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  1. In the seconds before, her facial expressions give everything away. The fart. The wait. When it hits her nose... and then the dirty girl is secretly digging on it.
    4 points
  2. Surely that would only be if he'd ricked his back?
    4 points
  3. Same with the Beatles, great songwriters, I mean truly great, but I can't stand their whiney nasal racket... I have changed my mind about a few bands over the years, I genuinely detested Steely Dan as a youngster, but I find them fascinating now, same is true of Country and Western.... No, wait, I still hate Country and Western.
    3 points
  4. She is clearly a lady of taste and refinement, which is not at all surprising.
    3 points
  5. I've just soldered up a cable for Mark King if anybody is interested in taking it off my hands. £100.
    3 points
  6. Don't post a picture or you'll bring John Hall down on us!!
    3 points
  7. I sometimes wonder what I started with that FrFr thread!!! Nice cab
    3 points
  8. Nope - for a live interview (NOT an easy thing to do - especially a long one) much better than most. And very interesting indeed. Full marks Andy
    3 points
  9. For sale my best PBass Fender custom shop PB 70 Relic Very light ash body 3,5Kg Copper metallic relic finish Maple quatersawn neck " Pino Paladino " profil . 59 CS Pickup . Partial trade possible if 1000€ minimum cash my way with : PB Moollon PB Nash PB AV 57 58 62 63 PB Van Zandt PB Navigator PB Road Worn Sunburst
    2 points
  10. 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!
    2 points
  11. @shug Good advice there. I won't be stripping the finish off this again,the first 5 times were bad enough 🤣
    2 points
  12. Last stage. Still more heartache on the horizon 😱 Lacquer got peeled off with a razor blade,back and sides rubbed smoooth,satin black applied. No drama 🙂 Putting the bass back together wasn't straight forward. I was fitting a 2 saddle/through body bridge, from that you want the strings and pickup to line up near as possible. The Bloodstone P-Bass 50's chosen for this job didn't fit the hole,nor did the Roswell ?? I had a smaller single coil bought on ebay so used that. Bridge drilled and fitted,string bushings drilled/fitted. String it up for first time. All OK except the neck is arching back on itself 😱Slacken off the TR helps but even with the saddles jacked right up the strings are hitting the fretboard. Never had this bother fitting the other 2 saddle so start investigating. Turns out the new PB-50s have a different bridge,that bridge has a thicker base plate so the neck pocket was shallower. Got the router out and trimmed down the neck pocket Still couldn't fathom why the pickup didn't fit. I'd 2 Roswell pickups and lifted the wrong one,the one for this PB-50 had been trimmed down by 1mm. I had the router out anyway so cut a bigger hole 👍 You'll be glad to know I now have a playing bass 😉 I may add a skin to the back at a later date.
    2 points
  13. I feel like my aversion to the looks of the ART 7 models is being won over by the responses of how well they perform!
    2 points
  14. Warwick always take a considerable hit used. They're the bass that comes to mind whenever I think of a brand that depreciates like a stone. The used models tend to hold their value because they've effectively bottomed out once they're no longer brand new. I'd take the cash it would cost for that Thumb new and buy a used model.
    2 points
  15. Thanks for sharing this Q. This pedal does look very interesting. I've had a quick conversation with Olivier. He has confirmed: 1) As an alternative to (i) 4 band pass filters (BPF), this can be made available with (ii) 2 BPF and 2 Low Pass filters (LPF) or indeed (iii) with 4 LPFs; [my preference is likely to be (ii)]; 2) all filters (whether BPF or LPF) will have a 5 octave frequency range from sub bass to treble and resonance goes from flat to self-oscillation; 3) UK price = 360€ (i.e. circa £320). Given that a decent gated fuzz by itself e.g. the Mastotron is £129, that seems fairly priced; 4) current draw is 200mA (at 9V), which should be well within the capacity for most decent PSUs; 5) The Fuzz is a variation of the Lovetone Big Cheese gated fuzz. Olivier is of the view that with the gated fuzz this pedal will work great on bass; I'm inclined to agree and I'm definitely tempted!
