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Here we are. 16 years on… She’s completed her GCSE’s, she’s not playing as much bass 😔 But she’s on the stage acting… We went to her show close last night. She’s bloody ace.15 points
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I drank a few beers for courage and ordered the Ibanez 😁😁12 points
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Two gigs yesterday, a noon hour bluegrass trio gig at a restaurant in North Bay where we have played before and then a set in the evening at a bluegrass festival with the full 5 piece band. Both went well and as a trio we are really getting tight on the vocals with traditional sounding three part harmony on a lot of the songs. Long day but a good one, I left home at 10AM returned at 11PM and drove over 300km. We will be playing two more sets at the festival on the weekend, lots of driving but great fun.😊9 points
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***UPDATE*** The bass was found. And delivered at Tom Petersson's address today! It appears to be undamaged.6 points
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**THIS BASS IS NOW SOLD** Thanks for looking! For sale or trade: 2013 Fender Nate Mendel Road Worn Precision Bass. Hey SSG's, As I predicted, this one is not long for my stewardship, which is a pity, as it's got an almost nuclear punch to it with the standard Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup set. But at the end of the day, I'm a Jazz bass player, as opposed to a Precision bass player, and the chewy punch of my Aguilar equipped '95 Stingray is capturing all of my attention at the moment. 'Nathaniel' here has been set up beautifully with a low action curved to the 7.25 radius of the fingerboard, currently running on 40-95 Elixirs, so it's a dream to play. Comes complete with a seriously thickly padded old gig bag (pictured). This is one of the early Mendel Signatures with the original BadAss II bridge. If you haven't played one of these before, they're a big favorite of people with either small hands or classical DB technique, as the nut width is 1.615", so not far off a Jazz neck. There's no point in me pointing out dings and marks, as it was RoadWorn from the factory. I've not added any more dings to it, or kicked the body around a gravel carpark, but the Mexican workers at the Ensenada plant probably did. It's actually quite a nice subtle job, with aged maple parts and metal hardware. The nice part is that you can see the gold undercoat underneath it, as if it's a well gigged refinish of Candy Apple Red over a previous coat of Shoreline Gold. Candy Apple Red Ash body with lightly Road Worn Nitro Cellulose lacquer finish. Maple Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard. Slim "C" based on 1971 Precision. 7.25 neck radius & 1.615" nut width. Leo Quan BadAss II Bridge. Seymour Duncan Basslines SPB-3 Quarter Pound split coil pickup. Foo Fighters Tour Bus and Platinum Records not included. £925, or make me a sensible cash/trade offer with a little extra money going either way. Buyer to collect, or will meet at a reasonable 75-100 miles from Derbyshire DE7.6 points -
Got my old s9 Precision a proper set up. New nut, new jack socket and tidying up of the wiring. I’ve owned it since 1999 and it has had a lot of use, as shown by the way the nitro finish on the neck is flaking off. Might get the neck refinished eventually but will leave it as is for now. Pick guard was like that when I got it. It does make for easier access to the wiring I suppose. Not a ‘proper’ vintage Fender compared to classic earlier models, but it is a damn good workhorse bass.6 points
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Some of you might recall that I recently bought a DeArmond Jet Star bass for the simple and highly frivolous reason that it made me laugh. Those who are familiar with the single pickup, long scale variant will also be aware of the decidedly bridgeward location of the pickup, leaving vast tracts of empty space on the body between the pickup and the neck. I think you know where this is heading. Well, a very nice chap in the States who makes YouTube videos (and occasionally posts on here - @Rib13Bass - shout out to you, bass brother) sent me a gift which arrived today... As Ozzy used to sing - what is this that stands before me? You gathered bass cognoscenti don't need me to tell you this is a pickup from a Peavey T-40/T-45. What is a person supposed to do with such a behemoth of a pickup? Oh, maybe something like this: So, the plan is to move the jack socket (currently front mounted) to the side to create a hole for the pickup selector switch. Will have to make a wee hole for a coil selector switch for the T-40 pickup. Oh and a big eff off hole for the T-40 pickup. T-40 pickup goes through the coil select switch, then onto the pickup selector switch, original pickup goes to the pickup selector switch, then the output of the pickup selector switch will be wired up to the existing harness at the volume pot. Easy as that! Now, where's my router...5 points
