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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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This is my Yamaha BB414. I’ve modified it as a poor-mans BB3000 tribute! Gotoh tuning machines and a higher mass Yamaha bridge. I sprayed the other hardware gold as you can see. It has a lovely dark rosewood board. Unfortunately I don’t have the original knobs. It also has a few different screws attaching the tuning machines as some of the originals were stripped. The neck is in unmarked condition but the body has buckle rash and numerous signs or wear and tear. Weight - 4.1kg Sounds and plays great! Price includes UK postage and a cheapy gig-bag.2 points -
Description from Ibanez Semi-Hollow Body The SR30TH4P-NTL features a semi-hollow body construction, along with three oval sound holes that add to the overall unique and artistic design of the bass, while delivering a warm, rich resonance of the semi-hollow construction. Neck & Fingerboard As well as a comfortable body shape, this Premium Bass Guitar features an Atlas-4 five-piece wenge and bubinga neck, delivering tonal clarity and superior note attack. A wenge fingerboard provides a warm, soft tone with a natural feel. This fingerboard is also decorated with abalone oval inlays for added elegance. Each fret also features Premium fret edge treatment. Features Semi-Hollow body construction offers resonant tone and lightweight bass guitar Three oval holes add to the unique, artistic design Equipped with a set of Nordstrand 'Big Single' pickups that deliver an aggressive tone Rosewood fingerboard features premium fret edge treatment for smooth playability Mono-Rail V bridge delivers a wide intonation range Gotoh machine heads offer excellent superior tuning stability Atlas-4 5-piece jatoba and bubinga neck offers smooth playability and strength Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ with Mid frequency switch Features 30th Anniversary logo on the back Specifications Body Series: SR Series Body Top: Bubinga Body Material: Ash & Mahogany Semi-Hollow Body Body Finish: Natural Low Gloss Neck Neck Material: 5-Piece Wenge & Bubinga With KTS Titamium Rods Neck Shape: Atlas-4 Fingerboard: Wenge Fret Size: Medium With Premium Fret Edge Treatment Position Inlays: Abalone Ovals Nut: Graph Tech Black Tusq XL Nut Hardware & Electronics Bridge Pickup: Nordstrand 'Big Single' Neck Pickup: Nordstrand 'Big Single' Controls: Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) & Mid frequency switch Bridge: Mono-Rail V With 16.5 mm String Spacing Case: Semi - Soft Case 3.6 kgs This is in excellent condition, I would say near perfect. There is a small nick in the wood just behind the neck pick-up which I have tried to photograph. It's been a great gigging and recording bass. I'm selling because I play 5 string basses 100% of the time now. You are welcome to try the bass at my house in Stevenage Herts. I would prefer collection but will post at buyers expense and risk. No trades Uk only sale +£20 postage2 points -
Having waited patiently for a call from the luthier to pick up the finished bass, I gave them a ring this afternoon, to be told that they had emailed me earlier in the week! "Rob in your parts you were one control knob short So we need to find a suitable knob for the volume control - In a way having the volume knob be slightly different can be a good thing as it will be easy to locate whilst playing - did you want us to find a plastic or metal control knob? Also we have held off putting the truss rod cover on as the old one looked a bit scruffy by comparison , so we thought we’d look at options that would suit the bass well Sorry pic is a bit dark - we need better lighting in our front room" I picked up the bass this evening. First impressions are that the colours differ, depending on the light (much more turquoise and purple in real life, compared to the photos ); the satin finish is immaculate; it still smells like a spray shop (nice!); the g string feels very thin. The old truss rod cover is indeed too ugly to put on this bass so I will share photos later. Also, I seem to be missing the correct volume knob. However, when I played it, in the workshop, it sounded great - very rewarding. I was surprised at how I was able to hit the notes, pitch-wise. The edge-lines really helped, So, when I get back home, I plan to stop caring about authentic truss rod covers, and correct volume controls, and play the bass. Over the next few days, I will try to record some samples - although right now, my PC Interface has stopped working, and my preferred replacement is out of stock. I am happy.2 points
