Drax

1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Wow! I didn’t even know a CS version of these existed. Very nice.

For 8,800 euros, anything is possible! 

1 hour ago, BigRedX said:

... I have recognise the fact that a lot of them were bought simply to own rather than to use. However owning lots of instruments has allowed my to work out exactly what I like about the ones I'm keeping and why the ones I sold didn't quite "do it" for me.

That's it. Very well put 

Can you remorse over 'factory made' kit you can just rebuy? Maybe. Cort Jeff Berlin 4 was very lovely bass to play, do miss that. Squared off with the knowledge I could just re-buy another one day.

Vintage gear though.. occassinal pangs for the '72 Jazz. Focus on the £3.5K and less sad, but wish it was still on the rack.. 

@Radchenko you don't have much luck with custom builds do you mate?  

Trigger’s broom but great chance to see JB live. Will probably go, if it ever happens. Hell I’d be happy to see any gig right now. 🙁
Old pic though - ‘tache and bass. 

On 08/10/2020 at 10:44, Lozz196 said:

Hi Jon

Terry Chapman of TJC Guitars did a refin on a bass for me in this colour. He no longer does refins but should be able to advise where to source the paint.

Didn’t know he’d stopped, that’s a shame. Used him on your recommendation last year, did a brilliant job. Had another to put his way .. 

All my Dont’s already mentioned. 

Couple that Do work ; 

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 1 

Kate Bush - Aerial 

Beautiful neck 💘 GLWTS 

LaBella were great. 

Std scale E too long for new 33 inch scale bass, and looked like Medium scale would be too short..

Contacted New York HQ, they queried bridge / peg measurements, said they'd see what they could do.

A week later, 2 x custom length E strings arrived in the post, no charge. Great family owned and run business that went above and beyond. 

The frets on the Sire won’t feel different to your Fender , they might even be the same size. 

There’s a variety of fractionally different sizes that get labelled Medium Jumbo. Sire uses 2.4mm, which is often called MJ.  

15 hours ago, acidbass said:

Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.  I know I've done a few pit gigs where you see huge extended notes spanning many bars.  Probably the only circumstance I can imagine it being useful tho.

Even for this, you’d assume a regular J / P would be up to the job? 

Hello mate - this is 1st Gen btw. Lovely bass, GLWTS  

7 hours ago, chris_b said:

You can do a lot in the studio that doesn't work on stage.

Playing live and trying to recreate the recorded sound is where some of these difficulties arise.

Sure, totally appreciate studio can add something. Would have thought live though, so many variables that bridge is pretty low on the list? 

Great question and thread. 

Totally agree that sustain per se is not a marker of quality. We expect some sustain in any instrument, but it’s just one of many parts of the voice.  

Bridge manufacturers have done a persistent job telling us we need more, but stacks of records out there with beautiful, long sustained notes and harmonics via BBOT.  

2 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

I don't mean unknown (although obviously they are), I mean of the people that know them I suspect that more people dislike them than like them.

For sure, totally agree. 

I guess my point was that starting a thread on here bemoaning them has more than a whiff of mischief, and predictable results  

See also Jaco, jazz (daily), range rovers, cyclists, music stands etc etc 

10 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

I wouldn't have thought so. In fact I would think that is the default position. When it comes down to it I would imagine the majority of people don't like Yes.  Certainly when I was at school and just after when I really liked them, most people I knew didn't. 

Totally agree they’re unknown in the wider world but Chris Squire is venerated on here by many. 

18 hours ago, Beedster said:

I’m guessing they’re an acquired taste? 

If you weren't such a long standing poster here, I'd say slating Yes on BC is pretty much trolling

#justiceforJason 

Beautiful 

1 hour ago, steantval said:

Here’s the full song.

 

Always wonder if Lars’ screentime is contractual. So much of the ewok flump, almost zero Rob.. 

49 minutes ago, Beedster said:

It, and the film it's taken from, say everything about music as I understand music. I think that photo alone explains my deep heartfelt engagement with 60's Precisions

Great film. Tull with Iommi , Taj Mahal. So much to enjoy, still sounds great today 

Edit: Hastily assumed film as Rock n Roll Circus, (Keith bass with Lennon & Clapton) might be wrong  

4 hours ago, Beedster said:

How can a bass that no-one would associate with him sell for significantly more than Macca's Hofner, or was it simply inflation? I always associate Wyman and the 'Stone's great basslines with that lovely 3tsb Precision anyway. Oh hang on, that was Keef

Brilliant pic 

1 hour ago, bassbiscuits said:

Er didn't Thora Hird die several years ago tho? That’s a bit niche by any standards. 

Still a better gig than Anne Widdecome 

If you like the rest of if you can just recalibrate. 

Played with a great drummer who was infuriatingly slack on rehearsal start times. I just accepted 7pm start meant we started playing 7.35 , and worked my times around this.  

If relaxed start to rehearsals is the only issue, you’ve found an originals band you genuinely enjoy playing with - a rare thing. I’d stick with it. 

What the western world hears as 'correct' / 'wrong' doesn't necessarily line up with what another culture hears. The global differences are part of the magic of music. 

Possibly source article ..

 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190919142301.htm