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Snagged one! It's a Thunderbird, it does Thunderbird-y things (except neck dive, which is apparently a Thunderbird-y thing). Only had a quick razz in the headphones but it sounds good to me! It's a hard so-and-so to photograph for the camera in my mobile, it only shows the true sparkle when it's pulling focus and I catch it in the act thus: Sod it, have a video. 07_thunderbird 64 purple moving.mp422 points
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I have some friends that I met through open mic that asked me to play with them. They got excited when I suggest I use my upright bass. I like the singer's voice and they people involved but it's not strictly 'my sort of thing' musically. Still, it gets me out the house and I like playing with different people and learning new stuff. I just need to get some experience playing venues with higher ceilings!15 points
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Ok, New Bass Day! That last pic I posted was of this bass. I picked it up yesterday for evaluation, and I've done the deal today. I'm pretty excited about this one, it's quite special. 1973 Fender Jazz Bass in original factory black with white guard. Neck, pickup and pots all date to '73. The wiring appears untouched, as do the pickups. I've spent the last hour restringing it, and giving it a setup and intonation. It plays like a dream and sounds fabulous. It is entirely original, but missing the covers and case, hey ho. Needless to say, one went out of the door too today, and I'm quite a bit lighter in cash than I was yesterday, but I think it was worth it. Thanks, Rob14 points
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Back at the Monarch Bar in Dunfermline with Temptation Waits on Saturday night. Good gig, not much of a crowd for the first set, but got a bit busier and rowdier for the second set when some merry punters arrived. Bar owner had forgotten to order enough stock for the weekend though, so there wasn't much bevvy to go around! We added six new songs for this one, which we got through okay apart from me during Welcome To The Jungle where I went a bar too early to a different section near the end. Oops. From what I can gather, only me and one of the guitarists noticed. Annoyed with myself though. Gear was my Fender Jazz into HX Stomp board, Aguilar Tonehammer 350 head and 2 Markbass NY121 cabs.10 points
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Did someone mention fretless 70's Jazz bound neck....... Very much not all original of course, but mostly early 70's in origin 👍10 points
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Now I want a blue one 🙄 Why does it have to become an obsession 😅9 points
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Dropzone played the Purple Turtle in Reading last night. Much bigger crowd than I was expecting for a cold Monday night in December. Lots of cheering and dancing, and good feedback afterwards. Hopefully will get some more gigs there soon. ( We've played in the rather dingy basement before, but this was our first on the main stage ) I used their house Blackstar bass combo, I managed to make it sound like I wanted fairly quickly, but I'm pretty undemanding in this regard.9 points
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Have got one of these on the way now, hoping this sorts out my back issues when gigging!7 points
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30 year old, lovely old bass,P 60 pickups, a few knocks but nothing major,pics show it with a black scratchplate, but now sports a lovely torte plate and tug bar,lovely rosewood neck,a joy to play, Black scratchplate comes with it. No case, so collection meet only.6 points -
I'm sure that if I returned in half an hour, every bass ever made with a scratchplate will have been listed here 😀6 points
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Watts don't matter. If they did one wouldn't be able to gig with an Ampeg B15N. It's the total package that counts. I know that trying before you buy isn't easy, but it's still the best way to find what works for you, well worth investing a day or two.5 points
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Here are my four little beauties. 1987 Japanese Fender Jazz 62RI with ebony fretless neck and Bartolini's. 2004 Japanese Fender Precision 62RI with rosewood fretless neck and Fender American 62 Vintage pickups. Japanese Fender PJ with Status fretless neck and I believe Nordstrand pickups but I could be wrong. No idea on the date either. 1989 Fender Jazz 6wRI with rosewood fretless neck. They all sound totally different.5 points
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Pretty rare old beast this. Bought recently elsewhere as I love the look of the DanElectro Lonhorns but can’t get on with short scale. This baby has lived a life and it came to me with plenty of dings and scratches, but nothing terrible, but don’t expect immaculate. The electrics were scratchy and itchy with intermittent cutting out. However, that’s all sorted now. The pickup is a Dimarzio with switching from big P to huge P (series/parallel?) and the tone control has a wide range. It’s got new set of D’Addario nickel 45-105’s and is set up nicely now with a low action and bob on intonation. The colour looks brown, but it’s a kind of purple brown sparkle which is very subtle. Happy to put up some sound clips. Weighs about 9lbs It was a purchase based on “that looks cool” before trying (I know, shallow right?) plus I do like a Dimarzio P. Well it didn’t disappoint on either of those criteria and I’ve recorded with it and gigged this Saturday gone. Roger Glover use to use one….heres a link to an old article where he praises the bass: https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-bass-behind-rainbow/12028 And that’s where I’ve come unstuck. The same reason that I’ve bought and sold Spectors, I love the tone and playability but I can’t get