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SOLD PENDING HANDOVER Hey guys. For sale here is my 1989 Pedulla MVP5. Built by the now-retired Mike Pedulla, this is an absolute corker of an instrument. I'm selling as it just doesn't get enough play time as I use my Warwick Thumb for 95% of everything I do now and I want some new toys, it's a shame to leave this sitting it's case, so it's time to move it on. Specs: Made in 1989 in Massachusetts, USA 5 string 34" scale Neck thru Maple body and neck Flamed maple top and back Schaller tuners Bartolini P and J pickups Ebony fretboard Cherryburst finish Brass nut 17.5mm string spacing at the bridge Overall, the bass is in great condition for something built in 1989. It has some player marks; there is a chip on the side of the body, a patch on the back that wore through and was refinished by a previous owner and the lacquer on the side of the fretboard is chipped a little around the 12-15th frets on the low B side of the fretboard - pics included. The playability and tone are superb, as you'd expect from someone as renowned as Mike Pedulla. Deep and rich, great for the Jaco sound if you solo the bridge, the P pickup sounds really fat and rich on it's own and the pair in combo is fantastic - I generally run it with both pickups on equal, it sounds great. The pickups are a special set that were made for Pedulla basses. There had been some discussion as to whether Mike might let Bill Bartolini market them after Mike retired, but it never materialised, so that is another thing that is special and unique to these basses. With Mike now retiring, there won't be any new Pedullas born into the world. I am extremely grateful to have owned one and ticked it off my bucket list, I had wanted one since I was 17 years old and saw someone playing one in a band at a hotel I worked at. They really do look, feel and sound amazing. The bass will ship in the original Pedulla hard shell case. The truss rod tool and the original truss rod instructions from Mike Pedulla are included in the case. You are welcome to come and try the bass out in person if you like, I'm in Bedlington, Northumberland, about 25 minutes north of Newcastle upon Tyne. I can meet within some range of Newcastle if we agree on the arrangements. For the sale, I can do cash if the bass is collected in person. Bank transfer and PayPal are options too, but with PayPal, there are of course additional PayPal fees to consider. I can ship UK or EU, shipping will be at the buyer's expense and of course, I will only ship insured, for the protection of me and the next owner of this fine bass. I'm more than happy to provide additional pictures or answer questions about the bass, so please give me a shout if you wish. Cheers, Dave9 points -
If you buy basses that never see the light of day but you buy them as an investment i.e. you'd make a profit if you ever sold them, I don't see a problem with that. If it's a hobby, you can afford it and they bring you joy, then I don't see a problem with that. If its a compulsion, you lose money every time you buy a bass and the ownership of them brings you no joy, then it's time to stop.8 points
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I don’t see a stingray anywhere. Sort it8 points
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Here's my 1973 Fender Jazz. My first proper instrument bought in 1983 and it was mint. It's done every gig I've ever played. The finish cracked badly after I left it in a tour bus overnight in Finland at minus 20. It's been re-fretted 3 times and had to have new pickups after the originals died. They are now Lollars. Apart from that it's all original! I still have the chrome covers but lost the pick guard and case somewhere along the way.7 points
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Every day I am bombarded by constant chatter in the media about the cost of living crisis and the rising prices of utilities and food, but there seems to be no mention whatsoever about the rising cost of basses. Since well before Putin invaded the Ukraine we have been asked to pay increasingly unrealistic prices for new basses and no one seems to care. Where was Rishi Sunak and Money Saving Expert when EBMM put their prices up? I am currently without a Stingray and now I need two ( one for rounds, one for flats). No mention of that in the Budget, no token £150 cash rebate. No wonder people are having to use food banks if it's three grand for a Stingray Special nowadays. No doubt I will be joining them soon. I haven't bought a bass lately because I look at likely candidates and assess whether they are worth the asking price, and mostly the answer is no. I've already got enough basses to keep me entertained, but even this approach is folly, because I know that when the price has risen even more I will wish I had bought them after all. I suppose the overall lesson in all this is that if you are looking for happiness in material things, you will never find it, only dissatisfaction and the need for more things. But I will still end up buying more things.6 points
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Last week I had a pair of £120 walking boots split at the heel after using them for about 4 hours. No receipt or box, so I traipsed into Go Outdoors and wasn’t hopeful… The first person I saw (under 20) grabbed a new pair, took me to the counter and introduced me to to the manager (under 25) who checked my details, looked me in the eyes and apologised and swapped them. Organisational culture and individual responsibility is important. Sometimes a good honest apology works wonders.6 points
