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@Al Krow5 points
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Looking through some old pics on my phone, found a few of my first Sandberg. Miss this bass, it was heavy, which is why it was moved on but what a looker. Think it found its way to the USA after I moved it along.5 points
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I bought this bass off a great user on this forum at the start of lockdown and I'm not finding myself having the time to play it anymore now things have calmed a little so id prefer it went to a better home where it was used ! It doesn't come with a bag or stand but I'm happy to include my brand new copy of https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hal-Leonard-Bass-Method-Complete/dp/0793563836/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=learn+bass+guitar+book&qid=1609181646&sr=8-4 if it goes to a new player. I'm based in Abingdon but I'm happy to meet in the surrounding areas Original Post can be found here ! As per the original post there are a few nicks but other than that its in fantastic condition and sounds great !4 points -
I've had a fretless a few times. I end up sounding just like I do on a fretted but sometimes slightly out of tune, and with more slides. Probably tells you more about my playing than fretless though.4 points
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I only made one bass gear purchase this year. A new build Smith Black Tiger BSR 6 ordered Christmas last year. Couldn’t be happier with it4 points
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Not terribly good, overall.4 points
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Of course, cutting & pasting screenshots of his abuse here helps show him for what he is. And, were such a need arise, the whole thread would be evidence, which would undermine any such "poor little me" strategy. I've tried to stay above any name-calling/abuse/etc., despite the attempted provocation, as it serves no purpose; sticking to the moral high-ground is the correct approach.4 points
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No word of a lie, she just told me 10 minutes ago that it makes her happy seeing me happy with a bass guitar. If that is not a win in life then I don't know what is. 😂😂4 points
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And off! No issues or damaged maple, so happy.3 points
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Well this bass landed on my doorstep on Christmas Eve, & fair to say i haven't put it down since. I'm predominately a Fender player, apart from a spell where i played a Stingray which ended up, quite literaly, being a pain in the shoulder if the gig went on too long!! I've always fancied a Spector, & liked the look of the Euro's, but being left handed the only ones that seemed to come up were the cheaper Legends. Then last week i noticed this Spector Euro 4 Classic come up on the Bass Direct website, so i decided i'd take the plunge. So pleased i did, just plugged in around the house it's amazing, can't wait to try it out at gig levels. Such a shame as any normal year it would have already been out to play at a Boxing day gig. Added bonus it only weighs 3.5kg ( 7lbs 10oz ) due to weight-relieved North American Maple body wings 😊3 points
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https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jazz-culture/id383719325 This is also interesting. You have to endure the lecturers delivery a bit but it is fascinating looking at the cultural aspects of how and why jazz developed. Well worth a listen if you're interested in jazz.3 points
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Now that's a retro blast from the past!! 😲 I had one, plus the slave amp back in the day, into a pair of 4x12 dual concentric columns 🤭 GLWTS 👍🏼3 points -
I plan to make one when I finally get to South Wales. Unlikely to get any rickies in it though... I'm much better with metal than the brown stuff, although I did make this:3 points
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So my incredible other half surprised me on Christmas morning and gave me this incredible Sandberg that I had been drooling over since it landed at Bass Direct. I feel very very lucky indeed to have a girly that would do this and the fact that it is the best Sandberg I have ever played or owned. My older two (one I sold a while back) were the first generation ones and I had only played one of the second generation ones a few years back and had noticed the improvements they had made. Safe to say this thing has blown me away with how good it is and I love it to bits already. I just thought I would share some porn shots with you. My old TM2 is now hiding scared.3 points
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Just looked her up, having never heard of her before. What a tragic tale, but yes, what a beautiful voice. Here's that OGWT clip.3 points
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Can I ask if your other half could talk to my other half about bass purchases please3 points
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They're in the UK. Getting excited!!!3 points
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Just hidden a bunch more posts. If we can’t keep the updates clean and above reproach then I’ll lock the thread. Thanks to the mods who have been helping too.3 points
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I've been 37 years a VAT professional. Shall we do willies next?3 points
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ACG Finn fretted 5, DFM 5K A/P, Redwood Lace Burl top. Roll on 2021 😍2 points
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Up for grabs is my 30.5" short scale Warwick Corvette. This bass has 24 frets and is equipped with 2 passive MEC pickups and is in excellent condition with just 4 tiny nicks that I can find all of which are on the back of the body, 2 of which are pictured but each one is no more than 3 mm long. The sale also includes the Warwick truss rod tool, not pictured. It currently has strap buttons fitted but I'll swap them back to the Warwick strap locks that came fitted when the bass was new. The tone of this is what you'd expect from a full scale Warwick, it doesn't have that inherent short scale tubbiness, it sound like its bigger brothers. The controls are volume, blend and individual tone controls for each pickup. I'm ideally looking for a straight sale, please, no trades. Price includes postage within the UK and I'm happy for the buyer collect from Wellingborough (currently tier 3) or I'm willing to travel around an hour from Wellingborough for a socially distanced meet up in a Basschat style car park hand over.2 points -
Check this out. This would have helped me a lot when deciding about pickup placement for modding my Precision bass. This must have taken forever to do!2 points
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I enjoyed that project, used it for 3 gigs with a soul singer. It was a gear4music jobbie. Had a mate who worked in their stockroom. it had a faulty machine head and was returned: I paid £60 for it, £10 for the wood and glue, a machine head was in my parts draw. I sold it for £150, with a clean conscience - was a great bass, plugged in was warm and clear - and the volume was acceptable for unplugged practice.2 points
