AndyTravis

Ian has just delivered a Spector. Absolutely wonderful example of why basschat is brilliant - great guy, knows his beans and the bass is good too 😏

Back in the club. Sometimes you see a bass and you think “I have to have it….” So a year to the day I collected my last Spector (435xl) It’s time to go again.

“Tendinitis city” - great name for a band.

Now (3 days later) A Yamaha BB, but made like a Spector Euro Lx by the Czech factory… erm.

You can buy the bb 414/1024 bridge pickups, you could make it a neck through yamajazz… it’s also 4.9kg too 😳

No. To return it to stock would basically be impossible and you’d spend about £400 putting it right for it to ultimately be worth about £600 if that. If you’re after one, look at one which isn’t hacked up. If it was about £150/£200 it’d be worth the investment I suppose.

Yes. 5/10 - could do better.

Lee, you’ve given me a headache 😉

Don’t play at all unless you absolutely have to (the gigs) erm. That.

Bargain wine red In Boston (Lincolnshire) on Facebook - collect only 🙃

Should’ve kept my 2005 desert gold HH - I wasn’t actually playing much bass at the time, and now it would really suit the band I’m in. d’oh. Looks beautiful - as you well know ☺️

I’ve also done a few years in a moderately successful band who used to spend rehearsals drinking and partaking in chemical recreation. The drummer and myself did not. so we sat around nursing a couple of beers while the rest of the band got blitzed and could barely stand. one Sunday we met at 10am, they were still going from the night before - by 6pm we’d done 45 minutes of playing. I eventually quit. The drummer stayed involved and did another 18 months - surprised at that as he was more sensible than me in most respects.

a vox phantom, double neck, fretless 36” on bottom, electric 12 string (left handed) on top 😜

A Ghost in the machine…

It’s already been bid on, and I don’t *need* it. If it was silly cheap - I’d jump. Thank you though guys - much appreciated. The bb1600 sounded ace last night and something arriving by end of the week which was a bit unforeseen 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

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.