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Wondering if there's any love on here for this sadly (imo) discontinued brand. I was close to ordering once just as they stopped taking orders but I picked up a Lionheart Air around six weeks ago and I'm fair taken with it.13 points
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My ex, it was a stunning instrument, I sold it simply because I tended to use the Precision option only and already had a Precision fretless (and at the time sadly and unexpectedly found myself with funeral costs to pay). Not for the first time, if the option presented I'd probably buy it back given the flexibility would work well in my current band project 🤔8 points
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Just got back from a fun gig, made somewhat scary by my pedalboard simply giving up the ghost moments before we started! For this particular gig, I use both electric and upright, and I'd recently rationalised my pedals down to a HX Stomp and drive pedal, with an always on tuner and a MIDI pedal to change presets on the Stomp. It's worked fine since I had that setup, the only previous hiccup being the power doubler cable worked its way almost imperceptibly out of the connection, giving some horrible noises. Once pushed back in though, all good! Used absolutely fine last weekend with no issues. Get on stage in a very rushed setup (15 mins to set up a 45-piece orchestra!) only to find no sound. Quick diagnostics suggest it's the pedals (direct into amp works); and for some reason, it's the Stomp. Ended up bypassing it completely and going direct into the amp; interesting swapping between DB and electric that way! One tune which called for swap mid-tune just had to be played electric. The other issue was when the first tune started I realised I hadn't actually tuned up on stage, so had to mute the amp, unplug, reroute into the always on tuner, tune, and then plug back into the amp before the bass solo part! Bit of a faff is understating it. Also meant no time to really EQ as it was all done on the Stomp, so DB was on edge of feeding back (because no HPF) and electric sounded very harsh until I'd tamed it later on. Still, blasted through the gig and got good feedback from the organisers, so can't say fairer than that! Someone's potato-phone cam footage: 014ab591-c0e8-4d1c-a969-e55664ef2f02.mp4 71b15e94-dbcb-458c-83bd-11248081c44c.mp45 points
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Just based on my experience and knowledge, I’ve never seen, or known any credible collector or dealer that has seen a genuine, unmodified stack knob from even close to 1962. Pretty common info that the 3-knob started mid-61. I’ve owned one dated 9/61, a sunburst that Andy Baxter sold for me a couple of months ago, I’ve seen another as early as 6/61, and many more in between. I think the confusion wasn’t helped by the early stack knob Custom Shop reissues being called ‘62 Jazz bass.5 points
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Something new, something borrowed and something blue...road testing this weekends rig of choice for my Sunday gig at tonights (Fridays) regular studio jam. I can't say much about the cab at the moment other than it's not a Monza, it sounds fantastic, punches way way above its size and weight, which incidentally is I think the lightest LFSYS model yet at under 9kg. All to be revealed in the near future.😉5 points
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We must also remember that there’s a lot of incorrect and terrible advice given through YouTube and other such platforms.4 points
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Not the weekend, but my rig of choice on Thursday night this week. A very simple setup, GK 400RB MKI, BF 3x10, DI to FOH in front of amp, and a brace of '73 Fenders. I love this rig. Rob4 points
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Well this is timely given our discussion and the chap demos that lovely pink coral one I posted earlier:4 points
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My old band used to put a rope light around the playing area if we were on the floor. Not sure how much it helped but we would quite often see people not step in to our area but walk around it.3 points
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As much as the big boards on here are great fun to look at, I don't really need 'proper' effects and the only pedal I want to be operating mid-gig is a tuner. My main board (top one) has been doing very well for the last couple of years, so I just put the bottom one together this morning out of some languishing bits. It's intended to be a backup/spare/alternative, and is just another variation on the theme I know works for me, but has a bit more drive available. I'll have to wait a couple of weeks until I can get it all dialled-in at a rehearsal, but it should be very similar to the main one, and I think I can safely get rid of the few other remaining pedals that are still lying around now.3 points
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Dave, No stage is a sore point for me too.If a pub has live bands on a weekly basis is it that much of an investment for an owner to have a small no frills stage built? Not many bars/pubs have proper stages in my neck of the woods. I know I boast and brag with my " we don't play bar/pub gigs" Well we're playing one tomorrow. However it is a 2:00-5:00 home by 6:30. So, at least it's not a late night gig. Daryl3 points
