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It’s tiny! Demo coming very soon!!!

So, playing in a female-fronted Americana trio, I thought it would be nice to have a low D available to me to widen out the tonal palette. When our own @olihayhurst advertised one of these on this very forum I couldn’t resist. When we were an electric band I used to do the same trick with the d-tuner on my fretless Tony Franklin precision bass, so I knew what to expect but I have to say I am pleasantly surprised by the accuracy and stability of tuning as you from E to D to E again. The supplied Hipshot instructions made installation easy, including trimming back the silks on the E string to clear the bridge. First gig with it will be this Saturday afternoon and I am looking forward to unleashing the low D on the unsuspecting passing trade at Billy Bootleggers in Newcastle upon Tyne.

I noticed they'd renamed a big store in town. When I told the wife she said, "They did that 4 years ago!" That's how often I go to the shops.

Also worth mentioning that the phrase 'you tube' has a slightly different meaning up here north of Hadrian's Wall...

This splendid comparison put together by a Basschat member should be of interest to anyone thinking about buying a used Stingray:

Thanks all for your comments - I’ve just pulled the trigger! Time to find my screwdriver 😂 best of luck with your hunt @Woodinblack!

I could write lots about this, but I did once wonder if I had too much gear when I was contemplating buying another bass amp. But I came to the realisation that as I don't tend to spend my money on anything else, I'm not in debt, and I enjoy it, then buy the amp 😁

This is the wrong forum for that sort of threat. Please keep that sort of filth for mumsnet

Exhibitor list https://www.theguitarshow.co.uk/exhibitors/

Following on with the theme of appalling Americanisms defiling the Queens English, I mentioned this way back on this thread and it warrants repeating... Tubes (pronounced toobz) when used by folk from this green and unpleasant land referring to valves. Yes, I know it's what those shouty, excitable cool kids from out in the colonies call them on YouToob. But you're not from Minnesota are you, you're from Halifax. So please stop it or I'll be obliged to give you a damn good fisting.

Still need to get some Velcro on the Greathammer and get it locked down but extremely happy with this setup. I’ve added an fx loop between The Accountant and the Element in case I want to add anything else like the Model FeT for guitars etc. TBH it’s a bit overkill so might take that out as it adds a bunch of extra wires and clutter. Other than that I can see myself keeping this setup for the foreseeable as long as I can resist the QCmini 😬

And anovver fing. That TV show, The Repair Shop. Why are they all so nice? They're definitely up to something. And why does everyone who goes on to get their tat fixed have to have a cry? Why won't they fix things for people whose parents are alive and healthy? Why do they insist the parents must be dead? "Can you fix my mums old egg whisk?" "Is she dead" "No, she's alright. I dropped her off at Ethels on my way here" "Im afraid we can't fix it if she's alive" "Thats a shame, I wanted it fixed" "Then the old bat has to go. We can deal with her if you're not up to it"

Due to having damaged my knee before Xmas I haven`t returned to work after the holidays. So what have I been doing? Practicing the bass? Nah, I`ve been buying and selling bass guitars and related gear. My wife always says "if you can afford it just get it" so that`s what I have been doing. Like the op I seem to be addicted to buying and selling gear at the moment. Luckily I`m going back to work next week so hopefully I will calm down on buying. Still looking for a nice Thunderbird though...

Thank you all for your replies, it really is appreciated Pleased to say I went with a Lakland Skyline 44.02 I felt this is the one to start my journey with and keep me motivated to overcome the inevitable setbacks

Forgive the poor scaling of the shots - I've directly pasted some random JPGs This was the thin fretted fretboard of one of @Owen's basses back in 2024. See how close the bottoms of the fret slots are to the bottom of the fretboard...that's not a lot of wood! The problem was a totally seized - and fully adjusted - trussrod With due warnings to Owen that it might well snap, I got out my trusty travel iron and sat it on the heel end for around 10 minutes, testing every now and again with a Stanley Knife blade: Once the glue was soft, I progressively moved the iron forward, sliding a steel sheet I use for bending acoustic guitar sides into and along the softened glue. Any thin steel can be used, a decorator's platter, a thin scraper - main thing is to slide horizonally...NEVER lift!! And you DON'T RUSH, and inch it along a few mm at a time: And eventually, it's off...and still in one piece. That is one well k*******d trussrod! :

