martthebass

With friends like this who needs enemies mate. Personally I'd call it a day as these situations have a tendency to implode or at a minimum leave a sour taste in the mouth going forward.

You may have something there. My Sandberg is lacquered and the neck is pretty stable, more so than the 2 oil/waxed EBMM basses.

I wish that was always the case Chris 😞

Just coming from the Short Scale Bass appreciation thread and noticed some comments coming up regarding roasted necks and stability of roasted, caramelised and standard necks. Rather than hijack that thread I thought a separate thread to discuss might be beneficial. For myself I've got 2 basses with roasted necks (EBMM DarkRay and EBMM Shorty Ray), 1 bass with a graphite neck (Status CW-1) and one with a standard maple neck. Of these the most stable is the Status (no surprise there), which was adjusted when I bought it over 4 years ago and never touched since, the next are the Sandberg and the DarkRay which I've tweaked twice in the last year and the worst is the shorty Ray which seems to move a little bit from month to month. A small sample group but not seeing a major difference which makes me think there are a number of factors at play....

Can’t go wrong with a Lionel Loz.

Played a private members club last night, didn’t know what to expect as they normally have old school R&B and classic rock type acts. Still they seemed to enjoy it and got another booking for next year so all’s good. Had a major faux pas just before soundcheck when I discovered I’d packed the wrong strap, the one without strap locks, had to do a quick dash home (fortunately only 5 miles on this occasion)…..I found out how nippy the go kart mode was on the Mini Cooper S. Starry night shorty stingray and the normal silver converse. Banana between the 2 sets and a post gig Glen Morangie.

Hope you’re feeling better matey. Can remember doing a gig once with a raging UTI and had to keep a bucket next to my cab….good times 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks, it’s a little darker than it’s bigger brother - also Starry Night finish.

Fortunately these design faux pas are in the minority.

I agree on the 'space saving' aspect. I joined a Glam band and the tight 'stages' meant I used a Status Streamline for the first few gigs to avoid sword fighting with the guitarist.....it didn't really look the part though so I've progressed through various Mustangs until I've ended up with the current Sandy Lionel and sparkly shorty Ray.

Yep, almost exclusively with these 2 little demons….

Good choice, FB seems to be filled with conspiracy theorists and politicising morons. Stay on the 'bass' side.

I've got a Status CW-1; I bought it with money that I received from my mum for my birthday just before she died. I don't really need it for the gigs I do and as it's a case queen I wouldn't want to gig it at some of the venues we do. It's a shame it doesn't get the play time it deserves but I couldn't part with it.

I’ll give it a search Dave….i always like a single malt to wind down after a gig. Personal fave is the MacAllan - why did it get so expensive. Just a smallish club Dave so this is just backline; MB little Marcus 500 with 2 x NY121. The Ray can take a bit of taming but it was ok in this room.

A nice local club gig last night. We’ve just had our annual lay off so this was the first gig in 4 weeks so expected a few cobwebs needed to be blown away. A decent crowd, wasn’t expecting miracles as the club has a patchy attendance for gigs. Was knackered at the end of the night as I’d flown back from Tenerife and not got in till turned 2am….had a well deserved Isle of Jura and the first mince pie of the season when I got in after the gig. Normal MarkBass rig, EBMM shorty Stingray and silver Converse. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A1h4MPtZ5/?mibextid=UalRPS

Nah I consider myself a weekend warrior who hangs around with musicians.....

Nah Daryl. With time moving on I'm now on lightweight amps/cabs, lightweight basses and lately cab repositioning as my hearing has taken a battering (Menieres...). Hoping we've still got a few years left in us mate.

I did this about 9 years ago. A nice post punk trio I'd been part of for a couple of years was a bit light on gigs and I did 8 dep gigs for a mates band and sort of never left. Felt a bit guilty but the leader of the trio was a bit reticent at playing anywhere out of the locality and was too busy to do much on the getting gigs/promotion front so. There were no histrionics and I still see the drummer often and he's helped me out on many occasions since. Still with the band I depped for - longest dep ever.....

Spent about £45 to see Level 42 and Roachford support at Sheffield City Hall the other week - thought that was pretty good value for money.

Personally I've always considered that the electronics package and construction has more bearing than the tonewood. I generally look for something reasonably lightweight but not so lightweight that blowing on it causes a dent.

Nice little gig at a wmc just outside Barnsley last night. Nice audience but numbers were a bit down, this was our first visit so hopefully it’ll be higher on a return next year based on the favourable comments. That’s it for 4 weeks as we always take a break at this time of year to recharge and get ready for the pre silly season stuff. Normal gear set up, Markbass with the EBMM shorty Ray which I’m now managing to tame sound wise with a few eq adjustments. Footwear - silver converse.

Is this a full conversion over to the 'Short Side' now mate?

Sure he’ll fettle it, he’s my go to for all things bass fettling.

It’s taken over 40 years but, as I now almost exclusively play shorties on gigs, does this make me ‘down with the kids’?