Old Horse Murphy

That's the Eurovision entry sorted for next year 👍

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It can be caused by stress as you tense your grip when you sleep. If I'm particularly worked up I often experience this.  

Well done mate 👍

For sale is an excellent condition Laney Digbeth Preamp pedal. These are brilliant pedals and offer a hole host of gestures including a Tube simulator and FET Channel. 
 

I thought I still had the box for this but have misplaced it. If I find it in time I'll sen fit with the pedal but have priced this as unboxed. Yours for £100 inc. postage. 

For sale is an EBS Multicomp with box and an EBS Octabass without box. Both are in excellent condition and great pedals. 
 

Multicomp is £95 inc postage and the Octabass is £90 inc. 

For sale is an excellent condition Pedaltrain Classic Jr pedalboard complete with original padded case. It already has velcro on the Baird so it's good to load up with pedals (velcro roll for pedals supplied too). 
 

Yours for £85 inc postage. 

I've been to and dealt online with Coda a good few times now and they are a good bunch for sure 👍

How much for the foot? Asking for a friend...

Snap! Well, half snap anyway. 
 

I just picked up a 50's P Bass in a trade for a Sax I wasn't using. Its absolutely mint and still had the plastic over the tuning pegs.  I've just set it up and restrung it and love it. I prefer it to the 60's AO I had for a while. 

5 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Same here, there is something about the sound of the 2EQ that just works for me. 

My Classic Ray is 2eq and it's currently strung with TI Flats that work really well with the electrics. 

Thanks both. I think it's actually Cherryburst and it's a 1996'er. It weighs in at just under 8 1/2lbs and I just love the sound of the 2eqs. 
 

Just now, Old Horse Murphy said:

I have this one on long-term loan on exchange for some kit I'm not using. It's absolutely mint (still has the cellophane in the pickguard) and I've gigged it for my last two gigs which incidentally were the first occasions I've actually ever gigged a five string (despite owning them in the past).

 

I was determined to lose that  particular cherry as I'd always not had the confidence to play one live, especially while singing. Anyway, I took the plunge and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the transposing songs to incorporate the B string on the hoof too. The second gig felt like I'd always been doing it. 
 

Its a late-2021 Special in Raspberry Burst (one of the good ones with a well-behaved G String that doesn't fall off the fingerboard). It's under 9lbs too which is a real bonus. 
 

I've got it for a while yet but it's owner is making noises about doing a swap and I'm all ears

I have this one on long-term loan on exchange for some kit I'm not using. It's absolutely mint (still has the cellophane in the pickguard) and I've gigged it for my last two gigs which incidentally were the first occasions I've actually ever gigged a five string (despite owning them in the past).

I was determined to lose that  particular cherry as I'd always not had the confidence to play one live, especially while singing. Anyway, I took the plunge and thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the transposing songs to incorporate the B string on the hoof too. The second gig felt like I'd always been doing it. 
 

Its a late-2021 Special in Raspberry Burst (one of the good ones with a well/behaved G String that doesn't fall off the fingerboard). It's under 9lbs too which is a real bonus. 
 

I've got it for a while yet but it's owner is making noises about doing a swap and I'm all ears

Not last night but the night before. We had a gig in a local pub and I decided to take my old P Bass that I've had for 30-odd years as I'd not gigged it in a while and I really miss gigging with a simple P Bass. 
 

No names and no pack drill, but when we arrived the bar staff and most of the clientele were already one past the eight. We were told where to set up and that all windows and doors needed to be kept closed while we were playing. It was a bit stuffy but okay, we'd cope (I had my Beyoncé fan with me so I didn't mind too much). 
 

Sadly I drew the short straw and had to set up by the door to the beer garden which was in heavy use with smokers etc. all night. As a result I decided that I'd probably play without my pedalboard to keep the gangway clear. No major issues as apart from a bit of compression and maybe a bit of Octave I'd cope. 
 

It was a good gig and I played the P Bass all night, alternating with my Five String and it was just great fun, although all the time the P Bass was on its stand when I was playing the Fiver, and also when we took a break I was internally panicking in case anyone stole it.
 