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Hi all, My 'Brooksy's Bass Corner' channels and platforms hit 5 years old today. It's been a head-spinning journey, that's for sure. I have a celebratory Live Chat over on the YT channel tonight from 8pm and I'll be running it via Streamyard so if you want to come and chat all things bass (or has that now officially been changed to BEHS?) either by text, audio or video, you're more than welcome. All the best, Mike5 points
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I know, but hear me out. On stage - a Hercules that grabs the neck and won’t fall over. No question. But at home, most stands are a bit ugly aren’t they. I saw this on FB and originally laughed - but then I bought one. I like the Danish design language and I buy most things advertised to me. https://openhagen.com/en-gb/collections/stands/products/nordic-fold-floor-stand it got me thinking about what other ridiculous stands there are out there, and I came across these. What’s that? No money for food this week? Well that’s because I bought a mini leather chair for my bass https://minimstudio.co/shop Does anyone else have some luxury stands to share? Im actually quite impressed with the Openhagen - it’s nicely made and won’t leave impressions on the carpet. It might be allowed to stay in the lounge.4 points
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I'm tempted to put a TE cab in the raffle just in the hope that whoever wins it came by public transport... 🙂4 points
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When told "Pre EQ only" I just say "Sure"..... then send it Post EQ. I then get the usual "Your bass sounds great"... 🙄🤦♂️🤣👍4 points
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Here is my ACG Salace E-Type. Strictly speaking this is 31.5” scale, but hopefully you can let me off. What’s half an inch between friends? Spec for anyone that cares… Salace E Type Headless 5 string (strung E-C) Paulownia body with Indian Cedar top 5 piece Ash/Purpleheart bolt on neck Wenge fingerboard with 30" radius Hipshot hardware (18mm string spacing) East Uni-Pre 4k preamp 2x ACG FB pickups, with a Wenge (to match the fretboard) ramp between them Weighs an impressively low 6.8lbs.4 points
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This doesn’t appear to be on Singular Sound’s own website yet but I spotted this on the MIDI association innovation awards page: https://midi.org/innovation-award/beatbuddy-2 I’m tempted just to have a full-size headphone port.3 points
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Those three albums with Sly and Robbie are fantastic. Amazing production on them as well, completely timeless IMO. Going to stick one of them on right now....3 points
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I play predominantly 6 string basses these days and have several, including the GSR256B, which is basically the same as the current 206, but with a different preamp. I've had it since 2017 and gigged with it and it was great. Where I live is coastal and the weather varies a lot and the neck has been dead stable and I've had no issues with it. It was my first 6 string so I didn't want to spend a lot, and though I have a few more 'better' ones now it still gets used (it's on a stand beside my bed as I type this) and I have no trouble recommending it, or the 200 in your case. If you like the feel of the Ibanez, buy it, it will las you a long, long time. The whole 'Ibanez is "only for rock and metal"' is a lot of crap as I use mine for everything. Also ignore the people telling you you must have a Fender as they fell like plating a dining table compared to the Ibby. I have 5 other Soundgears, a BTB, an RB (1983 build) and an ATK and have owned and played Ibanez basses and guitars since 83, probably owning 50 or more in that time, out of more than 200 instruments in total and have no trouble in recommending them. Buy new from a store to get back up; second hand can be cheaper but it's also a bit of a risk unless you know what to look for and if you have a friend who's experienced get them, or better still, lean on the store to set it up. It will likely be fine out of the box, but a second set of eyes is good. Some small adjustments can make a world of difference to how it feels and plays. An amp isn't necessary these days and something like the Soniccake Pocket Master to be able to hear yourself, and a decent tuner. Here's mine, just so you know I actually have it, with some marks from actually using it out.3 points
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Job done!3 points
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I like that Ped, but not sure i'd get one if the back of your bass is anything got go by 😇😂3 points
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Quick update: I tried adjusting the pickups to no effect. Didn't want to get into swapping stings as it was a brand new guitar. Did a return/exchange and the replacement is fine. Cheers, Rich3 points
