Grassie

A couple of friends of mine used to be in a (now defunct) 80s covers band doing synth and new-wave stuff. They were called Kevin 17. Maybe nick it...?

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My favourite Stone. RIP Charlie.

An ideal starter guitar or for someone who is happy just sitting at home strumming, this had had very little use and has been hanging on my wall gathering dust. Could do with a new set of strings but other than that it is in excellent condition with no dings, dents or scratches. Comes with a nice Madarozzo gig bag, which itself is nearly new. I have my eye on something else, but this needs to go first. £80, no offers, located in Newport, Isle of Wight. I'm quite reluctant to post this given that it's acoustic but if you want to arrange a courier at your expense then feel free - I will pack it as well as possible. I can also meet at one of the IOW ferry ports (Portsmouth/Southampton/Lymington) for collection if you would prefer. Please note this is a standard acoustic guitar and NOT an electro-acoustic.

Hi, is this still available?

RIP MB1 x

This is right up my street....😂

https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/steel-panther-bassist-audition

23 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Looks like the one in the original post has lost its single coil at the neck and gained a guitar (?) humbucker at the bridge.

 

I’d certainly hope the price isn’t as eye watering as the Reverb ones.

 

for a similar vibe, SBV500 from the 2000’s would do?

 

That is, quite frankly, the coolest looking bass I've ever seen.

10 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Will see John Diggins getting an influx of new orders.

 

I really think the Supernatural shape lends itself to modern colours etc.

 

Loved this one - apart from the logo at the side of the neck…

 

 

Now that is something I’d sell my wife’s kidney for….

Thought that those of you of a slappy persuasion might be interested in this - pictured at Camp Bestival yesterday. Not sure if this is a permanent switch back to the Jaydees, but it's good to see it get an airing...:)

On 03/07/2021 at 11:26, ubit said:

Sometimes it's the perfect storm that makes you love a gig. We went to see NIN at the Glasgow Hydro a few years ago. We were in the seating area but right at the front. The view was second to none and the sound was superb.

It was the same with Def Leppard. I have seen them may times over the years and wasn't bothered but Mrs Ubit loves them and had never seen them. For her birthday I bought really expensive tickets and when we sat down, again the view was brilliant. When they came on I can honestly say I have never heard such a good sound.

All the people who say The Hydro has a bad sound have obviously not experienced sitting/standing all over the place like we have because there are spots where the sound is superb.

We were seated  for Black Stone Cherry and their sound was rotten. Next time they played we were standing. Their sound was rotten again but Shinedown who had proceeded them had a great sound, as had Halestorm who started the gig. We decided that was the last time we went to see BSC. Love them on record, not so much live.

I saw "ver Leps" at Don Valley Stadium toward the end of their Seven Day Weekend tour in 1993, big one dayer with Terrorvision, Ugly Kid Joe, and Thunder on the bill. Great day out and my first stadium gig.

Saw them again at Wembley Arena on the Slang tour in 1996 (or 97...?) and they were Ok, but it was a bit half-hearted.

Best one? Too many to pick just one, but the first is usually very exciting so I'll plump for my first - Level 42 at the Hammersmith Odeon (as it was then), December 10th 1990, as part of their 15 night run.

Can't say I've ever been to a gig that I would consider to be bad or the worst, but I saw Madness as the Isle of Wight festival in 2019, and man they were very disappointing. Came on late afternoon, I'm pretty sure they had all been on the ale, and everything was played S-L-O-W. Not like dreary or Lewis Capaldi dirge-like, but imagine something with the energy of One Step Beyond played a good 10bpm less than it should be. Half-arsed.

15 hours ago, police squad said:

yep, I'm very impressed. Does he play everything on the album?

Yep.

My copy arrived yesterday, stuck it in the Bose and turned it up. Holy mother.... it sounds immense. Great production as well as Wolfgang's superb playing and singing. Recommended.

Eddie did a good job.

Someone on here had a Bantam Pat Badger signature prototype a few years ago, it was up for sale for a while and then someone snapped it up. I wish it was me...:(

19 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

One here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334031631444?hash=item4dc5d63454:g:6FUAAOSwqlpgtQEz

Great description.... 🙄

I used to own an Aria electo-acoustic bass that I used in a jazz band a couple of years ago, but after I left the band I didn’t really use the bass much so I sold it. What I missed about it was the “go to” nature of it, in that I could just pick it up and have a noodle on it without the need to amplify it, so I started looking for another one.

Came across these on Gear4Music’s site - at £130 I thought “why not?” I’ve always liked the Ovation style guitars, they’re a bit different to the usual stuff out there, and this looked more comfortable than my old Aria.

Arrived today (after two weeks from ordering), was a little surprised at how little packaging there was inside the box considering its an acoustic instrument, but the bass is intact. First impressions: needed tuning and the truss rod tweaking as the action was a little high for my taste, the strings are incredibly bright (I think they are G4M’s own brand strings) but I was pleasantly surprised at how loud it is unplugged, machine heads are ok, seems to hold its tuning well, intonation is spot on as well. So far, so good.

I’ve only played it amplified through my little practice amp and I can say that while the strings are new and fresh you do not need to touch the treble control at all, it’s too harsh. Boost the bass and add a touch of mid and it sounds great. 
Downsides? The usual - fret finishing is poor, and there is some neck dive while playing seated. I haven’t strapped it on yet because there is only one strap button on the bottom side, but I’m going to be using it at home for the most part, sitting down. 
 

All in all, for the money it’s a surprisingly usable acoustic bass. I’ll post some video at some point soon to give you a better idea of how it sounds. 😊

On 04/06/2021 at 02:37, GeeCee said:

Here are the pictures

Amazing! Thank you! 😊

On 29/05/2021 at 01:43, GeeCee said:

There is a Pangborn FaceBook page that has some pictures of it now.  It's hanging up in a bar somewhere in Amsterdam (I think).  There are a bunch of decent photos of Warlords on BC, just search for Pangborn.

Can't seem to find the FB page....

Thanks you lot. 😊 x

Hi folks,

I'm in the midst of another one of my bass related art projects and I'm after some decent pictures of the Pangborn played by MK (as seen in the videos for "The Sun Goes Down" and "Lessons In Love").

I've managed to get a couple of fuzzy screenshots from those vids, but there seems to be very little else in the way of quality photos of it. If anyone has any (or of the same model - a Warlord I think) I'd be eternally grateful if you could share them!

Many thanks!  x

Anyone ever seen one of these before? I was unaware Gibson even made acoustic basses.... 🤔

Always admired JDs, and if I had to choose one it would be a Supernatural Starchild.

Looking forward to seeing your finished bass. 😊

Status Series 2000 headless

Hi all,

You may have seen another thread here where I asked about replacing the pickup casings on my Squier jazz bass with closed ones. Well, I've done this and the neck pickup is working fine, but I suddenly have no output from the bridge pickup. I've no idea what I've done, but I don't really think its anything to do with the pickup covers. I don't have a meter to test the electrics with, but giving the pole pieces a tap with a screwdriver gives me no sound either. All wiring is intact.

Any ideas?