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Just a few hours rest from my Zurich adventure, before a 450 mile round-trip to North Wales to do an Eagles tribute show at the beautiful Rhyl Pavilion. A bit stressful 'cos there was a problem with he house PA.. thankfully - and by pure chance - we had ours in the van. Lucky escape. We had a great night. The show is really coming together after a year of hard work. I can start to relax a bit now. After a crazy few days I could do with a couple of days off to recover, but... back to work tomorrow. Ah well.15 points
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Finally got some pics11 points
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Here we have... 60th Anniversary Jazz Bass®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Arctic Pearl Vintage-Style Deluxe Hardshell with Embroidered 60th Anniversary Logo I cant find any marks on it, frets have no wear so practically like new Weight is 4.3 Kg's on my scales Case is blemish free Covers and tags, COA Lovely Artic. pearl, in certain light it shows a faint yellow in some pics Year – 2020 Colour – Arctic Pearl Body Finish – Gloss Body Wood – Alder Neck Finish – Gloss Neck Wood – Maple Fretboard – Rosewood Frets – 20 Scale Length – 34″ Weight – 4.3 Kg's Electronics – Passive Pickups – Fender Pure Vintage ’62 Single-Coil Jazz Bass Gigbag/Hardcase – Hardcase10 points -
I'm now 73 and my back problems started when I was twenty, I was in and out of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, Middx during that time, surgery was suggested but I was warned that it was risky and if it went wrong, then I could spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair, so I decided against it, and over the years I had various procedures on my back which were all extremely painful, and all of them only temporary fixes, this resulted in lots of time off work, and eventually early retirement. Five months ago, the pain really kicked in again and because I couldn't get an appointment to see a doctor, the surgery advised me to call 111 who in turn advised me to go to A&E which I did, I was kept in overnight and then transferred to an Orthopaedic Hospital the next day, I was told that surgery was needed and this time I decided to agree to it, the following morning I was in the operating theatre. When I came round I was pain free, and three weeks later I'm still feeling great, so because I don't want to risk injuring my back again, I've now decided to stop gigging and just play and record at home because if I gig, I will have to lift heavy equipment which will put my back at risk. I've enjoyed gigging over the years but as I've struggled to find a suitable band in recent times, I think it won't be too hard for me to get used to not gigging any more. I'm not going to sell off everything, but I've put a couple of my higher end basses up for sale, I will keep a couple for home use and anything else I might need, but I will gradually shift all the gear that is no longer needed. I'm now looking forward to enjoying what time I have left pain free (hopefully). 🙂8 points
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Apologies in advance for the messy cabling but a recent house move has meant I now have space for a more permanent home pedal set-up. I feel very fortunate.8 points
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Due to some recent changes at casa Syncro, I'm going to be selling a few basses as the proceeds are required elsewhere. First up is this stunning USA Lakland Joe Osborne bass from 2002. These are legendary for nailing the early 60's Fender feel, and this one is no exception. The necks are sublime. The bass has been extensively gigged in its time and has picked up some bumps and scrapes along the way. This only adds to the appeal of the instrument IMO, and it really feels like a vintage bass. The Candy Apple red paint is really deep and rich in the flesh, and it looks very striking on stage. Needless to say it sounds incredible. Why spend double on a Fender Custom Shop Jazz? Collection from Margate or I may be able to meet somewhere mutually convenient. I can package the bass up safely if you'd like to arrange a courier.7 points -
My first gig. In the 80s. The singer didn't even show up. We tried ringing his house several times. No answer. Turns out his mum had made him go to his gran's birthday party. Rock and roll baby.7 points
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We had an old Merc bus as our band transport. On the way to one gig the wipers packed up, so my job was to sit in the footwell with a pair of mole grips on the back of the wiper spindle, manually clearing the screen. We stopped to pick up a couple of bedraggled hitch hikers. The door opened, they took in the scene of me sitting on the floor with a pair of mole grips, and changed their minds about wanting a lift. In the rain.7 points
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I played my first ever gig in Milton Keynes City Centre. A lady approached our bandleader and asked if she could manage us. He agreed and a couple weeks later we were all off to Camden for an audition for Sky Star Search. We to a slot and next thing we were on telly, show hosted by Keith Chegwin with Barbara Windsor and Simon Potter (Who?) as the judges. The spinal tap moment was getting voted runners up being beaten by a sax playing comedian in a wheelchair! It all went downhill from there!!7 points
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Feck.. several Kronenbergs in, I've just panic bought it. Refret incoming me thinks. I'm gonna get the original electronics checked out for reinstallation, if the pots have had it, maybe just the pickups.. not liking the idea of SD's in it.5 points
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My favourite haiku, courtesy of the great Dr John Cooper Clarke: To freeze a moment In seventeen syllables Is very difi5 points
