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Yesterday's "gig" was a bit of a challenge, but unexpectedly rewarding - I worked as in-class support at a music summer school, playing bass with 8-12 year olds learning drums, guitar and keyboard. I showed an 8-year old to count in the song using his drum sticks over his head, we learned to swing quavers (no doubt letters from classical piano teachers will be coming in!), kept tight as a band, and learned to keep a nice steady beat over repeats.16 points
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I'm late on this due to a mad week in the studio. We (Headsticks) played Gig In A Field at Wroot near Doncaster last Saturday 5th. The ground was saturated and I turned up in converse pumps with no spares. I kept getting stuck in the field and sliding around on stage. The audience didn't care at all. We went down really well and sold a huge amount of merch We went back to Rebellion festival on the Sunday to play the Pavillion stage. This was the biggest gig of ours for 2023 so obviously some nerves etc. but it went really well. The room was rammed. This is a photo from a minute after the end of our set - I'd just started packing away when I remembered to snap one! This weekend we did Down On The Farm festival in Herefordshire. It's a giant barn and honestly I didn't think the crowd would like us. I assumed most of them were there for the tributes and covers, but we got a great reception! It was the first time trying my new (old) drum kit. The bass drum is an old 26" x 9" marching bass drum and I thought everyone was going to hate it but they loved it. Insignificant in the grand scheme I'm sure but we all like to f*ck about with gear don't we Unfortunately the main reason for the kit is the look of the thing, and this is the only photo I can find with a hit of drum kit on it.14 points
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I love me some pointy headstock/garish coloured rock basses.... and they're getting harder to find. Every so often something cool will pop up though... and here are two such beauties that I recently purchased at ridiculously cheap prices (i.e. both for less than the usual price of one!): A thru neck 1986 Charvel Model 3B, with upgraded Seymour Duncan PJ pickups and a detuner: and a 2021 ESP Ltd 'Surveyor '87' in rainbow crackle finish, again with Seymour Duncan PJ pickups:12 points
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For sale this beautiful Vigier III 5 string with amazing colour! It has has some dings for the edge but all works well The owner before modified the neck pickup position Serial number : 206 price : 1300£/1450€11 points -
Placing for sale this gorgeous 1967 Fender Precision Bass in Lake Placid Blue nitrocellulose refin. Pristine condition. All original except for the LPB body refin & spitfire CTM celluloid pickguard. The original Fender hardcase is included (2 latches are broken, except for that it's in a very good shape). The pickup and bridge metallic covers are included as well. Open for a trade with an Alleva-Coppolo LG5, preferably a Classic Supreme in Gold or White finish. The price difference can be discussed, if needed. Clip: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv4_M7MtuKT/6 points -
This is quite mesmerising.5 points
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I was, and the bass mix for the band on before us seemed to have half of Somerset reverberating to this pitch-less mushy thud which specifically rattled our singer's van's windows, and also the entire green room / blue caravan. Lord knows what I sounded like out front when we were on; my (own) backline was fine as always, but all you can do is hope, smile and pluck. Still, that's festivals for you - more often than not a triumph of attendance over quality.5 points
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/06/can-i-still-listen-to-david-bowie-a-superfans-dilemma A pretty interesting read, and raises the question of both whether the artist's work is tarnished and if the tarnish goes back to before the crime. Quite an interesting question if you consider Michael Jackson was recording great music while still a child4 points
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Here is wot we call the real deal for those that have had one This is in mint condition everything works inc the UV comes with cover Bit of kit I’ve had since new which off the top of my head cost me£1450 its loud and powerful4 points -
The 15th South East Bass Bash will be on Sunday 12 November 2023, 10am - 5pm at Jubilee High School, Surrey, School Lane, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 1TE https://goo.gl/maps/SAd62ph7CAYqvVE48 Get the date in your diaries! I'm very pleased to announce that this year (so far!) our first special guest, who after a brief stint as a graphic designer, decided to pursue a career in music which took off when he was asked to join (the then massive in Australia) Icehouse for a world tour at the tender age of 19. In 1983 he supported David Bowie on his legendary ‘Serious Moonlight’ tour. This led to him being spotted and used by the likes of Robert Palmer, Bryan Ferry, Womack & Womack, and even The Smiths amongst others. He was thrust into the global premier league of bassists when David Gilmour asked him to play for Pink Floyd. Yes - Mr Guy Pratt! 😎3 points
