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  1. Received this from Tom at COG this morning, and it was too good not to share.
    8 points
  2. One day they'll realise that a young kid hankering for a Ric, would buy a Ric copy to start with and would dream of a real Ric when he gets better/older/richer. But he can't buy a fake Ric so he buys a Squier P bass, then when he gets better/older/richer....he buys an Am Stnd Fender P bass.....
    6 points
  3. For sure. In the long run, the only losers in this trade is the Rickenbacker company, not you guys who have done an outstanding job in providing a real hub for the people. Bless you all, keep up the good work.
    6 points
  4. 5 points
  5. Here's an indoor pic taken on my phone, which is more how it looks away from direct sunlight. In artificial light it looks even lighter. I'm sure at a gig under stage lights it would look like 'a white bass'. Either way, I'm pleased with the look and even more pleased with the Herrick dual-coil. These basses cost less than £100 from Thomann, but you can appreciate that for the money I've spent overall, I could probably have picked up a very playable and good-looking new or used bass. But I wouldn't know what I now know about pickups, refinishing, how a bass is put together and all those little related bits of random knowledge picked up during the process.
    5 points
  6. Nonsense. There's a thread discussing Rickenbacker at https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/327793-is-rickenbacker-a-dirty-word/
    5 points
  7. ..and by the magic of a rough hack with Photoshop, we have the full progression: Left to Right: Pete's piccolo bass, my Swift Lite, Jane's Nyhavn Swift and Neil's Swift Lite Bass
    5 points
  8. The crowdfunding page ended today and I would just like to once again thank each and everyone of you for going beyond the call of duty and making a donation to this fund, I never thought we would raise this much to help against Funkinshui's and my losses after being ripped off by he who shall not be mentioned YET. You have raised a mind blowing grand total of £620 pounds and have restored our faith in humanity, just to mention once again, I was the end of the chain in this fraud and I ended up buying the bass face to face with the fraudster, which was his biggest mistake as the police couldnt link it to him. But seeing as I can id the guy without doubt and we know who he really is he should get whats coming to him. I have requested an update from CID and will let you know whats going on as things progress. I being the end of the chain would of recieved nothing and lost all my money. Thanks to Funkinshui being so genorous and offering to split the loss with me and you guys suggesting we open a crowd funding page, we will loose a lot less than we expected. I cant really put into words how grateful I am for your generosity, Basschat is awesome and the community is like no other I have been part of, I tip my hat to every one of you, thank you all once again
    5 points
  9. We all know bass: an instrument that is in every kind of actual and older music. But bass guitar is sometimes underrated as an instument. Many people say that they can't listen to it, when maybe they can't recognise it. Bass guitar can be used to create the harmonies of a song, but also to write beatiful melodies and solos. It's the link between the drums and other intruments like guitar, piano, trumpetes... All in all, it's a crutial instrument. I have a YouTube Project 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdzGmH8kV1A4ggge-TquZDg), where I try to demonstrate the importance of bass guitar in music. I make bass solos (covers and original ones), riffs, essential basslines to learn... I share with my audience some songs that have a relevant bassline. I put the bass at the front, so they can apreciate it. I Will be uploading a lot of content, so consider to ubscribe if you like it. RELEVANT VIDEOS: ANESTHESIA PULLING TEETH (Cliff Burton's solo) cover: DAWN PATROL COVER: DAVID ELLEFSON BASS SOLO COVER: ACES HIGH BASS COVER: BASS GUITAR METAL SOLO: If you like music in general or the good sound of a bass guitar, I invite to subscribe to my channel. I'm starting it, so I need a bit of support 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdzGmH8kV1A4ggge-TquZDg?sub_confirmation=1 ). At least visit it, you won't regret.
    3 points
  10. Girls dance to the bass. Now that's important... 😁
    3 points
  11. Nice videos Jaime! And a great project. Rest assured you don't need to promote the importance of bass guitar to anyone here. We're all very much onboard with you Might be a good idea to 'infiltrate' some guitar forums and share the love with them too. If anyone needs to understand the importance of bass, it's guitarists...
    3 points
  12. I've always had a love/hate relationship with Ricks: I'm primarily a guitar player ... so I've never had to live with one on a day to day basis for playing. My experience comes from playing one occasionally, and in spending 40 years repairing instruments and six years rewinding numerous Rick pickups. I adore the look, and the mid range growl and clang, but ergonomically as a player I couldn't use one all the time. The Issue I see over and over again are dead Rick pickups, ones that have mysteriously just stopped working. When I rewound my first Rick bass pickup I discovered the design fault that leads to failure. Dead centre of the image is a sawn off brass screw that is driven through the bobbin and .... The super delicate 44awg wire is soldered directly to that screw ... no insolation, no strain relief. If the screw gets loose ... which the original soldering can make it ... it twists and breaks the wire. The simple fix is a short insulated 'pig tail' that has the core wire soldered to that ... a kink is put in the wire to allow for a bit of movement ... and the whole shooting mach is taped before winding. Problem solved ... but why oh why can't Rickenbacker do something about it themselves?
