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Played the Three Tuns in Chepstow yesterday. Fantastic place, plenty of room to set up virtually no seats, so packed with people standing. Really great reception, despite me and drummer Paul both being covid vaxxed the day before and feeling decidedly subpar luckily the adrenaline switched in. Got some great feedback, especially Alex our prodigy guitarist. Definitely A buzz from going down well at a venue where lots of great bands have played.10 points
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I'm old school, I'd expect to be given a set list... preferably the one that the band do! I say that because I once did a dep and was given a list of 25 songs by the guitarist. Got to the gig to find they were also using a dep drummer, who'd been given 25 songs by the vocalist... they weren't the same 25! I still cross paths with that drummer on gigs and it is always our first reminisce.8 points
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Not long back from my second gig of the day - another village beer festival, this time in the village I live in. My wife drove me there and collected me afterwards, so I was able to have a couple of beers without worrying about getting nicked. This one was a Wirebirds gig, now a three piece blues rock band. We got a good reception from the audience and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Our new drummer is getting used to us and fitting in quite well now. I think I'll sleep well tonight after those two gigs, though!8 points
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More like last weekend than last night, but anyway... a reunion of sorts. One of the bands wot I'm in used to be fronted by three brothers, but they haven't performed together for seven years. They got back together for a one-off. The venue is a 250-seater, and I'm happy to say it sold out in a few days. Drummer is used a percussion kit thing to keep the stage volume down, but it sounded great. I used my '71P, flats, HandBox R-400 and TKS 2x12 with a mic on it. Hopefully we'll do it again sometime. Here's a song from it.. bear in mind these front three are all knocking around 70. They've still got it.7 points
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We had an outing today for the 5-piece variant of the band, so no keys or pedal steel and the drummer played a cajon with a foot stomp. It was a private party for a local cafè, celebrating 20 years in business and done mainly as a favour to them. We threw in 4 new covers (we're an originals band in the main and usually only include 1 cover, just to give the audience some respite). It was an interesting trial, as we'd not rehearsed them and I'd never even played them before we got to the gig (some frantic googling and youtube videos helped a great deal!) Still, it was nice to get out again and it gave me a good reason to avoid "strictly".6 points
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I'm selling this beautiful Warwick Streamer 6 lx 1998! It has a great sound with original preamp and Seymour Duncan Pickups, Active/Passive Scale: 34 Bridge Warwick : 18mm adjustable Made in Germany Price : 1400€5 points -
Come again? It may not be one individual's fault (several people may be conspiring to make it bad), but it doesn't just happen. Not learning how eq, gain, etc works is definitely the fault of those who don't/won't do so. One of the biggest obstacles to a good band sound is each player insisting on using "their tone". The sound(s) they like might be pleasing in isolation, but combine them at any volume, especially if you fail to take account of room acoustics and the result can be a mess. It's part of the job of being a musician to understand these things and know how to compensate for them. At a dep' gig, the singer/guitar player was struggling with the mixer at soundcheck and it sounded appalling. I looked over his shoulder and the gains were all over the place. I suggested he set them properly and he said "What do you mean?". I set them correctly, adjusted the eq and all was fine. To his credit, he said "Oh. You do know what you're talking about" and asked me what I'd done, so I showed him.5 points
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Barefaced BB2 cab and Rocksolid cover, in very good condition. Weight 29 lbs Happy to meet half-way within reasonable distance of any of London, Birmingham, Cambridge or Oxford4 points -
The best envelope filter I've ever used! Beautiful analogue and organic sound. No longer made so increasing rare. In perfect working order but seen some action! Missing the feet and a couple of screws on theback plate. Includes negative power lead for use with power supply but no plug power. Selling for £500-600 on ebay. £350 posted or swap for cali black face bass rig.4 points -
2015 Fender Areodyne Jazz bass, nice comfortable light bass 4.2kg, jazz sized satin finished neck with excellent frets and fully functioning truss rod Easy playing In good condition with just the lightest of play wear and a couple of tiny match head sized marks on the body. Pick up from Nr Plymouth or can be posted in the hard case shown in the pictures4 points -
For sale My Alpine Precision Bass. Bass built in France with French woods, all by hand. Luthier Mathieu Combe. Series Dark Face limited at 10 pieces Full french walnut. (lighter wood in France) 3,850kgs KTS bridge titanium Hipshot lollipop Kit EMG Geezer Butler Sadowsky strings (new) Gigbag in leather 3 pickguards, one in aluminium, one black, one brown Trade only ESP LTD bunny brunel Yamaha BB2024x / 2024 Yamaha JP1 or 2 Yamaha Nathan East4 points -
