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On 21/03/2024 at 13:22, Rayman said:
I had a fretless one, made in Korea, nice bass actually. Very nice to play, nicely put together, no complaints at all.
However, it does depend on how much money you're talking about. Mine was about a ton and a half if I remember right.
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Very sorry to hear your news, Ray.
Echoing the above as well re:BC being the ‘best’ place to sell. The massively reduced number of time wasters here is reason enough for you on its own, I’d say.
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4 hours ago, RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE said:
Yes , windows are a pane
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5 hours ago, nilorius said:
What would be the first words You would say if, returning from work to home, You would found Your bass pickups, scrached by Your pet - cat, when doing nail sharpening procedure? I would scream "goddamned"!
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11 hours ago, neepheid said:
DGAF
Interesting tuning.
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I get this. My number 1 bass (a Japanese Fotoflame Precision) was my go to since I bought it in 1994. It’s everything bass should sound like to me. All other basses I bought across 25 years - from Ricks to Jazz basses and even other P basses - came and went as they don’t sound like that bass.
I’ve now been in a two piece bass and drums band now for 4 years or so, and it’s only since doing it, and massively different stuff with my bass tones, that I’m happy (and really, really enjoying) chopping and changing between a bunch of basses. I’m fairly certain though that if I found myself back only in a ‘normal’ band setup I’d revert to just the Fotoflame P, and be a good few quid better off.
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Lovely stuff. GLWTS.
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There’s ‘General Discussion’ and there’s…this.
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I saw these last night and love the Silver Mist. It does have me GASing somewhat. Not sure I could justify the extra notes though given how great the Vintage Pro/60s T-Birds are at their price point, especially used.
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On 22/02/2024 at 22:47, lozkerr said:
Brewdog, because of the owner's attitude. Which is a bit of a shame because the beer's decent.
Wetherspoons, because of Timbo's treatment of his staff during the pandemic and because of his support for the B-word.
Yep, these two are a fair way up my list too.
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What an absolute disgrace, an abomination even…lined paper, yet written in landscape?
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2 hours ago, Bolo said:
If I had to spend 5k on fenders I'd get 5-6 Japanese models secondhand.
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Russ, were I not now at what I think has to be full bass capacity at the moment after buying that fretless of you, I’d be messaging you again! GLWTS!
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Funky Distorted Liquid sounds like a DDH IPA for the craft beer folk.
Nice review though! 👍
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This problem calls for…a second bass.
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I very briefly had a VBA400 (and the 4x12 matching cab) years back. Magnificent things! Congrats!
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3 hours ago, 7tenths said:
I have just acquired a short scale 'Ashdown Capri' in pink....not something I thought I would ever do (the pink I mean), but I 'ummed' and 'arred' over a Squier Rascal and then missed it. The Capri has a great neck, no fret-sprout, good soldering, full sized pots....and a lousy pickup 😕
Anyhoo....the E string is much quieter than the AD & G. I reckon it is a degaussed magnet issue. I'm so tired of it I'm actually going to replace the pup with a toaster-style 12K 'bucker from Dave Konig at Retrovibe (lovely bloke, I have one of his 'Stinger' pre-amps; an homage to the pre EB Music Man pre-amp and it's a stellar performer in my GB44).
SO, just a heads up and to ask if anyone else has had this issue ? I'm currently running pyramid-648's on it, but that low-volume E is a real PITA. (yes I have tried raising the pickup under the E...it helped a little, but not sufficiently to bring it into line with the other 3)Presumably the same pickup. I stopped being as interested in them at that point.
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15 hours ago, BassAgent said:
Is 500 quid a beginner-level price point?
Nah, not even close given what can be had for sub £200 these days.
Anyhoo, that natural Z7 looks nice.
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Rollng the tone back on the P pickup (and for my taste having soloed it as well on your Yammy) either will get you in the ballpark just fine I’d say.
Conscious you’ve already ‘downsized’ from an upright to electric. If you can, try a Mustang and see what you think. I love them (and shorties generally) personally, but they’re maybe not for everyone.
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1 hour ago, Jono Bolton said:
I had a couple of snide comments at gigs about it being a Squier but I never let it bother me.
I’m often told I don’t look it but I’m a very, very placid chap, but any snide comments about gear from anyone to anyone at any time grinds my gears sufficiently that I do let it bother me and become something of a mouthy runt. I may or may not have deliberately misspelled that…
Annoyed with myself to this day that I didn’t check out one of the Freeman sigs when they were released.
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A rather cathartic rehearsal for my noisy two-piece (bass and drums) last night. Our first since the drummist (also my best mate of some 25 years) found out his Mom is terminally ill. Even well into our forties, just bashing the holy hell out of your chosen instrument still really has a place.
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22 hours ago, Frank Blank said:
Basschat is a real exception to most forums that collapse into nasty abuse at the drop of a hat.
That’s exactly it.
Well done and thanks to mods and (pretty much🤣) everyone who posts!
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Bonkers that Trujillo’s been in the band 20 years and has only appeared on the same number of Metallica studio albums (not counting Lulu in that given it was a collab) as Cliff did in 5 years.
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Nice work. They’re a heap of fun to play. Mine doesn’t get too much use, but I do love playing it when I get round to plugging it in. Given the weight and dimensions it’s also helpful for my lad to knock about on.
Re: strings, Shortscale GHS Precision flats also fit just fine on for the Longhorn, it’s what I have on mine. Outside of those and the LaBella strings though I’m not sure what else works.
Songs that you hate with a passion
in General Discussion
Posted · Edited by mr4stringz
There are many, but I try to focus on the positives wherever possible as all of those songs will mean a lot to far more people than will ever give a hoot about owt I ever produce. That said…
Enter Bloody Sandman! 🤬
Turgid.