Shockwave

Love it! Needs green pickups though.

The promoters name is Mark and we played at the St Moritz club last Friday. We got paid, not a lot but we did get paid which is more to be said then most clubs. It was a great night though. Good crowd for an originals show.

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....was using what appeared to be a Music Man Stingray 4H on Ant & Dec's Takeaway show tonight, but it was in a black and white Fodera yin-yang type paint job with front facing LED's.

I'm sure that can't have been manufactured by Ernie Ball, as I know from recent experience that they "don't do custom spec".

Im sure there isn't any protection regarding the yin-yang symbol, but I wonder how Fodera feel about it?
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They do do custom spec. You just need to be known enough to get it done. A Wilhelm screams bass player has a custom one which he got recently and he told me the story behind it.

I know Wunjos in London have a DR5 as of a few weeks ago. They may still have it.

Great basses, never found a light one though, quite heavy. Sound great and really should have taken off but they were competing in a crowded market. The 6 strings had wide spacing for the time which I would have loved.

Gig went very well! My vocals were pretty poor though...

We just released the full Demo now! Better mixed and mastered then the last post.

https://soundcloud.com/ships-down/sets/ships-down-demo-1

First gig coming up tonight. Pretty nervous!

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif]So my band SHIPS DOWN. Finally released something. Took a long time to put it all together and we are finally at the stage to start gigging and releasing music. [/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif]Big influences are A Wilhelm Scream, Strike Anywhere, Rise Against and No Trigger. [/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=Roboto, sans-serif]In the full demo there is one of my face melting bass solos! [/font][/color]

[url="https://www.facebook.com/ShipsDown/"]https://www.facebook.com/ShipsDown/[/url]

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QZaK8VwhI"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QZaK8VwhI[/url]

https://soundcloud.com/ships-down/ships-down-demo-song-4-rough-mix-01mp3

Hello all!

Finally my band is at the point of gigging and releasing music.

For about 10 years (And 3 cities later) I have been desperate to join or form a Melodic Hardcore Punk rock band in the being of A Wilhelm Scream, No Trigger and Strike Anywhere.

Last year I had enough of waiting and decided to give a serious go of it. A couple of pub meetings later and finally got a proto lineup. Took a few months to get a stable bunch of people and then the drummer left!
Managed to recruit an Indonesian guy who was amazing, I had some real reservations as he didnt own a kit and claimed he air drummed to learn our songs. Well what an amazing guy! Total rhythm brother.

Organising practices, kit, Band logo competitions, gigs, contacts, demos, photo shoots etc. I am exhausted! My other half has been so understanding considering I should have been helping her plan our upcoming engagement party!

Finally released everything on Facebook today, Demo, Logo, Photos and first gig announcement and I am relieved! But cant stop there, we don't quite have enough material for the first gig so we need to hurry and learn some more covers in the next week!

I feel very musically fulfilled right now! If you have the time and the drive you CAN form it. It just took me three city moves, a divorce and lots of sweat and depression to get there!

If you guys could give us a listen to see what you think that would be great!

Full Demo - https://soundcloud.com/ships-down/sets/ships-down-demo-1
Teaser Trailer - [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4QZaK8VwhI"]https://www.youtube....h?v=a4QZaK8VwhI[/url]
Bands Facebook page. Likes and shares much appreciated! - [url="https://www.facebook.com/ShipsDown/"]https://www.facebook.com/ShipsDown/[/url]



Cheers!

Hello gents!

This is the first time a band I formed from the very start has gotten to the stage of releasing music and gigging!

Our influences are A Wilhelm Scream, No Trigger and Strike Anywhere.

https://www.facebook.com/ShipsDown/

If you would like a quick sneak preview of one of our songs in full just go here! (With bass solo )

https://soundcloud.com/ships-down/ships-down-demo-song-4-rough-mix-01mp3

Alnico all the way. Nice and bright!

Hello all.

I have 3 sets of Dunlop straplock strap ends available completely unused as I only use one strap for all of my basses. So if you have a lovely strap collection these could be very useful!

No haggling.

Ta.

£10 for all three sets. Add 2.50 for postage to mainland UK.

Hello all.

I have here a Staff MB350 Jaguar bass.

Interesting configuration, 34" scale, twin Musicman style humbuckers, jazz electrics, Jaguar body, slim P bass neck, matching headstock. Has a brand new set of Daddario Prosteels.

Also comes with Schaller straplocks, a snazzy space themed strap and a terrible terrible "bag".

I bought this on a nostalgia trip as I had one of these as my first bass.

Everything works as it should, I have recently set it up with surprisingly low action, good look rosewood fingerboard. PLENTY of turns left on the truss rod.

I have recently wet and dried some frets to level them out.

There a few beauty marks on the body none of which go through the paint. The control plate is quite tarnished.


£85 picked up from Wimbledon or Central London. No shipping sorry.

Not a fan, G&L covers the P+J and looks better. The P is covered by Sandberg. Not a fan of the new bridge either. The usual Stingray bridge would have made it look different enough to maybe win some fans over.

I have used these in the past with great results. Specifically catered for Drop C from the factory. They also have a "lighter" Drop C set.

[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/pyramid_bass_drop_c_heavy.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...rop_c_heavy.htm[/url]

Hello gents.

I have put up a video with a little bit of bad playing and a review of the ordeal!

In the video I am using the Wizard 64's with fresh TI Flats. The bass slightly under 6lbs in weight.

[media]https://youtu.be/85kW6Pe_fCk[/media]

Gotoh 201. Best cheapest brand name bridge out there. Chunky, and doesn't look ridiculous. I prefer them over Babicz, Hipshot and Badass.

However it's not quick release string changing I should have read the original post better!

Got mine today as well. Did we all get the NYXL's? Is it basically just a new nickelwound?

Funny thing is I only got around to putting the Flexsteels I got at the bash onto a bass two days ago. I don't think i'll be changing from Elixir though! They are absolutely fine strings, but don't get on with the G string tension.

Just bought a Paulownia wood Santander JB200, cheap as chips jazz bass with rear routing.

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271567253031?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.u...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url]

Basically wanted a Jazz bass that is as lightweight as can be. Going to be putting in a set of Wizard 64' pickups and TI Flatwounds. For £70 you can go far wrong.

I have owned a 7 String Santander bass before that was fairly good for the price. Hopefully this will be similar. I think it looks pretty smart.

[url="https://youtu.be/85kW6Pe_fCk"]https://youtu.be/85kW6Pe_fCk[/url] <--- My Review

I am finding that the HB Deko Jazzes neck pockets vary wildly in size even with the same models.

Digital Village in the UK sell them.

[url="http://www.dv247.com/search/3039/0/ProductPrice/Ascending/-/1/"]http://www.dv247.com.../Ascending/-/1/[/url]

J&D are the exact same basses as the Harley Benton ones, just without the Wilkinson hardware.

Bachs 6 cello suites for bass transcription. Will never learn it but looks cool to bust out a few seconds of it!

Didn't get anything :/

Went for both the cheaper Les Paul and the Jazz. Really desperately need a backup bass and guitar at the moment.

Bump! Pickups are arriving to me tomorrow.