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Status Eclipse 6 string, from 1994, wooden neck, Ash body, sunburst finish, excellent condition. Status hyperactive soapbars and 2 band EQ. Weight is 5kg, but doesn't feel that heavy on a strap. Sound is everything you'd expect from a Status, absolutely immense sounding. Comes with Status branded hiscox case. £900 ono, £25 p&p, or collection from witham welcome, or happy to meet halfway depending on location. As for trades, I would be interested in jazz or precision basses, or maybe a 5 string of some kind, although feel free to offer something else, you never know.5 points -
Found this gem. The previous owner was the first owner who bought it new in 1973 and took pretty good care of it. The frets are fine, the finish has one bad spot where it hit a nail in the case it was kept in, otherwise in very good nick. The hardware is super clean, the color has aged very nicely and it sounds and plays great. Really like this.5 points
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Ah, the band van. I played in a soul band (with Jim Zimmer, as it happens). We had a 6 wheel Transit that had belonged to a motocross team. It had a Zephyr engine (3 ltr V6) and auto box. I was the driver and had driven around Portsmouth picking up the rest of the band. The gig was about 25 miles away. Great gig but as we left the pub car park, the gearbox gave out. Only reverse was working. A voice from the back suggests I reverse back to town and drop everyone off! They were serious.5 points
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Just back from doing a rare solo acoustic guitar/vocals gig. It turned into a brilliant evening. Was beset by technical gremlins at the start (buzzing power supplies, dodgy wiring and breaking a string on my main guitar in the first intro to the first song…). But just used my backup £40 Yamaha FG512SJ with a Seymour Duncan woody in the sound hole all gig and it sounded great. The venue usually has music on Saturdays, so Sunday afternoons currently seem quiet for passing trade (though a load of my friends and their mates came along and made a racket). Maybe Saturday nights would suit my rowdy loud playing more anyway. I needed a decent gig after a rubbish few weeks in several aspects of life so this one did the job perfectly. Very happy indeed. Edit - added the only photo I can find from the gig4 points
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The reason that bands have become seemingly invisible to whoever wrote the text that was used in the OP (it certainly wasn't composed by @Bass4real) is that the charts are all about recorded music and for most bands the money is in live performance and not the selling of recordings. Certainly here in the UK, the charts have had less impact on the typical member of the public since Top Of The Pops was taken off the air. Also the current charts are even more artificial than ever before. Partly because of the demise of the "single" and mostly because it has become necessary for the chart compilers to apply negative weighting to streams and downloads of anything that isn't a current release otherwise those acts currently topping the charts wouldn't get a look in, as the top 50 would be almost totally dominated by recordings made over 30 years ago. There are plenty of new and interesting bands out there gigging for anyone who can be bothered to go and look for them, and while it has always been cool for bands to say that they aren't interested in the charts, these days they might actually really mean it. When the charts are all about selling recordings, but for a well-organised and entertaining band at grassroots level it's all about live performance, because that when coupled with T-shirt sales is where they can make money. Record companies won't take chances on new bands and because of this by the time most bands have got to the level where record companies start to take notice of them there is very little that a record company can offer them. When you can make a great recording on your home computer, a video on your phone and get them on all the digital platforms for about $50, the lure of the record company advance becomes less compelling. And the more successful a band becomes on its own the less important record companies become. No wonder they stick to young "solo" artists who are easier to manipulate and exploit. The problem for Rick Beato and his "sad old men club" is that the industry is no longer what it was 25 years ago and they still don't appear to recognise this.4 points
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Did we agree on the '40-year-rule' for vintage Fenders? If so, I finally have one after waiting about 34 years.4 points
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Hey guys, I'm selling my Fender Jazz Elite which i purchased from here a few months back from another Bass chatter. Fantastic Bass, but I'm after a 5 String Stingray/Sterling and need to raise funds. This is in fantastic condition, all except for 2 small screw holes which were inserted by the original owner as he fitted a bridge cover. I have filled these with some natural wood filler so these are hardly noticeable. Comes with the original Fender hardcase. Pics attached are what the previous owner took (hope he doesn't mind!). Prefer a straight sale but would be interested in a trade or part ex for a sterling or stingray 5. Based in Swindon but willing to meet somewhere within reason. Thanks Freddie3 points -
I always thought it was mathematically challenged. “The godhead 3 in 1, father, spirit, son, the lion & the lamb”. I’m pretty sure that’s 5 in 1. 😂3 points
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Sorry or the late reply been really buy at work here are a couple of picture taken now, & a couple from the seller in Japan the Ric TRC was already on this when I bought it. All I have done is taken off the tugbar & tuned it up. It feels very well made I bought it a I missed my Ric 4003, but couldn't justify the price now.3 points
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IMO ‘Players Grade’ means it’s not a collector’s instrument3 points
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Excellent! I have a player's brain.3 points
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Treating my bass to fresh strings and doing a setup. My assistant isn't helping much.3 points