    2 points
  16. I think Mrs Lewis will take one look at your new bass and tell you that you made the right decision!
    2 points
  17. Even mrs mac commented on the tone of your T-Bird I am tempted by this.
    2 points
  18. Progressed?? I like a bit of progressive music, but it sounds a bit dated these days!
    2 points
  19. Yeh, women, how can they play stuff, they would be too distracted by kittens and handbags to learn a proper mans job 🙄
    2 points
  20. I've finally managed to listen to the whole of it. Well done all involved, and thank you for working so hard on it. Thumbs firmly up: good audio quality, good presenting, love the news and what's hot on the forum bits, the Q&A section with its humour as well as useful info, liked the interesting talk about bass necks. Although I knew most of the general info, I wasn't familiar with the functioning of the double truss rod, so I learned something I didn't know. Only gripe, bit too long - as in, the talk is fine, but it IMO could/should have been divided into two or three installments to publish in two or three episodes. That obviously would require tweaking the script so it doesn't get chopped at random intervals. The same goes for Stephen Chown's interview, IMO. *Puts her music journo hat on* I like Stephen a lot, and enjoyed working alongside him, David and Scott at NAMM. I like how open and straightforward he is, and his natural, relaxed interview style; I wouldn't want to see that interview shortened, as would happen if, say, I had to make it into a BGM article (it would have to be edited into a crippingly small number of words!). However, once again, the interview could be split into two or three sections that follow the chat's progression, and published in more than one episode. I think it would be an incentive for the listener to look forward to hearing more from the man in the next episode. *Takes music journo hat off, and bows* So, really, the only thing I found daunting was the 2-hour-plus length. As others have said, no need for you guys to travel up and down the country every week, just gather the same amount of material each time, and use it for more than one episode. IMO, of course.
    2 points
  21. For all those wondering if she's actually playing, ask yourself this... Since when has a Stingray had such a pronounced G string...?
    2 points
  22. I know that feeling. I popped into PMT for some strings and left with a EBMM Stingray a few years ago. The former Miss Bass wasn’t terribly impressed, until I mentioned the time she nipped up the retail park for a Burger King and came back with a leather sofa from DFS. I think that made us even.
    2 points
  23. But they sound their best when nobody sings them 😉
    2 points
  24. Korg Pitchblack works well for me, big display, easy to use, handles low B no problem.
    2 points
  25. LIKE NEW 2012 Mike Lull T4. Amazing sound, amazing feel, light weight (8,8 pounds), perfect balance. Trans-red finish. The OHSC is like new too. All original documents included plus an extra custom white pickguard (with the thunderbird eagle logo) that costs 80 quid. The original perloid PG is has now aged to an amazing shade of cream. HERE the specs for this specific bass (even if the photo is of another bass). Price is 2300 EUR. NO TRADES.
    1 point
  26. Due to family circumstances, I am forced to sell nearly all boutique instruments I have, only one can remain. I will offer all of them. Next one is Pino Palladino Pbass. I dont think this bass needs additional introduction. OHSC, COA. 2700£ shipped within EU.
    1 point
  27. I would be dead if I tried it!
    1 point
  28. Do it before someone else does
    1 point
  29. Great stuff, thanks! He really doesn't seem to want to go down that route himself, but I think I'll end up putting it in place for him!
    1 point
  30. A Zoom b3n is the only thing between bass and cab. I use two main sounds that both use the SVT amp model (AMPG SVT), The 'lighter' sound follows the amp with the SVT 4x10 with tweeter cab model (SVT4x10TW), the 'heavier' sound precedes the amp with a Darkglass model (Dark OD - from memory the b3k), but no cab emulation I hope all that made some kind of sense As I still have my previous setup, Yamaha DBR10 top & DXS12 sub, I set both up and A/B'd them. There is just no comparison. I was listening from about 5m and I very much doubt I broke 100db so I don't know how valid this would be at real volume. I was expecting that the Yamaha sub sound quality would at least keep up at that level, but the RCF was just so much better - how to describe it without getting all it had a plush bouquet with plummy overtones... it certainly more heft though! 🙂 I was also expecting that the sound quality from the top would not keep up, though I was surprised at how far behind it was. The RCF was, um, okay; articulate and polished - not that I've had a lot of experience so it might be that I should have been surprised at how inarticulate the dbr was. I was using a Tannoy Precision 8D as my practice 'cab' as I found the DBR was actually quite harsh. Unfortunately it heard the RCF, got the hump and died on me. All in all very pleased with the RCF. Especially with swapping 2 cabs totalling 44kg with one weighing 22kg Thanks, though you could have started the thread 4 months earlier and saved me springing for the DXS12! 😉
    1 point
  31. i picked up a skeleton case, its super tough and a perfect fit, i paid around £40 i think, doesnt mess with my settings too which is nice.
