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Storky

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  1. So, my newly acquired heavy aged VS has been returned 😞

    The bass looked, played and felt great. The sound could be tamed and sounded good enough in the gig I did with it,  but compared to other basses, the pick-up and two band EQ combo sounded harsh and “brittle”. I did consider swapping out for something else, but at the end of the day, it’s an expensive instrument and I shouldn’t need to muck about with it. I p.ex’d for a Japanese Sadowsky PJ, it’s heavier and doesn’t play quite as nicely, but it’s a much sweeter tone.

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  2. On 24/07/2023 at 19:44, Quilly said:

    I changed out the Sandberg pickups on my VS California for overwound lollars and I couldn’t be happier with the change , bass sounding much more aggressive and driven 

    That sounds like what I need to do! Do you have a link to the pick-up you put in?

  3. I saw you video; I find it “almost” unbelievable that there are those who feel they have the right to say you should look a certain way, or play a certain way. I’d have probably told them to F off, although probably better to just ignore them. I felt you had no need to justify yourself. I’d say keep on doing what you do, it’s clear enough people are enjoying your content and even if they weren’t, it wouldn’t matter as long as you are enjoying it!

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  4. Bass VI. 2020 crafted in Indonesia. Excellent condition, three colour sunburst; just a couple of small indentations on the rear of the body (too small to show up in photos). Slightly temperamental switch for bridge pickup. Includes whammy bar/tremolo arm and Fender gig bag. 

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  5. 3 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

     

    Good call. I wonder if they use the same pickup as on the Gold Foil Jazzmaster and Telecaster guitars, but in a different casing (so it doesn't need a mounting ring):

     

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    I’m sure they do. The reason the pickup looks too small is probably because it’s designed for a guitar?

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  6. On 15/01/2023 at 17:28, dougal said:

    For those of you who are on tenterhooks, I took it to Jerome before Christmas and picked it up last week. 

     

    I can now ?third?, ?forth? the reccomendations above. Lovely bloke, good advice, great price, fantastic work. 

    Yes, I’ve just seen this thread and also used to go to Malcolm Healey until he said he was too busy. I went to Jerome and he set up my two DBs. Good chap.

  7. I have just got hold of a 2014 Fender Rascal. They were not made for long and are short scale; a bit like a 4 string BassVl. I wanted it because although short scale, which I like, they are not small - the bridge is not at the end of the bass. I am very tall so some SS basses look daft on me. I also wanted a bass that worked for palm muting and playing with a pick and this is ideal as you adopt a more guitar like playing position. Although I also play “finger style” I use other things for that and this should work brilliantly in my 60s band, especially since I have now changed strings to LaBella black nylons. 271DB873-4D93-4E6D-B39C-E17099D10BAD.thumb.jpeg.e0c20848c6b3c1b603c260419c80c98d.jpeg

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  8. Our every cell replaces its self over a given period (can’t remember how long) so are any of us still the original person? For example, I don’t look the same, think the same, like the same things that I did 20 years ago.

     

    If all the Beatles were still with us and they reformed, I’d argue that they wouldn’t be the Beatles, just an imprint of what the Beatles once were. In this example, the Beatles were a band in the early/mid 60s - they were a product of their time. They were a great band in that time (because of that time?)

  9. 13 minutes ago, Grimalkin said:

     

    Because it isn't the real thing. You're just selling out the name. If it's a tribute, then it is exactly that.

    It’s an “OLP” to use Musicman parlance. And you could say since Ernie Ball got involved Music Man is just a tribute? (same with Fender of course). I think there is some value in that. The original band might have been 22 years old, full of energy etc and just because they are still going 40 years later doesn’t make them what they were, whereas a new band of energetic 22 year olds might be closer to the originals?

  10. Is it ok for Francis Rossi to continue to tour under the Status Quo name? Maybe if he is delivering an authentic experience?

    Whereas when AC/DC toured with an aging Axl Rose on a zimmer frame. To me that was not AC/DC who for me are young (😉) wild and full of life and energy. It just didn’t cut it anymore.

  11. 1 minute ago, Grimalkin said:

    I think it's very misleading to use the name with no original members left in the band, then it's just a tribute.

    I think in many ways it would be the same as a tribute and some tributes would be better. For example if the members of ABBA reformed, called themselves ABBA and did a show with mostly new songs, I’m sure that Bjorn Again or something similar would be closer to the original band (now in their 70s). But if Benny and Bjorn licensed a tribute act, ensured the quality and ethos of the original band remained, could that band be entitled to be known as ABBA? 🤔

  12. I think that if the band in question are producing the sounds, songs and live experience, there is an argument to say it’s ok to keep the name, even if there are no original members. I think of a band as a Ltd company with the current members being akin to to the board of directors 🤔

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