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Just got this 🙂 Wanted to get a Spector neckthru 5 string and this came up... I've been using a Jazz and this neck is thicker but still nice, but the sound difference is really surprising....the Jazz goes through a couple of different overdrive/distortion pedals which seems overkill for this so far...really happy with it! The quality is lovely.

This Saturday we're playing Strawberry Fest. Sponsored by C.Weislers. Huge event with lots of walk by traffic. We start at 2:00. There will be a covered stage. Dep drummer, no rehearsal with him. We'll be winging it. I need this gig money. I have property taxes due on 7/31. Daryl

https://invisibleairwaves.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552872658641 Here's their Tom Sawyer. Other full-song clips are on their website.

I remember trying to get a better live sound at a gig a couple of years ago by adjusting the EQ. It took me a while but in the end I felt there was a big improvement and I got the sound I wanted. At the end of the gig, I looked at the settings on my amp and realised the EQ IN button on my amp was set at OFF. All my knob twiddling was useless, as the EQ section hadn't been switched on. Yet I had been convinced I could hear a big difference. The mind is a strange thing......

I’ve always loved cream DiMarzio’s - just so ‘80s 😎

Rumble 800 Head and 2 x 210 ! Nice together with an old P

I took my Squier JagWah to rehearsal last night. It was fun. Not a hint of neck dive, and it didn't feel any heavier than my P. Action was so easy. My current band demands that I play at the dusty end; til recently anything north of the 7th fret required a weeks notice so I could neck a can of spinach and get in a couple of gym sessions. But this was almost too easy. Sounded great too, bit of a David Wm Sims tone with both pickups (weedy as the bridge is on its own) and a fat P with just the P. Don't think I'll be changing them any time soon. Best surprise though was the evenness of tone between strings. The Newtone strings might be a big factor in all the above. It does need a setup though. Intonation is a bit out, easily sorted, but there's a bit of choking going on that's not apparent with the whole band making a racket but not so good for recording. It'd be nice to keep the low action so I'm taking it for a fettle by someone that won't break it.

Here's my old band "Stupidity" playing She Does it Right from a couple of year's ago. She Does It Right - Stupidity.mp4

This is why a big collection with multiple different styles is a necessity. Whatever whim/taste/vibe you want will be catered for 😎

I started jamming with our old guitarist and a chap with stripped down drums (bass, snare, hihat) in what was meant to be a blues band. We started off with just straightforward progressions with each initially bluesy thing becoming improvised jazz funk or even freer. Great fun was had, but as we'd been practicing in the local church the drummer's wife (ie vicar) heard us and now we're doing our first gig at the Church Music Day this Saturday. We've got no songs, and have half an hour to fill...

One month later. The headstock veneer was not saved or reused. Instead, the luthier found a new veneer to match the body. All that remains is for the neck (but not the headstock) to be sealed with a finish; a serial number to be put on the back of the head; and for the luthier to buy a Washburn XB925 transfer and pop it in the package (for me, postage from the USA would be $16 for a $5 item). I have an update on the colour, and another on the saddle. But for now, here, the completed neck.

Yep ..I put my gk amp on there today ..literally sold in an hour 👍…it did go for a better price than I’d advertised on here ..but with the fees it’s what I would have let it go to another bass chatter..just feels better selling on here 🤟

Burning Down The House - Talking Heads or The Cardigans with Tom Jones, take your pick.

We've been playing a lot of the same stuff for over 15 years. However, our material is pretty much wide open. And we never play anything the same twice. I posted a video of us performing Neil Young's " Ohio". We've been playing it for years but not like the video. It was basically a jam format. When it works it's very cool. When it doesn't it's a drag. Daryl

If the cabs are identical, design, speakers, sensitivity etc, except for the impedance, then the 4 ohm cab may sound louder to you. If you’re talking about wholly different cabs, make, manufacturer, speakers etc, then all bets are off. Rob

That's probably because we didn't allow replies to posts, or a bump function. Mostly because it would otherwise have become a place to trade and sell without placing an ad. I agree, it wasn't a great solution. Now it's for supporting members only, it's all allowed. You can reply, sell, bump etc in there, plus the wanted ads aren't visible to scammers who are using them to offer items that don't exist for sale. The same has happened at Bassic.de and Talkbass, too.

Unorthodox way of sharing an IR, but can confirm it works!

We didn't market ourselves as a Dr Feelgood tribute, but I suppose we were really because we called ourselves Stupidity after their album of the same name, and we only played Dr Feelgood songs. Here's a shortened selection of songs. Stupidity Selection.mov "Hello Josephine" recorded in rehearsal, I'm sitting down because I had just come out of hospital the day before following an op to have a fatty lump removed from my stomach. Hello Josephine (Rehearsal).mp4

Y'all saying Nathan East and Niles Rodgers got no groove? 😲 The bass line doesn't repeat, there are subtle changes all the way through. Boring world if we all liked the same thing though 😜

It's a T500, and I really really enjoy it. I've had it for about 10 years and it does everything so perfectly. Very easy to use EQ, waaaaay more power than I need... I have no need for another amp.

How does changing the EQ increase or decrease string tension? It's impossible.

Put the stand slightly out of reach so you only look at it when really necessary. Otherwise you'll end up staring at it. Sometimes you have to be make the mistakes to realise where they might happen. If I get lost I tend to default to a Duck Dunn walk until I end up on the right note again!

