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I wanted to draw people's attention to this as it took me 'kin ages and I am not altogether sure who looks at my Transcription Archive page. I have completed a FULL transcription of Chris Squire's bass part to Close To The Edge. I have been meaning to do this for years and, now we have these 'Isolated Bass' things on YouTube, it's a no brainer. A labour of love, this one. Close To The Edge Bass Part.pdf9 points
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For sale or trade . Cherry wood body, very light under 8lbs, Wenge neck with EMG's and original pre-amp, one piece Schaller 3D bridge, just-a-nut. The bass is in great condition. No issues, no repairs and super rare. The original pre-amp and wood combination give the Bass a superb tone. The neck has a Jazz like profile being super slim and very fast. Price without shipping : 1240 £ I can ship in EU.8 points -
Get yourself tested6 points
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Up for sale/trade is my really exceptional bass US Lakland 44-64 PJ with the Jazz bass neck profile (nut 1.5" = 38mm). Serial number BG20 means that is the first year of Bob Glaub - 44-64 production (2001) and it is supposed to be the first PJ in the US Lakland production history. Alder body, maple neck in quarter-sawn cut (I have never seen such a nice and even cut), rosewood fingerboard, Lake Placid Blue colour, Lindy Fralin pickups, Hipshot tuning machines and special designed bridge with two options of strings installation - "through body" and classic "on bridge", Elixir nickel wound strings, original pickup cover and GATOR foam case included. Weight 4,3kg. There are couple of scratches and dings on the body but the bass is in great condition at all. This bass sounds really amazing!!! More photos on request. Price 1999 GBP + shipping.5 points -
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I wanted to share...I have no commercial link with Scot Dixon, I am a customer only and have encouraged them to join BC as a commercial member & bass player. https://www.scottdixoninc.com/ Context...I have a bad back and always looking for light gear....I ordered a Scott Dixon triple case for 2 basses & Acoustic (6 or 4 string)...have been using for 7 months & cant do without it! They are fantastic quality, easy to handle, light & I don't have to carry 3 bulky bass case's and the case is on stage, so no stands . John Dixon constructs his kit from 2.4mm aircraft aluminium, all hand made so small batch / custom made. John delivered and mentioned he made bass cab's, the weight was amazing but not quite what I wanted (I was using Green boy & Quilter 2x10) I wanted to retain the quality of sound of the existing cabs but light weight & easy to handle (Celestion 1x12 BN12-300S with compression driver) that could easily go from wedge to straight depending on venues & could be stacked if 2 cabs used. I gave aprox' dimensions & John designed & built 2 prototypes, 6 months trial & !!!! (see pic 's) which John, I and a my local gear provider (bass player) tested with various amps basses & tracks. The first production unit arrived last week with all the changes suggested, we have all used and are delighted...Solid (ridged & sealed) deep clear and open sound. This will always be subjective & no its not a trouser flapper. The cab is ~11.5kg & lid ~1.5kg. This will be my cab of choice and my back is delighted4 points
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I know we have a short thread about this already, but its now live. What a lovely bass.4 points
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Next up is my beloved Moollon. This bass looks, sounds and feels like a great vintage Fender. It's lightweight (3.7kg) and extremely resonant with a thick punchy sound. It's pretty rare for a Moollon in that it has a swamp ash body and quarter sawn maple neck. As you can see the nitro finish is beginning to wear nicely in places.4 points -
Hi all, So @Hellzero decided he wanted to rid himself of one of his basses, I gladly offered my Bass Rehoming Service and have now taken receipt of this 8 string beast. It's a beautiful bass, the matching headstock cap, fretboard and body top make for a beautiful, simplistic finish. The neck is surprisingly thin and fast with a low action now suited to my preference for tapping. The custom preamp is bright and crisp with good mids for a clear balanced tone across all frequencies. The bridge is a great piece of engineering, simple to use, easy to adjust and aesthetically pleasing. I have since changed the knobs to matching ebony woods knobs that compliment the wooden pickup covers, to my eye it looks bolder and suits the bass better. Playability it much easier than you might think even with a 20mm spacing and 8 strings! All in, it's a beautiful thing!4 points
