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Last night I began my 20 gig countdown to retiring from The ELO Experience with the annual visit to our hometown gig - Hull New Theatre. As usual it sold out so we had around 1300 people in. Slightly different this year as we had a flying PA which involved a lot more time and manpower to set up. However the improvement was definitely noticeable to the audience ( and me too, being non IEM’s!) so well worth the hassle and expense. I dropped a couple of silly clangers but nothing drastic and the band as a whole played well considering our last gig was mid November. Bit sad for me knowing it may be the last time I grace the stage there, but still a great night for us. Caught up with a few old friends in the pub afterwards too so happy days.18 points
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Now £695! 2003 G&L USA JB2 in trans vintage white finish with vintage gloss finished maple neck. This bass is lightweight (8.4lb) and sounds thick and punchy with the Nordstrand NJ4SV pickups. These are classically voiced split coil hum cancelling pickups that retain the quintessential Jazz bass tone while eliminating single coil hum! It has been well gigged and has signs of general wear and tear, with some buckle rash on the back and a dink on the underside of the lower horn, but is in good condition overall. It comes with the original G&L Flightcase.12 points -
Right, that's it done. Back panel lacquered a few days ago and pinned on this afternoon. Yay, I'm a pedalboard guy now!8 points
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Whereas I welcome it. When someone dies they are dead. They have died. This recent trend to say 'passed' is, imo, just a pointless euphemism that is simply ducking what is perceived to be an uncomfortable issue. Yet it will happen to every single one of us. Seems daft to me.6 points
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Gorgeous Bass. Gorgeous Sound. Purchased on this very forum before Christmas (for £850) I have had to concede that it isn't for me, so need to pass it on. If I was built like Chas Chandler then it would be perfect, but I'm not, and the combination of hollow body and long scale (34") that gives it such a fab sound means that I have to stretch too much to play it. Its too big to mail, but I don't mind travelling a few miles to a pick up point to meet a buyer. Loads of info on the web about these, but let me know if you need any further details.5 points -
Japanese Metro Modern 5 string for sale. Got this some time last year from BassBros. Went up there to chop in a couple of basses, and did a deal on this, for one of my ones. I’ve recently acquired another Japanese one that’s slightly newer with a maple board, which I prefer. This is the link to the shop ad … https://bassbros.co.uk/sold-basses/2010-sadowsky-japan-metro-m5-24-modern-2/ I’m not geared up to ship unfortunately, but can meet up within reason. Fancy another DB751, if someone wants a trade. Can post some more pictures if required. Thanks, Paul4 points -
That's lovely and £1,000 more than my one.4 points
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She was very kind to me, and had some nice words about my voice after the first thing I recorded on Radio 1 in the 80s. I never forgot that complement. Very sad indeed.4 points
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Clean...... turn it up, plenty of mids, P bass or Thunderbird, old school. Pedals? Cobblers.4 points
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I can probably answer most of your questions relating to Trace Elliot products made between 1978 and the end of 1986.Fred Friedlein (MD),Alan Morgan(sales) and I (designer) were the founder members of Trace Elliot.designed all models up to then including GP 11 preamp, GP7 preamp and the AH 150 combo amps. The amp heads AH150,AH 350x,the biamp model and the most popular AH250 and AH500 heads. Stuart Watson.4 points
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1987 German Hofner 500/1 up for grabs. It has a glorious nitro finish which has various signs of use, cracks and grazing (especially on the back of the neck) but feels and looks awesome. It had a very high action when I received it due to the Hofner "feature" of the ebony bridge being too high, and only effectively allowing you to raise the action even further! With it being a vintage bass I didn't want to modify the original bridge, so I sourced a brand new original Hofner bridge assembly and had it professionally milled down to allow a much lower action. The result is the easiest playing Hofner I've ever encountered! Note the original bridge is included in the sale, along with the correct truss rod tool and the original Hofner flight case. It's strung with a lovely set of Pyramid Gold flats, as is right and proper. It sounds wonderful.3 points -
Hi folks Just wanted to show you another fantastic ACG I’ve acquired from the great Alan Cringean. This one is a pure joy both in terms of feel, playability and tone. Alan’s work is second to none. This is the Krell model, 5 string and 35 inch. ART maple on top of a swamp ash body. Ash neck with wenge strips. Fingerboard is flamed sycamore with blue dots from the bass body. Luminlay side dots. Hipshot ultralite tuners and Hipshot bridge then finally a John East Uni Pre 4. Pickups are a FB humbucker in the neck and an RFB humbucker at the bridge. This combo can cut through the mix no problem. If 2024 is the year you’re looking for a custom bass then get into ACGs website. Alan is a pure gent and any communication I’ve had with him has been top notch. All the best Stuart3 points
