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1 hour ago, Moos3h said:

I'd recommend avoiding eBay, I'd go with here, Facebook Marketplace (but listed cash on collection only) and for the stuff that's more 'specialist' talk to Mark at Bassdirect for a consignment sale?

I was wondering about a consignment sale, any idea what sort of commission shops/dealers charge?

I'm about to put a lot of gear up for sale and I'm interested to know what you consider to be the best, and safest places other than our very  own BassChat Marketplace.

I've used eBay in the past, but I'm now wary of the amount of scams associated with it, and of course, the high fees they charge.

I definitely don't trust Gumtree, but I've heard that Reverb is pretty good, has anyone used it, and how does it work?

I owned this 1971 Fender Precision a few year's ago, 38mm at the nut, and 71/2" radius.

It played and sounded great, I just wish I still had it. 😟

VOX VGH Series - Bass Guitar Amplifier Headphones

Just wondering whether these are any good, has anyone got a pair, or have tried them?

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/210201366464025--vox-guitar-headphones-vgh-ac30?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvr6EBhDOARIsAPpqUPF3PIJnTKX_-I6jplZITDqa7O3lsohAKjEyDTam3VbDEyYdf42fRXYaAjh_EALw_wcB

19 hours ago, Moldsight said:

Rosewoods

Dalbergia spp.

Cites II

2017.01.02

Includes finished wood products exceeding 10 kg; musical instruments exempt (except for Brazilian and Siamese rosewoods) Taken from this Database at  if anyone is interested..... https://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species/ Cites appendix I are very likely banned woods, so do please be careful of both source and species.

Thanks

16 minutes ago, chris_b said:

That is what I thought, except Brazilian rosewood, which is permanently banned from crossing borders.

Yes that's what I read too, Brazilian is the only banned rosewood

41 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

Have you asked StewMac..? They normally reply swiftly to questions; first call, maybe..?

Apparently it's the buyer's responsibility, but I'm still a bit confused because I came across this which clearly states that a guitar is now exempt, but what about a finished neck?

"As of November 26 2019, CITES laws on rosewood have been lifted. Travelling with this wood no longer requires a permit. It means you can buy, sell and move freely with guitars made of rosewood"

I'm thinking of buying a neck from Stewmac which has a rosewood board, will it be subject to CITES, and if so, who is responsible, the seller or the buyer?

I think I read somewhere that CITES has been relaxed on finished musical instruments and parts, does anyone know for sure?

As most “classic rock” bands tend to only play in pubs, I would say that anything that wasn’t pure “pop” but was quite successful from the early 60’s through to the late 70’s would be accepted as classic rock by the punters.

The reason I say this is because in my experience of watching live bands, and playing in pubs myself, I’ve found that most of the people watching/listening will be in an age range of 45 – 70, because (I’m not saying this applies to all) I’ve noticed that a lot of the younger people leave once the band have started playing, as do a lot of the older folk, so the people left would have started getting into music from around the early 60’s through to the late 70’s.

11 hours ago, Ben Jamin said:

The EHX Attack Decay is probably your best bet for a pedal solution

See demo from about 2:40

https://youtu.be/fUmS4FLXMMQ

That's an interesting pedal, for what it does I thought it would cost a lot more than £102

On 06/04/2021 at 00:09, rze99 said:

John Deacon used foam up against the bridge which works well.

I've used foam in the past which does work, but in some songs I only want the muted effect in certain parts, hence the need for something I can kick in and out when needed

11 hours ago, dodge_bass said:

You could try the Source Audio C4 pedal with an envelope with a quick attack and very short sustain to emulate the muting? You can use your dry signal with the envelopes in the pedal. Probably the closest you’ll get to emulating a physical technique with an effects pedal. @Quatschmacher could probably be more specific about the details. 