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It's not because they're 'Mini' so much as they're cheaper than chips, in fact potato pots might be better. Penny pinching on electrics by most manufacturers is what lets many basses/guitars down, poxy pots, jacks made out of putty and soldering by '3 year olds', you'd think! Japanese Fenders included. I've been using Bourns mini pots for a good few years now in most of my replacement looms and they are as good quality and as well made as the benchmark CTS. Just to set the record straight like 😉5 points
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Further update that GAK have not charged me postage on the 2nd set due today with no prompting from me. All's well that ends well. Dave5 points
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The NAPALM HEARTS mid 80's ... back when I had hair, Ooofff Spandex and a lovely Guild 301 note lights hanging out of the ceiling, we'd just set of an obscene amount of pyro and maroons !!5 points
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How effective is the memory foam? Does it just ensure you don't forget which key a particular song is in, or does it enable you to remember all the notes you need to play without any mistakes?4 points
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It can't be easy heading up say EBMM or Fender, maybe even RIC. You have a tried and tested formula that folks hate and love in equal measure, then get loved/slated for introducing new variants. You introduce something a bit more left-field, then get loved/slated for introducing new ideas and not sticking to the trusted formula. Everyone loves/hates your brand ambassadors. Looks like catering is a much safer option. Anybody want chips with that?4 points
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Hole sole Mio - Pavarotti4 points
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Is the answer, when you look at a piece of wood and think that it would make a nice bass, but the piece of wood is the underside of your coffin lid?4 points
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True, for some people weight is an important parameter: injuries or just age sometimes means that a heavy bass is just never going to be comfortable enough, and even downright unusable for some. In these cases, I doubt any strap will help enough. But I think in many cases a change of strap could be the difference between enjoying or enduring a bass. I don't care too much if a bass is heavy provided I like the rest about it, but I do prefer light basses as long as balance is not compromised. Some of my basses are definitely heavier and I do feel it on my shoulder after a while. I hurt it a while ago and it has never recovered 100%. I just want to share one strap that has helped me a LOT. I have used all kinds. Mostly just your usual 5cm wide straps (fave: Gaucho brand, hemp straps) without padding. I have owned and tried a few others, with different amounts of padding and different widths. Comfort neoprene straps, wide and padded leather ones (Maruszczyk, for example), and a few others, including dual-shoulder types (great idea, but didn't like the way the bass sat with those). And my favourite is... Lekato. It's not as wide as others, but it's still quite wide, with a lot of padding, and seriously, when using that I forget I'm playing a heavier bass. I bought one a year ago, and I'm slowly replacing my straps with these: they're just very comfy regardless of the weight. I don't expect it'll be a miracle for everybody, but I suspect I am not such an unique human being so hopefully others may find this useful. In addition, they're not expensive compared to the options. Amazon link to Lekato strap disclaimer: I'm just a happy user, I don't gain anything from this.3 points
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I've not had this too long and as lovely as it is, I can't justify keeping it. It's a lovely 1984 Aria RSB Deluxe bass in quite a rare Blue/Black Burst finish and is in overall excellent condition for a bass of it's age but there are the odd scuffs and dings (nothing significant though). It weighs under 8 1/2lbs and the frets have a lot of life left in the. It's got a lovely slim neck and plays really well. The electrics are all original and the switches all work as they should (there are various coil taps and pickup voicing switches). Im looking for £350 plus £20 delivered. It will be sent in a hard case that's tatty but built like a tank. I'm not looking for trades thanks.3 points -
For sale is my Shiftline Olympic MK2 tube bass preamp pedal. This is the 2017 version, not the MK3 which is the latest model. It does however have all the other functions, as you can see in the images and specs below and the same great tone. The pedal comes with the original 12v power supply. These are great sounding tube pre's with great warmth and dimension, made in Russia and built to last. With the current state of affairs, you are unlikely to see new ones coming into the country for quite some time. Priced to sell, includes tracked and insured postage for peace of mind. Any questions please get in touch. Kind regards Greg Specs: The Olympic MKII is a 12AX7-driven, single-channel bass guitar preamplifier, designed to emulate the sound of an Alembic F-2B preamp, whose creators were inspired by a classic Fender Dual Showman (Twin) amp! Featuring a balanced XLR output, FX loop, phones output and auxiliary input, the Olympic MKII is sure to become a Swiss Army Knife for any bass guitar player. Features Classic tube circuit with high anode voltage BRIGHT mode FX loop for connecting external effects 3 (three) outputs: "OUT" – for connecting to a bass guitar power