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    Last bump before withdrawing
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    Make me an offer
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    Think a bit of wee just came out.
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    I was sitting and thinking about my debut into the music scene all them years ago and what really got me started.Like most of us we watched the stars of the time on the TV and listened on the radio to the music desperately wanting to emulate our heroes whilst mostly just playing air bass or guitar.At some point it hits us maybe we could do that.Talking to a friend at school who could play some keyboards as I found out whilst sneaking in to the music room. He informed that he could play guitar too and was part of a trio playing at a local pub.Fortunately although under age I was tall and could carry an 18 yr old look off.That night changed my music life. I watched my friend and the 2 adults he was with one being his brother in law give a great performance. Yes I had seen pro bands and watched many week end warriors in the local working men’s club but this was different .Some how the guy on the bass played with an ease that looked like he was really enjoying it, the notes he played as well as sounding great just appeared to steer the music as if it was on rails.From that point on I wanted to be a bass player. It has to be said that it was an up hill battle but I received encouragement from my friend and when going to his gigs advice from the bass player in the band who later became a friend..All through my journey this guy always had time to talk and was always pleasant with no musical heirs and graces despite as I learned later had been a pro player in the 60,70s.I still see him today unfortunately to often at sad events ,I mentioned to him when I last saw him that he was really the main inspiration in me taking up the bass and I thanked him for it. He appeared taken aback as always he was very humble in hearing this but I never really thought to let him know before.He probably doesn’t realise how many local bass players looked up to him back in the day. Needless to say in our local are bass players referred to the John Askey sound when trying to describe the sound they were after. If he gets to see this post I’m sure he would be very embarrassed but as someone who has had many years of enjoyment and still do from playing bass because of his inspiration. Thanks John and I’m sure many of us have had similar experiences in the area’s we live in but it’s just nice when our inspiration is a little closer to hand than the tv ,radio,or these days social media.although of corse anything that keeps music live and evolving is good.
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    Think he still does them sure I saw one of the body’s hanging up along with some necks in the workshop when I was in there today.I had one too think they had a Kent Armstrong pup in them. Mine was Ash and weighed a ton but a great even strong bass sound.
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    Quick shout out to Doug ,just fixed me my Sire V7 bridge and saved me the expense of buying a new one despite being in the middle of doing jobs that would give him far more return financially than my little job.Just to mention saw a couple of beautiful tele’s ready for finishing coats which looked fabulous and a testament to Dougs excellent level of craftsmanship.Good to know money is not the driving force behind all businesses these days. Cheers Doug
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    Sold
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    Cheers Chris yes wish this quality of bass had been around when I started playing bass all those years ago.One good thing about this day and age is value bass builds have got considerably better than they were when I started my musical journey.
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    F/S Behringer BTR2000 Auto-Chromatic Rack Tuner very good condition.Reason for sale no longer used . Cassh on collection As always tea and biscuits if you want to call in and try Willing to post at buyers expense . Full Description Designed to help tune many different types of string instruments, the BTR2000 has a selection of 11 different tuning modes. These are Chromatic, Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Baritone, Ukulele, Open A, Open D, Open E, Open G and DADGAD. You can plug your instrument directly into the tuner, or use the built-in microphone, or simply use the tuner for reference. The BTR2000 also allows you to calibrate the frequency up to 12 Hz higher or lower than 440 Hz if you're in an orchestra where the standard "A" pitch may vary. Connect your instrument via the 1/4" input jack on the front panel, or plug in 2 instruments via the inputs on the back panel. For reference tones, simply plug an audio output into the 1/4" sound jack. The 1/4" main jack can be used to output the sounds generated by the BTR2000 and the instrument signal, or the instrument signal by itself. The Mute and Select 1/4" jacks allows for footswitch connections, such as the Behringer FS112 and the Behringer A/B Switch AB200, this mute function is useful for direct signal muting whilst tuning. For more information, you can look at the BTR2000 PDF manual above: Features/Specifications: Multi-functional tuner with built-in microphone. Adjustable metronome (30 to 240 bpm), with visual beat indicator. Also works on-the-fly by using the manual TAP tempo function. Switchable Racklights for clear sight amongst your rack gear. 11 Different tuner modes including Chromatic, Baritone and open tunings. Manual or automatic A-tone standard pitch calibration. Adjust from 428Hz to 452Hz in 1-Hz increments, transposable by +7 semitones maximum. LED bar allows resolution adjustment and also allows user-defined tuning systems. Two separate input channels which are via front and back connectors. 