Bagman

On 18/06/2025 at 08:33, nekomatic said:

 

It was a Saturday night - I guess that makes it all right?

what have I got to lose? 

Walrus Canvas Tuner

lots of bells and whistles 

I just want it to tune 

anyway it works and might be the “fastest “ tuner I have used 

yeah fretless 2EQ stingray with Pau F fingerboard is lovely 

2 hours ago, Bilbo said:

This one was a bit of light relief for me but it's gorgeous! This is Dave Holland's complete performance of the tune 'The Color Of Iris' from the 2013 'Prism' album. Beautiful.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-color-of-iris-dave-holland/

Can’t use lugubrious twice in the same sentence sorry mate 

Otherwise fantastic 

i enjoyed it - can you let me know what Bass and strings

I use flats only with the SGFX Beta V 

6 hours ago, tayste_2000 said:

Too long, too boring, enjoy, don’t think I’ll be selling this now

 

 

i quite like 11:51 - good stuff

Sly and The Family Stone " There's A Riot Goin' On"

an important record but not one I have listened to in some time 

i was incredible 

a pity that the rest of the band was rubbish 

then I remembered I was playing with myself 

no more guitar for me 

I bought this “burgundy “ EB strap from a NZ family music store which is unfortunately closing down

I think it’s sort of ok cosmetically 

8 hours ago, dannybuoy said:

I think the overall EQ / bass boost is the same. Heard one commenter saying one or the other was more ‘amp-like’, but that’s about it.
I can get the V pretty close with the switch to the right and boosting the presence, but it’s not exact.

The Beta V 2 band eq reminds me of the old Stingray 

I asked Greg SGFX about the Beta V and the new Diamond EQ Boost Drive , now deciding what to do 

Band Practice is for the Band to Practice 

2 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

Thanks for confirming the New Zealand link - this I think is a rebadged Cimar 1905 model  - it's pretty much the same as @Bassassin sunburst model but with a different badge on the headstock

virtually all the Diplomat Basses I have seen were short or medium scale 

Cimar - were also imported here (apparently) and before they were a budget range Ibanez 

Diplomat = Aria sent to New Zealand from mid-late 1960’s 

On 01/06/2025 at 00:01, Mudpup said:

A lady friend interested in dating a bass player? You need to at least make it feasible bait.

A lady friend interested in dating a Fretless Bass Player?

Nothing inspiring here for Bass Players 

On 29/05/2025 at 05:02, itu said:

I bought it here from our honourable @graham1945. The 19 mm string spacing of the 35" neck was the thing, this is a very playable and stable instrument. I also like the sound of bartolini pickups very much.

My Grendel is also Bartolini 35” scale 19” bridge 

I paid 5/8’s of fa for it yet is probably my favourite 

I’ve not had a go on that but the Dreadbox Kinematic was a heap of fun for sure!! 

23 minutes ago, Russ said:

Actually been finding myself wanting a late-80s Longhorn (b*ner) Jazz as of late. They're over 30 years old so they're classed as "vintage" now and they're still quite affordable. 

I sold mine about 3 years ago (?) 

Heavy instrument, but had good balance playing standing up. Mine (and the other ones exported to Asia Oceania) didn't have the TBX circuit 

I pretty much used it with  flats (Chromes) Diamond Comp and Sadowsky preamp 

On 20/05/2025 at 10:34, 80Hz said:

I’ve been trying to come up with an unpopular opinion here, but the truth is I pick up my Jazz and say, ah, this sounds nice and plays great. Then I pick up my P and say… well, sounds nice, plays great!

 

There’s a lot to be said for knowing each sound well and when to deploy it. There’s so much territory can be covered with two pickups (or one!) with different strings and playing techniques. It’s also fine to stick everything on full and not overthink it😁

 

This reminds me that I’ve never actually had flats on my Jazzes. Some homework to do there.

I use LaBella FS 105 E on my 71 Jazz

smooth as a baby's bottom 

 Genesis 5'er , rare and by all accounts stunning 

I would very much like a go on one 

well done Itu 

nice pedal - the Enhance pot was unusable for me however

I prefer the older Brown Boss Limiter - they are fairly scarce now - so for a lower cost VCA type compressor/limiter both Boss options are very good

I have yet to try the new Boss Bass Compressor 

Bassist UK November 1997

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