amplifier (or bass guitar head/combo w/ power amp input via "Return", "Line In" or "Power Amp In" jack), "BALANCED OUT" – for connecting to a recording interface or mixing desk, "PHONES" – for connecting headphones GROUND LIFT switch for eliminating ground loop hum/noise Specifications Input impedance: 1 MOhm Output impedance: 10 kOhms Inputs/Outputs: bass guitar input (IN), FX loop for connecting effects pedals (SEND & RETURN), output to a power amplifier (OUT), recording output for connecting to a mixing console or audio interface (RECORD OUT), phones jack (PHONES), auxiliary input (AUX) Tube: 1 x Tung-Sol 12AX7 – low-noise and low-microphonic Power requirements: 12 Volts AC ~1 A (1000 mA). Can be powered by a 12 Volt AC/AC adapter (220V adapter included) Dimensions (W x D x H, w/o knobs): 120 x 93 x 34 mm (4.7 x 3.7 x 1.3") Weight: 600 grams / 1.32 lbs3 points -
Sorry in advance, rant incoming. Why to shops say items are in stock, when they aren't in stock? I ordered something from a well-known UK musical instrument supplier (probably not who you're thinking of though!) last week. The item I ordered was showing as "in stock" on their webpage. I ordered specifically from them because it was marked as "in stock" as I needed it for this coming weekend. Everywhere else had it marked 'to order' or 'back ordered'. It has been five days since I placed the order, so I've just given them a call just to check it will arrive in time. "Oh, it's been delayed coming from our supplier", was the answer. "But your website said you had it 'in stock'?' queried I. "Well, when it arrives with us from our supplier we will have it in stock, won't we?" came the response. "But that doesn't mean it was in stock with you when I placed my order on the basis of it saying 'in stock' on your website, does it?" quoth I. "But it will be when it arrives with us, won't it?" was the further retort. I mean? Whut? If it is not physically in their possession pending delivery, it is not "in stock". It is "on order" or "awaiting delivery" or "backordered". Even more clearly, it is a product which can be 'ordered on request'. It's now too late to get from anywhere else in time so I have to hope it will arrive with them in time to be sent to me. This sort of thing really boils my fosters. IT IS NOT 'IN STOCK' IF YOU HAVE TO ORDER IT FOR THE CUSTOMER!! THE FACT YOU CAN GET IT SUPPOSEDLY WITHIN A DAY DOES NOT MAKE IT 'IN STOCK'. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT IN STOCK IF THE SHIPMENT IS DELAYED FROM YOUR SUPPLIER!!! 😡 I have no problem with retailers not holding stock and ordering on request. In fact, it seems sensible to me. But saying you are in possession of an item when you are not I find really annoying. It seems to be very much particular to the music industry, too. And breathe....3 points
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Found this one, channelling Graham Bonnet...3 points
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I had a little play earlier with colours and this will be the palatte. The sepia ink is just wiped on a scrap of wood and the flake is still in the bag so very dense but this will be it. Shell pink and sparkle for the front front, the bronze and sepia ink for the back and sides. Unsure on headstock yet but the black was too heavy with the chosen colours, and now the top edge is nice and crisp again. Either matching or aged natural. Unless I think of something else mad, like gold or copper leaf. 😁 New waterslide decal on its way.3 points
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I don't know about anyone else, but in my life I have found that when I couldn't afford very much, I was most keen to buy the things I wanted but could barely afford. Later in life when I could more easily afford things, I didn't feel the same urgency to get my hands on them. Just knowing I could have them whenever the fancy took me was enough. For so many years I only had one or two basses at a time. I used to dream about going to The Bass Center at Wapping and laying down the cash for something suitability expensive and exotic. I will never forget the first time I visited that shop and the overwhelming impression it made on me. It was like Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory but with basses. No Umpa Lumpas maybe,( then again it was the eighties and fake tan was definitely a thing...) but the it was truly magical nevertheless. As far as I was concerned, whatever money I could get my hands on from then on I was just holding on to it for a while until I could hand it over to Barry Moorhouse and his wonderful shop. Nowadays it has to be something special to rouse me from my torpor. I almost dread buying basses because you have to make sure that they work properly ( and bitter experience has taught me that spending a lot of money on a bass is no guarantee of it being put together properly, but that's another story) and is the right weight ect. Also, you never really know if you actually like a bass until you've had it a while. Funnily enough, for the first time in quite a while I just saw something( Fender Custom Shop) appealing late last night that has aroused my interest. I don't need it, it's overpriced and all of that, but it's "me" if you see what I mean. I will now work through my process of deliberation, indecision and uncertainty over the next few days until hopefully the shop sells it and then I can begin my regret phase. Works out cheaper in the end.🙂3 points
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Not much progress recently, but the body is much closer now (including both pickup covers), tiny bit of routing for truss rod access then will be ready for the dreaded task of sanding and finishing. Oh, and side dots done too!3 points
