ianrendall

On 07/02/2022 at 22:18, leschirons said:In addition, the question is really only relevant to other players, if you turn up at the Dog & Duck with a £12,000 Fodera, Allison and Fred who run the cattery down the road aren't going to think "wow, he must be good"  You're just another bloke holding another guitary thing to them.

Our local, the Quicksilver Mail, regularly has a band in consisting of a number of post-Stackridge guys. The bass player turns up with a full all valve Ampeg stack and a vintage Jazz. I thought “wow, he must be good”. The funny thing is, me and my wife really do run the cattery down the road!

19 minutes ago, NHM said:

The one in the pedal looks like the one in the picture above - Ian, do you have a link for where I can buy one?

Try here. https://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/barrel-jack-socket
 

or here

https://www.mouser.co.uk/c/connectors/power-connectors/dc-power-connectors/?pg=2

I would really recommend disassembling the pedal first to get a good look at the existing socket and finding out if the pin is centre negative or positive. The connectors aren’t a one size fits all solution unfortunately.

I think this could be down to simple wear and tear. If you look inside the socket it should look something like the picture attached. 
The strip of metal under the pin has likely lost its ability to hold the plug in place. You should be able to get something in under the strip to gently bend it back up. A dental-style hook pick or similar sort of thing should do the trick. 

There’s an entire website dedicated to violin basses.

http://www.violinbasses.com/index1.htm

Just rediscovered this banger of a cover version. Cracking bass work. 
 

90s indie/britpop. 
Epiphone Rivoli

Trace Elliot

Quite a few anti-baxxers here. 

@Jamescullumdidn’t you used to do the jam nights at Woods Wine Bar back in the day?

22 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

then of course there's this (fantastic bass line)

 

And here it is.

https://liamgaughan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Silk-Sonic-Leave-The-Door-Open.pdf

His Tiny Desk gig was amazing. This is my current favourite of his songs. It’s like Curtis Mayfield born again. Superb. 

I had a big old 600 with my Midget. It really sounded great. The weight of the Trace got the better of me quite quickly though. 

Up for sale is my GK MB Fusion 500.

It’s in nice condition and really quite loud even at 8 ohms. No box or foot switch.

Three 12AX7 valves power the pre, and there are two identical channels so you can set one for a clean sound and one for grit.
Nothing wrong with it at all, just fancy a change - something Genzler or Tonehammer shaped. 

Happy to post UK only, say a tenner. 

I had one. Very heavy. It was black with blocks and binding on the neck. Rosewood board. Previous owner made a right hack job drilling a hole on the edge next to the jack and badly gluing in an XLR output. 

7 hours ago, Nail Soup said:

I guess they are made from different woods. Which may effect the flavour….. or not. 
Probably a hot topic on Pipechat!😃

I took the time to find a suitable forum. This does not disappoint. It’s almost a carbon copy of Basschat…but for pipes! There’s even a small section for cigars, which must be their equivalent of the guitar.

https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/#main-category.1

Status Buzzard?

Bitsa

On 02/06/2021 at 15:50, Fishfacefour said:

Whilst driving home this afternoon I saw a fiat 500 that reminded me of a short scale stingray. Small, light coloured, nippy around town I guess (not having driven either). 

It got me thinking about what car would represent your bass? Is a P bass a lean sports car or a utilitarian people carrier? Is a jazz an SUV or a saloon? 

Bearing in mind I know very little about cars (and not much more about basses), what bass are you driving? 

I have often thought about this, and went a bit further with my detail. 
I thought of a Stingray, given its pickup position, as a RWD V8 muscle car. A P bass as a dependable front wheel drive car. A J bass as a 4WD. 

1 hour ago, CookPassBabtridge said:

Have to say I agree, I am fond of my Metro J but it ain’t perfect. The hum cancelling J pickups have a very noticeable mid scoop to them (particularly on the neck pup). Not a huge issue as that’s easily EQ’d but I expect to have a better flat tone from the get go. Perhaps that’s just me though. 

I think they should apply a sticker to every Sadowsky sold. 
 

I kind of see why people mention Sadowsky. Although they are of high quality and have a dependable sound and reputation, they aren’t the ‘magic bullet’ that everyone thinks they are, despite the almost evangelical outpourings on the Sadowsky Facebook group.  
I still wouldn’t part with mine though. 

14 hours ago, Sibob said:

How do their satin finishes wear? I imagine they might be more susceptible to bumps and scrapes?

Lovely collection!

Si

I keep quite an active interest on the Sadowsky Bass Owners Facebook group and I haven’t yet heard of any complaints about the finish.

The surface does feel more robust than it looks however. 

First time back out to rehearsal since last March with my Satin tonight. Very excited!

9 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

...and a mere $2,299.00 · Joe Dart Jr. 

How do they justify that price? You can get an actual full-scale ‘Ray, with 3 band EQ for $300 less. They be smokin’ from the marketing BS bong.