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Does your mate's grandad know what he's got? I'd have thought he'd be interested, seeing as it's his and all.
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are we being ripped off by the shop or manufacture?
SpondonBassed replied to bassjim's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1488649062' post='3250797'] well i did catch my first green waves. the one where i rode all the way back to shore standing up with a robot dance finish was very cool. no one filmed it though.... bit like my best bass solo in public.... [/quote] Nice. -
Yeah man. I was in secondary school and forming ideas about what I really liked when this was released. Kenny Everett was giving stuffy old establishment types the hump on Capital Radio while all the other non-pirate jocks were playing it safe. In amongst the rough edged [s]punk[/s] pop of the time it stood tall. I was allowed to stay up and watch TOGWT at long last. Being in my teens Mark's style was something to aspire to. Any time a mate got a cassette of Dire Straits we'd all go to the house with the best sound system and listen to it in full. Parents were actually tolerant of it. I suppose because it wasn't "Never Mind the Bollocks" they were grateful enough to get out of the way and let us crank it up high. Five years later they released Love over Gold. I remember waking up in my rented accommodation after a nap during which the radio was on. The album version of Private Investigations was just starting. It was one of those surreal experiences that's stayed with me ever since. Then it all went a bit silly for the rest of the eighties. I was even given a set of those awful leg warmers because my mum loved the TV series Fame. Argh. I'm not sure if it was the first single released but it was certainly the one that I heard first.
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are we being ripped off by the shop or manufacture?
SpondonBassed replied to bassjim's topic in General Discussion
I wish my strings were as cheap. £18 is still not bad. I hope the surfing trip helps take the edge off it for you. -
[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1488567060' post='3250159'] [/quote] I actually prefer that to the headstock that the make is now stuck with. When I looked it up it appears that Fender had tried to get out of that design rut but only for a couple of years; "The Fender Performer was an electric bass guitar released in 1985 and discontinued in 1987, assembled in the United States and Japan. The Performer was also available as an electric guitar." I suppose there is something to be said for following the crowd but it didn't work for me. At the end of the day, there is [i]still[/i] a Fender at the other end of the fretboard.
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Good point. I'll get my coat...
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Who makes the best copies of their own Basses.
SpondonBassed replied to TheGreek's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1488548468' post='3249905'] I still think it was a ballsy move by John Hall to set up Rockinbetter ... [/quote] When I looked at one of those closely for the first time, the name put me off straight away. I have no desire for a proper Rickie so I'd never want a copy. It just struck me as a sneaky fake, the way the lettering on a Rockinbetter is close in appearance to the genuine Rickenbacker. I don't want to drag this out as I gather there has been controversy over this way before my time with BC - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/190096-so-a-rockinbetter-isnt-a-rickenbacker-a-rockinbetter-isnt-a-tokai/"]http://basschat.co.u...r-isnt-a-tokai/[/url] It's all been said by the look of it. Suffice it to say, I don't want any of the popular brands simply because popularity adds to the selling value. It doesn't automatically follow that they're any better than less well thought of brands though. In the end it depends on your reasons for wanting a given brand as to whether it is worth spending more on it than an equally good but unheard of brand. My humble opinion. -
Who makes the best copies of their own Basses.
SpondonBassed replied to TheGreek's topic in General Discussion
My second hand Hohner B2A is a much nicer instrument than my Steinberger equivalent. The build, finish and, wait for it.... tone are all better than the Steiny. It is active where the Steiny is passive to start with and because there is about thirty years between them in age I am not making a fair comparison. I paid less than 300 clackers for the Steiny a couple of years ago. I sometimes wonder what the price of a new B2A in the eighties would equate to these days. -
[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488578998' post='3250330'] If you could spare just one lovely drummer I'd be very grateful. [/quote] I'm surprised at you Discreet. We have a lovely drummer. He goes by the name of Dad3353 and he has a luverly set of road worn clay bongos.
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Anyone with cash wanting a recording console?
SpondonBassed replied to timmo's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1488582701' post='3250352'] Okay, that's a plan. First, buy a garage... [/quote] Here's one; [attachment=239542:GarageStudioProject.png] The host garage [attachment=239543:GarageStudioProject1.png] Partially built The owner's photo diary is here - [url="https://www.gearslutz.com/board/photo-diaries-recording-studio-construction-projects/113696-garage-studio-project-photo-diary.html"]https://www.gearslut...hoto-diary.html[/url] This project appears to have taken three years to get to a near usable state. The diary instalments stop in 2010 however. I hope divorce wasn't the reason. -
[quote name='inthedoghouse' timestamp='1488562463' post='3250108'] JMB rant: Why do some people advertise and not reply? Why not put links to any vids or pages they might have instead of waiting to be asked? And it's pretty frustrating when people put "search for mybandname" so you have to spend ages looking for them, and usually giving up, when they could have simply posted a link. I wish all of you out there looking for a band good luck! [/quote] Thanks. Re: JMB. It could be that, like myself, their accounts have become corrupted or hacked so that the account is no longer accessible. I can still see my ads there but the owner just doesn't reply to my emails. It's the second time an email address of mine has been rendered useless as an ID on JMB because the site owner wont reset my account. I gave up.