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One very last little bit to this build, I made a truss rod cover from a leftover piece of ebony. As I decide not to put a logo on the headstock as I think it would have been too much, I decided to put a little mother of pearl logo on the truss rod cover. That's it, job done. On to the next! Cheers for the comments and feedback - much appreciated! Take care.4 points
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That's the second time I've had to play this card. I get a tenner if I get three in a row don't I Ped?4 points
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REDUCED to £2200 but UK sale only (for simplicity due to new brexit shipping complications) Here’s something a bit special... It’s a Jerzy Drozd Soul IV, which I excitedly purchased secondhand in 2016. She’s a truly incredible instrument; ultra lightweight and with a slim, fast, satin-silk neck. I’d describe the sound as modern, with the full range of EQ (Aguilar OBP-3) coming out when she’s opened up a bit! Regrettably since acquiring a custom order Jerzy, this is more wall-art now so doesn’t get the playing time it deserves. There are a few sites to check out for further photos and specs; Jerzy Drozd’s website, NoTreble bass of the week (I’m a proud owner) and the original listing on Bass Club Chicago (rrp $6,600!). Jerzy Drozd website: https://www.jerzydrozdbasses.com/jerzy-drozd-soul-iv-matisse-blue Bass of the Week August 2016: https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2016/08/01/bass-of-the-week-jerzy-drozd-soul-iv-matisse/ Original Listing: https://www.bassclubchicago.com/product_p/jdsoul4matisse.htm Here’s the spec list: * High Gloss Matisse Blue Finish with accentuated wood grain with White Pearl finish over body and headstock * Satin Matisse Blue finish over fretboard and neck * 34" scale, 38mm nut width * 24 frets * Birdseye Maple fretboard * JeD4XS single coil split noiseless pickups * Aguilar OBP3 Preamp * Passive Tone * Active/Passive Switch * Midrange Frequency Switch 400/800 Hz * Mother of Pearl Headstock Logo * Padouk pickup covers and knobs * Hipshot Ultralite Tuners * 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg) Please do visit the linked websites, the photo’s are so much better than what I can achieve using my phone. It’ll come with a Jerzy Drozd branded soft/hardcase and Allen keys for adjustments. Any questions at all, please do pop me a message. Note since taking the photos I’ve switched the strings to La Bella Black Nylons but can replace with Jerzy Drozd strings which came with my custom order if wanted.3 points -
Here we go again! This is a Sandberg VM5 in satin Virgin White which I custom ordered through Bass Direct. I took delivery just before Christmas so it’s only a few months old. I’m sure there are one or two tiny knocks but nothing I can see really. I’d give it a solid 9.8 out of 10 for condition. I still have the original Sandberg box and everything. - Virgin White Satin (special order) with matched headstock - Alder body, maple neck, pau ferro fingerboard - Black hardware - 34” scale - Sandberg MM and P pickups - 2 band Sandberg preamp, active/passive push/pull. - Sandberg gigbag - Nice and light at 3.78kg/ 8.3lbs - Sandberg bridge - adjustable between 18 - 19.5mm Price drop to £1195 Would prefer a sale and might accept a near offer but also... Interested in other five strings preferably with 24 frets, 34” scale and 18mm spacing (or bridge that can be adjusted for spacing). Fairly open minded though so try me. May also consider a good old four-string P Bass. Please DM for sale or trade enquiries. I drive and could deliver/meet within reason3 points -
Reverend Reeves Gabrels signature.3 points
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Always annoys me how rock and pop stars can pull off wearing a vest and ripped Jean's and look cool, no matter what age they are. When I do it I look like Rab C Nesbitts fatter, less successful brother.3 points
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Done at last, cant see this fret board wearing out in my life time!!3 points
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Actually, covid will last forever, just as viruses have from previous pandemics. As with the flu pandemics of 1957-58 (Asian), 1967-68 and 1969/70 (Hong Kong) and 2009 (swine) , covid should attenuate and become part of the 'season'. On the other hand it isn't an influenzavirus and may constantly keep mutating and so it'll become impossible to find a vaccine, as is the case with the common cold. Scientists in China have discovered over 30 different strains of covid-19! Pandemics last a long time. The Spanish flu lasted 36 months. The Asian flu (est 2 million deaths) lasted about 2 years and the Hong Kong one (about 1 million worldwide) subsided in 1968 only to return a year later. Seems to me too many people still think this is 'just a flu virus' , strangely unaware that even a 'normal' flu epidemic is a major killer of the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.3 points