Jump Around - House of Pain4 points
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In my band I am the bass player therefore - as the bass specialist - I choose the bass. It's non negotiable. If you don't want my expertise you don't want me and I walk. That's where I'm at.4 points
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A bittersweet Soul Destroyers one last night. A party gig for lots of enthusiastic people, we played well (although I had some dyslexic foot trouble with my MS60B 🙄 ) but it was our tenor saxist's last gig after 24 years(!) with the band on and off. Gonna miss big Ben. That tenor looks small on him because he's 6'6"4 points
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Calorie - Amy Winehouse4 points
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Very Crusty Mersey ～ Gerry & The Pacemakers4 points
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Played a couple of gigs this week with the ELO Experience. First was on Thursday at The Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone, which we’ve done many times. Great venue with helpful staff and a great view from the outside balcony at the rear of the stage. France looked so close, and a great sunset over Dungeness too! We had a couple of problems with the IEM’s but an enthusiastic near capacity audience were on good form, plenty of dancing which is always good. Then after the long drive north from Kent we were at Skegness Embassy Theatre last night. One of our favourite venues, with a good stage and again nice staff. It’s always a fine sounding room, and was a really enjoyable gig. Funny moment during the first set though - it was blowing a gale outside, lashing down with rain. During the song ‘Showdown’, the lyrics include ‘and it’s raining, all over the world...’ at which point I got a massive drop of water on my head whilst I was singing. Apparently the roof vents do leak sometimes, directly above me! Moved my gear and monitor during the interval, and the staff put down what we called a stage nappy to absorb the rain and prevent splashing me. Several of the capacity audience noticed my predicament and were very amused, (as were the rest of the band of course). (No pics except this one of Dungeness in the distance from the theatre balcony).4 points
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Just got home from an afternoon gig with Franklin's Tower. It was at a beer festival in a village hall, which had a surprisingly good stage, very solid, about 9 metres by three and around 2 feet above the rest of the flooring. Surprising choice to ask a Grateful Dead band to play at a small village beer festival - but we seemed to go down well, even spotted one or two wearing GD T shirts. Even more surprisingly, we were passed a hand written note by a member of the audience requesting 'Althea', which wasn't on our set list but we played anyway. Back home now to eat and then off to my second beer festival of the day, in my home village where I am playing with the Wirebirds at the local cricket club.4 points
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After last week’s ‘quiet’ affair I didn’t have any great expectations for last night’s outing. This was a town centre pub with a fairly young crowd and the 3 bouncers on the door told volumes. Not the sort of crowd that I’d expect would appreciate 70s Glam....this was an Agent job so they aren’t renowned for good product placement so to speak. Anyhow, I was genuinely surprised, we had a great night with lots of singing and dancing from the first number to the end of the second encore. Praised by the pub management and more bookings on the horizon, happy days.4 points
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Kawia Aquarius AQB401 P Bass MIJ 1980's Trade for Trace Elliot Elf or Trace amp head Japanese P bass 42 mm nut width 8lbs 3.6kg Maple neck and Ash body. Great playing bass, I don't know the make of pickups but they can hold their own with any of the basses I own, This has been my backup bass, I have played a few gigs with it over the years and the tone always brings a smile, I now have too many basses and 90% of the time I now play my Thunderbird so the time is right to move this one on. Good condition , I think this has probably been refinished as I don't think this model came in this colour, there's a few marks and dings but nothing horrible the neck is good and straight frets are fine and the truss rod works easily and smoothly, low action and recent Dunlop Strings. Collection from Nr Plymouth Devon preferred but I can wrap it well and courier it if needed3 points -
Epiphone Thunderbird Vintage Pro with genuine Epiphone hard case. In excellent condition with just a paint chip on the headstock (see photo). Nearly new DR DDT strings. Possible exchange for Fender Precision or Ernie Ball USA SUB Stingray3 points -
