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I had a GT-10B recently, It does a hell of a lot, very versatile but for synth-like stuff I found it pretty dire.

If you can locate one, an old  Boss ME-8B can produce some huge Vangelis- like synth sounds. I managed to program a fantastic Moog-like synth patch on mine as you can layer up all the effects eg Chorus/ Delay/Reverb/Synth/Octave. It is super easy to get to grips with also. I am still looking for another one currently.

The Z reminds me of the Ibanez RDGR basses. 

My best purchases this year: 2 awesome Laney Atom/Nexus bass cabs, and a Laney NX mini amp. 

This years "why did I actually even buy this?"  purchase: A Gruv Gear fret wrap thingy.

Just into my 50's now, and while I don't currently play in a band, or have any major back issues, my intention is to get back to playing gigs again which maybe a good couple of years off. As I'm not going to get younger or fitter, and also built like Mr. Bean,  I decided recently to get the lightest cabs I could afford as a bit of forward planning. 2 x 17kg Laneys which just so happened to be the cabs I wanted a few years ago but couldn't afford at the time. For me cabs are the biggest hassle when it comes to moving/ carrying stuff about.

My bass is a little over 9.5lbs, and found I was able to play for a good couple of hours or more at practice with a band I was with for a while last year with no problems. I will only consider getting a lighter bass if I should I develop back issues. My current work involves a lot of moving around so am always getting gentle exercise anyway.  If anything, I have always suffered a bit with my knees. I can get down but takes me bloody ages to get back up again!

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1973 Gibson Les Paul or an EB-3. 😎

"Tone is all in the fingers"

...said the bass player with the biggest, most expensive collection of flashy basses/ amps/cabs / effect pedals ever seen.

..." This is absolutely THE best, most fantastic ever thing I've ever owned without a doubt it is just so awesome... selling to fund a new best thing this side of the universe"

I really wanted to be a Lumberjack, regretfully I picked up a bass instead.

I personally hate the things, but I think a Jazz bass would maybe compliment a strat better. Also will cover varying styles of music and cut through a mix pretty well.  

I would buy a used Behringer bass overdrive for £9.99 then spend the rest on booze, drugs and a cheap hooker, coz that's rock 'n' roll.

Obviously the Schaller ( 2+2 !) machine heads are replacements, but you can see the original screw holes for those horrid cheap box shaped things. 

In my experience, The Di Marzio Dp122 or Seymour Duncan SBP-3 1/4 Pounder are the only 2 P-bass pickups that I found made a real difference as replacement pickups. Both are great, but as I mentioned earlier the one already in the bass is more than acceptable and most replacements won't "sound" any better.

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2 minutes ago, The Attic Man said:

Oh my just spotted that òh I feel so embarrassed bloody predictive text  can't believe it put seafood green maybe I should invent it 😅 

I believe "seafood green" is a shade of vomit.

If you are 8 weeks in and enjoying playing the bass, then I would go for it especially for £50 including the Peavey amp. You obviously like it!

A new bass doesn't always guarantee that it will be "better" than the Encore. Though I'm not a massive P bass fan, I bought a PJ Encore a few weeks ago for about the same cost. Very well built, sounds like a Precision bass, plays nicely. I just pick it up when I feel like a change from my usual bass. In fact it plays better than a few more high end P basses I have owned previously.

Dreary and depressing. One listen through was enough for me. I never really "got" The Beatles to be honest.

My 1993 Washburn B200 LP bass. I have had it just under 3 years and it cost me about £200 from eBay. It will always be my #1. Looks great, sounds great, plays great, it's pretty much all I need. 😎

3 hours ago, fretmeister said:

I quite like it.

 

But I can't help feeling if the keys were replaced with an actual piano and any melody guitar was swapped for a trumpet then it would be an absolute banger.

2 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

And the bass with a tuba!

 

Add an accordion and there you have it... The Heimatdamisch plays Scott Devine. I would pay good money to hear that version.

55 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

...that the Volumes will go up to 11 ?

 

Well not only does it mean there is more of the same to follow, by Vol:10 they may decide to go to 11 just for that extra little push over the cliff.

5 minutes ago, theplumber said:

What a racket....it's total guff!!!

Well this is "Vol:1", so you know what that means.....

It might be worth having at look at Laney Amps shop on ebay to see what is currently available. They have had a fair bit of bass gear on there recently, mostly new old stock. I recently got hold of these brand new 2x10 Atom/Nexus cabs for about £200 each. La Voce speakers, 400 watt rms each, lightweight at 17kg, very well made. Can do landscape or portrait.

20 minutes ago, Rayman said:

Totally amazing player

 

But so far the album sounds like the soundtrack to a 70s cop show….. you know…. when the police are chasing the bad guys down a back alley in San Francisco….. in a gold sedan with a magnetic red flashing light on the roof….. crashing through piles of empty cardboard boxes with a box of donuts on the dashboard.

I so very nearly put up a picture of Starsky and Hutch, but opted for Jazz Club instead. 😄

17 minutes ago, rushbo said:

In an attempt to drag the thread back on the right track...

 

Does this mean the thread is now correctly intonated?