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Indeed - in my old band the monitors were our only real line of defence. We’d often play weddings in venues with no stage, and frequently encountered guests ( and once or twice the bride and/or groom ) falling onto them. A big Laney 300 watt job didn’t budge though! One of the reasons I got used to not using pedals I think. 😆3 points
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That whole 'we're on the same level, I'm free to walk into the band space' thing has been made worse these days with inears replacing floor monitors which, although a pain to schlep, at least reinforced the edge of the 'stage' - a couple of mike stands and a pedal board don't really delineate much to the pisht and terminally entitled...it's like the last ten minutes of Zulu some evenings...3 points
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Traces of Both pedals have been in the DIY community for years. Theres no legal way to copyright a circuit unless there’s something that is so original and novel that you can patent it. Patents aren’t at all common on circuits as simple and derivative as 99% of analogue guitar pedals. The only way you could make a ‘blatant rip-off’ is a DemonFX style pedal where you copy the copyrightable trade dress. By the time a pedal has been out of production for a decade I really don’t see there’s a issue of bringing out a pedal that is a clone or near clone of something and maybe some improvements. I have more problems with pedal makers using circuits and passing them off as their own amazing work that’s a game changer in guitar/bass playing … and it’s actually a clone of something and no credit is given to the original designer …3 points
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Extremely rare US JAGUAR , come with 2 pick guard, the black one is a custom Made By Sims in uk,the bass has been fully serviced in Flame guitar Luthier in sutton 18 months ago with prove of receipt and had a another check by Wunjo in Danemark st ..The bass come with original Bridge Pick up in full working order, the bass is mounted at present with a custom hand made Crel pick up made in France at the bridge , the bass come with original case …No part exchange, No offer ,The bass can be tried in SW London with your own amp or your own interface , add 30 pounds for Uk delivery, could drive 1 hour from Sw London . Uk sale only , please note the Bass offer a huge panel of sound and can t be compared to any others Japanese and Mex Jaguar , it’s the real deal and extremely rare . I can do videos too from my modest play ..FeedBack available on the group thanks Jm3 points -
And here we are, squeezed into the last remaining space in the garage...3 points
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Just listened to the clips. My 7-year girl just said “that sounds disgusting!”🤣 Sounds fantastic.3 points
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I sound like a sad old sod but had to send my appreciation of the bass to him. Probably deleted it as he’ll have a lot of junk in his mailbox. I have rheumatoid arthritis in the hands especially and don’t have the same flow as a lot of players and just wanted to say how it has brought the enjoyment back to playing. I’m still rubbish but I’m a trier 😂😂😂3 points
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Alembic Tea is £1,200 a cup by the way...3 points
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I had to get to it eventually. I always loved this tune but never got around to learning it. The John Paul Jones part from 'Black Dog' from the untitled Led Zeppelin album commonly referred to as Led Zeppelin IV. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/black-dog-led-zeppelin/3 points
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That was a great description of gigs, perfect! We have a gig tonight in a fairly (for here) rough pub, lots of serious drunks but they have actually built a small stage for bands. It makes a real difference that they can't actually fall on your gear anymore ( happened a few times in the past at this place). Any pub that holds bands should have a small stage IMO, its not that difficult. They even have tables and chairs on it when there's no bands, so its not like they're loosing space.3 points
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@0175westwood29 - you have a clean patch??!3 points
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Here a quote from an review of this bass: The locking screws on the bridge pieces hold them in place, just don't forget to loosen them first before making any adjustments.3 points
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Became the owner of this beautiful Harley Benton mp4-eb in Creme colour today. Changed the strings to my preference of Rotosound Roundwounds and lowered the pickups slightly as they were to hot for my liking but apart from that she turned up in great form. Very easy to play and glide around the fretboard.3 points
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Almost £1k for a 1x10 combo. Does the tolex still peel?3 points
