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  1. Crawford13
    Got the bass on the right today! It's incredible! I have never had an Ash neck before, but as soon as I touched it I wished all my basses had Ash necks! Chris & Al definitely know how to make an incredible instrument!
    7 points
  2. CutlassI
    Hey Guys.. Bit of MM Porn.. Finally finished my bass room.. This is the current MM part of the walls.. there is a handful and a bit more I couldn't find space for or not in this location..
    6 points
  3. karlfer
    Bought this for £1209 about 6 weeks ago, my first brand new bass for 9 years. P body, J neck, P/J pups, Micro-Tilt neck, MIJ Limited Edition, 8lb 14oz. Original Fender Deluxe (ie cheap & nasty) gigbag included. I did a bit of practice on Monday evening. When putting it away I clattered it on the top of the belly cut out, see pic 4. Only 1 bit of damage, rest of the bass is literally as new. I glued the big bit back (badly). I can't bear to look at it, knowing what I've done to this lovely Limited Edition bass (yes, I know, but I'm psychotic about my gear, several nervous drummers will attest to this!). I only want to trade for a Fender Road Worn Jazz or Precision. Yes, I know I'm losing money big style, but it's sat in the corner, I can feel the hatred oozing from it's pores 😪 Meet half way please, I don't have a box, we would both have to fork out for insured couriers anyway. Happy to leave this up for months. Thanks for looking, Karl.
    5 points
  4. HazBeen
    Whilst I am still very much focussing on the multiscale 5, I have 3 projects lined up already. 1 scratch build, 2 part-builds. And two are actual client builds too... based on seeing me play my own instruments, two people asked me to build them an instrument too! Scary but very cool. - I found a mint wenge/bubinga Ibanez Grooveline 104 neck on the web recently. I got it for very little money indeed, it is a made in Japan Prestige neck with Titanium stiffening rods from 2013, never fitted to a bass. I am going to use this neck and build a 4 string passive PJ. Alder body (own design), wenge/bubinga neck (I will remodel the headstock as it is fugly currently), EMG Geezer pups, Gotoh GB707 tuners chrome, Hipshot kickass bridge, black stain/oil finish, black pick guard. For me, - in parallel I will do a custom design 6 string (spits in disdain) scratch build. Alder body, 2 humbuckers, 25.5” scale rock monster. For a client. - after I will do a VI/baritone build based on an 28.6” scale Ibanez Mikro bass neck provided. Jazzmaster based design body most likely. For a client. That should sort me out for the rest of 2021 Build threads to follow of course.....
    5 points
  5. Woodwind
    I'm no longer in musical contexts where gear sharing is common, but On a couple of occasions where I've been traveling long distance to perform I have had to borrow equipment (usually a drum) from one of the other acts. I liase with the relevant band member long in advance and offer a cash deposit up front. This comes from years playing in rock band settings where gear sharing happened regularly (usually me lending) and it was always rubbish - Crap attitudes, entitlement, disregard for the borrowed equipment. I treat those I borrow from as I would like to be treated.
    5 points
  6. dave_bass5
    Lakland’s have been my most lurched basses, but ive never played a USA one. Ive had 3 Duck Dunns. The last two at the same time. One had a Hanson and the other a Fralin in it. I kept the Fralin loaded one as it sounded a bit warmer and less aggressive, but all three were outstanding basses. Also had a DJ5 that i got made in to a PJ, never really felt at one with it though, but it felt and played as lovely as you would expect. Ive even still got a maple skyline JO neck under the bed somewhere that i used to have on my Squier CV basses.
    4 points
  7. Dazm66
    Selling my Warwick Corvette $$ 5 String which I've owned for around 3 years. It was made in 2006 in Germany. It plays beautifully, with a nice low action, but I have decided that I need a 5 string with wider spacing (this one is around 16mm at the bridge) as I'm more used to precision/stingray spacing. Also have my eye on a couple of fivers on here. It's all working perfectly and has a ridiculous amount of tonal possibilities with twin humbuckers that can be as single coils and in series or parallel. Also the volume pot has a push/pull active/passive option. It's been gigged a few times and is not perfect, as the pictures show, but it's a lovely thing. Will supply with the semi rigid case that came with it (or a gig bag if preferred). Bass is located in Colchester, Essex. Will not post but happy to meet up within a reasonable distance. Could be interested in trades around the same value or I could add cash for a the right 5 string with wider spacing. I have included a screenshot of the Warwick database which suggests that the bass was originally supplied with black hardware but someone has changed this before my ownership (and the guy I bought it from).
