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Now sold! Up for sale is my incredible, very limited and very collectible, unlined fretless Warwick Corvette Standard, Special Edition from 2009 - made in Germany. This bass is number 8 from a very limited run of only 30 basses! It features a beautiful birdseye poplar top over a swamp ash body, maple neck and what I believe is either an ebony or rosewood fretboard. It has passive Bassline pickups paired with an active MEC 2 band pre amp. This is a truly exceptional instrument - not only is the tone incredible and versatile but the bass itself is very ergonomic and exceptionally well balanced - IMO it is one of the best balancing Warwick by far - thanks to the long upper horn. It is very lightweight too at only 3,45kg/7,6lb. Controls are vol(with push/pull for active/passive switching), pickup blend, bass and treble. The bass is in excellent condition as you can see from the photos! There are 3 very small dings which I have highlighted in the photos. There is also one other mark but I dont know if it is a scratch or part of the wood grain- i have highlighted it just in case(see the last 3 photos). There is some wear to the logos on the pickups which I have shown in the photos. All of the electronics work perfectly, as does the truss rod and the hardware. Details from the Warwick Website: Serial number: C 149812 09 Article number: 0244SX9001CZAPBAWW produced: 24.03.2009 Description: CO Corvette Std, 4-string Natural Satin finish Swamp Ash / Birdseye Poplar body Maple neck Chrome hardware Made in Germany Worldwide shipping available - I will only ship using a fully insured and tracked service for everyone’s peace of mind. The bass will ship in a high quality Warwick gigbag packed inside a strong shipping carton. There will be extra packaging inside the gigbag and again inside the shipping carton to make sure this beautiful bass arrives exactly as described. If you have any questions please let me know. Shipping to UK is around GBP100 sadly due to the current fuel prices.7 points -
ABBA tribute gig in Antwerp last night. Big theatre, only half full but the crowd were in a good mood.7 points
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Shuker Series 2 SHUKER’s Description The Series Two design features a solid body of either Swamp Ash, White Ash, Alder, Black Walnut or Mahogany, other woods are available. Options on a figured facing wood drop top. A huge choice of Flamed, burr and highly figured timbers. The neck is a 5 or 7 piece laminate of maple and wenge or maple and black sycamore veneers, other options are available. The headstock is angled back and a head veneer of matching body wood is finished the same. A large choice of fretboard wood, maple, birdseye maple, rosewoods, ebonies, etc. Through neck versions have a sculptured heel area that flows into the body, bolt on basses have a reduced, carved down heel with recessed neck fixings to allow unrestricted access. A choice of hardware and Pickups from the most respected and highest quality manufacturers, such as Schaller, Gotoh, Hipshot and EMG, Seymour Duncan, Aguilar. Options on custom wound pickups from Aaron Armstrong and Mojo. Active preamps from John East, Aguilar, Seymour Duncan available in 2 and 3 band. Available in all string formats and several scale lengths, nut widths and necks carved to customers requirements. Hardwearing stainless steel fret wire and brass nuts. Necks are finished in either gloss or satin lacquer for super smooth feel, bodies in polyester base coat and polyurethane topcoats, satin or gloss.6 points -
Not having gigged DB since 2019, my gigbag has been in storage in my garage since then. Imagine my surprise when I pulled it yesterday to discover that it has been half-eaten and ravaged by mice. I feel a new commercial opportunity for mice-relic'd bass gear under the Road(ent)worn banner. Kerboom tish6 points
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Thought I'd share a bit of bodging in case anyone else finds it useful...... Carrying around a hard case with a plastic handle isn't the comfiest thing in the world. Top tip - pick up some tennis racket handle tape and, hey presto, you now have a case you can carry without without having to change hands every 2 minutes 😊6 points
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Fynnius Fogg's 50th year celebration for our family and friends ( first time we have used a FoH sound guy)6 points
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I found a couple of photos recently which I thought I’d share, I don’t know if they might be of interest to any of you. It’s my dad, Martyn Gibson, who played bass in the early sixties, before marriage and fatherhood took over. Dad played in a band in Stafford from 1963 to 1965, initially they were called The Countdowns, later The Sneakers, and they played originals and covers, a bit of RnB (Ray Charles etc). They played all around the Midlands. They supported Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, and often played with a band from Leicester who went one to become some of Showaddywaddy. My dad’s first bass was (possibly) a Hagstrom PB-24-G; from my research they were also branded Kent and Selmer but he can’t remember and the headstock isn’t visible in order to identify it properly, but as The Beatles became popular he splashed out on a Hofner 500/1. The shop in Stafford (H.E.Parkes & Sons of St Marys Gate, Stafford) ordered it direct from Hofner in Germany with a hard case for forty pounds (or guineas, he can’t remember). How I wish he’d kept it! He had a Vox amp (didn’t everyone then?) but he can’t remember exactly which model.5 points