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End of the building day today. From the back corner... From the front door looking at the loo/shower room doorway... Inside the loo/shower room looking towards the back of the building...3 points
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WERE YOU MIS-SOLD PPI (PECULIAR PICKUP INSTALLATION) CONTACT US NOW!3 points
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I Wish - Stevie Wonder3 points
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Next, the spacer. Because it has a zero fret, this is needed simply to ensure the strings are positioned and spaced properly at the nut. @fleabag had supplied me with a Graphtec blank which was cut, radiused, grooved and a drop-away filed to maintain the break angle : The grooves actually line up with my original pencil markings, which is a total surprise pleasing Another one off the to-do list3 points
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I agree. I like JD a lot. I hope he will attract a lot of young people to playing bass. I also like the idea behind his signature basses too. Less is more. It is just that his sig basses do not appeal to me and that's why I am not going for them. So, I am somewhere in between the fanboys/girls and haters. It’s like fire and ice, and I feel my role is to be kind of the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water 😉3 points
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The 28 ground screws and the 10m x 4m framework was around 3.7k to have made and installed. The difficulty with concrete is getting up the garden, there is access from the side of the front of the house, but the location of the studio is 200ft+ up the garden, call it 300ft from the closest location a cement mixer could park. Also, there's the issue of the land being slightly sloped, so they would have had to remove another 50 odd tons of dirt to level the ground and dig the trenches which all would have needed to be barrowed down the garden and taken away by a grabber lorry. They've removed 40 tons of dirt as it is, with the ground screws, they can be 'ground level' at the back and raised by up to 1ft at the front to allow for level building on unlevel ground. Using ground screws and framework probably saved a weeks labour and is just as strong so thats where the cost saving is, it's also flexible to a degree so wouldn't crack under ground movement.3 points
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I'm not sure that's right. JD isn't a gear fetishist at all. Half of his recordings were done with a Mex jazz, or a £100 ray copy into a Roland Bass cube. He still uses the Bass Cube on occasion. The person that pushes these collaborations is Jack Stratton - and he has previously paid to cover the overhead on the JD basses to lower the risk to EBMM and get them out there. Stratton is the brains and the money behind Vulfpeck and it's spin offs and he appears to be very good at that. JD is far from that in interview. He's happy to admit he's a sideman and doesn't even write his own bass parts for Vulfpeck. But so what - that could be said of a great many famous sidemen, even the legendary Herbie Flowers. I don't get the "novelty" argument at all. It's just a bass. It either appeals or it doesn't. 99% of the public won't know what it is - they'll just see a natural wood bass being played. It's far less obvious than something covered in graphics. When I gigged with an Ibanez Jem Floral nobody recognised it as a Vai signature. Non players just don't see gear that way. I can't see you being "encouraged" to buy it anymore than any other advert for any other product. You either like the idea or you don't. It's not "half-finished" at all, it's just another finish option. I find it hilarious that this clearly new, carefully finished bass gets as much slagging as relics do. Obviously no product appeals to everyone, but to actively complain that a product exists is bonkers. It will either sell or it won't.3 points
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So, a decent preamp pedal and you're still £450 on top?3 points
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Nathan Navarro's opinion is not to be sniffed at. I'll take his word over the snide asides of those who automatically want to believe HB can't be any good because it simply doesn't cost enough.3 points
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When is it time? When Harley Benton goes out of business.3 points
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Keb Mo. . . .3 points
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There's a few different threads for different genres and I had a quick search for the blues, but couldn't find any specific thread, so thought I'd create one! Thought this would be a cool place to chuck a load of tunes with good basslines, share any decent blues content or generally chat about the blues. Just to kick things off, here's Jerry Jemmott laying down a nice groove with BB King from 'Live and Well' If you're interested then there's also a handy lesson on YouTube:2 points
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Hello! Since I'm more into five string I'm selling this wonderful looking and sounding Warwick Corvette Limited Edition 2016. Black Korina top, Walnut body, WHITE (rare) ebony fingerboard, Nordstrand Bigman and Jazz pickups and 2 way EQ (push pull volume active/passive), rechargeable via USB (optional). MINT conditions. Comes with original leather case and tools. thanks!2 points -
