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  1. solo4652
    Thanks to the messages of support so far. Yes, 'm lacking in some confidence, but I'm very willing to put in lots of time and effort to do the best I can. Of course, there's one good thing to look forward to - I just [i]have [/i] to buy a new bass...
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    The indie-folk duo came to nothing - they backed out before the first jam session, despite all the time I'd put in writing basslines for their songs. I've been invited to be part of a backing band for a professional soul/motown singer. Gulp. He performs 2 - 3 times a week already, using backing tracks, and he's very good. The target is playing 3 songs at a big showcase event in Coventry in November where the audience will be loads of agents and bookers for holiday parks, club chains, cruises etc. To prepare the band for that, the singer's manager has said she will organise some "taster" gigs for us in local clubs, hotels and charity events. After that November showcase, it could become 3 - 4 gigs a week to audiences of 200 - 300. The thing is, this is semi-pro stuff and I'm scared. I've never played live, and I've only been playing bass at all for a little over a year. I'm just wondering if this is running before walking. I could say now that It's a bit too much too soon, but you've got to start somewhere, and I've already said "Thanks but no thanks" to 3 other bassist "vacancies" because I didn't think they were right for me. How long can you go on being picky and choosy? I've discussed my (in)experience with the singer's agent and the response was "That's OK. We'll take our time and get it right. We like your attitude and your honesty" I'm in a bit of a spin here so any helpful thoughts or suggestions would be welcome. Steve
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    [quote name='clauster' post='500551' date='May 29 2009, 07:11 AM']Yorick, get yourself on Bandmix and Musofinder and you'll have a steady stream of requests from bands interested in your services. Today is the first day of the rest of your bass playing life![/quote] There are opportunities out there, especially if you have previous band experience - which clearly you do. I've had the most responses from ads I placed on Gumtree and Partysounds, with very little coming back from Musofinder. Good luck to you - I've been trying to find the "right" band for months now and it's far more time-consuming, exhausting, irritating and political than I had even begun to realise.
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    It's still here, and still available. Final heart-breaking price reduction - yours for £150 Steve
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    Thank goodness this bass has sold. I've got one and they're brilliant. I was getting soooo close to jumping in my car and hitting the M6 northbound. At least I can relax a bit now... Steve
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    Price reduced from £200 to £175. Breaks my heart. Now I've got my "beater" P-bass up to speed with a brass nut and by shielding the cavaties with foil, the Fury definitely has to go. Steve
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    As an Occupational Psychologist, I used to work in management consultancy and I collected these sorts of euphemisms. We've all heard of rightsizing, downsizing, rebalancing, restructuring and re-engineering. However, my favourite was "No, we're not making people redundant at all - we're in a transitional phase of ongoing negative recruitment". This sort of hiding behind word-nonsense was one of the reasons why I left the whole field of work. I just didn't feel I was being open and honest - and that's one of the things we were exhorting our clients to be with their staff! On the band front, I've recently decided to leave a band because it wasn't for me. Took some doing, but honesty was the best route - be true to yourself because you have to live with yourself in the future. Yes, I could have said I'd found another band or something, but I preferred to be straight and honest about my thoughts, while preserving my and others' dignity. I did have a giggle about some of the ideas for getting rid of somebody! However, I'm fairly certain that some people might actually seriously consider these suggestions about splitting bands and reforming without somebody, suggesting to another band that they pinch somebody from yours, deliberately antagonising somebody so they leave, forcing them to listen to somebody who's better than them to embarrass them into leaving. These are all perfectly awful, aren't they? I wouldn't want any of that to happen to me, so I'm certainly not going to do it to somebody else. Be true to yourself and treat others how you'd like to be treated. Then you'll be able to hold your head up high. Sorry. I'll shut up now. Steve
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    I was getting excited there - right age group, right sort of music, right sort of venues - this is it, I thought! Then I saw it was in East Anglia. I live in Manchester. Ho hum - back to checking Partysounds daily. Steve
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    I'd be open to trades for: Highway One Precision Mark Hoppus (the "Jazz" bass with the P neck, not Mark Hoppus himself...) MIJ/CIJ Precision MIA Precision Musicman SUB4 with appropriate cash adjustment. Come on folks, help me out here, please.
