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  1. Marvin
    9 years ago I posted on this thread and I still can’t play properly with a pick. 😞
  2. Marvin
    Excellent performance. I'm not really a fan, liked some of their stuff, but it must be said that was really rather smashing
  3. Marvin
    I'd like to add a caveat to this post. I've just been listening to the Let It Be - Naked remastered album. Now, that one sounds substantially better than the overblown tat and nonsense that Phil Spector produced. Right, as you were.
  4. Marvin
    I run a Mac Mini. Nice piece of kit. I've upgraded the hard drive to an SSD and it would be very straightforward to upgrade the memory. It's a flexible way of getting a Mac as you can buy whatever peripherals you want really.
  5. Marvin
    I bought a Fender neck from Harry ( @rubis ) at the beginning of the week. I'd have no hesitation in buying from Harry again. The neck was in excellent condition and he's great to deal with. Cheers
  6. Marvin
    I prefer the original recordings. The remixes and remasters make the songs sound like they were recorded now, so for me they lose a bit of character.
  7. Marvin
    I've got one of these paired with an Aguilar TH350. It's a great cab, very clear, versatile, light and a small footprint. I'd change my amp before I'd change the Schroeder. It's perfect for me. They're very overlooked. GLWTS.
  8. Marvin
    The main niggles with the 1st generation were the tuners and battery compartments. The plastic battery compartments are very tightly fitted and the lids are prone to snap it seems. I must admit, whenever I've opened the ones on my V7 I've always been extra careful. Also the wire inside is very short and it's a real PITA replacing batteries. Although then new battery cover maybe not liked by all, it's probably an improvement. As for the tuners, I've never had a problem with mine, but know others have. Whether that's been rectified, who knows. The neck on the 1st generation was the killer thing for me about the V7 so the changes don't really do a lot. I like the 7.25in radius and gloss finish, so the new ones aren't that appealing. That said, I still maintain Sire are miles ahead of Mexican made Fenders.
  9. Marvin
    I saw Turin Brakes and Eliza Shaddad earlier this year, they were absolutely brilliant. I'd seen Turin Brakes for the first time last year without knowing anything about them - I went along with a band mate who had a spare ticket - and thought they were one of the best bands I'd ever seen. So, I promised my wife I'd take her to the next gig they did our way. It was a brilliant gig, and Edie Myer is an absolute gem, both on bass and as a general good laugh. Eliza Shaddad was superb, probably one of the only support artists that I've ever really taken much interest in. There were people at the gig who'd bought tickets specifically to see her. I'd definitely see them both again.
  10. Marvin
    Exactly! If you can’t sit at the bar and talk inane rubbish with the landlord...THEN IT’S NOT A PUB!!
  11. Marvin
    Wetherspoons can't pay that well, staff went on strike recently over pay. And I'm not entirely certain that Wetherspoons has a reputation for treating staff generously. Besides all that, the food is at best meh...heaven knows where they conjured up their Chilli Con Carne from but it's truly repulsive. The ones I've been in have had some really unpleasant odours. Basically though, they're not pubs. They're soulless, cold places that are the antithesis of what a pub is. You can't have a chat to one of the bar staff, there's never a feel of *belonging* in one. I won't go in one, they are to pubs what Milli Vanilli were to music...completely fake. I'll stick with my local.
  12. Marvin
    My Sire has gone up in value...but then I got one of the first 1000 that had the signed neck plate. The headstock is no worse than that on a D.Lakin or Sadowsky. Neither of those would pass an aesthetics contest to be fair. I was thinking of buying a second V7, but the changed neck profile and satin finish doesn’t appeal to me.
  13. Marvin
    A chance photo of John Deacon used to trawl back over already known info, it’s pretty poor journalism...and I use that word loosely. I’ve got a lot of respect for John Deacon, he’s done the right thing IMO when it comes to Queen. Queen was the four of them, it doesn’t work without either of them. Taylor and May should have had some self respect, and respect for the band’s name, and known when to stop with Queen. The current incarnation is awful. And Roger Taylor needs a dictionary, sociopath? He sounds like he holds a grudge tbh that John won’t join in killing the band
  14. Marvin
    I don't worry about nut width on a neck, it is actually how 'thick' it is i.e from back to front. I used to have a Rockbass Corvette (one of the first ones). It was a 38mm standard jazz style nut width but the neck was like a baseball bat. I found it almost unplayable and made my hand hurt. It was also complicated by how those basses hang, which makes the first fret feel a thousand miles away. My current basses have very playable necks regards their girth
  15. Marvin
    If it was me I'd be going for the Rumble...as I used to own one and regret selling it. It's got all the features you need on it, lightweight, plenty of volume and quite simply a lovely tone. GK is good stuff, I've owned some, but on this it'd be the Fender.
