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In near mint condition and fitted with straplock buttons. Plays and sounds wonderfully. Collection from Salisbury, Wiltshire or I'd be happy to meet up within a reasonable distance. I need to sell this wonderful bass, hence the price drop.5 points -
Ahhh this reminds me of a funny story, i have to tell you this.... Andy our guitarist is a bit of a clown, just very random funny things he does. he lives just a stones throw from me, known each other since kids, so we know what makes each other tick. so i give him a lift to gigs sometimes, on the way back from a gig about 1:30 am i pulled into a garage to get some fuel and he goes into the shop, when i went to the counter to pay he dives in front of me with a mars bar and puts it on the counter and says to the guy " how much is that mate?" bloke says 50p, andy stood there ummering and arrring, letting bits of breath out, scratching his chin poking the mars bar, then says,,,,,, " ok, well iv got another few to look at, al let you know" turns and walks off leaving me laughing in front of this guy with his gob open. 🙂 thats the sick sort of sense of humor he has and the sort of sh!t i have to put up with.5 points
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OK, I'll say it one more time, here's the headline: Man Whose Living Is Selling Very Expensive Pieces Of Wood Makes Claims That Expensive Wood Is Very Important For Tone.5 points
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Can we have a 'do compressors actually do anything?' thread now please. It's been a while...4 points
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The easiest way is to get as close as you can at home and then fine-tune your patches during a technical rehearsal with your band. That means you need to know the user interfaces of your multi-effects back to front so you can make the right changes quickly and effectively (pun intended) in the practice room.4 points
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Just made the news,out soon ..... Prices US are-The Driver, Fuzz & Compressor will be $99 & the Delay & Reverb will be $1993 points
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Late reply as I hadn’t seen @Quatschmacher’s tag. I haven’t had the Meatball in a long while but I do have the FT clone and am satisfied with it. One thing about the FT that I like better are the line etchings around the knobs that make recalling settings easier than on the Meatball. One thing to watch on some of the clones are the knob orders. There are some the switch a couple knobs so that the envelope and filter knobs are intermingled. It is helpful to look at the Meatball as the left side controlling the envelope and the right side filtering the frequencies. The pedal is basically split into two halves. Approaching it with this mindset really helped me. Things I’m not excited about with the FT are its size and that it duplicates the Meatball’s poor expression implementation. Perhaps there are pedals that work flawlessly but in order for expression to work with the Intensity knob you have to insert the plug and then pull it out one click for proper functionality. I think some clones may have better implementation. Also, I don’t believe there is real expression frequency sweeping like other filters. I think this may be due to the Range knob’s frequency windows but I can’t say for sure; I’m not a circuit guy. All that said, for an analog filter it is very responsive and can get really fat and filthy if paired with octaves and fuzzes. The effects loop works great for this. One trick to set or use pedals while they are in the loop is to just switch the direction from Up to Down without touching the other knobs. There may be some effect going on based on the other knobs but you shouldn’t have to manipulate them too much to utilize them without unplugging them from the loop. Hope this helps someone down the road.3 points
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I'd try creating your patches at gig volume using your live rig (try renting a rehersal space for an hour or two) and asking the rest of the band for a bit of tweaking time while they play. A rehersal shouldn't just be "can we all play it?", it should include things like ensuring that you sound cohesive as a collective in order to deliver the best results. I was getting what I thought were great results with my GX-100 in isolation. They ended up not working in a band context. It wasn't until I did the above that it all clicked into place. Then, once you have those tones set, you have a point of reference for what tends to work with everyone else playing, so it isn't so arduous in the future.3 points
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Today I learned my spending problem is actually just a nickel allergy3 points
