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  1. As you can see from the bobbly lines, I still have the final sanding of the neck to do and will finish off the volute at the same time - but this is pretty much where I want it to be in general terms: Not quite as butt-ugly as its creator
    4 points
  2. Bob Dylan, his songs always seem to sound better when someone else sings them
    3 points
  3. Last 20 days to go on the Crowdfunding page, if anyone would like to donate to the cause get in now as this will be coming to an end shortly, thanks again to all you lovely peeps on here who made a donation to help us out , as we have said before you are all legends. It really will help soften the blow for both of us. Our appreciation of what you have all done is beyond words Stve and Funkshui
    3 points
  4. I do understand some of the frustration about other events being affected by this, but at the same time I am astonished almost every year at the short-sightedness of various venues and organisations - have they never heard of the World Cup, the European Championships, the Olympics? As soon as I open my new diary for the following year, the first entries are the major sporting events that I really do not want to compete with. I won't accept evening gigs if they're scheduled against, say, the Champions League final, or afternoon gigs if they're up against the British GP at Silverstone or the Men's Singles Final at Wimbledon. I mean, come on guys, this is hardly rocket science.
    3 points
  5. This ticks all the boxes...
    3 points
  6. I only went in for a strap for a new bass, an Ibanez SR100B-NT (that has yet to be delivered) and ended up walking out with a 5-er, an Ibanez SR1405E-GWH.
    2 points
  7. For trade (or sale), Alleva Coppolo LM4 Deluxe, natural. Pure Marcus Miller sound. Searching for 5 string bass (Alleva, Sadowsky, Mtd, Fodera, Smith, Lakland).
    2 points
  8. Without wishing to state the obvious, why not get an Orange?
    2 points
  9. probably just me, but producers messing about with the drum sound seems to age records, in the 80's it was the fashion to have enormous sounding snare drums high in the mix, sounds awful to me, now it seems to be clicky sounding kick drums, why can't they just record the drums how they're supposed to sound? some albums sound good because they do sound dated (mainly because they're recorded almost live) Elvis's sun sessions and the Beatles Please Please Me (mono) spring to mind
    2 points
  10. or my favourite cover version, ever
    2 points
  11. That poor piece of wood looks terrified. S.P.
    2 points
  12. I once went out to buy the Robocop trilogy on DVD and ended up buying a new car
    2 points
  13. Another one off the list - and one of my least favourite ones. Fitting the tuners. And fitting tuners shouldn't be as fiddly as it often seems to be. Also - a bit of a repetitive gripe - hmmm, I do like Schaller but... They make some REALLY nice products Their customer service, in my experience, is FIRST CLASS BUT they often don't seem to check how difficult it is to fit their own products. And they often don't provide the basics to allow the fitting to be done successfully and/or easily. The worst case of this was this piezo Hannes bridge. Flagship product. Total nightmare to fit. And I pretty much know what I'm doing! And I've got lots of standard and obscure tools. And I still needed to buy another specialist drill bit. Yes - a drill bit!!!! : Looks nice. Until you see the back: ..and then read the instructions of how to bolt it, and the instructions of how to string it, and the complete lack of any reference, whatsoever, of what you do with all the piezo wires and collector block - important in the context of the 10 or so precision drill holes (tenth mm precise at the guitar top and tenth mm precise at the guitar back after drilling through 30mm of wood or, trust me, it isn't going to fit) you've already drilled perilously close to each other and very perilously close to where the piezo wires are going to have to be. Anyway...I've taken a few more pills and calmed down a bit. And compared with a Hannes bridge, fitting a Schaller pegged tuner is, I suppose, a doddle. But is it asking too much - and surely it wouldn't be too much trouble - to pop a little piece of paper in the box with a full size drawing of the centres of the bush and two pegs to use as a template? Anyway, for what it's worth, this is what I do nowadays with pegged tuners if I don't have a template or the exact dimensional drawing to hand (and trust me - you can't measure the actual item accurately enough): I drill a hole for the bush in a thin piece of hardwood. I pop a drop of paint, or snowpake or wet sharpie ink on the pegs, pop the bush on, tighten until the pegs touch : I drill the peg holes on a drill press to ensure they are vertical and test fit the tuner. I then use this, with a bush pressed through the template and headstock hole, as the drill guide: Then, if everything is flat, square and vertical, the tuners should fit without having to 'ease' out the peg holes at all: Anyway, that's how I do it. And maybe it's just me that finds pegged tuners a PITA... Next job is carving that slightly ugly volute
    2 points
  14. Unless you were really going for that brittle, crunchy sound. Who needs pedals? Just chuck a glass guitar down the stairs (with the guitarist if you want to flesh out that tone with some warmer notes).