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Cool! I’ve known Scott for over 30 years now, we’ve done probably more than 100 gigs together. In fact we met on a gig where we were both brought in as deps for the same band, it was Christmas Eve sometime in the early 90’s. I remember him designing that bass and having the first one hand built by Brian Eastwood. It was quite special that first one. Rob3 points
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Last night's gig was at the Three Horseshoes in Charlbury. A rather nice pub, but the performance area is barely large enough for the band, no cards are accepted and it's pretty much drinks and crisps only. IIRC the landlord runs it as a hobby. The pub was empty when we started at 8:30 (the rumour was that the 7:30 lecture by the local gardening club had over-run a little) but soon filled up. There were even some Spanish tourists in addition to the locals. As usual, the jazz-adjacent long grooves seemed to go down well. Headroom was a bit of an issue...3 points
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First gig with the new Zoom (new to me, anyway) and despite only having had it for a few hours it was brilliant. Quick and easy to adjust on the fly, awesome sounds; I could use this and no other pedals quite happily. I've got so many pedals from boutique to big name, no name, hand made, Chinese clones, classic old school, plastic cases, hand painted, digital, analogue, big, tiny super expensive and dirty cheap. But this pedal produced such an amazing bass sound tonight - nothing else I own could do better. Fair to say I'm blown away.3 points
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Only really looking for trades on a fendery type object. 32" scale bass with Bartolini pickups, all passive. Low B works well surprisingly and happy to send over a clip of that if anyone is worried about it. Lightweight too and that coupled with the scale length make it a very comfortable option for the long gigs. nice satin type finish all over this thing but clearly wears down a bit as you can see on the back. Any other info just ping me a message and I'll be happy to help. In terms of what Im after I could be interested in most fender shaped things. Will sell this for £750 if that’s better for anyone2 points -
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEAD SOLD, CAB STILL AVAILABLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In 40-years of playing I've failed to learn from two recurring lessons: I don't get on with Jazz Basses no matter how beautiful they look, feel, and play I don't get on with lightweight gear, no matter how much I curse having to lug Mesa Diesel or Powerhouse cabs and assorted large tube amps to gigs and rehearsals Now, there's nothing wrong with either Jazz Basses or lightweight gear of course, and this rig has actually been very useful following a sports injury in August - which made lugging gear, and even standing with a bass, a challenge, and stopped me playing upright completely for a few months - it enabled me to have a decent sounding yet lightweight option. But cut to today and I'm happily lifting Diesel cabs and 300w tube amps again, albeit probably with a little more caution than previously, and I'm moving this rig on accordingly. Both units were bought used but with relatively light use here on Basschat, and both are in very good condition. Gig bag and cover, as well as documents, are included. I've rehearsed it around 20 times and it doesn't even break a sweat keeping up with a pretty powerful drummer and a very very pokey guitarist. As a rig it has all of the plusses of the Walkabout Scout combo but is lighter and more powerful, with less tendency to get woolly at higher volumes. It's also designed to run at 2ohms (albeit via a selector switch on the rear). I've not really explored the EQ, HPF or damping options as it sounded so bloody good set flat, but there's a number of threads here and on Talkbass in which more knowledgable people than me get into the details of these Ideally I'd prefer collection or handover in person (it's light enough for me to jump on a train to London with it, and with a bit of notice I could probably get elsewhere by car). Courier of courser remains an option albeit my least favourite.2 points -
Bought new from Thomman as a B stock return 2 yrs ago. Fantastic power supply, has a few marks on it from being fitted underneath my pedal train board. Comes in original box with leads and paperwork. £100 posted2 points -
It's now on my wall, in the dull 40 watt glow of cheap lighting - a dark jade green in that light, but in a photo, it is more of a dark blue. Like the luthier said, it's one of those colours that change depending on the lighting. Also, because the slightly yellow maple cap colour combined with the blue stain, gave us a more green colour. The jade green is stunning - I am fixated by it. And the fingerboard visuals work too. I'm in love!!2 points
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Only if you get a set of four pickguards you can switch between 😂2 points
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Tonight's rig. Seem set on this of late- though I've said this before2 points
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Nightmare!! Always happens when you least need it. Many moons ago I was doing a gig when the guitarist's pedal board failed. Rummaging in my gig bag I had one of those early zoom pedals which I quickly reprogrammed for his use. Currently the backup is a pod bass express which runs on batteries.2 points
