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  1. Acebassmusic
    Yes, I took the plunge and bought it. I tend to have a rotation on my basses as I like buying, trying and then after a while moving them on for the next flavour. Sometimes I'm impressed and keep them for longer (current longest one I have is 12 years) and sometimes it just doesnt gel for whatever reason. I'm not often badly dissapointed and its a fun learning curve. The lightweight isnt a problem and it balances well on a strap. 👍 Yeah I have noticed its still for sale. 🤷‍♂️ The Gallery tend not to update their webpages as often as they should, either for sold instruments (mainly) or new ones they have in for sale.
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    Thank you 👍 I started using DILLIGAF years ago at work during a meeting where one person was using so many TAFLA's (Three And Four Letter Acronyms) that I decided to drop into the conversation both TAFLA and DILLIGAF. There ensued a slightly puzzled look but they made out they understood (but didnt) and carried on the conversation. My team members who knew what they meant had trouble keeping straight faces. 🤣🤣
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    Thats not nice! He was only asking...🤣🤣🤣 PS: Yes a bell end is British slang for "the pointy end of your gentleman bits" used as a description of someone who is being an ar$se / stupid / politician / bell end! 🤣
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    Ok, a quick update to the situation. Thanks everyone for their feedback on Elrick basses. It seems that in the middle of July I accidentaly bought the one from The Gallery 😮 I know, I know, I should be more careful 🤣 So 6 weeks, a few gigs and multiple rehearsals later on I'm quite happy with my little accident! Its light, plays well, balances and works in pop / funk / soul / classic rock scenarios. It may not look as "rock" as a P-bass but really DILLIGAF? Sound wise its got a great, well defined finger style sound but is a little less top end snappy than I usually have but this has taught me a new trick......turn the treble up more....sorted! 🤣 My guess is the Bartolinis are more subdued in the top end and a change to Nordys would help but I'm in no rush to change as I have other basses that can cover that area. Not sure what the strings are on it or how old so when I do change them for a set I know the sound of that might solve the "problem". Picture from the Gallery website:
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    Yes, keep it as simple as possible. The only drawback with saying "it's not working for you" is that someone will ask "whats not working?". Honest enough question and often comes from the right place. Unfortunately you've then got to have a whole diplomatic spiel of what IS wrong and that usually means people will take it to heart. I left a band a while ago, all good musicians and we generally got on and I'm still friends with them all today. I thought about my exit strategy and how to do it with minimum fuss / fallout / fighting / feelings hurt and I just said "For personal reasons I'm going to have to leave the band". This should be enough but if anyone asks something like "Oh no, whats wrong?" you can easily say "Just personal stuff". This usually gets the message across that discussion is off the table without hurting anyones feelings..............then you tell the guitarist he's a MBE! 🤣🤣
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    This is a double header gig with one of my current bands and a band I used to play in! Doing it for "charidy man" so hope to get as full a house as we can 👍 It takes place at The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen which for a 130 capacity venue way north of most of civilisation punches above its weight. Full Nexo / A&H PA and it won the "Best Venue" award in 2023 from the Parlimentary Jazz Awards for the UK!! Link
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    For sale is my TC Electronic GMajor-2 multi effects unit in fully working condition and updated to the latest firmware. Pictures show it in its usual rack home (rack not included). Although most of the standard effects are aimed at the guitarist I have found the compressor, gate, flanger, phaser and octaver (up and down) etc. to be very useable for bass. I can either factory reset before shipping or leave the presets I have created intalled. It has built in EQ, noise gate, compressor, reverbs, delays, wahs, octaver, tremolo, phaser, flanger etc each of which can be switched in / out from the front panel as required. I have been using this via my amps effects loop and found the compressor (and all the effects) just add their effect without changing the fundamental sound of the bass. Comes with original box and operating manual. You can use the unit in your DAW as well as with your bass / guitar etc. Patches can be easily selected from the front panel or attach a midi-pedal (I used a MidiMoose). There is also some Vyzor software you can download from the net which allows you to interface your PC with the GMajor-2 to edit and backup your user patches. I have also attached the GMajor-2 and Vyzor manuals below. tc_electronic_g-major_2_manual_english.pdfVyzor_G-Major2_Quick-Start.pdf I estimate UK shipping about £10 to £15.