    4 points
  8. uk_lefty
    If only everyone took that approach, this thread would be very short!
    4 points
  9. Doddy
    No I don't. At least nothing that an hour or two in the practice room learning the notes won't sort out. Going off your example, a 6 string doesn't give you a huge number of major 3rds over a 4 string. If you use C as your root, you're only getting 2 more places to play an E than on a 4 string (within the first 12 frets). What you are getting is the option to play over a full 2 octave range within a 4 fret area rather than a 9 fret shift, and a full 3 octaves within 12 frets.
    4 points
  10. Newfoundfreedom
    I've had my 6er about a year now. I haven't touched another bass since I've had it. I prefer the tighter spacing. The neck is actually really slim. It's improved my playing a lot because the next note is always under my fingers without having to do fretboard gymnastics. It's improved my technique, because it really forces me to work on muting, while a 4 string is a lot more forgiving. I love the fatter sound and the feel of playing what would be the low notes on the E, higher up the neck on the B. So for me it does everything a 4 or 5 does, and more. Plus to me it just looks much nicer. I've ever been a fan of traditional "Fender" shaped basses. They've always struck me as being just a little dull. And a 4 string just looks ridiculously skinny to me now. Of course this is all personal preference and extremely subjective. But in answer to the original question, yes for me playing a 6 was extremely addictive. I went from having never even played anything other than a basic 4 string, to not playing, or having any desire to play anything other than a 6. I can't see myself ever going back to playing a 4.
    4 points
  11. gjones
    Root and fifth old chap, root and fifth.
    4 points
  12. Angel
    I'm really enjoying playing Candy Dulfer live concerts at work the past week or so. (she plays sax if you don't know her). I'm loving the bass groove on the song DISCO, the song starts at 6.39 on this concert video:
    3 points
  13. krispn
    I’ve listened to many players and compression won’t fix bad technique, it won’t add the notes they’re choosing not to play be that a nice counterpoint which was on the original recording (and is the most interesting bass part on the song) or a fancy riff and fill up the neck. It won’t compensate for bad slap technique and it won’t disguise poor timing. An overly compressed bass tone won’t make a good player sound bad but a bad player can’t hide behind a (tastefully mixed and) compressed tone. If a compressor can aide the player in the 7 or 8 points listed above so be it but not all players value those same aspects of their tone/technique.
    3 points
  14. taunton-hobbit
    3 points
  15. Jimothey
    I've sanded it back a bit because it was a bit too dark for my liking, tiday I thought I'd make a galv pickguard to see how it would look?...... 👍🏻
    3 points
  16. lownote
    We're talking Norfolk here. All is simples. PA to the DI would be Sylvia wot works for the CID.
    3 points
  17. spencer.b
    Check out Hot Rize , proper bluegrass with a p bass
    3 points
  18. Bassassin
    Not many Freshers in the UK but the same things turn up with all our favourite domestic 70s brands (Columbus, Avon, Grant, CMI etc) as well as Japanese brands like Maya. It's pretty much established that Fresher was a brand made by Chushin Gakki, as were many, if not all of the instruments from the other names I mentioned. The bass in the TB thread is a low/midrange P copy, probably mid 70s, ply body, cheap 2-saddle bridge intended to be hidden under a cover. It's OK but genuinely nothing special. New, in say, 1975/6, this & its equivalents would have been about £50 or £60, so an awful lot cheaper than a real Fender P, which would've been £250-odd back then.
    3 points
  19. basspirate
    Η
    3 points
  20. SumOne
    This morning Peter Tosh 'Equal rights' is getting played loud while I 'work from home'. Such a good album, this tune is beautiful and powerful:
    3 points
  21. dub_junkie
    I was looking to sell it this time last year but kept hold of my LTD RB-1006. I find it inspiring to play and for me, the low action offsets the wider neck.
    3 points
  22. ezbass
    Black nylon coated LaBellas do seem very suited to acoustic, piezo equipped basses. When the time comes, try some EB Cobalt flats if you want to retain a chunk of roundwound tone (hopefully the QC issues reported a while back will have passed). Fender flats seem good too, having bought a Mustang with these already fitted, they seem to fit nicely with my cod Family Man efforts.