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Description from Ibanez Semi-Hollow Body The SR30TH4P-NTL features a semi-hollow body construction, along with three oval sound holes that add to the overall unique and artistic design of the bass, while delivering a warm, rich resonance of the semi-hollow construction. Neck & Fingerboard As well as a comfortable body shape, this Premium Bass Guitar features an Atlas-4 five-piece wenge and bubinga neck, delivering tonal clarity and superior note attack. A wenge fingerboard provides a warm, soft tone with a natural feel. This fingerboard is also decorated with abalone oval inlays for added elegance. Each fret also features Premium fret edge treatment. Features Semi-Hollow body construction offers resonant tone and lightweight bass guitar Three oval holes add to the unique, artistic design Equipped with a set of Nordstrand 'Big Single' pickups that deliver an aggressive tone Rosewood fingerboard features premium fret edge treatment for smooth playability Mono-Rail V bridge delivers a wide intonation range Gotoh machine heads offer excellent superior tuning stability Atlas-4 5-piece jatoba and bubinga neck offers smooth playability and strength Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ with Mid frequency switch Features 30th Anniversary logo on the back Specifications Body Series: SR Series Body Top: Bubinga Body Material: Ash & Mahogany Semi-Hollow Body Body Finish: Natural Low Gloss Neck Neck Material: 5-Piece Wenge & Bubinga With KTS Titamium Rods Neck Shape: Atlas-4 Fingerboard: Wenge Fret Size: Medium With Premium Fret Edge Treatment Position Inlays: Abalone Ovals Nut: Graph Tech Black Tusq XL Nut Hardware & Electronics Bridge Pickup: Nordstrand 'Big Single' Neck Pickup: Nordstrand 'Big Single' Controls: Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) & Mid frequency switch Bridge: Mono-Rail V With 16.5 mm String Spacing Case: Semi - Soft Case 3.6 kgs This is in excellent condition, I would say near perfect. There is a small nick in the wood just behind the neck pick-up which I have tried to photograph. It's been a great gigging and recording bass. I'm selling because I play 5 string basses 100% of the time now. You are welcome to try the bass at my house in Stevenage Herts. I would prefer collection but will post at buyers expense and risk. +£30 postage No trades thanks2 points
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Looks like a lot of fun, I'd love a gig like that.😊👏2 points
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It's getting worse. ChatGPT is really bad, because what it posts comes from searching sources on line. When the search turns up bad information it passes it on without peer review. 😒2 points
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Thing is the strength of a forum is the personal interaction - asking the question in your own words and hearing someone's answer. Stickies or FAQs work for some people, but I always wonder at the point of a forum where people just say "do a search as we've talked about this before"... to me this misses the point of a forum. (BTW Trace Watts are bigger than other brand's Watts - they used to grow them specially and combine with groovilium)2 points
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This was my other semi-Enfield (Fender neck)2 points
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Original Fender 61 catalogue2 points
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I only had it for a short time before I had to leave for the gig. Therefore I programmed no special patches just half a dozen individual effects in the first six preset slots. If I needed an effect in a song I scrolled to it and kicked it in when I needed it. I'll give you a more in depth review when I've had time to play.2 points
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Cheers Rob. As I’ve said I’m am definitely not a hero worshiper in anyway but recognise and appreciate a master of his work. We always hear opinions of the unsung heroes off bass. For me he’s definitely up there with them. Such a flowing talent deserves more recognition.2 points
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Would have liked to see a balanced input (XLR) as well, but obviously this is aimed at those of us using pedalboard preamps. As others have said, its a lot of wonga for a 1x10 combo but unless I’m mistaken its British made so that’s got to be worth something these days.2 points
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A fun problem!2 points
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Great thread! Came here to find out more about Dee Murray having been gobsmacked at the beauty and complexity of the Crocodile Rock bassline that I'm learning verbatim for a covers bands. Just listened to that Madman across the Water video - astonishing. I didn't know they played that kind of music. Up to now, I've only been familiar with Elton's pop output. Thanks for starting this thread OP. I'll listen to more Dee Murray.2 points
