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My father-in-law has loaned me his original Japanese Boss DC-2 from the 80s (boxed with till receipt). He won't sell it but he's pleased to see it in use. I wanted to have a small board for 80s Alternative stuff that I am playing locally in pubs. So I picked up a Boss BCB-30X and added the overdrive and tuner. I'm pleased with how it has turned out. Light and portable too.8 points
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The MTD Kingston arrived and after cleaning the previous owner's DNA off it, I did a light fret level, dress and polish, oiled the beautiful rosewood board, new strings and a setup to Mike Tobias's specs, and installed a pair of Dunlop straplocks. Plays like butter, I'm digging the assymetrical neck profile and the 19mm spacing. Despite the position of the bridge saddles, the intonation is perfect! It weighs 3.8kg (8.4lbs).6 points
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It happens to the best of us ... and yes, that IS Ringo Starr at the back.5 points
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€1250 EUR: FENDER Jazz Bass Geddy Lee Limited Edition, Crafted in Japan, October 2002, fully original and untouched! It's the very first edition of these extraordinary basses, started in 1998, and it's B****** serial number with the Limited Edition neck plate. NO TRADES! 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 : €1250 Euros (£1111 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 some obvious marks and dings, in very good condition for its age (it will be 21 years old in October and has been played). Here are the specifications : Body: alder Neck: maple Fingerboard: maple with black block inlays and binding Positions: 20 frets unmarked Headstock: 4 in line Pickups: Fender USA 62 Jazz Bass with beveled magnets Controls: Volume, volume, tone (CTS USA) Tuners: Fender Bridge: BadAss II (USA) Strings spacing at bridge: 20mm Nut: bone (38mm width) Strings spacing at nut: 10mm Knobs: Fender bakelite USA Scale: 34 inches Hardware colour: chrome Truss rod: one, 100% functional Finish: gloss black Country of origin: Japan Serial number: B009350 Year: October 2002 Weight: 4.4 kg and, of course, absolutely no neck diving 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 used Fender shotgun hard shell case with its 2 keys (see photos). Non-smoking environment as usual. The bass has been fully set up professionally. It is fitted with a brand new set of Rotosound RS66LD stainless steel wound strings (45 - 65 - 80 - 105), which really serve this bass for that Geddy Lee sound and way much more. The best neck Fender has ever made according to everybody and it also come with two pickguards (the white one still has its protection film on it and is a WD, the black one is the original). 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 for its age with some obvious marks and dings, the 4 main ones being circled in red, and 2 holes under the pickguard for a thumb rest. Here is the link to the 40 photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1niriDAEKbbJ1L3of6cPvS-I6cUQpuOzq?usp=drive_link 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.5 points -
I bought one of these around the end of March. £300, B stock because it didn't come in the original box. Not a mark on the bass itself. It feels, plays and sounds great. I absolutely love playing it and the fact it was such a bargain. I previously had a 2010 American standard precision which I just didn't gel with and got rid off. I had been playing a short scale for the last couple of years, but as much as I liked it, I just couldn't get the 'big piano' tone I was after. This delivers! Currently gassing for the seafoam green jazz from the same line.5 points
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I’m a longtime admirer of Andrew’s playing. Here, he’s taking Chaka Khan’s two hits to another level completely. I guess he’s able to do this because: a) he has total mastery of his instrument and tremendous chops. and b) he’s so familiar and at ease with the harmony in the two songs. I have to learn these two songs for a new band I’m playing for. I play a 6 string bass, I’m definitely watching these for inspiration. He detunes his bass by a tone by the way. I have a transcription of these two tunes from a Chaka Khan concert.4 points
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I'm catching you up...4 points
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So…this happened today. Had it plek’d from Peach guitars too. I am truly amazed and a proud Squier owner…very proud!4 points