    3 points
  23. jazzyvee
    I tried some Labella Deep talking flats but the black nylon coated ones for a few reggae gigs but didn't like the tone I was getting from them. They are now on my acoustic bass guitar which seems a better match. I'm not averse to flats but at the moment I prefer rounds maybe I will try them again in the future but just plain flats not coated.
    3 points
  24. jazzyvee
    I tend to re-string my reggae bass with used strings from other basses that I am putting new strings on. They are a bit more mellow in tone then and they usually last about a year before I change them again. Works well, recycling is good. 🙂
    3 points
  25. akabane
    Well, this is grim to hear there's people reasoning like this AND factually false, especially when you are talking about electric instruments; which is what makes this statement sad, considering it's been spoken as truth lol.
    3 points
  26. bagsieblue
    A 34", set up, strung as BEAD, then tuned down half a step to A# wont work? Why is that? - my experience is that can work, and relatively easily too. I've played a 33" scale 5'er, strung with a low B, was fine and I'm sure would have gone down half a step just fine too. I've played an even shorter one too - that I think was 30.5" scale - not 100% sure on the scale, certainly less than 33" - again played well strung to low B, would go down half a step nicely too I expect.
    3 points
  27. mr zed
    Bought my first bass from Mameloks. It was a Satellite Jazz bass copy and it cost around £80 (cheapest bass they had in the shop). I got it home on the bus in a black plastic bin bag. This would have been in 1980 and I was 15. I saved like mad with money from my paper round and I loved that bass and the feeling that I had when I played it. Couldn’t afford an amp so played it without for a time so I could learn how to play. A bit later, my mother ordered me a 25 watt guitar (not bass) combo from the Marshall Ward catalogue which I paid off weekly. Horrible plastic thing that rattled like mad. The Satellite was actually quite a decent bass. I am now lucky enough to own some of the best gear money can buy but nothing beats the feeling of buying that first bass.
    3 points
  28. Jabba_the_gut
    Crikey, it's been a while since I did any work on this one. Better get on with it!!
    3 points
  29. Waddo Soqable
    I'd say "you fkg buy it and I'll fkg play it matey "...
    3 points
  30. verb
    If you can get the item from Thomann, they charge £8 postage costs on orders below £135. If the total order is under £135, Thomann will collect the UK vat, so you don't need to pay the courier any handling fees in the UK.
    2 points
  31. TheGreek
    Lot of gear for the money... GLWTS
    2 points
  32. chyc
    Good grief! You could set that up in Dover and they'd hear it in Calais! Looks amazing. GLWTS.
    2 points
  33. BoomTing
    And it shows Status Basses AREN'T Just for Slapping!! LOL
    2 points
  34. Killed_by_Death
    There are 3 iterations of the SR5005E, according their BOM lists on their parts page: I had a fun time comparing the 01 & 02 versions & found the difference was the shape of the controls-cavity cover, LOL! So they changed the routing. That's as far as I compared, there are also 4 iterations of the SR5005OL (non-E). From their main page, you can go to Support & Parts Lookup to see the BOM of almost everything.
    2 points
  35. Cuzzie
    I don’t really know either, but it’s probably due mainly to a lack of understanding of its use. Also maybe the view I am good enough to not use one or only used for poor technique puts noses out of joints. The thing that slightly irks me, though not enough to get my knickers in a twist is the view of compression is fine for recorded music, but live music it’s not needed and anyway someone at a desk who may or may not be good will compress anyway so leave it to them. I would say it’s even more important in live music - the more controlled and balanced a sound is and the less you could give a sound person to worry about and tinker with, surely the better the end result - everyone is always better with the least uncontrolled variables possible to manage
    2 points
  36. Reggaebass
    1978 , nice Bassline
    2 points
  37. Crawford13
    Great job getting back out on the scene! When my son turned 2 and I hadn't played in a band for years, but playing and gigging again got me some of my identity back. I didn't only have Dad and Work mode, there was actually a bit of me left.
    2 points
  38. Crawford13
    I was thinking the same thing.
