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    I went to a Francis Dunnery house gig a few years ago and it was ace. It was a friend of a friend wanting to get a few more bums on seats and host was happy for me and my mate George to come along. Really enjoyed seeing and hearing Francis playing. I'm not mad about some of his astrology/philosophy stuff but his playing and his storytelling were top notch. An unexpectedly cool little evening out.
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    If I was Yamaha I'd have taken the opportunity to promote their cases as the most comfortable, safe ones out there, guaranteed to get you from A to B in one piece.
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    Sold Lee a Yamaha five string bass. He was easy to deal with; good to chat to and a prompt payer. He was also genuinely chuffed when it arrived, so you can't say fairer than that! Nice one chap.
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    The first bassist I was ever aware of - a chap who played with my brother's friends' band in Cardiff in the mid 1980s - had a Thunder Jet and i thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. I had a couple of Westones over the years - two Thunder 1As, and a later Spectrum ST. Always pined for another for old time's sake.
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    Now sold thanks
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    Ok mate - will do, but it looks like it's probably taken.
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    It's a good bass and sounds the absolute dogs. £250 was a bargain when I got it, so I'm happy to pass that good vibe on as it were....
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    I’m selling my Yamaha TRB1005 that I bought just after Christmas from fellow Basschatter MikanHannille. It’s a fantastic bass but it's just too big for me (unfortunately I have a long-standing shoulder injury and don’t find it comfortable to play for any length of time). Which is a real bummer because I’ve been rehearsing with it this week for an upcoming Bowie tribute night and it sounds really good! Damn. It’s 35” scale, Made in Korea, with really clear definition on the low B string, and plenty of punch and tonal variation thanks to the three-band active EQ, volume and pickup blend pot. Weight is about 4.3kg on my luggage scales. Now, MikanHannille was at pains to point out that is wasn’t mint condition, and it does indeed have a few small surface dings on the edge of the body, end of the headstock etc, as you’d expect from a well-gigged instrument. None of it affects its playability, with the frets, nut, pickups, bridge, tuners etc all in really good condition. Medium/low action, Alder body with figured maple cap, and transparent black finish. I only paid £250 three weeks ago so I’m looking for the same. That’s a bargain for such a versatile, well-built bass. I'll be using it (sparingly) at the Bowie night this weekend (January 11) in Leicester but after that it's available to buy. I don’t have a case or gigbag for this, so collection or meet up within reasonable distance of Leicestershire would be ideal. Willing to courier if needed though, with the price reflecting the additional cost (usually about £20-£25 from experience). Not really after trades as I've already got my eye on a 34" five string. Fire away with any questions.
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    Working thru a bunch of early Bowie stuff for a gig this weekend - the big hits as well as some more unusual, lesser heard tracks. Some good playing in there too.
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    I've taken a selection of small allen keys with me to shops before now, so at least i can sneakily address any dreadfully low action i encounter and get a clearer idea of the bass's abilities.
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    I managed 37 this year, about half of which were my own solo gigs and the others depping with six other bands across the Midlands mostly. That's combined with full-time work and parenting two primary school age kids (without any local relatives to help) tho, which is about as much as I can manage. Saying that I also like to make sure I keep time free to do family stuff together - the joy of depping means I can say no.
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    I depped for a band playing at a museum last summer. The band's PAT testing certificates had expired cos the guy responsible had had all sorts of family upheaval in the previous weeks and understandably forgot. So the venue would only let us play on the condition we had fire extinguishers on the stage with us.
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    Thats lovely that is, and a very good price.
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    That's a lovely colour. Stunning.
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    I used to play an unlined SGC Nanyo SB301 fretless and it was great - the usual good build quality and value for money. I sold it a few years back when I was skint and haven't seen one again. The lack of lines didn't bother me - I navigated by a mixture of feel and the guide dots along the edge of the fingerboard.
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    My MIJ Mustang has thru body stringing and takes medium scale strings. Tho La Bella also do their own Mustang-scale flatwounds too to all for the extra length needed. Gotta love a Mustang.
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    I've been on the lookout for a five-string for a while to cover the increasing number of dep gigs I'm doing which require a five. Picked this up off Basschat on the weekend from MikanHannille (and got chatting about all things bass in the process). It's a Korean-built TRB1005, 35" scale in transparent black with a quilted maple top. I have no idea of the year, but like most of the other Yamahas I've played and owned it's beautifully put together. Hessler made sure I knew about every little mark and scratch on it, but in truth it's about the same condition as the rest of my other basses, and spankingly clean too, nicely set up and with very little fretwear. It's my first five string since a Vester I had in the mid 1990s, so its taking me a while to navigate around it, but it sounds fantastic. It'll get its first outing live on January 11 at a David Bowie tribute night which includes Where Are We Now, (super low bass notes). I can't see me converting to a five-string full time as I love my Mustang and Precision too much, but it seems like a good way to test the waters on a budget, and I'm looking forward to hearing it loud onstage.
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    I've spectacularly failed on this one - just five days before the end of the year, I've gone and bought a Yamaha TRB1005. At least that should help keep 2020 acquisition-free (thanks to the 'no money' clause.)
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    Just drove to Hessler's to pick up a lovely Yamaha TRB1005 bass. Could have happily stayed and chatted about bass all day - top bloke, easy sale and bass was fantastic. Happy to deal with him anytime.
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    PM'd
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    Local country pub gig where I'm doing my solo acoustic / singing thing. Should be decent enough. But got three very different bass gigs lined up for January which involve a fair bit of learning new stuff so I'm keen to get NYE out of the way. All helps pay for Xmas tho eh.
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    Well done! These look like great basses. I love my MIJ Mustang. Flats sounded good on it, but the current D'addario rounds on it sound great too. Excellent basses either way, and more versatile than you'd think.
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    I've always found Daddario EXLs or NYXLs to be great on a P Bass. I think I've got Daddario Pro Steels on the P at the moment (they were spare from another bass and I needed them sharpish for a gig but they sound good and fresh after about a dozen gigs so far). Saying that, the P has had La Bella flats on it for the previous three years which sounded lovely. I only swapped them for some function dep gigs which demanded a bit more of a versatile sound. I may well swap back to flats tho.
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    I dep loads and within the function/pub band circuit there's so many songs that are common to most of the bands I play with. I also never get to rehearse with most of the bands I dep with. I just make sure I learn the stuff. If a gig came up tomorrow with a band who played similar stuff to me it would be perfectly possible to take the gig and do a decent job of it.
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    A MIJ Fender Mustang (3.5kg), a Fender Precision Bass (3.8kg) and a Yamaha BB604 (3.9kg). Ive had some SGC Nanyo Bass Collection basses before which were super light and comfy, and used to have a Mike Lull PJ4 which was about 3.7kg but i never really got on with the sound. It's all about the balance too - I had a Jack Casady Bass that was only about 3.6kg but the weight was all in the neck and headstock, making it feel cumbersome despite not actually being heavy.
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