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What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?
martthebass replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
I understand the feeling. I felt I was being knobish when I took my Darkray to a jamnight on Tuesday. I’ve sold all the cheap stuff over the last few months as swimbo was complaining about house space… -
What's the next collectable on the second hand marketthen?
martthebass replied to la bam's topic in General Discussion
I'm holding on to my CW-1, had quite few people asking me to sell at more than I bought it new. I've got an emotional attachment to this one though so it stays. -
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martthebass replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
There's always the Sandberg Lionel, I love mine though it's more of a modern P sound than an older school thump. a number of users on here have swapped to EMG Geezers on their Lionels for a more vintage tone. -
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martthebass replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Lovely pairing Ade. Im with you on the Ray/Lionel comparison, despite the price difference the Lionel is imho the better all round bass. I’d love another but I think Mrs MTB might kill me…..plus I want to change my Mini Cooper. -
Think he uses one of these on and off. Yes, not a great sound.....bit of an accomplishment as it's hard to make one of these sound bad.
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Not too bad Dave, not had too many pics taken so not posted much. Yup the singer is a lefty....that's one of the reasons I tend to use a Shorty on Glam gigs otherwise I end up sword fighting with him......
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A very hot and sticky this last Saturday; a Bikers Rally at the Breighton Ferry. Absolutely cracking gig with lots of enthusiastic punters; sound was a bit of a problem as there was a wall in front of me a couple of metres out which gave me some horrible harsh sound spikes in the first spot.....the ears are still complaining despite me having moulded 21db Decibulz plugs.....
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Ouch. That's what stops me taking the expensive stuff - especially on easily accessible/zero stages. Never bothered me when it was the old jeans and T Shirt bands. BTW - Black bass and LEDS!
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Now back from Jon and in full working order. Just in time for a Biker rally gig tomorrow. Jon initially thought it was goosed because it sounded distorted and then realised it was supposed to be like that….
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At the minute I tend to use my cheapest bass on most gigs (a Sandy Lionel) but that's only because it's the most suitable for this band and the majority of the venues we play. I do have one case queen (a Status CW1) that was bought for me with money left by my Mum so I have a sentimental attachment, however it gets played often at home and is not a wall ornament.
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Could've sworn some of your recent images showed you wearing a long garb of some description.....I won't spit hairs on the fabric/substrate.....
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Too warm for the big leather coat BRX?
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I've had a few fretless Stingrays, all with Pau Ferro boards and found them all well suited to the job. I don't think it looks as cosmetically nice as ebony but that's a minor point. One thing I did note though is that it's a bit on the brittle side, I had the board resurfaced on a SR5 as it had a little wear and when the nut was removed a bit of the board at the back of the nut popped off and had to be glued back into place.
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Is the Pink Lionel active/passive? Did you get it from Bass Direct?
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Pub gig payment methods.. online, boooo!
martthebass replied to Marky L's topic in General Discussion
All our venues are cash only. If they aren’t cash then they aren’t one of our venues. Fortunately we don’t do it for a living and can be choosy.
