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As a tribute to Dave Greenfield (kbd Stranglers) Laurence Mason has done a genius level mash up of old footage of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and an instrumental version of Golden Brown, which he created himself. He explains how he achieved this in the notes. Done to perfection ! Enjoy.11 points
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Some mean Bass7 points
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The truth is, that if the system costs a fortune, your cables have to match the other price tags, too. Otherwise the sound, no, the experience would be sacrificed. I have seen people raise their cables 2 - 4" from the floor, and "the sound has become more airy". Umm, I see... I can't laugh to them anymore. It is about religious experience, not the music.5 points
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@ambient, please tell me you got this! It's a stunning bass and Vic is VERY nice to sell it at the same price I sold it to him for! It is undoubtedly worth more.5 points -
I built this body and fitted an aftermarket neck, the four piece, single saddle bridge I bought was really poor quality and I'm now on the lookout for something more up market. I've also built a body and neck from scratch but I need to get some photos to upload5 points
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The trouble is that after five or ten minutes with these livestreamed performances, I start to get distracted and want to take a break to check on something else or get a beer or whatever (even if I like the band). I want to be in the same room, to share the experience with other people in the room (atmosphere or whatever) and for the musicians to feed off the energy of the audience. One thing that the lockdown has confirmed to me is that livestreamed online performances will never replace live concerts...5 points
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1964 Epiphone Rivoli, all original, in gorgeous pink-ish cherry sunburst. I bought this around 18 years ago, and have rarely used it, as mainly on a P Bass now. If you like easy playability, great retro looks and bottom end, this is for you. Made in the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo in 1964. Has the centre block like a 335 so no feedback, just BASS. Excellent clean condition, some scuffs and dings but no damage or repairs, straight neck, good frets, nickel hardware, flatwounds and an original hard case. What's not to like? £2750.00 including shipping within the UK only, please. I am not going to get a CITES for the fingerboard, or risk this bass going anywhere else. Beat group heaven!4 points -
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To be honest, I don't have the slightest interest in watching videos of bands or anything else. I was invited to join a Facebook 'watch party' last night, which seems to mean people sitting in front of their computers all watching the same thing and possibly commenting on it. The video last night was a gig we (Grateful Dudes) played in Camden last October. If there's one thing I like less than watching videos of bands, it's watching videos of bands I am playing in!4 points
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-529111024 points
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I’m so utterly sick of all this competency crap... where are the mess-ups and the “so wish I hadn’t Started this” rants. Can’t you people do something really stupid or badly once in a while ? 🙄4 points
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I understand what you are saying, and I agree that a livestreamed gig is not a complete or perfect replacement for live gigs, and also with Ambient's point about it working better for some genres than others, but I also remember when videos first came out that people said it would never replace the experience of watching a film on a big screen amidst a large audience, and indeed it hasn't completely replaced it. However there is now a lot of money in the home cinema market, both with DVDs and streamed content, and I think that any musician wondering where their income is going to come from in a post-covid world would do well to consider whether they could use the new technology as a part of their work - not necessarily giving up live gigs altogether, but maybe using some combination of the two to enhance their profile and income.4 points
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Merged. Thread remains under Bass Guitars (a link remains under Gear Porn). My own naturals: Warwick Corvette Pros, originally 'twins', until I changed the fretted to black hardware. Bass Collection and Rockbass Corvette. I don't think anyone's managed to beat @blablas's collection yet! 😎👍3 points
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I hate to sound negative, but part of me feels that, in terms of going back to how things were before, the game's up. Much as I miss going to gigs, it's going to be a long time before I am confident enough to stand in a crowd, be it large or small, indoors or outdoors.3 points
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Fancied a quiet little job so decided to make a couple of truss rod covers. I've used mother-of-pearl and ebony again as it has such a nice contrast and looked good on my last build. First task, printout the logo, cut it out and stick it to the mother-of-pearl the cut it out using a jewellers saw (with a vacuum and a dust mask). Then stick another paper logo onto the ebony and cut the recess using a Dremel. The inlay pits into the recess and any gaps can be filled with ebony dust and glue. Once dried, the whole thing can be shaped and sanded.3 points