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    I've got my eye on a CIJ Precision, but the Peavey will have to go first. Peavey's yours for £200, including courier to your door. Complete bargain. Steve
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    [quote name='stingrayfan' post='486505' date='May 12 2009, 11:31 PM']Cracking basses. I gig mine every other weekend. Big sound and light too.[/quote] +1 Mine's definitely a keeper, and the standard against which I judge anything else. So far, very few basses I've tried have been better.
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    Would this be of any use to you? [url="http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/bass_lessons/"]http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/lessons/bass_lessons/[/url]
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    Me neither.
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    All sorted now. Just need to work out how to get superglue off the kitchen worktop...
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    Hello? HELLO!? Text message sent. Days ago.
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    Thanks. Scores on the underside, and Superglue it is then.
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    Yep - terrific value. I was trying out MIA Fenders and Stingrays recently and the Peavey was there or thereabouts. Shame about that 38mm J-neck...
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    In terms of neck-width (38mm at the nut), it's very much a J. That's what I'm struggling with, nothing else. The body shape is somewhere between a P and J. In terms of tone, it's more like a J than a P, despite the pup it has. Roll off the tone fully, and you still have piano-like clarity without any of the muddy thump you can get with P's. Tone full-on produces a modern, very bright, clanky (!?) tone for playing stuff by Blink 182. It's more versatile than my p-bass, with clearer tones throughout the spectrum. Lovely sounding thing. Why don't you come and have a go for yourself?! Steve
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    Here are the Harmony Central reviews. Mine has the split-coil pup, not the single slanted one, by the way. [url="http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Electric+Bass/product/Peavey/Fury+Bass/10/1"]http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews.../Fury+Bass/10/1[/url] Open to sensible offers around £200...
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    I'm fitting a new brass nut to my P-bass. I've removed the old one. What's the best way to secure the new one? Superglue? Epoxy resin (too brittle?)?. All suggestions gratefully received. Thanks, Steve
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    Thank you! I've just replaced the Tokai with another P-bass, which is why the Peavey is now surplus to requirements. Why can't I find a P-bass that sounds like the Peavey - that would be the great! Steve
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    Bank Holiday Monday boiiing/bump. Open to offers around £200. Please don't buy a MIM jazz without playing this.
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    Thank you Wil. The "Fender" is playing well, with a wash and brush-up today.
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    Hi, Big day this... My tonetastic 1987 MIA Peavey Fury is for sale - see photos. [attachment=24516:006.JPG] [attachment=24515:005.JPG] [attachment=24517:007.JPG] [attachment=24514:004.JPG] Made in America. I've sent the headstock number to Peavey and they confirm that it "was shipped from Meridian Mississippi where it was made on 24th July 1987". It's completely unmolested and is totally original throughout. In excellent condition - just had a full set-up done and new Hartke lights. There is hardly any damage - 1 or 2 very minor marks here and there and some slight buckle rash - nothing that breaks the paint surface, and certainly nothing that affects the tone, looks or playability. The tone is wonderful: piano-like clarity throughout the tonal range. The tone knob actually does something, and you can get from P-thump (but without the mudiness) right through to bright attack. It matches my G&L Tribute for jazz sounds, but the G&L probably beats it for deep chocolate thump. My bass tutor rated the Fury on par with his Highway 1 Jazz. I'm reluctantly selling this beauty because I have big hands, and I'm struggling to play the Fury's j-neck after the broad open spaces of my G&L's neck. Shame, really - I just love the tone on it. *Sigh* It comes with a basic gig-bag, spare strings and my best wishes - if you like your Jazzes, you'll love this. You're welcome to come round for a cuppa, a chat and a try-out - not a problem at all. It cost me a mere £220 6 months ago, and I'd like to get most of that back if possible. Will post, but would really prefer to hand it over in person. Come and have a look, before I change my mind and keep it... Steve
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    Easiest song ever to play bass to = 500 miles (Proclaimers).
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