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PatrickJ

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  1. Thanks all for the thoughts thus far.  I didn't get to play it but I did see a CASA head in a guitar store in Paris.  That thing was huge for a solid state amp, so it's striaght off the short list. 

    I went up to Bass Direct last week, and although I walked out with a new guitar (oops) I was really hoping they would have the MB heads, but they had neither the LM3 or the LMT 😢 that I could try.  

  2. EHX Micro POG, in good condition.  Velcro attached to underside.

    Boxed, with instructions.  There is a PSU too but it's an EU fitting (no idea why a UK one wasn't supplied) so if you want to use this you'll need an adaptor.

    £110 including 2nd class signed for postage to the UK.

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  3. I'm re-working my current rig and have subsequently (and possibly stupidly) decided to sell my Super Compact to help fund.

    It's a Gen3 - full specs: https://barefacedbass.com/product-range/Super-Compact.htm

    Cab is 6 months old and only gigged once, therefore in excellent condition.

    Comes with padded Roqsolid cover with the following options selected:

    • Seam Binding Colour Black
    • Level Of Padding FoamGuard - 5mm Foam Padding & Cloth
    • Cable Pocket Not Required
    • Placeholder Strap 1 X Placeholder Strap
    • Internal Board Protection Pouch Not Required
    • Handle Hole Flap(s) 1 Handle Hole Flap Required

    Collection only and I'm not looking for trades.

    Thanks

  4. This week I've been reworking my pedal board. 

    I've fitted it out with a great set of pedals, spent some time routing all the power cables neatly and safely on the underside of the board and now I want to look at my patch cables, especially as I'm currently using EBS flat cables - eeek.

    I watched the video above and fancied a few of the cables recommended, especially the purple providence ones or even the Ibanez cables, but it seems most listed are not easily available in the UK (from what I could find on google).

    What patch cables do you guys recommend?? 

    I don't need many 4-5x 15cm lengths and 2x 20 cm lengths.  Bonus points for blue or purple coloured cables :).

     

  5. Boss TU-3: £40 In good condition, a few small chips to the paint.

    Boss LS-2: £45 : In very good condition.

    Price includes 2nd Class, Signed for delivery within the UK - listed as not having boxes but I may have them in the loft.

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  6. On 16/08/2018 at 20:57, SICbass said:

    Thanks for that recommendation, excellent. I skipped around a couple of their videos and landed upon this. I shall be playing it every morning before breakfast for the next while.

     

     

    Loved this !!

  7. Scott's website has recently been re-designed and is much better now.  The material has been categorised into ability levels and the lessons into themes.  It's much easier to find relevant content which always used to a bug bear of mine.   IMO the course material is excellent if you invest the time to work through it.

    I've not found the campus forum to be that useful and the individual lessons that are usually on YouTube can be a bit hit or miss, but overall I'd say it's worth it.  I just wish I had more time to invest.

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  8. My first band was through a friend of my wife's.  I'd been playing for about a year and their bass player was emigrating. My wife put me in contact and I went to audition - turns out I was better than their existing bassist so I got the gig so to speak.

    I put my current band together, I knew some guys through work who played guitar and drums and so we started jamming until it became more serious and bandy - we didn't know any singers though so after we'd rehearsed a few times I put an add on Join My Band then run some auditions for the people of responded.  We've landed a pretty good singer but I'm not sure if she's going to stick around.

  9. Thanks again for the information @obi 2 kenobi it was spot on!

    I made my way over to Rue Victor Masses and Rue De Douai this afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed walking up to the Moulin Rogue.  I spent a good hour or so ignoring the kids and browsing 2 dedicated bass guitar stores, Bass Center and Bass Maniac, and a dedicated pedal shop - all in one street!  Bass center was really great, an old school music shop with a good range of brands and a friendly and helpful owner.

    My favourite store however was GUITARE COLLECTION, Rare and vintage guitars.  A locked door affair, entrance on request only.  Once in and he'd dismissed a  young teenage couple he obviously didn't like the look of the guy in the store was lovely  He spoke fluent English and happily talked me through the basses they had - I fell a little bit in love with a '52 P bass.

    If anyone goes to Paris, it's a must for the musician.  When I get back to London I'll have to revisit Denmark street and see how it compares.

  10. I'd always try and buy a physical instrument in store - I can't imagine ordering a bass that I haven't had a chance to hold and play. Neck comfort is of particular importance to me!  This is what I value the most.

    I really like Andertons, they are a great example of how to do retail in the digital age!  They are about an hours drive from me but probably the physical shop I am most loyal to, though frustratingly their range of Basses is not particularly good in store (compared to what is available on their online store) but their range of pedals, accessories etc is amazing.

    i've bought 3 bass guitars from GuitarGuitar Epsom, they have a much better range than Andertons - the usual Fenders and Ibanzes but also brands such as Mayones, Lakland, Sandberg, Music Man etc.  GG's customer service is also pretty good in-store - I had an issue with a Lakland bass I bought there, I brought it in and despite not being able to recreate the issue they gave it to their tech who found the problem and fixed it - all within about 30 mins on a Saturday afternoin with no charge!

    This summer I'd like to get back up to Bass Direct and possibly to the Bass Gallery - I'm also in Paris this week and apparently there's some good music shops here (California Music and Bass Centre seem to be strong recommendations).

  11. On 10/08/2018 at 10:59, Spoonman said:

    Love that Nik Huber bass he picks up half way through 😍

    https://nikhuber-guitars.com/rietbergen_bass.html

    +1 - that's a great looking instrument. 

    I quite enjoyed the video.  I'm a pretty big Foo fighters fan and a big admirer of Dave Grohl, how he comes across and everything he has achieved.

    I've never been particularly taken with Nate Mendel's bass work with the Foos. Rope is the only song he played on that I think has a decent/creative bass line.   Dave demonstrates here he'd actually do a better job if he was to compose them IMO.

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