1/4" TS output for metronome click and reference tone. Highest signal integrity between input and output thanks to true hardware bypass. Rugged Construction and high-quality components ensure a long-lasting product. Physical Specs Dimensions (Approx.): Height: 4 3/4" (483mm) Width: 19" (110mm) Depth: 1 3/4" (44mm) Weight (Approx.): 2 1/3 lbs (1.2 Kg) Audio Connectivity Input 1: 1/4" TS connector (on front and back) Input 1 Impedance: 1 MΩ, relay hard bypass Input 2: 1/4" TS connector Input 2 Impedance: 1 MΩ, buffered Sound: 1/4" TS connector Sound Output Impedance1/4" TS connector and 4.5 kΩ Main: 1/4" TS connector Main Output Impedance 500Ω Footswitch Connector (Mute): 1/4" TS Connector Footswitch Connector (Select): 1/4" TRS Connector Tuner and Metronome Scale: 12 equally tempered notes Frequency Range: 27.5 Hz to 4186 Hz Reference tone for manual or automatic calibration: 440 Hz ± 12 Hz Display Scale: ± 50 Cent (± 0.5 half steps) Display Resolution: ± 1 cent, ± 5 cents Metronome: 30 BPM - 240 BPM tempo range Power Supply and Racklight Power Range: 240V , 50Hz Power Consumption: 9W Racklight: 4 x LED, 5 mm, White
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    F/s Harley Benton MB-5 SB Deluxe Series Home use only still with plastic on scratch plate set up with Dunlop strings excl condition. Any trial Reason for sale just not my thing,love the bass appears to work for lots of players just not me,wish it did. (Please note case not included) Willing to add money your way for the right 5 string bass but only looking for lower priced bass’s Sire etc or equivalent no disrespect intended to those brands. Cash on collection As always tea and biscuits if you want to collect. Electric Bass 5-String Deluxe Series Body: Basswood Bolt-on neck: Maple Neck profile: D Fretboard: Maple Radius: 350 mm 21 Frets Scale: 864 mm Nut width: 45 mm Double action truss rod Headstock is same colour as the body Pickups: 1x Humbucker with coil split function 2x Volume- and 1x tone control Chrome hardware Vintage style machine heads Pressure diecast bridge Strings: .040 - .125 Colour: 3-Tone Su
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    For me it’s the American Graffiti sound track just so many songs hitting the emotion of the time spot on
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    This would go lovely with my fanfret Ibby but Mrs Waynesworld would kill me if I added another to the family. Mmm
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    Previous Guitarist. Eh bought one of those vintage cloth looking leads like yours and it was dead cheap. Me. (Oh god here we go) Me Nice one, thinking should stop him asking to borrow mine as I have been wireless for a while End of night Guitarist. This new lead is crap can’t wrap it up curls in all directions. Why doesn’t yours do that Me. Because I bought a good one and not something that looks like I stole the cable from my grandmothers 1930s iron Guitarist. Oh well I’ll Chuck it in the pa leads case and use yours then as you don’t use many leads these days.😩
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    Just received what will now be my 4th East preamp over the years. It’s a 5 knob uni pre for my Ibanez fanfret.This preamp has just released the bass that was trying to get out for the last 3 yrs. I upgraded the Bartolini’s to proper Bart Singularitys which were a vast improvement and always wanted to add the East but wondered if it would make much difference as the standard pre was a Bart copy not much different from the actual. Bart itself. Well as I should of realised of coarse it would. Installed the East this afternoon plugged her in and wow absolutely knocked out with the options available. Just phenomenal.I am convinced these are the best pre amps on the market today. If John East made larger it would probably be the best larger in the world
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    As not a massive contributor to conversations on the site the one thing that has often come up in posts as previous pastimes / employment etc is that a lot of bass players ride motorbikes have a photographic / graphics interest .As this applies to me as a professional photographer for the thick end of 40 yrs and now to hear from the quote above about previous goal keeping experiences which a position I also played in football at a level which nearly became professional.Is this coincidence or again a trait of our make up. Eg creativity, thrill seeking, reliability attention to detail. (Goal keeping as the solid foundation of a team) Not trying to hijack thread sorry .Maybee need to start another one.
