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  1. meterman
    I’d love to be able to do my own mastering, I feel like I should understand how to do it. My first ‘proper’ job was as a tape op, then I trained as a recording engineer but packed it in after a couple of years as the round-the-clock hours were doing me in. But I ought to have a few trial goes at it, as I always get my tunes mastered by a pro if they’re being released, and the costs mount up over the year. My hearing is pretty bad though (around 30% in one ear and 55% in the other) so I’m not sure if I’d be up to the task. Might try on headphones. It just seems more scientific than I have the brains for 😂
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    Dr John - “Gris Gris”, the whole album. “Tit Alberta!”
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    I just put a set of these on my new Mustang the other day - well worth every penny (well, Euro centime) as they’re just spot on for the Mustang / flats vibe. Let us know how you get in with them 👍
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    Definitely. Similar thing goes for David Hood of the Muscle Shoals rhythm section, and Traffic etc. And Leroy Hodges who played on some of the Willie Mitchell records. Love that laidback but grooving style of playing.
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    Definitely worth considering 👍 I know a lot of folks can be a bit snobby about GarageBand but it just works. I’ve got Pro Tools and Logic (and tape based setups, but I’m weird like that) and still use GB most of the time. Have done records with it, put radio shows together with it, done remote recording sessions with it, used it to record on location, etc. Easy and fast to use, for me at least. YMMV and all that.
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    Booker T & The MG’s might still be my favourite band of all time, so Duck Dunn is a big influence for me. I love Sly & The Family Stone, The Meters, The J.B’s, and all that era of soul and funk but there’s just something about the Duck Dunn lineup of the MG’s that does it for me. His playing was spot on for their records, but also all the other Stax and Atlantic artists they backed / played with. Great grooves on all of it, and rarely anything out of place. Loved seeing some of his gear 👍
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    Ah, okay. I’d still be tempted if it was priced accordingly though. That’s some proper knife and fork work to undo there!
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    One good thing about Mustangs is there’s always plenty of different types around, and often at whatever price point works for you. I almost bought a super cheap s/h Bronco bass just to have another 30” short scale bass again. But then I remembered how much I liked the Mustangs I’d had before, so that sealed it for me.
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    Can’t see the full bass in the pic... but has the headstock been reshaped into a Tele bass shape by any chance? Is there any Sharpie pen on it anywhere? Might explain how this would happen to a vintage Fender. 🤔
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    This just arrived... ...and some of these to go on it: The shipping box was pretty warm to the touch (it’s 37c here, it must have been scorchio in the back of the UPS truck) and the bass was noticeably warm once unpacked. First impressions? It’s light, well finished and it seems to be set up pretty well, the intonation is almost spot on. I’ll let it settle tonight and put the La Bellas on tomorrow before mucking around with string heights or anything. This will be maybe the sixth Mustang bass I’ve had, I just keep coming back to them. It’s unlikely I’ll gig with it (rarely play live nowadays) but I’m totally looking forward to recording with it, and noodling away to old ska records at home and all that.
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    Thanks for the heads up 🙏 I’m looking online, mail order is the only way where we live. Might have to do it...
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    Just wondering if anyone here has got one of the recent Squier Mustang basses, and what the quality is like? I think they’re the CV range? Olympic White with tort, or Seafoam Green. Would appreciate any info about quality, etc. 🙏
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    Short scale hotness 💥💙
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    So she likes funk? Play along to some old school James Brown or Meters or early Funkadelic tunes. Like “Maggot Brain” or “Funky Dollar Bill” or something. And hiphop? Play along to “Mexico Or Bust” by New Kingdoms. You’ll probably only need to do it the once before she begs you to pack it in... I mean, I loooove that New Kingdoms album but it’s as sludgy and messed up as hiphop gets. Mrs Rayman will soon be pleading with you to play along to “The Birdie Song” for a bit of light relief afterwards. I won’t upload the video for that because, well... probably an instant ban innit 😂
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    Love that colour combination 👍😎
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    Oh wow 😮 I remember one of these coming in the shop I worked in, maybe 10 or 12 years ago. It had black nylon tapewound strings on it and it sounded immense. Unsurprisingly it sold within 48 hours. Congratulations! Yours looks superb 👍
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    About 15-16 years ago I bought a 1990’s Danelectro 59 guitar from the bassist of The Selecter. He absolutely insisted we did the deal in the McDonalds at the top of Oxford Street by the Virgin Megastore, which was a first for me, but for all I knew that’s where folks sold their unwanted instruments all the time. Anyhow while we were in there I asked him if he wanted to get anything to eat or drink and he said “nah, not my thing” so we did the deal and both went our separate ways. Weird! Couple of years later I used the guitar on a session where the drummer from The Selecter was on kit duties and he said it was typical oddball behaviour from him. Never once thought to ask the bassist why it had to be McD’s at the time, and I’ll never know now either. Great guitar though, and he did me a good deal on it.
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    I use a piece of acoustic foam, the grey type you sometimes find in square panels on recording studio walls. Just a little offcut from one of those. I’ve had the same piece since 1990, just swap it from bass to bass as needed. Tried various different bits of sponge, insulation, etc, but the manky old grey foam is the one for me. Retro muting!
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    That looks ace! I’d seen them on websites but they don’t look as good as in your photos. Finish looks great 👍
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    Just look for any medium scale nickel rounds if they’re your preference. Short scales won’t always work on Mustangs, as I found out in the past. And definitely, the La Bella Mustang flats are spot on in terms of fit, nice balance of tension as well. I did get a duff set once (the D + G were super bright and zingy, totally at odds with the E + A) but their quality control is generally spot on, don’t rule them out if you ever decide to go down the flats route. Good luck with whatever you go with 👍 (early 70’s Mustang, quite jealous!)
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    He is really down to earth. Or at least he was when I met him. I sold him a Gibson EB3 and there was no ‘rock star’ airs or graces about him. Dead nice guy. But yeah, Alan Lancaster’s Mustang! Or his Travis Bean 🤤
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    This was my main bass for a few years. It’s blue but starting to fade to green a bit on the front now.
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    This used to happen to me, about 20 years ago, except all fingers on both hands. I had a p/t summer job working for a landscaping firm and had to use a hand held leaf blower every morning for weeks, but my hands were seizing up. I had to pack the landscaping in as I thought it was permanent damage. Probably just the vibrations from the machinery. I had one acupuncture session and did alternate hot and cold packs, but it lasted for months. It went away eventually but it was pretty scary waking up every morning with my hands all curled up and locked. I hope it passes quickly for you.
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    Assuming you’re in the UK, I’m going to give another shout for Brian / earlpillanz on ebay. He’s done 4 custom pickguards for me and they’ve all been good quality, inexpensive and a fast turnaround too. Whether or not he can do a 60’s tort exactly like you’d like it, I couldn’t say but it would be worth sending him a message via ebay. Recently I fancied some 60’s-ish tort on my cheapie jazz bass but all the really good looking guards were costing close to the price of my bass 😮 So I caved in and got one from a local seller on ebay for €10. Looks alright on the bass, but not super 60’s by any stretch. Oh and £100 for what looks like the cheap tort that’s all over Amazon and ebay for a tenner is really bad service. I’m sorry to hear you had to go through that. Is there no way to do a PayPal claim or something?
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    I used to do most of my gigs ‘straight’ due to my meds regime, but once or twice I’d have a beer before a show and it would be okay. But on big gigs I’d save alcochol for afterwards. The few exceptions to that rule ended up being pretty messy, from what I can remember.
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