    2 points
  15. Guns n Roses Use your Illusions 1 and 2 Its all the Honky Tonk Piano Axl added. It has really dated those albums. Also Metallica justice for all that guitar sound with no bass, a lot of bands came after copying that awful caterwauling whiny guitar sound, just pitiful.
    2 points
  16. Been there. Wandered into Sound Control Preston years ago whilst visiting a girlfriend, because I was bored and had nothing better to do. Ended up buying a Spector Reboot DLX - a truly stunning bass. It was so good I then sold my Status Stealth I 6 string.
    2 points
  17. Not anything to do with the thread at all, but just a bit of info' - the 80's JBS (PJ-555) actually had a jazz neck. However the one that Duff McKagan ended up with as his career exploded interestingly had a Precision profile neck. It was this bass that lent it's specifications to the currently available MiM Duff McKagan Jazz Bass Special. I agree that this is way more of a Precision Bass Special.. or, you know.. a standard PJ without a pick guard lol...
    2 points
  18. 2 points
  19. The cab that won the Essex cab shootout was a Bergantino with two Faital Pro PR300 drivers in it. Same as the Genz nxt Ebeneezer mentioned. So I'd expect it to sound very similar. £300 is a good deal. At the bash the votes (out of 25 in total) were: Bergantino CN212 - 9 Schroeder 212 - 8 EAD 2x12 - 5 (no longer manufactured) EBS Neo 212 - 2 Barefaced Super12T - 1
    2 points
  20. OK, lots of lovely valve heft and tone! I'll not bore you with that you already know. I bought this about two years ago, and it had not been gigged or rehearsed - home use only and not a lot of that as I have a Bassman 135! There's a Roqsolid cover to go with it - I can't see any difference in the amp from new. It's a great amp to pop on top of a modern lightweight cab to hold it in place 🙂 Being big, heavy and fragile, In the first instance I am looking at collection - Manchester/Bolton/Wigan area. Thanks for looking, Paul.
    1 point
  21. DECIDED TO PULL THIS OFF SALE. THANKS FOR ANY INTEREST SHOWN Ok, here is my homebuilt p bass. The licensed neck has 'the logo'. I bought as is, didn't add it, its under the lacquer but its a pattern neck not an original. (original maker stamp on heel). No inference of being original. rosewood board, no skunk stripe , p bass width. (If this is an issue I have an unlabelled neck I can swap out similar quality) Very nice sunburst body, not 100% perfect but looks great. Gotoh bridge. nuff said. Dimarzio dp122 pickups which are imho the best p bass pickups all round, great tone and monstrously good output. CTS post and cloth wiring. Sounds awesome, good weight. questions, etc get back to me..
    1 point
  22. Hello, i sell my Bravewood bought directly to him. It was his personnal bass. I put a new Schaller bridge following the mounting instructions. You can install back the original bridge that I provided but one height screw is broken and the holes of the Schaller will be visibles ( see photos please ). True vintage Fender 70’ tuners and neck plate ( it’s noticed on the invoice that I provide ). Kent Armstrong pickup, CT’s pots and switchtcraft jack. The bass plays and sounds very well. I sell it because I move a lot of my gear and I prefer to keep my other lined fretless. Weight is 4,4 kgs. Excellent condition. Only the finish on the headstock is cracked with some missing varnish around the tuners ( see photos please ). Will be shipped in a hardcase ( used or new, it depends of what I have at the moment ) to UK/UE. Ask me for shipping quote for UE. For Uk it’s 65 € so I can include in the price. If there is no extra for UE then the price will be 900 € ( 800 £ ) including the shipping. Price is very reasonable so no offer please and no trade. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KGfh_e0MurfXdmjJnGd3OT0YSeXGPrRN
    1 point
  23. Hi guys, This might seem crazy, but after waiting for 19 months I received my new Wal Mk3 and I'll have to sell it cause I need the money for a big investment. The bass is BRAND NEW! It features bird's eye maple facings, mahogany core, rosewood fingerboard, maple-mahogany 5 piece neck, black Schaller tuners, D-tuner, and a special input to allow angled jacks. It's super light and it's perfectly balanced. And the sound... well, you guys know, it's a Wal 🙂 The Mk3 compared to the Mk2 and Mk1 models is more ergonomic, lighter and better balanced. It's a great opportunity to get a new Wal without waiting for almost two years and with a generous price cut. The bass is in Barcelona but I can ship it anywhere in Europe, PM me with your location for a delivery quote. It comes with a Wal hardcase and tools. Price: 5200 EUR. NO TRADES thanks!
