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Everything posted by Owen
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Yeah, my use of "tone" to refer to the sound I am enjoying was poorly thought out!
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I am 87.93% sure this is a Jackson Kelly KE3, but am open to correction. I am looking to trade this with an electric guitar which is not going to give me a migraine when I try and set it up. It comes with a new set of strings but they are in the package so unused. It has seen some action and needs some TLC but it will be really good for METAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!! (read in a high voice with wide vibrato)(You just did. I know it.). Locking trem, Seyomour Duncans and a kill switch. This guitar will do it all. I have nothing specific in mind, I will wait to see what is offered. If anything is. -
It is because you do not have to be a "player" to play there. People are offering their ability as a service to the church. And the reality is that most people in the congregation are blissfully unaware that the music is not 100% "on it". Don't get me wrong, I have lost about 2mm of my teeth through grinding them while thinking "Why are you doing that? Can you not hear that it is not working?"
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Smartarse and useless answer. The kidz love that stuff and spend hours working towards it.
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I would go to Catswhiskers pickups, explain what you want an he will do it. Pickups from across the pond are lovely, but physics is physics, magnets are magnets and wire is wire.
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Maybe they heart LF and just want to support us.
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There is a LOT to be said for stepping back from the ravenous jaws of the internet.
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I knew you knew! But I think that the actual YT account is where the $$$ happens. Having said that, I do not know if the podcast ads generate $$$ as well. You know what? He will be happy that he just has another listener
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To prove I am down with the latest tech I just need to make sure that it is the You Tube channel you have subscribed to (I know you are rolling your eyes at me!) . That is what enables him to actually monetise it - so vulgar, but we all need to eat. Ta. Among his list are Clem Cattini, Dr Gadd, 10cc's drummer, Don from Slade and a host of others who I had no idea about but were a really good listen.
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We know that our natural allies are drummers. I have an aquaintance who is doing zoom drum interviews. Not just anyone mind you. He is talking to drum royalty again and again. To make YT actually pay you need a minimum of 1000 subscribers. He has 908. Like many musicians, he has a year and a half of virtually no paying gigs. Help a brother out for no cost to you by hitting that subscribe button. And enjoy a normal bloke interviewing people in a very natural way. His two part thing with Slade's drummer is a classic amongst many others. Just talking to the players rather than the hype machine. https://www.youtube.com/c/NorthWalesDrumPromotions
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Thanks. This again confirms what I have suspected. Every day is a school day
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Behave!
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I put the last picture in in case anyone wanted to see what was behind the bass. It is made by a superb craftsman who also makes guitars which are lush. Sadly, I cannot remember who he is.
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Sadly it does not look like that.
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Sorry. We finished in Next and then on the way home we decided to go to our favourite Chinese restaurant for a meal. Cos we are crazy and spontaneous like that. We then got home to a leaking washing machine. What a day!
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Am now in TK Maxx carpark and then have a visit to Next. No one should be holding their breath.
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I am fully aware that this would be better with pictures but I had to go shopping. I will do some when I get home. This is brought to you from the M+S carpark.
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Because I am a Time Lord and can bend the laws of physics, I knew I could take a 21" solid body Uke Bass, put metal strings on it and turn it into a fully functioning 5 string bass. Cos, y'know, how hard can it be? And I am a visionary and can see things no one else can see. It turns out that I am not. Another crushing dissapoointment in my life. So, I am left with a £200 ebay import from China with a new bridge routed into the body and a Delano 5 string P pickup both done by Jabba the Wood Whisperer. I also put new machine heads on it. And new strings by Newtone. I tried different windings for the B and physics laughed at my Time Lord aspirations. So it is good to go now as a 5 string E to C bass. Or you could go all Marleax Consat Soprano and string it B to G but an octave up. The low B is not great AT ALL on it but fine as a really long and spongy thumb rest. It has the original pre-amp in it which functions really well and is Treble/Mid/Bass an a Vol control. And the Vol control has a center detent in it. Crazy madness. If you wanted to keep it as an at pitch E to C then you would need to order a new top C from Mr Newtone. If you wanted to get all Marleaux Consat Soprano on it then you would need to order a new set of strings fron Mr Newtone. Is it as good as a Marleaux Consat Soprano? Let's face it, no. But in reality it is a remarkably nice instrument which has been fettled by the Wood Whisperer. It is about 18% of the price (I made that up) and good to go.
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GAS rears it's ugly head!
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Let me know. 1 or 2 tickets? Ta.
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I wait 10 hours for THAT?
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I am going to tune my short scale bass BEAD. Am I nuts?
Owen replied to BELA's topic in Bass Guitars
I have just proved that a B does not work on a 21" scale bass. Just in case you fancied going extreme. -
Thanks, I am figuring that is how it is. But I have made so many stupid mistakes in the past that I have learnt to check things first by now.
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Ta. This is what I am thinking but need grown ups to confirm my suspicions.