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...I might just take this one with me when I go! Reverend Thundergun Best-kept secret in the bass world.3 points
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It’s taken ages, but after years of muti-effects, I find myself using individual pedals more as I don’t require much in the way of effects. Over the years I’ve collected a multitude of different pedals, having given away a few (regrettably now?). So, I decided to make up a pedalboard for what’s left over, much better than collecting dust on shelves…My collection goes from cheap & cheerful to more collectable items, I’m looking forward to using the board soon with my occasional rock band, I used to love the dirt with the EHX bassmuff…3 points
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Selling my MTD Kingston Z 5 string fretless bass. Bought brand new from Bass Direct around 2 years ago. I had them change the pickups for Aguilar DCB’s (£200 a pair) and also upgraded the pre-amp to a Bartolini HR 5.2 (£180) so it’s had some money spent on it and also a full set up by Mr Bernie Goodfellow too. The standard bass is £1,300 right now at Bass Direct. https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product/mtd-kingston-kz5-ebonol-fretless-natural-gloss/ I do have the original wooden topped pickups that it came with along with the original pre-amp and will of course include them in the sale. Beautiful bass, lovely to play and huge range of tones available with the upgrades. Prefer collection from Cheltenham but do travel quite a lot so meet or drop off might be possible.3 points -
Hi all - quick update. Went back to GG today, plugged the amp in - reasonably quiet. When cranked there was a degree of hiss but nothing unexpected for an amp of this size and nothing like I was getting at home. Conclusion - there's something environmental in my house that this amp doesn't like. Could be the transformer based lighting, electrical interference, dodgy wiring, who knows. As ever, GG Edinburgh have been great, they are still holding my old amp for me until I've had a rehearsal and a gig this weekend in case i have any issues. If the amp is ok in a live venue then it's a keeper. Will report back after the weekend. Once the gig season settles I will probably send to Ashdown for a full service regardless after reading the good things about the aftersales here. Thanks all.3 points
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2 things I regularly see on these type of run downs - Some variant of a tech 21 unit and gk mb800s! I'm sure I saw duff from g n r used x2 mb800 as his main rig on one. Great to see Steve actually incorporating his pedal into the show though. Makes it more genuine for buyers of the pedal and not just a gimmick like some players do.3 points
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Moist lady part - Nirvana3 points
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If a questionable song has a good bassline then it's a good song.3 points
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Let's hope the "you must never mix cabs" brigade don't see this. 😊3 points
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Back when all this was fields, my first non-copy bass was an Ibanez Roadster. Here's a photo of me mid-flight from 1981/82: About two years ago, I bought another one, it was just a sunburst body, neck, bridge and machines. Stripped it back, refinished it, dropped in a Warman P/J set and just wired these through two volumes and a pickup selector switch. Who needs tone controls, eh? It plays nicely. I might get a proper respray at some point (perhaps with a bit of glitter in it), no rush.3 points
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Glock And Key ～ Rush3 points
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It took me a while, but I managed to find a nice flake finish Modulus again! This bass has been made in 2008 and was listed as a blue sparkle finished one. I thought it was just the lighting in the pictures making it a bit greener, but in real life, I can't find any trace of real blue. It looks rather like turquoise to me under any type of light. When googling for blue flake Modulus basses, this finish pops up sometimes as does the deeper blue ones. They seem quite different though. I couldn't find any specific info about turquoise type finishes. Does anyone know: Did Modulus do some heavy variations on their "blue" color, or is this just a differently named finish? I'm tempted to think last, but can't find info/catalogs to verify this. It's a beast by the way 🙂2 points
