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Burns-bass

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  1. 33 minutes ago, SumOne said:

    Facebook marketplace seems to bring out the worst in people.

     

    Just this weekend, I ended up staying in for a buyer that never turned up, no response to messages even though they'd been hassling for about a week with loads of silly questions and to arrange the collection time. I'd put off other buyers and changed weekend plans. I just can't fathom what's going through their heads to be such time wasters and so inconsiderate. 


    once a buyer asked me to deliver an item (giant bean bag!). I put it in the car and drove to their flat. I rang the bell and…. They switched the lights off, closed the curtains and pretended they weren’t there.

     

    It was actually quite funny. What was less funny was the guy messaging me again asking for details and if he could pick it up.

     

    People are genuinely mad.

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  2. 7 hours ago, bubinga5 said:

    In the 20 + years of selling instruments ive never received the shit that ive just received on Face Book. Im selling a Mono M80 bag that is in great condition . The inner cable pocket thing has come away stitching wise. I started by selling it at £120, which was probably optimistic. I got comments like "set it on fire".. "Way over priced" etc.. I have never ever got this on Bass Chat.. If its over priced make me an offer. Me and my wife are really struggling financially which I didnt mention, in hindsight maybe I should have. I dropped the price to £90.. But no, still overpriced."could I stitch it myself"

     

    I would bet some of these darlings are on Bass Chat... I just dont get the outright destroying of someones for sale advert. Just PM me about a price. It is literal out and out vitriol. I will say I was so pissed off I sent some messages that were not very polite, unfortunately I have a temper. Why though I just dont get it. This would never happen on BC.


    People don’t understand the emotions going on here. I think that people can be very cruel at times without realising it.

     

    When I’ve seen things that are advertised incorrectly, I’ve messaged the seller to point this out politely.

     

    Hope things get better for you and your wife.

     

     

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  3. 5 hours ago, lowdown said:

     

    @CharlesBerthoud‧ 1.78M subscribers‧425 videos 

    :D

     

    https://www.charlesberthoud.com/about.html

     

     

    I think he probably does all right for himself and he strikes me as a very accomplished musician.

     

     

     

     


    He’s recently released an album of his own compositions.

     

    Given its primarily bass-led it’s hardly going to be a big seller, is it?

     

    The YouTube videos probably pay for him to go that. All power to him!

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  4. 2 hours ago, Gasman said:

    Just my own opinion, but isn’t Mr Berthould, genius technician as he may be, a self-promoting PITA and the antithesis of what bands actually need in a bass player?


    He’s a new type of musician/artist that makes money with videos online. It baffles me that people would spend their time watching this stuff but people do - and it’s highly lucrative (apparently).

     

    I think it supports his musical career, which is cool.

     

     

     

  5. 11 hours ago, Aidan63 said:

    is it routed under the pickguard for a neck pickup ? 


    I really don’t know. Given this is a Squier, I’m pretty sure they’d use the same bodies as a normal Tele (to save cash) so would assume yes.

     

    This one certainly does:

     

    https://www.squier-talk.com/threads/purple-squier-sonic-esquire-ngd-plans.202372/

     

    If you’re interested I can remove the guard and take a look.

     

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  6. I have no idea, but the internet provides an answer!

     

    Significant discount if you want it…

     

    Bridge position. The pickup is routed through the volume control only, with the tone control bypassed.

     

    Middle position. The pickup is routed through the volume and tone controls.

     

    Neck position. The pickup is routed through the volume control and a fixed treble roll-off capacitor that produces a very dark, bass-heavy tone, with the tone control bypassed.

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  7. i'm getting to the end of my clearout now, but this is still here. It's an excellent condition Squier FSR esquire in seafoam green. These stripped down guitars were released in limited numbers and are really wonderful. 

     

    This one has had limited lpay which means it's all in perfect condition. There is some discolouration on the scratchplate screws (I had considered replacing these, but thought better of it). 

     

    The action is low, it sounds amazing and looks great. 

     

    I had sole this on eBay but the buyer was rude, which upset me a little bit so I cancelled his bid and will sell here. I can provide a POD acoustic guitar case to ship this in (free, naturally). 

     

     

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  8. 40 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

     

    Indeed! There's jazz and there's jazz... 😁

    I know that in certain jazz circles (i.e. the more acoustic end) electric bass (or anything electric!) is either kind of frowned on or not acknowledged as being suitable for use in "proper" jazz. Use of one demotes the music to "fusion" and not worthy of attention by "serious" jazzers.

    I had recent experience of this when I asked a local jazz promoter if he would be putting on any more electric jazz or fusion gigs. His reply, dripping with condescension, was "You’re clearly an authority, perhaps one might suggest attending one of our sessions, we’d certainly appreciate your opinion...then perhaps you’d have a better understanding of our Jazz performances!". With a reply like that I wouldn't feel like I was welcome at any of their sessions - all of them (for the last 3 years at least) have been quite straight head "traditional" (not trad!) with brass, piano, double bass and drums with Julian Siegel perhaps being the most "out there". No electric anything... And none were really in any way swinging, none were really about groove, which is what I want in any music, from punk to Vivaldi!

     

     

    Nah, I grew up listening to fusion stuff and am not a snob at all. 

     

    It's all personal preference, it's just I've never really enjoyed a bass solo (I can admire them though!).

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  9. 52 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

    It strikes me that the bass players most BCers don't get is the ones wot play a bit jazzy... The usual criticisms are "no musicality or feel" but I reckon much of that dislike is due to a hatred of jazz! 

    The bass players I find over-rated are those who simply lay down the bottom end with minimal flourishes - in other words are basic bass-players allowing the rest of the players to be the actual musicians 😁 Calling Mr. McCartney!!


    I don’t buy this. 
     

    I love jazz and play it live and at home and I can’t stand the virtuoso stuff (or Joe Dart).

     

    Part of it is the register of the instrument and the challenge in shifting larger intervals. Piano, guitar and brass are just so much more suited to it. Bass solos to me just sound so forced, even when they’re technically beautiful. 
     

    This is less of an issue in DB where the timbre of the instrument adds character.


    I also can’t stand Flea. But that’s years of being a bass teacher.

     

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  10. The best intermediate rig I have seen (and use) is a Trace Elliot Elf into a Barefaced 1x10.

     

    It sounds absolutely fantastic, is portable, and easy to set up. It’s also reasonably cheap for such quality gear. 

     

    There are only a few knobs to turn, and they all character the sound, which makes it easy to use.

     

    I’m using this rig to do a jazz session later tonight. I’ve used it in a pub jam session for both bass and double bass. On the weekend I saw someone gigging the same rig in a surf rock band.

     

     

     

     

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  11. 11 hours ago, Hutton said:

    I know that. The info I offered was the luthier that changed the fretboard, why it was changed and the significance of the inlay. I also included before and after photos. I thought all of this info would be appreciated by the new owner. However, as I say I wish I hadn’t bothered and I will take this thread as a learning curve. Sorry for taking up bandwidth unnecessarily.


    I think what you were doing is a really important thing.

     

    If you check out the Vintage Fender thread you’ll see how the listing of one of my old basses and the reality are very different.

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