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    Meanwhile, I'll show you mine...
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    [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1417717407' post='2623443'] so you expect drummers to play with an inferior bass player so they can improve but not the other way round? [/quote] but a bass player's cool is able to pervade the surroundings and mesmerises the rest of the players, translating even a mediocre player into a veritable force of nature and they all think he's ([i]edit: [/i]or she's) amazing. It's our secret weapon. What do you mean, you didn't know that? Are you really a bass player or do you just play a bass guitar?
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    [quote name='lojo' timestamp='1417635304' post='2622565'] Its better to play with a dodgy singer than a dodgy drummer [/quote] no f...ing way!!!
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    You're all making me wonder whether I didn't give it a real chance! (mine got returned).
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    [quote name='fluffo' timestamp='1417694671' post='2623085'] I've had a few of the gb75's, the eq controls are a different lay out on the older ones (better) also the natural ones sound far better, I put an east retro in mine, it was seriously good. Out of the same factory as the Lakeland skylines, hipshot tuners ect great value, the 5 string is a beast. [/quote] A U-Retro is waiting to be mounted on mine (GB74)! I also have a Nordstrand NJ4SE (neck) and a Seymour Duncan SMB4A in my collection of spare parts, which would turn this beauty into a beast
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    [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1417545593' post='2621580'] Aww, that passed me by too, otherwise I'd have thought about going. They're better experienced in a field than under a roof though! I remember having a couple of their albums in the 90s when I was a teenager. The CDs came with a leaflet inside which listed the other ones you could order from them. When you called the number it was apparently just the phone in their communal farmhouse, answered by whoever was around in whatever state of refreshment they were in at the time! [/quote] Ha! Awesome! 8 albums currently on rotation... at work, in the car... How could I forget about this band!??? Loving the bass too!!!
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    [quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1417513175' post='2621049'] Basically I'm in two bands. One is great, does functions and is really musical. All members are experienced players and the drummer is incredibly good. The other is ok doing pub rock and fills the gaps in my calendar nicely, all the members are really nice people and I like their company. The big problem I have is that the drummer in my second band simply can't keep time. He is all over the shop and can go up or down by a good 15bpm in a song. The singer and guitarist are both really decent but whilst aware of drummers speed issues they don't seem bothered. We've even had punters shout out that the drummer is all over the place. Don't get me wrong, his style and fills are fine but he's just got no internal metronome. I've raised it really tactfully a few times but his standard response is "in an interview dave grohl says it's natural to speed up a bit". It's driving me nuts and as a bass player it ruins the playing for me and is quite embarrassing. Is this something he can improve on? If so should I just lay my cards on the table and hope he works on it? If not I can only see it ending one way. What would you do? [/quote] I could not play with a bad drummer... it'll kill it for me
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    Cool! And it seems she's the bassist with Tarja Turunen (ex Nightwish)...
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    [quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1417434880' post='2620223'] I don't know where you've got that 22mm figure from? All mine are 19mm +/- a smidgen. If they were 66mm or greater across the bridge, the E & G would be too close to the edge of the fingerboard at 20th fret for comfort I'd think Easy to get the threaded saddle type on ebay: [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-P-Bass-J-Bass-Vintage-Bridge-Assembly-/261680105943"]http://www.ebay.com/...y-/261680105943[/url] [/quote] what he said... 22mm? 19 on mine! I use the bridges in the link as it allows me to widen up the spacing a bit more (I like 20-21mm best), but you could similarly use them to narrow it. Incidentally... you could buy the saddles alone and mount them on your existing bridge, saving a few quid. I got two sets myself recently.
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    [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1417468853' post='2620746'] Bass players have had their bollox cut off by sound engineers to make it easy for sound engineers. Just DI the bass straight in the desk, where there is no compression and very poor limited EQ. All that drive and warmth you spent years creating as your sound is gone from your showcase of the big gig. If they tried this with guitarists they would be a riot, it is our own fault, make them mic up the amp, insist, demand to have your sound, compare it, get on his back until its done and they might just start to take us seriously. Same in studios, just DI and we will use the warbilater to cut all the mid and you out of the mix, again those yesteryear iconic sounds were mic up cabs. DI has its place, but getting your sound to be replicated elsewhere is never going to happen with a bass DI straight in to a desk. Make them go fetch a mic, just like they have to for the guitar. [/quote] I love you!
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    [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1417465339' post='2620680'] Shhh. Don't tell everyone or they'll all want some!! [/quote] Too late!!! (says while staring at the calendar and counting down the days, hours, minutes, seconds...)
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    What an awesome band!!! I owned a CD of them from years ago, and somehow I forgot about them Three more CDs were purchased on Amazon in the past 24 hours. And I only realised now they were playing in Edinburgh just a week ago!
