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    Price drop to £500 It is with a heavy heart that I am selling my Clover bass. I've had it for almost 5 years and used it for hundreds of gigs and rehearsals but the time has come to move it on. I've started playing short scales and I can't make the jump back and forth, plus I just bought a 60s short scale bass and I need to make the money back! Specs: scale Length - 34 inches Preamp - Delano 3 band (treble, mid, bass) plus 3 position switch (back pick: single coil, series, parallel). pick-ups - Delano single coil at neck, Delano MM at bridge string spacing - its 20mm but its adjustable by 2 mm either way tuners - not sure on the brand but lightweight ones, plus hipshot d-tuner Body - Mahogany Top - Bubinga (maple strip, matching headstock) Neck - hard rock maple Fretboard - rosewood this is a really great bass, lots of sounds available if you want them using the preamp and pick ups. The electronics have some of the best shielding I've ever seen and its always really quiet. Its also the best balancing bass I've ever used, it sits wherever you want it to, plus its really light, about 3.85 kgs. There is some cosmetic damage on the back and around the edges of the body, I've photographed the bigger dings. The bass is currently set up with flatwounds and a fairly high action but it'll go low if you wish. I'll send it in a Reunion Blues Continental gig bag, or if you're near Edinburgh pick up is welcome. I'm not really long for a trade - I'm not gassing after anything at the moment - but you never know! http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/bassist_lewis/library/Clover%20Bass
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    My band does Roxanne at most of our wedding gigs, usually goes down pretty well and any girl in a red dress loves it.
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    I jest. You make my dreams come true by hall and oates
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    Mustang sally
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    It's been said by a few but it comes down to playing playing what people want to hear. As a function/party you're not there to please yourself, you're providing a service, which is get people dancing and frankly people only dance to what they know. I dep occasionally with one band who are a great band - great players, great arrangements and great song choices - and they do try to put some less well treaded material into their set but frankly it's the classics that get people on the dancefloor. I sometimes refer to some songs as "dad songs": all the dads (by that I mean men, parent or nay) will nod to themselves and think "thats a great song" but they won't get up and dance (and honestly those are normally the songs I'd rather do). Women on the other hand will hear a song they like and dance: get the ladies dancing and the men will follow. I reiterate: you're there to do a job like a plumber or a chef, not to do whatever you want. You wouldn't hire a chef that made duck confit when you asked for beans on toast! And Mr Brightside is actually quite difficult to play on guitar.
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    Cheers. And bump
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    However you feel about streaming services, whatever the conclusion of monetising music, it will have a knock on affect on all intellectual property rights. If all recorded music becomes free (or by subscription) then it will set a precedent for all intangible, non-physical products like software (and books now). Effectively everything will become free or by subscription! On the other hand, the last 60 years or so has been the only time in history when recorded music has been monetised - also the only time recorded music has existed! It would be a return to normality for the music industry to stop passive income. I also disagree with dad3353353535whatever, using someone's song isn't like getting paid for doing nothing, it's like renting a car or power tools: you own something, someone else wants to use for a bit, they have to pay for it.
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    I play there occasionally (last Friday in fact). Are you using the house desk? I find it unnecessarily confusing and it doesn't always work. You are right to consider cutting frequencies rather than boosting, the latter can cause worse feedback. As for your guitar/fiddle problem, try turning someone down first, not up. Also, if you are a decent player you know what your fingers are doing 90% of the time so maybe tell them to leave the ego at the door! I can't come to your gig on the 24th but I imagine you'll get something during the festival as they do 2 gigs a day during August so keep this thread updated. L
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