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You're right. It was the first of the 2 I tried (using a strap), and something about staring down that sleek neck, those sharp-looking black tuning knobs spread along both sides of the head just made me feel cool yknow :)).3 points
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It's all cobblers that "this bass is only for that music" nonsense. Get the one which felt the best/most comfortable to you.3 points
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I did think that. Whether it is a 1979 or 1982 bass doesn't really matter to me as I bought it for less than £400 in 1999. It was the cheapest way that I could buy an American made Fender. At the time (late 1990s) the late seventies/early 1980s Fender Precisions were cheaper than the new American Standards. Any notional increase in value from the bass being a 1979 bass rather than a 1982 bass would be off-set by the damage of me playing it constantly for 26+ years and mostly storing it in a gig bag so it has cosmetic dings aplenty. It is very much a 'never sell' bass so if someone told me that it was a 1982 bass worth 'only' £1,200 or so rather than £1,500-£1,600 late seventies P-bass it would make no difference to me whatsoever.3 points
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Exactly. It could be made from 1979-1982 using whatever bits and pieces Fender found around the factory at the time. I haven’t had it taken apart and dated all the various parts. The only thing I know for sure is that the nut and jack socket are less than a week old.3 points
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After my five mins of using the amp last night, when I moved the amp back into the corner. I found this on the floor (see picture below) This must have fallen out of the back Now I know why the chassis is loosen one side – it’s the cage nut and the chassis flange that should hold it in place – broken off. STILL KEEPING THE COMBO ! Just read an article on how to check the “With Horn”, “Without Horn” sockets on the B200R. This one has had the mod, 4ohms reading “Without Horn” Pete3 points
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Tonight we all sat in a circle, kept the volume right down and deep dived into the arrangements for three originals. We had all come up with our perspectives on WhatsApp in advance. I used my fretless and it opened some new sonic avenues. We got into some theory which was fun. I am turning a D into a Bm7 🙂... but only sometimes and i makes a big differenceto feel. We had long discussion on how to move in and out of solos and decided to end a song in Em on A major to accentuate the mbiguous lyrical ending. It was pointed out that one if my basslines sounded like Dani California so I ended up quoting that instead. Another song, relegated a really nice line I came up with using a different inversion of each chord to the chorus and came up with a mwah-enriched melodic line for verses. Similar attention given to drums, guitars and vocals, as well as overall timing and structure. Was fun working as a group and achieving some major improvements by thinking from an audience perspective. None of us could have achieved this alone. We aren't the beatles but still very satisfying.3 points
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This… he’s just done w2 for Tom Peterson…(1 is MIA 😟) but TP is gigging the other one. as @warwickhuntsays, @Basvarkenis Brooks Bass guitars.3 points
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The way I see it, it's already been modified so why not keep going and improve it? That's what I did with my 66 mustang which turned out to be one of the best bass decisions I ever made!3 points
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Hi all, Just took delivery of above, 69Ib of pure heaven on castors. Considering the age (17 years old) not bad condition. Trying to gather as much info on known faults, just in case! Pete2 points
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Just got in from a rehearsal with my classic rock band, using my new Sandberg California TT SL. Went well though as it’s a jazz bass configuration I struggled a bit with the sound as am so used to a Precision type sound. However at the end the band said how good they thought the sound had been, with better separation on the instruments as my bass was lower/deeper. Was a dream to play though, and being 6lbs it was so easy on my back, don’t even feel like I’ve been at a band practice, was def a good purchase.2 points
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I had the same issue when I first started on bass. The Fender model felt huge and unwieldy, but the Washburn was much more nimble. The neck was wider, and I liked the 3+2 tuners on the headstock (3 above, two below). I chose the bass that I most enjoyed playing, and which felt right in my hands.2 points