    1 point
  32. Yes very!! I completely sanded the pickguard back to original and resprayed it and it looks OK now Still need to sand the headstock back to maple as I don't think it would look right colour matched I'm going to l leave them both till Sunday and start getting it all back together ready for the nut and bridge when they turn up 😀
    1 point
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  34. A revoltion. You started a revolution. (But you did err "kill rock n' roll" ha ha)
    1 point
  35. Realistic price for a cracking bass!
    1 point
  36. ...it’s worth noting that all flats sound completely different new, compared to when broken in.
    1 point
  37. Well, if you count the sheets he did. I took them to a gig of his and draped it over the balcony with the words, "Mark, you could be under these very sheets". I could tell he was interested. Even though I wasn't even there.
    1 point
  38. £500 loss on that sounds about right. I bought and sold one very similar (except fretless) and lost about that much. But I only paid £1100 at the time for brand new. Some happy years in between buying and selling though... I still think they're amazing basses. Second hand may be the way to go.
    1 point
  39. Wow, so much to like. Wood selection especially. I don't think I've ever seen an ash neck before. I would guess grain orientation is critical, much more so than with maple which has much straighter grain in the first place. The 3 pieces certainly look as though they've got lovely straight grain, and the direction of the 3 pieces have been oriented to complement each other. Lovely job!
    1 point
  40. Really nice @dodge_bass. To add to the thread, here's a couple of quick demo's I did of my most recent acquisition, a vintage Frostwave Funk-a-Duck...this thing is crazy fun to play around with and is one of the most extreme analogue filters I've ever come across. Please excuse the sound quality and sloppy playing... Chain is very simple (like me): Warwick Spacebass > Funk-a-Duck > PJB Double Four
    1 point
  41. Well excuuuuuse me! At no point in the thread (until just then) is there any indication that you were talking about a five-string set. Thhhppp!
    1 point
  42. Lollipop tuners are great, but not on a fiver. It's a four-string thing.
    1 point
  43. I think the RCF HD32-A is at that size/price point too from memory. That's what I'd have gone for if the K10.2 wasn't so tiny, although i am getting sick of explaining to people where my amp is.
    1 point
  44. If you really are going to go the DIY route there are a number of things to consider. 1. Make sure that your band are behaving in a photogenic way when you do the shoot. Get them all to dress appropriately and actually put on a performance. It is a video after all. If you can't look entertaining then your video is going to do more harm than good. Make sure there's nothing distracting happening off-stage, in the audience, or in the background. It's about your band not anything else. 2. You'll need several camera angles that you can cut between in order to make the video interesting. That means either more than one camera person filming the gig; playing the song more than once to capture a few different angles; or knowing that you can cut in bits from other songs with a different angle. On the actual song concentrate on the singer, and get the rest of the shots from other songs. Trust me no-one will notice that the musicians aren't actually playing what is on the soundtrack. Good hand-held moving shots always add interest. 3. You'll need good quality audio to go with your visuals. That means something better than what the camera mic is capturing. Personally I'd go into a recording studio and get a good live take of your band so that it sounds like it would a gig but a proper mix and no mistakes, and then cut the video to match this. If you are going add some audience reaction make sure that it is all very enthusiastic but in relation to size of the gig. 4. Keep it short and snappy. No-one is going to spend ages watching your video. Unless it is brilliantly put together and entertaining most bookers will give it a minute, tops. Either pick your best short snappy song, or if you are going for a compilation to show your range, then a great intro followed by the just the choruses of 4 or so exceptionally catchy songs. As you can see, a single static camera in the corner isn't really going to cut it. And unless you have a friend with a good eye for visual composition who will act as your camera person, you are probably going to have to hire someone to film your band you might as well get them to edit it too. But if you really want to edit it yourself, then you'll need some decent software. If you have a Mac then you already have iMovie. If you are a Creative Cloud subscriber access to Premier and After Effects is included in your plan. DaVinci Resolve is cross platform, there's a free version, and it's pretty good, but you may find that you'll need to upgrade to the paid for version in order to get some of the more interesting features.
    1 point
  45. I have asked myself the same question many times over the years, why are there no Jazz basses and very few PJ Precisions with a 'proper' precision neck. I can handle a Jazz nut width for a while but it gives me cramp in my hand and I just feel more comfortable on a P or Stingray neck. I love Jazz basses but to get the neck I would want means either a bitsa build or custom. I was on the verge of emailing Moollon to see if they would do one of their Jazz basses with a P neck, but as I don't have the money I didn't want to waste their time.
    1 point
  46. And pop over to the Facebook Wal fans page to see if there are any Surrey based fretless owners.
    1 point
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