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  1. essexbasscat
    The RW's have become my go - to basses, both jazz and precision. There was just a slight niggle at the beginning about the finish, with some ideas like 'I'll get it done when I have the cash'. Then it hit me. What I'd been after for years was a bass that played, sounded and felt great. I realised I now owned that bass, free and clear. Happy day
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    Largely agree with Bilbo and a few others here. Classical composers and conductors treat musical tempo is a flexible entity, as have some rock bands. For instance, 'WInd Cries Mary' by Hendrix occasionally stumbles along, but the whole band stumbles together, so the fluctuating tempo evolves into something many of call 'feeling the beat' or the song. Other songs almost make a feature of a granite solid tempo, such as Toto playing Rosanna. I've noticed the problems tend to emerge when members of the ensemble don't play together, be it one person or many. Then the topic of tempo tends to come to the fore. If I find myself in a situation of disorganised, unintentional, erratic, fluctuating tempo, I tend to set my tempo and stick to it unless there is a collective agreement to purposefully alter it. In these circumstances, the people with erratic tempo soon become quite conspicuous and often uncomfortable, which often prompts them to shape up.
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    Right. Captain disorganised here. I screamed through the day yesterday almost without stopping from getting out of bed until I fell back into it. So I've finally got back to this ! I've checked the numbers and it's a model YSL 64T, instrument no 03615. The photos don't show it well, but the finish is patchy and tarnished over quite a bit. There's a dent in the bell (which I've hopefully captured in the picture and a dent in the last bend The finish isn't pitted however. I've added this as I want to be as honest with this ad as I can. As I said, I'm only asking what I paid for it. Given it functions well, I have no doubt it's worth it.
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    Lovely bass that. A picture doesn't do justice to that instument at all, it's quite impressive up close. Glad it's gone to a good home Len
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    Will come back with that tomorrow night, it's back on top of the wardrobe at the moment
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    That's an interesting bass you have there Pete. If times were different, I'd be looking at this one a lot more
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    The old "It'll be great once the room fills up" scam. Does it equate to "It'll ride up with wear" in the rag trade ?
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    [attachment=103609:DSCF3669.jpg][attachment=103607:DSCF3670.jpg][attachment=103608:DSCF3671.jpg][attachment=103344:DSCF3661.jpg][attachment=103345:DSCF3663.jpg][attachment=103346:DSCF3667.jpg][attachment=103347:DSCF3672.jpg][attachment=103348:DSCF3673.jpg] I've checked the slide and there's very little evidence of wear from friction. As the slide also moves very easily, I'd say the tubes are pretty parallel and it's a good functioning instrument.
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    Thanks Tom, they are very useful amps and this one's in great condition
  10. essexbasscat
    HI David, sitting here in Loughton !
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    I'll get onto it and include pictures of the slide. Will probably be done on Sunday. Cheers T
  12. essexbasscat
    A fender jazz fitted with an East preamp through an Eden WT550 and Berg AE212 was pretty memorable, both with and without the preamp. +1 re Ampegs and Fender valve amps with P basses
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    'All my Loving' tends to lend itself well to a duo arrangement, a bassline that moves along pretty well and plenty of room for some rhythmic guitar work too. Solo vocals first verse and duo the second. There are plenty of Beatles numbers that explore different aspects of a band, depends what you want on the night.
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    We were rehearsing 'Getting Better' by the Beatles this week. Lyrics; - "I used to be cruel to my woman I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved. Man I was mean but I'm changing my scene and I'm doing the best that I can" It was a different world then.
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    Up for grabs is my Stagg Acoustic guitar hard case. The model is EU CGA.W. BLK. These numbers are taken from the warranty tag which came with the case when it left the shop. It's just been used to store an aooustic guitar in the house - never been taken to a gig. It's in extremely good condition. There's one ever so light scuff on the lid that can only be seen from a certain angle and the velvet inside bears the string markings of the guitar that was stored in it. These are the only things that prevent me from describing it as immaculate. These cases are £69.00 from GAK at the moment. You can have mine for £40.00, which has got to be a bargain. I will courier at buyer's expense. Here's some photos, taken when the case needed a dusting ! [attachment=103259:DSCF3640.jpg][attachment=103260:DSCF3641.jpg]
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    For God's sake ! that's silly money for that rig !
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    Bump for a reliable amp
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    A good instrument still looking for a new home
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    Passive electronics model this one
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    Up for grabs is my lovely Marshall AS100D acoustic guitar amp. It's in showroom condition and comes with a padded cover (also in showroom condition) and the genuine Marshall footswitch in the box supplied by Marshall. I've checked the amp over and can't find a mark anywhere with my ageing eyes As the piccys show, these things have four inputs, which can be two switchable inputs for the acoustic guitar, one for backing tracks and one for a microphone. There's also a range of on - board effects too. You get your money's worth with these amps ! It's a stereo amp being 2 x 50 watts per side into 2 x 8 inch Celestion speakers These combos are on sale at GAK for £ 459.00 at the moment. You can have this one in mint condition for £250.00, which has got to be a bargain. Sale only please, no trades sorry I have more pictures and would be happy to post them if required. Thanks all [attachment=103213:DSCF3652.jpg] [attachment=103214:DSCF3657.jpg] [attachment=103215:DSCF3649.jpg] [attachment=103216:DSCF3656.jpg]
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    Fender 300 pro valve head ?
  22. essexbasscat
    Thanks for the link. A nice reminder about the importance of expressing music and the ever present risk of just going through the motions with your instrument.
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    Are all adjustment screws secure with no slippage on the threads ? and in contact with the plate ? (as above). Any loose threads and screws can be stabilised a bit with a drop of nail varnish on the thread.
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    [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1332121157' post='1583670'] If you are using wire wool, and have a spare speaker magnet or similar about, (spare as in will never be used again) leave it underneath the neck you are working on and it will gather the filings that are the inevitable result of using wire wool. [/quote] Handy tip that, good idea
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    Thanks for the reminder, about time I listened to some LZ Memorable time in the 90's. The radio alarm went off on a summer's morning and the very first thing I was aware of that day were the opening bars of Ramble On. Just laid there, starting the day with a smile One of the best starts to the day I can remember
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