Manwithvan

4 hours ago, fretmeister said:

 

I have to make sure I’m not making any rash / premature decisions but I am wondering if my long scale 4 strings will get any use now. I’ll give it 6 months or so and then see if I’m going to keep them.

 

 

I’d give it a lot longer. I’ve added a few shorties recently, but I’ve still got long-scales which are ‘go to’ for certain things, and they’re not less comfortable, or harder to play. I do find that practicing difficult stuff on the shorties pays off when you transfer to long scale.

Thanks for the question Paul.

I’m guessing I’ll need M3 10mm?

edit: now I’ve posted this I see they’re probably flat point 

Thanks to a previous post I have found a source in Spaldings Fasteners. I need to replace stripped screws in a Hipshot A style. Spaldings don’t specify a pitch. Is this likely to be a problem? Anyone know what it should be?

The active versions are both £799…..

pmt might be interested. They currently offer the A1H on preorder at nearly double. £1595!

18 hours ago, scrumpymike said:

Not many Vox Starstream owners on here (Obrienp and RichT are the ones I know) so this won't be of interest to many. Anyway, it works a treat and, while not cosmetically perfect, it's more than good enough for me. All easily reversible to leave the bass exactly as manufactured.

I have the cheap version with single coils. Amazing ergonomics with a distinctive sound and in red it looks like a child’s toy.

I find better strap balance using the lower button.

Nice thread, and some great names.

Here’s some also rans.

Colloidal State - school band name found by a young swot in a chemistry textbook.

The Joe 90s - art school band featuring spectacles.

Schoen ist anders - German for ‘beauty is not like this’: it was in Austria.

Reverend Frank and the Loose Canons - pub blues band, not very tight. I liked the name though.

Jazz Indigo - sensible name for sensible jazz standards outfit.

The Shackletons - accordion, bass and voice. Named by Vic Reeves before I joined, apparently.

This post will come as a surprise to Andy, as he does not know me. But I owe him.

A couple of weeks ago, Andy sold a Yamaha BB1500A and described it as doing the Marcus Miller thing.

This came as a surprise to me, as my 1500 had never come close to that sound.

But after absorbing that ad, it now does it very well, better I’d say than the MM signature Fender I once had.

It’s true that I tinkered with the mid-cut preset to good effect, but I can’t believe that alone could have made all the difference.

Is it all in my head? Or is my playing style now inspired by the faith that we CAN do the Marcus sound? Or when Andy Travis speaks, do all bass guitars obey?

Perhaps he would say something encouraging about the Squier Jaguar?

I bought a Maruscyk Elwood short scale from Vin in January. Very easy transaction, great to deal with.

So in April I bought his Classic Vibe Jaguar as well.

22 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

http://www.stubmandrel.co.uk/14-music/170-cure-the-squier-jaguar-short-scale-s-wimpy-j-pickup

Thanks for this, I’m interested in trying it out on my Jag SS. My stable of Short scale was added to by a Maruscyk Elwood in January, and the medium scales by a classic vibe Jag a couple of weeks ago.

It’s impossible to compare the 30 and 32-in Jaguars, they feel different and sound different. The 30 has new 40-95s, the 32, older 45-105s. I wonder if that’s the main reason?

Just so I’m clear, Stub, the two pickup mods are either below or above, not both.

Yes,  and yes. I can make a quick demo video if that helps.

I prefer to send with the neck off.

Have now sold Andy two basses through Basschat, both delivered by Parcelforce. He is fair and honest, and a pleasure to deal with.

On 19/01/2022 at 20:47, whave said:

The Bronco is pretty nice, I'm a sucker for the maple neck!

 

Have you guys seen the Squier Jaguar in the "for sale" topic? It's so beautiful and cheap! Someone already swooped in, no surprise  

 

Still for sale, I shall have to bump it!

Another sacrifice to make way for new acquisitions.