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I've gone the other way. I used to love way out guitars and basses (I had several GUS carbon and chrome ones in the past in purple or metallic green). Now I've a sunburst PJ with tort pickguard. It'll be cardigans and slippers next.3 points
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@Reggaebass thanks, that really means a lot to hear that the videos etc are helpful - I'm offering remote lessons so feel free to PM when you're ready. Regarding TAB vs. standard notation... I could bang on for hours about why I think that notation is better, but I understand that not everybody wants the same thing from bass playing that I do. I grew up playing from TAB and didn't have to learn to read until day 1 of music college. As you can imagine, having to suddenly learn to read in a hurry when I felt I could already play well was a deeply frustrating experience, and it didn’t come easily to me. I stuck with it because I had to, but now I wish I’d started with dots when I first picked up the bass. Here’s what switching to notation did for me: • Improved my fretboard knowledge - you can read TAB for years and not know what pitches you’re playing • Forced me to understand rhythm, which in turn improved my sense of time/groove • Allowed me to put theory in context much more easily • Enabled me to communicate better with other musicians and read music written for other instruments TAB works really well as a ‘bird’s eye view’ for what’s going on and is great for picking things up instantly, but notation is a valuable tool to expand musicianship as opposed to just getting better at bass. There are loads of great players who don't read dots, and lots of awful players that do, so it's not the be-all and end-all of playing by any means.3 points
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Choice will come down entirely to how much you want to spend and whether you are looking for conventional or noiseless. The J&D probably has cheap ceramic pickups, so any of the Alnico pickup options will likely sound better. (check the dimensions of both the J&D pickups to see if they are standard sizes before buying anything else) Cheapest "brand" pickups I know of are the Roswell JBAs (£43-ish new the pair) and Ironstones (£48/pair) and then it is Toneriders at £70-ish and then there is a big choice at the £100-£120ish level from everyone. Then boutique pickups at £150++. Everyone has their favourite pickups though and I'd be very surprised if there is any common thread to suggestions!3 points
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Well nothing else sounds quite like an MTD, there's a reason they are so popular with church boys. My only MTD regrets are 1) I had SO MANY boutique basses before getting my first MTD. And 2) that I couldn't keep them all As A Gouche puts it: MTD4Lyfe3 points -
This too will pass This disease won't last forever. Eventually the govt. will sort out testing and new infections will fall to single or maybe double figures per day. Medical treatments will improve and almost certainly a vaccine will be found. The only question is how quickly they will get the infection rate down and how many people will be killed by government inaction and social irresponsibility. I really feel for those who depend upon music for their living. Two of my band mates are in that position. In a couple of years this is going to look very different. China, New Zealand and South Korea have shown what can be done. It should be easier in an island state with a well educated population but we don't have much competence at the top with our populist leaders. Most of the pubs will reopen, and the other venues. People will want to party for a while and for a few they will have a new interest in live music and a social life. The new normal will be very much like the old normal, for a while we might even value each other a little more but day to day it will only be medical practices that change. All we can really do is wait, hone our music and support measures to bring down the infection rate. The quicker the better so the more action the better for me.3 points
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Another of Bill McClintock's excellent mashups.3 points
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Hi all, I'm sure you all know about these! Really great basses for the cash. Pino vibe. Another Covid 19 forced sale unfortunately. It was only used as a backup to my other basses on gigs and has served very well. Currently strung with Rotosound tapes that are unused (changed them for a tour and then the tour never happened!) Previous owner has roadworn the bass a little, I will be putting up some more pics later today. Also one of the tone knobs has been misplaced somewhere, I have another coming in the post. Thanks for looking.2 points -
