrics on a printed sheet in his hand. Complete prick). The sense of entitlement that oozes from so many musicians today amazes me.4 points
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Congrats to @upside downer for a great win in May , and as if by magic we have got to June already So without further ado, here is a note to accompany the image ... "These are troubling times. Let's all try to be a bit more like this happy, blissful soul." Simple rules ✔️ Entries must be <5 minutes and recorded between now and deadline. ✖️ No illegal samples, copyright infringements or other snide goings-on ✖️ Bagpipes. please no bagpipes, there wasn't a truce worth noting this month , and if there was, we probably missed it! ✖️ No voting for your own entry. We'll know. And we'll shame you.. Deadline wise , we will go for midnight on the 24th which means you'll probably have till 9.00 on the 25th ...though I might be a bit later than that if I am away on the Saturday... Mrs Lurks has the diary ! A line or two of blurb as well for the vote thread will be lovely. Have fun3 points
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78-88 for me…great rock, jazz fusion, country/southern rock…I was playing a lot of gigs….good times3 points
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I'm good with that. My nickname in one of my bands is The Laird of Thankerton. (just a bit of fun because i live in countryside and dont work for a living anymore. Lord Dave sounds good. You may proceed with that ye olde peasants Lord Dave3 points
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Anyone requiring help with Session amps can contact us at: [email protected]. Please try to keep it short if you can. The fading signal is a common problem for ANY amp with an FX LOOP. It's usually the FX RETURN jack that causes the it (FX SEND jack on Carlsbro amps). It's our environment that causes the 'sterling silver' jack switching contacts to oxidise. It not a design fault, but it does suggest that the amps that suffer this have not really seen much effort in servicing to keep them in tip-top condition. It takes about 10 minutes to clean them up... dead simple! SG100-112, 115 and 410 were quiet due to a number of problems caused by our brains! Yes... read this to learn more: https://award-session.com/pdfs/Amp Tone-Volume Effects_1.pdf This applies to ANY AMP EVER PRODUCED! I did warn the 'marketing men' before the design was finished that this would be the case! No one can defeat the laws of physics, sadly! Good Luck: Stewart Ward - Designer.3 points
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How about "Dave Lord of the Gates of Hell in the 9th Kingdom of the Minds of Angels Who Dance with the Leaders of Men", then?3 points
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What you get up to in your garage is up to you, but I'm assuming that's why the rest of the band didn't want to go back!3 points
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The audience don't owe you anything. If they're not responsive, get your head down, play your derrière off and get out of dodge. Entitled whining is never a good look - especially for a band as mediocre as Royal Blood.3 points
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As an owner of 3 Ashdown amps & 3 Ashdown cabs, I'm not going to argue there3 points
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Selling my JMJ mustang bass as no longer using it. Great bass but needs must unfortunately. In excellent “road worn” condition 😀 Currently has rounds on it but I have the original Fender flats which will be included. Alternative white pickguard included Will include a proper Fender short scale gig bag with this rather than the normal size one that came with it. Price includes UK mainland shipping,3 points -
I played barefoot once at a very hot summer rehearsal. Suddenly I had a new appreciation for the Boss pedal design.😆3 points
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Just paint your feet black. Nobody'd know.3 points
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IME 99% of the factory presets are useless for any real-world band situation and at best simply starting points for a sound that actually works with the rest of your gear and the overall sound of your band. When I get a new multi-effects unit the first thing I do is to wipe the first patch location and load it up with my default effects selection - usually EQ, drive, chorus and delay. I'll adjust each of those until I have sound I like, and then take the device to the next rehearsal where the sounds are further adjusted to suit the general band mix. This is then my "default" patch for that particular band and all other sounds that I need will use this patch as a starting point. All final adjustments are made when we are rehearsing the songs when they can be appreciated within the overall band sound. This is why technical rehearsals are important if your sound is any more complicated than simply plugging your instruments into you amps.3 points
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Oh! What I'd give to be spat-at-in-the-face have the rehearsal room hoovered once in decade3 points
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No we're Royal Blood and this is rick music....3 points
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This was a grimy fretboard on a bass I bought, I used alcohol wipes to clean it which worked very good, and lemon oil to restore and condition it after3 points