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Unsure how old this thread is or if I am too late. But anyway! I was in a shop for something else & have never had any sort of hankering for a Fender, but whilst I was there I played a P Bass to scratch an annoying itch to see what the fuss was about & to my surprise I quite liked it. There were a few other P & J basses on the wall & there was a red one that caught my eye, I asked the guy if I could play that and found it really nice, I actually thought the neck felt nicer & liked the matt finish, sound wise couldn't tell any difference to the other one, maybe had a touch more at either end of the tone range. All things being equal I would of taken the red one. The weird thing is I didn't even know that it was a Squier at first, I just liked the look of it, I actually asked to play the other one 1st (I didn't know the price of either) as I thought the red one was a more expensive version. So when I found out / realised it was a Squier (I didn't even look I just played it as I wasn't particularly interested in Fenders) and it was £400 I was blown away when comparing to the Fender which I was told was £1700. BTW even if I hadn't tried the Squier in no way would I spend any where near £1700 on the Fender, to me it just didn't warrant it, couldn't work out what you'd be paying for. The guy in the shop was a P bass player for years & I got him to play both and to me they sounded so similar there was really nothing in it, he was a very good player & made both sound great. He reckoned Squier has really upped its standards with this bass and unless you 'had' to have a Fender why not get one of these, he also thought the Fender was marginally better but in no way anyway near £1300 better. However his view was that if he had the money he would probably get the / a Fender as he was one of those 'have to have a Fender' guys but probably a £1200ish one, but also admitted that he may have unconscious bias towards Fender. I was lucky I suppose to not have any bias and so could make a subjective decision, I actually preferred the red one & when factoring in the price difference, no brainer. A week later I traded my Sterling Sub 4 & I bought the Squier, I had absolutely no intention of buying when I 1st went in. Its now even made me consider selling my Warwick (which I never thought I would) and getting an affordable range 5 string bass and a 4 string fretless (and probably have change) as clearly the quality in this section of the market is much better than it used to be. Anyway that's my tuppence worth, cheers.4 points
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Play harder, hit the strings rather than plucking them, Geddy Lee and The Ox didn't need no stinkin' plectrums... Seriously, I've played aggressive finger style for decades, no lack of attack but you do build up some calluses and you get blisters if you don't play for a while.4 points
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Have you listened to any Cardiacs? If you like stops, starts and odd time signatures you should try them. Oh and Thumpermonkey too.4 points
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A rather flattering pic of me taken at a festival a few weeks ago. More usually, I just see some old git staring back at me when I look in the mirror in the mornings 🙂 But the bass is my always handsome '96 Stingray 👍4 points
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I get the weirdest adverts for that site. Cat wigs anyone? Chicken helmets?4 points
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**priced to go - now £1100** I’m selling my ACG Skelf, acquired from here last year. I’m a bit obsessed with ACGs and this is one of the best I’ve ever played. It’s beautiful bass, well balanced, has a low action and plays like a dream. I'm loathe to let this go as it's a pretty wonderful bass but there's something specific I have my eye on. Body wood – black limba Top wood – curly redwood Neck – lightly asymmetric, maple/wenge/padauk Fingerboard – acrylic impregnated wenge Pickups – ACG overwound single (neck) ACG humbucker (bridge), both have toggles for splitting Electronics – ACG/East SEQ+ preamp. Essentially a powerful tone control for each pickup plus a global treble control for adding extra bite (think Wal or Stingray) Hardware – Hipshot, Dunlop strap pins Weight – 8.8lbs Scale length – 34" I don’t have a case but I’m willing to ship (GB only) and I have super sturdy double-walled box and a ton of wrap so it’s very do-able. Collection always welcome too. Any questions just drop me a PM. I'd be interested in trades for a 4 stringer, especially a Warwick neck through of some sort. I would say trade value would be more but open to discussion. Ordering a new one to this spec would set you back £3000+ so it's a bit of a bargain!3 points -
I’m currently McLuvin this board. Use it for home practice (using the headphone out on the Genz Benz Streamliner 900, which is sat upon a Barefaced BB2 (IEMs only now, hence sat there being used for practice, arrgh!!)). Get some great edge of breakup with all the valves available in the signal chain. Having a bit of a break from constant board construction now, hopefully put the time into actual practice (rather than endless pedal tweaking 😬). Best thing is though a mate gave me the DHA, top man 👍🏼3 points
