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Harley Benton HB-50 Semi-Hollow Bass £200-Orange or Cherry
Mykesbass replied to Magister Ludi's topic in Bass Guitars
Chrome or nickel yes. I think black plastic (like EMG) would still be wrong. And yes, I know it's a cheap and easy fix, but it just surprises me that the designers don't share this old man's taste -
Harley Benton HB-50 Semi-Hollow Bass £200-Orange or Cherry
Mykesbass replied to Magister Ludi's topic in Bass Guitars
That's the second lovely looking bass to be posted on here in the last couple of days absolutely ruined (IMO) by these ghastly MM style humbuckers. They look fine on the right basses, but anything going retro and hollow bodied, they just look totally wrong. Reverend Dub King was the other for anyone interested in my little rant. -
Just sold a bass to Mike. Great communication and a really easy sale. Would happily do business again with him. Buy/sell with confidence!
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'scuse me Mr apostrophe police officer, dependant...
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Oh yes, the clip on tuner, bass or guitar is an awful look. Couple of grand worth of instrument, finest hardwoods, beautifully designed and inlaid headstock. Hey you know what would look great - a bit of purple plastic stuck on the end there 😡
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She must be doing something right - even Bob Dylan has covered one of her songs...
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And sold! That description
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Good to see they have continued with this attitude. They were like this 10 or so years back.
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Free bits for any build enthusiast - two untested Ibanez pre amps, one from a Japanese SR800, the other from an SR1200 with diagram, but missing vol and balance pots and input jack. Reasonable quality chrome bridge (unused), bass string retainer, skinny string retainer and two strap buttons. Job lot only, not splitting. Postage will need covering - small package rate. Or collection from RH15 (halfway between Gatwick and Brighton.
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Moths? Looks more like wolves to me!
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*SOLD* Cort GB34 Active Mighty Mite Pickups 3TS - *SOLD*
Mykesbass posted a topic in Basses For Sale
A lovely 20 year old Indonesian made Cort GB34 with Mighty Mite pickups and Fishman Pre. Bass is in great condition, nice slim neck, with a MM style humbucker in the bridge position and a J Bass pickup in the neck. Lovely subtle 3 colour sunburst and a Pearloid scratchplate making for a lovely looking and great playing bass. Comes with gig bag. Courier by discussion. Price £240 which I feel is a very fair price for a quality budget bass. -
Another bass I've acquired in a bit of a deal, so looking for a new home. As new, virtually unplayed Harley Benton 5 string fretless in matt finish natural Ovankol. One tiny little nick in the lower cutaway shown in the photos. 45mm nut, side markers where they would be for a fretted bass, nice set of strings - feel almost like semi flatwound; lively but smooth. Body is very nicely carved and comfortable. Fingerboard is a lovely lightly figured black walnut, and the neck is 7 piece, through body. Priced at around 75% of new based on how little it has been used (still got the plastic on the machine heads), but open to discussion if I've gone too high (or too low even)! Courier by discussion.-
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One of a couple of basses I've acquired in a deal, and in need of new loving homes! If I'm way off with the price (either way) please feel free to message me. This Cort has seen some life, and has, at one point been converted to left hand, then converted back again. It is showing it scars from this life well lived, but is in great shape structurally, just not so much cosmetically. Fortunately, being black, it hides most of those scars until closer inspection. Low action, electrics all good, roundwould strings still have plenty of life in them. Complete with rifle bag. Courier by discussion.- 1 reply
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It's a weird one to fake as well.
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That's usually my job...
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What are your plans for it? Parts upgrade or something more radical?
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I think they would have got on well Daryl!
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I love the very end - yes, that bit when it has finished 😏
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Another take on this is the audience. My late mum was born in 1929. Due to the war she didn't really get any teenage years, so her main musical influences ranged from Frank Sinatra through Rock & Roll, and on into the 60s. Her biggest bugbear in her 70s/80s was other people deciding what her age group wanted, in her words, Vera bl00dy Lynn and Glen Miller.
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Heroin and Jazz were very uneasy bedfellows in the 40s and 50s. Responsible for some great music and some tragically early deaths. I've been looking to see if there have been any studies of some of the biggest names to see if their best work was clean or under the influence - Joe Pass, Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Chet Baker all spring to mind.
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Sure, fitness and dexterity can take a dive with age, but if a singer has been taking care of their voice then they can carry on well into their twilight years. I saw Tom Jones in a 300 capacity club when he was 81 - his voice was incredible. I think there is more to it than just age. Playing with younger people (see @Bluewineabove) or playing genres that don't just cater for one age group can help. I'm still working on this to put together a new project - probably why it is taking so long, but determined that it won't be all 'blokes of a certain age'.
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Nice! When's the next gig 😎
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OK, so it will be the Stax/Atlantic/Muscle Shoals styles then. To break yourself in (as it is as much about the feel as it is about the complexity of the parts) I'd suggest some Wilson Pickett tracks, as their basslines for me (and I'll probably get ripped to shreds for saying this) are a little more obvious than some of the other artists in this style (Otis Redding for example). @Reggaebass has already sent you in the right direction for Motown. Have fun - some great stuff to work on.
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R&B - is that Jam & Lewis era and later, or as Chris suggests above, Stax, Muscle Shoals, Malaco?
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Just searched back a few years, there was a member on here Wes Steed - worked at GAK at the time, and was a talented luthier. He had Herbie's bass to make a replica, and I recall there was a lot of talk at the time about the exact age. @Clarky owned the replica for a while, but I can't find the original build thread.