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So I have managed to find a 5 string Dingwall AB1 so this is going for sale only I've owned this bass for the past 3 or so years, it plays beautifully and has kinda ruined me for other basses tbh, however for the 2nd time in the last 10 years I have to concede that I don't need a 6 string bass, I am prone to noodling, but the genre of music I play does not really need 6 strings on bass, and as much as i would like to, I feel more comfortable on a 5 string. So without further ado, I am putting up for sale my beloved black 6 string Dingwall Afterburner 1. It has been played and has a few knocks and scratches which i will photograph and and send over on request. It is passive and full stock(as it came) As far as i can conclude, the body is Alder, neck is Maple and fretboard is Wenge, pickups I think are FDV's. The only thing of notice is the fact that the nut was filed for a .152 B string(or whatever other tuning was used) and i have used exclusively .130 Dingwall strings and tbh it has not been an issue at all, string has never slipped or moved or anything like that, however should you feel concerned I am sure you can get an AB nut from Bass Direct. Strings have been used but not excessively, I can include a new set with the trade, Also in regards to tuning, my lowest is G# and the definition and growl i had as well as good tension has always been top notch. It is also passive and honestly it sounds better in passive than a lot of basses in active. Currently the bass is at The Bass Gallery in Camden however I plan on bringing it home, so if you are more comfortable with acquiring it from there or testing it, please go ahead, as after this weekend it will be located in SE London until sale. Price that i was looking at is £2000 once i get it back, however it is negotiable, so send over any offers you might have, you never know. PS:I cannot seem to change the value from £12345 on price as this was for trade, but if one of the mods can do that it would be very appreciated.2 points -
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Flats would be a non-starter for me, I just hate the feel of them under my fingers. I use Elixir coated nickels on my fretless and they work perfectly for me. Nice and soft so they won't chew the board, but with as much brightness as I could want. And zingy harmonics by the gallon.2 points
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I wouldn't say that the tone from a fretless is tonally different to a fretless bass, they can if you wanted, sound a like. The difference comes from how you play and your technique. If you play a fretless and express the slides and vibrato then yes, you will get a difference but if you play it like a fretted bass then it won't sound overly different. For example, if you played a fretted and a fretless Precision with rounds, tone on full with a pick then they will both sound pretty much the same tonally, the only difference will be some of the expression between fretted notes but even if you kept slides to a minimum then there wouldn't be a huge difference if any tonally.2 points
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Much as the Entwistle PBXN impressed the hell out of me, the mega high output can be difficult to cope with. For a great sounding, affordable, drop-in split coil; Tone Rider would be my choice 👍2 points
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My Beloved Monster - Eels2 points
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Updated list as at 15/08/2023. @Phil Starr did float the idea of an amp shootout this year rather than a cab one, which I reckon is a great plan. There's a delicious array of amps in the who's-bringing-what list so far.2 points
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Tonerider for me too ,and yes very similar to custom shop 62s2 points
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I'd second the Tonerider. To my ears it doesn't sound a whole pile different to the Fender 62 Custom. Fat, lots of oomph, nice bite.2 points
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Next time you change the strings, take the neck off and have a look at the join in the neck pocket and see if there is any sign of it coming apart. TBH I thought even two-piece bodies the joins were off-set so that all of the neck pocket was in the same piece of wood. Can someone prove me wrong?2 points
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I'd be letting the shop know, if purchased new... just to put a marker down in case things change? 2 piece, unlikely... but thats not to say that it usn't a join... I'd have the neck off and a look in the pocket. Post pics.2 points
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Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we let them do it to us? How far is "too far"? They (instrument manufacturers in general, not just Fender) seem to have a knack of extracting just the right amount of michael such that significant numbers of people don't vote with their wallets.2 points
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Swamp Thing ～ The Chameleons2 points
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I'm sure it will be, looking forward to it!2 points
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That`s the way I worked in my old band and why I preferred Ampeg or Ashdown rigs on stage, made the sound nicer to my ears so I enjoyed the gig more.2 points