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Just had a look and, yes, there are some lovely SLs listed there. I was particularly taken with the cherry sunburst VM4… yum yum yum… Not a fan of black ones but there were some nice ones there @Lozz196, hint hint… 😉🤣🤣🤣2 points
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That’s for basses right 😳2 points
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Buy for you! You do you! Your first bass is less about tonal characteristics and more about feeling right in your hands. What is going to inspire you most to pick up, practice, improve and have fun? No one here can answer that for you. It sounds like you’re leaning on the Ibanez based on these factors.2 points
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I think the accepted order of events is 1. Face tricky choice 2. ask here 3. wade through 617 replies veering wildly between helpful and “not so much” 4. Agonise for days ignoring partner and children in a wilderness of indecision and despair 5. toss a coin 6. repeat steps 4 & 5 7. Buy one 8. regret it and buy the other, vowing to sell the first one 9. fail to accomplish second part of step 82 points
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And also make sure it’s good for playing metal… well, someone had to say it …. @lvrossem it’s a running joke around these parts2 points
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Buy the bass that feels best and is most likely to make you want to play it.2 points
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Get the bass that makes you smile when you look at it, not the one that makes you wish you got the other! ...or do what the rest of us do and buy both 🙂 (borrowing money if necessary), accepting that it's a disease with no cure!2 points
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I don't know either of those basses, but as you are just starting out. . . . play as many basses as you can get your hands on. You need a bass that sounds good and feels great to play. Worry about looks at some time in the future. Now you just want to buy a bass that is going to inspire you to play. Good luck.2 points
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You can play any music on any bass, and at the point of starting out as you are, getting the bass that feels best to play will only help you to get better. I don`t know anything about the Ibanez basses but fret buzz can be down to poor set-ups or needing a fret-level, which any decent luthier should be able to do.2 points
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2 × EBS effect pedals in very good working condition. No original boxes but will be well packaged. Price includes UK postage for both. Collection welcome.2 points -
Aye, she’s off doing a graphic design course of some ilk at college in September… All the kids are doing great. Just makes me chuckle that Ell’a birthday is also my Basschat anniversary too 😆2 points
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I think that rather than passing thousands of new laws which basically legislate against BellEndery, they should just do it properly and make Unfettered Bellendery And Acting Like A Knob a crime in itself.2 points
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Correct, could be up to 19822 points
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Origin: Indonesia Year: 2025 Body Material: Alder Colour: Tina Rose Finish: Gloss Neck Finish: Satin Neck Material: Maple Fingerboard: Maple Inlays: Block, side dots Pickups: EMG Electronics: Passive Controls: Volume, volume, tone Pickguard: N/A Hardware: Chrome Gig Bag/Case: N/A Accessories: N/A Frets: 21 String Spacing: 19mm Nut Width: 41mm Scale Length: 34”2 points
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Or you could order them direct… https://www.public-peace.de/maruszczyk-instruments-mf5-medium-scale.html2 points
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They operate at a loss or at a tiny margin to scale, take on debt to expand, then ramp up prices as the debt (either to banks or VCs) needs to be paid back. It’s a tale as old as time. I may be wrong and they’re generating a massive profit but I reckon they’re probably heavily indebted. Guess you could check the accounts. Smart option would be to buy the buildings then lease them back to the company. So you have the loss making studio part and the profit making property bit. Maybe that’s what they’ve done. Ultimately, Pirate is like all cut price options, Ryannair, for example. You’re probably better off paying a few quid extra.2 points
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I drilled the main board the other day and have just swaged the eyelets. There are also 3 turrets, which will support the rectifier diodes and provide connection points for the incoming AC. The red stickers cover the mounting holes where the standoffs will go, so that some eejit doesn't stick eyelets in them... ALL BUILD PICS NOW IN POST DATE 01/11/20252 points
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Just heard this on the radio, great old one and I’m pretty sure Robbie Shakespeare on bass2 points