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Well, what can I say? I love it. The Barefaced 10" sound is where it's at for me. Each of these amps sound better to me through this cab than they do through my Super Compact. I like the way they are warm and coloured. It's also very punchy and the bottom end doesn't dominate like it can with the 12"s. I'm very very happy with it. Three gigs to come this month too. Interestingly it's the first cab I have played the Bergantino through which has made me want to keep it over the others. After the last hour of A/B/C testing, the Bergantino is going on the next gig with me as the main amp. I suppose I had better withdraw it from the classifieds then! @shug you will love these. It ain't small though, it's the same size as a Super Twin, just not quite as deep. But the wheels and multiple handle options make it quite easy to move around. Well chuffed, Rob3 points
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Putting this rather stunning Sire P5 up for sale. I’ve been wanting to try these for a while and loved the colour combo of this, but I’m back on 4 string at the moment and it’s not getting used. It’s in great condition, I can’t see any marks on it other than usual playing wear on the pick guard. Let me know any questions. Product specifications Sire Marcus Miller 5-string electric bass guitar model: P5 5-string colour: Mild Green body material: North American alder finish: high gloss neck joint: bolt-on material: roasted maple finish: satin gloss profile: C scale length: 34" (863.4mm) fretboard: hard maple with rounded edges fretboard radius: 9.5" (241.3mm) number of frets: 20 fret type: medium nut material: natural bone nut width: 47.6mm (1.87") position markers: dots hardware bridge: Marcus Miller Vintage-S hardware finish: chrome-plated machine heads: Premium Open Gear pickguard: 3-ply tortoiseshell style electronics pickup: Marcus Standard Vintage-Precision Revolution split-coil controls: volume, tone2 points -
SOLD Price drop to £475 For sale, absolutely no trade offers whatsoever please, and yes I really mean that. 2021 Fender Player 75th anniversary Precision bass, in black / black / maple, 34” long scale, right handed, with upgraded pickups, knobs & wiring, and gig bag. Before I go any further as I know how important this can be, it weighs 3.9Kg / 8.6lbs on my digital luggage scale. It’s still a big ol’ chunk of wood, but lighter than every USA P I’ve had and balances well. It’s in excellent condition as you can see from the photos, has been well looked after (always in hard case when not being played) & is very shiny! There are no dings, paint chips, chunks out of the neck or headstock nibbles. The only minor cosmetic blemishes are: some scratching on the pickguard, 3 longish scratches on the back of the body below the cutaway (very hard to show well on photos as the body is so shiny that it just acts as a mirror!), and some small scratches looking down from the top of the body towards the pickguard, where I tried a trick I read about, which was to slightly unscrew 2 pickguard screws and slide a pick into the gap. I put a Tortex wedge in there, then when I slid it out, that powdery coating stuff that’s on them when new left these scratch marks on the body (I won’t be doing that again!). I’m guessing these may be able to be polished out by someone who knows what they’re doing, but if you know anything about black basses, these marks really aren’t that bad compared to the battle scars than can and do end up on them, and only really noticeable in certain lights / angles anyway, but I’d rather mention these minor blemishes as I pride myself in honest descriptions. It has a really lovely gloss poly maple fingerboard with nice fast satin urethane finish on the back of the neck. Usual 1.625” P width nut. The neck profile is fantastic, and always felt ‘just right’ to me. It’s not scrawny, but far from baseball bat territory, very comfy on the hands. Front to back, with digital calipers, it measures 0.825” at the 1st fret, and 0.905” at the 12th fret. I’d say it’s the nicest Precision neck I’ve ever played, and this includes USA models. The fretboard edges are nicely rounded and smooth. I know this isn’t always the case with Mexican Ps, but it genuinely feels as smooth and round as a USA neck to me. I’m actually quite sad to see it go generally, but especially for how nicely the neck plays. It has a Fender 75th anniversary logo on the back of the headstock, which is a nice touch. It’s strung with GHS Pressurewound M7200 (44-106) rollerwound ‘Alloy 52’ strings with plenty of life left in them. They are smooth and really sing. If you don’t want them, I can keep them & put some nickel rounds on instead, just let me know. Stock open gear tuners & bridge. Pickups have been upgraded to the excellent Fender Custom Shop CS62s. Box included. Wiring upgraded to USA specs via a Northwest Guitars Precision bass wiring kit: 250K CTS pots, 0.047uf orange drop capacitor & switchcraft jack. Great full range of tones compared to the stock pots. Knobs upgraded to Fender Tele / P chrome, knurled flat top knobs (099-13600-000) to fit the 1/4 inch pots, as the stock knobs were slippery & not very good. It has a non Fender 3-ply BWB pickguard. Please note I no longer have the stock pickups, wiring, knobs & pickguard, so these are not included in the sale. Feel free to check my Basschat feedback & PM me if you want to buy it or need more photos. It’s set up with a nice low to medium action & the truss rod turns as it should. It’s sold as seen and described, with the inspection tag but otherwise no paperwork or tools. Serial number shows 2021, I’ve run it through the Fender serial number lookup, and it shows as registered