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I've been listening to Eels a lot recently and its giving me serious gas for a short scale Danelectro.

The absolute safest way that I can think of would be to do it via eBay, but you'd have to be prepared to pay fees to do so. You'd both set up an auction and allow "offers". You both then offer the other an identical amount of cash, equal to the value of the basses. You do it through offers so no-one else can bid and screw up the trade! Both of you then pay the other, and post the basses. Technically, you've both bought a bass, so you get all the usual paypal/ebay protection. However, this isn't full proof, and it'll cost you real money (fees). I'd personally be very, very wary of trading high value items overseas. You'd really want to do your homework on the other guy. The other way to do it would involve both of you shipping to a third party that you both trust 100%. Once they receive both basses and all is well they forward them on to you. Again though, costs effort and money.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1361989426' post='1994136'] Take it back to Tesco and DEMAND a refund! [/quote] erm...ok?

[quote name='Chop' timestamp='1182872984' post='23625'] Try King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown by Augustus Pablo. Wonderful stuff I love dub reggae... [/quote] This, this, this. When people compile their "best reggae album" selections this is always, always on them. And quite rightly. "Super Ape" by Lee Perry / The Upsetters is another dub classic that always makes the "best album" lists. Doh: Note to self, check dates on threads...

At the risk of enraging the lefty community, I have to admit that I've never understood why left handed guitars/basses exist. You don't get left handed pianos, clarinets, flutes, violins, cellos, etc so why do you get left handed guitars? When you start learning, both hands need to learn a new skill, and I've never understood why it matters which way round you do it. If cellists and violinists can manage, so can guitarists/bassists, surely? NB: For the pedants, yes left handed orchestral instruments exist, but they are so rare as to not count

Thats one of the best gear comparison videos I've ever seen---good variety of styles, returning to each instrument, "realistic" lines---great stuff. Worryingly, the only one I actually liked the sound of was the P. The rest were far too clangy and twangy. Its definitely confirmed my suspicions that I just do not like the bridge pickup sound on most basses!

[quote name='lastnotleast' timestamp='1359732594' post='1959569'] Does anyone know what hardshell case will fit my Yamaha BBN5? The GB20 is discontinued and I cannot locate one anywhere. Contact has been Made to Yamaha CS asking this very question. Assuming they respond, I may return to answer my own question. [/quote] I'd be very surprised if it didn't fit in a Hiscox STD-EBS. I've got a Yamaha TRB1005 and a BB414 and they both fit in mine.

[quote name='BassBod' timestamp='1361488819' post='1986644'] Well, mine is on an expensive Overwater/Harvest bag. Apart from the dodgy zip its on great condition! [/quote] Depending how old it is you could try contacting the manufacturer? Some companies will replace things like gig bags if you ask them very nicely!

After reading this thread I too contacted Hiscox about a guitar that didn't quite fit---same result, a big envelope full of extra padding! Top marks

This really is the best bass I've ever played. Only selling because I'm utterly skint. ... Would consider a trade for a 5 string stingray, with up to £200 your way.

When working out things like this I use audacity and do the following: 1. Slow it down significantly 2. Use the pitch shift and put the whole thing up an octave. This makes the bass line really `jump out' of the mix at you.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1361042481' post='1980342'] All those saying they don't lend or borrow rigs obviously don't play at the lower end of the originals bands circuit. For a start most of the time the stage area is tiny with little space left once you've got a drum kit and 2-3 sets of amps up there. Stick another band's amps in front and they are left perched on the edge of the stage. Add a third band and it's simply not going to happen. Also at a lot of the venues there isn't anywhere off-stage to store gear that isn't being used at the moment. And when you've got a maximum of 30 minutes turn around time between bands, it's just not practical to swap over more than drum breakables and maybe one guitar amp. No matter how well rehearsed your band are at doing this you have to assume that the band on before will be terrible at getting their stuff off stage. Remember that it's all about entertaining the audience. You need to get set up and playing as quickly as you can. And TBH even though a lot of the band we play with (and indeed ourselves) have a fairly "energetic" on-stage presence, everyone is pleasant and helpful when it comes to making sure that the evening goes well for both those playing and those listening. [/quote] +1. At most of the gigs we've done insisting on using our own gear would have resulted in 1. long delays between bands 2. Pissing off the engineer / promoter and not getting asked back. However, we always make a point of asking in advance what backline will be available (so we know what we have to bring) and if the promoter is a bit vague about it or says that nothing is provided then we contact the other bands to see what we can arrange. It probably also helps that both myself and the guitarist have the right bits to plug straight into a PA if we really have to.

