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    [quote name='tredders' post='516291' date='Jun 17 2009, 11:46 AM']Thanks for the heads-up re:Peter Cooks - just had a look on their website and that looks like the kind of place I'm looking for.[/quote] Note that there's b*gger-all on the wall in the shop. Mostly out the back or next door - boxed up. They're usually happy to get stuff out if you're interested - depends how busy they are. Note: everything isn't always 100% set-up, but good enough to try out. Great value if you're buying and don't mind the occasional b-stock or ex-display.
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    Fairdeal's not bad in Brum. PMT got slightly on my tits when I went there (don't ask why), but there is a phenomenal amount of gear - much of which is new Fenders and Gibsons on a wall!. On balance, I'd say there's a higher percentage of used gear on Denmark St - Wunjo's, Musicground, V&R, Angel Music. And probably a higher concentration of gear overall within a much smaller area - everything within 5 mins - even Macaris on Charing Cross Rd. Probably a bit more expensive all round, but then you're just mooching, not buying. And closer to everything else - tube station (TCR), Oxford St, cheap food, "book" shops etc. Bass Gallery's fantastic for basses, but not much else up their end of Camden.
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    [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='515451' date='Jun 16 2009, 04:39 PM']That was a Fender Jazz - with flatwounds on!!! Read it in an old interview in Bassist mag many moons ago. (or it might have been Beat Instrumental).[/quote] Ta for that Bass Doc. Time to buy some flatties for the Jazz, I think. [quote name='OldGit' post='515495' date='Jun 16 2009, 05:19 PM']Yes to Andy's EB3 but I'll pass on Entwhistle's temporary Danelectro[/quote] Ta for that, Old Git. Time to buy a Danelectro. OK, muddled now.
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    Macca during the Rubber Soul sessions... No reason not to do it. I've tried it on bass a couple of times but get enormously muddled...Use 'em on guitar lots, partic with drop tunings.
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    Andy Fraser's Gibbo from 'Alright Now' and whatever Entwistle used on 'My Generation'.
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    Hi and welcome Modest gear? You'll have a few people round here drooling over that Hiwatt head. Regards Skank
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    [quote name='GreeneKing' post='514789' date='Jun 15 2009, 09:37 PM']It's going to be a small 'festival' in our drummer's back garden ...we're talking rural [b]Cumbria[/b]...My main concern is with an open air gig with other bands all the issues around PA and whose gear gets used (mines not getting abused by anyone but me).[/quote] Rain? You're gonna need a big old tent! [quote name='GreeneKing' post='514789' date='Jun 15 2009, 09:37 PM']We haven't got a name yet. Lead Guitarist doesn't like 'The Zimmermen'.[/quote] Brian Cum & The Cumbrians?
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    [quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='514830' date='Jun 15 2009, 10:23 PM']a link to Scam by Jamiroquai Z x[/quote] Ah ha. Ta very much, Z. All clear now. S
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    [quote name='iamapirate' post='514784' date='Jun 15 2009, 09:34 PM'][url="http://open.spotify.com/user/iamapirate/playlist/4xerYqG6uyEudMeDZqHIpC"]http://open.spotify.com/user/iamapirate/pl...6uyEudMeDZqHIpC[/url][/quote] As I'm not signed up to spotify, would you care to expand?
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    For the sort of stuff I do (blues, old R&B, rock and rockabilly), I just use a cheap compressor and stay out of everyone's way. Mind you, were I doing contemporary originals, I'd have a pedal board like the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
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    Relic-ing looks a tad - spotty? It's an approach, I s'pose. If you don't fancy the bidding pattern, hang back. There'll be another one along presently...
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    +1 on Elixirs. Mine sound OK for a few years, till the underside of the string flats out from fret wear. Did the calculations and it works out cheaper in the long run, even at undiscounted prices. Of course, YMMV.
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    Yeah - what's all that about?
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    [quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='513257' date='Jun 14 2009, 12:37 PM']I used to hang an onion from mine which was the fashion at the time. Anyway, about my washtub. I just used it that morning to wash my turkey, which in those days was known as a walking bird. We’d always have walking bird on Thanksgiving with all the trimmings: cranberries, injun eyes, and yams stuffed with gunpowder. Then we’d all watch football, which in those days was called baseball.[/quote] Priceless, and one of my faves.
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    Hi Phil, welcome to the forum. Can't help you myself but suggest you post your requirements in the 'Wanted' section in the marketplace - someone might have a spare floating around. You may also wish to search and, if necessary, post in 'Repairs and Technical Issues' for details of any anyone who re-cones or repairs tears in speaker; or asking if any members can give advice give advice on how to do it yourself. Good luck with finding a solution.