California Über Alles - Dead Kennedys

I deliberately sought out a set of cream pup covers when I put this together.

I worded my reply very carefully. Perhaps you didn’t pick up on it. Your assertion that they have not done amp/cab IR remains correct.

Hi bass dudes My Rush tribute band is playing live next Friday (June 28th) in Bracknell at the Acoustic Couch and I wanted to share this video here from our rehearsal we did last week. Geddy is my bass hero and I'm very excited to try and do some of his amazing basslines justice in a live setting. If anyone is interested, here is the link for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/invisible-airwaves-a-tribute-to-rush-tickets-797365380317 Would love to nerd out over some Rush related bass stuff with anyone who can make it Cheers Hemi

Forgot about the mighty diamonds

So I've been with the current band for almost three years now. In that time our set has evolved but there's a distinctive style to how we play (all covers but rocked up versions of pop songs etc). Well, we have a gig that the lead guitarist can't make it to. So last night we rehearsed as a three piece to try and work out what from our existing bank of songs would be both appropriate and workable. And then it happened. We were throwing ideas around for songs we either haven't played in years, have never played together... Some I had never heard at all! We ended up busking through nine new songs, but because we've played together and learned lots of songs together some felt like finished products, some others just need a little tightening up. Overall it was just really fun to throw ideas out and then "have a go" but it turns out really well. Abba, Dancing Queen...? I've never even tried to play it, gave it a go, loved it, sounded great. We would never do that in the full band, ever. "I'd always wanted to do the Baywatch theme tune..." I thought out loud, expecting to be shot down. Guitarist "did it years ago in solo acoustic stuff..." We start to play it and it sounds and feels excellent. No lead guitar? No problem. Fretless bass and some more fills than usual and we are away. Had an absolute blast.

Similar experience for me after years in 4 and 5 piece cover bands, move to the sticks, hook up with a guitarist with a voice. End up as a duo playing pop songs I never would have listened to in the past and having a ball.

White/cream pickups eh? 2001 Owen knew they were the very lamest of the lame. I now look at them and think "tasty".

Here's the view after a load of sanding, veneer, routing, finishing and all that!

Uptown Funk is great fun to play. Make sure you do it on a 5 string. None of that higher octave nonsense. It needs to be guttural. Runaway Baby is another that works really well. Funk that "everybody will know" is not an easy task. Everybody likes to dance to it, but hardly any of the punters know the song names or the artists. Can you post your existing set list? But if you have a load of well known ones anyway - educate the masses!

Enjoyed that!

Dope. I saw Kiefer this year in Highbury & Islington. Was cool. I’ve followed him before he even got signed. Soundcloud was a great place. Had loads of convos with him also. Cool guy.

Time to get a £50 used Zoom B1-4? 😂

You can thank the muppets that tried to be smart by selling a bass for 99p with £400 postage costs for eBay putting commission on postage costs. I actually completely disagree that ebay's fees are unreasonable. There are lots of reasons to complain about ebay but the fees aren't one of them - financially ebay is a fantastic deal. Everyone just expects something for nothing these days it seems.

Yep we've had that issue on occasion where the set was too long and we were running out of time to finish for the night. We end up debating what song is dropped. I just stand at the side awaiting a resolve altho sometimes i don't hear what song we're doing next. We now have songs marked on the set list that we will drop for whatever reason. I've already covered the issue of adding more songs to an already long setlist without dropping other songs. Its no wonder we run out of time at the end of the night. I live in hope and dream of the day we stick to 2x1hr sets. Dave

Well - went for the Sire! Pros The neck is great - in terms of being able to navigate it, despite the extra frets, it works really well. The body cut out also works very well in terms of points of reference and easy access.. - very nice feel and profile, not sticky, sits really well in the hand and is very comfortable and "fast". - sounds powerful with lots of bottom end - it'll take me a while to get the EQ predictably right, but it's a lot more powerful than other (PJ) basses I have. It's also quite different - more so than I imagined vs a PJ. - gets noticed! (my other basses are all black). This could be good .... or bad! It's VERY good for a budget bass - to the extent that I'm glad I didn't go for a Fender at a similar price (or similar spec at twice the price). Cons - some of these are not Sire related - just the difference between J Bass/P Bass Arrived with a "scuffed" Headstock - just cosmetic but am having a conversation with Thomann. The set-up is OK - action a little high, and there's variation in String volume/feel so maybe need to get the string heights sorted +/- pickup heights - otherwise good. The body really is noticeably different to the P Bass styles I've always played - bit clumsy in comparison and BIG - and of course it doesn't really want to stand up straight in a stand. It's little bit heavier than I'm used to, but OK (used it last night for the first time in a 2.5hour gig and no problems.). More neck dive than I'm used too - so maybe lightweight tuners called for? The Headstock isn't better in real life! (Predictably) - Insertion loss on Pup Controls (very noticeable live and difficult to predictably change the sound on the hoof). So, it's very good and a great introduction to a J Bass, albeit with 24 frets and a bigger cutaway (which work very well). It doesn't feel cheap, but it certainly doesn't feel "high end". It's probably a keeper in which case it'll probably get a few mods which will bring it up to a great gigging bass!