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There's certainly truth in what you say, absolutely. I think your last point really is the part I should hold most closely to, I don't need a theoretical background to create art. It would just be nice to not feel excluded from learning pathways and to understand more of the terminology that gets thrown around, and jazz noodling does feel exclusionary. Again though, I'm autistic so maybe my interpretation is not what everyone else gets from SBL. Back to the topic though: SSBL Scott's Space Bass Lessons - all the standard SBL material but now hosted from the SSBL space station, which just so happens to be in the shape of a vintage P bass with a 340 metre scale length. Governments around the world are deeply concerned that this monster bass space station is just sitting there in geosynchronous orbit above the Atlantic Ocean and no one knows where it came from. Scott, Ian and the team are all up there laughing their bottoms off, knowing the world trembles in fear of their mighty bass power and now, no one can avoid their podcasts, absolutely no one who isn't completely off-grid - not now the station has taken control of all Earth's electronic communication systems.3 points
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Cheer Up Charlie - Primus3 points
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So.... might have bought a Harley Benton PB-50. Picking it up tomorrow. Every intention of turning it onto a project, fenderifying the headstock and something funky with the body and paint. And learn to play it! Edit: Also, I came into this looking at spending £250ish on a squier possibly double to consider MiM Fender Ps. And I've spent £60, in all my years on various forums when you ask for advice with a budget, it only ever goes one way by the time you get to a purchase.3 points
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Hejira is equally good, in fact probably better, I guess I was thinking about Jaco as a live/gigging ensemble player when I posted. He plays some sublime parts in the live show, but he also on occasion, doesn't 🤔3 points
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Exactly this ^^^^ I have had issues with flatwounds on longer scale basses with small pegs and none at all with normal pegs on short scales. If the manufacturers did short scale versions of my preferred strings I’d buy those but currently, they don’t.3 points
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There are a few bits on metal. When I had the subscription, it was one video with Dave Eleffson about how awesome Dave Eleffson is and one with Nolly about his picking technique. Slap in metal is a really rare thing and with good reason. Nothing at all on punk, not a single video. Something like Matt Freeman's bass lines with Rancid could be a great lesson in the use of arpeggios and fast walking bass lines. I didn't stick with the subscription long before I got bored and cancelled it.3 points
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Can't stand Plant's vocals on the rawk/blues stuff. Not too bad on the more folky tunes. As for DP, it's Glenn Hughes' contribution I can't stomach. In fact his vocals in any band he's been in are the worst sort of histrionic. Then there's are cod operatic style of Rob Halford, RJ Dio and Bruce Dickinson...ay caramba!😣😱. And as for Brian Johnson's godawful racket in AC/DC! Geddy Lee's voice doesn't seem so bad now.3 points
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I could if I could crop the video to remove Mr D...3 points
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New pickup day dimarzio will power3 points
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Here's my three - all 2000s era German-built, with a 2002 ltd ed on the right. The Thumb I got last year, it's got the most beautiful grain I've ever seen on a thumb. Just stunning. And after a couple of setups recently, the blonde is growling nicely. They are just the loveliest things, Warwicks, aren't they? The thumb I used on a recording recently and the producer was blown away by the tone, absolutely loved it. Other side of the room has a couple of Warwick NEO cabs and a Pro Tube IX 900W amp stacked there as well.3 points
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To me that seems a lot of trouble to go to when you could just buy the right scale strings.3 points
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Just buy the correct length strings for your bass. Newtone here in the UK will produce exactly what you want (if they don't already), and especially for short scale strings they are far better than the mainstream competition in tone and price.3 points
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Don't You Baguette About Me - Simple Minds3 points
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As an aside, some years ago I saw the Average White Band with Alan Gorrie. I enjoyed them a lot, always one of my favourite bands, but there was a spark missing. Then, a few years later, I saw the Hamish Stuart band at a tiny local venue. He was the clearly the source of the funk because the band were amazing. Steve Pearce on bass. Then a few years after that I saw the 360 Band, Hamishes other lot, which had Steve Ferrone on drums and Steve Pearce on bass. What a rhythm section! Hamish has lost the voice but hasn't lost the funk.3 points
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Oc2 ->coloursound bass fuzz -> Lovetone meatball -> Butler tube drive -> EHX Small clone and Small stone. That’s pretty much my current ‘meat and potatoes’ layout., but currently it’s got a couple of other bits thrown in just for fun. Being able to build effects pedals has its advantages!2 points
