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  1. Burns-bass
    It’s not bad news, it actually seems very reasonable indeed.
  2. Burns-bass
    I think I have an entry-level bow somewhere. I’ll check if it’s French, if so it’ll be cheap!
  3. Burns-bass
    I hated Rickenbackers until I played one. Now I love them.
  4. Burns-bass
    I’d buy this if it were in the U.K. Curse you Brexit!!!
  5. Burns-bass
    If you love the bass and want to make it work, then do the work! We live in a throwaway culture where it’s easier to buy a replacement than fix something, and as the guys say here it should be easy enough (if you are happy to get the drill out!). I don’t know much about their Devon hand value, but likely much higher than a Squier cost! If you want a good quality instrument that plays well and should need no work, go with the Squier. I found a Squier jag with the matching headstock for £90 locally ($120) and love it.
  6. Burns-bass
    So a white person can't be offended by a racist joke?
  7. Burns-bass
    The problem is that you’re unlikely to be a marginalised group the target of humour. If someone came on here and the butt of every joke was a balding, post-50 year old man who is slightly overweight and buys loads of gear they can’t play very well then you may feel different. (I’m making a crass generalisation because that’s how this works…) Call it empathy, emotional intelligence or simply not being a Richard and you’ll be fine.
  8. Burns-bass
    You don’t need to be the father of daughters to understand misogyny or the husband of a refugee to recognise prejudice (but it helps)
  9. Burns-bass
    Your best bet is to cash in on the vintage craze and sell it on eBay and buy a modern Squier shortscale bass. You’ll easily sell this for a far higher price than it’s worth and someone will get a project bass.
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  11. Burns-bass
    Good thread. Always have a change of clothes before the gig. You’ll feel better and look better. Never all look down while tuning. If someone makes a mistake, however bad, don’t acknowledge it, look at them or appear upset. You’re a gang, and you’re all in it together. Look at the audience not at the floor. Pack two of everything. Give yourself enough time to get to the gig. Dont check your phone between songs (you look like an estate agent or like you’re bored) Do take a photo of the audience from the stage. Weirdly popular with promoters. Ensure your singer has practised some stuff to say and is confident engaging the audience. If not, give the mic to someone who can. Save the inner band chat for after the gig (especially if you have not very nice things to say Look at your band mates. When the gig is over don’t be rude or aloof, or immediately unplug your gear and rush off (unless your wife or girlfriend is pregnant). Say nice things about the venue on social media (if they are nice).
  12. Burns-bass
    The theory was developed for sporting performance, but can be applied anywhere. It’s just a theory, after all. The concept that if you’re too nervous you’ll make mistakes is something of a truism, in any case.
  13. Burns-bass
    A lot of nerves is about context and emotion. When you’re playing to a large group there’s fear that they’ll hate it, that you’ll make a mistake and something will go wrong. If you’re playing originals or soloing you’re emotionally engaged in the music too, which adds another layer of complexity. I used to be a music teacher (post secondary education) and some of the best players would wilt under the pressure of having to perform to camera. I can’t exactly say why, but we developed plans for each. Some would play alone, others would be happy in a group. Some needed weeks of notice, others preferred no prep at all. We also did a bit of visualisation which works too. For me, I still get nervous playing, but I never let it stop me from taking an opportunity. It’s something I learned from my kids. There’s something that happens to us between childhood. Through adolescence and adulthood that inhibits us from singing, speaking and performing in public. In my professional life as a writer I hate talking to people, and avoid it when I can. Much prefer to be writing.
  14. Burns-bass
    I’ll take this as it looks cool.
  15. Burns-bass
    Play double bass. You get all the annoyance with the added bonus of having to lug a wooden canoe around with you! All joking aside, if you do t enjoy it, why bother? I gave up for several years as I don’t enjoy it and I barely practice at home anymore. When I do play live I enjoy it.
  16. Burns-bass
    These sorts of pranks are so 2002.
  17. Burns-bass
    I’ve read a bit of that 20 page thread and it’s throughly unsatisfying!
  18. Burns-bass
    Lets open that can of worms! I got it, now don’t get it.
  19. Burns-bass
    When I was 16 I saved up and bought a new amp for my bedroom, a Peavey TNT 130, all 50kg of it!
  20. Burns-bass
    Was announced in a dustier part of the forum!
  21. Burns-bass
    Covers or originals? When I was trying to “make it” we’d play anywhere as long as travel was covered. Was never going to make any money. Now we’re doing covers, has to pay for itself and then some. Music will never pay me what my job does but that’s ok.
  22. Burns-bass
    It’s the sort of thing that happens when you’re young that you wouldn’t put up with when you’re older…
  23. Burns-bass
    I’m coming to Weston on Wednesday from Bristol, so I can drop it on that leg if you want?
  24. Burns-bass
    Done and gone!
  25. Burns-bass
    (This is mad, but I recently got this back from Brian after selling it, but I’ve been offered a 60s jazz at a price I can’t refuse so this is up for sale for the same price as Brian. I’ll pick it and send it using his lovely packaging!) £850. This is (as far as I can tell) 100% original, including the brass plate at the top and the inscribed back plate. The condition is, for a late 70s bass, very good indeed, but obviously not mint. You can see there is some buckle rash to the back, some slight chips to the front and a few scrapes to the back. That's the bad stuff out of the way, now the good stuff... This thing sounds immense! It's a full bodied 80s beast. I can only liken it to a Wal in terms of feel, sound and weight. You can coax a huge amount of sounds out of this and, if you want to stick some super-bright strings on, would slap like a beast I'm sure. You can see the condition of the hardware is excellent, with little to no discolouration or damage. The bridge, tuners and everything else are great, and function well. I've tried to picture it, but if you can't see, the frets have huge amount of life in them. Finally, it comes with the original Ibanez branded case too which is in fair shape. It's usable, but I wouldn't tour the world with it, let's put it that way.
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