    3 points
  13. Ah, I see, and I think we all agree. Things are what they are, though, and get dealt with as best we can. It's a shame, certainly, but the threats were quite real enough to require this action. Never mind; there's plenty of other basses to be drooled over in the marketplace.
    3 points
  14. Well done chaps! It's great that there's some good feeling coming from such a dire situation. Hope they get their day in court and get what's coming to them. basschat day out anybody?
    3 points
  15. It's confirmed - delivery to @Len_derby tomorrow evening Here it is with its little brother: My 25" scale (PRS-scale) 6-string electric on the left is 5lbs 14oz; Neil's 34" bass on the right is 6lbs 6oz
    3 points
  16. My new custom overdrive has arrived. All in all it is two complete Nightfall units, with all controls on each channel, and the possibility to use A or B or cascade A into B. Also switchable via stereo tele jack from my Boss ES8 switcher. Sounds very nice!
    2 points
  17. 2 points
  18. + a lot of numbers So many people seem to spend ages laboriously taking the paint/primer/sealing coat off and then another age trying to cover/fill the woodgrain and prime it to get it back to where it was when they started. Leave the original finish if in good nick, a quick rub with some scotchbrite or Micromesh or the like and you're good to go. I really love that colour BTW, I seem to share your love of cream basses, I paint a colour to be different to all the cream ones and then wish I'd done it cream.
    2 points
  19. It was a lovely day here so I hobbled out into the garden and decided to do what I could with bits on my knee, which wasn't much but still it all helps. I finish sanded the faces of both headstocks and sprayed them with nitro sanding sealer from a rattle can, I couldn't have got my spray gear out to save my life but that is fine. After a couple of coats I glued the fret boards on. Finally I pulled the tape off the second body and scraped the top of the bindings flush. I have already fully scraped the first but I couldn't do the second as I would need to have the body secured in a vice and that means standing and I can't do that., That's me now until after the weekend I suspect, we're off out on Friday until Saturday so maybe Sunday depending on how I feel
    2 points
  20. How very dare you... 😁
    2 points
  21. @discreet - now known as “Big Funk in Japan”
    2 points
  22. Just noticed I had 200 plays of the audio clip in two days... all in Japan..?? Maybe someone had too much Sake and fell asleep on the 'repeat' button..?
    2 points
  23. This is quite simply, the most important part of bass playing.
    2 points
  24. It’s the drums that make you tap your feet, the bass that makes you swing your hips. To my knowledge it’s only Penguins that tap their feet as a come-on.
    2 points
  25. If price is an issue while you're trying strings out, you'll find the D'Addarios £10-15 cheaper than the DRs...
    2 points
  26. I've just moved the Oil City pickup into my surf green partscaster.. and it sure looks purty!
    2 points
  27. Glad that it has been sorted out, even if it had been fixed the trust and shineyness has already gone. Took me a bit of a while after the strap button screw sheared off on mine before I was happy again (which I now am)
    2 points
  28. Awesome thanks mcnach. Adrian has looked at the luminlays again today and agreed they aren't right. He has now resolved the issue for me for which I'm very grateful. Thanks again all.
    2 points
  29. What a price this is for such a quality amp! I'm amazed this is still here to be honest.. It's a bit of a cliche to say and I know it doesn't help the OP, but if I didn't already have an Ampeg V4BH, then I'd be very interested in this.. Anyway, GLWTS.
    2 points
  30. It's obvious the boy's very talented. But also quite staid, despite wishing to appear the opposite. He's trying very hard to be different, but only manages to be a tiny bit different. His piano playing, while very good, is not in the same league as other precocious talents such as Hiromi Uehara either in melody, rhythm or inventiveness. Did anybody say Bobby Crush? 😁 Still, I'd much rather him than much wetter dinner jazz, or The Smiths!
    2 points
  31. I suggest 'Le Monde' as the paper, together a red carnation buttonhole. The code phrase is, "the wind seems to blow colder with each passing autumn".
