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Be good to have one if you are in a Rainbow Tribute Band...?

i went to school with the Pendle Witches...

Is it good for Metal?

2 minutes ago, Wilco said:

Lol, yes. I might even fork out for one...... 😆

Careful you don't get shafted...

2 gigs over the weekend, the first at the Old Wharfe in Langport.

A guy I met on JMB needed a bassist for a project he is running, it's an open mic with a difference in that the house band knows in advance what the singers will be singing so we get a couple of rehearsals in beforehand. So we got a chance to rehearse Summertime, Less is More (Joss Stone),Your Heart is as Black as the Night (Gardot/Hart), A Million Dreams (The Showman), To Love Somebody, Steal My Kisses, Out of the Woods, Son of a Preacher Man, Sexual Healing and Teardrops. This month there were  the house singer who is very good, and 2 others, one who did his own stuff (6 songs) and another who works as a waitress at the venue who did 2, one with the band.

It works very well, we do it monthly, the venue is full and we levy a £3  a head entry fee  and get fed too!

Second gig at a Wine Bar in Castle Cary with the Americana band( only 3rd gig this year), tiny venue, small but appreciative audience  and nicely paid too. Just very hot in the corner of a cellar...

39 minutes ago, EBS_freak said:

I think every bloke at the gig went home feeling quite inadequate. It was down to his fricken knees.

You mean he had sexy knees...?

On 17/01/2018 at 09:58, Grangur said:

In a rough North -----> South order:

Alan Cringean 07754 502 366   http://www.acguitars.co.uk   Moffat
Joe & Dave 07896759715, 07918646359 Austin Guitar Shop [email protected] Blyth
Dave Wilson 07951 710626 http://www.dwilsonguitars.com   Haltwhistle
Chris and Laurence 01228 590591   http;//www.overwater.co.uk   Carlisle
Nigel Stockbridge 01748 824700 http://www.nigelsguitarworkshop.co.uk  Richmond, N Yorks
Steve Suggitt 01723 859176 http://www.chapelguitars.com   West Ayton, Nr Scarborough
Jim Fleeting 01765 607761 07792 457 741 http://www.guitarrepairman.co.uk   Ripon, N Yorks
Phil Hartley 01204 592373 http://www.guitarsetup.co.uk/   Bolton
Steve Robinson 07776 434987   http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk  Manchester
Keith Bennion 0151 647 3268 http://www.kgb-music.co.uk   Birkenhead
Jack Ellis 07706 828122 http://jacksinstrumentservices.com  Salford
Ged Green 0161 4289098 http://www.gedgreen.co.uk  Manchester
Jon Shuker (Shuker Bass) 0114 2582555, 07901 896021 http://www.shukerguitars.co.uk   Sheffield
Dan 01159 784403   http://www.themusicinn.co.uk   Nottingham
Colin Staples 01159 417955   http://www.davemann.co.uk   Nottingham
Nigel Roberts 01530 454945 http://www.leicestershire-luthier.co.uk   Thringstone, Nr Loughborough
Howard Smith 01162 706862   http://www.howardsmith.co.uk/   Leicester
Ian Hancock - 01733 565099 Peterborough
Jon Haire - 01733 348661 Peterborough
Duncan Wales - 01354 652231 http://www.organicguitars.co.uk   Peterborough
Rob Williams - 01686 689120 http://www.robwilliamsguitars.co.uk   Newtown Powys
John Diggins 0121 7735711 http://www.jaydeeguitars.co.uk  Birmingham
Andy Guyton 01986 896689 http://www.guytonguitars.com/  Bungay Suffolk
Paul 01604 460848 http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk  Northampton
Pete Allen 01926 499012 http://www.guitartechnicalservices.co.uk   Warwick 
Colin Fulton 07913 797193 Glemham, Suffolk
Kim Seabourne 07974294681 http://www.bassurgery.com   Worcester
Andy Viccars http://www.andyviccarscustom.co.uk   Milton Keynes
Terry Chapman  01438 216342 / Mobile : 07901 895 639   http://www.tjcguitars.com/ - Stevenage, Herts
Robbie McDade 07915 075077 http://www.rimcustombasses.co.uk  Luton
Dave Dearnly 02920 462953 Cardiff
Mark Percy 07956 611811 / 07804 289794   http://www.markpercy.co.uk  London N19
Dave Wild 0208 3407766 http://www.wildguitars.com/guitars.htm   London N6
The Bass Gallery 0207 2675258 http://www.thebassgallery.com   London NW1
Chris McIntyre 07764747450 http://mcintyreguitars.com  Unit 228, Blenheim Court, Blenheim Grove, London SE15 
Bill Puplett 0208 9541965 [email protected]  London Harrow
Paul Herman 0208 9731441 http://www.guitarexperience.co.uk  London Hampton Wick
Andrew Scrimshaw 07941 434650 http://mbwebs.co.uk/scrim/  London
Martin Phelps 0208 6809747 http://www.martinphelpsmusic.com/ Croydon
Feline Guitars 0208 6809131 http://www.felineguitars.com   Croydon
Simon Law 07786 563214 Swindon
Eltham Jones 07971 240296 http://www.edgeguitarservices.co.uk/index.htm   Bristol
Oli Foxen 07884 371559 http://ampstack.wordpress.com  Bristol
Jonny Kincade 01179 243279 http://www.kinkadeguitars.co.uk   Bristol
Frank Aust 01179 603589 Bristol
Tom Waghorn & Dave MacLean (Waghorn Guitars) 01179 272111 http://waghornguitars.com/   Bristol BS1 4AJ
The Guitar Klinic 01761 419199 http://www.guitarclinic.co.uk  Midsomer Norton
Mike Walsh 01376 500820 http://www.zootbass.co.uk Witham
Barry Palmer 01279 432900 http://www.giggear.co.uk  Harlow
Bob Johnson 01702 558890 http://www.legraguitars.co.uk Leigh-on-Sea
Mike Seal 07906 354339 Northfleet
Tom Anfield 0845 2268175 http://www.ukguitars.com/  Ripley
Joe White 01252 520911 http://www.jwhite-guitarworkshops.co.uk  Farnborough
Ben Fleetcroft 01483 427444 http://fleetcroftguitars.com/ Godalming
Martin Sims 07768 401186 http://www.simscustom.com  Ashford, Kent