  16. Marvin
    Creed, Nickleback and what seems like an almost endless list of similar bands took grunge and commercialised everything about it. The resultant 'post-grunge' thing is generic, homogenous, derivative etc, etc, etc. It's actually difficult to distinguish one band from another. It's essentially pop music, and not particularly good pop music at that. Dull, comes to mind. 'Later' is probably representative of music at the moment, in that you very occasionally stumble across a half decent band or artist, but in the main there's nothing much of interest.
  17. Marvin
    Over a week ago now, but I went to see Editors at the O2 Guildhall Southampton. Absolutely brilliant, loved it. My wife and I managed to get near the front, about 4 from the stage, so a good view. Some bods grumbled the sound wasn’t that good ( on Social Media), but I thought it was ok. I could hear Tom Smith singing perfectly well. The guitars got a little lost in some songs but nothing major. I thought they played a belter
  18. Marvin
    These combos are fantastic, perfect for gigging. Bargain. Wish I had the bass credits
  19. Marvin
    I’m not particularly interested in what a bass player is up to when I go to watch a band, so I can’t imagine anyone being interested in what I do. I saw The Winery Dogs with Billy Sheehan playing bass a couple of years ago...I spent the gig in awe of Richie Kotzen. Sheehan was brilliant with all his tapping etc, but Kotzen stole the show
  20. Marvin
    Even most other musicians regard the bass as just filling a sonic gap. You could get rid of the bass is loads of bands and most people would be none the wiser. There’s loads of recorded music where the bass is a sludgy mess buried in the mix. Bass isn’t that important for most music or songs
  21. Marvin
    Sire V7 bass. 2 Barefaced One10 cabs. I can take just one to practice and small gigs, take both when needed. MarkBass head (or the Fender Rumble head). The Sire is the best feeling bass I've played and as for amp and cabs I need small and light, partly as the band I'm in is low volume and the places we play aren't large.
  22. Marvin
    I shan't be joining in on this. I haven't bought any gear (bar a set of strings) for...ages. So long in fact I can't remember. I think the last time I bought anything was over 2 years ago, that was a bass. So, it's time I treated myself
  23. Marvin
    IBANEZ SR 300CA PRICE DROP TO: £110 Probably one of the easiest basses to play, lightweight and a very slim neck. There are few marks on the bass but nothing I can pick up on a photo. It's in good condition. I have modified the bass. It no longer has an active eq, the original pots deteriorated too much and were terribly scratchy and noisy. Hence I got Basschat's very own KiOgon to make me a passive wiring loom. The bass now sports a volume and tone control for each pickup. On the tone circuit, there is a different capacitor for each pickup control, this gives a great tonal variation available. Also, there is a push/pull series parallel switch that gives even more tonal possibilities. This has improved the bass considerably. The original active eq was a bit weak and tonally a bit meh. My wife is really miffed I want to move this on, she loves the bass. However, I have near uncontrollable GAS for another bass and need to raise funds.
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  24. Marvin
    Squier Vintage Modified Precision in Amber: *WITHDRAWN* NO LONGER FOR SALE. Body & Bridge: Body: Soft Maple Body Shape: Precision Bass Bridge: Standard 4-Saddle Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black Finish: Polyester Colour: Amber Neck: Finger Board Radius: 9.5" Radius (241 mm) Scale Length: 34" (863.6 mm) Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm) Inlays: Dot Position Inlays Pickups & Hardware: Hardware: Chrome Tuning Keys: Standard Open-Gear Tuners Pickups: Duncan Designedª PB101 Split Single-Coil Pickup Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone Unfortunately my Jazz bass GAS has really got the better of me and I need to let basses go before I can add. This means this precision has to go. It's in good condition, there are signs of use, a few dings, but you have to hunt them out (nothing that'll show on photos). Previously, the bass has had a pick up and bridge cover on it, so you can see the screw holes for these. It's got a very authentic p bass sound, and the pickups have quite a high output. If it weren't for GAS I'd be keeping it. Location: Devon.
  25. Marvin
    I use pretty much anything that'll have the song on it to learn songs for the band I'm in...so that'll include Spotify, YouTube, shared MP3's, literally anything. I'll listen to Spotify, and I'm currently listening to a playlist on YouTube. However, if it's music I really like and want, it's always be the physical product for me. It'll usually get put on my MP3 player for portability, but I still have to have the physical product if it's music I really like.
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