davegriffiths91

Hey folks. Couple of things I have found knocking around my garage that are of no use to me anymore!

I have this upright bass pick up, don't know the make or model but it works! SOLD

And I also have a Tiger double bass stand available. SOLD

Cheers.

Hey folks. Few pedals to sell.

EHX Enigma Q-Balls - SOLD

Solid as a rock envelope filter. A little scuffed but all in good working order. No power supply.

Nux Chorus - £7

Apparently the same circuit as the hartke chorus. Sounds great to me ears!

Boss OC3 - SOLD

We all know about this one.

Mooer Bit Crusher - SOLD

Bought on a "I'm really into synth sounds" phase which lasted a day. It sounds great but realistically I will never use it.

Zoom b1xon - SOLD

Bought this to practice on cruise contracts but just upgraded.

Cioks dc5 power supply - SOLD

The best power supply there is in my honest opinion. Solid as a rock and it will fit under your pedal train, perfect.

Yeah, these are the tunes I can't find! 

It's nothing to complex just very time consuming!

Before I embark on making a bunch of charts myself, does anybody have any of the following they would be willing to share?

Everyday - Buddy Holly
I feel the earth move - Carole King
Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Weather with you - Crowded House
Glad All Over - Billy Fury
C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
I’m still standing - Elton John
I'd rather go blind - Etta James 
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
I'm into something good - Herman’s Hermits
The air that I breath - The Hollies
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Hold back the river - James Bay
Let it go - James Bay
All night long - Lionel Richie
Good golly miss molly - little Richard
Wagon wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
New Shoes - Paolo Nutini
Do ya think I’m sexy - Rod Stewart
Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Stitches - Shaun Mendes
Thinking of you - Sister Sledge
Sha la la la lee - The small faces
Last Nite - The Strokes
Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet
Baba o Riley - The Who
My generation - The Who
For your love - the yard birds

Any of these would be mighty helpful and will save me a lot of time which I already don’t have enough of!

email em over to [email protected]

Cheers!

Any trades?

Hola folks.

My next contract is a cruise ship coming up in June and I would like to take my effects pedals with me. The last two contracts I have done have been in a 4 piece band in the middle east and I found myself using my pedals frequently to fill out the sound etc. 

I have a cioks dc5 power supply for my pedals which has a switchable voltage from 230 to 120v so if I switch to 120v and use a plug adapter will it work if I am working on a cruise ship?

Purchased a bass off Steve a couple of weeks ago.

Top guy to deal with easy transaction. Buy with confidence!

What trades are you looking for?

Are these strings alright for jazz?

If I manage to sell a couple of pedals I may take this! 

The cheaper the better!

Just now, Dad3353 said:

I tried 'bass preamp 3-band blend' in an Ebay.co.uk search, and found loads. I had to change a preamp on a bass a while back, and bought a fairly inexpensive one from Ebay. It works just fine. Is it as good as an East preamp..? Probably not, but it does exactly what I wanted it to do, no problem.

Hope this helps.

I did the same and found the Artec ones coming up alot. 

Is this the same one you got?

Hey guys.

I was playing an Ibanez Sr506 out on my last contract but unfortunately the preamp has died. I took it to my local guitar shop and they have confirmed it’s definitely the preamp and that Ibanez no longer have these preamps available to replace it. So basically I need get a preamp to replace it.

I got the bass for dirt cheap from Facebook so I don't really want to invest a lot into it, the John East, Aguilar etc route isn't really viable for me.

My question is, are there any cheap 3 band pre amps with pickup blend out there?

Cheers

Dave

I use a gopro session and record audio directly into my Mac then sync up in iMovie. I also use iRig2 into my iPad and use the iRig app to film. That works a treat and cuts down on editing!

Has anybody got experience with this course?

https://www.talkingbass.net/simple-steps-sight-reading/

Hey guys.

I'm currently on a contract out in Bahrain playing in a hotel playing four chord pop tunes. Not particularly nourishing for my playing but it is giving me chance to refine my technique playing 4x45s 6 nights a week.

However, I do have a good internet connection and a lot of free time during the days so I am looking to make myself more “employable “ for when the contract is up. I realise I have asked these questions in the past, I started taking lessons when I was back home but my teacher wasn’t great and naturally life got in the way. 

So now I’m looking for some online courses which will take my sight reading to a respectable (and employable) level. I don’t mind paying etc, so if scotts bass lessons has a great sight reading programme I’ll sign up, or if Janek Gwizdala bass lessons.tv has one great (I really dig his playing and enthusiasm).

Any pointers would be appreciated. There’s no teachers out here that I can find and no music shops where I can pick up sheets etc, so all that’s kind of off limits for me.

Cheers.

Flew again last week with BA. Used the SKB bass safe with no issues. My guitarist was flying with his guitar in his fender fitted hardcase and they wouldn't let him take it in on board so it went in the hold. It survived with no issues!

I'm on contract in Bahrain playing modern pop tunes.
90% of the set I'd say I've never heard the original tunes. Or at least I hadn't until I took the job. It's not my bag to listen too, but I love playing. My practice time is consisting of learning more jazz etc because the gigs are long and boring!

Saw them in London on Saturday. One of the most entertaining bands I have ever seen.

Hey guys.
Recently picked up an Ibanez 6 string bass which I'm really enjoying.
One thing that does bug me though is the huge gap in between the pick ups, I'd love to have the option of my right hand being smack bang in the middle of pick ups so I'm looking at getting hold of a ramp.
A quick Google search has got me no where so ask you good folk, is there anywhere I can get one made online? I haven't got the facilities for it myself and the local luthier says he doesn't make them!
Thanks
Dave

The SKB bass safe is the only choice for me. I can't imagine taking a bass in a softcase and having to check it in, too risky!

Any pictures of you playing it? Looks like the tripod stand might be abit awkward to play?

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Getting older is really tough. I've never heard of any of those artists you listed.

I'll YouTube them.

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They are all old!

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I have been (a passenger) on a few cruises. I have seen band members of guest bands and comedians having a drink several times. Had a long chat one night with a comedian after he needed somewhere to sit so joined our table and he had quite a few. But as others have said, every one could be different. One thing not to do is to try and sneak anything on, they all now use airport style scanners so you will be caught. We took a bottle on board a royal Caribbean at the first port and had it confiscated (we hadn't read the rules) and it was returned the last day. They all tend to have a zero tolerance for staff misdemeanour, from what I gather even tiny transgressions see you walking the gangplank at the next port.
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How was the Royal Caribbean ship?
I'm out on Equinox this coming Sunday for 6 months.

Band I play with likes to play the "original" version of songs. When things have been sampled etc people know the melody but often think we have re-arranged the tune.
Examples -
Labi Siffri - I Got The
Anne Robinson - You Did It
Max Romeo - Chase The Devil

Etc etc