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After many questions and asking a couple fellow members for recordings/sound samples of the bass head I was after.(Thanks @Merton @stewblack) I’ve finally made a purchase, extra thanks to @Merton for selling me his head and putting up with one of my senior idiotic moments!! This place is such a wealth of help and it reinstates my faith that decent people still exist on this planet! Here is my new setup, I am beyond chuffed with it!! Enough of the talking, here’s a photo and a brief iPhone tone test.....enjoy!! (Excuse the sloppy playing, it’s been a long day) IMG_0016.mov3 points
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Ha ha I’ve got two basses and (whispers) a Stratocaster?!?!? Build on the go at the minute so will be adding to the build diaries with two topics when they’re all done...3 points
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Up for sale is my 1985 Fender Performer, the bass that Fender prefer to forget ever happened! This short-lived Fender Bass was Made In Japan in the 80s for only about a year at a time when theFender corporation was going through a lot of change. There were only a few hundred made and it was not a success but... I love it! The style is unique (you'll think it is cool or awful) and the neck, oh the neck! This is the thinnest neck you have ever seen and plays so fast. I loved it so much that when I had my custom bass built I had them use the exact same neck profile. So once I knew that the Fender Performer existed I had to have one, but I could not find one for sale anywhere in the UK. In the end I bought this one from a seller in the States who collected them. That was 2007 and it was my main gigging bass for the next 10 years. Any guitarist or bassist in the audience would always come up afterwards and say something along the lines of "Is that really a Fender?". Even the Fender logo was different for this bass! You can read more about the Fender Performer here. You can see that the condition is 'worn' 😉. All of this was done before I bought it and no cracks, chips or other damage has occurred in the last 13 years, and it is not really visible when playing anyway. Included is the owners manual, which fetches $25 on its own on ebay. It will come in the quality Hiscox hard case that is in the photos. I'm happy to ship at the buyers expense or meet if that is geographically possible. Everything is original on this and given their scarcity they come up for sale very rarely and I couldn't find another one for sale anywhere in the world at the moment! It has recently had a full professional set-up by Mansons Guitar Shop. I was previously selling this through them (and their price tag of £1100) is still attached, but took it back ahead of lockdown. I have sold on Basschat before but a long time ago (2007, to fund this very bass) so if I have got this listing wrong or omitted key information please excuse me and just ask!3 points -
Just picked up said ABM600 from Lozz, (socially distanced but good chat by the way!), and had a quick chance to put it through it's paces, (Barefaced BB2 & Yamaha ATT2) - Wow! some really great sounds right out of the box and the thing "pumps". Thanks Lozz, thoroughly nice chap, great amp in great condition3 points
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I love doing gigs, being a punter not so much.3 points
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Heres one I made from scratch, done as an exercise to identify the pitfalls, also done with basic hand tools, barring a router and an English pull saw for the fret slots3 points
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I get that, but to be fair, I get that at a live gig too!3 points
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Always thought Robert Sledge didn't get the credit he deserved as a bass player, I guess when you are in a band with a genius like Ben Folds your talent is likely to get over shadowed. Anyway this song has a great bass solo and a funny video. Enjoy...3 points
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I watched a few too. Although they were entertaining, they just didn't work for me. They don't have anything like the impact of a "live" gig. Going to see a band is as much about the atmosphere as it is the music. You just don't get that through a TV screen. (Well, I don't anyway)3 points
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Hard to call but I think just about tops..3 points
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Great sounding cab, loud enough for pretty much any situation. I decided to move to a 2 cab setup so this has to go. Generally in great condition, but the carpet is a bit "fluffy" in places and a bit tatty at bottom (pictured). I'll do my best to remove any dog hair embedded in the carpet... it's like velcro! I really don't want to post this if possible, but am happy to drive a reasonable distance to deliver or meet up.2 points -
The original 24-minute programme is on YouTube as a single file. Here it's been 'upgraded' but split into three ... play the first and it should link on automatically. Yes, this is Hemel Hempstead in 1971. Hemel Hempstead, this is Yes in 1971. https://youtu.be/Ztzx89NvzOM https://youtu.be/htqmstXBByo https://youtu.be/TzVjIOC5FhA2 points