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Just checked out Mousechat and someone has posted the following: "Took the kids to church as per normal and after a nice meal by the river we returned home to find that some absolute animal has stolen our house! We moved in three years ago and after extensive renovations had just got it the way we wanted. Really, you wouldn't expect this to happen in Hammersmith..."5 points
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I have the 30-32 EHB model Here it is with Aguilars and Flats. This tune has plenty of B string use.5 points
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Perfect for carrying your Roger Fenderer5 points
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Unfortunately being filmed on a crappy mobile phone is now a fact of life. As you say, landlords tend to do that, so they can livestream on Facebook, and that's as much for their own advertising as the band's. And if they do that, their punters feel free to do the same. There's no stopping the trend at this stage. Only at a wedding - your own - can you perhaps have the temerity to ask people not to film; even in that case, though, they may disobey, or secretly think you're bride/groomzilla. Our solution is to have our own videos of each performance, and flood the internet with those! At least in the case of the rock n' roll band, entering its name in Google, or on Facebook, Youtube or Instagram, will bring up the official pages where we post our videos of often the same songs as streamed by the punters - plus many others! - but with better quality audio recording and multiple camera angles. Also, we post the whole songs as opposed to snippets, which should get the algorithms to favour them when creating the results page for a search.5 points
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Wal Mk 1 / Custom 1980 - £6500 - collected Chorley, Lancashire UK. For Sale - due to personal circumstances: Fairly early (1980) Custom, dated as June 1980. Transitional period Custom bass. Basically its a Pro neck on a standard Custom series. Set up and plays beautifully. Lots of wear on this bass - cracking and crazing of the finish and cracking and crazing on the headstock. A Manchester based, well respected luthier has looked at this and is of the opinion that as the cracks arent getting any worse, it is fine to leave as it is, doesnt think they are a problem and that they add character to the bass. Lacquer cracks are actually fairly common place on a Wal bass of this age. The bass is almost 42 years old, and shows signs of use commensurate with this. I've tried to capture all this as best I can in the photos added - happy to send more photos and details as required. £6500 - collected Chorley, Lancashire UK. Shipping unlikely - I would much prefer a potential buyer to check out the bass in person - but I may soften on that if the bass is still around in a couple of weeks.4 points -
**SOLD** Up for sale is my awesome Warwick Fortress One from 1994 - hand built in Germany! This is a truly exceptional instrument - not only is the tone incredible and versatile but the bass itself is very ergonomic and exceptionally well balanced - IMO it is the best balancing Warwick by far - thanks to the extra long upper horn. It is nice and lightweight too at only 4,07kg/8,97lb. Controls are vol, blend, bass, treble. The bass is in very good condition, especially for a 27 year old instrument! There are some marks though as you would expect from a used instrument - please see the last 4 photos for the few dings and scratches and there are also some blemishes in the finish on the top side of the lower horn. All of the electronics work perfectly, as does the truss rod and the hardware. The fretboard has been cleaned and oiled, the frets have been cleaned and polished. The bass has just been strung with new Warwick strings. Details as per Hans-Peter Wilfer: - Bass Fortress I 4 string Serial Number L 003558 94 Year 1994 Month November Number 003558 Neck Wood Wenge Wood Fingerboard Wenge Wood Frets Bronce Warwick Frets Nut Just a Nut Brass Version Neck construction Bolt On Body 2 pcs. solid Maple Wood Surface Satin Surface Nirvana Black Pickups active MEC PJ Pickups Electronic active MEC 2 Band Electronic Hardware Gold Hardware made for Warwick Made in Germany / 91330 Eggolsheim / Franconia-Bavaria Worldwide shipping available - I will only ship using a fully insured and tracked service for everyone’s peace of mind. The bass will ship in a high