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  1. Clarky
    BassBros has a mojo'd 3TS '72 Jazz for sale. Not sure I could live with the dings on the back of the neck but otherwise very nice https://bassbros.co.uk/product/1972-fender-jazz-bass-2/
  2. Clarky
    OK fair enough, he was still posting a few weeks ago but I guess we all have our reasons*. * Copyright dumb platitudes, 2022
  3. Clarky
    I have a short scale Serek bass that weighs just 7 pounds and is incredibly easy to play. I have used that in recent gigs, including a more than 2 hour set. But at home I prefer noodling on my Precision. I have (sort of) rationalised that for gigs a short scale works for me in the heat of the moment and with an audience watching. Whereas a long scale just feels right when playing under no pressure.
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    Just spotted that a formerly and quite recently prolific poster in the Basses and Amps forums, namely bassadder27, now has Guests added to the beginning of his username and below this it says Guests, rather than Novice, Grand master etc. His profile is no longer searchable too. Just intrigued as to what this means? Has he voluntarily left BassChat and this is a way of retaining his posts?
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    If @Stingray5 and @stingrayPete1977now chime in and say "Stingrays are not all that ..." I will have an attack of the vapours
  6. Clarky
    I listened to the last track on Spotify, a cover of Sammy Hagar's "This planet's on fire (Burn in hell)", feat. Sammy. Really lame and rather pointless in my opinion. "We'll be back" has tons more attitude.
  7. Clarky
    Live version of We'll be back
  8. Clarky
    Bought not long ago as a backup to my Serek but, on reflection, I don't need a backup! Plus I prefer the uber skinny neck profile on my Serek. The usual SG bass specs (30.5" scale, pink fluffy lined hard case) except its in the less commonly-seen ebony gloss nitro finish and I upgraded the 3-point bridge (which is safe in the case) with a superior Hipshot Supertone. Nice weight at 7.6 pounds, 3.4kg. Some tiny marks in nitro finish but nothing egregious, I'd give it a solid 9 or 9.5/10. Currently wearing stock D'Addario-made nickel wounds but happy to swap to DR Hi-Beam stainless steel rounds if preferred. Big saving on new (especially given bridge upgrade) at £975 900 collected/meet-up (SW13, south of Hammersmith Bridge) or add courier at cost (£25). No trades. PS, any 'patina' in pictures is just dust, which the black gloss nitro finish seems to attract!
  9. Clarky
    Brings back memories, lovely bass! GLWYS PS, best edit price in OP from 300 GBP to 3000 GBP 😉
  10. Clarky
    Not my cup of tea stylistically ... and a cool £5k to boot. But super-rare (only 50 ever made) and Stanley Clarke afficionados will find it interesting (calling @jazzyvee) https://bassbros.co.uk/product/lieber-stanley-clarke-lieber-spellbinder/
  11. Clarky
    Update: the TC Spark Booster arrived today and - on first impressions - does the job admirably. Aftwr matching levels, it lifts the WB-100 into nicely overdriven territory in an "organic" sounding way (whereas my Sansamp sounds a bit synthetic, for want of a better word). Thanks all, the BC collective delivers again 🙌
  12. Clarky
    How many Precisions do you have now, WoT? Not tempted to go back to a Jazz as an alternative (I remember you had a beautiful early 70s 3TSB/rosewood/blocks some years ago)? PS,both are beauties
  13. Clarky
    If we were allowed to choose an album that is near perfect, bar one duffer, I think we would all have dozens of suggestions! For example, I can't stand the penultimate track (Lay me low) on this album but the rest is phenomenal
  14. Clarky
    Erm, I sold it Gareth for a programmable Sansamp BDI. It does (since I posted this) do the trick but a smaller footprint would be good. Hoping that the Spark Booster will be a small and simple solution
  15. Clarky
    I did and I could not get the same sounds. Mine won't make that grating distorted noise at max Gain. I will leave it to Dave if he wishes to elaborate further on the status of his amp, given the sensitivities in certain posts above.
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    Some, off the top of my head, that haven't featured so far (I would also have included some early/mid 1970s Pink Floyd and Genesis): What's Going On - Marvin Gaye Kind of Blue - Miles Davis Tierra - Vicente Amigo
  18. Clarky
    Thanks chaps, the TC Electronic Spark booster should arrive Monday so - if it doesn't work out - I will investigate alternatives including the Maxon pedal(s).
  19. Clarky
    Don't shoot the messenger* I was just sharing for entertainment/comment * Which ironically sounds like a Megadeth track title, although they [ie Dave M] would probably remove the "Don't" and replace "shoot" with "nuke"!
  20. Clarky
    Rave (9/10) review of new album from Blabbermouth, asserting that its their best album since Endgame or Countdown to Extinction https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-sick-the-dying-and-the-dead
  21. Clarky
    Thanks Chris. Based on the multiple recommendations, I have ordered the TC Electronic Spark Booster (4 knob version). Lets see how I get on when it arrives next week. Cheers all
  22. Clarky
    Thanks all, thats 4 recommendations for a clean boost pedal, with 3 going for the TC Spark Booster
  23. Clarky
    Fair do's but when you receive a new amp at home and you have neighbours both sides, there's not a lot of opportunity to crank it!
  24. Clarky
    I just tried the above approach (I have been playing at neighbour friendly volumes and keeping Master low to date) and it not only sounds lovely but also the amp seems to work much more nicely with my Sansamp to get a footswitchable creamy overdrive. Result!
  25. Clarky
    Thanks all, this is for my blues rock band when the lead guitarist launches into one of his solos and I think I could help drive the song more by "thickening" the bass sound out. As an example, see 38:35 from a gig earlier this year - my bass tone doesn't change from the preceding verse/choruses and I think it could do more. This was obvs with my Orange Terror Bass, which is valve-fronted but not all-valve.
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