Thanks I will look into what they can do

32 minutes ago, ezbass said:

All sorts here https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/The_BAss_Mute.html 

That might be worth a punt

Edit: Thinking about it, it would still prevent me from being able to change to muting during the song as and when needed 🤔

4 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Very true, and they don’t come up for sale very often either 

When we do eventually get back to gigging again, I often use a different bass so I would need more than one of these.

Out of interest, do they come off without damaging the finish? I'm a bit wary of sticking things on my basses.

I've considered the bass mute but around £120 does seem a bit steep

Is there a pedal that can give a palm mute effect? I know I should be doing it with my palm, but since severing a couple of tendons in my hand almost a year ago, and the onset of arthritis in both hands, I find it very difficult to do.

I consider myself lucky that I can still play, albeit, with some pain, but some of the songs we play require some palm muting, so I was wondering if there is a pedal that I could just kick in to give me a muting effect as and when needed, I've tried foam which works well, but sometimes I only need the muting in parts of the songs so its not really practical.

15 hours ago, ProfJames said:

Think it was the Birdsnest before the Moonlight as well........... Phil Lynott used it as a local..........

I'll never forget the Birds Nest in West End Lane, we used to go there regularly in the seventie's when I was living in Mill Hill, but one night me a some friends got attacked for no reason in there by a bunch of blokes with Stanley knives, blood, ambulances, police, absolutely everywhere, I was one of the lucky ones, but some of my mates were badly cut up and suffered for years from their wounds. 🙁

But back to the original subject, I was as guilty as most when it came to being prejudiced against artists and genres that I thought I "shouldn't" like, I definitely have more of an open mind nowadays. 😉

I have a MacBook Pro with Final Cut and iMovie installed, which I use for video effects like titles and transitions etc, but when it comes to syncing audio to the videos, I now only use Reaper because it is so precise, I find that Final Cut and iMovie tends to snap a fraction either side of where you want it, even if I'm zoomed in as far as I can go.

7 minutes ago, meterman said:

I’m sorry I can’t help you out with dimensions and stuff, BUT if you’re planning a build I’m subscribing, that’s for sure 👍

I’ve played a couple of vintage Wyman / Teardrop basses in the past and always loved the feel of the necks on them. Underrated basses, I think.

It won't be for a couple of months as I still have some DIY jobs to do first. ☹️ 

It's the shape of the body that I like most, but I do think it will mean horrific neck-dive, the neck will probably be similar to a jazz neck specs.

That's true, I never thought of that.

The scale length is 770mm and it looks like the top of the body to the bottom of the body is more or less the same as the distance from the 12th fret to the bridge, which would make it around 385mm, the width looks to be around two thirds of the length making it about 256mm.

 I'm thinking of making a bass similar to the VOX Bill Wyman Teardrop Bass, and would like a rough idea of the length and width of the body so that I know what size body blank I would need.

Maybe if you own one, would you be kind enough to measure the width and length of the body for me please?

Just bought a Zoom B3 from Russ, I received it within two days, great communication and a very smooth transaction all round.

Many thanks

PM'd

Sorted!

It seems that I somehow slid the control panel all the way to the left, I've now managed to slide it back into view. 🙂

8 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

That's a very old version of Reaper; here's how I'd do it in mine (5.983...), but it may be slightly different for you...

Under 'Options', right at the bottom of the drop-down list, I have 'Themes', which allow choosing between 'Default', 'Default_4.0', 'Default_6.0' and 'Classic_1.x'. One of those might help you.
Just beneath 'Themes', I also have 'Layouts', from which I can choose 'Default Layout' and a whole host of others, giving each different variants in the sizes of the elements on screen. Have a look there..?
Hope this helps, but it's not certain. 

Thanks for your help.

The 2nd photo was of an older version I installed to see if it would have the 'default' layout but it was still the same.

I always have the latest version installed, 1st (photo below) I've tried every single option in 'Themes' and 'Layouts' and nothing will get me back to the 'default' layout, (2nd Photo below), I've tried Google and YouTube searches but just can't find a way of doing it 🤔