over the top horn placement. It needs to be over the 12th fret for me, like boring old Fs. Its balance is fairly horizontal as opposed to headstock pointing to floor. But even with my extra wide and grippy strap it won’t stay where I want and the headstock seems far away. I have rotator cuff problems with both shoulders, but particularly my left one, so it’s uncomfortable and not helping my physio recovery. I’m disappointed, but it’s back to my Fs for me. At some point someone has attempted to reposition the strap pins. Once to the rear of the upper horn and one about 2 inches above the rear pin, presumably to try re balancing? So if you want something that will destroy brick walls and gets lots of “oooh that’s an interesting bass” and “is it a harp”, or “man alive you’re a SMF playing that baby” then this is for you. Had a lot of queries about condition and dings etc. So have uploaded more pictures circling. I cleaned the neck when I got it and it’s in lovely condition (see pics). It’s an old bass that’s seen action. But plays great all the way up the 24 frets. Pick up from my gaff in Bath or meet up within reasonable agreed distance. Can post but will now need to source a box and packaging material. £20 pp.4 points -
Yesterday I bought a very nice 6 string Unicorn Artist. This is the third Unicorn for me; the first - a 32" four string - I sold to a friend. The 32" was not for me. My second was, or is, my jolly green giant, the five string in British Racing Green. This one is the most flamboyant of all basses I've ever had. Lots and lots of different wood species. The best thing is, it is solid as a rock, sounds like a HUGE Jazz Bass in my hands, and really demands me to wear a tuxedo... Anyway, I like it!4 points
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I have owned this bass practically from new (long story!), but I haven't played it for a few years as I've only played 5-string now for many years. It has always been well looked after with the battery removed when not in use. It comes with the Warwick Rock Case and original folder/tools and paperwork Collection only from the Hants/Wilts border, 7 miles west of Andover - although I will be travelling up to North Manchester for 10 days from about 17th December. I'm not looking for any trades as I own too many guitars and I'm down-sizing - I also need the money for other bills! From the Warwick website: Serial number: H 127933-06 Article number: 1324361301CDAFHOWW produced: 24.08.2006 Description: Corvette FNA, 4-string Nirvana Black Stain Highpolish finish, Swamp Ash/AA Flamed Maple top body, Ovangkol neck, Chrome hardware Made in Germany Soundcloud clip from 10 years ago: https://soundcloud.com/dee-mischka/who-knows-where-the-time-goes-by-sandy-denny?si=023015b6d20a4cbd9102d38e9ef4b380&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing4 points -
Reworked around the hx stomp just in time for a run of Xmas gigs and also the first for me since welcoming my daughter into the world!4 points
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I have made the decision to focus solely on playing bass in church and, to step back from playing acoustic guitar, and singing. Bass is my passion, it's my forte and I know it's where I can best serve the Lord and my church. I only ever played guitar and sang in my last church because the Worship Leader left and I fell into the position, I did it for 3-4 years but never really enjoyed it. I know that I've made the right decision because I genuinely feel like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders.4 points
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My 1979 fretless Music Man Stingray, a delight to play and stare at. I'm waiting for a transparent pickguard as the wood grain on the body is just wonderful.4 points
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We were using a new mixing desk on only its third live outing, and the desk upgrade had so far been great on its first two outings. However we initially came unstuck on Saturday night's gig as were using it for the first time with a keyboard, and found that it was only being fed to one of the FoH speakers via the desk. Turned out that the sole output from the (very budget!) keys used by our singer is a headphone out socket and she had a TRS --> TRS lead. However because it's a headphone out, it's therefore a TRS stereo signal, whereas the desk inputs are TRS balanced mono. Anyway we managed to figure out that splitting the stereo signal into two mono and using two of the desk inputs was the workaround, but it meant for a somewhat more stressful sound check than I had anticipated! I suspect that's going to be a relatively unusual set of circumstances as most keys should have more connectivity than just a headphone out socket? The gig turned out ok in the end, though! All's well that ends well, eh? 😊4 points
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These look very nice but there’s very little info about them outside of instagram, does anyone have any experience with this brand? Not cheap, but not insanely priced either, seems to be in line with other builders. Basically a Musicmaster with pickup / colour options, looks great if you’re into this kind of thing. https://www.kitharaguitars.com/samson3 points
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Last Friday saw us back at The Speakeasy Bar in Hinckley. Cracking gig, with many of the crowd saying they'd come to see us play before, which was great. We rattled out our set of good 'ole Country choons, with a sprinkling of Chrimbo songs for good measure. Finished the set with Islands in the Stream followed by MIFLAW. Cheesy I know, but fun to play and lapped up by everyone throwing shapes in front of us. 2nd encore ....Sweet Home Alabama (well you have to really). We did throw in 2 or 3 originals into the set which were very well received. Mike Lull P4 through a Handbox R400 with matching cab, with just a graphics eq and a thumpinator in the effects loop The band is called Southern Frontier Country Band...check us out on Farcebook and give us a like 🤠 Obligatory gig pics some of the excellent crowd3 points
