Reggaebass

The overnight players and Shaka the great, heavy tune

Came across this little nugget recently, they are worth checking out i think, from what I understand it was first released in 1980 and produced by Dennis Bovell , it does have that Matumbi feel

Welcome Project gemini

He was also one of the producers of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air , great show

Oh my, that’s a beauty

That amp looks amazing, great work there

53 years old

That’s cool, sounds ideal For me even my oldest ones haven’t changed much over the years, maybe mellowed a bit so I can’t see me changing them, I like heavily played in strings so they will probably outlast me 😁

I’ve used alcohol wipes before and they came out well, I’m not sure about lighter fluid, that sounds a bit scary to me

Good you’re getting on well with them fretmeister, they do the low end very nicely don’t they, I’ve had some of mine on for many years and they still sound really great, if ever I sell a bass I always take them off and put them on my new one , I’ve tried most flats over the years and they are the ones I prefer, the only ones I’m itching to try now are the Olinto signature flats but haven’t got around to getting any yet

They are on nearly all my basses, a slightly warmer sound compared with the other labellas I’d say ,which suits what I play , they match very well with precisions for that Motown kinda sound, but they certainly don’t lack any brightness if you want to eq them up , look forward to seeing what you think

Looks like Bassbros are running a competition, anyone gonna try it

Another one here I enjoyed

I used to regularly stop off in DV247 Romford and pmt when I was over that area, DV were really good they would let you play any bass and just leave you to it, I’m not sure if it’s still there, in pmt the sales assistant would stay with you and try to sell you something which I didn’t like, I don’t go in there anymore

Welcome ghostwheel

That’s a great song, I’m old enough to remember buying that album Uprising when it came out in 1980, and I’ve still got it, Real Situation is another good one to play

Definitely, can’t beat a bit of scientist and king tubby

You mean someone is counterfeiting his work 😯 😄

Lovely song stew, I follow Glen Browne, you might find this interesting

Great book, I can confirm this 😁

Great one, I can’t be sure but I think mr Boss man was one of the first tunes I heard by Linval Thompson, would have been around 1980 ish , probably on Rodigan or Tony Williams reggae show

I don’t know much about the technical side of things but if the wires are still attached and it’s just the plate that’s come off wouldn’t the speaker still work?, I think in this situation I would just pay for return postage and sort it out my end

This bassline