May 2021, see photos for spec sheet. I bought this bass in person from an eBay seller in January 2023, her son got it new & had barely played it as ended up with a different bass. They even kept the tag, which is included here. I paid £480 for this, and have spent £145 on upgrades (pickups 100, wiring loom, pots & knobs 45). It hasn’t been heavily gigged, so I think £575 is a fair price for a great condition P bass with top upgrades (& a free gig bag). I’d go as far as to say that this upgraded beast with a delightful neck and relatively light weight (for a Precision) is an outrageous bargain considering the price of a new American Pro 2 these days. I’ve owned this for a year and a half, which is quite something given the basses that have ‘passed through’ the last few years. Every time I tried anything (including dabbling in short scale), I always came back to this one. I’m a little sad to be selling it, as it’s easily as good as any USA P I’ve had, but my holy grail bass has finally come up, so I have no choice. If money wasn’t an issue (it is), I’d love to be keeping it. I’m certain that someone will be very happy with this bass. I have no box or packing materials, so am listing this as collection only from Southport. I work near St. Helens, so could meet up in that area too, or somewhere in the North West within reason. There is no hard case included in the sale, but I can hand it over in a basic padded gig bag, which from doing a lot of googling I think is a Traditional Strat / Tele bag, it fits fine, but has no straps even though there are clips for them, just carry handles, 8mm padding and a pocket. No timewasters please and absolutely no trade offers whatsoever. Hoping to sell this to an established Basschatter. Edit: Sorry must have missed this when posted the ad, think I caught this partially on one pic, but forgot to mention it, there is a 1cm scratch / scrape mark on the floor-facing edge of the lower horn, just added a final pic showing it. Not visible when playing unless you plan on playing it upside down!2 points -
Hi, I'm a guitarist of 15 years but had the opportunity to join a band as their bassist. I make my own guitars so naturally built by own bass, so I've always been noodling around with bass lines to harmonise riffs. I have an Ampeg PF-500 going into a 115. My own bass as mentioned, 4 string (C tuning) Wilkinson MM p/up with a single V and T.2 points
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This one is for the weight watchers amongst us!! For sale is a Fender American Professional Jazz Bass from 2018, with selected lightweight ash body. In appearance it reminds a lot of the early '80s, with its sienna burst and white knobs/pickup covers. Apparently this model was limited to only 300 pieces available worldwide. This beautiful bass only weighs a pinch above 3,6kg! The bass is in used but good condition. It has some small damages and usermarks, but nothing out of the ordinary. All hardware and electronics work like they should, and the neck is straight. The frets show a bit of wear, but again nothing special. Playability and sound are both great as you would expect from a good USA Fender. The original hardcase is included, which has a damaged corner. Also included is a COA and some other stuff. Lowered asking €1.500 I am located in the Netherlands, but happy to ship at buyers risk and expense.2 points -
Hi ! I hope this is allowed. If anyone need custom/discontinued/hard to find knobs, I can 3D model and resin 3D print them. I've done it for Wal knobs, Aria knobs, Ibanez inspired knobs. Some 3D models : Some finished products pictures : Feel free to let me know if you want some2 points
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I just saw an article from GB News about Idles set. They're not fans, who'd have thought it? Absolute fury about the anti monarchy chant (even though GB News hate Charles) and the dinghy and ceasefire displeased them greatly. I get the impression Idles my not be upset about this review. The writer seems to think politics in music is a new phenomenon (it goes back at least 100 years) and exclusively liberals (Ted Nuget, Kid Rock & Jason Aldean are liberals?)2 points
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You're Moving Out Today — Carole Bayer Sager2 points
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I wouldn't bother outside of the first and last frets. You're setting how straight the neck is, when you measure at the 8th fret you're roughly halfway down the length of the fretboard. That's where the bow should be at its greatest, that's all you need to measure.2 points
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Oh and whilst I’m here - I don’t think any strap makes a super heavy bass worth it. I’ve had to sell some seriously heavy basses because at the end of the day weight is weight and even some made my leg go dead when I played sitting down 😂2 points
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wantred to try this for a while! the Vo-1 is cool but i wanted to add some verb and maybe some other weird stuff, so using the hx in stereo to have a second bass signal but also treat the signal out of the Vocoder annoyingly my intface crapped itself last night but im gonna record some clips using my zoom h6 tonight2 points
