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Yep.. Been down that road before.. Bought a Schecter Diamond P5 on here, sold it 3 years later, then bought it back the following year. Stupidly sold it again last year. I have learned nothing in 13 years of being on this forum! 😊6 points
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Playing another acoustic gig tonight. This one is at The Sprecher Tap in Milwaukee, 6:00-9:00. It's some sort of 420 celebration. Anyway, these acoustic gigs have been a life saver for me. I can actually hear myself and I really like the hours. I'll be home by 11:00. Blue5 points
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My first self built bass. I bought a fretless neck and a loaded body from here and sourced the other bits from ebay. Finally got around to building it today but made a school boy error. I forgot to buy the strings. Our own Gary Mac is doing the honours so I should be up and running next weekend. I've not played fretless since the '70's so it will be interesting to so how it goes. Anyway, there's the picture.4 points
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Nothing against relicing, but we should accept it's just shabby chic for boys... Is this any different?4 points
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Your epitaph would be more fitting if it read "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it program a Stomp!"4 points
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Bought a Groove 5’er, sold it. Bought it back off same buyer, sold it. Tracked it down, bought it back, sold it. Like a an old flame that is lots of “fun” and exciting when together initially, but long term we’ll never last. I’ve tried to buy an old Squier P bass bitsa back off an old student...many, many times, but she won’t budge. Keeps saying something about “sentimental” reasons, only bass she needs .... blah blah blah. I obviously failed her 🥴4 points
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This was new last year. I love it.3 points
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Yambassador Krow I’ve maybe mentioned this before with access to the parametric eq on the Stomp you could ‘recreate’ the on-board preamps of all the major after market manufacturers if you know the set points of their preamps. Then a patch could be made with eq only and saved as per each unit i.e. ‘East Uni-Pre’ etc. Or alternatively in snapshot mode you could save the same basic eq but have the mid set point differently so you have access to perhaps a 250Hz or 440Hz or 700Hz bump with a few dB’s boost already applied and have these names to a particular bass so on a gig you have instant access to the boosted eq. Snapshot mode is very clever! Based on what you already like and use it should be a pretty straightforward exercise to set up a boost at 700Hz on a eq patch - a quick a/b test should let you hear how close the two sound and off you go! So for example if you Yamaha PJ benefited from some bass cut or mid boost or you Ibanez sounds better with some high mids tamed just a/b until it’s there and Bingo! The more elegant solution is of course to buy a new bass, buy a new preamp, pay to (have the cavity potential dug out) fit said pre and use it at the occasional wedding gig. Banter aside I found the Stomp eq and basic tube preamp to be really useful in getting a great time right off the bat. Snapshot mode enables slight tweaks to suit a different room, different bass etc. if one is happy with the core sound.3 points
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Played the Half Moon in Putney last night, had to rearrange the stage layout a couple of times to fit us all in comfortably, but once that was done, it was a great gig, probably one of, if not the, best I've been involved with. Good size audience, all ticket holders, so the payout was very pleasing! The band seemed to be inspired by both the enthusiasm of the audience and possibly the full moon, not to mention the fact that it was bicycle day. I don't think anyone there was celebrating that, but there was definitely something in the air (no, not that!). Some emotionally and physically draining jams evolved out of several of the songs, if it wasn't for the strict eleven o'clock curfew, I think we'd still be playing! And, as a special bonus, a former student of mine from Finland was in London, so she came to see us. Great to hear news of so many people I knew over there. I used my Ibanez SR1206, Ashdown ABM 600 and Barefaced cab last night. No problem with any of them other than difficulty in reaching the amp to adjust anything as it was fairly inaccessible squeezed between the drummers.3 points
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There’s just something about a Jazz bass with matching colour headstock - olympic white, candy apple red, lake placid blue, they all look fabulous!3 points
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Yeah, I have - thank god. Bought in 2011 as a treat to myself for a messy breakup. Sold in 2013 to get married to childhood sweetheart. Who bought it back for me in 2017. A very special CS 1 of 1 (weird neck profile) 64 jazz bass relic.3 points