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We played for years with Hugh McKenna, who had been the keyboards player in SAHB for ages (we still miss him today.....he died just before the start of Covid). He described a support gig they did in the States, where, just before going on stage he had been offered a particularly potent spliff (he said 'he was a particularly greedy pig in those days'). Anyway said spliff had a bit too powerful a hallucinogenic effect. They were kicking off their set with 'Give my regards tot he Chef' (see vid of 'normal' performance below). For some reason, instead of the atmospheric build-up line, Hugh decided to play 'three blind mice' instead of his normal introduction, much to the incomprehension of the rest of the band.3 points
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Ibanez Ibanez Prestige SR5000 - Oil Finish - Bargain Price! Sorry, No offers please, this really is the lowest price I can go for a bass of this quality. Following recent spinal surgery, I now believe my gigging days are finally over, it’s been on the marketplace for some time now and I really need to shift it, so I’m offering this fantastic bass at a bargain price. This was purchased brand new in 2024 but as I'm no longer gigging, I really can't justify owning it, and I've decided to put a few of my other basses up for sale as well. As you can see from the photos, it is totally unmarked, and still has the plastic film on the pickups and back cover, and the top quality Ibanez original hard case is included. This is the "Top of the Range" Ibanez SR Prestige model which plays and feels fantastic. Weight: Just under 9lbs. You are welcome to come and try it out at my home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire. I've added a video where you can hear me playing the actual bass (please excuse my playing). The bass track has been removed from the song that I'm playing along to, so what you're hearing is the actual bass, and my take on the bass line for the song. I recorded the bass through my Behringer audio interface directly into Reaper, no effects have been added to the recording. Specs: Neck - Atlas-4 HP5pc Wenge/Walnut neck w/KTS™ TITANIUM rods Top/back/body- Wenge topWenge backAfrican Mahogany body Fretboard - Wenge fretboardMother of Pearl & Abalone oval inlay Medium frets Prestige fret edge treatment Number of frets 24 MR5S bridge String space 19mm Bartolini® Custom neck pickupPassive Bartolini® Custom bridge pickupPassive banez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/ EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) & 3-way Mid frequency switch Strings - D'Addario® EXL165 String gauge - .045/.065/.085/.105 Graph Tech® BLACK TUSQ XL® nut Hardware Colour Gold We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Sound sample).mp43 points -
One of my favourite Fender design, but you'll have to wait another year as this Performer Bass with its TBX was supposed to have been officially released in 1986 and 1987 by FujiGen Gakki in Japan, 1985 being the year of its conception and presentation of the Katana Bass, not the Performer Bass, by John Page (THE Custom Shop guy of the early years, but not back then as it took place way later) at the Frankfurt Musik Messe, in February 1985. Too bad the American version called Elite with 3 pickups and an ebony fingerboard was only released as a prototype and never put into production... Price wise yours looks pristine and could sell between £2500 and £3500, which is quite extraordinary for a Japanese model. Congratulations @Stub Mandrel, it's a superbly rare bass made in around 100 copies and if yours is really from 1985 then you own some kind of a prototype. Here's almost the only written trace of it from The Fender Bass by Klaus Blasquiz. Here are the two American prototypes, note the different headstocks, the ebony fingerboard for the fourer and the 3 pickups configuration for the fiver.3 points
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Apologies for the picture quality! I've been meaning to try the ipad with the QC for a while as somewhat portable recording set up, handy now I can't use my work laptop for logic any more. First time I've tried Logic on the ipad but pretty impressed at how easy it was to jump into. I didn't feel particularly restricted compared to the full desktop version. Just need a way to mount an ipad stand to the back of my board and then I'm sorted 🙌3 points
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Look at the pretty brothers❤️ \3 points
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If your aim is to be rich and famous, your music is likely to be shite anyway. If you want to be a great musician or play great music, you're probably focussing on your music and technique, not drumming up Insta followers.3 points
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The little blonde number on the Right of the above set was one of mine that I sold to the Juice last year. The only other one I have out of storage at the moment is the EB4 that I had made into a fretless by HG Thor. There are very few fretless PRS basses and this is most likely the only EB4.3 points
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Just to add that one of these gigs (both 'mid-sized' venues) has completely sold out and the other is not far off (as of Friday, with a week to go until the show). It just goes to show how chaotic the market for live music is at the moment and how different things are in different parts of the country!2 points
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I think if you own and play a bass for over 10 years, you’ll sincerely miss it when it’s gone. If there’s a genuine reason to get rid, i.e you solely play 5 string or short scale now, or the neck shape is causing you pain and so on, then move it on. Similarly, if you’ve only had it a couple of years and unsure of it then it’s probably not for you. Hate to say it but the internet (this forum especially) is generally the root of GAS. My suggestion is to stop watching YouTube videos of the T’Bird for a bit and more and you’ll likely stop lusting for one. For what it’s worth, I have a Mex Fender Jazz & a black Epi T’bird pro and as mentioned above, as fun as the T’bird is for 10 mins of fun, it’s massive and pretty uncomfortable to play unless you’re throwing it around a stage. If you’ve got only 1 bass, you can’t go far wrong with the Jazz. IMO of course. Alex On second thought, that’s very sensible of me, buy a Gibson.2 points