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I use ultimate guitar for their pro-tabs, and often YouTube play-along tabs/lessons. If a piece is too challenging then I’ll simplify it and build up to the ‘proper’ version. I have learned some stuff by ear, starting with root notes and adding my own frills around them. it works for me.2 points
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I think the difference wood makes is a different difference to that made by pickups.2 points
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(Withdrawn - now using for reamping) Boss GT 1000 Core Excellent condition (apart from small scrape to paintwork on base), perfect working order. Only a few months old since I bought it new (can provide that receipt). Boxed, with power supply and paperwork. £375 including postage via special delivery. Embarrassingly, I keep buying these new and then selling once band situations change. It all works well, now I'm only using it for tuner and compressor though (as I use the Amp for EQ, and don't use any effects).... and I have a seperate tuner!2 points -
Personally I have been pondering for a long time about getting the DiMarzio Split P, but wiring the two halves, which already individually got 2 humbucking coils each, in parallel, instead of wiring them in standard series connection, for a flatter response, with less boomy low end and more high end. I've pondered on the Herrick multi coil P too, as it seem like a really interesting concept, and I am extremely curious as to how it would sound. JBE/Joe Barden pickups are blade pickups as well. This I can warmly recommend, will balance out the tonal difference between low/thick strings and high/thin strings, instead of emphasizing it, as a traditional orientation P pickup will actually do.2 points
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Might you consider a reverse P layout? Sam x2 points
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Just bought an EHX English Muff'N on Reverb, which despite it's name is tube based Marshall'ish preamp/overdrive pedal, for just 100 Euro, which is nearly half the price of what they usually go for used : Edit/Update!: Send today, and as the seller lived in Denmark too I should have it already Monday or Tuesday, probably Tuesday though. Really exited about getting to try this out, I kind of plan for it to become part of my main setup. Not sure if I will use it as an overdrive effect, or it will be used mainly as yet another tube preamp stage. Probably will end up as either my main pre reverb overdrive effect, or possibly replace the Joyo Orange Juice overdrive that I currently use as part of my main high gain distortion setup, mixed in parallel with a Mosky Black Rat in Tuebo RAT mode. Edit/Update 2!: I have received the pedal, and not only does it work flawlessly, it also sounds no short of amazing, both as cleanish preamp and as overdrive! I had high expectations, but got to say they have been exceeded, I am blown away with how awesome this pedal sounds.2 points
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The ABM doesn't have a valve preamp, it has a valve drive in the preamp - the preamp itself is transistor but it has a separate (single) valve just for doing the valve overdrive effect. ABMs are pretty well bomb proof if that is your main concern, and also well supported by ashdown2 points
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Got myself a crying, talking, sleeping, walking.........2 points
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The previous vids in his series compared tone of the original to the substutes. The 4x2 sounded just like the original. That's some exotic tonewood!2 points
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I've only just bought myself a bass (about 2 months ago) thinking it looked like the most fun way of trying to stave off dementia as I plummet into middle age. Loving it so far but I was going through various Youtubers to see how best to start with it. Then someone suggested I pick a song that I like the bassline to and find a tutorial an learn from there. I settled on Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and found the video below. In retrospect it's probably a bit too advanced for my first go at 'music' but it's definitely a fun journey. I thought I'd hit a goldmine with this guy but unfortunately there isn't too much on his channel that's as good as this for someone who wants to learn a specific tune. He has plenty of good stuff but I was hoping he'd have a hundred songs to learn in the same style ready and waiting for me to get into. Unfair of me really as it must have taken ages to go through the one song like this. Better ears than mine might tell me he's not that good but he sounds excellent to me.2 points
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Just waiting for the price increase which will no doubt arrive along with an "improved design"2 points
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Anyone remember lifting the needle on the record and dropping it back down a bit further back to relisten? And then a few years later rewinding the C60 cassette over and over? It's got a lot easier these days learning new songs mind 😆2 points
