AndyTravis

there’s one on bloody eBay “collection only” in London 🤬

Tonight’s rehearsal reminded me of how important it is, originals wise anyhow. We record everything with a zoom h4n - and I’m the lucky bugger who transfers it all to the WhatsApp group - I don’t mind this, I do it with a few beers and as I use GarageBand it’s all a matter of Bluetooth and review. The laughs we have - Jesus, honestly. We have a great time, we learn our parts and play them, but then develop the tunes in the room. But from my point of view, it’s a time away from being “just” dad and “Mr Travis” at work. I adore my one night a week - a bit sad really, but it’s me being me. And listening through it all - I have a sense of pride the band is developing. Anyhow…rehearsal really works for our band, I know other settings/bands don’t work that way - but I’ve done the “here are the chord sheets, transpose it to B flat” gigs and I really don’t want to do them again. I use it as a social thing. 4 hours - 3.5 of which is playing music.

It’s stunning - I know I wouldn’t get on with the sound (presume piezo only?), and definitely don’t use the fretless I have enough to justify the expense…but damn it’s a looker.

I really enjoyed figuring out how to use the synth pedals I had (Korg g5/Digitech BSW/Ibanez SB7) as instruments in their own right - how to “play” the pedal. I agree an actual synth/soft synth would be better, but I enjoyed changing my style to play “synth” with a bass (timing/phrasing/pick/fingers etc). No call for it now I’m not doing 80’s/90’s pop covers…but still, I enjoyed it.

That’s bluddddy lovleh.

That photo shows when I was experimenting, I do engage the eq - but not as extreme as that.

Enjoying mine. I will say I was more impressed when I was running an EBS Reidmar 750 into it…but, live and learn. Not sure what I’m doing about amp at the moment. I found it a bit lacking in clarity, wound the horn up and then backed it off a bit, half way through my 3rd rehearsal with it and a bit of a tweak with amp eq and it was doing what I wanted. Listened back to the recordings and it fills the room with warmth better than the EBS410 it replaced - while keeping the clarity and volume.

He used to use a (borrowed) Carlo Robelli budget MM style on certain tracks;

A MM sterling classic - eventually they did a joe dart sterling etc.

It does exist - but it costs. Sadly, as with many things…driven by price.

Had this a few times. I go for the “drop off” option now. Just a minor inconvenience to take it to the local post office, but means I’m not waiting about.

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Signature of a signature of a signature…it’ll be reet…

They do signature Les Pauls 🤷🏻‍♂️

That’s unbelievable, @MoJo think it’s time mate.::

Based upon Yamaha BB2024Mx Reverse the P. inlays white - not black, white Pearl pickguard… VVT 2 Colours Available Orange Metallic (like my 414) Shelby Blue Metallic (like the late 90’s AES800b) it Would be made in the Indonesian facility (effectively a 1024) would come with that ace yamaha gigbag, be about £799/£899 and I’d want £50 a bass 😉

What colour? 😂

Yeah, I thought that too 😂

Has there been any “I played my old one so much I realised that the Jaydee sounded the best” type conversation from him? I know he used the original for more recent recordings etc… I always fancied a downsized version (I know the mk3 is smaller - but it’s still as big as a bb) the mk1 is HUGE hahah.

Message Roland UK - they may do out of warranty repairs, They used to. But I haven’t dealt with them in about 8 years.