    1 point
  24. Unfortunately that's bollocks. The reason you tune down and then back up is because the windings on the string catch at various points along their travel - at the nut, over the bridge saddles, as they pass under string retainers... Tuning down lets the windings drop past any "obstructions" and then you tune back up to pitch. It's got nothing to to do with how good the machine head mechanism is. Hipshot machine heads might be better made than the competition, but they still won't help when your string is caught on the nut or string retainer.
    1 point
  25. Clover leaves all the way
    1 point
  26. He is a great player - just saw him with Barry Garlow... But at the end of the date he's a hired hand and tributing one of his idols. Totally different to writing the parts. Everest conquered during the jubilee was a huge milestone and celebrated internationally. Now, pretty much every decent climber does it at some point if they have the money. Collective learning is a trait that keeps us humans leaping ahead but it tends to downplay the achievement of the pioneer. I can't get too excited when an 8-year old does a decent job of 'Roundabout' on YouTube as I've had a virtuoso definitive version since 1971.
    1 point
  27. If you want to minimize your losses (ie if you’re not sure you’ll get on with it), buy used. Otherwise I’d estimate you’ll lose about £500 selling it on based on the ‘new’ price, give or take. Si
    1 point
  28. When I convert a T40 to 5 strings I put La Bella Jamerson flats on it. 38 year old neck subjected to extra strain of 5 quite high tension strings. Handled it no problem and it stayed like that for over a year. Only changed over to La Bella low tension flats because I got a used set for £28. IMO a good B string depends more on the brand, if it works on a bass tuned BEAD no reason it wont work on BEADG.
    1 point
  29. I’m primarily a drummer, and I play bass as a secondary instrument. Ive been able to read charts for years - it’s really useful for dep gigs and stuff with big bands etc. I was recently asked to play bass for a sort of ‘casual orchestra’ and I realised after 20 years of playing to drum scores I really struggled with reading pitched scores!
    1 point
  30. Mainly its this lot, I just grab my 5 string if I need the B and my other pedalboard if I need to make some silly noises with my originals band.
    1 point
  31. I tried very hard getting into Ziggy Stardust and thought I might be a bit gone in the head as all my mates liked it. Many decades later I still don't like it. Also agree with you about Heroes. I bought the lead single, with V 2 Schneider on the B side., which I played to death. I bought the album on the strength of this but should've just stuck with the single. Low on the other hand still sounds good to me after all these years. His best after Station.
    1 point
  32. "Too easy"? - what are we bassists like? Manufacturers make things a bit easier for us, and we have to go and make our own lives difficult again! lol I prefer a Jazz profile neck myself - but then I also like some Precision necks. I don't like ones that are wide, as well as being very chunky / deep Oddly enough though Lozz, I know what you mean. I had a really nice AVRI 70's Jazz (with the bullet trussrod adjustment at the headstock) And it looked and sounded gorgeous - but the neck was thinner than any other Jazz I'd owned or played at that time, and for some reason, I didn't quite like it as much as I thought I would.... In the end, I got offered slightly more than I'd paid for it - so I sold it.
    1 point
  33. I'm pretty sure that 190cm is the correct measurement for a 3/4-size DB. Certainly that's what both of mine come out at. In fairness, they're a tight fit in my Tom & Will soft case. Maybe the listings you're looking at assume that you want a more 'generous' size?
    1 point
  34. It is indeed. We’ve played email tennis for a couple of days to figure out what the cab is. Why don’t Marshall make bass gear??
    1 point
  35. IMHO they can't be beat on a P-bass, could have been made for! - My fave's for a very long time 😋
    1 point
  36. Not bass guitar related but when I was into motor bikes I had a very nice Honda CB350 twin. The headlight bulb blew and I called into the local motor bike dealer to get a new bulb - and left with a Honda 750F1 Four!
    1 point
  37. There are lots of so called classic albums I don't like and artists I "Don't get" but its all subjective, so no one but me probably cares.
    1 point
  38. I had a real love of Passion Grace & Fire when it came out around 83', bought it on Vinyl last week, put it on, hasn't aged well to me, pretty self indulgent with the odd moment of beauty, too many cooks and all that...
