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*** Now SOLD *** Hi Folks, This is a bit of a feeler to be honest, but I'm thinking of moving on this fabulous Tokai Hardpuncher PB80 GS which, according to the online databases, was a 1979 / 1980 model. These 'lawsuit' era Tokai P Basses are very highly regarded, as one quote I found on Talkbass said: "... They were as good as the actual Fenders of that era, but more consistent. A Seventies Tokai is a legit vintage bass." There's a lot of info out there on them for anyone interested: https://www.tokaiforum.com/threads/the-earliest-hard-puncher-basses.26472/page-2 Price I'd like £475 or near offer for it, and am not looking for trades at this time. Specs/Condition etc Ash 1-piece body, maple neck, maple fingerboard and it's pretty much all 'stock' apart from what looks like a replacement, Gotoh style bridge. As can be seen in the photos, it's most definitely had a life and been very well used, so it's not a case queen. That said, the electrics need a bit of a clean and it could do with a restring... But, as it is, it plays really well; the frets/fingerboard are in good condition, the truss rod works as it should, and it sounds great - i.e., warm, fat, funky, rocky P bass tones and that nice zingy 'snap' you get from a maple neck! ! 😁 Which brings me to it's weight ; according to my fairly un-scientific weighing method, it's 4.5 kg or 9.9 lbs. Not light I know, but as I've always liked ash-bodied basses, that sort of weight in a bass has never troubled me... YMMV of course. Provenance One additional point of interest, this used to belong to the late, and much-missed, Nick Smith, aka 'Doctor_Bass', and as such, it has more than a little sentimental value to me. Nick was the last person to set it up by the way. Reason for sale But I'm not really using it due to having too many other basses - a few of which get used all the time - hence why listing it here for sale. It's a player's bass, and really does need to used... Collection etc Happy for anyone interested to come and test it out here in Potton, Central East Bedfordshire. Tea/coffee /Basschat chat in plentiful supply.. For many reasons, I do not want to post this. But in terms of meeting up, I'd be happy to arrange something reasonably local to me (within 30-40 miles), or somewhere in and around North West London where I work. Whatever - I'm sure something can be worked out if the need arises. Any questions, please ask, and thanks for looking as always. 👍 Cheers Nik11 points -
I always suspected Julia Hofer was classically trained in some way, shape or form. Now I find out she's a Cellist like me. Interesting performance, too...8 points
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The last person to tell me that I should be playing a P bass got greeted with a Tokai Thunderbird at the next session, which I bought specifically just to shut him up. It worked. He shut up about it and no, I didn't get fired.6 points
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Bingo! I once had a guitar'd player who insisted on having his JBL loaded Fender Twin on the floor two feet in back of him. It sounded fine to him, but made the zone in the audience directly in front of him uninhabitable. I asked him why he didn't use the tilt back legs. He said it made the highs too loud. I then noted that placed flat it made the highs too loud in the audience. All that elicited was a blank stare. 🫢5 points
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To most of the audience it's a guitar.5 points
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Totally collaborative in the Inevitable Teaspoons - someone comes in with a song idea in various degrees of completion, then we all stick our tuppenceworth into the mix and whatever comes out, that's the song. No fights, no arguments, it's all "can you do a cool thing here?" and "I like that" and "nah, that doesn't really work", all amicable. All songs equally credited to all members, regardless of who brought in the initial idea, job done. Even to the point where a song's lyrics got completely rewritten, because the way the song developed, it didn't really match the words any more. I said something about it feeling like a 70s cop movie soundtrack or something, and next thing you know, we've got a song inspired by Dirty Harry, called "Dirty 'Arry". No dummy was spat out, no toys exited any prams.4 points
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Mentioned before on BC, that after playing in a pub in Glasgow, a guy beckoned me over to where he was at the bar. "Good band mate," said he, " but if you can ever afford one, you need to try a Fender bass. They're brilliant!" I had been playing an Overwater, hand-built Jazz 5. Ooooooooooh, it really makes me wonder ...4 points
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Burst & CAR4 points
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I bagged it....had to take a punt on this as I've coveted TE gear since I was a kid in a band who longed after the decent stuff, but had to make do and mend with whatever we could find in house clearance sales.4 points
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Surprised how good Stephen Merchant is on the old piano.4 points
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Incredibly disappointing thread based on that title 😂4 points
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As the Basschat community has always been fantastically supportive in checking out new music, we released our first brand new music in over a year. “Gloss” is out today via Ray Records and streaming on all the usual platforms. As always, we collaborated with Haunting the Atom to make this fun video. For anyone wanting a bit more background, it’s influenced by the post punk bands of our youth. I wanted a Stooges / Velvet Underground simplicity to the music (one note solo and bass line) but with an intelligent lyric. It isn’t typical of next year’s forthcoming third album and is probably the rockiest track we’ve written. Filmed in my house (which stunk of incense for several days afterwards), we had a blast doing this.3 points
