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  1. Grassie

    After a white pearl pickguard for my 4 string Sire MM V7 in the Items Wanted section...

  2. Grassie

    Anyone know how much Sims Custom charge for a solid 2k respray? Messaged them a couple of weeks ago but no reply...

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    2. Sibob

      Sibob

      Their phone number is: 01233 822522

       

    3. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Here's Nikki's email address...

      [email protected]

    4. Grassie

      Grassie

      Thanks chaps. 😁

  3. Grassie

    Audition this coming Thursday - Stevie Wonder, Chic, Luther Vandross in the set. My funk chops are AWOL and I'm going to flunk it big style. 

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    2. discreet

      discreet

      Well done. :)

    3. Grassie

      Grassie

      Fanx man. 😊

    4. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      Great news!

      Funk chops with apple sauce all 'round then.

  4. Grassie

    Big time Precision GAS, but the Sire V7 needs to go first...😁

    1. Marc S

      Marc S

      Ah, I'm not the only one who gets GAS before selling something then ;)

  5. Grassie

    Flats sound wicked on a jazz bass. You’re welcome. 😊

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    2. Marc S

      Marc S

      What are you saying @skej21 - it's not 1966 already is it?
      Whew.... that was some dream I had in 1965 ;) 

    3. Reggaebass

      Reggaebass

      It’s the only way to live 🙂

    4. EssentialTension

      EssentialTension

      Jazz bass, flats, and a plectrum, neck pickup 100%, bridge pickup 70% ... it's a thing.

  6. Grassie

    Got meself an audio interface with a software bundle (Pro Tools/Ableton). Let the bass recording shenaningans commence. Once I've worked out how to use it all...

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    2. LewisK1975

      LewisK1975

      Got an X-15 somewhere, forgot about it!

    3. Stub Mandrel

      Stub Mandrel

      Good luck. It topok me a whoel weekend to get my head around Ableton Lite and produce  an awful track that only proved I could get drums, keyboad bass and guitar all happening at (approximately) same time...

    4. Grassie

      Grassie

      Cheers guys, I’ve been messing around with FL Studio for years but have never played bass or guitar on any of my stuff, I’ve always used the presets and pasted the notes in, which can be incredibly tedious. Hoping to get going at the weekend. 😊

  7. Grassie

    How annoying is it when people don't reply to messages on their 'for sale' ads...? 😡

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    2. Grassie

      Grassie

      It’s a Gumtree ad, but I get your point. 😊

    3. ambient

      ambient

      Or ask questions on the sale thread; you answer them and then nothing.

       

    4. BassTool

      BassTool

      Ignorance by not replying is quite staggering sometimes on Gumtree. Particularly when sellers choose only the email option to get a reply to their sale ad, then don't reply when you mail them to enquire about the advert. 

      It's happened over the last two months to me whilst looking for something for my youngest, and makes you wonder how these people sell stuff.

      😕

  8. Grassie

    I still have a few of these left folks... :)

     

  9. Grassie

    I've just discovered The War On Drugs (I know...) Not been moved by music in this way for years. Beautiful.

  10. Grassie

    Is Ki0gon still a member on here...?

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    2. HazBeen

      HazBeen

      KiN0tgone

    3. gjones

      gjones

      Thank goodness! I'm sure I have more business, in the future, to send his way :)

       

    4. discreet

      discreet

      'The Wizard of the South' they call him. :)

  11. Grassie

    Just applied for a new job, same company but a different role. Fingers crossed for an interview.... :) 

    1. Teebs

      Teebs

      Good luck! 🍀

    2. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      Best wishes.

    3. Reggaebass

      Reggaebass

      Hope you get it ☝️

  12. Grassie

    Just bought a Squier VM P-bass in amber for a hundred squids! Huzzah! :)

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    2. Grassie

      Grassie

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    3. Witters

      Witters

      Ooh, that’s really nice!  I don’t have a precision....yet.

       

      Was it a new or 2nd hand purchase?

    4. Grassie

      Grassie

      Second hand. My guitarist’s brother in-law was selling it. 😊

  13. Grassie

    Just discovered Biarnel basses.... wow....

    1. DiMarco

      DiMarco

      How It's Made: Making a bass guitar from scratch: Biarnel Iter 4TB - YouTube

      They look the biz! Can't say I'm thrilled by what I hear in any of the demo videos though - those seem to be rather generic sounding instruments.

       

    2. Rumple

      Rumple

      Not really a fan of the look of single-cuts but I do like those Akme fretless'

  14. Grassie

    Looking for a P-bass...

     

  15. Grassie

    Love the facelift BC... :)

    1. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      I'm using this view setting (note the first  option in orange) so it looks the same as the earlier version.

      image.thumb.png.4b89676732357beb87c130dae1185bc3.png

       

      I find change confusing....