quality Warwick gigbag packed inside a strong shipping carton. There will be extra packaging inside the gigbag and again inside the shipping carton to make sure this beautiful bass arrives exactly as described. If you have any questions please let me know. Shipping to UK is around GBP100 sadly due to the current fuel prices.4 points -
I just got the bass and loving it. Although it looks blue in the pics in real life it has a green hue to it. i think the colour might be aquamarine metallic. I did a Google search and that’s the closest I can find. every picture I take doesn’t show the greeness of it, weird. i have a sea foam jazz bass which does the same thing actually. sounds great , plays great, very happy. Looks to be all original. The pickup sounds really good, it may be a usa one but I’m not dragging it out to have a look. At least not yet. the pots feel substantial and for a 38 year old bass there’s no crackle or anything nasty. feels like its about 8.5lbs. the rosewood on the neck is lovely and dark. Don’t see that these days. the neck pocket is nice and tight too. Adding some pics. What do you think is may be worth? It has the expected light dings here and there but good overall condition cosmetically.4 points
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This isn’t true. It’s convenient for the media to con us into thinking Europe hates us, but it’s not true. More bings us together than keeps us apart!4 points
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Phil - took the plunge with putting my bass through the RCF 310As (on poles) on Friday night. 5 piece band with bass, 2 guitars, 2 vox and acoustic drums. Pop/rock covers. I went directly into the PA mixer via Boss WL-20s wireless. No pedals, no bass rig. Guitars (with pedals) and vox also directly into the PA i.e. no other back-line amplification. Single monitor for vox and guitars only - Alto TS308. No IEMs - other than for drummer who was in charge of the mixer. Decent sized pub venue, perhaps 50 or so up and dancing in front of us with plenty of punters seated around the dancefloor. The overall sound was very nicely balanced. I stood behind the PA next to drummer but didn't have any issues hearing myself just from the dispersion from the Tops. Bass tone was very decent, nothing special positively or negatively. Band are all very happy that the light portable set up will work well for us going forward for similar sized, less accessible venues where drummer can take both his kit plus PA in his car and the rest of us can make use of public transport to get across London. End result - we had one of our very best gigs ever! But that really was all about how tightly we played, including improving our song flow, and very little to do with the quality of my bass tone. Pub manager was effusive and looks like we will be getting a residency there; we also got asked to play a wedding gig in June off the back of it. So...all this angst-ing over bass gear and tone I've spent countless hours on this forum debating over the past 8 years, rather than spending the time far more productively becoming a better bass player, eh? Ah well, I've got my priorities sorted in the end.4 points
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Denny Lane ～ The Bëatlës4 points
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Wild? I was absolutely livid.3 points
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We played The Chain a few months back in a pub and I utterly screwed up *that bit*. I had nightmares for weeks thinking it was going to go viral on YT or something. It didn't and I'm not searching now 🤣3 points
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So I’ve recently had a problem with the input pot on my abm 500. Nothing major but spoke with Dave Green and ordered new pots (on their way). so rather than risk any problems, I took out my Crate BT350 head bought new back in 1992 as a 21st birthday present to myself. These were built in the same SLM factory as the Ampegs were. Real sleeper unit. Valve pre amp, built in chorus, Bi amp, etc. Used it so many times, sounds fantastic. Real (ahem) ‘Heft’. So much authority. Built like a tank but unfortunately weighs like one too. Would love to use it a lot more but not at that weight! 😂3 points
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My daughter referred to Green Day as “the original punk band”. I’m still crying a bit inside.3 points
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It wasn't a question, it's a statement of FACT. This is the Internet so me writing fact in all capitals means you cannot argue with that3 points
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I am back. Last night i chaged my choice to Ibanez gwb1005. I played bouth gwb1005 and jazz bass for 3 hours in to my headphones, studio monitors and through my amp and decided that my Ibanez is better in tone, lighter, more frets and strings and a lot confortable to play, a lower string action. Everything was better for me and yes i will choose gwb1005. You were right - i had do it myself - decide. Thanks again for the advices.3 points