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    1 rack unit is gone so the only one left is the lower one in the photos. For sale is my used but not abused EMS 500 19" rack case. The rack is currently assembled as 6U but can be reconfigured as 3U, 6U simply by removing some bolts and panels - 10 min job! You can also configure it so the top removes for mixers. The rack is currently assembled to a board with castors which isn't included in the sale and will be removed before shipping.........unless you really, really want it and then it would be an extra £20 and whatever the increased postage is. These are quite special cases as they are modular construction where you can increase or decrease the number of rack spaces by easily adding or removing side and end panels. All you need is an allen key! You can also use them with a mixer installed in the top and the top panel can be easily removed! See the photo of how I had the units set up for my band PA. (None of the rack equipment is included.) All catches etc are in good condition. Rack to rack depth is 48cm. Weight per 6U assembly is 18lbs / 8.2kg. See the attached brochure for more details. The 6U Gator version of this case weighs 13lbs so slightly lighter but is NOT as rigid, road resilient or has the flexiblity options. As these are modular I would propose they are dismantled and flat packed for shipping to reduce the cost. I'll give details on how to re-assemble if you need but its quite straight forward. I've estimated UK postage to be £15 per unit. 6U Rack Unit 2 - the lower 6U rack unit in the photos on its own - £90 / Board with castors - £20 / Both together £100. Shipping Extra EMS.pdf
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    Do you have a link?
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    Hold my beer........🤣
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    Looks like there's 14 badges according to my profile. No real idea what they mean or how to get them though 🤔 I'm assuming that being a "veteran" translates to "spends and incredible amount of time on Basschat instead of practicing" 🤣🤣
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    Ah! Thank you, every days a school day 👍 I started playing bass using free strokes but moved onto rest strokes after about 10 years and find it gives me a "better" tone and helps with damping. Theres still some lines that need playing free strokes to allow the nites to ring out.
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    On a Roscoe 3005 I once had, I fitted a Babicz bridge which is 19mm spacing. The neck was wide enough to accommodate the extra 2mm per side and there was no change to the string sound balance from the pickups. Its a reversable option rather than missing out on a great bass. 👍
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    What do you mean by free and rest strokes? I've not heard the terms before.
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    I bought my very first bass guitar from Deans just along from the Stage Door in 1982. It was a Kay "Les Paul sort of shaped" thing! 😁 It was awful but got me started. About a year later I part exed it for a Hondo II at Bulmers in York. Bulmers wasnt a music shop as such but sold second hand goods. As they stocked a lot of used music gear and PA it was a haven for us skint kids. Before venturing into proper music shops like Deans the closest I came to a shop was receiving the Bells Music catalogue which I obsessed over, probably driving my parents mad. 🙄 It was a sad day when I found out that a big part of my adolescent life had ceased. Another shop I miss is Mars Music in Houston. I moved to the States for a few years with work and obviously checked out the local shops. This particular one just blew my mind when I first visited it. It was huge and seemed to stock everything. Penny whistle? Certainly Sir. Double bass? Check out our selection in the string department. Bass guitars? Sorry Sir our stock is quite depleted at the moment were down to the couple of hundred on display! 😲 It even had a full stage, lighting and PA set up permanently in the middle of the shop which they put on gear demonstrations and clinics. The whole place could have been an aircraft hanger. As with many places now long gone.
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    Myself and the other band members use SetlistPro. You can enter in the song details directly or, as we do, import .pdf files.
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    11.2....pah! 11.2 is soooo last year! 🤣 One of our guitarists has just bought himself a Fender Deluxe and realised.....😮🤣
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    I know what you mean but I've been doing it for years and the only drawback I can see is that all my basses have gone from 34" to 35" 🤣🤣
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    Just like when you first started playing bass, keep it simple. Find a song you like, prefereably with just "on the beat" root notes. Learn to sing the tune seperately and then little by little bring them together. Work on this at home where there is no pressure to get it right first time. At home also means you'll be able to hear yourself better and concentrate more. Once you get more comfortable with singing the tune along with playing you can add in dynamics and singing at volume. Pick another tune and repeat the process.........👍
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    Yeah I got that 🤣 I was just making a comment on a drummer playing without trying to break the kit 🤷‍♂️
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    What? Eh? I don't understand.....a drummer who's not trying to kill the kit by beating it into submission? A floor tom that doesn't boom for days? 🤣 For me overplaying isn't simply "too many notes played for the song" but volume dynamics where ANY musician is too loud for a balanced performance. The number of drummers I know who feel they MUST hit the drums to project the sound into the farthest reaches of the universe.....aaaargh! (Actually this goes for any instrment). Grumble over 🤣🤣
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    What happens at a BassChat Chat stays at a BassChat Chat......I'm keeping shtum 😮😇🤣🤣
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    .....and of course to ensure fairness they will give up their music rights after a year? Probably not methinks 🤣🤣
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    I couldn't find this in the thread but for me this is a cracker of a cover. The Stones version I can take or leave but Beverley Knights take on it makes me smile. What a voice and the way it builds and keeps on building!
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    Number of strings: 5 Number of frets: 24 Scale length: 34 Number of pickups: 2 Number of controls (switches/knobs) : 7
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