Bagman

It has been well looked after - nice one

Yamaha P Bass (MIT) possibly 1986  *

Ibanez Roadster V*

Hohner B2A *

Steinberger L2

Vester Bubinga Spector copy which I converted to fretless Stingray style*

1971 Jazz

Guild Pilot V reissue DeArmond *

1989 Fretless Jazz Fender Longhorn*

1976 Precision

2005 Tobias Growler Arkansas*

1996 Tobias Growler Nashville*

2EQ Stingray Fretless unlined 2002 

Warwick Fortress Flashback 5

2004 USA Stingray Sub 5 

On 18/12/2024 at 14:41, basshead56 said:

So the Victor Bailey I got a few months ago marked bass number 50 that I've owned.

I've had a count and it turns out I have moved on 30, still have 20.

 

On the block to chop - My EB Musicman Stingray 3EQ and my 90's Dano DC.

Will replace with one - either an active Jazz of some kind (currently eyeing up another QMT in cherryburst or a 2016 American Deluxe Jazz in Natural) OR a 2023 Am PRO II in Dark Night with rosewood.

 

What I've moved on over the years, in chronological order:

 

1 Fender Mike Dirnt Sig Precision Bass Black/White/Rosewood

2 SX Acoustic Bass 4 Natural

3 DaisyRock Rock Candy 4 Pink Sparkle Active

4 2001 Fender Jazz Deluxe Active Black/Tort/Rosewood

5 2002 Fender Geddy Lee Jazz Bass CIJ Black/White/Maple

6 2002 Fender CIJ 70’s RI Precision Olympic White/Black /Rosewood

7 2004 EB Musicman SUB Bass Red/Black/Ebony

8 Epiphone Thunderbird IV White

9 1994 Fender Precision Lyte Deluxe Green Sparkle/Gold

10 Gibson Thunderbird Studio V Ebony

11 2004 Fender Mustang Bass CIJ Fiesta Red/MOP/Rosewood

12 1994 EB Musicman Stingray 3EQ Natural/Black/Maple

13 1979 Fender Precision Bass Sunburst/Black/Maple

14 Schecter Diamond 4 Black

15 2004 Fender Mark Hoppus Sign Precision Bass mk 1 Seafoam Green/MOP/Rosewood

16 Squier Jaguar VM Black/Tort/Rosewood

17 Epiphone Thunderbird IV Black/White/Rosewood

18 Fender Victor Bailey Signature Acoustic Bass IV

19 1970’s Aria Diamond Ric copy

20 2000’s Dean Stylist ‘Cabbie’ w Gretsch Blacktops – NYC Cab Yellow/Checker/Rosewood

21 1993 Fender JP-90 Bass Black/Black/Rosewood

22 BC Rich Virgo Celtic

23 Squier CV 50’s Precision Bass Fiesta Red/Tort/Rosewood

24 Squier SS Jaguar Bass Black/White Pearloid/Rosewood

25 Squier Precision Bass Mini Torino Red/White/Pau F

26 2004 Fender OBP-51 RI Precision Bass refin White/Black/Maple

27 Jackson CS Minion PJ Green

28 2011 Fender American Standard Jazz Bass Sunburst/Black/Maple

29 2007 Fender Jaguar Bass CIJ series 1 Hot Rod Red/White/Rosewood

30 2013 Squier Classic Vibe 50’s Precision Butterscotch/maple

 

 

All these sold in NZ? was the Sub a 4 or 5 stringer ? 

In 1988/89 I had a Hohner B2A, was well made 

I also had a try on a Hohner Jack which I thought was well made if a bit vague in the electronics department

well done you - instrument looks great 

looks like Roddy Piper

Advert from c.1980

3 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Yeah, I had the same thought when I saw one a while ago. Or the makers have a keen sense of irony. 

Apparently they are marvellous . A cast over here in NZ has one, he loves it. As far as I can tell it's a great piece of kit for people who don't use an amplifier 

Simplifier is simply the wrong name for that piece of kit

On 30/12/2024 at 11:45, JapanAxe said:

I can recognise when modes are being used, eg today I have been playing ‘Coz I Luv You’ by Slade, which leans heavily on the Phrygian. But I never bothered learning them by rote.

 

To me their most useful aspect is modal interchange, where chords are ‘borrowed’ from other modes - it’s used a lot in rock, particularly using chords from the parallel minor (Aeolian mode).

Careless Whisper 

Saxophone run is A Phrygian 

Modes - Diatonic Harmony - compulsory learning for me 

Unlined for me

previously had a lined (defret) 

aesthetic / vanity unlined is best , looks cooler 

I use compression and a very light overdrive with my 2EQ Fretless Stingray 

for Blues and Walking lines. I like the original attack and bloom 

5 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

You are right as this is what the Cutlass originally was, but now it's a kind of EBMM P-Bass...

 

Here's an original Cutlass, the model was introduced in very late 1982:

 

looks sleek as

apparently there was one here in Christchurch mid 1990's at CJ Charlie Jemmet's store 

Steve(Kiwi) got to play it 

I remember reading a Cass Lewis (TTD - Skunk) interview he liked the Cutlass 

So I thought a Cutlass was a graphite neck Stingray 

and a Caprice was the EBMM version of a Precision... 

My Sub 5 is heading to the luthier's on 10/01 as I don't like the 10th fret at all. The neck however is good so assuming this "fret level" is not problematic I expect it'll be a good purchase. 

8 minutes ago, ProjeKtWEREWOLF said:

 

I still have pedals from 30+ years ago!  I love the idea of the Atlas though. Missing out on functionality because an app is no longer supported is a bit disappointing.

Boss OC-2 

Boss PQ-3B

Boss BF-2B

Diamond BCP 

Sadowsky Pre Amp

all old, all great 

Today was good 

I used D'Addario half wounds for probably 20 years

they are very sticky when new 

I don't use them anymore - flats only for me  - Halfs are probably an individual feel thing 

they were good for calming down very bright basses 

The late Aaron Tokona

Jerry Jemmott

Anthony Jackson 

Peter Hook

Paul Chambers

Prince

Fretless is fun. 
 

I wouldn’t be without one, in fact I would quite like a Fretless 5 

Free The Tone Silky Compressor 

VCA type. Best I’ve used 

Ashdown CTM-300 into a Ashdown 1510H

2 Stingrays 

the website was called something else (Bass World?) I had a hoodie from it 

I can't remember when that was 

On 05/08/2024 at 09:38, dub_junkie said:

USA SUB bass as well

I couldn’t find a Classic but I have a USA Sub 5 incoming