D.I. Joe

I recently bought Gerry's Purple Chili rig (at a bargain price, I'm sure he won't mind me saying). He very kindly agreed to travel to meet me for the exchange and I was was almost two hours late because of an accident on the M4! Luckily Gerry is a very pleasant and patient chap and when I finally arrived we had a good chat and I travelled straight to my for gig that evening with the amp which worked perfectly. I had to borrow a bass to play through it but that's a story for another day...

In summary, would highly recommend buying from Gerry but avoid driving through Newport to do so.

13 hours ago, bass_dinger said:

But if you play the fretless bass, you can do something similar. 

 

Strap a GoPro to your fretting hand pointed at your plucking hand, and share the results here.

 

I once heard the trombone described as the fretless trumpet.

My dad sometimes refers to fretless bass as "the trombone guitar"...

On 31/05/2022 at 12:43, Gottastopbuyinggear said:

Ah, we have a rehearsal on Monday.  I think you’re there fairly frequently, though?  Will definitely try to make it another time.

I am indeed! I might not be there a lot during the rest of June though as we've got a very busy month coming up...

On 31/05/2022 at 13:08, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I've been with Alex our guitarist before, and also plan on coming over with my brother sometime. It's a busy weekend, but I might get over myself (I know comment was meant for @Gottastopbuyinggear)

The invitation is open to all. The more the merrier! 

16 hours ago, Gottastopbuyinggear said:

I think the Earl Haig club would be a fantastic choice.  
 

Nothing to do with me being ten minutes walk away, of course…

I'm hosting the jam night there with Mark Pontin on Monday 6th June, pop in and say hi! (My profile pic was taken there also)

I tried one at The Guitar Show last weekend (Cort, I think, so not exactly super premium) and found it surprisingly comfortable straight away. I couldn't tell you whether the change in ergonomics would be beneficial in the long run but I got the impression from a quick test that the fanned frets don't make them any less playable. It took longer for me to get used to how it looked under my hands rather than how it actually felt.

10 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Perhaps if it was Bash Bas De Gymru, it would overcome objections from those in the north and marches?

 

The question really is who is somewhere betwen Carmarthen and Bristol wo would be intersted in something happening in the middle?

 

The Midlands BB, if it happens, is likely to be near Redditch so those in the marches have that.

 

One thought is that an event in Cardiff could possibly happen in a club with a stage allowing us to have some informal jamming and maybe even a bar and a gig afterwards for those who want it.

The Earl Haig Club in Cardiff (Whitchurch) could be perfect for that

I'm in Baglan and would pretty much be up for anywhere south of Brecon

20 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

Just played your video. Perfect laid-back journey for a Sunday-morning traveller. Loved every minute.

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! We've got months worth of these jams saved, plus some more refined songs so there will be more uploaded to YouTube eventually...

At least they'll have some cash for new flats once they sell the bass! Seems a good price for a Mex Fender...?

On 29/04/2022 at 13:29, Cosmo Valdemar said:

Now THAT is a bass tone! Is that you? If it is, well done.

On 29/04/2022 at 14:45, Lozz196 said:

Yes, sounds great

Thank you chaps, it is indeed me 😁 That's just from a jam we had a few weeks ago

Pyramid Golds in Rick-o-Sound:

Buffalo Fart

Has there been any mention of Elites Detroit Flats on this thread? Great versatile strings and at £30 much less expensive than aforementioned imported brands.

On 05/01/2022 at 09:25, Supernaut said:

Can anyone give me an example of a rock or hard rock band where the bass player uses flats?

 

Bar Iron Maiden. 

Roger Glover in the MkII Deep Purple Days

Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead (career-long, as I understand)

Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane (not sure about post-Airplane though)

Ben Sheppard of Soundgarden

The bassist in Pearl Jam who's name eludes me... Jeff Ament? 

On 12/06/2021 at 18:05, Jus Lukin said:

I was going to say the same! There's some fine quality punnage in amongst the names, but that's a real cracker!

On 12/06/2021 at 18:05, Jus Lukin said:

The bass looks lovely, seems as though an origin has already been found, but I did wonder whether the 'MADE' scratched into the neckplate identified a home-build. Perhaps more of a home-bodge, but a very cool one never the less!

I wondered the same, and in my mind that was the most puzzling part. Why would someone take the time to begin engraving and stop at "MADE"? Or perhaps it was that person's initials... Guess we'll never know! It's a neat little player and, in my opinion, quite an unassuming tone machine!

On 06/06/2021 at 08:09, stewblack said:

I just want to say that DI Joe is a brilliant name. 

Carry on. 

Thank you very much! It's a bit of a rare sight around the forum nowadays though...

@Jean-Luc Pickguard I think you win the pony! 

Must be a post-64 model as there is no sign of the jack having ever been side-mounted 

https://www.vintageguitarandbass.com/vox/bass/1965_Bassmaster.php

Thank you so much for the help 

Here's how it sounds, for what it's worth!

7 hours ago, Bassassin said:

I think that's because it is a Fender (or Fender style) cover. No dice on Cheesyguitars, which is a great quick reference guide for Soviet-era stuff & other weirdness. Still leaning that way - no adjustable truss rod would be very odd on a Japanese/Korean instrument.

I didn't want to proclaim that it was a Fender part in case you could tell that it wasn't 

Do you think there is a possibility that it could be a home build?

12 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

J'arrive!

Aaaaand - dunno what that is.

Would say it's possibly MIJ, mid/late 60s or possibly a little later & Korean. Pretty sure the scratchplate, pickup, jack, knob & bridge cover aren't original. The skinny headstock does have a Teisco-y look to it but the neckplate & tuners aren't right. Those tuners are typical 70s MIJ or MIK, so if it is 60s, mightn't be original either.

Actually, wondering if the tuners etc aren't a bit of a red herring. It has a bit of an Eastern European, Iron Curtain era look about it. Am I right in thinking it doesn't have an adjustable truss rod? can't see any access.

Off to CheesyGuitars.com to have a dig around...

The bridge cover is the same dimensions as the Fender P bridge cover, and you're correct about the truss rod - no access to adjust. The neck is quite deep in profile as well.

Restrung with Picato flats and ready to go! The edges of the bridge are pretty sharp, making the bridge cover "ashtray" something of a necessity...

... Complete with homemade weatherstrip mute

Of course I had a little help as well

Hardware cleaned using caustic chlorinated detergent 

"Made" - but where and by whom??

Single coil pickup, single volume

I have here a mysterious no-name, narrow-necked, short scale bass which was gifted to me a few years ago in working but rough condition. I've had the whole thing apart to clean up the hardware and couldn't find any marks of identification at all so I have no idea of the make/model/history of the instrument. I would guess that it's some kind of catalogue/Woolworths style deal from the 60s or possibly early 70s, judging by the general design and features (including flat head screws all around, except the machine heads). 

Do any Basschat resident experts recognise this or have any idea what it could be? 

6 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

I had to play this song once at a party, so I tried to hang my bass like Paul Denman , it’s a great song but I don’t know how he played with the bass so high ,But he looks comfortable 

 

That's an expensive looking bib!

Nice! I've played a 50W Bassman. Great sound, but lacking a little headroom in the heat of the moment. I bet the 100W would be perfect.