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**SOLD/TRADED** I said I would never sell this monster, but the time has come to admit that I just prefer the sound of a Stingray, and I'm fed up of switching the fretless neck out on my 4 string! Here we have my session bass that has for the past 10 years mostly been used in studio or pit, having only made it to the stage once or twice; my 2004 Music Man Bongo 5HH in stunning Lava Pearl. It cuts through the mix like nothing else, and the 4 band preamp is just nuts. It has a couple of small marks, including the customary chip on the headstock, but nothing that you'd notice unless you looked closely (all pictured for full disclosure). **EDIT** - I've just noticed a couple of extra nicks on the body that weren't originally pictured. As such I'm dropping the sale price by £100 as it's only fair. Pictures showing the dings will be added soon, but they are both on the back/underside of the body, so pretty unnoticeable unless you go hunting for them **EDIT** It has action so low it plays itself if you look too hard at it, and is probably the easiest instrument to play I've ever had the joy of encountering. Last time it went live (link corrected): Some home recording too: Serial number details: Serial #F10925 ManufacturedNovember 5th, 2004 Build Code162-29-22-01-00-CR ModelBongo 5 HH ColorLava Pearl NeckRosewood Painted Bong PickguardBlack Pickguard Bongo 5 HardwareChrome Hardware It comes with the generic hard case (no official MusicMan one unfortunately) + shipping. Preferably I would be looking to trade for a Stingray 5 (Special, Piezo, H, HH, I'd consider any variation) but if you've got something interesting I'll hear any offer!2 points -
Probably not what Royal Blood did.2 points
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'66 - '76 for me folks. Still had my own teeth, hair, and knees. Two decent eyes which worked and that was also the last decade I could hear across the normal human range without hissing, squealing racket blanketing everything. Ah, time waits for no man ... ... "Nurse! I think I've done it again! Nurse!"2 points
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When I was a teenager, in the early 2000s, it was definitely the 80s. Metal above all. Then when I was in my 20s it became the 70s - prog rock. Then in my 30s I went further back in time. I go in waves, listening to different stuff. But the 60s are probably a sweet spot for what I have listened to the most in recent years. Coltrane's modal period, Miles Davis' second great quintet and other Wayne Shorter stuff (with Art Blakey and as a band leader)... to be honest if it was for jazz music maybe I would have said the 50s, but then in the 60s you also start getting Jamerson, Jemmott, Cogbill on the electric bass. I never had much interest in keeping up to date with music2 points
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Or play a load of covers of the following act in your own style? Which reminds me of a gig where I naively gave the supporting DJ our setlist so that he knew when we were coming to our break. He then played most of our second set while we were on our break. The drummer was going to go and beat him up. We just went back on and played the set as planned. No one even noticed and more danced while we were playing than when the DJ was on. 🤷♂️2 points
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My wife has always been (and is still) convinced that Mike Kerr will eventually turn out to be a serial killer, she is fairly convinced of this. She still likes the group though.2 points
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As others have said output power of your amp is no real measure of loudness. You'll probably get better results by having better designed cabs with more efficient drivers in them.2 points
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One song?? Can you help, I'm still struggling to find that one song 🤣2 points
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I would just like to point out that I am not now, nor have I ever been, a bass guitar. 🤣 Dave the bass... no, no, Dave the bass player.2 points
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I'm 47, I've not been fashionable for two decades now.2 points
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Top job, @upside downer, well deserved 👍🏻2 points
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The peak power of ANY 600 watt rms amp IS 1200 watts. It’s just two ways of describing exactly the same thing. It’s just a math conversion between units.2 points
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Sounds like the same one - got it for my 21st birthday and thought it was amazing.2 points
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Absolutely this. And also..They are rather mainstream. And they are rather radio friendly. Christ, it’s not like they’re exactly Cannibal Corpse is it?!2 points
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Well, I increased the budget and have acquired this magnificent beast. Having now been playing it for a few hours it’s right up there with the best. Now I still need a 6 short scale fretless…. 🤔2 points
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I have such a massive aversion to naming inanimate objects…. like cars and guitars. They’re just things…. not family members. But each to their own.2 points
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My own views are summed up by this (Some very naughty words WARNING!)2 points
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EBS flat patch cables are great and take up very little space. I wouldn't go back to chunky patch cables since using these.2 points
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A few pics from a few weeks back at the NABD rally in Cheshire. Was nice to be rocking the Fallout Bass.2 points
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