    1 point
  39. Why not just tilt your cab back so you can hear it? Seems like that would have sorted your issue without buying the SC in the first place let alone a whole new amp to pair it with.Try an adjustable stand and an Ikea laptop tray: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/accessories-c2/stands-and-hangers-c70/amplifier-stands-c461/athletic-w2-professional-guitar-amp-stand-with-tilt-adjustable-lever-p10608 https://www.amazon.co.uk/IKEA-BRADA-Laptop-support-black/dp/B00GMM74T0
    1 point
  40. The way I look at it, is because the effects/amps/cabs are just models I can use any of them without worrying about them getting damaged due to feeding them with inappropriate signals in terms of frequency or level. At the moment my favourite amp model to use on the bass is the one based on the Roland Jazz Chorus amp. Because the worst thing that can happen is the end result won't sound very good, I'm just getting in and experimenting. Everything and anything is available for me to use. Stop thinking that you have to use models of bass equipment for processing your bass guitar and try something different.
    1 point
  41. Hi All I’ve just finished a Thinline tele which came out pretty well…. However, I’ve found that the only time I have to practise is in the evening, when my two year old has finally exhausted herself from saying ‘no’ repeatedly and vehemently to everything. We live in a flat so to ensure I don’t disturb her I’ve also found that I play it unplugged. That works pretty well but I wish it had just a tiny bit more acoustic volume. So…… I’m wondering whether I should building something like this, that is fully chambered rather than only half chambered as the Thinline is. Me being me, though, I want to simplify things a bit. I’ve found that for me I really need to build in an incremental way - making each build only slightly more complex than the last. I know there are builders here who can seemingly conjure painfully beautiful guitars from clothes pegs using only spoons as theirs tools. That’s not me unfortunately. At the moment, I don’t want to do a set neck or a carved top or bent sides but I’m wondering whether a flat top, bolt-on neck, fully chambered (ie routed) Les Paul build might do the trick? If anyone wanted to offer up an opinion, I’d love to hear it. Specifically, I’m wondering about the following: Acoustic volume - do you think a fully chambered (routed) body like this would increase the volume a little bit in comparison to the above thinline? Should I also be thinking about making the top thinner than the standard 5mm or so which I would normally put on a chambered guitar? 4mm? 3mm? Is there any reason why a Les Paul can’t have a standard bolt on neck? I know the LPs have the neck at an angle. Is that because of the carved top? Or the bridge design? Or both? Does anyone know what the minimum height of that sort of bridge is? Lots of questions, I know. PS. Now clearly I realise if I want a bit more volume just a pair of headphones would take me about 100 less hours than building an entirely new guitar. But if I did that, how would I fill those 100 hours?
    1 point
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  43. kaliand is a serious seller, long time friend of mine. GLWS!
    1 point
  44. Seeing as my other Precision sold I'm going to be keeping this one so it's no longer for sale. What we have here is essentially a parts bass (TOP quality parts mind) with a handmade neck by a well-respected luthier. The fingerboard is brazilian rosewood, there are green luminlay inlays on the side of the neck (a great idea, wish all basses had these) and a MM-style spoke truss wheel making Precision neck tweaks a breeze. If you were speccing a P what would you have...!! Body is lightjtweigh alder, bridge is Kluson, pickups are Lindy Fralins. Tuners are Gotoh GB640. The Fralins (which I recall were 5 or 10% overwound) give a nice warmth and are an improvement on the Fender originals it was previously fitted with. The passive electronics use solderless connections. It's currenty fitted with a gold anodised pickguard but I also have a Tort I could swap over if you prefer. The finish is nitro and shows a few scuffs. This bass was always planned to be a player. Nut width is vintage so around 1.75". The neck radius is NOT vintage 7.25" but flatter. I can't remember what we chose... maybe 11". It's a neck that feels full but comfortable. It feels like a BASS which is what I wanted. I decided to not put any logo at all on the headstock but you can if you want... I will include a brand new Thomann hard case. Oh I nearly forgot... check out the Jaco neck plate.
    1 point
  45. I think the Doctor has owned his (or hers) for several hundred years at least.
    1 point
  46. Well I did it last night and it wasn't too tricky at all. The white one is slightly too big down by the control panel but hopefully that can be sanded down if I decide to stick with the switch. I think they look great. Thanks for the tips.
    1 point
  47. My new 1973 Jazz!
    1 point
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