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Tidy work2 points
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To be honest, as long as you have something to hold the strings up and adjust the intonation, then the loose end can be attached to the body with fence staples Have a look at Crimson Guitars Nebula, the ball ends are hooked on little brass rods with a Gibson style saddle to adjust.2 points
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We have a slotted fretboard...... now to get the wenge one off, and make 21 (or maybe 22) maple fretlines...... going to take me ages, but worth the effort I think.2 points
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Definitely my best purchase of 2020, lockdown and youtube inspired. Hopefully one day I'll be able to upgrade to the masterbuilt version...2 points
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Slow as $&7)$, but we glued some Mahogany and cut a rough body shape! Also did a “design” ..... just having some fun really. Fun bass, so it needs a quirky design. As most that will have followed builds I do know, the process tends to dictate the outcome so I never make CAD drawings or such.2 points
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I’ve got my copy!2 points
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Get a fretted one of choice, pull the frets out2 points
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I had three quite specific ambitions as a teenager; 1) Release a record (done that, initially on cassette and then on CD with vinyl finally coming much later - I had never specified vinyl at the time but upon reflection, this is what I had meant) 2) Play the Marquee Club in London (my teens were spent watching a VHS cassette of Hanoi Rocks at the Marquee & thankfully this ambition was far more achievable than I had anticipated - pleased I never picked Madison Square Gardens!) 3) Make a controversial appearance on the Wogan Show (the closest I got here was Jonathan Ross very reluctantly taking a demo tape off of me - that I assume went straight in the bin - in the street back in the 90s so I definitely fell very short here). I did make an appearance on 90s ITV rock show Noisy Mothers in early 1995 but we were on around 3am! In every case the reality was different to the fantasy but all good fun at the time.2 points
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Personally, Toontrack EZDrummer 2. Great bit of software...2 points
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I thought the whine was going to be tracked down to be coming from a guitarist complaining about bass players who use pedals2 points
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At least there IS a bass player there. The last couple of times I saw Winwood he wasn't using a bass player. He was playing with bass pedals, which I thought limited the band.2 points
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When I was a kid I wanted to be something different every 15 minutes: wildlife photographer, join the air force, archaeologist, astrophysicist, hitman (well, this was not 100% serious, more like 90% ), erm... paid-ladies'-companion (80%? ), park ranger, professional judoka, astronaut, a bar owner by the beach on a remote island (I just wanted the bar, not the customers, except my friends 😛 )... Then I discovered music and I started moving towards electronic engineering than killing (bad) people for money. I figured I could make people wish they were dead instead by playing guitar really badly and I could still make some money in the process without having to deal with deeper moral issues. As usual, life had its own plans and I ended up doing something else entirely, but Leon and Ghost Dog (The way of the samurai) are still two of my favourite movies2 points
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I have a few different ones, mooer, Rockboard, Harley benton. The Rockboard states that it delivers 1 amp from each output suggesting that they're separated. Anyhow I have managed to sort it out by giving that one problem pedal its own power supply and removing one of the digital pedals altogether. Next stop is a decent noise suppressor, just as a belt and braces measure.2 points
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I can do all that with my Westone 'The Rail' bass with a sliding pickup!2 points
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You’ll have fun - there is no right or wrong settings on either one or order - so many variables at play, but as ever with T21 dials a little goes a long way so the only thing I would defo advise is small turns at a time, when you get ear fatigue, step away for a few mins and return or you will lose definition. Nowt wrong with clank into clank either!2 points
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It's a CS, not a '63.2 points
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The 2 built in mics are fantastic as well.2 points -
I saw him last year with Louie Vega and Soul Frito at the Royal Festival Hall. He is just unbelievable. One of the most brilliant bassist of all time IMO. NyYorican Soul is in my top 5 albums.2 points
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What’s your involvement? Did you get scammed too?2 points
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API Tranzformer LX Compressor and Tone Control Pedal for Bass comes with Power Supply take cash or swop for Marleaux Tonework Pedal Long known for their incredible consoles and outboard gear, API has now stepped into creating pedals that will help you define your sound on stage and in the studio. The API TranZformer LX pedal offers bass players the ability to sculpt their sound like never before, thanks to an incredible array of tone and compressor controls. Packed with the iconic API 525 compressor circuit and a tone control based on the API 553 EQ, the TranZformer LX is capable of giving you a wide range of tonal options, in addition to being a powerful direct box with a built-in compressor.2 points -
Seriously guys - that really does give Steve a voice on this topic that we would be very foolish to ignore.2 points
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Thanks for all the suggestions so far guys. He's been learning the drums since he was 8, doing the Rockschool grades and I've supplemented this by playing along and jamming with him on bass since day one. He's got an interesting taste in music which is fairly broad but his fave is electronic music, specifically early Daft Punk 🤤. It's interesting how he gets really into this sparse music while if i show him something awesome on YouTube he's like 'meh'! He might stick to the drums (or possibly drop it at some stage i guess) but he's such a fast learner it works be a shame if he didn't at least have a crack at the greatest instrument of all during this amazing stage of his life where he can learn new things with so little effort. During 2020 he's became my main gigging partner (If you count playing in front of the cats as a gig, which I now do...).2 points
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More gigs than i've had in 2020.🤔2 points
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Teach them songs that they like.2 points
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Yes - in precisely the same way a '62 US Precision is still just a £120 Fender.2 points
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