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I remember Oasis (in their prime) saying they keep tickets at £20-30 each as they know the kids and people similar to where and how they grew up couldn't afford more. Always had admiration for them for that.3 points
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Small, medium or large?3 points
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What the hell does 'world-leading pickups' mean? Leading the world in what exactly?! I'm blaming my age, but the nonsensical bo**ocks that is employed in the name of marketing and that is so ubiquitous these days is really starting to grind my gears...3 points
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You sir, are a connoisseur of fine basses; you tempt me with everything you list!3 points
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Handsome thing that.3 points
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Wow. That is stunning! 😮 GLWTS 👍3 points
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+1 for the Behringer B205D. Played a support gig a little while ago and the headline acts bassist was using one with his db and he kindly offered to let me try it. It was one of those tight little stages where you are almost stood/sat on your amp, so having this thing at ear height was a godsend. He obviously knew it well and had the eq spot on and it produced a surprising amount of bass from its 5” speaker. Plus points I could clearly hear every note I played, downsides I could clearly hear every note I played. Note to self, stop prattling around on the internet and practice more instead 😂3 points
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Just what the world needs - another Fender clone.3 points
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I'd recommend using a decent recording interface, and not use an amp at all. Most bass is recorded directly into the desk. Just my tuppence-worth.3 points
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Utter overkill IMHO. 8x10s are only for bands with roadies. Where are you using it - an aircraft hangar? Even if you're recording the cab sound with a microphone, you only need a single speaker cab to do that.3 points
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Extraordinary person and life, all too easy to overlook that at a time of serious sexism and elitism she was always seen by audiences and colleagues alike as the real deal and never a token, and that was still the case 50 years later among audiences and colleagues of very different generations and cultures. RIP Annie ❤️3 points
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Sansamp - Punchy, grindy tone without distorting Then add a: TC Electronic Spark Booster - adds as little or as much grit as you want or: Joyo Double Thruster (budget copy of a Darkglass B3K and just as good IMHO) You don't need anything more than the Sansamp plus one of these.3 points
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In general, I've found that bass is only interesting to bassists.3 points
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Immaculate as new condition: Special Amber Transparent Satin Finish Flamed Etimoe Curved Body 24 fret 5 Piece Wenge Neck with Etimoe stripes, Wenge Fretboard and AAAA Flamed Maple Headstock Warwick Machine heads Just-A-Nut III Tedur Ying Yang inlays 12th and 24th frets 20" Radius 34" Scale length 1.5" Nut width, 2.1" at 12th, 2.4" at 24th Brass Jumbo Frets, extra high extra hard Passive Nordstrand Hum Cancelling J Style Neck PU, Passive Nordstrans Dual Coil Soapbar Bridge PU Active MEC 2-way Electronics Vol/bal/Mid/ Treble and Bass Stacked 3 way toggle Switch - Series/Parallel/Single Coil Warwick 2 piece 3D Bridge and tailpiece Warwick strap locks and Strap Warwick User Kit RockBag Starline Gigbag Certificate of Authenticity Original Shipping box Currently Strung with LaBella Low Tension Flats 042/1002 points -
I have 2 PJB 4B speakers plus one Rocksolid cover. These are amazing little cabs that deliver clean clear bass right down to a low B with crisp mids and highs. They are 300w at 8Ohms so the two together make a great little stack providing 600w at 4Ohms. A rig you can fit in a normal car boot. £200 each plus £15 for the cover. Will chuck in the cover if someone buys both. I'm under pressure to reduce the amount of amps in the house so this is a great price and I don't want to go any lower. Pick up would be ideal but can ship at buyer's expense. Have a load of packaging in the shed.2 points -
No argument here!! Just move on. There's an old saying: 'None so queer as folk'.2 points
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I think the “bb sound” is so evident on “No Doubt” and “Tragic Kingdom” by No Doubt - it’s an amazing bass sound - not harmed by Tony Kanal being an absolute monster. If you want to hear classic BB slapped - go for “No Doubt” and finger style “Tagic Kingdom” without a doubt (😉) it’s just his bb1600 with volume and tone wide open for the vast majority. a 414 through a decent amp (Tony Kanal uses Gallien Kreuger) can get close. I also have no recollection or record of who I sold my 1600 to 😞2 points
