Huggy and the Bears

Looks artificially worn maybe...

Hi - Ive recently started using a EB2 for gigging with (love it). Need to put some new strings on soon and was after some advice as to what to get. Would like to achieve the cleanest sound I can (if thats possible). I'm a bit ignorant as to the difference between round-wound and flat-wound etc.

Not sure what they were fitted with as OE so would really value any advice anyone has who has experience of playing one.

Thanks in andvance!

Thanks for the info. If anyone has one for sale please let me know. Just fancy trying one.

Hi - I am fancying an Epiphone Rivoli and wondered what other people's views and experineces are of them. Also any advice that you can offer.

Thanks!

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1191136' date='Apr 6 2011, 09:55 PM']Yeh, I saw that and clocked it - seeing as I'm selling something pretty similar at the moment.

I couldn't help wondering if it's as insanely light as mine.[/quote]

I have one of these! Was my Dads - think he bought it new in about '76 or '77.

Hi - I've lost a caster off my Aguilar GS212 and wondered if anyone could advise best place to get a set from? Don't ask how! Think it was was high speed packing last week! Ta.

[quote name='rogerds' post='973419' date='Oct 1 2010, 01:21 AM']hmmm... just imagining it with that 2x15 cab !! ....[/quote]

Its a cool sound. Very warm and as big as you want. Always gets attention on gigs - more so than all the guitarists gear. Wah wah wah!

[quote name='Bassnut62' post='948530' date='Sep 7 2010, 05:26 PM']Have another free Bump on another Bassman fan
Great great great amp that will brighten anyone's day to play through it.
So what if it's heavy, we're all bass players here, so we'll be down the chyropractors before 45 yrs old anyway.
Good luck with the sale................and yes, you are of course completely mad to sell this beauty, but you know that already and what's it got to do with me anyway.
No doubt you must have a very good and hopefully musically exciting reason to sell it.[/quote]

I've got one too... Actually it was my dad's. He bough a new blonde/blackface (that sounds wrong!) amp and cab in '65 and upgraded to a new fangled black one in the 70's with 2x15 cab. Got me into shape moving it for him when I was kid! After he died I started using it and it will stay with me forever. Good luck with the sale!

[quote name='walbassist' post='495359' date='May 22 2009, 04:48 PM']Now [i]that[/i] is a good question. Obviously it was only a lunchtime noodle, so my impressions may go up as well as down, but thinking about it more now I guess it was more that the gain settings were different, which made one channel louder than t'other although I was using the same bass.

I believe the channels are identical apart from Channel A having the Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator circuit as well; maybe that's the difference?!

I shall investigate further...[/quote]
If you check out an old thread of mine, I did a bit of messing on this topic. The channels are different to the point that I swwapped my lm11 for the lmk.

[quote name='richrips' post='488959' date='May 15 2009, 03:06 PM']Hey,

any interest in a MIM Jazz body? It's some type of metallic green, very good condition (found one small dent and nothing through to the wood) and is lovely and heavy (makes my stingray feel floaty...)

It's from a bass i may disassemble rather than repair if it makes economic sense (i snapped the truss rod..)

any offers or guides to what it may be worth?

don't make me ebay it.....

cheers,
rich[/quote]

I've got a neck I want to use so stick a price on it.

I am fancying modifying a Jazz bass to a 3 band active circuit. Any ideas about what I should do??

Cheers,

Simon.

I use my trusty XK8 Convertible. Markbass LMK and Aguilar GS212 in the boot, bass on the seat. With the hood down I can get loads in stacked up. Brought most of the gear back from Muncaster Castle in the summer in it. It was well funny but looked cool. I prayed it didn't rain!

[quote name='The Funk' post='465990' date='Apr 18 2009, 11:20 AM']Don't stop. That all seems reasonable to me. You should keep your own diary of practice times, dates, hours etc. The council isn't going to tell you who the guy is and he's clearly not got the character to deal with you directly.

If it was a direct claim against you in nuisance, I wouldn't be worried. With the council involved, I believe they have powers to confiscate equipment, which is worrying. I'm sure they'd warn you first but it's good that you're keeping in contact with them, being straight and up front about everything.[/quote]

Thanks for the advice everyone. A wide range of views as I would expect. Just to put the record straight, when we were playing, we were not at anywhere near stage volume however I've decided to not play at home for the time being. Interstingly I noticed today that a lawn mower down the road was was more audible that the noise coming from my house during our playing - Hey ho!

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='464843' date='Apr 17 2009, 11:38 AM']What usually happens in these situations is that the complainant gets increasingly annoyed over a period of months or years, stewing away in their house getting more and more frustrated, but too afraid of confrontation to talk to you directly. Eventually they reach breaking point and decide to lodge a formal complaint. Sadly, by the time they reach this point, there's not much you can do to placate them. They won't be interested in a compromise.

If you want to continue rehearsing in your house, you're going to have to find a way of doing it at a vastly lower volume level so that the complainant can't hear you at all. You'll need to be quiet enough that you can hear the vocals without amplification. The drummer will need to either use an electronic kit or just rehearse with snare and hi-hat. Or you can spend loads on sound-proofing.

S.P.[/quote]

Good advice all round - thanks. We had a quick knock last Saturday just acoustically i.e. no amplified vocals and instruments at a level to hear the vocals. It was actually good and obviously no louder that a TV. Again though, I want to be operating within the law and not worried that I am going to upset anyone. I don't like sneaking around - well, not in my own house!

Just thought I'd float this and see what you think...

I practice with the band at my house periodically. Sometimes once a week for a couple of weeks (if we are not gigging) but usually once every 2 or three weeks. We (2 guitars, bass and drums) play in my living room - detached house on busy main road, no neigbours on one side, colleague from work on the other side, vacant house over the road, friends either side of that. Always have windows and doors closed and only use one monitor for vocals so not flat out at all. Usually pitch up at 6 o'clock on a Thursday and jam till no later than 9. We stop for a beer or brew and so it is not constant.