Here's a lovely, very distinctive Ibanez SR1400, in Mojito Lime Green. I purchased it brand new from Andertons in 2019. It's in very good condition, it has been gigged a few times but always well looked after. Some minor player wear on the pickup covers, no chips, dents or dings that I could find anywhere on the guitar. It comes with a fitted Ibanez semi-hard case. Its really nice to look at and sounds and plays great (neck in particular is great), but I have no need for it currently. Some specs: NECK: Atlas-4 5 piece Wenge/Bubinga neck with KTS TITANIUM rods SCALE: 864mm/34" BODY: Figured Maple top/Mahogany body FRETBOARD: Rosewood FRETS: Medium frets with Premium fret edge treatment NUMBER OF FRETS: 24 BRIDGE: Mono-rail V bridge (19mm string spacing) PICKUPS: Nordstrand "Big Single" 4 neck pickup (Passive) EQ: Ibanez Custom Electronics 3-band EQ w/EQ bypass switch (passive tone control on treble pot) & Mid frequency switch HARDWARE: Gold NUT: Graph Tech BLACK TUSQ XL nut Located in Peebles, Scottish Borders, but open to postage (at cost of buyer). Any questions please let me know.3 points -
That's cool if it's a band where everyone gets an equal shout but (unfortunately) it doesn't always work like that. If you are working as a sideman or a sub, you might have to play a different instrument than you want. I got offered a ton of decent gigs with a busy band (some of the gigs are with members of a pretty legendary band), and the condition was that they wanted me to play a black Precision. So guess what? I leave the F Bass at home and take out my black Precision.3 points
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and there was me thinking a 'flat 4' was a Subaru engine....3 points
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OK, so here's the moment we've all been waiting for - the unveiling of the 2022 menu 🙂 If this doesn't cater for your dietary requirements, just let me know by PM what you need! Mrs Scrumpys menu Oct 22.docx3 points
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Can I respectfully ask you to read this - it's a different link to the one I posted before but from the same website, and written, as before, by an authority on the subject of compression. The first main paragraph is the main point of interest. http://www.ovnilab.com/articles/howto.shtml The first main paragraph is the main point of interest; "A compressor is just an automatic volume control. At a basic level, it reacts to volume spikes from your music, and turns down the volume a bit as your input levels go up. That's really all there is to it."3 points
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So I now own two Schecters. The first is a CV4 which I really like: think of a passive Jazz bass with all the tonal flexibility of a G&L L2K....but I happened across this beast in a Pawn Shop awhile ago and I was intrigued by it because its such an oddball3 points
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Did a live video shoot for my new function band, in a barn on a farm. It’s a wedding venue, so not quite as rustic as one may think 😅 Was pretty good; we had a stand-in drummer though because our normal tub thumper was in the hospital with his wife who was giving birth to baby no 2 - we couldn’t really ask him to put us first 😅 First time I’ve used in ears (to avoid too much noise onstage for the audio recording) and I have to say I enjoyed it quite a lot. Still an old school Luddite who likes a rig making noise behind me but the IEMs worked a treat. Not sure I’ll be shelling out big money for any just yet, wait for the gigs to pile up a bit more first…3 points
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Steve Hackett at the Apollo in Manchester. A sit-down, chin-stroking kinda gig, but the level of musicianship on the stage was unbelievable. 96% blokes in the audience, there we a few ladies looking dutiful but bored...first half was his solo stuff, then the whole of Foxtrot, with an encore of Firth of Fifth and Los Endos, all executed perfectly. One thing, tho; there was a drum solo near the end, which went on a bit, and in The Quiet Bit, where said drummer tinkles about with stuff quietly, a voice soared from the the audience; 'Get onnn with it!' The place roared with laughter, but the drummer's face set like a handful of mince, and when they were doing the 'all bow in a line' at the very end, I clearly saw him say to the bassist 'Bunch of f**king tw**s'... If drum solos are getting short shrift even at Prog concerts, I think it's safe to say they've very much had their day...3 points
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Hovis Where the Hatred Is - Gil Scott Heron3 points
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Replacing the heavy ABM with a Nova too.3 points
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An invaluable piece of advice given to me by a great bassist "if you hit the wrong note, throw the guitarist an angry look. If you come in on the wrong beat, give the drummer a dirty look"3 points
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These are fairly difficult to come by, especially the fretless electric variety. This has served me well for sofa-noodling and when plugged in can do a good upright impression. It’s has a few blemishes and dings as photographed. It has a mahogany body and neck with a walnut fingerboard. 23” scale. Piezo pickup. Includes original soft case which has a missing zip though still fully functional. It has the Aquila Thundergut strings which take a bit of getting used to. Plenty of discussion about these over on Talkbass as less common in the UK. £320 inc UK delivery or collect from Cardiff. See vid:2 points -