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We did the first set without our drummer. He was stuck on the M25. IMO we sounded pretty good. He arrived just before the second set and only had time to set up the bass drum, snare , hi-hat and 1 cymbal. With fewer things to hit, it was the best gig he played during his time with the band.3 points
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got the new bassman fuzz and the Rival from Zero fret so put them on for some fun3 points
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There's a documentary about an old British heavy metal band that's quite good.3 points
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Around 90 miles away from me, so at my age I would need to purchase one of these first…..3 points
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Rockfield - The Studio on the Farm It's been on the box, Beeb4, Ch4, Sky Arts, one of those. Good watch.3 points
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Very much not all original of course, but mostly early 70's in origin3 points
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Just found this 1964 BBC documentary about ska. Excellent film.3 points
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Thoroughly in the "what the song needs" camp. Happily though, every song needs a complex line.3 points
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Sorry... Multiply post was outside my control!3 points
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In an old band we were playing for a wedding at York Racecourse, nice function suite and quite posh. Seven of the band’s members arrived on time, but the guitarist was notable by his absence. Eventually we got a phone call from him, wondering if the set up time had been put back. When told we were due to start playing soon, he asked if we were in a different part of the venue, and only then did it dawn on him that he was at Beverley Racecourse, over 30 miles away! We did the first set without him, nobody died…3 points
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Hi all, Moving on this fantastic 2008 Lakland 55-02 for a couple of different reasons; I’m primarily a 4 string player and I’m looking to order another Lakland US bass. Last in, first out and all that. This bass is stock, so Lakland LH3 pickups/preamp, as well as a really nice slim and fast neck profile, not as chunky as my 2016 55-01. The colour is a solid ‘piano’ black, not a black sparkle like more recent 55-02s. The bass is in great condition, no wear to write home about other than the standard swirling you might see on a 17 year old bass. The input jack has a slight intermittent issue which would be a simple fix for anyone with a soldering iron. Typically I would, but only have lead solder and don’t want to have the fumes with a new baby in the house. Weight wise it’s pretty much bang on 9lbs (see photo). Not unusual for Skylines of this era, but fairly rare of the newer ones. These are the only pictures I have of it so far, will grab a few more tomorrow (along with a post-it haha). Potentially interested in a Guild Starfire II in trade (not green) in trade. Or a Sire P5-5 in white as part-ex. Don’t really have the means/brain space to ship it at the moment, so pickup/meetup preferred. I’m in Hazlemere, Bucks, basically High Wycombe. £750 inc very basic gig bag. Cheers Si2 points -
As the title says... light home use only a handful of times. Another project gathering dust. Extras are: Pyramid Gold flats fitted. Zero Glide zero fret conversion nut (not fitted). Genuine Höfner Germany ebony bridge (not fitted). Höfner Germany Artist gigbag. Includes original case candy (complete with the stickers) and the unused original pickguard. You're looking at about £160 worth of extras here. £260 posted2 points -
Another EBS user here. Had mine for longer than I can remember. Had to resolder the footswitch a while back, but that’s the only thing that has given me a problem over the years (probably, more accurately, decades).2 points
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Definitely worth checking out the EBS Unichorus. Spent a long time searching for just the right chorus and that one was the favourite. Had mine for years now. There was one up for sale on here last week…2 points
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The Sterling is fixed. Literally everything was wrong with the wiring, dry cracking stuff, questionable soldering, bad earth. Interesting it all broke so suddenly, must have been the sudden change in temperature (we had some open windows on some of the coldest days due to contractors working on the house).2 points
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Indeed, it's truly appalling how they've made it a constant distance from the edge of the bass all round the curve instead of going drunkenly right to the edge halfway round. What were they thinking?2 points
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Hi Luiz! Well, there's so many variables involved from the size or amount of speakers you are using, the type of amplifier, even down to how 'honest' the manufacturer is with their ratings. I'd suggest, as a sort of 'capture all' that 300W RMS is a minimum with 500W RMS being a good place to head for. I also suggest that in most cases adding more speakers (e.g an extra matching cabinet) to be more effective than going from say, 500W to 600W output power. My favourite set up for most gigs is a high quality 2x12 with a 500W RMS+ amplifier on top and this seems to be a good match for the bands I am currently playing with, as anything larger, I'd run my bass in to the PA as well. (Then there's the IEM discussion to be had.. lol)2 points