Ben Crowe 01963 364101, 07799 003701 http://www.crimsonguitars.com   Henstridge
Nick Benjamin 01273 480907 http://www.benjaminguitars.co.uk  Lewes
Bernie Goodfellow 01273 220055 http://www.gbguitars.co.uk  Brighton
Graham Wheeler 01903 893029 Washington, West Sussex.

New Ireland Section
Chris Larkin +353 66 713 9330 http://www.chrislarkinguitars.com   Co.Kerry 

Germany section
Rüdiger Ziesemann +49 2151/736496 http://www.bassline-bass.de  Krefeld 

Australian Section
Brian West (+618) 8231 8588 http://www.fretco.com.au  Adelaide 
Tim Wright (+618) 8398 5551 http://www.wrightguitars.com.au  MT BARKER (Acoustic & Electric guitars)

 

Terry in his position in the country and "Guitar Workshop" removed. Thanks Mick & @Norris

Noticed Crimson Guitars is listed as 'Henstridge', It's actually in Piddlehinton, a good 30 minutes away.

Crimson Guitars Ltd
The Old Dairy
Carters Barn Farm
Piddlehinton
Dorchester
Dorset, UK
DT27TH

Whittled it down to 5..

1. Shuker Workshop 5 string Jazz

2. 1972 Telecaster Bass

3. 2003 Blue Flower Japan re-issue P Bass

4. 1993 Blue Maui Japan Squier P Bass

5. 2003 Squier P-J Bass Indonesian

No more incomers without something going the other way....!

A couple of weeks ago i saw an ad on JMB for a singer-songwriter looking for a band to start gigging. Intrigued, I had a quick listen to a couple of the songs which were OK, so replied saying I'd be happy to meet up and see if it had legs.

Almost immediately ( veterans of JMB will know that many replies and ads remain unanswered) I got a response telling me they worked in PR and had many contacts and always got well-paid gigs. They also asked if I was free on August 11th to which I replied 'yes'. They then got back to me saying there were drums interested and could we all do a gig on August 11th( but unpaid)! I responded saying that seemed a big ask but if we had a rehearsal beforehand we could see if it was at all possible, so we set a date and time. I asked if they had a PA to which they replied 'no' and they thought we could work acoustically. I pointed out drums and bass were not really suited to that if all they had was voice and acoustic guitar, so agreed reluctantly to 'borrow' some PA ( as I did not want to get lumbered as the PA man). Lots of emails flowed back and forth and the day prior to the gig ( as we had exchanged phone number) I got a call from the drummer who I vaguely knew. I mentioned I had misgivings ( as had he) but we agreed to give it a go the following day. I'd looked at links to the material (there was an album launch a couple of years ago on YT) and each song seemed to be based around just 2 chords, and even the bassist in the backing band had looked embarrassed at the lack of changes and I had struggled to work out anything  other than roots and some twiddling...