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MusicMan Stingray 2001 lined fretless And without the guard...3 points
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With a stupidly heavy heart and after months of wanting this bass I'm having to let it go as soon as I've acquired it. The honest reason for my sale is I'm having a campervan converted, and it's gone way over budget. Something has to go and this is worth the most and is the newest in. An amazing bass to look at and play. A 1956 replica P by Moollon. Great feel and flat neck. Cracking looking headstock. I've currently changed the volume and tone knobs to small Sadowsky ones as I prefer the feel when playing gigs. Have the original Moollons which the bass will be sold with. No biggies apart from one knock it picked up on the one gig I played with it 😒. The drummer knocked one of his stands over and it clipped the side of the horn. Nothing major but worth noting none the less. Also the drummer has reimbursed me so I've lowered the price a little to account for this. In the picture just to note its the top marks, the lower one is light reflection from this lovely weather. Trades wise I'm interested in lots but would be looking for £700 minimum my way. Ideally a straight sale though. Based in Bristol. Cheers.2 points -
Just purchased my old Bass back today I bought it originally from Electro Music before it shut down...it's an ESP Pancho Tomaselli signature bass (Jazz configuration) stunning Bass I purchased it second hand for about £650 I think new these were about £1000 plus......Swamp Ash body, Maple Neck, EMGX pups, Gotoh bridge absolute beaut but was a bit to Rock for me in shape....but I did a straight swap with a couple of Electric Guitars and it's back with me....was a fool to get rid first time but won't be going again....happy days.2 points
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Not the only one who enjoys collecting Yamaha's and modding them 😋2 points
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Back in the day, a load of bands I played with had notebooks full of people who would happily put bands up overnight. Let 'em in free, buy them a beer, sleep on their sofa. It wasnt something I adhere to, I prefer my own bed to be honest, but in those dreamy pre-internet days, there's a certain charm now to this being a thing.2 points
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Will the excitement never end?! Bridge is on. Don’t ask about the black screws...so mundane is the story I cannot even be bothered...in a side note, chrome screws on the pickup now...as it should be.2 points
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Hi , today I paid a visit to my painter, to see the progress on my new EVO-FX4 .... he told me that people were crazy because they all want to get their eastern eggs painted.... anyhow, next week is another one .... stay tuned...2 points
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Westone Thunder II fretless (c. 1981)2 points
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Yes. Maybe doesn't always get the recognition he deserves. There's a rich musicality in his playing, which is somewhat uncommon... IMHO re over-playing, Guy Pratt is allowed to add a few notes within, because he makes them worthwhile. It's the 'loads of notes' within the chord, note-count sh*t that I have an issue with. GP is way above that. He payed quite full lines on 'Like a Prayer' but it was balanced and right for the arrangements / production... IMHO(2)2 points
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Rosewood fingerboard makes it a safe trip... I'm a maple junkie. But I have been known to stray edit: I may return after having placed an order 'though 😲2 points
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Tonestyler ordered. And... I'm off to Glasgow to try a Sandberg 48, and maybe a Thunderbird too.2 points
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I know. I think it’s a sign. After all of this, my preferred dremmel attachment for cutting which was missing yesterday (and why I opted to hand cut which I’m certain lead to the breakage...) just magically appeared in a box of parts. so. It’s being left as it is. in other news. Bridge and Machine heads arrived.2 points
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My old Steve Smith custom long scale "EB-2" - foolishly sold to a BC-er several years ago, who recently very obligingly traded it back to me; in better shape too.2 points
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Hi, welcome from another newbie, also 56!! And a recent bass player too.2 points
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I don't think I've ever seen a genuine bass from the 60's or 70's with the patina of years on the road that looks as bashed up as a heavy relic, they appear to me at least as fake as an ERG politicians promise. I couldn't bring myself to go for a light relic either, feels a bit like a personalised number plate on a Ford Mondeo, but each to their own..2 points
