Manny

this is a beauty pic 

On 24/07/2022 at 21:30, MacDaddy said:

 

Still waiting 😉

And still…

merry xmas 

On 24/02/2022 at 15:22, Bassfinger said:

Being an HB underneath is nothing to be ashamed of.  A decent body is a decent body, and the tree never knew nor cared which brand of bass it would end up in.

Agreed. No shame here.

Nice one, thanks @Pea Turgh.

Is it worth the gamble (& expense) of making it slightly lighter & improving its looks? Probably not. Will I have a go anyway? Quite possibly. Am I capable? No chance.

I assume the main reason why it’s so heavy is the body? 
 

I really fancy respraying the body with nitro paint as I like how the bass feels and sounds, but wonder if it’s worth buying an eBay JB body and using that instead, based on the heft of the HB.

On 06/07/2021 at 10:34, Mcgiver69 said:

This one is a very good free bass amp

https://lostin70s.com/plugins/BassDeluxe

 

Thank you @Mcgiver69

30 mins ago I didn't know what a VST was, now my Ableton has a bass amp.  Ta very much.

Excuse my ignorance but what is a series/parallel switch? Is that a pup selector?

Are they both done?

I have only just discovered this thread / your website @tomread  - this is amazing, thank you.

I really don’t need this - or to be £500 lighter - but… what a deal. I’ve never even played anything nicer/more expensive than a mim fender. I’m definitely not a good enough bass player to warrant it. But so tempting.

You’ll surely get a quick sale at this price.

Great thread & good luck with the build @WHUFC BASS

Will you be able to get a drum kit in there? Is that the plan? 

On 01/05/2021 at 11:24, carlitos71 said:

Don’t even think about it (bidding I mean)!

(Only joking! Not so sure if I will go for it but might be good to discuss here so we don’t end bidding against each other...)

I’m not thinking about it 

edit - good luck with it if you buy it

23 hours ago, carlitos71 said:

This one is on ebay:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224439999794
Considering bidding as interested in having a go at fretless... any thoughts from people here?

I’ve never played a fretless but that looks magnificent 

30 minutes ago, lonestar said:

I have one of these. Great aren’t they ?

Yes, it feels great. Mind you, I am upgrading from a £140 Harley Benton JB.  

The Fender weighs about 4% of the HB.

Its got flats on it; never used ‘em before. Lovely.

Props to the GAS - a concept (well the label at least) that I learnt on this forum.

I got this yesterday. I’m in love.

@TheGreek I’m now back in Stevenage; where do you go to get your bass(es) set up?

tia 

Any advice on finding a teacher? Tia.

I’ve never been so keen to rehearse with the band (formed during lockdown, we haven’t started yet) but agree it’s probably not that safe yet. Keep trying to justify it

7 hours ago, Teebs said:

Hiya Manny

Mrs Teebs is from Barnet originally

So is Mrs Manny which is why ‘we’ choose to live here.

Thanks all 👍.

I forgot to mention that I (still) want to be Paul Simonon when I grow up.

@The Greek I grew up in Stevenage. Where are you based?

Amazing thread. I started reading it two hours ago and followed a lot of links/googled stuff that was mentioned. 

I had my heart set on a p bass (squier kind of price level) when I eventually have to return my borrowed one but the Sire brigade have got me questioning it.

Ive also bought a cheap mini midi keyboard and Ableton even though I don’t know the first thing about any of that. Very interested in the audio interface chat too.

I don’t normally bother with intros when I find a forum of interest but this place seems very friendly & welcoming. In fact I’ve just disappeared down a wormhole of all the others’ introductions...

In the 90s I played bass in three man riot https://www.soundclick.com/artist/default.cfm?bandID=465765 

We were a punk band and I just played the root note of the guitar with a pick and learned to do so in time. I never progressed beyond that. Our basslines (and songs) might be the least complicated ever. I stopped playing once I got a responsible-ish job and wife and child until 20 years later ended up in a rehearsal studio with the old crew and we played the handful of songs that we could remember. I fell instantly back in love with the bass and have been practicing since (c. 3 months ago). Lockdown affords a lot of practice time.

I love it, I want to learn so much more than I ever did in the band. I can hardly play any riff - no matter how simple - without the strings buzzing/missing notes/fingers aching; I’m basically a total beginner again but loving starting from scratch. There are many more options to learn from now with all the tabs, YouTube videos etc. I’ve been using TalkingBass site a lot and just signed up for Fenders free 3 months of lessons.

I use a borrowed Fender P-bass (I assume it’s a squier level one though it doesn’t say squier on it and I don’t have anther bass to compare to nor sufficient knowledge/experience to probably even be able to tel the difference between a good ‘un and a cheap bass. Yet.) I’m practicing much more with fingers than plectrum as I prefer the sound but am still more proficient with a pick.

I only intended to write a couple of sentences. I’m not a lead guitarist ffs.

Thanks to the people who bother for running this forum. I can’t wait to read beyond this thread.