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  1. Cato
    Spent an enjoyable hour or so learning the Cures 'Just Like Heaven' on bass and guitar then building up the different tracks on a looper pedal. It's a pretty simple song with a structure that works particularly well when done on the looper.
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    I've got a B1ON and a Helix Stomp. I genuinely think certain effects, such as the envelope filters and the synth, sound better through my bass and amp on the Zoom than the Stomp.
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    There have been efforts to bring the electric guitar into the 21dt century, but they've generally been rejected by consumers. Often the new stuff has been poorly executed like Gibson's robotuners and their Firebird X but even the stuff which works as advertised such as the Line 6 Variax has a limited following.
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    https://www.andertons.co.uk/squier-fsr-classic-vibe-bass-vi-purple-metallic-0374582577?msclkid=ffc85fab6ab71f5673223cfc9690effc&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=IMP || Main Catalogue || PLA 1 [Generic]&utm_term=4576236124598320&utm_content=squier
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    Sounds like a QC fail at the factory. If it's a big retailer I'm sure they'll sort a replacement for you, even without the box. Years ago I had a Squire Jazz bass from Anderton's that arrived with a dead neck pickup, they replaced it with no hesitation or additional costs on my part. I just gave the broken bass back to the same courier who dropped off the replacement.
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    I'm fan of the Fender Hi Mass. Not because of any sonic differences though. It's just a really solid unit that locks the saddles in place to prevent the lateral movement you can get on some BBOTs (my Sire 1st gen V7 springs to mind) when you really dig in.
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    It's about £300 more than a pro ii. The Strat and Tele options are a fair bit more interesting than the bass ones, which are rather limited in terms of pick up choice. If this had been an option when I was buying a pro ii Strat last year I'd probably have done it because the options allow me to put together pretty much my dream guitar. Not sure I'd want to pay the extra for a pretty standard passive Jazz bass, albeit one in a very pretty colour scheme. I'm sure others will be up for it though.
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    So what's the story behind it? I can't imagaime Sire do one off custom jobs in house, so I'm thinking maybe a trade show or exhibition model?
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    It'll be interesting to see the price point. I think the current M7 sixer is around the £1k mark new, so not exactly a budget option. Although as a V7 fretless owner I have no doubts of the quality.
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    Loved Jamiroqai back in the day, caught them live 2 or three times in the 90s. Zender's basslines were absolutely key to their sound. A lot of the time the bass was the main hook of their songs.
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    Which works out at £514.93 in 2022. Scary, isn't it?
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    I'm not sure how much the first Squires cost, but according to the B of E inflation calculator £200 in 1980 is the equivalent of £765 today. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator So shocking as it initially sounds £500 for a new Squier today may actually be a real terms price decrease.
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    The Fender guitar brand will always be focused on the 'classics'. Fender own other guitar companies which they use to target other parts of the market. They have Charvel in direct competion with Ibanez more 'modern' guitars and basses, Jackson for unashamedly metal guitars and Gretsch covering the semi acoustic and retro solid bodies.
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    Someone's already probably said it, but Basschat probably isn't a particular representative cross section of the bass playing community. Most of us on here are men on the wrong side of 45, The lack of women players who use the site is possibly down to the blokey atmosphere as much as anything else.
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    I've never seen a bass so ugly that I didn't eventually end up gassing for one. Even those Foderas that look like a whale swallowing a ladder, I want to play one just to see why they built them like that, I'm imagining some sort of supreme ergonomic experience that makes perfect sense of the questionable aethetic.
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    Wild Thing, although describing my fellow 14 year old band members as 'musicians' is pushing it.
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    https://reverb.com/uk/item/55271649-epiphone-explorer-bass-2002 I presume there's some sort of typing error or maybe a rogue pricing algorithm at work here, unless I'm missing something?
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    Market forces I guess. Maybe they see the fact that people still buy tickets as a validation that they're still good enough to perform.
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    I'm not too worried. There's always been a few bands with no bass player. Carter USM back in the 90s, White Stripes in the noughties and more recently Slaves. More concerning is that it seems to be increasingly normal for big pop acts to record bass guitar sounding lines that are either played on keys using a realistic patch or just programmed in on a laptop. Bruno Mars and Dua Lipa spring to mind. Although reassuringly Mars still takes a flesh and blood bass player out as part of his live band.
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    It looks like it belongs in one of Prince's bands. I mean that as a compliment, very pretty in a quirky sort of way.
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    Sounds like I'm a bit late but has anyone suggested the Schecter Dug Pinnick There's one at peach guitars. https://www.peachguitars.com/schecter-doug-pinnick-dp-12-black.htm?opt=34390&gclid=CjwKCAjwsfuYBhAZEiwA5a6CDGZ8WpIzxDEYluO5Wulqw74Y5cbmjV80o5egRM4pbouTVaSH7HgRYhoC-vMQAvD_BwE
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    I don't know if anyone ever said it was their worst album but I was a huge fan of AC/DCs 'Blow Up Your Video' during my metal years, which coincided with it's release. You never hear people mention it now but 'Heatseeker' and 'Thzt's the Way I Like My Rock'n'Roll' are definitely up there with my all tme favourite tracks from the band.
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    I've got nothing useful to contribute, just very happy to see you doing another build.
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    I'm sure the custom shop stuff is great but there's a certain irony that a lot of it seems to be supposedly reproducing instruments that Leo Fender originally designed to be mass produced in factories. Vintage Fenders weren't lovingly handcrafted by a single luthier. They were bolted together by about 15 different guys on a production line.
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    The Pretenders are a bit of a revelation for me. I'd only ever heard their Christmas single and Brass in Pocket and assumed they were a sort of middle of the road AOR band, but this is awesome.
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