To be more accurate, Musicman contracted CLF (yes, also a Leo Fender company) to manufacture the instruments - there ensued a dispute as Musicman rejected a lot of instruments, some of which were refinished by CLF before they were deemed acceptable - the final straw was the manufacture of a batch of Stingray necks incorrectly with inoperable truss rods. After that Musicman transferred the manufacture to Charvel, and the quality improved significantly. When Ernie Ball took over they improved some elements (for example pick up winding) to improve consistency of product and thus quality. However Pre EB basses are pretty consistent and certainly compared with comparable Fenders.

I don’t think I can ever watch that show again after they murdered that old Jazz bass.

Ill just run this up the flag pole so we can all take a top down view and see what actions drop out of it. People who use management speak are generally people with no interests outside of work (golf doesn't count). They're not blue sky thinking and onboarding all day and then going rock climbing, car racing, dogging or bass playing. They go home to their life partner who is exactly the same and spend all evening working. Weekends, they might go to a cafe to work, or just for a treat, go golfing with the head of global PR and talk about marketing strategies. They've never pretended to be a rock star in front of five disinterested people like we do.

Hi ! It is not the best configuration here, I'm playing too hard when I'm soloing. Well, I share it if it can inspire someone who is beginning the double bass like me in a self-taught way.

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March 2021 I got an unlined 2EQ Stingray for NZ$2400 thats approx 1050 UK Pound I think there is a 0% chance of securing another one at that price

You may be watching the wrong programme. If you want your tat fixed, you have to go to Tattoo Fixers, where your 2cm x 4cm tattoo saying "BOB" (your ex-husband) will be transformed into a giant peacock covering your entire arm, or your rather unfunny tiny little picture of a man weeing somewhere a few centimetres north of your penis will be turned into a Cthulhu covering your entire torso. That is one programme where the punishment in no way fits the crime.

Where are the pitchforks and blazing torches? She's got a clip-on tuner on the headstock!

Updated the board and just waiting on the arrival of the EHX Battalion to replace the Behringer

I suffer a lot with depression. some of it is down to my life choices, so my bad, some of it is down to my illness and some the required medication. one of the things I do when I am down is buy music stuff. My credit card is in a constant state of being paid off. i don’t normally regret my purchases, and the stuff I have brings me imense happiness. I often say out loud I absolutely love music, probably more than I should and certainly more often than i say I love my wife!! anyone else indulge in retail therapy? I am currently looking at either an Atelier Z fretless or and Ibanez headless fretless to make the decision of not defretting my Yamaha seem like a better decision. i guess in a way i am addicted to gear, and justify it any way I can. i am lucky my wife just encourages me, if want it and u can afford it just buy it and stop talking about it is what she says. Hence my credit card never really going down.

I once took a banjo to a local luthier shortly before he died, and he snapped it in half and burnt the pieces. God, I miss him.

Just finished putting this together for a little rock covers band i’ve joined. Rockboard Quad 4.1 with MOD1 and Rockboard Power Pit underneath. All wired with Pedal Patch cables.

I've not played a Stingray that was not well constructed the weak G syndrome however I have never experienced it I've got an 2EQ SUB USA Slab 5 , it went straight to the luthier - now it's magic , wasn't poorly made, just poorly looked after by the previous owner I'm well keen on an unlined Fretless 5 now however the numbers made will be scarce

Playing a B string may give you the same notes as down-tuning, granted, but in no way whatsoever does it give you the groove, swagger or oikish malevolence that down-tuning until your strings rattle does; you're right, they just don't get it at all.

That kind of distortion you are after is the power amp distortion, or at least, that of phase inverter. It's impossible to get such one with preamp. You might like to give Origin Effects BassRIG Super Vintage a try.

Toby is an ex-colleague of my Wife and good friend of us both. He's so thrilled to own that keyboard..... and it was lovely to see it brought back to life on Repair Shop!

I might be the bottleneck. Got a lot of heavy life stuff going on at the moment which means I’ve had neither time nor energy for manual writing.