    2 points
  39. Obrienp
    Hi Folks, Well, I thought I would post the conclusion to my debates and thank everybody for their suggestions, information, etc. After chatting to my friendly local luthier, I have ordered a custom build. It’s going to be a scaled down ‘54 P Bass shape (i.e. a 51 with some contouring), 30” scale with a very shallow D profile maple neck, 12” radius fretboard and 40 MM nut width. Lightweight body with through mounted controls. My Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder Jazz at the bridge and a custom wound reverse split P middle pickup. Pickup blender and push/pull parallel/series switch, passive tone, and a Babicz bridge. All sustainable woods in vintage sunburst with some ageing/road worn finish effects. All of the above with case should come in at less than the street price of an American Performer Mustang. I am hoping it is going to be a good replacement for my Aerodyne Jazz but in my preferred 51/54 shape. I will have little and large 51s! If I had known he could do this for what seems a very reasonable price, I would have gone straight to him. It also means I am supporting a local business, which I think is important in these troubled times.
    2 points
  40. ped
    It's back!! Franco has fixed it and it's working perfectly. What a legend. I've been playing with it for the last hour or so and it sounds fantastic. The octave side is especially thick and with the synth added it feels warm and funky. I don't usually like octavers much but I haven't had one for so long it's great fun. The synth frequency is switchable giving two very different flavours, and with balancing the dry, -1 and synth there are many cool sounds in that. The wah side took some fiddling; I'm pretty sure the attack control acts a bit like a resonance control too, and the way 'volume' actually changes the peak a little too I think. Either way, it's a band pass which I really like for cutting through a mix and now the dry blend works! It sounds especially nice when driven by the octave side, which you can use to push the envelope even more using the level control on side 1. It's got a lovely 'quack' to it and although a totally different flavour to my 3leaf something about the combination of both sides of the pedal in one sounds really greasy and phat.
    2 points
  41. Maude
    I've just had the same. She's on her way!! 😁
    2 points
  42. chris_b
    I don't understand the need to sell stuff when a band breaks up and the gigs dry up. If you still want to gig you have to treat this as a temporary lull. I'd keep everything and find that next band.
    2 points
  43. Jus Lukin
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    2 points
  44. Beedster
    Basses are addictive, 6-string basses are basses, ergo 6-string basses are addictive
    2 points
  45. ChrisDev
    Those are groups of three 16ths. 4x3 = 12 = 3 beats
    2 points
  46. bartelby
    Today would have been Delia Derbyshire's 84th birthday! Happy Birthday Delia!
    2 points
  47. warwickhunt
    Sold. Just to say that as it is now sold and not to someone on BC, I'll reiterate that this was one hell of a bargain of an amp. If it weren't for the weight (less than many amps), I'd not have sold it. If you are in the market for a PRO amp, search one of these out! I've got nothing to gain from bigging it up, just trying to ensure anyone search threads re. these amps realises what a bargain and monster they are.
    2 points
  48. Al Krow
    Can't oblige with that innovative tuning, but I have retuned mine E,A,D,G,B,E i.e. the same as a six string guitar but an octave down, for a classical bass project and which this thread has inspired me to get cracking with again! The Fender VI style basses have too narrow a string spacing for my liking for this and a normal 6 string bass too wide, but I managed to bag a Ibanez GVB 36 which has a lightly tapered 9mm (nut) to 14mm (bridge) spacing along the length of the fretboard, which seems close too ideal, although a similarly spaced short-scale would likely be even better - but that's maybe a separate little project in itself for another day!
    2 points
  49. Paddy Morris

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    Superglue! Works every time. Recommended by my guitarist friend who is also a GP. Apparently its very commonly used in surgical procedures now. Or at least an expensive medical version probably. But I'm talking about Superglue from a corner shop. Get it on your fingertips and let it set. You might want to do a couple of coats. It affects your piz tone somewhat. Makes it slightly more clicky, but you gain a bit in volume too. You'll probably need to re-do it a few times, maybe between sets. I played 24 hours of upright bass over a 3 day weekend, by being greedy and over-committing myself. Superglue got me through it.
    2 points
  50. Daz39
    Yes - 4 minutes of Alex soloing - brilliant. I joined a gaming group at Uni (RPGs), and the DM was an English Lit postgrad (now an author) who, once he heard I liked Prog (from my Dad's collections), said I should listen to this: and he put on Hold Your Fire. As Force Ten kicked in, I realised my guitar-noodling days (18th birthday pressie) would be the minor to Bass. "Chords! on Bass!". ("yeah, and he's singing, and playing the keyboards," he replied.) When I asked what else they did, he put on their latest album, Counterparts (this was October '95). I was hooked.
    2 points
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