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Typical. Someone posts a useful suggestion and every tries to make a Djokovic.3 points
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Or a Boris Rickenbecker3 points
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I’ve always found that if you want to make a lasting effect on somebody’s day try singing the chorus of Shaddap Your Face to them.3 points
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Tone is in the pick guard3 points
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One of my teachers always referred to Cliff Richard as The Shadows’ backing vocalist 😀3 points
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Speaking of political voting, I thought it was great to see Spain's post-Franco progression into a vibrant democracy finally being recognised by the teenagers of Europe.3 points
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It's the perfect result3 points
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Lentil Sally ～ Little Richard3 points
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Hoochie Coochie Naan - Muddy Waters3 points
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Reminds me of JPJ's triple omega Alembic. Congrats on something a bit different and not Fender shaped3 points
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This is a feeler purely because I quit my job this week due to health reasons and have nothing lined up yet, so I’m thinking about having to sell this and thought I’d see if there is any interest? Trades and offers are a definite no, please don’t give it a try, thanks. Made in 2015, for the NAMM show according to the neck pocket. Nut width is like a Jazz Bass. Stunning fingerboard. Retrofitted Lindy Fralin P-Bass pickup and original Nordstrand Dual Coil Bridge pickup. When the Dual Coil is slightly blended in a bit there’s some real magic that happens with the P bass tone, tightened up but still very P bass. Nice and light, bang on 8lbs IIRC. Perfect balance, no neck dive. Has some marks/dings to the body. Nothing nasty. The back of the neck had a ding which I sanded out, this has taken away a bit of the wood stain. There is also a tiny bump inwards now, but can’t be felt when played - I’ll post a photo soon. Also a little ding was sanded out by the 4th fret. Current pickguard in the photos is a matte black one I had made, I may keep this, but I have an original black one made by Lull to include. Comes with original Lull branded bag/case and certificate. I sold this once before when I briefly got back my old 66 P Bass, was so pleased to get it back. Here we go again…3 points -
We played at The Boston Music Rooms at Tuffnell Park last night. A bit of drama with a punch up outside. One of roadies was a witness and had to give the feds a statement. Made to feel really comfortable by the staff there. The sound engineer was filling in but was really good. He only soundchecked the drums and vox. He did my bass while I was getting my tone but didn't bother with guitars and keys. Told us to run a number and did it on the fly with great results. Could have done with a few more in but enough to make it worthwhile and create a racket. That's the end of the official tour, next Saturday afternoon we'll be doing the Red Dragon Festival at Llangollen.3 points
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Pah! He didn't test whether tone is in the fingers by cutting off his fingers and replacing them with 1. carrots; 2 hot dogs; 3.donor fingers from a cadaver3 points
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I was reading the information, sent out by ICEPower recently, about their new 2000W modules and these points jumped out at me. To meet EMC/RFI requirements for even a medium sized MI company would be prohibitive. The cost a new ICEPOwer module does not come close costs close to a set of atV alves/Tubes in a big Ampeg* head. Yet no one seems to worry about replacing valves regularly. *£376 for full set of valves/tubes for an SVT at Watford Valves or more than half the price of a Mesa Boogie Subway D-800 currently in Europe.3 points
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I have also had designs stolen, it’s becoming a bigger and bigger deal as design cycles shorten with increased competition. I feel you pain here. Even if I was to design an SMPS/class D module, due to the complexity and difficulty to troubleshoot versus the cost of building the module, it would still be less expensive in most cases to simply replace the module. The problem with the higher technology is that it’s very expensive and time consuming to develop, and even more so to do it reliably. (There are plenty of examples of unreliable “roll your own” designs by big and small manufacturers alike). In order to amortize these costs (and that includes global safety and EMC certification) to keep the cost per module down, the production volumes need to be much higher than most in the bass industry could ever use in several lifetimes. This is why top tier companies like ICEPower exist, they sell to other industries also, in addition to dominating the bass market. This allows them to spread the NRE costs across hundreds of thousands to millions of modules. Economies of scale are responsible for class D being a viable solution AND a good value to the players.3 points