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    A lot of blues, most 50's-80's country music and almost anything by the Ramones
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    Growing up is just fine. What you learn as you get older is that you can be as happy, or as unhappy, as you like at whatever age you are. All that changes is your knees go or your back plays up, hence the interest in lightweight cabs! As regards going for auditions: just do it - the worst thing that can happen is that they don't ask you to join, thus freeing you up for the next audition. If you're worried about your playing competence - don't be. Some auditions you go to, you may be technically better than them. Others, they may be better than you. In the end, water finds its own level and so will you. The other thing is, there are plenty of people out there in 'bands' who are completely devoid of self-awareness and therefore fail to recognise their incompetence. So questioning your own readiness is a good sign - it shows you're self-aware. Sort of like: "I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I can gig". Don't worry about mistakes. Everybody makes them all the time, and if they don't, they aren't trying hard enough. And you'll soon discover that there are bigger issues to being in a band than technical competence - like getting gigs and stopping the guitarist getting pissed at half-time! Plus, the gig where you make the most mistakes is inevitably the one that the audience raves about. Good luck with the auditions
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    [quote name='Eight' post='512155' date='Jun 12 2009, 02:35 PM']I'm not too bad on fretboard knowledge, know my scales and basic arpeggio shapes pretty well and can generally thump out crotchets and quavers, semis etc. in good time[/quote] Righto then - the answer, seriously, is yes, you're probably good enough for most bands out there. Why hang around? Just give it another couple of weeks if it's polyrhythmic Jazz or Rush covers you're after.
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    Accountants boring?!? How dare anyone propagate this falsehood. You'll be hearing from my solicitor. He's really boring.
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    Hi Bassmasta2b - Here's another translation for you - no guarantee of accuracy. OP please contact me if any probs with this translation - [i]italics[/i] are mine and indicate uncertainty. [quote]Here's an all original 1982 Jazz Bass - Gold on Gold - part of a limited run (Collector's series) made by Fender between 1981 and 1983 and designed by Dan Smith during the Fullerton era. The Custom Shop hadn't been set up at this time and this was top of the range during Fender's Dan Smith period. At the time, this Jazz retailed new at $1500, which would be cheap - in 2009! Ash body, maple neck with cream binding; as with 70's Jazzes, the back pick-up is positioned closer to the bridge, which adds a little bite. [i](Upgraded?)[/i] [i](Gold)[/i] Tuners; The bridge is more solidly engineered than the standard Fender classic, and, in a fit of madness, has been gold plated ([i]during manufacture[/i]). Legend has it that Fender actually lost money on each and every Gold Strat or Jazz they sold. I bought this bass a couple of years ago from an 'Onlybass-er' who, in turn, got it from Guitar Village. You'll see from the images that it's been around a bit; I'd love to know more about the history of this bass. All I really know for sure is that a well-known luthier in Paris bought it in a pawn shop in the States with a crack in the neck. He did a remarkably good job glueing the crack and adding a metal pin reinforcement through the hole for the Mi tuner ([i]E-tuner?).[/i] Before I bought this bass, I gave the luthier a call to find out more about this problem. He assured me that the repair was 8 years old and gave me all the guarantees to say that the neck was even more solid than before the repair. The neck is perfectly straight, with a nickel truss rod and an unusually low action - 2.2mm at the 12th fret. This has a really great sound - impressive dynamics and a pronounced 'attack'. Great for slap, and, when played with fingers, the mids just jump out at you. To give you an idea of how rare this beast is, here's a link to talk bass. The "French Player" they're talking about is me. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-388629.html%22"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/archive/inde...-388629.html%22[/url] PM me for images of the pick-ups, neck date stamp, original case Photos: Nice little gallery here: [url="http://www.slide.com/r/-P2zxvGs5z_DNty3tSWr9vvlKLeTzC12%22"]http://www.slide.com/r/-P2zxvGs5z_DNty3tSWr9vvlKLeTzC12%22[/url] Soundclips: Go to my myspace group here: [url="http://www.myspace.com/dianadilalba%22"]http://www.myspace.com/dianadilalba%22[/url] and listen to "Cantu Fade" and "Sart " Price: PM me an offer - open to trades[/quote]
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    Yes. Ensure your amp and cab impedances are matched - see wiki here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=135[/url]
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    * Lousy monitoring? Can't hear the bass drum too well? Put your foot on one of the bass drum spurs and [i]feel[/i] the pulse, you old groove-meister. * Are your hawsers slipping? Always tug-stretch your new strings in after replacement - [i]and[/i] each time you tune up. Get the slack out, Mr Rock-Solid In-Tune! * Vocalist Trouble? A sock filled with wet sand makes a serviceable cosh. Watch your local "Hard Man" turn green with envy! * Grumbling Guitarist? Band going nowhere? Clamp down on internal dissent and invade a neighbouring country. Works for China!
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    Love the wonky neck bolts.
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    [quote name='Kongo' post='511748' date='Jun 12 2009, 12:48 AM']Then he'll talk about grooves and the low end being important...And then solo on the high notes for hours demonstrating this![/quote] ...as do 63.7% of all bass players. As regards being boring - well, most bass players are just like you and me - get up, do a job, go to bed - take away discussion of gear and technique and what are you left with? Which is why Motley Crue's "The Dirt" sells. It's the x-rated stuff that's [i]interesting [/i]to many people. Hence the mass disappointment with threads about 'the double thumbing technique'.
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    I think that's just utterly brilliant, whether it works or not. Alex, Bill and all the other lightweight mfrs are out of business. What you really need is some hinged flaps at 45 degrees to the cab-ends to project the sound forwards. Bonkers.
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