Captain Bassman

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One from Chic…

Everybody dance to the loo

Cr*p your pants, cr*p your pants

6 hours ago, joe_geezer said:

Wow, it reminds me a bit of one of Mark King's Alembic Series 2 basses... do you own or have you owned any supernaturals? 

No, tried a few before buying the GA. It’s still branded as a Supernatural on the back of the headstock and is essentially the same bass as the Classic and Series 1 etc - same electronics and pickups - but with a longer neck and slightly downsized body.

I always liked the fact that they were different from the norm and, compared with other custom builds they were, (and still are I believe) extremely good value for money.

59 minutes ago, joe_geezer said:

I love this bass & there is also a few others built in the last few years, i think there's also a quilted maple version some one ordered...

Just out of interest, how long did your build take & what model is it based (or is it based on a ga24 but with all the custom extras?). 

Mine was commissioned in January 2007 and arrived in May 2008. Not bad by current wait times.

I noticed there’s a guy on YouTube with what looks like an identical bass but mine was the first! 😉
 

It’s a GA24 with a few custom options and, of course, the revised headstock shape.

On 29/05/2022 at 13:05, joe_geezer said:

Guys i need your help, Has anyone ever owned or played a Jaydee GA24? Does the pointed body shape effect how you stand the bass up? Also is it comfortable to play sitting down, could you position the bass between your legs or would the pointed body shape dig into your inside leg?

Quick answers;

1) Yes, I have a custom GA24

2) Not if you use a decent stand (Hercules or similar) - the point isn’t too long

3) Yes / no

Be aware that the slightly closer pick up placement from the Classic / Series 1-3 models results in quite a different and distinct sound. More tightly focused to my ears.

How come opinions of price are all over the Yammy BB thread when someone posts a link to one on sale on a different platform? I see no difference here.

Taking down the Empathy post and pictures kinda makes this whole conversation worthless.
 

Why not just edit out that particular part of the post instead if it’s against rules??

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I use a double sliding door wardrobe that we bought from John Lewis.

The top shelf height in each half is perfect for standing my flight cases upright. On the left side I also keep my flight cased pedal board and 2x RH750 heads. On the right hand side I’m able to store both my 210 cabs under the shelf the basses stand on.

The only modification I made was to use a spare shelf as reinforcement under the bass shelf in each side supported with 4 brackets each.

A face only a mother could love…

Deacon Blue at the Eventim Apollo last night.
 

Top quality musicianship, especially from Dougie Vipond on drums (one of my all time favourite drummers). Lewis Gordon was on bass and double bass duties with what looked like a Sandberg PJ.

Great show with a good mix of old classics and newer stuff.

Ricky Ross still has an incredible voice and stage presence at 63, he didn’t take any short cuts to avoid the big notes. Sheer class.

20th Anniversary Stingray 5 in action during our recent 24 night Hallowe’en residency at Shocktoberfest.

On 23/10/2021 at 09:34, Captain Bassman said:

14 shows down, 10 to go.

 

We did 5 straight nights last week and it’s 6 this week and 6 again next week.

 

Physically demanding but great fun. Plus we get to perform with the Naughty Nurses (and sundry other characters) every night!

 

22 shows in 30 days - final 2 shows this coming Friday and Saturday.

3x 45 minute sets each night = just under 50 hours on stage in total so far. It’s been an absolute blast and I’ve shed 7 pounds in weight to boot.

We have 4 nights off this week. I’ve forgotten what a quiet evening in feels like!

On 03/10/2021 at 14:12, Captain Bassman said:

First weekend of Tulley’s Shocktoberfest done - Friday and night and Saturday night.

 

Great vibe and fantastic costumes from the actors around the park.

 

2 nights down, 22 to go!

 

14 shows down, 10 to go.

We did 5 straight nights last week and it’s 6 this week and 6 again next week.

Physically demanding but great fun. Plus we get to perform with the Naughty Nurses (and sundry other characters) every night!

I have one of these in natural ash with black binding and blocks, bought new in 2009 and gigged very regularly since.

Fantastic bass, real boutique quality with modern Jazz and vintage Jazz tones on tap.

These now go for 3 grand new… this is a bargain…

First weekend of Tulley’s Shocktoberfest done - Friday and night and Saturday night.

Great vibe and fantastic costumes from the actors around the park.

2 nights down, 22 to go!

He’s a class act, supremely talented and a nice bloke to boot. Deserves all his success.

I used to hang out with him and the other guys from Rock Bottom in Croydon - he got me into their ‘house band’ Skittle Alley as he didn’t want the gig (not his kind of music at the time, it was rock/funk ironically).

He also threw up in the back of my brand new car on the way back from a gig at the Lazy Toad in Beckenham. Took months for the smell to wane…

Anyway, I’ll just park this here:

3 hours ago, Captain Bassman said:

I cannot bear the complete inability of some musicians (from any instrument discipline) to keep quiet between songs. But it’s 9 times out of 10 the guitarist in my years of experience.

 

Learn your settings/effects/changes ad infinitum before the gig and if you need to retune between songs just mute yourself. It’s not difficult…

 

Nothing worse than inane knob twiddling or egotistical fret w*nkery between songs when there should be disciplined quiet whilst the next song is introduced. Or, even better, segue cleanly and professionally into the next song.

 

You don’t fork out 150 quid for top name tickets to see them p*ssing around unprofessionally before the first set or between songs. Neither should the casual pub goer or wedding guest be subjected to this.

 

Anyway, rant over… 😡😂

I cannot bear the complete inability of some musicians (from any instrument discipline) to keep quiet between songs. But it’s 9 times out of 10 the guitarist in my years of experience.

Learn your settings/effects/changes ad infinitum before the gig and if you need to retune between songs just mute yourself. It’s not difficult…

Nothing worse than inane knob twiddling or egotistical fret w*nkery between songs when there should be disciplined quiet whilst the next song is introduced. Or, even better, segue cleanly and professionally into the next song.

You don’t fork out 150 quid for top name tickets to see them p*ssing around unprofessionally before the first set or between songs. Neither should the causal pub goer or wedding guest be subjected to this.

Anyway, rant over… 😡😂

On 11/09/2021 at 13:39, drTStingray said:

Agreed - the SR5 20th Anniversary is a great bass (I think the mahogany tone block affects the tone - mahogany works very well with Musicman basses (30th Anniversary Stingray and my mahog bodied Sabre are other cases of this)

 

Fabulous bass - love the white LEDs

I have one of the HH 20th Anni models. Fantastic bass, so versatile.

55 minutes ago, robscott said:

Hey I go to those gigs, what band is that?

The Audacity

Played a small warmup gig at the end of June and next up is Tonbridge River Walk on the 10th September.

After that we have a 24 night run from 1st October up to Halloween at our annual* Shocktoberfest residency.

(* except for last year, of course…)

6 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Maybe try on a mattress or something..

Now that would have made for an interesting conversation during load in and set up!

7 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Could you do the Foxton jumping up in the air thing tho ?

I never tried. But probably only once, like the proverbial elephant! 😄

14 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said:

Don't do a Jam tribute act, do you..?

No sadly. I always thought it would have been a nice quirk for a tribute act but was never able to find anyone talented enough to play a convincing Mr Weller. Plus I was sh*te with a pick in those days…