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Truly terrible covers of the good and the great
Piers_Williamson replied to Barking Spiders's topic in General Discussion
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Anything by Marcus Mollar.......
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Chew, chew Barney McGrew.....time for Trumpton
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They are properly lovely basses
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Coolest bass lines using the fewest notes.
Piers_Williamson replied to T-Bay's topic in General Discussion
If you ignore the intro... -
Alembic Persuader 4 string bass £2300 - *SOLD*
Piers_Williamson replied to gyrus's topic in Basses For Sale
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Hatters gonna Hat - Show us your favorite gigging hat(s)!
Piers_Williamson replied to SamIAm's topic in Gear Gallery
This has more than a passing 'Chas and Dave' look about it....and who was the famous guitarist who used to play with them? -
Alembic Persuader 4 string bass £2300 - *SOLD*
Piers_Williamson replied to gyrus's topic in Basses For Sale
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Talking of metal, that Bridge looks like it was last seen in the Tower of London Armour Collection......albeit a thing of beauty.
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That is a really gorgeous and historic bass. Does it balance as badly as an Alembic Mark King 🙂
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Importing a Noble DI - What's the extra costs?
Piers_Williamson replied to Steve_M's topic in Effects
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One of my favourite basslines of all time. Bruce Thomas at his very best.
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Classical music pieces - recommendations needed please.
Piers_Williamson replied to miles'tone's topic in General Discussion
Now can someone tell us which Stravinsky piece? I did know, but I've forgotten! -
Classical music pieces - recommendations needed please.
Piers_Williamson replied to miles'tone's topic in General Discussion
Has anyone suggested the reference to Stravinsky in 'Wherever I lay my hat'? -
Is that the in-car hifi?
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FS: Handbox R400 Bass Amp - *SOLD*
Piers_Williamson replied to silverfoxnik's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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It's their cunning way of getting you to go in there (and possibly hold onto your money a bit longer than they should....albeit we love the place 😬)
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If I can add a different angle. As a lefty I was fortunate to acquire a 4 string and 5 string Wal in lockdown (at not nose-bleed cost). For a long time I was snotty about Wals (having bought one from Pete the Fish in c 1990 and not knowing what a bargain I got). I tried all sorts of Wals over the years, mainly at the Gallery and resisted the temptation becasue of my perception of their cost, weight and complexity. That said, one of the Wals I now have I had de-fretted (by the Gallery) to its original form. One of the places I practice is a church hall - where when I play the fretless, I sound like Pino. I took the same bass into a much more constrained practice studio this week (knackered Ashdown rig) and sounded s.....t. I am sure sound engineers can make Wals sound like Pino (as can great acoustics), but I have learned how much the amp and the acoustics of the venue in which you are playing count (at least for a part time player like me). I love my Wals, but appreciate them as a player, not as an investor.
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I last played it in the Bass Gallery, where it loitered for quite a while. It's interesting in that it has a lighter body than a normal Wal 2 and it had some pretty bespoke fretless markers as well
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I think these look the business. The dreaded Guitar Guitar have got three of these in stock at the minute a bit cheaper than the Fender site has them. I have a second hand Custom Shop 66 Leftie, which doesn't have the matching headstock, but is still the nicest four string bass I own. The neck profile on it is slightly different to most other Jazz's, and I prefer it.