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One of my Antoniotsais is sycamore. It's lovely.2 points
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Indeed, I was one I've bought two basses back. Both from members here, although the first one I sold on Gumtree and only a couple of years later I found he was a member of BC (Hi Sam!): I met him at a gig we where I was providing bass amplification, and I did not recognise him but I recognised the bass. He wasn't selling at the time, but I expressed my interest, and a year or two later he sold it back to me. A Vintage (the brand) Jazz bass. The second one, @alyctes here bought it from me. A Shine Telecaster shaped bass with two MM humbuckers. Someone else was asking about those basses, I chipped in what I knew, and alyctes was there too... one thing led to another and my girlfriend bought the bass back for me for my birthday. Alyctes even dropped the price as it was a present etc... Thank you sooo much2 points
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All my basses were sold because I had just bought a better one. So, I have never bought back an old bass.2 points
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For anyone unlucky enough not to get anywhere with Amazon there's one for sale on BC.2 points
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I bought back my Overwater Custom Jazz. I tried to get my first Status Kingbass back. Owner wouldn't sell it when I had the cash, I didn't have the cash when it was for sale....ain't that always the way??2 points
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yea, now here's a story, i sold my 80s G&L L2000 to some chap in manchester in the mid 90s, its was mint with tags in the original case, the one with leo fenders sig on the headstock before fender made him move it, listening back to the recordings i did with it i always thought sh!t that sounds good, should not have sold it. Then about 8 or 9 years ago i saw it on fleabay, i got intouch with the seller and indeed it was the chap i sold it too, so it was pulled and i got it back for £100 less than i sold it for in the same condition, he did not like it so stuffed it under his bed, so now it lives under my bed, still mint with the tags in the original case. 🙂 Im still looking for my wal midi bass, i badly want that back as i now have a use for it again2 points
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Welcome, Bill! I was in my fifties when I started, too! It's never too late!2 points
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No, I can't see anything but a bearded giant playing a normal-sized bass.2 points
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Don’t be silly. its just an end to employers making musicians sit 1m away from a 130 dB sound source without adequate hearing protection.2 points
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I purchased this brand new from a dealer one year ago, after trying it in the shop first. The tone is so much more full than a traditional 'A' shaped Irish Bouzouki. The preamp works well and it has a built-in tuner. Unfortunately, I've been too distracted by my mandolin, so I'm taking a Bouzouki Break. At first glance, it appears as new. However, if you look carefully there are signs of use. I have attempted to show its condition in these photographs. The strings are in a very good state and will not require placing in the near future. The set up is nice for easy fingering and chord playing. With a strap it balances nicely when playing standing up. At this point in time, it is collection only from TQ9 6PA, however if I can find a used hard case cheap I may be able to post it. I can even drive for about an hour in your direction for a handover, if that helps. 'Try before you Buy' welcomed. It sells for between £633 to £699 online, new. Here is the description you will typically find elsewhere: Ozark 2246 Bauzouki Electro Acoustic Guitar, Natural Overview This Ozark 8-string bouzouki features a unique guitar shaped body that produces extra volume and a rich tone. It has a solid Spruce top for great sound production and is fitted with a Fishman under saddle transducer and EQ. The regular width guitar neck joins the body at the 14th fret and has eight strings in four courses. It is a superb value instrument made from high quality materials with the close attention to design that is a feature of all Ozark instruments. Features Solid spruce top Solid mahogany back & sides Guitar shaped body Chrome diecast machineheads Wood binding Fishman under saddle transducer EQ and endpin jack Dimensions Length: 102 cm Body Length: 49 cm Upper Bout: 28 cm Lower Bout: 38 cm Depth: 11 cm1 point -
Hi all, I’m Bill, I live in north London and I have been learning the bass for about 9 months. I’m an electrician and I was replacing the lights in a local music shop and I couldn’t stop staring at a beautiful bass guitar hanging from the wall in front of me; it was a Yamaha with beautiful wood grain. So I decided to buy a bass and learn. I ended up with an Ibanez SG500 and am now addicted. I wish I had started to learn earlier! I’m 56 and still love the stuff I listened to as a teenager-punk rock, and what later became known as ‘post-punk’. But I also like most other rock, some jazz and classical music and opera. Bass heroes are: Jean Jacques Burnel, Peter Hook, Chris Squire, John Paul Jones, Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Bruce Foxton and loads of others. I am looking forward to learning from you all.1 point