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    [quote name='Steve Spector' timestamp='1417461635' post='2620614'] I disagree. A seller should be open to questions and transparent about their transaction, the more they are so the more faith potential buyers will have in dealing with them. I was a little perplexed that a second hand item was being offered for about 95% of its new cost and just wondered if there was something I was missing - turns out there was, grill cloth, cover and waiting time...fair enough, and now everyone knows. All good as far as I can see and good luck with the sale. Steve [/quote] Sure, but the polite thing is to ask him personally if you wish. A comment like yours may look like trying to undermine a sale. You may also want to check the guidelines above, which include: [i][font=Arial]"5. If you believe the price of the item is too cheap/expensive, then please PM the seller as to why. Do not ridicule or undermine the seller by posting how much you think it's worth or how much it can be gotten for elsewhere, the laws of supply and demand will determine if the item sells at that price.[/font]"[/i] Not saying that was your intention, only that it can easily be interpreted that way and we generally like to leave the arguing and fighting for the Off-Topic section Peace.
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    [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1417428396' post='2620108'] A PM would have been a far more suitable way to bring this to the OP's attention... Anyway - the extra options are the silver grille cloth and cover, which would cost an extra hundred quid or so, and it avoids the waiting time. So all in all not too bad a price! [/quote] yup. discussing the pricing choices of sellers in public is kinda... wrong.
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    [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1417350835' post='2619367'] We are seeing a rather silly price spike in second hand bass prices ? Any one agree, second hand guitar prices have plummeted the last few months but basses have risen. A correction must be well over due now. [/quote] second hand prices are what people are willing to pay... it changes, it varies... if nobody sold, the prices would go down... if they don't it's because they sell, so the prices are roughly right.
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    I was just wondering because I can't imagine there will be much difference, but at the same time I figured it must be important to you. I have a number of knobs in my collection of parts, so I wondered how much lighter was light enough.
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    gone
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    [quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1416823590' post='2613824'] Try getting your drum not to play as loud and all come down a bit. Maybe he's right. More often than not, in my opinion, bands are too loud! [/quote] Indeed! Being too loud at rehearsal also makes it near impossible to hear everything properly, and bands can think they play and sound better than they really do, covering their poor performance with sheer volume... then they say they sound crap when the volume is down a bit. Well, it was crap before too, you just could not hear it!
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    I bought Jon's MarkBass Super Booster pedal. Great communication, he even sent me pictures of the parcel and the receipt after he posted it (nice touch!) and all ultra fast: the pedal arrived almost before I had made up my mind that I wanted to try one of those So, very very pleased with the whole thing. Thank you!
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    [quote name='ebenezer' timestamp='1417115447' post='2617262'] As the title says...I rather like the look of these...good spec and a great price!!is it worth a punt or do I look elsewhere. [/quote] Assuming it's just the 5 string version of the GB74, it's pretty good! My GB74 is the natural finish one, extremely light, yet balanced. The pickups are ok, a bit polite but not bad. The preamp is useable, but nothing to call home about. That's the negative points: for me the electronics are not as good as they could, but they work alright and I gigged mine a few times stock, no problem. Mine cost me £150, used, bargain.
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    [quote name='spacey' timestamp='1417121867' post='2617334'] Made in China by people with a gun in their back. Would you worry about how long it will last or just getting the lid on and getting your quota done for the day... [/quote] that's not dramatic enough, can you please try again?
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    [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1416947618' post='2615442'] There's one at my local venue. It's going through an Ampeg SVT classic 410HE. I play through it 4 or 5 times a month and it sounds fantastic. Considering it gets played continuously for about 6 hrs a night it seems pretty reliable. But, although I'd love to buy one, all the scare stories on bass forums have put me off. [/quote] I play in the same venue... I bring my own. Ok, to be honest, I started bringing my own when they went through a phase that the Ashdown MAG head they had was malfunctioning frequently. I used the Ampeg a few times and I just did not warm up to it. I bring my own head, and usually a small cab too (or combo) . Even if I liked the Ampeg, putting my small combo over the 410 cab allows me to "claim" the space and I no longer have to clear it. Why is it that when somebody has something in their hand that don't know what to do with, a cable, a jumper, a bag... it ends up over the bass amp?
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    nice compressor... and I recently bought a second one! ah, if I had waited...
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    How much weight are you looking to lose from two knobs?
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    [quote name='Tweedledum' timestamp='1416931797' post='2615185'] As promised: body w/o PG high mass bridge headstock front headstock back body back glued-on maple fretboard electronics [/quote] I keep looking at it and I'm so tempted to buy one... the thing is I don't need one, and I already have the Squier CV50 in butterscotch/maple... I don't need this!!! But what a beauty! Ok, close the Basschat window, Jose... walk away calmly...
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