[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1361184507' post='1982262'] No. FLAC and high bitrate MP3 are still 44.1KHz but are lossless (FLAC), or less lossy with less artifacting (MP3). FLAC is the same as a CD. High bitrate MP3s are still not as good as a CD. [/quote] If you increase the bit-rate of MP3 enough then no-one can tell the difference when compared to a cd, and you don't have to increase it very far before anyone other than audio geeks would care about the differences anyway. [quote]Vinyl junkies aren't as much of a dying breed as you think, they're just becoming much more genre-specific. There's still quite a lot of people out there who are buying the high-end turntables, top-end speakers, etc, but they're mostly listeners of classical, jazz, reggae, prog rock and some kinds of dance music. [/quote] Well, yes. But people that are "into" jazz, classical, and reggae probably aren't the people who are out there downloading everything instead of buying it. The problem for the record industry isn't the people who are "into" music---because we're collectors who'll probably always buy stuff, in whatever format---but the people who used to buy the odd thing here and there but have now just stopped.

[quote name='Russ' timestamp='1361142702' post='1981929'] There are plenty of people out there who are audiophiles and who still value sound quality over convenience - where's the super-high-resolution audio medium and the hardware to reproduce it? [/quote] Like Flac or high-bitrate MP3? [quote]All they need is a popular and well-respected musician to record an album using this new format, whatever it may be, make it amazing, and then watch the hardware and albums fly off the shelves, the same way Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits sold millions of CD players back in the 80s. And I suggest they make it an analogue format - vinyl for a new generation. Something that can't be reproduced properly through a computer - despite digital music existing for over 30 years, many vinyl junkies still maintain it doesn't sound as good. [/quote] Vinyl junkies are a dying breed (and they're demonstrably wrong that digital doesn't sound as good, but thats another debate). People aren't going to buy new hardware to buy a new album anymore. They just won't. CDs flew off the shelves because the benefits of cds over vinyl were obvious to everyone---smaller, harder to damage, etc. The benefits of some new format over what we have at the moment will be very technical and not very accessible to the public---they just won't care.

This old chestnut again. Illegal downloading is not stealing. It is illegal, and you can argue that its morally wrong (I think it is wrong), but its not stealing. If you say its stealing, then you're factually wrong. And people who are factually wrong generally tend to lose arguments. I buy an absolutely shedload of records, but I've also bought a lot of those on the back of someone giving me a mixtape or copy of a band's work. Its a tricky area. Personally I think that the hyperbole and nonsense the likes of the RIAA comes up with with regards downloads does a lot more harm than it does good for musicians---they say things like " we predicted that we'd sell 11 million copies of the new Britney record, we only sold 4 million, the other 7 million lost sales is entirely down to downloads...". When you have morons fighting your corner you're bound to lose. Interesting to see Spotify get mentioned. Personally I think Spotify is brilliant for listeners but an absolute disaster for musicians. It lets people legitimately listen to your music, but you'll be damned if you ever make a penny from it. For me, being on spotify is a bit like a big fat sign saying "we really aren't interested in you paying us for our music". That doesn't make it ok to just download it, but its hard to argue against downloads when loads of artists are voluntarily signing up to a service that means that they are, essentially, giving stuff away for free.

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1361068176' post='1980687'] I know this thread is pretty old but... I needed to ask. Was this with the black Jazz? [/quote] Yes. I bought some of those glow in the dark dots but I never got round to using them.

Now, technically they're not a 3-piece...BUT the fourth member only sings/tambourines/melodicas so I think I can get away with posting it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8P40WfRELU fantastic bassline, the breakdown bit in the middle is outstanding.

What did he write on it? I can make out "Duff" but what does the other bit say?

Is this one of the early models where the guys in the factory were washing their hands with bars of soap, or one of the later models where they'd moved to liquid soap?

Signed instruments are weird. To people who don't care about the signature they probably devalue the instrument. You have to hope you can find a collector and that they are willing to pay a premium for it. The fact that you have decent proof of authenticity helps. If you really want to sell it and fetch its best price I think you would probably be best trying to find some serious GnR / Duff McKagan collectors rather than offering it to other bassists, most of whom won't really care for the signature. Good luck

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1360752029' post='1975734'] Fender CIJ 1962 re-issue. There really is no reason to spend more money. Get a good one and set it up properly! [/quote] I find it hard to disagree with this.

The latest Eels record, "Wonderful, Glorious". The title is appropriate.

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1360683267' post='1974574'] Oooh, another factoid: [/quote] I apologise in advance for the pedantry, but... [size=4][b]Factoid[/b] [color=#333333][b]A.[/b][/color][color=#333333] [/color][color=#333333][i]n.[/i][/color] [color=#333333][b] Something that becomes accepted as a fact, although it is not (or may not be) true; [i]spec.[/i] an assumption or speculation reported and repeated so often that it is popularly considered true; a simulated or imagined fact.[/b][/color][/size]

[quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1360676514' post='1974362'] ............ and we're back to being a [b]musicians[/b] forum again! [/quote] ...wanna buy a bass? I bought it cheap...

It has become almost impossible to say you don't like The Beatles---people throw proper hairy canary hissy fits if you do (just read the last few pages).I think its because lots of Beatles fans are unable to appreciate that it is entirely possible to accept how influential and important the Beatles were whilst not actually enjoying their artistic output. I like The Beatles (although they do have quite a few turds hidden amongst the gems) but just because something is important and influential doesn't mean you have to actually like it.