Re-read, @Si600 and promise to pay more attention next time The bridge itself is skewed and that should be. But yes - the bridge surround is also skewed...and that shouldn't be I skim read the posts because I was actually pm'd about the bridge and assumed that the other comments were also about the bridge. So, just to clarify: Yes - the bridge is skewed on purpose = Andyjr1515 is a great builder and knows what he's doing and Yes - the bridge pickup surround is also skewed, but in error = Andyjr1515 's work has been found, quite frankly, wanting and he should have gone to Specsavers (if they'd been open) In my defence, there is a bit of an optical illusion too - the two pickup rings ramp up from 1mm thick for the edge of the neck one next to the fretboard, all the way to 10mm for the edge of the bridge one next to the bridge. And the ramp is casting a shadow. But it is undeniably about 1mm out of square. And it will, of course, be fixed OK - that's quite enough c**kups emojis for one day2 points
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The CTM100 tickles my fancy and I’d be using roundwounds on the precision2 points
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I removed the neck pickup cover today and made a notable discovery.. I sound nothing like Marcus Miller with it on or off. Damn.2 points -
Back on it after a little break to do absolutely nothing. This lockdown is making me sleepy. So I have sanded down to 600 grit now, and I’m very happy with the silky-feeling results! Which is good, because that’s all I have in the shed. A lot of sanding has revealed some incredibly subtle figuring - you can’t really see it properly on the images, but I’m happy to have found it. Im going for a refinished/roadworn look as opposed to perfection, which is also lucky as I’m not skilled/patient/equipped enough for perfection! I brushed the ever-so-slightly watered down Ronseal on tonight, but I ain’t keen on the visible brush strokes, so I wiped it off gently (with one of Mrs Turgh’s special cloths smuggled out to the shed). Think I’ll do a cloth application for the next coat (so long as I don’t need to sand the first one off again).2 points
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Not a pedal but how about this?2 points
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It's definitely slightly off in the picture. If you zoom in and then scroll up and down, the lower edge of the neck pickup sits almost perfectly on the lower edge of your screen, the top edge of the bridge pickup is definitely not sitting level on the edge of the screen when doing the same. Whether that's a quirk of the camera angle, I don't know. I hate to pick fault as it's exceptional but it's better to know if it really is out.2 points
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And another one ticked off the list. I popped a couple of P Rails into the pickup rings (Matt will be supplying his own pickups) to line everything up. The strings, again, are just for lining up - they are a set of flatwounds I tried on Pete's piccolo bass build a few years ago. The P-rails are useful as one of the tasks was making sure that the pickups fitted and adjusted in the chambers and the coils of the P-rail are just a touch fatter than most humbuckers - so this should be worst case. Spent quite a bit of time chiselling out the tight spots. These now adjust fine, so I am happy that Matt's will also. And that leaves 5 jobs left on the list2 points
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he just made my wife happy, as weird as that sounds...2 points -
Hi all, From as far back as I can remember until the start of the lockdown I've always liked tasteful basses. Strictly safe style. Sunburst, White, Black, Natural, Tobacco burst etc.... Hardware - strictly shiny silver or gold. Pickguard strictly white or black. But now.....I dont know if it's a consequence of the lockdown but I now absolutely love crazy coloured basses! Bright, loud, colourful - combined with colours that shouldnt really go together etc - what's going on?! I've recently got a sparkly placid blue jazz, and a pink/purple jazz too..... but now I'm loving the look of the new fender player in this colour! Anyone else lost all their sense of taste and style?!2 points
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I started this thread ages ago and I still haven’t played a single note in church thanks to COVID-19 🤦🏻♂️, heard today that it might even be December before we are allowed back. Do any other church bass players play a Jazz Bass with flat wounds?2 points
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Very bright, really do sound like rounds and stay bright quite well too. They did go through a phase of having some dodgy quality control but I don’t know if they’ve fixed that now.2 points