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From the top: 1978 1985 1994 2012 And below, last weekend at sunny South Shields Amphitheatre 29/6/242 points
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It's here! Looks fab. I will try to give it a whizz this afternoon. Rob2 points
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Epiphone Allen Woody. I absolutely love mine...2 points
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I have it’s Stringray sibling. Nearly identical including mutes. Amazing guitar and similary a keeper.2 points
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Just catching up on the sets I didn’t watch last weekend. Have to say, I think the National is on a par with Radiohead in ‘97 for me. Amazing.1 point
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Thr Baroque rhythm section (double bass/cello and harpsichord usually) was f***ing awesome, predating similar awesomeness by the likes of Chic by about 300 years 👍1 point
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I was literally on my way to do the same until I saw you'd beaten me to it!1 point
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I did. And I then did my public duty by posting it here 🤓1 point
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Anything by John Martyn and Danny Thompson but this is especially delicious. https://youtu.be/ohmSPv-rtSQ?si=6SEQn3lYfQyeiuEk1 point
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Their debut Cross is the widely regarded by fans as the best of their 4 studio albums though I actually prefer their latest. Hyperdrama. Still, all of their stuff is great IMO1 point
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This has to be the bass equivalent of swirling the wine round your mouth, spitting it out then spouting some florid prose about what the sensation meant to you in an ill-advised attempt to sound authoritative? Less cork sniffing, more playing and we all become better bass players.1 point
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Everything about this show and the documentary of that week is incredible... certainly worth a viewing if you haven't!1 point
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They're great units. Just like BigRedX I've a history of trying to make a bass amp more like a pa system. I've had racks with channel strips and pa power amps, as well as Kempers, Helicies and a few others. I had an original rack bass pod pro! The only frfr cabs I ever used with my Kemper were a pair (well, usually just one) Barefaced FR800. Sadly discontinued and something that I really regret selling, but just awesome. 800 watts into what was essentially a Barefaced Big Baby. My Kemper never crossed over with any of my other attempts at frfr stage amplification but I have no reason to believe it wouldn't work just fine with any of the usual contenders from RCF, QSC, etc. Sorry about the crap photo. Camera phones weren't so good in eons passed1 point
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Ah, I have a french accordionist pal who's seriously into Colombian folk and the like but also seems to try and cross genres like folk and jazz. Always on the lookout for people to play with but he's a couple of hundred kilometres north of you if you're that close to the border.1 point
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Slowdive - 2017 self titled album - after a 22 year hiatus1 point
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How posh is that? A combined play/record button! 😲1 point
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Something else to consider if you are planning to replace with a new driver, and while not as sonically important, is whether whatever driver you choose will actually fit the existing cutout hole in the speaker box. For example, the Faital Pro 15PR-400 won't fit these types of TE combo cabs or the standard similar 1153 cabs. The cast frame basket on the FP is decidely larger than the original pressed steel Trace Eliot branded Celestion speakers. The Faital Pro does however work perfectly as a drop in replacement to the bigger 1518 TE cabs. The FP might fit your cab with a bit of woodwork ( removal ) to increase the cutout size, however the front mounting flange is also very much deeper which means there is precious little space between the speaker and the grille. A large cone excursion might actually contact the steel grille. The SICA/JENSEN driver mentioned also has a slightly larger basket diameter and mounting circle than typical Celestion or Eminence pressed steel baskets. Lavoce interestingly have a wide range of pressed steel basket drivers in traditional and neo magnet configurations and these are much nearer or similar to Celestion dimensions. I was wondering why Ashdown suggested the Pulse 15 and one reason may have been that it will probably drop right in the hole and the mounting screw holes will line up. There may be other Celestions or even Eminence units that might be more suitable sonically and will fit( sorry can't suggest any!). Basically, not all 15 inch drivers are the same size🙄1 point
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Tape removed and pickguard installed, in case anybody was wondering:1 point
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