It was completely irrational but because it was close to the door I just couldn't relax and every time I've used it in similar circumstances I've been really worried about it (not that it's a vintage one or worth a great deal of money). It actually spoilt a good night for me and I don't think I'll use it again other than for recording or for functions when we have a stage and/or more space.  
 

Anyway, it was a good gig and I bought a kebab on the way home and ate it on a bench. 

Not really, sorry 😐

On 27/08/2022 at 11:00, Eldon Tyrell said:

Last week, I got this lovely 1991 Stingray 4 H. Killer bass and with 4kg not too heavy either. Really like the sound of the 2EQ. At least to my ears, it sounds ballsier than my previous 3EQ SRs. Don't miss the mids knob. My new amp has high and low mids, so sorted 😉 

Big shout-out to @Dov65 who found it for me on the UK Bass Marketplace on Facebook. Thanks, buddy 👍

 

 

 

 

That is perfect. Please bear me in mind if you ever move it on. My favourite era for Rays 👍

21 minutes ago, nilorius said:

Yes inTB i was bent out for trolling, but i think it was not right. Any way - now i don't care. Here i don't troll.

Good to hear. I've never understood why people want to be nasty little virtual pricks, or pricks in reality come to think of it. 

51 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

Bass Direct has the internal measurements for the Gator mixer bags along with some of the heads that fit in them:

https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Gig_Skinz_Gig_Bags.html

 

There's a new Small one (11" x 10") for sale in the classifieds on here if that's any use:

 

Oops. My bad. Sorry, it sold a few days ago 

A good one with a lively crowd in the Forest of Dean tonight. The applause was particularly loud and long but that might be due to the extra fingers on each hand of the foresters.
 

 It was a small stage area so we travelled light which made setup a breeze and for the first time in all the years I've been playing and gigging I actually gigged a five string. I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed it too. 
 

14 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

There are a thousand, maybe more, reasons why folk don't get the gig or the place in the band, just like going for a job interview. One may tick all of the boxes, but there's more than competence or professionalism (although that helps, obviously, for most situations...). Don't get hung up about the gear; it's only one tiny factor in a complex equation. Maybe they don't like suede shoes, or curly hair, a squeeky voice or a limp handshake. There are no rules, really; each meet-up is different, so just go in with a positive attitude and a smile. If it's meant to be, it will be. 

Or if they've advertised for a tuba player and a Fretless player turns up. 
 

It might be worth switching to five string euphonium 

What a tosser 

3 minutes ago, IanA said:

I have been dealing with Bass Direct for around 10 years now, and have had mostly positive experiences with a couple of not so positive ones.
In Marks defence I would say that I have generally found him to be welcoming and accommodating with a positive attitude to resolving issues.

When I have visited the store he always warmly welcomes me and we quite often chat about life and all sorts of things. I really quite like him.

Obviously everyone has good days and bad days and you never quite know what people are struggling with personally that is affecting their reactions and behaviours.

My interactions with some of his staff members over the years have been far less positive for reasons that I do not want to discuss publicly… but from reading this thread it would appear that there is some commonality with the experiences of others.

 

A great summary

1 minute ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

That's a good point. There is even a concept called "service recovery paradox", which means that sometimes customers are even happier after a service failure got dealt with satisfactory (e.g., imagine you arrive at your hotel, your hotel has lost your reservation but apologizes and upgrades you to a suite). This paradox, however, does not always work, it depends on the situation and severity of the failure. For example, if your wedding photographer tells you after your lovely wedding that (s)he has lost or ruined your wedding photos, you won't be happy if told "Sorry for that but I will give you a 20% discount for your next wedding" (even though, statistically speaking, there will, most likely, be another wedding in the future ;- ) 

I used to explain this phenomenon with a totem pole of faces starting with sad at the bottom, satisfied in the middle and happy at the top to show that if things go to plan, you're usually satisfied. It's only when things don't go to plan  that you can really do something to take customer service and the customers' experience to above what they expect. Interesting psychology behind it. 

39 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

I've been trying to convince the singer to recreate one of the guitar solos through the mixed media of dance and scat...

Always works in shout punkfunk at a family carnival!

Praying that you mean scat as in Ella Fitzgerald improvisation...🤞