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Bought to support two active, gigging bands with 80 gigs in the diary between them, but it turns out that I didn't need it after all. The cancelled gigs should come off with a bit of thinners, nail polish remover or something. Otherwise in perfect condition, all fully functional. No gigbag, I'm afraid.2 points -
There's this one 👍2 points
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I can’t seem to find a thread with natural basses, so I’ll start one. The older I get the more I appreciate some of the natural woods. I’ll start, nothing in fancy in comparison to some that I expect will appear 😃 2 ash Jazzes, Fender Marcus Miller and an a lovely Sadowsky UV70.2 points
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Agree with your comments there Dave, although I'm trying to remain hopeful that Covid-19 will eventually disappear (or an effective vaccine / drug treatment for it is found) so that we can all get back to playing gigs and doing rehearsals in enclosed spaces.2 points
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live streaming doesn't really work for me either, I'd rather just watch a video of an actual gig, we did a video for an online festival yesterday, me and the singer did 3 acoustic songs each, but by far the best bit was the whole band playing from a gig that had been filmed2 points
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If I'm not gigging and I'm going out for a beer with mates, we will generally look to see if there is a band playing and meet up there. I'm certainly a punter as well as a player... Don't get me wrong - I love watching videos of bands and spend quite a lot of time doing so. But a video of about ten minutes or so is the most I will do, even if I like the band.2 points
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More Ron Carter Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Bass Transcription | Ron Carter2 points
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I don't see the need with bass. It's sort of useful with guitar to overdrive the amp, but only moderately so, as much of overdriven tone comes from overdriving the speakers.2 points
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That's the $64,000 question... I don't think any band is going to be back playing inside or outside a pub before the early part of next year (if we're lucky). We're 3 months into this still at level 4, and unfortunately level 3 seems a long way off, especially with the infamous 'R' rate just under 1 and daily mortality rates are still in (low) three figure numbers. Not a good move if the authorities lift the closures on pubs and restaurants just yet (imo).2 points
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Now we can look forward to a continuation thread from @donslow. Look at me being Mr Passive/Aggresive. Certainly not my intention - just hopeful.2 points
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And all done, packed up ready to return Here was the final result: So, to a few household tasks, and then on to the guitar bouzouki. And to preempt your question - I've got no idea2 points
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This sounds good, looks like you can just plug into top with std jack as well if your preamp/modeller fails, have you tried it with bass just plugged into it, will it suffice do a job as an emergency straight up amp.2 points
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I wouldn't do that!!! I love Nogueras and a few Pedullas as well, but my Imperial is definitely the best fretless bass i've ever tried!!!2 points
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Big fan of Janek Gwizdalas stuff. Adam Neely and Rick Beato as previously mentioned too.2 points
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Check my thread for abject failure. I am here for you.2 points
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That is one of the things I really hate, the "bank advertisation" of a song, basically taking a song and just playing it slowly while stripping all emotion out of it. it doesn't have to be like that, Placebos running up that hill is what can happen if it is done well - it still has feeling, because it has an awareness of what the lyrics are saying, not just repeating them slower. In fact if anything, it highlights the intensity of the lyrics2 points
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What did the wood say to the glue? It feels clamped in here.....2 points
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This pop classic from the 80s was mullered by this atrocious piffle..(IMO of course seeing that 24k people on YT must be tone deaf2 points
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Leland Sklar is who I've been watching. He's played on more tracks than anyone else and whilst not every episode has him playing, he knows virtually everyone and has an anecdote from almost every session he has done.2 points
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I know two blokes who got done for stealing a calendar. They got six months each.2 points
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Great cabs - two were more than enough for pretty much everything I did, but in the true spirit of Derek Smalls & co, there's always the Turn It Up To Eleven factor... 😁2 points -
My latest video playing original music!2 points
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