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Nick just made me a very happy man by selling me an SWR Triad. Nick was also kind enough to bring the cab with him on a trip into town so that I could collect it. Thank you.
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*** NOW SOLD - SWR Triad Bass Cab & SWR Cover - SOLD ***
bassbloke replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Should add that years ago my bass rig consisted of a pair of these with a sm400 and later a 1200w class d amp and psa1. My experience is that they sound lovely (assuming hi fi is your bag) but simply couldn't cut through a loud metal backline and drummer I have no such issues with my current band thankfully. -
*** NOW SOLD - SWR Triad Bass Cab & SWR Cover - SOLD ***
bassbloke replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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SOLD. TC BG250 115 combo. F/switch and cover. £175
bassbloke replied to itsmedunc's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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SOLD. TC BG250 115 combo. F/switch and cover. £175
bassbloke replied to itsmedunc's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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I bought an Audere for my us deluxe jazz 8 years ago. Iirc, no soldering required, even with a side mounted jack. I think I fitted it in under 10 minutes. The preamp is v versatile. I have the jz3d in 2 band (vol/vol) and 3 band (mid/blend). I much prefer the 2 band as volume is more consistent.
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Kids of today. I've had to load in at 10am for an all dayer. I'd take a book, packed lunch, korg pandora and headphones and be sorted for the day.
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[color=#000000]You are bidding on a unique, heavily customised American Deluxe 5-string Jazz bass.[/color] [color=#000000]The core of this bass is a 1996 50th Anniversary Edition American Deluxe 5 string with an alder body, graphite reinforced maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. The 50th anniversary hologram sticker is on the reverse of the headstock.[/color][list] [*]The bass has been professionally refinished by Insanarty Custom Art with a unique airbrush ‘bowling ball’ paint effect and lacquered. The refinish is super tough and looks stunning under natural and stage lights. [*]The stock pickups have been replaced with Fender Noiseless Pickups, which are much less aggressive sounding than the original pickups and suit the instrument. The pickups are less prone to hum than the originals, so you can solo pickups. [*]The stock preamp was, IMHO, noisy and very poorly constructed so was replaced with an Audere Deluxe Jazz retro fit preamp. I specifically chose the dual volume 2-band EQ model over the 3 band/pickup pan model as the buffer on the latter model resulted in the pickups being much louder when soloed. This bass sounds fantastic – it has that Jazz bass ‘nasal’ quality and sounds great played fingerstyle, slap or pick. The combination of dual volume, 2 band EQ, pickups impedance selector switch and passive tone provides a huge range of very useable tones. The preamp also has a useful battery indicator. [*]The stock Gotoh tuners have been replaced with Hipshot ultralite mini cloverleaf tuners. These look much nicer and improve balance. [/list] [color=#000000]The instrument has been well cared for.[/color][list] [*]The bass has had a professional Plek fret dress and fret ends nicely capped. [*]Fingerboard is in good condition and the neck set very straight with a low action. The bass is strung through body with Fender superbass strings. [*]It comes fitted with Schaller straplocks, a Fender USA moulded hardshell case and truss rod adjustment tool. [*]The only notable marks are a couple of chips in the lacquer, which do not affect playability and a ding on the end of the headstock. There is very minor buckle rash on the back of the body – you need to look at it under a strong light to see it. [*]It has spent the last 2 1/2 years in a case in a warm room. [/list] [color=#000000]I have set a fair asking price. I have two similar basses and am selling for a genuine reason. One too many band breakups, new job and a new found love of cycling means I want to sell this bass and put the money towards a shiny new time trial bike.[/color] [color=#000000]I do not want to post instrument due to the logistics and risk. I am willing to deliver within 25 miles of KT6 for the cost of petrol, or you can collect it. There will be a cup of tea/coffee and, depending on the day of the week, some homemade cakes or biscuits as reward for your journey.[/color] [color=#000000]I will also be listing my bass rig - A Tech Soundsystems TVM350 rackmount head, Tech Soundsystems TVM600 in Lizard Skins bag, Tech Soundsystems ND410S 4 x 10" bass cabinet (1200Watts) with custom padded cover and various other items.[/color] [color=#000000]Thanks[/color] [color=#000000][attachment=132536:WP_000600.jpg][attachment=132537:WP_000602.jpg][attachment=132538:WP_000603.jpg][attachment=132539:WP_000605.jpg][attachment=132540:WP_000606.jpg][attachment=132541:WP_000607.jpg][attachment=132542:WP_000597.jpg][attachment=132543:WP_000598.jpg][attachment=132544:WP_000599.jpg][attachment=132545:WP_000601.jpg][/color]
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Hi, After my last band folded in a particularly embarrassing manner, I felt I needed a few months away from playing music. so I stuck my bass back int he case and spent the summer cycling and settling into a new job. Anyway, I feel the time has come to start making music again and, as fate would have it, one of my former bandmates got b ack in touch a few weeks ago and things look very promising. I can thoroughly recommend a break now and again. You come back feeling very refreshed.
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I've asked drummers to close their hats, turn their sticks round, stick a coin to their bass drums, try wooden beaters. I've suggested tuning down a step to help the singer stand out more, switching to standard tuning to give the songs more bite, the list is endless. The point is there are two ways to interpret your keyboard players request 1) Take offence at his temerity in asking you to change what you do 2) Be happy that he cares enough about the sounds of the band and your bass to suggest you try something diffferent.
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Hi, could you PM me with some more info?
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This is NOT a "what's the best bass for metal" question!
bassbloke replied to Evil Undead's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Evil Undead' post='1273548' date='Jun 18 2011, 10:45 AM']However, I guess it's along similar lines. Please don't bite me! Anyway, I'm curious. If you went to see a metal band, and the bassist was playing a white Squier P bass, would you think (s)he was any less metal? Also, if you were auditioning a bassist, would you turn them down for playing the above bass? I'm talking more death metal, black metal or thrash, rather than nwobhm or hair metal.[/quote] Alex Webster, bass player for Cannibal Corpse, used a white precision on their first two albums and up until he switched to Ibanez basses. If the bass player in a gore-obsessed death metal band can get away with using a white precision, I'm sure you'll be fine. -
Battle of the Bands competitions are a travesty. If you're a young band, then go and see the landlord of your local boozer and say you'd like a gig. He won't make any money on the door, so say you'd like to put on a free gig and if you pull 50 people, you'd like £100 and if you pull 100 people, £200. any more than 100 you'd like £2 pr head and a £50 bonus. If every person buys 3 drinks, he stands to make over a grand in bar takings. My experience of young bands is that their first couple of gigs are jam packed. After that, parents, siblings, friends and other halves lose interest and it becomes difficult to keep the audience numbers up.
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lower frets no. Higher frets yes.
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the problem with most bass solos is that they're compositionally crap and cliched. Now, below is an example of a lovely, short, tasteful bass solo Jump forward to 2:50 and listen.
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What do you value most in a band/project
bassbloke replied to bassbloke's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='ahpook' post='1224848' date='May 9 2011, 10:37 AM']well, as someone's who's having a hard time getting past people who think 41 is too old to play originals... musicians who value ability over age. [/quote] What kind of music? -
I've discovered, since my last band split, that decent bass players are seriously in demand and, although I now have a project off the ground, still get a steady stream of offers and requests to join other bands or help out. Now, I'm perfectly happy and not looking to jump ship, but what do you value in a musical venture? Gigs, recording, technical challenges, jamming, singing, writing or is it down to material benefits?
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I'd be inclined to go for it and at the first opportunity take them to task, in a polite way, for the way they treated you.