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That's the chip done. It's undetectable to the touch but you can see the faint scar.2 points
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So not replaced much then.2 points
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This set up is from a recent gig but the IEM stuff is on another stand out of view. Pretty lightweight, easy to move and covers pretty much any gig these days.2 points
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I had a similar experience with a Wal in The Guitar Store in Glasgow around that time. I paid £350.2 points
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First time we played the old Powerhaus in Islington we did our soundcheck, discovered we were all starving so headed round the corner to an all-you-can-eat Indian buffet. In order to get out moneysworth we took them at their word and ate more than we thought possible. Which turned out to be foolish as none of us could move and had to have chairs on stage. This might have been OK if we were a jazz band, but we were a high-energy punk-funk band, complete with two painters who painted us with fluorescent paint as we tried to play and not to gag... And we got grief for the painty chairs - we had to scrub 'em! Still, we played there again and at all the other mean Fiddler venues...2 points
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90% correct: estimates are that around 200-250 were made. Here's the one I didn't buy in 2018 for only €750. Still hate myself for that.2 points
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Agreed, it helps to explain why it's becoming difficult for manufacturers to provide replacement parts at a reasonable cost. For many parts, we could give the part away for nothing but the shipping would make it too expensive to justify. In many cases, it's not because the manufacturer doesn't want to help, but because the way trade is changing, it's sometimes simply impossible to help in a meaningful way. It can also apply to American customers trying to get a replacement part out of Europe these days.2 points
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Man, what a ballache.... Hopefully you can get things sorted soon.2 points
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I guess I can't leave out the NYE 2023 gig when my girlfriend drank too much and flashed our bandleader's 70 year old father. Daryl2 points
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A not great pic of my old 1980's Gordon Smith Galaxy semi-acoustic bass; maple flat-topped body, ultra-slim maple neck, and twin narrow soapbar Jazz-type pickups (Kent Armstrongs, I think). A very simple but beautifully crafted bass; the action could be set next to nothing without buzzing. My main gigging bass for many years, wish I still had it......2 points
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We had another one with the band that did the 'black country tour thing'. We were asked to play at a festival in Leicestershire. The organiser asked if we would play at a local venue a few months before as a promo thing. No PA needed just us and backline. What a shi$ show. The promoter was like Joe Exotic from Tiger King. Complete tool. The support band were a group of local Uni Students who dressed in homemade space suits and sang one long song called 'Jeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy. Jeremy etc etc. They were wonderfully weird. We got ready to set up and the PA blew up during the sound check. It was a piece of shit Carlsbro thing from the mid 80's. Joey Exotic is nowhere to be seen. We backed up and drove home. Guess what we never did his festival2 points
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Can't believe I went from 2 to 4 vintage Fenders in two years.2 points
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People suffer far worse conditions than what I have, but I really do appreciate all the kind words and good wishes. 🙂2 points
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My solution to extend my gigging life was to get a Barefaced 112 at 10kg/21lbs, a folding trolley, a D class amp at 5lbs, and as a backup, just in case I need to go even lighter, I have 2 Barefaced One10's at 7kg/15lbs. I now have 3 basses that weigh less than 3.2kg/7.1lbs and use a bar stool if my back is playing up.2 points
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Great thread On stage at City Poly early-mid 80s. My hair was somewhere between Mike Peters and Tony James Largely as the result of lot of...... ....that my them GF, a stylist, used to apply for me Anyway, mid gig, I became aware of two things going on at much the same time 1. A weird, sickly, smouldering smell 2. The audience paying an unusual amount of attention to the bass player So, transpires that Andy, the keyboard player, had nonchalantly flicked a cigarette across the stage, by luck it had been caught in my 14-18" high barnet, had apparently smouldered there a while before igniting the spray with the result that my hair had pretty much started to melt. Guitarist helpfully came over and put it out with a few hefty downward pats to my cranium. Frankly I wish we'd had a malfucntioning smoke machine to hide it all, it was not a good look at any level. Had it all cropped off a few days later, nothing to do with health & safety and everything to do with minimising the chance that anyone who'd been at the gig would recognise me 👍2 points
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Looking again I see the link leads to TCH Trans Canada Hardware with an office here in Toronto. If you wish I could buy a pair and send them over to you. We'd need to sort out the money first. $22.50 Canadian each . I don't think that the postage would be anything near $180.2 points
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