Good choice. Lakland make fantastic basses. This is your second and third basses all in one go.

Mine were both 36" scale too. AFAIK all the 5-string versions and the C-bass were. I don't think the 34" scale versions are much shorter overall since most of the additional scale length of the 36" scale basses was achieved by moving the position of the bridge back as far as it would go on the body.

Yeh, and guess which one I have been looking for, the only bass I want to drop tune!

My brother's manager at work has a saying. We've all been there, somebody suggests something and nobody else in the room cares enough to either say yes, say no, or offer another solution. Ambivalence in the meeting. So my brother's boss will say "silence is consent" and wrap up the meeting. I kind of get what he means in a work context, but also maybe we could change that phrasing a little here man.

Oh look, its feb.. "HI Woody, Thanks again for ordering your new gear from Bax Music. We've got great news! Your order has left our warehouse and is on its way to the courier."

You Sir, are clearly a man of impeccable taste. Will you marry me?

I think we should take a helicopter view of this, preliminary to a deep dive. And don't forget to think outside the box while you're pushing the envelope. We must use synergy for organic growth.

Looks like you need another week on that sick-note……

Love me a single cut bass! Binky is the ultimate single cut (in my humble opinion of course!) Aesthetically I get that they're marmite, but correctly done they look awesome. Sound wise, honestly, I really couldn't claim to hear much of a difference at all. Binky has a pair of custom spec Nordstrands paired with a bespoke to Binky 'BeePre' preamp, those two contribute 99% of the tone post-amp, maybe 1% at best could be attributed to the fact Binky is single cut.

That sounds like a lovely selection of Stingrays. There's always been a discrepancy between what a Stingray is worth and what you can get for one. Their usefulness, quality and formidable reputation undermined by the laws of supply and demand. There's just so many available that it's bound to drive the price down. That said, really nice Music Man basses like you've got will always command a better price than less desirable examples. You could always find bargain-price Stingrays. (Ancient history I know, but I paid £315 for a mint pre-EB in 1989. In 1992 I stumbled on a used EBMM in a guitar shop in Bradford for £400), and that won't have changed. Someone who paid £750 for used Stingray fifteen years ago who needs money might well sell nowadays for £1000 or less and feel like they had done okay on the deal. When it comes to Stingrays, if you've got cash in your hand and you're patient you can still pick up a bargain. It's likely to be an older model, though. As for Specials, even if they go for two grand secondhand, that's a big depreciation the new retail price. The harsh reality is that if you really need to sell, things are worth what you can get for them. The intrinsic value is irrelevant.

I can understand this, if I have a bad day or am feeling down then looking at stuff I could potentially buy gives me a lift. I did find however that in the past when I did buy the items that actually receiving them didn’t boost my mood any further.

Anyone using the word "onboarding" deserves to be stabbed in the ear.

Everything is easy for Andy. The rest of us, not so much.

After all the worry, it was great! Really cool venue, The Acoustic Lounge in Poynton. All the good things you want from a venue - easy to find, car park right next to load in doors, loads of plug sockets, great staff, first drink free and they have bands on every weekend so people know to come for live music. By no means full but with a decent crowd for a Sunday night and even some dancers. A very civilised 7pm start and 9.30pm finish meant I was in bed for just after 11 - bonus on a school night. Easily the best we've played - this was only our 4th full gig as a band and 2nd as a 5 piece with sax. Rig was Fender Jazz 5 Kazuki Arai --> (new) Xvive P58 wireless --> HX Stomp --> PA. Footwear was Vans classics. Lots of positive feedback from punters and venue, including a guy from another band who recorded pretty much the whole gig and sent us the 4k files. Brilliant stuff! Don't know if Jon from Loop & Swing is on here, but thanks a million if you are! Here are some of his clips: And I'm even going to risk submitting a bit of me attempting some slap:

My current board Boss TU-3 tuner Sadowsky preamp 3leaf Audio Doom 2 MXR Bass Envelope Filter Boss OC-5 Octave MXR Sub Octave Bass Fuzz MXR Phase 90 Script Boss Bass Chorus Universal Audio Heavenly plate reverb