Beedster

7 hours ago, chrisba said:

A carefully worded and sincere apology might rescue the situation, and allow you to have a sensible dialogue with them about the issues that you faced, and how you move forward.

I assume that was tongue in cheek 👍

23 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

 

Had the OP shouted/sworn at an actual person, that might be fair comment, but all he did was type the word "f***ing" in a text to a chatbot. That can hardly be interpreted as being "aggressive or abusive" to a human being, unless you are possessed of a particularly delicate nature or an extraordinarily thin skin. Or perhaps if you know you did something wrong and wish to recover the initiative/justify yourself, of course...

 

So you "think a ban is entirely appropriate" and suggest he should offer the company a "carefully worded and sincere apology"? I sincerely hope he doesn't and finds another rehearsal facility.

Absolutely this ^

Sometimes you just have to buy direct from the US, and just occasionally it ends up quicker and cheaper than buying from the UK (not always) 👍

Very nice, unusual neck grain?

4 hours ago, Steve Browning said:

He seems (from his edit) to be irritated by the criticism (that is intended to help him).

Not just helping him, helping potential buyers Steve 

100% with Steve, any seller who needs to have a ‘private’ chat about a bass is a seller I’m not buying from and who to my mind is not behaving in line with the spirit of this forum 

Look behind many tragedies and even major disasters and there’s an alarm that has been routinely ignored or switched off. Building fires are funny things, you often don’t see them until it’s too late, as a close neighbour found out two years ago. CCTV is not a fire alarm, that’s why we have fire alarms

25 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

While your experience was frustrating, maybe your language was unnecessary? Most places have signs stating that abuse of staff won't be tolerated. 

Sadly yes, never give a jobsworth the opportunity or excuse to be a jobsworth, they relish it. Sign of the times 😕

2 minutes ago, Old Man Riva said:

Isn’t it just!

 

Genuinely one of my favourite bass parts to listen to (and play along to). Some lovely bits down the low end, some lovely bits up the high end. Melodic motifs, a few double stops and everything he does is sympathetic/adds to the track. But the killer thing for me, amongst the terrific playing/part, is the space he leaves. It really makes it.

 

The tone/sound has often baffled me. I always assume it’s played finger style, but at times, when I listen to it, it sounds like it could be a pick. I’ve spent way too much time over the years pondering this!

Agree with al of that, pretty sure it's a pic, although he might be mixing in other styles also 👍

1 hour ago, Old Man Riva said:

 

That is sublime tone and a lovely part 👍

3 minutes ago, walshy said:

Well you know me, it’s tubes or nothing for an amp! Bet that sounds mighty dude 

Agreed, and you own the Boss 👍

2 hours ago, walshy said:

Shocked this thing is still here, I bet it sounds wonderful

I guess people either love, or don't love, big tube amps mate! I'm playing this through two Mesa cabs now....

...and man it rocks 👍

I have a Mesa 400+ lined up to replace this, although I'm starting to wonder whether this might be the better of the two amps to be honest. Anyway, I've had several conversations about this but as yet nothing concrete so I'll give it until tomorrow evening, and if this hasn't sold I'll pass on the 400 and keep the Drophead 👍

Paging @police squad 👍

Sold 👍

On 23/09/2024 at 17:09, Beedster said:

Yes not good

So, 2-3 years in, my cheap Chinese neck is feeling the strain, still plays OK, but the cracks seem to be getting bigger......

So, 2-3 years in, my cheap Chinese neck is feeling the strain, still plays OK, but the cracks seem to be getting bigger......

I just had the extraordinary pleasure of a phone chat with Dave Green. I left him a note on Ashdown's webform, and received a pretty much immediate reply of 'Give me a call let's chat'. I think I learned more about tube amps in 10 mins than I have in the previous 25 years, and also had at least three belly laughs as he described the logic underpinning his choice of EQ curves for the tube amp in question. Sdaly I had to take the girls to the edntist or we'd still have been talking! What can I say other than thank God there's still guys like Dave and businesses like Ashdown. Many thanks Dave, hope to be buying some more stuff from you soon 👍

On hold 👍

3 minutes ago, AndyTravis said:

Yeah, I’m in my 3rd or 4th mode of this.

 

I haven’t got the time for the shite I used to tolerate just to be “in a band” anymore.

 

It’s a choice to be in a band, to wade through weeks of nonsense just to make hours of music makes no sense to me.

 

I don’t really need a band as such. Wish I’d learned how to sing 😆

It's taken me 30 years to find the right band, and in doing so I've realised how much I need a band, and how much shite was going on in my bands previously. I've joined around 30 bands, left 28 of them for the same reasons as you, and the other because had I stayed I'd have ended up a junkie. My current thing started as a way to catch up with mates, have a beer or two, and play some tunes, but it's working beautifully.

Bands are like relationships, you just never know which one's going to work 👍 

All pat of the cycle mate, you'll shed a skin, find something new, and acquire a new skin. I'm on my 5th or 6th now 👍

On 19/07/2025 at 07:32, JohnFitzgerald said:

Not sure if it's Trevor Horn who wrote the part, but Mark O'Toole does a great job of playing it here, and that's a fantastic tone.
It doesn't hurt that it's given pride of place in the mix here.

 

One for the good headphones / speakers.
 

 

Sublime

12 minutes ago, Russ said:

Really good, driving line that grooves hard. All the FGTH stuff has great bass on it though, thanks to Trevor Horn. Here's a live version of The Buggles playing Two Tribes, with Horn playing bass: 

 

Best P-bass tone ever though? For me, that's Eric Avery on Deconstruction, the project he started with Dave Navarro in 1993 after Jane's Addiction broke up the first time around. 

Dull

42 minutes ago, funkle said:

@Beedster it’s perfect for a fretless neck….just saying…lol. 

 I know 🙏

SO tempted 🤔

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

On a record I used two Leduc basses: a fretless Masterpiece MP 628 SF and a fretted U-Basse 6 MM.

 

Exactly these very two:

 

 

 

When the CD was released, everyone listening to it complimented me for my fretless playing on all titles, ... when half of them were played on a fretted bass.

 

So the opposite is also possible. 😉

I’d always assumed Barry Adamson played FL on some of Magazine’s late 70’s/early 80’s but the same is true. As ever, it’s less what you play, and more how you play it 👍