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Slick stuff from Cory and his band. B Slade with the amazing laid back Sharay on bass. He reminds me of KRS11 point
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Oddly, that’s been up for sale for several weeks now. I’d be fine with 16mm spacing - my first ever 5er had 17mm spacing and I found it really comfortable for fingerstyle. Which is perhaps a bit strange since I have huge hands!1 point
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Fretless and stringless. Start a revolution! 🤘1 point
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Bought a Musicmaster bass from Ian last week - a pleasure to deal with! Shipped the following day and received the day after ... hardly stopped playing it since! Thanks.1 point
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No but i know the guy who has my first bass a Columbas Jazz that he used after i bought myself an Aria SB1000. He was mate and guitarist in the band. He offered to give it back couple of years ago but his daughter was learning bass and she's moved on to an Overwater now. Also my twin neck Shergold 4 & 8 strings was for sale on Gumtree and i emailed the guy but he never got back to me. It was Shergolds first 8 string as they converted one of their 6 string necks to make it. Was great bass but bloomin heavy for a wee 9st teenager The Shergold and the Columbas both in this pic. I'd removed the Columbas name and put my own instead. The daft things you do when you're young Don't think i'd bother buying old basses back now tho. I have some nice ones as it is. Dave1 point
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About 60, mainly checker straps.1 point
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Couple of button presses and you have you sound set up for that room. You're effectively tweaking an eq knob just not on the bass - exact same principle just a different interface. You may find one more intuitive than the other but its the same thing at the end of the day. One could easily program that on a Stomp.... if one knew how All in all I shall concede it's a moot point as you have very clear goals abot your gigging set up - however as someone who gigs frequently, has used the same gear (active Yamaha bass and a Stomp), tweaking on the fly with the band in a live setting I feel qualified to offer the above opinions and it's not really that complicated. If you can use an eq then you're laughing. It's just giving yourself tie to get used to the interface which is easy! Line 6 pride themselves on a good clear manuals too. Also let's not pretend active pre-amps in a bass are 'new tech' Recall the joyous transition from passive to active - think how wonderful the transition from active to full control of your eq and not bound by the old technology of fixed eq points and having to change batteries! Yuk!1 point
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Because the cavity is already a tight fit for what's already in there. Sure you can use the battery compartment for the battery but there's no way you're cramming the Uni Pre 4 in there without expanding the cavity.1 point
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I haven't bought back any instruments I've sold, bit have bought the same versions of them before. Unfortunately it wasn't that great a reunion due to the passage of time, but it was good to reminisce for a while.1 point
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I would have bought mine back, but it wasn't for sale (for good reason, it's a LOT of bass for not a great deal of money, and the guy I traded it with had the biggest grin on his face when he first tried it out in the PMT Store where we met to do the deal). I got another of the same model instead... ...which I'm looking forward to getting my hands back on soon But it has directly resulted in the another, albeit 4 string version of the bass, being bought by the guy it's on loan to he's been so impressed! So I guess my original sale has resulted in two direct and indirect replacements?!1 point
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Great cabs! GLWTS..1 point -
I don't know why people bother with home practice combos - I've never been happy with the sound of them or even if I like the sound I don't like playing them loudly for fear of annoying people, rattling everything in the room or someone hearing me! Also at low volumes I don't like hearing the bass itself (as in acoustically) over the amplified sound. Much better isolation and immersive experience in complete privacy when using a headphone setup.1 point
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My recently bought beauty1 point
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