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    in General Discussion

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    All good comments and I agree with them all.

    Loads of work, nice people and fun gigs - I really shouldn't complain!

    I like the idea of recording and letting realisation dawn.... And I also think that a few jam sessions might help. But mainly, I think I just need to be grateful for what I have!

    Delicate topic

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    Posted · Edited by Skinnyman

    Having moved at the start of the year, I've joined a new band. They're a great bunch of people and have a pretty full gig diary lined up. Gigs are lots of fun and we're getting really good crowd reaction, dancing, etc

    So far, so good, right?

    The only problem is that the lead guitarist is, er, a bit cr@p. Pretty much every solo is off key somewhere.

    To be fair, he's not been playing long, just a couple of years and he's probably okay for someone with just a couple of years experience.

    But the solos are excruciating.

    As I've typed this, I've realised there's nothing I can do. I don't want to quit the band - I'm enjoying it far too much. I can't say anything to the guy - he's doing his best. I can't sack him - not only because I'm the new boy but also because he's the person who put the band together and does a huge amount of working promoting us and getting us gigs.

    So, given that everyone else seems to ignore it and just have a good time anyway, all I can do is smile and nod and just play my parts as well as I can.

    But typing this was cathartic! Thanks for letting me get it off my chest :-)

    Straps/Basses..?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Two comfort strapps. One with fender strap locks fitted, one with schallers.

    Many basses, some with fender strap locks, etc....

    Mix and match as appropriate.

    Panic about the day that I take a fenderlock-fitted bass and a schallerlock-fitted strap to a gig

    FS/FT: Sei 5 String Jazz CAR with red LEDs. Now sold

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Skinnyman

    Now reduced to £1300

    I bought this bass from the Bass Gallery towards the end of last year and, gorgeous as it is, I just don't get on with 5 strings.

    I also need to release some cash so I'm going to take a massive hit on this and put it up for sale for a lot less than I paid.

    I guess I don't need to say much about the quality of Sei basses or the list price of these beauties so here's the gen on this one;

    Candy Apple Red "Super J" 5 string bass.

    It has red LED fret markers (side and front of the fingerboard), ebony (I assume) fingerboard and gold (coloured!) hardware.

    Has gold Schaller strap locks fitted.

    Basslines pickups with not-sure-who's preamp (switchable between active and passsive).

    Weight on the scales comes up at exactly 10lbs so while it's not anorexic, it's not made of pig iron - certainly it's balanced well and I find it perfectly comfortable.

    Condition is excellent and the colour is stunning in the flesh. I've never gigged it - just played it at home trying to get used to the extra string (and failing).

    Comes with Hiscox fitted hard case which is in good condition (a couple of scuffs here and there but the red velvet interior is pristine and all the locks and hinges work).

    When I bought it, Martin gave it a full set up and, at my request, put on flats (I can't now remember what brand they were but they were what Martin recommended for the bass). I love the sound and feel of them and the bass plays beautifully. The range of tones that are available is incredible and if it weren't for the fact that I just can't get used to five strings (and need cash!), this would be a keeper.

    Flaws? In the interest of full disclosure, there are two small holes drilled into the pickguard (see pics) where, I assume, someone fitted a pickup cover. And on the back around the battery cover, there's some discolouring of the paint (again, see pics). It looks in the photos as if the lacquer is lifting but in the flesh it doesn't feel like that - from some angles you can't see it so it seems to be that the reflective quality of the paint is different there, as if it's been touched up. Whatever, the finish is flawless to the touch - I didn't notice this when I bought it and only spotted it when I was taking the pictures so it looks worse in the photos than in real life.

    It's a tragedy to leave a bass this beautiful in it's (Hiscox) flight case and, as I say, I need to release some funds so I'm putting it up for sale.

    I won't post or courier - however I'm near Watford, just off the M25 and you're welcome to come round and give it a good check over and try-out - in fact, I'd prefer that. Alternatively, I'm happy to meet within a reasonable distance - please drop me a message and we can sort something out.

    Any questions, please ask!

    UPDATE: although I'd prefer a straight sale, I might consider trades, particularly lightweight cabs such as Berg or Barefaced


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    Don't tell the wife....!!!!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Skinnyman

    [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1422399386' post='2672317']
    Honesty all the way. Half the time I float the idea of buying a bass then swither, and my wife says "if you like it you should get it" :)
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    The Noisy Woman is exactly the same. "Oh, just get it, life's too short...". That's why she's a keeper :-)

    Well, that and the fact that - as she likes to point out - I'm two vertebrae short of total self-sufficiency....

    Deceptively simple

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    Posted

    One of the last things we tried before the band folded (and maybe part of the reason,) was "Turn It On Again" by Genesis. Seems very simple till you try to play it and then realise that it isn't just a straight 4/4 pop song.

    All went well for the first verse and then it fell apart. The drummer (I don't count, I just feel it) didn't feel it the same way as the singer (who couldn't count and breathe at the same time) and neither of them were in time with the guitarists (who could both count but not necessarily in the right order).

    Anyway, it got me thinking about songs that sound really simple but turn out to be much more complex when you start to take them apart. Anyone think of any others?

    (There's scope for a variant of this which is songs that sound more complicated than they actually are. Which is most of U2's output I guess)

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