  16. Grassie

    Some lovely stuff in Basses For Sale, not doing my GAS any good though... 😁

    1. alyctes

      alyctes

      Tell me about it :D

    2. Marc S

      Marc S

      Your GAS?? - It's probably not as bad as MY GAS though ;)

  17. Grassie

    STINGRAY GAS!

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    2. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Chancers and time wasters

    3. Grassie

      Grassie

      #GumtreeScroungers

    4. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      There is a new website for those; Scumtree.cow

  18. Grassie

    There are some utterly astounding basses for sale on eBay right now, courtesy of He Who Shall Not Be Named....

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    2. Chienmortbb

      Chienmortbb

      You have me intrigued. of whom of what do ye speak oh grassie and greek?

    3. Grassie

      Grassie

      I'm not sure I can say....:ph34r:

    4. hiram.k.hackenbacker

      hiram.k.hackenbacker

      I think we (probably me) may have said too much already 😬

  19. Grassie

    3-point bridges - why in God's name.....just why???

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    2. Grassie

      Grassie

      Took me two hours to set my new (to me) EB-3 this morning after picking it up yesterday evening. My first experience with a 3 pointer, first thing I did was take the strings off to give it a good clean. Second thing I did was pick the saddles and bridge up off the floor after it fell apart. 

    3. bartelby

      bartelby

      Sounds exactly like my experience. 
      I shall be getting a Babicz bridge at some point…

    4. W1_Pro

      W1_Pro

      I know I'm probably a bit of an outlier here, and I completely understand that folks have issues with these, but I've had the same three pointer on my 1987 TBird since...well, 1987. I've never had to do much to it.  The action was low in 1987, it's still low now. On the other hand, I tried a hipshot on my NR bird a few years ago, and that was awful. Bloody great clunky thing that would have needed countersinking to get the action to the height it was with the original three pointer. I now have a Babicz on there which is a very nice piece of metalwork, but still quite idiosyncratic in its own way. Anyway, just my experience, completely accept that people might think I'm talking out of my hat. 

       

  20. Grassie

    Aria GT Series 4 string has just popped up on my local FB musician buy and sell page for 120 squids. Very tempted... 

    1. Grassie

      Grassie

      Just been to try it out - not for me. I was expecting a little bit of Stingray vibes from it, given it has a big humbucker and a 2 band active EQ, but it just sounded meh. 😶

  21. Grassie

    Does anyone know what brand of strings Ibanez put on their SR305's? Only asking so I don't make the mistake of buying any - played for an hour on Sunday and now totally dead.

     

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    2. Dood

      Dood

      Are you saying that these strings were on the bass from new? It's worth noting that in this case, they may have been on the bass for months before arriving at your own paws :)

      Try a set of XT coated strings from D'Addario :) 

    3. Grassie

      Grassie

      @Dood do you use them? If so what’s the lifespan like? I’m assuming you’re usually a busy man… 😁

      Ive had Elixirs in the past, impressed with those.

    4. Dood

      Dood

      Funnily, I've been using them on my teaching basses (thus no sweaty evenings lol) but I've recently put a set on a gigging bass rather than my usual Pro Steels. I have a gig tonight that might be a hot one, so I'll have some ideas over the weekend! 
      Obviously with all the cold weather = no sweaty mits, strings have been lasting ages, but, I do have hands that kill strings quickly after long drenching 2 hour gig sets, so I'd expect a hit on string life generally.

      I've been using D'addario for many years and there's certainly other brands I have used that have died significantly faster. 

      Elixir are good strings, a good choice too.

  22. Grassie

    Ernie Ball Stainless flats for 5 string bass - 25 squids on Amazon. And they sound marvellous.

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    2. geoham

      geoham

      Just ordered a set, never tried flats on my fiver before, or on an active bass.

    3. Maxcat

      Maxcat

      Good price that. Thanks for the steer. Just ordered a spare set.

    4. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      I'd like a medium scale set for the recently acquired 33" Chyla 5er but I can't see how I can ask if they're available.

       

      Help!!

  23. Grassie

    G&L Kiloton - not for me after all… ☹️

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    2. Grassie

      Grassie

      I don’t mind a bit of weight, I get suspicious if a bass feels too light…. 😁

    3. BillyBass

      BillyBass

      Sweetwate has a few white JB-2s and publishes their respective weights:

      https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JB2TrRSB--g-and-l-tribute-jb-2-bass-guitar-sonic-blue

       

      They all seem reasonable, not too light or too heavy.

       

      My newer candy apple red Kiloton is a little under 4.5 kg, which is lighter than the older 'Irish Ale' Kilotons.

       

       

    4. Grassie

      Grassie

      I’m not keen on the look of the JB 2s, prefer the OG JBs. 😊

  24. Grassie

    G&L Tribute JB incoming…. 😎

  25. Grassie

    Giving the Kiloton another chance. It's an easy player and that's half the problem... :)

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