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First bit of feed back for Elliott! He just bought an amp from me, lovely bloke and dead easy to deal with. All good and welcome to the money pit!2 points
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I was looking up Jason Arthur Welsh bass player after listening to a track earlier, and he played on these 2, really good player and nice Basslines and this really sounds like old school Aswad and steel Pulse with Brinsley Ford2 points
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Andy Baxter has just listed a ‘62 slab board Precision with loads of mojo. https://www.andybaxterbass.com/collections/bass-guitars/products/1962-fender-precision-bass-sunburst-32 points
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Medium the does the cheaper expression pedal labled future impact work with the c4?2 points
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Save yourself a heap of money and just go straight into your computer via an interface, and if you need any effects use plugins in your DAW. If you aren't playing live you can at least dispense with the cab if you want to record the tone of the amp, but you can get the same result with an ABM 3002 points
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They're pioneering a new form of short scale.2 points
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Currently is the worst that fender you got where they forgot to sell you the body2 points
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Hi For sale this Highway one from 2009. Some signs of wear who give more mojo:-) custom shop 60's pu's Vintage bridge. nitro finish 4.1kg Everything works. Comes in a gigbag. No trades please. Cheers2 points -
Our own @Andyjr1515 did one when he built my Psilos bass.2 points
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Well the 73P and the 66J were my two best. The P came in one piece, the J took a couple of years and came in seven pieces from seven different donors. If I don't get back into the workforce soon, the 73P may become the worst purchase!2 points
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Scroll to the first post 😉 #heretohelp2 points
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That looks a lot like Utera basses logo. Guessing Hipshot made them some with their logo on perhaps?2 points
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Don't cross the streams. As volume does change perception, perhaps make recordings with gain and volume set identically for each cab, and then import each recording into Audacity and use the Normalize function to get them all to the same volume. Then use both sets of recordings, with explanations, for listening tests.2 points
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Double bass is tortuous and exhausting, it’s why we play it 🧐2 points
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Her death has really got me thinking. I'm 63, started off a punk ended up in a pit and all the clubs and dives inbetween.. done a lot, loved it all. To me she was more than Peely, maybe because she was a woman...I dunno...In a way the female equivalent of Bowie tho not a musician, just one of those people who maybe influenced more people in the pop scene than it's realised.2 points
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Many thanks for all the advice, here it is - all sorted! I don’t know what it is about this one, I’ve had many stingrays and Stirling basses over the years and this one is incredible and very different in sound to the others that have passed through my hands. Pickup and electronics are stock.2 points
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As it happens I've just seen this on YT. 4 separate videos going through 48 different bass drive pedals pretty much in order of price. Low, mid and high gain settings for each. Should give you an idea of what you might like to try. I now want an EBS Multidrive!2 points
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Many bass drive pedals come with a clean blend feature so that it-'s possible to still retain some clean punch to the driven sound. The fact that there's an absolutely bewildering number of drive pedals out there suggests that what constitutes a 'good' bass drive is highly subjective, probably the only way to find out what works for you is start trying some out. Buying and selling in the BC effects classifieds should hopefully keep the inevitable costs of such an endevour to a minimum.2 points
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Your average musician (who isn't a bass player) probably couldn't name the bassist in their favourite band. Bassists are invisible to everybody, other than other bassists. Sad but true2 points
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"It's gonna be free practice for us tonight...super quiet"... Lead Singer Well it was the start of "dry" Jan, but that's maybe going to be the worst prediction of 2024 already in the bag! Was a huge amount of fun!2 points
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Where there’s a will! (See Status)2 points
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