    2 points
  32. 2 points
  33. Great basses these. I payed just under £800 for the sunburst one so bargain time! GLWTS.
    2 points
  34. Can only echo Stephens message. Great group of people on here. Thank you so much.
    2 points
  35. A pre-owned 2016 USA MTD Artist Edition: Norm Stockton Saratoga 5 string bass. $8,060 new price (NS MTD Saratoga 5 with Protec case: http://www.mtdbass.com/price-list ) This is an Artist edition handmade USA bass. The pick ups can be split from double to single coil with an active split with no loss of volume. The bass has the ability to produce traditional MTD sound, a great modern slap tone, a more traditional warm rock finger tone, the Jaco bridge pickup tone and a myriad of others. Check out what Micheal Tobias and Norm Stockton have to say about it: https://youtu.be/jrBqjivWtAk SPEC: Alder body with AAAA Quilt Maple Top 35” Scale Maple neck with Birds-eye Maple fretboard and Titanium rods Two dual coil hum bucking Bartolini pickups with Bartolini 3 band EQ Matching headstock, heel, wooden knobs and custom slap ramp Laminated rear headstock, Hipshot Ultralight USA tuners luminlay fret markers with UV torch Only two minor marks in the finish, very well kept and in near mint condition. 4.4kgs perfectly balanced Complete with MTD branded Protec Contigo gig bag Custom colour matched Fretwrap, letter of authenticity etc. The bass is located in Folkestone, Kent, UK. Free local pick-up, or insured mainland UK shipping for £44. Happy to ship within the EU, just ask for a quote. Also listed for sale elsewhere. Please check my BassChat feedback: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/259143-feedback-for-musashimonkey/?tab=comments#comment-2736100
    1 point
  36. I’m a Jazz player predominantly and as @discreet says the PB50 neck is very chunky; it’s very different to what I’m used to, but I find it coaxes a different playing style out of me. It’s almost as if the bass wants to be played in a way that suits the neck, especially with flatwounds, if you see what I mean.
    1 point
  37. Good man !! PS gorgeous axe Walshy
    1 point
  38. Yep. I might still accidentally buy one later this year and feign ignorance if Mrs Mert ever spots it The Ashdown CTM30/LB30 is a bloody glorious amp, such a sweet sweet tone and certainly not big or heavy. The Stubby is even smaller and equally delightful IMO.
    1 point
  39. I am but I do see where you're coming from, the standard Les Paul bass leaves me cold; I've never actually seen an oversized in the flesh but I really love how these are turning out. They're not exact copies by a long shot but credit where it's due to Gibson, I think they got it right with this design aesthetically but as always when it comes to basses they stopped making them in favour of the standard again
    1 point
  40. Posted a link to this on the Gordon Smith owners FB page 👍
    1 point
  41. I wonder if the Class D revolution stunted the possibilities because bass players think "valve tone" = "Ampeg grind" and nothing more? It's a shame - I totally get the whole small size and weight heads and cabs for live use - but they can (to my ears) sound a bit sterile for recording. I like the idea of a bit of warm tube tone for studio use.
    1 point
  42. I've been reading your previous threads on this project to get some pointers on what you learned, which is very helpful - I have to say I really like where you've ended up with this version 4. So with new enthusiasm for doing my own bass I located said template in an older thread and printed it off - much better than the freehand sketch currently on the headstock, waiting for me to pluck up the courage to start cutting... typically, I can't re-locate the thread, but I think that thanks are due to Kodiakblair for uploading. I'll attach the pdf again here, in case anyone else would benefit. I've managed to borrow an electric fretsaw which seems like the idea tool for doing the re-shape - I'll post the results when I get it done. bassheads.pdf
    1 point
  43. It would. I also have a little fantasy about producing a blue Peterbuilt-alike using a Dark Star or one of its clones...
    1 point
  44. Wishing you well with the project, which sounds both creative and a positive advocacy for our beloved instrument.
    1 point
  45. I would, but it won't fit on any of the 5 hangers by the sofa, so I will have to make do with the SR1605/5005, Maruszczyk, fireman and Ibanez SA guitar there
    1 point
  46. Both of these gigs should be decent. I'll give my review Sunday Night. "THIS THURSDAY! 7/26:Maple Road will be serving up some outdoor rockin’ blues from 6pm-9pm @ Bilda’s Friess Lake Pub! Come on out for a great dinner and one of the best beer selections around. Bring a chair, tables fill up fast! New CD “Follow the Moon” is now available! 🍻🎸☀️" "THEN ON Saturday! 7/28 see Maple Road @ Washington County Fair Do Drop In Music Stage 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m"
    1 point
  47. You're welcome. It was a pleasure to cover that amazing solo. Thank you for your support to the channel.
    1 point
  48. It was worth it. Its always nice to help others and i'm proud to have helped and be part of it. Dave
    1 point
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