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1 minute ago, geoham said:

No surprises at all. When I get Evri tracking details for something, my heart fills with dread. I've had so many things marked as 'lost' with them, some fairly high value. I know that companies will build in a certain amount of courier loss to their pricing, but I do wonder how much they are actually saving by using Evri to save a marginal amount per delivery. I wonder if someone has actually run the numbers?

Probably, but I wonder if they've factored in the aversion to Evri that may make people stop buying things from them if they keep using Evri as a courier

Breed - Nirvana

14 hours ago, thebrig said:

I've put countless adverts on Join My Band and BandMix, and the amount of timewasters that apply is unbelievable.

Have you tried replying to others' adverts as well?

1 hour ago, cybertect said:

 

Seconded!

 

I spent a good twenty minutes chatting with the proprietor about vintage Höfners last time I was in there (he had a 1959 Congress guitar on the wall and I have 1967 Verithin bass at home) and no, I didn’t end up buying anything 🙂

I bought a string winder in there to show willing 😎

57 minutes ago, Brian18242 said:

Has anyone tried the latest run of sadowsky metro express basses? Worth the cost at £899? Similar to the previous run, they seem to be generating very little online interest, although I am seriously tempted to give them another shot. Wouldn't be surprised if they are heavily discounted in the coming months.

They had a bit of fanfare when they were first launched, with The Bass Channel for one giving a glowing review on their YT channel, but Warwick and Sadowsky's marketing has been, frankly, awful. I suspect they're likely to be pretty good, with some of the issues the first iteration faced now resolved, but it'll be interesting seeing opinions on whether it's clear cut that being double the price of a Sire V7 is justified.

19 minutes ago, casapete said:

A friend of mine plays there occasionally and has nothing but good things to say about it.

Northern Guitars has been there for 25, maybe 30 years and used to be run by a guy called

Dusty who was a top bloke and quite a character. I’ve bought and traded a few instruments

from there over the years. One time I was looking at a Yamaha bass which was in a case

on the floor, apparently they had just bought it in. Felt a firm hand on my shoulder and a big 

feller telling me not to move as it was his guitar that had been stolen a couple of nights

ago, and he thought I was the culprit! He apologised when the staff told him I was just

browsing, and I left them to sort it out. 😆

I think I bought my old Marshal 4x12 cab in there back when I were nought but a student with student loan money burning a hole in my bank account. It looks a lot more salubrious in there now than it did in the late 90s!

23 hours ago, SimonK said:

I went to Leiden on a work trip earlier this year and found "Guitars and Beans" which I thought was an awesome idea - coffee shop plus guitar shop. I ended up staying for a couple hours, bought lots of coffee (and some picks!) and every now and then tried out a different instrument. I'm suprised more guitar shops are not explictly trying this business model.

In that case let me point you at Music & Bean in Okehampton, Devon. Great little shop!

19 hours ago, ezbass said:

Taking a cheapish instrument with good ‘bones’ and upgrading it can deliver great results. 

I know the upgrade was borne of necessity (well, technically it wasn't strictly necessary) but the replacement of the stock preamp in my V7 with the Sadowsky one has done wonders for it.

She Bangs - Ricky Martin

Fast Fuse - Kasabian

Don't GK make powered speakers for their MB range? Would one of those work? 

9 minutes ago, Crusoe said:

That reminds me of the days when my mate and I would stagger home from the pub singing Beatles songs at the tops of our voices 😁

Last time I did this sort of thing it was on a cricket tour in Reading, and the police stopped us and told us to keep it down. Everyone sobered up pretty quickly at that apart from one lad who decided to try and be funny (emphasis on try) and as a result spent the second night of the tour in a cell at Reading police station until one of our elder statesmen picked him up in the morning. It took a couple of seasons before we stopped taking the piss out of him for it.

I wonder if the two new people are aware of the circumstances of the band's formation. Might be fun to tell them to watch their backs.

Didn't yer man in Journey play one of these?

12 hours ago, casapete said:

Think they were licensed Fender instruments made in India or the far east. 

Yep, a mate of mine at school had a Sunn Stratocaster and this is what he told me about it.

10 hours ago, Bluewine said:

 

That's the hardest pill for me to swallow.  It's usually when we book gigs at venues that don't really have that live music loving  clientle .

 

Daryl

It's what makes performing at some WMCs a bit hit or miss. If they have a mixed crowd then it can be a good night; if their membership is of the more elderly persuasion then if we haven't brought our own enthusiastic crowd then it's effectively a paid rehearsal even if the room is full.

11 hours ago, Buddster said:

Guitarests who won't shut up noodling when others are trying to talk about parts/arrangements

🤬

We have a keyboardist who does this, as well as while we're all waiting to start on a tune.

3 minutes ago, prowla said:

Yep - I think I've managed to work it out!

TBH I've not played along to it at all, but there might be a 4th chord in there for the chorus!

It's basically D Db B Db D in the verse, and then A G G# A for the chorus. The little vamp at the end is quite fun too.

3 hours ago, NikNik said:

Good point. I never actually considered that.

 

I've looked at both the Olly White one and the Seafoam Green one, and after a bit more studying, I've discovered I don't like those fingerboards. I know 'rosewood' covers many species but those 'boards look like Laurel. I don't think I've seen a rosewood so light on a Fender bass. I guess I could use some Monty's Wax to darken it but on a £2K reissue instrument I'd expect the 'board to look more period correct.

On a higher end one it might be Pau Ferro? 

Good to know! A Sub 5 is on my radar for a 5er if the plan to acquire an L-2500 Tribute falls flat, but while it's nice to play I agree on the tone, so would definitely be looking to upgrade the preamp having had a taste for it with my V7, so it's good to know this is a solid plan.

13 hours ago, prowla said:

I'm due to have a get-together with some pals for a jam.

The last one we did Carry On Wayward Son, Jailbreak, Born To Be Wild, and one or two others; we were supposed to do Money, but nobody else learned it!

Upcoming are: Get Back, Come Together, Purple Haze, Badge, Sunshine Of Your Love, Let's Dance, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Teenage Kicks, and a few more; there's quite a few styles to be covered there, which is quite fun.

We messed around with Teenage Kicks at a rehearsal just for a laugh because it's only three chords, and we basically nailed it on the first attempt so into the set list it went!

On 17/10/2024 at 12:46, franzbassist said:

I loved the look of this Sire when I saw it in an Andertons video.  I emailed them to ask if it was an actual model, but apparently it was custom made for Lee and will not be repeated.

 

 

Oof! That's gorgeous.

Having heard her interview on 6 Music, accompanied by her occaisional session bassist for some reason, I'm quite enjoying listening to Fabiana Palladino. It definitely has a vibe to it.

I listened to this while fighting my way out of Manchester and it was really good. Starts about 1:59 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0023qdw

Ooooh! I should be on the move around that sort of time so will listen to it in the car on the way home from Manchester!