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It's a copy in body shape only, looks to me like it's a hand built instrument, which would bring it in line with other small builders' prices - actually probably on the cheaper end for a custom hand-built bass. Fender Musicmasters are between £1-2K on Reverb, and they have a crap pickup, single coil hum, terrible bridge and who knows what other issues. They tend to need a bunch of mods to make them playable, and in the process they also lose their 'vintage' value, so the price is actually fairly realistic given the current state of things (which isn't to say it's a price I personally like very much). What makes Musicmasters special is that they are short scale, they have a fairly unique tone, they have 18mm string spacing and they feel really good to play. Until they became collectible in recent years, they were also a cheap mod platform while still being an old Fender. Part of the reason Musicmaster copies have started popping up in recent times is that their value has gone up.2 points
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I wish they did but it would probably put an extra grand on the price! I love my Pelham blue and Inverness green non reverse ones but the whole colour range is not that exciting. Something a little more funky would be nice.2 points
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I'm happiest playing something that enhances the song. It can be simple or (relatively) complicated.2 points
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Some bass parts are fun to play, some less so. Whether they are complicated or difficult doesn't really matter. When I started playing I naturally gravitated towards busy players. Also, my bass teacher fancied himself as a jazzer and was dismissive of most electric players who weren't Stanley Clarke or Jaco. Playing with a pick was completely forbidden, for example. However, something I've learnt from my personal journey playing the bass is that I can be very wrong to assume that less busy bass lines are necessarily easy, and some bass players are very crafty in hiding the difficulties of their bass parts. Cliff Williams is a prime example. If you listen carefully he often puts all kinds of subtle variations in his lines that make them work so well. Making that band rock like they do is no mean feat. John McVie is another example of a very crafty bass player whose skills I have learnt to appreciate, not to mention Paul McCartney. I really respect those kinds of players and it's always fun to learn their bass parts. By the same token, I love to learn Norman Watt Roy basslines and he's no slouch. Sometimes he plays simple, sometimes he plays busy, but whatever he plays is always so clever. The individual bits are often straightforward, but the way he puts them together is genius. You could say the same about Robbie Shakespeare. YouTube is full of bright young virtuoso bassists of varying styles, but the thing that most of them have in common is that they cannot find of anything worthwhile to do with their skills. Nothing they play is memorable or particularly interesting. That kind of complex playing doesn't interest me in the slightest. I like bass players who are creative and have a style, then it doesn't matter if the bassline is complex or simple.2 points
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Also very curious about all your ways of listening to reggae and ska. Do you have an extensive vinyl collection, or stylistically curated Spotify playlists? I do both: I have two big playlists with respecetively vocal and dub reggae, but also have a collection of about 80 albums, mainly pre-1980. I'm very picky about what I buy on vinyl. My most prized reggae record is a 2nd pressing of Johnny Osbourne's Truths & Rights. Love that album.2 points
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Oh wow! I have never seen one of those before. That's got to be a pretty rare beast. GLWTS2 points
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It would be rather cheaper just to use https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194117870254, plug one end into the Rick and the other two ends into the amps.2 points
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The more highly trained of us can go off-topic within the first post of a thread.2 points
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It really depends on the tune, though if its a tough line, it feels like a victory when I nail it.2 points
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As a drummer, playing in a variety of styles, one has to be comfortable with the notion of passing quite some time with basic 'four to the floor' drum patterns, as quite a lot of rock/pop music has this at its core. There are often enough occasions where a sly hi-hat lift at a judicious moment can punctuate the proceedings, or surreptitiously sticking a 'three against four' rhythm to a ride cymbal, to vary the 'pulse', can be worked in, so there is no place for boredom, as long as the audience are not disturbed in their enjoyment. A whole evening of more complex stuff (SOAD, Trust, some Bowie etc...) makes one appreciate the more basic patterns, when they are suitable; it becomes less pleasurable when the drumming is unnecessarily complex, or just simply 'odd' (Muse..? There are others...), where one is obliged to metaphorically fit square patterns into round holes, though. Simple is fine, complex is fine; a healthy mix is best. The essential is that it be appropriate for the music and the occasion.2 points
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So you're that guy. Totally confused me as i followed you. Dave2 points
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This is nonsense, we do songs with keyboards but have no keyboards, songs for females, we have a male singer. My last band had a girl singer and we did at least as many male sung songs as female. A good song can be rearranged to fit the band.2 points
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