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  1. Muzz
    Does the car relicing extend to making them rusty? Genuine question...
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    A very very easy tone to get - bright rounds, some mids, drive if the amp'll do it, pick, P-pup. Job done.
  3. Muzz
    I ran a Markbass F1 for a while (still got the rack ears somewhere) and it was very good.
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    Aaaaand another bump, on hold not worked out (tho some interest still) so they're all still up for grabs...
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    I had a bonkers scale Sei a while ago, and the chaps at Newtone Strings made me some at the exact lengths I needed. Not expensive, either. Give them a shout.
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    I sold a Jetglo 4001 in the mid-80s for a couple of hundred quid. I'd have it back, just so I could get the proper money for it. I certainly wouldn't keep it...
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    I've played a couple of the Fender Road Worn Ps, and really liked the feel of them, but I'm sure they could have made them without the previously-mentioned 'all worn in uniquely the same way' damage. Relicing is just a complete no-no for me, although if I drop my bass on a concrete car park I reserve the right to shout "Oh f*ck no, I've reliced it!"
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    Teeensy bump for a Sunday night - one on hold now, two to go...
  9. Muzz
    And a bump for the weekend - some interest in one of them, which may well leave the other two...
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    Bump for lots of interest, but nothing definite.
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    Thunderbirds!

    Muzz replied to Pinball's topic in Bass Guitars

    I do love the bridge on that new Epi...mine's almost, almost there: [sharedmedia=core:attachments:234381] Actually, looking at it more closely, I couldn't have a two-piece bridge: the saddles are too far forward on mine. Ah well, I'll have to struggle on...
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    [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1486549048' post='3232605'] Recently I have been listening to "Bed of Roses" by Bon Jovi. Cheesy as hell but I love listening to it, and singing it in the car at full volume. I would never play it on bass or want it in any set but I still cant get enough of that cheese. Anyone else have any cheesy song secrets? [/quote] I'm sorry, but the couplet 'I want to be, just as close as, The Holy Ghost...s' is just so arse-clenchingly poor that it disqualifies it. One of the worst lyrics of all time. If it has to be that sorta By Jovi thing, then Blaze Of Glory's virtually the same thing, with a little less clenching...
  13. Muzz
    "Play something the drummer knows"...
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    [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1485935027' post='3227757'] Never really got the issue with blokes doing songs originally by women or vice versa. Tina herself did it with Proud Mary. Obviously there are very gender specific songs that wouldn't work. [/quote] I could've understood it if it was a specific song, but nope, it's always "Do you do any Tina Turner?" What, like the dance?
  15. Muzz
    Quick bump for a couple of deals which have fallen through...
  16. Muzz
    This has reminded me to update my experiences. I've just bought another set of NYXLs to replace the XLs on my new (kinda) build Shukerbird - the difference in quality of string is very apparent: even though the XLs were new, the NYXLs were a big improvement immediately: a more consistent tone, warm in the mids, but still with a nice zing, and a solid bottom end. I had an E go flat very very quickly on another set of NXYLs on another bass, something I was surprised about, but I've replaced it with the E from the XLs. It'll be interesting to see how fast it loses brightness compared to the other three NYXLs, which are several months old but still have a smooth zing to them: at the moment it's understandably a bit brighter, but we'll see how it ages. I'll report back as it goes
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    Hahahaaa...I'll tell the Mrs. I'm pretty sure she won't sell that, tho... :0) Forgot to add, if anyone wants to try them, I'll stick the kettle on...
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    I'm in Oldham... Karl, you never cease to amaze...
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    I'm in Oldham... Karl, you never cease to amaze...
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    Very very nice indeed. Love Jon's work.
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    Not so much GAS-based, this sale, but more a case of changing musical circumstances, which makes it pretty damn reluctant, then again I'm skint, too, and that's a hell of a motivator. The big change is that both bands are talking seriously about in-ears and reduced backlines, so I'm moving to a single 2x12 cab solution as a compromise. I love the modularity of this rig/cabs - I can use one or two cabs for the function band, and then add a third for complete epicness for the 'proper rock band' or very big venues. Or when I just feel like it. Much has been said about the biiiig step up in presence and oomph going from one cab to two, but two to three is another step entirely. I've played some big rigs in my time, but even I can't envisage ever needing more than all three together. To run all three, you'll need an amp capable of 2.67 Ohms or lower, but on the upside, my Walkabout makes 300w (OK, theoretically nearer 400w into 2.67) sound immense. The Magellan is also enormous into all three. There's nothing like cone area for oomph and presence, and stacked they're a great height to hear yourself very clearly onstage whilst not taking up much actual space. The specs are easily found online, the biggie is they're 31lbs each, and I have a folding trolley which I can get all three on and shift them all in one go. Or you and the band can take one each... The cabs are in great nick, a little handle wear notwithstanding, and come with unmarked Berg covers. The price of £295 per cab is very firm (I haven't seen a Berg cab starting with a 2 before), and so is £885 for the three. I will split them, but preference will be given to anyone who wants them all. Obviously, meet-ups are preferable, but I'm willing to drive a good way to achieve this, and I can also look at postage options. The pics aren't sales ones per se - they were me showing the rig off last year, I was so chuffed with it... If anyone needs any more, let me know. Edit: Oh, fer crying out loud, this photo uploader's possessed...lean left, everyone...
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    Looking at the Puma 900, the Lo control is set at 30hz. Cutting that would be an easy way to cut out much of what the MT does. Not in as sophisticated way, possibly, but a lot cheaper...
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    Noel, our singer, is a forty-something bloke, but it never stops drunken ladies asking for Tina Turner songs, for some reason...I've told him it's him... We do an Irish half-set when requested, just the usual singalong suspects, but it's a can of worms: there's always some staggering drunk asking for something very very very obscure - I wrote a couple down last time, and even Google struggled... Ironically, we do Never Too Much, but no-one's ever asked us for it...we don't let that stop us. I'm having the 'No, but some of the notes are in the next one...', that's genius...
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    Function band is usually Dakota, for the simple reason it's...erm...simple, and I go walkabout for a bit to check levels. Acoustic duo/trio it's usually High And Dry, again, simple stuff, and the rock version of said band it's more flexible, but we've opened with Best Of You...it gets people's attention. T'other rock band hasn't gigged yet, but I think for simplicity's sake it might well be Hagar's Loud...so I can check levels again... Oh, and if the originals band ever gets its act together again to gig...it'll be Starting Out from here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7jFeu1DV62lx5bqW0vVdkJ
  25. Muzz
    Summer of 69, Use Somebody, Mr Brightside, Sex On Fire, any Oasis, Happy, Get Lucky, any Bruno Mars, Superstition, Long Train Running, Play That Funky Music, Smells Like Teen Spirit, The Devil Went Down To Georgia, Livin On A Prayer, Don't Stop Believing, Jump, 500 Miles, Sit Down... There's lots of them, and all go down well if played well... I don't hate any of them...in fact I like playing all of them...
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