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Gator bag for small keyboards, controllers, multi-FX, pedalboards or just tonnes of 'stuff' for gigs. I think it's the GK2110. Inside dimensions (L x W x H): 57 x 29 x 10 cm Outside dimensions (L x W x H): 59 x 33 x 11 cm According to Thomann It's been my 'Everything I could possibly need and lots of things I will never *ever* need but they're good to have as spares' bag for years, you can cram a mind-boggling amount of things in there. It's done somewhere in the region of eleventy billion gigs, so it's very well used and a bit tatty in places naturally relic'd which adds tonnes of mojo. It's structurally sound, decent padding, no holes, zips work well... years of life left in it. Front pocket for even more (slightly smaller) crap that you won't need but you're going to take anyway because you're a bit OCD. Great for butter, plays like metal, will only increase in value etc etc Would consider trade for a Wal (with cash my way) The picture is upside down, but the bag is the right way up in real life. £17 posted or a tenner collected from Bewdley DY123 points -
Yes, it is not THE LATEST MODEL. But it is a great, 88 note Hammer Action thang with industry standard Nord sounds.3 points -
I'm wondering how many bassists get to tell the other musicians which instrument to bring along?3 points
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I wish they had kept the 60s body shape, which was ever so slightly more elegant and more compact. And a 70s style tummy cut would have been nice. Stole this from Talkbass, where someone put the outline of a JMJ over a '66. The current reissues are more bulky and bigger:3 points
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Everyone has a pre-amp in a box. Usually it's part of their amp.3 points
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Tested them all, they’re all very much in the realm of tone sweeteners but for me it’s really elevated the Anagram to where I can’t fault it tonally or claim to be missing anything. The items in the pack Original no knob Sansamp Bass DI Juan Alderetes SVT DI Zerofive Audio Low Rider JHS Punchline Mojohand Cream Pie SGFX Beta Mk1 (and in combination with the Cream Pie) Cranborne Audio Camden EC1 (3 settings) My preferred settings on the Subdecay Noise Theory (Which hasn’t quite nailed the pedal but it’s better than the fuzz I had dialed in on the anagram) Essentially all my favourite pedals and preamps and I’ve now just got them as an option in the Anagram.3 points
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I was in a three piece a few moons back where the guitard was insanely loud even at rehearsal. Live in a pub i kept upgrading my gear until I had an Ashdown 300 head and Ashdown 8x10 cab. He simply wopped his Vox combo up even more and the drummer was losing weight sweating his n*ts off. Band I'm in now playing covers I'm using an old Laney 100 watt 1 x15" combo and it's plenty loud enough because we're all grown up.3 points
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I recently bought an amp I wanted, and I wasn't able to buy the amp without this cab. So here it is. Gallien-Krueger MBE 212/4. 600w, 4 ohms, nice and light at around 15kg. Has the same drivers as the NEO range. Sounds great. Collection preferred from Morecambe, but will meet at a reasonable distance if you want it. Rob2 points -
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Playing a bass that really gels isn't the same as needing it in my opinion.2 points
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I’ve owned and played all the flavours. Owned a couple of interesting but unsatisfactory Ps (bitsa warmoth and a De Gier Soulmate) which never took. Currently playing one MIJ 70s style P and I have to say it’s GREAT. soooo, right now I would say YES2 points
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Due to a terrible misunderstanding with autocorrect...2 points -
Not the Marlowe DK, just a regular TT with aging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tZjW7a66jQ&t=15s2 points
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Re OP question. I say yes, if you fancy one. You can always sell/trade it if it doesn't work out. I currently have three and love 'em all.2 points
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I am not sure I should be doing this but hey, needs must. This is a totally unmarked 40th Anniversary precision in matte Red. These are highly regarded and worth the second hand values seen....EXCEPT I bought this as new and it had also been plekked, so this thing plays like a dream. The set up up is literally amazing. Also I have added Dimarzio DP 122 pickeups and a Babicz bridge. I also changed out the scratchplate screws to gold. aesthtic i know but looks good. This really is a future classic imho. Will ship at buyers expense, happy to meet up around the M25 or home counties for coffee money.2 points -
I don’t think that most of the people I’ve been in bands with would even know what a Precision was, let alone tell me I should be using one.2 points
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Yes you're not spending enough time around P bass obsessed individuals. Can you sort that out? 😄2 points
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The last person who did that to me asked why I was playing "such a crap bass and not a precision." I was playing an Alembic. That was about 15 years ago. It didn't end well as I lamped him. Not for that comment, but for some others which were much more offensive.2 points
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Great performance, and this was exactly my thought2 points
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This one @Beedster2 points