One for the luthiers/setup nerds here. Bought this on Aliexpress on a whim as a project to upgrade with better tuners (I know the supplied headless ones, they’re all dogshit) and assess the pickups/preamp when they arrived, (probably dogshit too but sometimes I am pleasantly surprised). I buy these things and push them by sinking decent hardware unto them (like a boujie bitsa) and usually these guys end up being great basses at a fraction of the cost — if the woodwork is sound (as it is here) it’s all in the hardware parts choice and setup and thats the bit you are going to have to do. I thought about ABM 3901 or Mera Bullet Tuners, Droplet string clamps, EMG active soapbar pairs and a Darkglass Tone Capsule. Or just nothing at all and set it up right. Never played or setup as it arrived in the UK after I left to live in California and its still in the UK. The bolt on neck has the correct patented Strandberg Trapezoid Profile and seems exactly the same — apart from the jumbo frets. Really nice woodwork to this:Ash back, Figured Maple top, I suspect the frets need a grind down or replacement with fine wire stainless ones, some oil on the ‘headstock’ its basically an instrument I bought for the body and neck and was prepared to toss the rest. But hey its not Strandberg Boden 5 cash and the wood finish is better than the Boden 5I briefly owned. Comes in a styrene box as per the usual Korean workshop jobs. Ships from UK. Shipping is included in price. USA/RoW pls add £50-£70 (depending on location).2 points -
A vintage original fender telecaster bass body from 73 no mods except Both 3bolt and 4 screw available. -Curtis Novak Bsds new -fender pick guard black -new pots ( witch hat ) - fender bridge "vintage " very resonant sounds great with this pickup. can be sold separately Fender jazz bass neck 78, New old stock never been played, only truss check with a guitar tech. Truss OK, very easy to play, tight. Body Loaded with Curtis Novak 1100eu Fender jazz bass neck 78'. 1200 eu2 points -
I decided to get the PJB Bighead out last night to see how this thing sounds through a DI. Absolutely mint, I'm pleased to say.2 points
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S-S-Single Bread - Fox2 points
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Be Bap A Lula - Gene Vincent2 points
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Coaster ～ Khalid2 points
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Thought I might as well dump some pics….. I know I have not been uploading regularly (such is). Made a pickguard template for the PJ, actually also doing a new body and pickguard for my Bogart (basically losing 1200 grams in weight).2 points
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More Tea Vicar? ～ Iron Maiden2 points
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Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds2 points
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SOLD - Ibanez J. Custom JCSR2021-NTL (Japan Custom Shop 5-String Bass - New List Price € 6900.-) A top of the line custom made instrument for a very reasonable price considering the original value. No scratches or dents. This instrument is in immaculate condition. Body Shape: Soundgear Body Material: Swamp Ash Top: Buckeye Burl & Blue Resin Technology: Solid Body Colour / Finish: Natural Low Gloss Neck construction: Bolt on neck Scale: Long scale Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) Neck: 5-pc. Wenge/Walnut Fretboard: Wenge Frets: 24 Fretboard Inlays: Mother of Pearl & Abalone Oval Strings: 5-string Strings: Sadowsky Blue Nickel 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 125 Serial number: F211703 Pickup type: Soapbar Humbucker Middle Pickup: Bartolini Custom (made in USA) Bridge Pickup: Bartolini Custom (made in USA) Electronics: Glockenklang 3 band Active/Passive (push/pull) ORIGINAL Ibanez Electronics Included (see pictures) Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Blend, 1x Treble, 1x Mids, 1x Bass Hardware: Gold Including: Original Ibanez Hardcase + Certificate Of Authenticity Set Weight: 3.6 kg (approx. 7.9 lbs) Country of Origin: Japan SHIPPING with UPS: in original cardboard box & proper packaging. Insured shipping available. All enquiries are welcome. Online Zoom video chat & video viewing possible.2 points -
First outing for the TE-1200:2 points
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Well the stand arrived quicker than expected and there have been no extra charges, so that's a win, cheers all!2 points
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If the band leader can't compensate for a slightly weaker signal from one of the instruments then why is he in charge of the sound? You set your sound on the HX stomp, he is then responsible for the level, if it needs more, he just needs to boost it. Sounds like he isn't changing any settings between different gigs which is worrying, every room is different! Bassists tend to get the blame a lot for their volume, I've had guitarists who have too much bottom end, keyboard players who aren't used to full band situations so add in all the lows... it's always the bassists fault though!2 points
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Can I respectfully ask that you give this a read - Killed my tone (ovnilab.com)2 points
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this is a great amp and i will through in the new small fs for channel switching which opens this amp up, takes pedals extremely well! and is very loud! £300 postage in uk included2 points
