Clarky
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Here is Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp playing a white one in Dec 1980 on To Cut a Long Story Short (which I bought at the time!) -
Sausages yes, TalkBass no. I haven't posted on there for ages and am just waiting for my paid-up membership to lapse. Soz -
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Update: I found a hard bass case hidden away in my store/hide-everything-away room, so this will be included. Means couriers will have to work bl**dy hard to damage the bass in transit, too!
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Thing is, I really like my other 3 basses (CIJ Mustang, Serek Grand, Alembic Spoiler) so I find it hard to think that anything else would grab my attention. Sorry!
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Being a simple chap, I just plugged a mono lead in one jack when playing through my amp at home!!!
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In answer to @three's question, from a PM from Ash : "the bass works with a mono jack. I’m not sure if the stereo was changed on later versions. It is stereo though."
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Forgot to include pic of s/n (6605) and perfect binding
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Dogs in yin and yang mode
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Hi all, I bought this a few months back from BCer and Shergold aficionado @ash to scratch my Factory records itch. Unfortunately I simply cannot get on with the neck, as all my other basses are short scale. Ash had it refinned in black nitro due to the usual knackered Shergold paint issue. Underneath the bridge cover it has acquired some scratches and gouges from the ball ends of strings from changing strings (see pic). These cannot be seen with the cover in place. Generally vgc and weight is a lovely manageable 3 6kg/7.8 pounds. Comes with a generic hard case and No gigbag but will be securely wrapped in bubble erm wrap and boxed if post required. Otherwise collection from SW London (Barnes). £600 plus post. Sorry no trades.
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Over the years I have played in several bands with Grammy-nominated Scottish singer/songwriter/arranger Wily Bo Walker. He mixes up the genres but there is a blues theme at the heart of most. Here is a smoky blues song that will be released as a single early in 2021, featuring some great musicians (incl. New York based Danny Flam on brass; Troy Redfern on lead guitar) and me on bass. The bass line was recorded a few years back and was thanks to a lesson from BCer @Happy Jack (as I had no real idea of how to play straight blues at that time). https://wilybo.bandcamp.com/album/time-to-forget-you-bourbon-candlelight-mix
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Based on the balance of reactions so far, perhaps I shouldn't have linked this after all
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For sure I don't like all of the visuals and they are a bit literal! But I did enjoy the Fly as it hit the windshield and the panoply of musical imagery in It - also helps that the latter is a fantastic album closer!
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From a previous thread, 9.2 pounds/4.2kg. I checked as I was tempted! -
An illustrator chappy has put a comic book video to the entire album, with lyrics. Some really good visuals, eg on Fly on a Windshield and It. Worth a gander if, like me, you love the album
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Think we are talking at cross purposes. I am talking about Nigel silddx, the Steve Hillage, Zappa, Rush and single malt devotee who plays bass for London Zulu
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Won't go into ancient history of why's and wherefore's, suffice it to say Nige is well and active on FaceBook and still playing music (though guitar more than bass these days)
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Also, seeing this thread ... just a few posts above is one from Pete Academy, a very accomplished bassist who played tasteful slap in top tribute band Stealing Dan (correction: Nearly Dan, thanks bubinga5) who I had the pleasure of seeing live and meeting with former BCer Nigel (aka silddx/xibblx) and is tragically no longer with us. Reminder to me of how things change in a decade. RIP Pete
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I don't think there is a general hate. The context of my original post was entirely reactive in that I had just returned from the London Bass Guitar Show which was rendered into a wall of Motorhead-level slappity clack by a legion of wannabe Mark Kings. Was impossible to hear yourself think or try gear in a more musical way. Changes were made at later LBGS to counter this Basically its a Zombie thread, as noted above by Rich!
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I don't even remember starting this thread. Nearly a decade ago and approximately 1,000 bottles of red wine later ....
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That number is still shown on his website along with 01784 459 539
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My Mustang is wearing the La Bella 760FL-MUS set while my Serek has the Dr Hi Beam stainless steel short scale (which come as the standard rounds on Sereks). Both are great IMHO. The La Bellas have old school thump and a beefy low end, while the Sereks have more snap and ring. Horses for courses,
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Why so many short scale basses at the moment?
Clarky replied to Greg Edwards69's topic in Bass Guitars
For me its the left hand comfort and the weight advantages that make the difference. I have a Mustang and a Serek, both 30" scales and super easy to play. I also have a beat up Alembic Spoiler with a medium scale (32") which is not especially light but is also fun. Less fun is a Shergold Marathon I recently bought in a wave of 70's/80s Factory records nostalgia (I am a big fan of A Certain Ratio) with a chunky neck and 34" scale. I intend to keep it as they are very hard to get hold of and one day I just might want to play in a band that it fits in, but I simply do not pick it up over my short/medium scales. -
Likewise, I have a 210S steel grill in mint condition with cover I would have traded for this but I am in London, sigh ... -
On request, some pics of my battle scarred black Spoiler
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