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‘Candy Apple Red’ - my least favourite finish ever! - no offence😂🙈2 points
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Most cheap dB meters only have 'A' weighting. They don't measure bass. You need 'C' or 'Z' weighting. True, if it's lifted by a meter or more. Less than that and there's no loss of bottom end. If you don't tilt or lift it the highly directional mids critical for the perception of loudness are passing by your knees, which can't hear them, rather than by your ears, which can.2 points
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Top end is, like, so 5 years ago, maaahn.2 points
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Just seen this on the tube and found it quite enjoyable, the tone of that Sire is absolutely beautiful in my opinion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZICaUnea6pk2 points
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You answer your own question, you have a jazz, that's all you need!2 points
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I went looking for this one today for reading practice and it wasn't in the index of transcriptions so, even though it was there if you did a Google search for a transcription of the tune, you wouldn't have found it on here. So, here is an old transcription of the tune 'Down Time' from the 1999 Holland Quintet (although this tune is a trio of Holland, Robin Eubanks and drummer, Billy Kilson) album, 'Prime Directive'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/down-time-dave-holland/2 points
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Everything about this was awesome apart from the camera work which made me feel a bit queasy2 points
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Every so often a bass turns up that challenges my (unreasonable) aversion to maple necks. Superb instruments and amazing value.2 points
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No, you don't need a Precision. If you want one, fill your boots.2 points
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Hi mate it's a S. Martyn 30 inch 6 strings2 points
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Yes, it speaks positively mate 👍 In similar vein, and I won't embarrass him by naming, but one long-standing member here bought a bass from me, sold it for more, and sent me 50% of the difference out of the blue. Did I expect him to? Absolutely not. Would I have been pissed off had he not done it? No. Did I appreciate it? Hell yes2 points
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Re..... Need to thin the collection: against logic and probably against Basschat rules, the whole point of a collection is that you collect the items in it, it's not called a 'thinection' Don't need another bass: again, against Basschat rules, you always need another bass, every member of Basschat always needs another bass I don't really need a Jazz Bass: how can you possibly know that you don't need a Jazz Bass if you don't have a Jazz Bass? I hope I've clarified things for you Marc2 points -
try tilting your amp backwards so the speakers point closer to your head2 points
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These basses are almost free when you consider the performance-to-price ratio versus the vintage Fender market. I purchased a new Squier (Affinity I might add) Active Jazz V before Christmas after picking one up to try in PMT (RIP) ONLY because it was the only fiver they had.I thought it was that good. I'm not knocking the vintage Fender market but I'll confess to not understanding the prices whatsoever.2 points
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Some things in life you know are bound to happen somewhere along the road, you just don't know where, or when. Today was that day for me. By sheer luck everything aligned: the instrument itself, locally for sale, within budget, generous tax return which sweetened the already more than fair deal, and a feeling of "If I don't do this, I'm going to regret it massively later". So, since today I became the proud 2nd owner guardian of a September 1966 P-bass. Fully original, including the case, except the missing bridge cover, and some filled holes where someone installed other tuners, but the ginormous Klusons 546's cover those up very nicely. In a very, very good condition (buckle-rash the size of a coin), frets at de-facto factory condition, slightly faded red, but still plenty present,... And that patina, that's something you can't fake (nor the smell). Rather lightweight, very resonant, a bit neckheavy due to those tuners and the very light body, it has that extremely pleasant 60's C-shape (wide, but thin). It has the newest additions that were introduced in 1966: Indian Rosewood fretboard, a 45° bevelled pickguard and the wide frets. Made by the same people that made the early 60's ones, using the same methods, and virtually identical materials... just under a different contract. It has seen some action, but it was also very well babied and cared for. And given it's a '66, it's an absolute growler. There's something about '66/'67 basses that gives them more raunchy punch compared to 1965 or 1968 onwards. And if it's good enough for James Jamerson, it's good enough for me! Going to install an old set of LaBella's tomorrow, see if I can reduce the action a bit. Also: going to thin out the heard a bit. Given I've now got "the original", the "American Original '60s" may leave the premises, my Jazz Bass as well, my 500/1 that hardly saw any use, maybe the EB3, although: that's so quirky I might just keep it. But with this, I kind of arrived at the end of the line.1 point
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Holy f#%king hell1 point
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Same search for Falkirk returns about 40 odd basses. Mostly off-brands with a smattering on Dingwall, Fender, Ric and Sandberg; none I'd consider buying.1 point