Scarcely used Squier Jag, owned since new. I've rehearsed with it, and it performed well, but never gigged it. There's a couple small scratches on the back (circled on photo) but that's it for wear and tear, though it's a bit dusty in the photos!

Neck pickup sounds good, both pickups together sounds better; the bridge pickup, alone, I didn't find very useful.

The weight is 3.25 kg, or 7 lb.

Just seen something I want on this very forum, and it needs funds!

What's good: Overwater-designed pickups, clean and clear electronics.

What's not so good: A joint project with the overseas build managed by Tanglewood, who took it back (I bought it new) to rewire the pickups so they were in phase and did a fret dress. It's not light at 4.5kg ( I will double check if asked).

The body finish is rather nice and still in very good order.

Just seen something I want on this very forum, and it needs funds!

What's good: Bartolinis, slim straight neck, very usable preamp with mids switch, light as a a feather.

What's bad: the body finish is rubbish. It came to me damaged, and I have probably made it slightly worse by touching it up. An invisible repair from about 400 yards, maybe!

With this in mind I hope the price is realistic.

17 minutes ago, Boodang said:

guess in this instance, as I'm the one who used phrase rather than the op, I'm being rather lazy and combining micro-compositions and the playing of them into one phrase for the sake of convenience. 

I’m glad you did use that phrase and found your explanations very interesting. I have an improvising band going atm and it sounds like there’s some good exercises to work with based on these ideas. I’ll try it out next session tomorrow! Our sound is clean and acoustic, and most of the players (viola, bassoon, clarinet) have classical backgrounds, so prog or fusion noodle-fests aren’t their thing. 

On another thread Boodang wrote about Nick Blacka from Gogo Penguin and their approach to micro-compositional playing. Rather than divert that thread about best bass players of 2021, I’ll ask here: what do people understand by micro-compositional playing? Because I’m not sure.

I can understand why drummers will want just one rehearsal before a gig. Too often they're brought in too early in the rehearsal process and end up working as a 'machine' while singers, guitarists, keyboard players work out their own parts. I think that drummers are seldom treated as equal contributors, musically. Only bass players really appreciate them!

Of course, playing to a drum machine is as inspiring as bedroom practice to a backing track, and I prefer to rehearse without drums. It might even encourage players to count.

I've been a member of quite a few outfits that gigged without a drummer, and the advice 'No drummer is better than the wrong drummer' should often be followed.

Intonation could be improved but I wouldn’t bother until new strings are fitted. It sounds as if the note gets sharper after the initial pluck ie recovering some tension after stretching.

I know…a whole fiver and the set only lasted a year!

There's a probably apocryphal story of the musician who went into hospital and was asked if he had any allergies?

'Yeah, two,' he replied, 'country and western.'

I'd never listen to country music for pleasure, but it's fun to play.

I like to listen to Allan Holdsworth, Zappa, etc, stuff some say is difficult to listen to.

It's usually too difficult for me to play.

I've been planning a Henry Cow tribute act for some time, but it'll probably never happen!

That's an idea worth experimenting with. I do have a Roland GP100 guitar processor which I could get to do something approximate. I'll try that. I meant I, not you, am happy to get a clean D. I have found I can get lower by only using girth, and no growl, but the sound is a bit tame.

I was just thinking about starting a topic like this, and lo and behold!

I too have the MXR pedal. Low A! I'm happy you get a clean D. All basses seem to produce the same response. I was wondering whether it's possible to split the signal, and use one with the MXR pedal plus a high pass filter to remove the glitches. The other half would remain unaffected.

Anyone tried this?

Nice. Very.

I left my first bass in Austria under the care of my landlady.

She sold it, probably the next day. No idea who made it, but it wasn't a brand leader.

ON HOLD - I can't see how to edit the title - sorry.

18 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Long shot - but if someone opts for the hard case, I absolutely love the yam 1024 gigbags and would buy separately x

There are in a different class, I agree. I'll ask the new owner to contact you if he's prepared to part with it!