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    Our little trio does, and the guitarist owns the pa. He and I throw an old spare guitar in in the back of the car plus I have 2 separate powered FRFR cabs that could be utilised if required in an emergency for pa use.And the singer owns a mic and occasionally remembers to bring a lead.
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    Well that just says where us bass players have been going wrong all these years. We need a band made up of multi instrumental bass players. The world would be a happy place of musicians that know there place only to willing to stand back and let others shine in the eyes of the audience.Also supplying there parts as needed but not trying to outshine each other.Staying in time with each other as the drummer would never stray due to there bass playing routes .plus always being on time and fully prepared for the gig playing on a stage where equipment is laid out with precision and detailed attention to hiding cables from the audience’s site. More over at the end of the night all used equipment is still in full working order but safe in the knowledge that we all carried back cables fuses soldering iron screw divers and other members within the bands own gear spares just in case. If I had only realised this 40 yrs ago all the ads put in the local paper for musicians and drummers would have been worded completely different.😂
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    Own the entire PA - every single component from each lowly but essential 13amp power lead and mic cable to the subs except for one SM58 mic that belongs to one of the guitarists for b/vs. Own the small but functional and very portable lighting setup. Operate 1 & 2 the above. Carry 1 & 2 above in a van bought solely for that purposes. Load and unload 1 & 2 above in and out of 4 above on my own, despite one of the guitarists living approx 400m from me!!! Go through the cable and power trunks the day after a gig putting everything back as it should be! Sort out the shared diary, including reminding everyone to fill it in after someone says they're busy on a night that is plainly free in the diary. Sort out rehearsals inc locating and visiting new rooms due to band member changes. Select material and set lists. Sort out the gigs, including visiting venues in person to look for new gigs, posters etc Record, mix and produce multi tracks from gigs and rehearsal for appraisals and use in social media. Keep social media up to date, including advertising gigs on regional and venue pages. Could you swap instruments and join my band.
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    Why is it that the bass player in most bands is the only one who knows how to correctly fold / wrap leads and all other musicians and drummer think it is ok to tie up cables in a knot, tread all over them when setting up and pretend they can not solder a bust jack when required despite the bass player who always does it being tied up doing jobs other members should be doing for themselves.Finally when packing down cables are thrown from any point on stage in a rough direction to where the lead bag sits .Completely satisfied that constitutes contributing to packing up and with there contribution now it’s time to vanish from site because heavy stuff needs to be moved.Just as we all say good nite comes a voice from the distance anyone packed the leads case with my lead in.God help us still wouldn’t swap it for the world
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    For me the the wood choice is always secondary to what sound it produces in the end. I’m sure a lot of us on the site have experienced the disappointment of laying out far more money than we could really afford on that bass that has all those advertised and recommended special tone woods only to be left unimpressed on a gig.As an uneducated person in the fine art of instrument making I’m sure all things involved in an instruments construction contribute to its final sound output.I personally don’t care what a bass is made from as long as when I play it what I hear puts a smile on my face and moreover leaves me satisfied with my choice and pleases the people that listen to what I do. I do wonder if some of the discussions we have are mostly to back up the choices we have made and post statements in the hope the majority agree with that prospective and therefore give us the satisfaction that our point of view and our purchase was the correct one.As I mentioned in another post marketing is an invention of the devil.
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    Lovely bass guessing this is 18mm string spacing version I had one of these a while ago( should have kept it) wish I could take this off your hands just could not justify adding to the oversized family though.Glwts
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    Andrew Gouche
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    Mike Pacaro Peavey cirrus very underrated bass imho
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