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Extra drums / percussion seemed to be a thing for Hamish. I played live with him a couple of times and both times he had drums and two percussionists, of which I was one. Both times, three quarters of Young Gun Silver Fox formed the basis of his backing band and I was on percussion duties. The bassist used no pedals at all! Best time was playing all the AWB hits plus a bunch of other hits that Hamish had either written or played on. Doing “Pick Up The Pieces” and “I’m Every Woman” and “What You Gonna Do For Me”’ on the main stage closing a summer festival at Hyde Park was a real trip for me, I loved the AWB singles as a kid so it was ace to play them with the guy who wrote them on a big gig. It’s not super hi-res but I’m the skinhead third left in the pic: and in silhouette at the same gig: July 2017 I think it was?2 points
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Ooh, that sorts out filling any spare time I have going.2 points
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In my experience long scale strings are fine if the tuning post is a traditional large one. If the post is a mini sized then the coil is much tighter and the string can break there much more easily - especially with flatwounds. As much as the OP's janky engineering approach is quite cool I could not be dealing with that faffing about.2 points
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What you need IMO is something like Osiris suggests, or my previous mention of 'fret clank' to give a defined brick walling of the note in order to accentuate the attack. If you think of a soft played note as going 'buhhh' then a more piercing attack needs something to make it stop simply getting louder and too bassy. Fret clank is often mistaken for rattle/choking, but really it's the initial attack of the string, akin to slap bass, which produces a clear fundamental which helps deliver the note and cut through the mix. A limiter or a compressor can definitely help give the instrument a shelf where everything sits and anything over that limit no longer detracts from the rest of the mix. I prefer a limiter with a high threshold which I can adjust until I feel the sound sits in the mix. This way, when you get energetic and play harder than normal, you don't need to worry about being too loud or the rest of your baseline getting lost.2 points
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I could watch that all day!2 points
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Agree 100%. I’ve been converted to these after buying a medium scale ACG from a member here which had them fitted. Really make a difference to your tone in a good way. Just put a set on my jazz which I’ve always felt a bit ‘meh’ about and it has been transformed.2 points
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I'd say "for bass playing in general", but anyway. This is funny. Bonus points: he can also shove the mic out of his face using his nose. I have actually seen this happen.2 points
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Damn I missed your post! 😄 ah well a band with 4 bass players needs all the exposure they can get.2 points
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Hamish has always used a pick when playing bass, too.2 points
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My god, this stuff is quite intriguing even if it is pretty much all waaaaay over my head. May I just make one small amendment though: Thanks. As you were.2 points
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Gaffa taped over your ears. Job done. You may think I'm joking... but it's been done on one of my gigs!2 points
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Hamish is special. He has the magic mojo.2 points
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It's a Shin - Pet Shop Boys2 points
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And the winner is... @lurksalot..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2023_07.pdf ... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)...2 points
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Selling my 2008 Skjold Custom Series (now called the Exotic Series) 7 string bass - one of three Pete has ever built - in very good condition. He says this setup would be more than £8000 to order today. Bass has two finish chips on the front which I have not yet explored repairing. See pics. Specs: Skjoldslayer Custom 7 Afzelia top 35" scale (reach feels like 34 due to bridge placement) Skjold pickups and active preamp, with push/pull active/passive, 4 position coil tap+pup selector, stacked bass/treble and mid/freq selector, passive tone control Matching wooden knobs and Skjold design pickup covers Cable lock input jack 9.8 lbs Currently strung B-F, with a Skjold 6 Hybrid set plus a Curt Mangan Plain 20. I think I have another 20 I can include with the purchase. Comes with a serviceable for keeping rain off ONLY Soundstation un-padded gig bag in great shape. Soundclips to follow in comments.2 points -
Some pics of my Thumb after refretting...2 points
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