Anyway, 2 weeks ago I received a letter from the council informing me that they have received a complaint about loud music from my house. This is unsubstantiated but non the less they were keeping me in the loop.

I called them and firstly apologised and asked for my apology to be passed on and invited anybody to come and chat to me about it as I am cool about it and the last thing I want to do is upset anyone.

The council worker read the file (sh*t! - I've got a file!) and identified that someone had claimed that I was 'band practicing every week, in my garage, very loudly'.

So, I accept that I have clearly aggrevated someone but (at the risk of appearing to be splitting hairs) would deny playing in my garage (did play in it for a couple of months (me and a guitarist) up until 12 months a go) but not since, and we certainly do not play every week. Additionally, they pointed out that at this stage there is no evidence whatsoever to substantiate this complaint and have recommended that the complainant keeps a diary of noise.

So, I concede to upsetting a neigbour and apologise for this but would like to work around the problem and still be able to play without any aggro. Therefore what are reasonable noise levels and times for making the noise so that I could negotiate via the council a way forward rather than just stopping playing at home.

Sorry for the ramble! Any ideas???

Hi

Staying in Manchester this weekend in town, going to Comedy store saturday night but wondered if there was anything to recommend tonight and any good music shops?

Cheers,

Si.

[quote name='Delberthot' post='441204' date='Mar 21 2009, 06:22 PM']Beaten by a few minutes but definitely there.

Lots of really interesting information and pics as well.[/quote]

Hmmm... link doesnt seem to work. Cheers anyway!

Hi, I have a couple of Stingrays and want to know how old they are. Any ideas?

Cheers,

Si.

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='437879' date='Mar 17 2009, 10:45 PM']Link added[/quote]

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[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='433847' date='Mar 13 2009, 04:09 PM']I have a 62 reissue (1988 -1989) P bass (MIJ) in 3 colour sunburst. This is a fantastic bass which took some finding. It has age related scratches but is in excellent condition. It is a really proper thing and my bass playing buddies that have played it agree that it is a keeper really.

I am after a US P bass preferably an old one so I'm after cash for both guitars but would consider trade for a 70's P US.


Any questions or if you would like to try before you buy you are welcome and you wont be disappointed at all.

Thanks

Simon.

Ebay link:

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Link added

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='433847' date='Mar 13 2009, 04:09 PM']I have a 62 reissue (1988 -1989) P bass (MIJ) in 3 colour sunburst. This is a fantastic bass which took some finding. It has age related scratches but is in excellent condition. It is a really proper thing and my bass playing buddies that have played it agree that it is a keeper really.

I am after a US P bass preferably an old one so I'm after cash for both guitars but would consider trade for a 70's P US.


Any questions or if you would like to try before you buy you are welcome and you wont be disappointed at all.

Thanks

Simon.[/quote]

Deal now done on Marcus Miller but P bass still available and listed on ebay.

Bump for P bass

[quote name='Jono Bolton' post='433901' date='Mar 13 2009, 05:00 PM']My flatmate has recently volunteered her services as a bass player to a friend of ours, despite the fact that she doesn't own a bass. As you can see from my sig, I own some fairly decent (IMO) gigging bass equipment, having been playing for the past 12 years or so.

So far my flatmate has been practicing on my Jazz in the flat, but now wants to start taking it round to our friends flat for rehearsals and eventually use it for gigging.

I've yet to question her about it as it's not been a problem so far, but I'm fairly sure she said she would play bass on the assumption that she could use my gear as and when she pleases, as I'm not currently gigging.

Am I being selfish if I refuse to continue letting her use my stuff? It's fine in the flat but I'm not really happy with my stuff being taken away for gigs/prectices. It's quite quiet folky music she's playing so it's unlikely there'll be any Who-style destruction, but I'm not really comfortable letting other folk use my gear.

What are other people's view on lending out their stuff? My gear's insured against 3rd party damage but why should I put up my premium by claiming in the even of some breaking? I had to work and save the cash to pay for it, so surely I'm in the right here?[/quote]

Nor a borrower or lender should one be when it comes to gear. there is an exception however. I don't lend gear because it has been so difficult to acquire it along the way and usually, if someone is hard up and they borrow something, that's when it will go wrong. The exception is that I would lend something if someone I knew if they had problem such as there gear has just broken last minute and they are stuffed for a gig that night. We could all be in that situation and I'd hope someone would help me. The difference though is that they have gear etc. and are in a position to reciprovate.

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='433847' date='Mar 13 2009, 04:09 PM']Hi there. I have for sale a new Marcus Miller Jazz bass in natural with maple fretboard and pearl block inlays. I bought it about 5 weeks ago from Promenade music for £780 along with a hard case (additional £50). I just can't get to grips with it. Still has the plastic protecting film on the scratch plate. Never been out of the house.

I'm looking to sell for close to that but I am open to offers.

Additionally I have a 62 reissue (1988 -1989) P bass (MIJ) in 3 colour sunburst. This is a fantastic bass which took some finding. It has age related scratches but is in excellent condition. It is a really proper thing and my bass playing buddies that have played it agree that it is a keeper really. Ideally I'd like about £400 but again I'm open to offers.

I am after a US P bass preferably an old one so I'm after cash for both guitars but would consider trade for a 70's P US.

I'll try and get picks on over the weekend.

Any questions or if you would like to try before you buy you are welcome and you wont be disappointed at all.

Thanks

Simon.[/quote]
Pics added

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='434577' date='Mar 14 2009, 01:32 PM']Just can't fall in love with it! I fancy a US Precision to play with.[/quote]

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