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Looking for a balanced XLR for my rack set up. These any good? 😂 https://www.mcru.co.uk/product/the-ultimate-balalnced-xlr-cables/2 points
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I am in a gigging 5 piece rock (n roll) band aged 67 to 78. I suspect we all secretly think we're still amazing super-doods, and despite the odd wrinkle, creak and groan we are no less spearheading the revolution than we were 60 years ago, and with music that was and is the mutts if only young people would wake up to it. An alternative view is that we're just relics of our era, no more or less, just as music hall and early ragtime were for us when we were young (it's about the about the same time gap). If you're a younger BCer, maybe in your twenties, how do you view us ageing rockers?2 points
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Well, after a bit of selling I am very happy with my new bass. A beautifully built Manton Titon, direct from Robin at Manton Customs. It plays as good as it looks and has the tone I was looking for. I played it at the Bristol Guitar show recently and it "blew me away" so I have been getting to money together ever since. The Pictures and video are from the Manton site.2 points
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Alus a minimalist, powered by gigrig distributor and a 9 volt PSU 👍2 points
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It's not guaranteed to be...but it is usually the jack socket. If it is on the edge of not OK, then it may well immediately reconnect but the momentary break would have the same effect as if you pulled the lead out with the volumes up - a loud pop.2 points
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We only make live video - we use no studio shot footage at all, with the only exception of Lockdown-time Green Screens on the band's originals for their EP.2 points
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None at all. It’s just another way for the world to collectively stick two fingers up to Putin.2 points
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Get a load of this wonderful bit of work... Even more amazing - @Andyjr1515 did it without ever seeing the bass. Just going on my own hamfisted measurements. It's a beautifully prepared bit of ebony, with cut outs for the pickup lugs and the scratchplate. It's held on with some double sided tape. I've always liked ramps, but they are more important now after suffering from a Mallet finger for a year. The ramp really helps when the finger won't properly obey my commands. And yes - I really do have the action that low / pickups that high. It's even lower when a string is fretted at the 22nd fret! Thanks again to Andy for an amazing job.2 points
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Up in the North-East, Sunday afternoon gigs are becoming the new Friday night for some reason. Doesn't work for me unfortunately as I have kids so I have to knock them back. I think generally the audience numbers have been dropping up here since the early 90s when I first starting gigging. Back then pubs were normally pretty full every weekend and there were a lot more Thursday night gigs too. Tribute bands, 80s bands and function bands still seem to do quite well though. Maybe it's just that people are a bit fed up with the classic rock that my band is doing. Funnily enough, I suggested to the band at the gig last night that we do a side project next year, playing stuff a bit less heavy. Didn't go down too well with the guitarists...🤣 Anyway, my gig last night. A lovely purpose built performance venue in Northumberland called Platform 1. Great in-house PA and lights and a proper stage! We had to mix our own sound but we use a Soundcraft ui16 with ipad mixers normally so just connected into their speakers(4 bass bins/4 tops and 3 monitors) and it was fine. The room was very live sounding but a great audience and no heavy lifting for a change.2 points
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I can address this specifically. ICEPower did have some IP that was stolen by (ultimately) a Chinese fabricator and they counterfeited one of their modules which cost them a LOT of money (ultimately in the millions of dollars US). The investment in developing this technology at the level that ICEPower (and other major players) have done is staggering and it's simply not right (morally or ethically) to take away such protections from any company developing their own IP. For those of you that might suggest that ICEPower goes after the Chinese company that stole the IP, you must be unfamiliar with the "their country, their rules" concept of business. It's almost impossible to be successful, the loss is both real and unrecoverable.2 points