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Hopefully it's just the internal fuse. I played an outside gig once where all the gear went completely beserk. Traced the issue to the band being supplied from several daisy-chained extension leads. About 400m in total. A lot of voltage sag when we turned on the lights.2 points
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In my experience when equipment does fail it's rarely in the comfort of a home practice2 points
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I think rather than delving into heavy formulas and technical explanations a more simple approach might work. Maybe the mods would make it a sticky, as this thread will eventually just disappear. I thought this was already somewhere else, but have searched. Maybe a Myth/Fact list of all the things that are commonly stated. 8"/10"/15" speakers. Valve/Solid State amps. Speakers in parallel/series. Lowest impedance for an amp. Open circuit issues for valve/solid state. Types of distortion speaker/premap/poweramp and the problems and what to avoid. Power amp manufacturer's figures including THD% at Hz. I don't think any of them really require an in depth understanding of why in electronics terms, they're important. I think that's the part that throws the bass player in the street when they say "I don't understand watts and ohms", it's the application and pitfalls rather than what a watt or an ohm is. More pictures/photos.2 points
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And there lies the problem with the higher end SBMM stuff in the UK. Its practically used EBMM money.2 points
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It was a very useful experience owning it, being able to - to all intents - swap between basses mid song at the flip of a switch gave me a real appreciation for how the different tones sit and reinforced my thinking around the tone I love, essentially Precision. The fact that on the Fusion (the bass in the post above), the neck pocket is Fender fit was very useful as I was also able to try a lot of different necks, which further cemented my preference for all things Precision (the wider the nut the better). The basses themselves have Simms Custom Shop written all over them, that is, pure class at every level - design, engineering, finish, functionality, and tone.2 points
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I think these sound mega and offer a lot and a lot of variability. granted for a lot of people (esp on here) if you are happy with your set up and nothing needs changing (although we all like to tinker), something has to be ground breaking in your mind to make a whole sale change. There will be lots of people on a first set up, or change of journey and this will be phenomenal. liked the bass sound, liked the PA capabilities. great addition to the range and market place IMHO2 points
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This is very exciting. If it had been a Big Al SSS, I fear this year's gear abstinence would have been out the window! I'm safe for now, but I applaud them making this much maligned weirdo in a more affordable package. It might even appeal to those who found a 4 band EQ a bit off-putting.2 points
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17-11-70 is highly recommended. Just piano, drums and bass; a great live performance.2 points
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I’ve got one, I upgraded the pick ups to dimarzio jazz ones , made quite a difference, not that the stock ones were too bad anyway. Yes lovely little basses indeed and yes I’ve always thought that the one Eastwood made for Scott was sooo classy and have more than a few times wondered whether to ask them to do me one. A 32 scale version with multi coils would do me 🤣.love the small , alembic sc styled body. Don’t suppose you know if Scott’s original has a slimmer body than the chowny version do you? I do like a slim body ( haven’t one myself though 🤣) best regards, jeff2 points
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What started as an explainer for how to match amps and cabs is now about to become a discussion of quantum electrodynamics...2 points
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Glorious design and engineering, and the quad PUPs and switching between P, J, and MM are a great concept. Sadly I suspect the reality commercially was that given the option, most bassists prefer to have three separate basses than three basses in one.2 points
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I have the same bridge. I just removed the locking bolts altogether. They are pointless as the bridge saddles are very stable without them.2 points
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As a bit of a Bongo aficionado, I'm definitely interested in seeing what these are like. I do like a bit of Firemist Purple - I used to have a fretless Bongo 5 in that colour. My big wish is for MM to add the Bongo to their customisation tool. They make far less of them than they do Stingrays, so surely offering them in custom colours should be much easier?2 points
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Scott Whitley on YouTube demonstrates Chowny SWB-1 he designed. Well worth a look. I’m absolutely delighted.2 points
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At The Stables in MK last night.2 points