On the appointed day I got an  email asking if anyone was passing their house  to give them a lift to the venue  for the gig (where they had blagged  a rehearsal) and I reluctantly agreed.

Picked them up on time, quick chat on the way to the venue and arrived. They went straight to the steward and started sorting out how the PA I brought could be relayed around the stadium for the big gig and I was brought into the conversation. I said before we looked at that, let's see how we gelled as a group....

Anyway the songs were OK but not my cup of tea, very little opportunity to be musical in this format without overwhelming their voice and the drummer made some suggestions too. So we had a break and we were asked if we thought it was worth pursuing and I voiced my misgivings as did drummer and we thanked them for the opportunity.

Slightly awkward drive back to drop singer off at their home but really I should have declined once i'd looked at the YT stuff.

On 01/08/2018 at 17:38, mathlang said:

Use the distil.io add on on Firefox. It'll notify you when the page changes. Use the selection tools to only look at the div that contains the current listings.

Thanks for this, I've managed to download it and set a bell to ring when it changes, so lets see if it works!

On 01/08/2018 at 14:50, Happy Jack said:

Despite the wild design & looks, your bass is actually very similar to the Hofner 500/1 Beatle bass.

There are so many of those out there that you should find that strings for Violin bass offer you the widest choice and lowest prices.

You may also note that the 500/1 has shipped with what we all think of as 'guitar tuners' for the last 60 years ... if it ain't bust, don't fix it.

 

Good point re the Tuners which I ignored, as you said you wanted to replace them! However, they don't look original or at least in the original place,  as you can see less faded wood showing  around the back-plates.

I was going to say on the original post that 'Chris May help you' but did not want to prejudice your opinion of him for a cheap joke!

and I thought it was thunder I was hearing....

You mention replacing the Tuners. Looks like the reason they used small Tuners is because the posts look very close to the edge. I'm not convinced a standard elephant ear tuner will fit so you may have to go with something like this.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-NEW-Wilkinson-WJB-650-Tuners-Machine-heads-for-Bass-Guitar-WJB650/131402034322?hash=item1e982bec92:m:mRHkxo0Kc5cN_0zjGv09NyQ&var=431475327783

Obviously if you measure the tuner post hole to the edge of the headstock you'll be able to compare it to the different sizes available.

Why not contact Chris May  at Overwater? I'm sure he'll be able to help.

Can Blue Men sing the Whites (or are they hypocrites)?🙄

I've had both Agas and conventional ovens and preferred my old gas oven

I never have the need to clean strings as i always eat my kebab after the gig...

11 hours ago, gjones said:

I suggest you check out a Protection racket case. I bought mine for £85. It's semi rigid and offers lots of padding and plenty of storage space. It appears very sturdy and I expect it will last me a long, long time.

 

Protection Racket now do a bass sleeve clone for around £60. You can slide your Bass in vertically and I prefer it to my M80 Mono Sleeve.

Adam bought some Tuners from me. Instant payment and great comms. Cheers

Dirty word: does 'crack bier ken' work for you?

Just noticed Jim Fleeting is still listed as in Ripon, Yorks.

This is his current address:

Unit 6

The Ropeworks

Stanbank Street

Stockport

Greater Manchester

SK4 1PX

......unless you've already seen it in Off Topic....!🙃

Still funny mind.

Didn't the T Bass made by Status for Trace have a a hidden 3rd pickup under the scratch plate?

Given you've already bought the MB I'd stick with that unless you can return it and swap it out? If so the MB is still a better quality combo but  I've heard good things about the  Rumble 800 too. I guess you have to ask yourself which sound you prefer ( and don't forget what you hear is not what the audience will hear). I like MB gear and have a CMD 121P and when I tried the Rumble 500 did not like the sound but the Rumble 800 has lots of toys. Different strokes for different folks...