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Hey! If something as ugly as the massive Fender knob-end can become a cultural icon then given enough media exposure, clever product placement can make [i]anything[/i] look cool. I'll be in my flameproof bunker if anyone's looking for me.
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[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1488488470' post='3249479'] ...Bass? Oh yeah - 1962 three color sunburst Precision bass. Carried it round in the fender cardboard box because the guy I bought it from couldn't afford the case at the time! [/quote] The first bass that I actually owned was a fretless Squier Jazz. That came in one of those tapered cardboard boxes. My transport then was a fully faired CX500 with detachable Krauser panniers. With one pannier off I was able to strap the guitar in its cardboard box against the pannier frame so that it was upright and "secure". The bottom of the box sat on the left hand silencer but never got to scorchio type temperatures. I used to rip through the Dublin traffic on the way to practice. Looking back it was just plain daft but no harm came to it. Hated the thing though and PXd it before I'd had it six months.
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Anyone with cash wanting a recording console?
SpondonBassed replied to timmo's topic in General Discussion
[attachment=239527:EMI TG12345 MK IV.png] Every garage should have one. Lovely -
[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1488549975' post='3249925'] Never a good idea.... [/quote] I'd have put up with it if it got a better result than this combination of goldy looking dust and epoxy resin - [attachment=239505:Brand1.png] [attachment=239506:Brand2.png] In my defence. It's only for a ukulele. My mate knocks them up for a laff and I thought I'd see if I could do an inlay without the required skills. The inlay shown was done on a scrap piece that would've faced the headstock of another uke build. It looks better without frankly. The circular body is the current build. I wont be trying it again.
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[quote name='tony_m' timestamp='1488544259' post='3249846'] You probably won't want to see the Strat / 6-string bass doubleneck they did then... [url="http://lindert.vintageusaguitars.com/models2/2-thumbs-up-doubleneck/"]http://lindert.vinta...-up-doubleneck/[/url] [/quote] I especially like the photo of a flock of sheep at the top. Bah!
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[quote name='tony_m' timestamp='1488543976' post='3249841'] I'm still traumatised from the first time I saw a picture of a Lindert Loco-motive P Bass... [url="http://lindert.vintageusaguitars.com/models2/basses/the-loco-motive-p-bass/"]http://lindert.vinta...-motive-p-bass/[/url] [/quote] I bet that's ideal for hitch hikers.
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[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1488496601' post='3249558'] Utterly, utterly dreadful. I don't care how great the rest of the bass might be... this is a carbuncle. [/quote] I agree about the headstock but that brass inlay looks a bit special. I tried inlaying with resin bonded "gold" metallic dust once. Never again.
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[quote name='blue' timestamp='1488499333' post='3249581'] Spondon, it's a dark poor quality cell phone video. The only reason I wanted to post it was for you guys to hear the rather top notch tempo one of the new drummers were working with kept. And I wanted to make sure I haven't mislead anyone. We're not a professional band. We're a local bar band. Blue [/quote] Well. Even if you couldn't get it up (ooer missus), I do hope that you will find a suitable clip to put on a non-subscription site at some point. With regard to you being in a professional band however; In Britain, the word "profession" referred to the life careers of people such as doctors, solicitors or any job that required a substantial education and a long term in the job before qualification. Nowadays we get dog walkers who call themselves "professional". Is it like that in the 'States? I always thought, from your descriptions, that you were in a working band. It would be nice to see the band whatever you call it. Fond regards to you and the band
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Nick Lowe - I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass. It was easy to learn. It uses the higher frets as well. I had access to a bass for long enough to learn it at a time when I was clueless, well... more than I am now let's say. I decided I had to buy a bass of my own from that.
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[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1488400519' post='3248706'] Where have all the Carlsboro amps gone? They never seemed to go wrong so they must still be around, they sounded OK and were not overly heavy, Westone Thunder 1/1a through a Carlsboro amp seems to be a bit of a classic starter package of the 80's [/quote] I have a Carlsboro 100W four channel PA. Bought it second hand out of the local paper with two wedges last year. It's great for the play-alongs during practice and eventually I hope to practice singing at the same time as playing... Don't say you haven't been warned.
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[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1488468518' post='3249226'] So there are loads out there that do...this begs the question then "[i]why don't all of them?[/i]". I think the answer may lie in the fact the clip on tuner I was using cost less than a £5. [/quote] Mine was closer to five quid than ten back then. I use neither the clip on part nor the tiny microphone supplied however. Would the clip perhaps be at fault? Maybe it doesn't make a good enough mechanical contact to accurately measure the lowest frequencies. As I mentioned, I feed the signal directly to mine. When it misbehaves sometimes it is either the battery getting weak or poor contact at the jack connectors. I carry switch cleaner in an aerosol can with my cables. If my tuner is picking up hum, a quick squirt sorts it out.
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Does Mr Shpock have the cheek to ask extra for the distressed look - the one on the buyer's face? Beam me up.
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Heads Up! Elixir Nanowebs @ Amazon
SpondonBassed replied to NancyJohnson's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1488443203' post='3248919'] Amazon are selling 14077 sets for £32.00 at the moment...that's about a tenner or so off. You're welcome. Px [/quote] Much obliged http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Okpb0-VWntk