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  1. greghagger
    I remember the wood being pretty awful in the neck pocket and decided against stripping the body. Good choice in the end and I also get to still see all the ‘battle scars’ that have accumulated over the years!
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    At the time that I put this bass together it was a bit cheaper to get parts in from the US. , but unfortunately everything has got so much more expensive in the last few years.
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    Yes sentimentality definitely started me off with the idea of upgrading the bass. To then end up with an excellent instrument was just the icing on the cake. I reckon that a lot of bass players on basschat might have an old instrument lying around and I’m very happy if I give a few of those some enthusiasm to make their basses into a nicer instrument. I wasn’t aware of the Encore basses with the natural wood finish. Do you have any knowledge about whether Encore used one main type of wood for their coloured bodies back in the 80’s?
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    Brilliant, send me some of that cake @Ricky Rioli A career in comedy beckons 😂
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    Cool, point taken and great that there is a forum for bass mods as I found out from @LukeFRC Thanks for your reply as it’s good to get a mature discussion rather than some of the earlier immature, slightly trolling comments! Also I am always happy to get involved and help out when one of my posts raises a discussion as what has happened with some of my earlier topics. Good advise though, much appreciated.
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    No I wasn’t aware of that forum. Thanks for letting me know, as that’s a much better place to talk about bass mods 👍
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    Don’t spoil it 😜
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    Thanks for your perspective, I’ll run my posts through with you first to ensure that they are suitable for you!
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    Oh we have another mature bass player here 😂
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    Nice bass! Obviously the video wasn’t meant for someone with such experience as you have, but I am sure others don’t have as much experience as you and judging by the response to the video, on YouTube, this is an interesting topic for many.
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    Ha ha! If you have the cash, then why not! Obviously not the video for you then, leave it to the ones who are interested in this sort of thing.
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    Good plan, you can pick up a good instrument if you shop carefully! If you happen to have an old bass laying around and you are adventurous, you could end up with a bespoke instrument for similar money with pickups of your choice!
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    Watch the video if you are keen to find out!
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    What a great sketch! You are the third person to mention that today! yep £200 neck, £100 pickups, £30 body - what a bargain for a great bass! You tempted to have a go putting one together?
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    Find out how I turned my £30 cheap bass into a pro instrument. This P bass sounds excellent and is really nice to play too. Get some tips from the video so you can do the same thing yourself.
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    Cheers, glad they are helping.
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    Ah, great you got my Reading book. I hope you have success with that. I’m in the first week of a coaching a reading program with Greg’s Bass Shed at the moment. It’s so great to help bassists learn to read, especially the ones that have been playing for years. I know it’s hard to learn to read if you are an experienced player as it feels like you are going backwards. But it’s so worth it and it does all click after a while. cheers!
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    If you are getting string noise or string ring when you are playing your bass, you probably need to work on your string muting. Find out three way to eliminate this string noise in my latest video lesson. This will give you a much cleaner bass tone. There is also details of a FREE bass ebook in the video.
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    New ‘Bass Line Breakdown’ video! This lesson shows you how to play the bass line from Shadows in the Rain’ by Sting. The bass line features Darryl Jones and is an uptempo walking line. It is such fun to play a great one to learn. There is a pdf download in the description and a backing track to jam to at the end of the video.
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    How are your transcribing skills? I have put a video together to show you how you can start to transcribe bass lines yourself. If you have always wanted to transcribe but felt it is too difficult, then check out my lesson and start using the five steps I outline. There is also a free PDF with five very short transcriptions which your can go away and try and do yourself, then check with mine. You don’t need to read music to be able to start transcribing. Hope this helps.
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    Great isn’t it. Probably the most useful scale for bass players.
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    New video from my Bass Concepts Series. This lesson features an exercise based on the major pentatonic scale that will take you from low G to the top of your fretboard. This exercise will help you become more familiar with the pentatonic scale and also help you explore the fretboard. There is a free pdf download with the video.
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    My latest video on how different techniques can help to compose authentic sounding Reggae bass lines might be of interest to some of the bassists on this thread. I have put a couple of backing tracks at the end of the video to jam to. I hope this help some beginner Reggae bass players.
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    Cheers, glad you liked it. I had fun making the lesson.
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    Glad you liked the lesson. I find that question and answer helps with structuring a bass line. You can use that idea for all styles but it works so well in Reggae.
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