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Exactly what I said earlier, the shielding is not grounded... The bridge must be grounded too.2 points
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so the shielding isn't 'earthed' and the screw on the apparently noisy pickup is in contact with the shielding by the looks of it, nothing to do with the pickups, the screw isn't electrically connected to the pickup it's just holding the cover in place, the foam is isolating the back of the pickup from the shielding2 points
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Raspberry Bereta. Prince2 points
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Update after 8 months. I’ve had the strings on my main gigging bass (Spector Coda 4) all year: they’re still going strong and sounding/feeling great. I suppose I should compare them with Elixirs - but I tried some of those once and wasn’t particularly impressed; I certainly couldn’t see why they cost so much more. These Blacksmiths, on the other hand, definitely seem to be good value for money. I’ve just put another set on my second bass.2 points
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Teenage Rampage ～ The Sweet2 points
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A headless Bongo 6 might be interesting.2 points
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In line with previous years and the need for raffle prizes I'm happy to donate the item below. Others willing also to contribute please copy and paste the list, add your item and your username. RAFFLE PRIZES Zoom B2 effects pedal (boxed but no idea where the power supply is) - TheGreek2 points
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I always don't** sing when playing bass ** can't2 points
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Here are some sound samples of the different strings on my three different fretless basses. The strings in question are LaBella Deep Talking Black Nylon, LaBella Low Tension Flats and Rotosound 77 Jazz Flats. Please note that this was just something I knocked together very quickly off the top of my head with a Tascam digital recorder stuck in front of the amp so its very crude so apologies for the bum notes and not so exciting bass lines The first samples (A1, A2 and A3) are just a quick generic bass line that I was making up on the spot to show the three different strings. The second samples (B1, B2, B3) are the effects I use which is reverb and chorus and something played higher up the neck. The third samples (C1, C2 and C3) is again something being made up on the spot but using an octave pedal. To be fair, the differences are not huge but are noticeable. One of the basses sounded very smooth, balanced and creamy which was a nice surprise whilst another sounded a lot more Precision like than I was expecting. Anyway, hopefully it all works and you can get an idea on the differences. A3 A3.mp3 A2 A2.mp3 A1 A1.mp3 B1 B1.mp3 B2 B2.mp3 B3 B3.mp3 C1 C1.mp3 C2 C2.mp3 C3 C3.mp32 points
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Late to the party! Happy JMJ Mustang owner here, photo here from recent jam night which I've had to snip closely as there was some political commentary behind me (surprisingly it's not "I Love Boris"), and the guy with the camera had trouble not getting someone's pointy headstock in the way of me. Also worth pointing out that the bassist in the house band plays a short scale Wilcock. He's often generous to ask if I fancy a go, but I'm worried I'll bosh it on something 😧 that's probably it behind me.2 points
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Paid up member here...2 points
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Hello, Matthew – my name is Derek Slade. I was thinking about your dad earlier today and decided to look around the internet for news about him. The first link took me to this thread, and I was shocked and saddened to hear about his illness. I first met Laurence over fifty years ago, when we were students at Lancaster University in the late 60s-early 70s (I was then known as Del). I joined a band with him and Andrew Fry (known as Friz). We were first called Ladder, then Undercarriage. We played at parties on and around the campus, and supported Hawkwind and Al Stewart at the university. Even then your dad seemed to have total command of the bass; he always knew what he was going to play, and why. He was incredibly friendly and had a wickedly dry wit. During our time together we recorded some songs and had them pressed as 45s. Here’s a link to Friz’s recollections of this: https://www.45cat.com/record/ibcep3655. Incidentally, I’m sure Friz would wish to contribute to this thread, though I’m afraid I don’t have contact details for him. He and Laurence left the university for London a year before I came down. They formed another band with a new guitarist; I remember seeing them at a pub in Bromley, the place was packed and it was a great night. Dementia is a terrible disease; I hope your dad is as well as possible, and I wish you both all the very best.2 points
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