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Or both. Might as well while the router is plugged in!2 points
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Welcome Chris. It looks as if you have thought about this quite a bit. I'd say go for the left handed approach. If right handed players like myself can get the fingers of their left hands to dance among the frets... you might actually find it easier to do chord work with your right hand and then all's you got to do is train your left hand to pluck or pick. I hold a belief that most musicians are bi-dextrous or become that way of necessity.2 points
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I don't like red basses or white scratchplates, especially if they're pearloid. Also never really liked the look of Stingrays. Can't explain it but there you go. I'm in the middle of building a Red Stingray style bass and I've almost talked myself into buying a white pearloid scratchplate. What is happening? 🙂2 points
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Tony Iommi is a leftie anyway, and it's the fingers of his fretting hand that were damaged (ironically, on his last day at the factory). He made some plastic "thimbles" for his fingertips.2 points
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This is a great video about why notation is better than tab, and below it is an equally good video explaining that while notation is great a preferable for most circumstances, TAB still has a place. I think these videos are good companion pieces to show both sides of the argument well.2 points
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Can I ask why you're thinking of changing the pups? Many people think - cheap bass, rubbish pickups. But this is not always the case! The stock pups on your bass are pretty hot, and I know many people who like the stock pups. Nothing wrong with them. Most "vintage" sounding (alnico) pups will have a lower output than what you have now. Wilkinson alnico pups will give you a great vintage tone for peanuts. If you want great tone and highish output look at DiMarzio.2 points
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Playing lefthanded would seem to be your best option. There's a number of ways to pick the strings, but there's really only one way to fret them. The injury you've sustained to your left hand makes it unrealistic to use it to fret strings if I've understood the nature of the injuries correctly. Over the years on these forums I've been a fairly vocal advocate of playing the way that comes naturally to you, but your circumstances appear to dictate otherwise. The good news is that being totally one-handed is rare; most people can do things with either hand at need even if they have a strong preference one way or the other, and the human brain is remarkably good at adapting to its situation. Hope this helps.2 points
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Wonder if @AndyTravis has seen this? I hear he likes blue basses...2 points
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I think it should be the new normal2 points
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Good grief. There are some talented folk around here.2 points
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Dusty was amazing. Without doubt one of the finest female vocalists of our time. I love pretty much everything she did ( with the exception of the Pet Shop Boys collaboration ), especially her wonderful cover of Carole King’s ‘Goin Back’ . Unfortunately never got to see her live though. Absolute legend.2 points
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Dusty in Memphis is one of my favourite albums of all time2 points
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I think the P pickup position is going to give you the P tone to some degree unless you go for something like a single coil pickup. If you’re willing to route the body, as it seems like you are, I’d toy with doing the Billy Sheehan / Callowhill LeFave mod with the humbucker right by the neck, to dial in some low end fundamental... or the Lee Sklar mod with the second P pickup by the bridge.2 points
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Some more pictures I took this morning. As I've already got my eye on a nice fretless 5'er I'm mainly looking for a straight sale, but I might still be interested in some (very specific!) trades, be it either a fretless 5 string PJ OR a decent shortscale, pref. a Mustang JMJ or similar. Kind regards, Stay Safe! D.2 points -
Finally is time for me too to give this a go.Working from home I was given a MacBook Air by my employer, so recently I have been having a bit of fun with GarageBand. Recorded with my Precision Classic 50 MIM and Squier John 5 Telecaster. All the rest is the standard GarageBand stuff - I did not have a chance yet to look into plugins and what not. I am new to recording so be nice2 points