Looks like the top of the cabs have the carbon weave showing vs the pre-2022 ones that have tolex on top and weave on the sides.2 points
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Peirre Vernier. Who invented the scale in 1631, so clearly a brilliant man ahead of his time. It was probably another 150 years before the machine tools existed that could make a Vernier Caliper.2 points
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When I was a kid, my dad (who is massively into blues) recorded a BB King concert from the early Days of Channel 4 at the end of a VHS tape. The programme was called BB King at The Forum. I believe it was filmed at the Forum in Ontario, Canada around 1978. When I found it, most of it had been recorded over as my dad wasn't a BB fan, but I certainly became one. His bass player at the time (Russell B Jackson) became a huge influence on me wanting to play bass and I wore the tape out constantly playing this. I have tried to find a copy of it over the years but have just found this on Youtube: I have never seen the first 4 and a half minutes before as that had been recorded over! . EDIT - Just watching it through fully now and this version has loads of chunks missing in the middle which is a shame. Would love to get a full copy some time...2 points
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I've added some Musicmaster bass tracks to my playlist. Keep the suggestions coming!2 points
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It's a general footswitches issue, not particular to 3leaf. Both those pedals are "of an age". They'll be standard footswitches, easily replaced or even upgraded with something higher quality (like the current Gorva switches which look excellent).2 points
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Thought I would just update this topic. In the end I went with the darkglass microtubes 900 v2 and a Vanderkley 112 MNT. the darkglass has such an amazing clean tone and it really was a bit above others I tried. The distortion circuit is also amazing and looking forward to seeing how I can make more use of it. The Vanderkley was recommended by a number of people and really clear when using the low b string and sounds massive.2 points
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Hang on! Something a bit odd here??? It's alright - don't panic...there's madness in my method in my madness. It's all about keeping everything straight. The glue dampens the timber, that expands and, given the length and narrowness of the 4-piece centre section, this drying can easily allow the section to bend. The narrower the section, the more susceptible it is to bend. So if I cut the relatively thin top section of the neck and then glue it, the same can happen and when that dries, there can be a small bend left...and now that is wider, that can be a divil to sort. But there is no chance that the centre section is going to bend the above maple blank. So it's now dry, it's straight and when I do now cut it to width, it is that much wider...and that should tame any residual tendency to bend. Leastways, that's the theory So this afternoon, I will make the final cut, plane the cut edge, flip it to get the grain mirrored and glue it to the bare mahogany face and that should mean that the basic blank is fully glued up.2 points
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When I was a fresh young bass player long ago, all I wanted was a Precision. I have had quite a few basses since then, including an Alembic & a 2 grand Sandberg. Now I have a couple of Precisions and a couple of Jazzes, but the Precisions get played more. If I'd trusted in my teenage opinion, I could have saved a lot of money - but missed out on a lot of enjoyable experiences. Have also learnt (very expensively) that I never keep a maple fingerboard bass for long. So my ideal bass is a rosewood fingerboard Precision. That's one out of four of my current basses.2 points
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Get a real kick out of seeing my band listed alongside some big names.2 points
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Not likely! Lol. I can't tell if you're more worried that I'll manage to get it more in the Wal sonic region, or worried that I won't be happy. 😄 I've learned a lot so far. More learnings will come. I haven't seen anyone else devote effort publicly to trying to work out a Wal, and I may as well share what I do learn. Even if it is that what we might need is a preamp that no-one else apart from Wal has yet built, or what have you. I'd love for someone to be able to run a model of the preamp through LT Spice or similar, maybe if we can get a schematic going....hopefully @MoonBassAlphaor my friend who is looking at the preamp photos can yet help. Wait and see. Apologies for lack of recordings this week; I had promised it but family life has gotten in the way. Soon I hope. The Lusithand preamp is excellent.2 points
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You need to show them Chris. Its your duty as a bass player especially with TV fame.😂 Come on i'm really curious now. Dave2 points
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Back to the Nineties when I was in a band playing the "military" circuit. I'm not sure which is worse...the hair or the shirt!2 points
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I'm wearing some in the pic above... Proper rock'n'roll me - came to the gig on this! Luckily the band brought my gear in the van...2 points
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The pedant in me cannot resist pointing out that a 16 hour band practice might be quite draining.2 points
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