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Long time fan of Entwistle neodymium pickups. Loud AF, don't lose the mids and they don't have a stupid name designed to attract impressionable Americans 😁 I've fitted plenty of them over the years. Pickup covers too big. Covers can be swapped, you just pop them off. Either reuse the one from your old pickup or £3 from eBay 👍 Poles too long. Generally not an issue if you're replacing a ceramic mag pickup or as @Bassman68 mentioned use springs instead of foam. Should the pickup cavity be particularly shallow, you'll want a pencil, some masking tape and a drill. Masking tape goes in the cavity, rub the pencil on the bottom of the poles then press the pickup into the cavity. You'll have a line of dots showing where the poles will land, use the drill and make holes 🙂 Pickup will now drop in nicely and you won't have made the cavity any deeper.2 points
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It's arrived! And it sounds bloody brilliant. Quite a wide range of sounds with the two slide switches. One very 'present', one dark and doomy, one almost an octave distortion effect and one that is a bit meh. The dual volume instead of blend is unusual but works well.2 points
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One of the most sublime moments I've experienced playing music was a small gig in a music room in Canterbury. The band almost outnumbered the audience, but the audience seriously out-qualified the band in terms of musicianship, several musicians, engineers, luthiers, and real music fans among them. It was a covers band with some originals thrown in, first track was Whole Lotta Love. I was playing my 4003FL through a Mesa M-Pulse 600 and two Bag End 1x12s. We arranged it slightly differently to recorded; the guitarist opened up with that glorious riff, singer sang a few lines, and then I came in with that iconic bassline. And f*** me did I get the audiences's (and the band's) attention. It was the first time I'd played the bass in anger and wow, it was a tone to die for, hard to describe but the blend of the presence of the back PUP and the lazieness of the front PUP, plus the lovely slow build of a fretless strung with tapewounds. Lovely, just lovely 👍2 points -
From the late Chris Cross' collection auction? I was tempted myself, it's an iconic bass - I thought the all grey look was cool AF. Congratulations! Of course, the pressure is now on to also acquire Midge's Ibanez2 points
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I’m not sure how aware people are of Anaconda basses so I thought I’d share this latest custom to shine some light on these amazing instruments. Andrew is a talented luthier and I had been a fan of his custom basses for several years. Last Summer I approached Andrew about a possible build. My idea was to have a medium-scaled 5 with a vintage aesthetic and a sound inspired by a Ken Smith or Sadowsky Modern. I have always loved that Ken Smith sound but wanted something a little different looks-wise with some additional customisations. Andrew was incredible throughout the process, sharing his knowledge and advising on every single detail of the build. The end result is amazing and I couldn’t be happier. It was never the intention to simply build a Ken Smith clone but rather capture that general sound; but I must admit, it nails that KS sound! If anyone is considering a custom build, I can’t recommend Andrew enough. Based in North London. http://www.anacondabasses.co.uk/ Specs: Model: Anaconda Ultra J5E - Elite Body Core: Swamp Ash Top Wood: 3A Quilted Maple Neck: 3 piece Maple/Purple heart Fingerboard: Ebony Scale length: 32” Pickups - Armstrong ‘Handwound EMG shape with Ken Smith spec Preamp: Glockenklang 3-Band + Mid Passive tone control Bridge: Hipshot A Style –16.5-17mm Tuners: Hipshot Ultralites Lollipop Newtone Strings2 points
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I do remember one occasion at a rehearsal where we were playing a big band version of Europe's "Final Countdown." The bass part was crap and the entire arrangement lacked the feel of the original which had quite a driving tempo. So I did something different. The MD was all "what on earth are you playing?" Me: "Exactly what is on the sheet." MD: "No you are not" Me: "I am - I'm just not playing the bass part! I'm playing the guitar part. It's on the sheet" The guitar part is quite gallop-like. We then tried it both ways and my version was preferred, especially as at the time we didn't have a guitarist. My formative years of being obsessed by Steve Harris definitely helped there!2 points
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Surely the bass player in a big band type arrangement is the very definition of a sideman who has to play what is on the sheet? If I thought of something that I thought worked better I always asked the MD so it could be tried at a rehearsal and then either officially changed or not. The last thing the rest of the band needs is for 1 person to improv unexpectedly and have them all second guessing whether they have lost their place in the tune!2 points
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A pair of psychedelic Tele basses, both gone now, but were one owner examples, rare birds, worthy of sharing here I feel.2 points
