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1 minute ago, BassTractor said:
Personal, telling little about Ray:
In the beginning, to me personally, Ray first and foremost was a great composer, then one of the people who provided the bridge I needed between my childhood's classical music and rock and jazz music.
Much later I realised that he also was a bass monster.
Gentle Giant's music has been central in my life for 50 years, and the band's tightly knit group of fans and friends for nearly 30. We started meeting up in the mid 90s, alternating between continents, and eventually band members joined and would become friends more than objects of adoration.
Two decades ago, also Ray wanted to join, but his health prevented him.
The news of his death hit me harder than imagined, and harder than similar deaths have done previously.
Non-personal:
Some of you may know that Ray and his then girlfriend are behind the ingenious lettering on the front cover of "Civilian", where the album's title is visible in red within the words "Gentle Giant" in yellow.
This showed yet another side of Ray's ingeniousness (and it took many fans years or decades to discover this bit).
A man has gone.
Requiescat in pace.
Very nice words! As mentioned I have only discovered the music of Gentle Giant in the last few months! Heard the name over the years and never bothered to check them out. To be honest I wouldn't have been able to take it all in! But in my opinion they are up there with the greats!! Check them out if you can! RIP Ray. What a player indeed!
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Just heard that bass player from Gentle Giant,Ray Shulman has passed away. I have recently just started to listen to Gentle Giant. It's funny how some bands pass you by. But if you get a chance check out Gentle Giant. Ray was a brilliant all round musician as well as a fantastic bass player.
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13 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:
I can understand it
Our 3 cats are never phased either way when i satrt playing and wander in and out of the bass cave if i leave the door open.
They must be funky cats! That means our cat compares my bass playing to a hoover or hairdryer!!
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1 minute ago, dmccombe7 said:
The cat is more important than a sale and its a perfect fit at the end of the kitchen units.
Def a keeper.........the cat says so.
Dave
The cat seems to like the stuff the cover is made of. He likes to sit on the laptop bag! I tell you what he doesn't like....the bass! As soon as I plug it in he runs off! .....no comment!!
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This is the blurb....really close to keeping this and sticking it in our keyboard players studio! But then again where would the cat sit?
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11 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:
What size and weight is it Stevie ?
Dave
29kg 650mm H, 600 W ,400 D. Google Genz Benz Bass Amplification and a full spec appears on a Bass Direct page from when they sold them.
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44 minutes ago, ricksterphil said:
I'd keep it....frighten the life out of your lead guitarist at gigs 🤣
He may die as every say's he is not loud enough! And do you know what? He isn't!!!
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Yes....it is! As mentioned I went to Scarborough to get it but my wife and I wanted a night away anyway! I think it's a buyers market at the moment with lot's of great stuff for not a lot of cash! I think this will be getting removed and stored in our keyboard players studio for a bit! Been thinking about getting a Barefaced 2 x10 after reading a few reviews and speaking to someone who owns one!
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1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:
Nice rig Steve, didn't know you had picked these up. Get good reviews.
GLWTS m8
Dave
Yip. I decided to try a 4 x 10 setup after using the Fender Rumble 1 x 15 's for a good few years. I always used 2 as it made it a bit easier to reach the amp!! Seen these on here a few weeks back and decided to tie in a wee road trip wife the wife which involved going to a place near Scarborough and staying over at a nice wee hotel! Had a nice chat with the chap who sold me these,Chris (SgtD) He told me he had more or less used two at most gigs. Anyway I bought two and tried one out at my next gig! Wow!! what a sound ! Clear,deep and punchy!. Used with my Ampeg PF500 it certainly sounds very loud! Anyway managed to sell the Fenders straight away and I am punting one of these as I really don't need two! We shall see what happens ! The cat loves to sit on it so it will be missed!
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8 hours ago, AndyTravis said:
Another blummin lovely 410 in Scotland.
Waiting for one to turn up in Manchester 😫
Oh dear! I went to Scarborough for these! I had an idea one would be enough. Fancy a trip to Scotland hoots mon ye ken up yer kilt an all that mince!
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It's a bit stinky poo really....
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Looks real enough to me. Early model used and abused!! Let's see what it goes for!! I suppose someone will buy it and do it up! A few years ago I bought a Wilkes bass from E bay. Some of you might remember they looked very very similar to Jaydee guitars of that era. I got it for £25 on a buy now! That's when real bargains came up every day! It was a horrible matt black but in good nick otherwise! Filthy and dusty......but she's good with the kids!!....lol. Anyway I stripped the body of all paint and it turned out to be a really nice mahogany under the paint! Can't remember what the pickup was...might have been Dimarzio or something like that! I used it about the house but can't remember gigging it. It wasn't really my thing! It got punted back on e bay and I think it went for something like £250. Ah...the good old days!!!
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Looks like a teenage homemade effort.....that's a no from me!!
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Interested message sent!
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Messaged the guy when I seen it on Gumtree a few days ago. Told him that in my opinion it was an old Made In India Sunn/Mustang P bass copy. Sometimes they are Encore brand. Not the worst bass guitars as many folk on here will know! But yes around £450 way off the mark price wise! Needless to say........
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32 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:
I always assume we all kinda know each other on here but i guess we're not all as close as we think.
I know a few people on BC that are on my FB friends and know the bands i'm in and would hopefully update BC if anything happened to me.
@theplumber being one of my fav bass type persons.
Dave
Just leave a key under the mat......lol All the best Dave hope all is well!
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Just having a look at some of the artists he had played with....The Who,Toyah,Mick Jagger,Elton John,Randy Crawford,Robbie Williams and many more! Loved his bass line on Toyahs single I Want To Be Free and the cheesy Right Said Fred....I'm Too Sexy For My Shirt!
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Just heard Phil Spalding passed away today...another sad loss.
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8 hours ago, EssentialTension said:
Looks the part but sounds sh*t.....
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48 minutes ago, Old Man Riva said:
Don’t actually have too much of a problem with the “all original apart from…” language - I’ve probably used it myself at times!
Other than it being a bit mangled on the grammar front it does seem a fairly straightforward way of referencing what’s what on an instrument.
Nothing really winds me up language-wise musically other than people referring to an instrument as “she”.
Can you refer to anything as ''she'' now? It's a bit of a ''pc'' minefield......
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Tonerider TRP 1 Precision plus! Just fitted a set to my Fender Vintera bass and it's brought it to life!! Cost me £42 off e bay!
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Reverend Road Trip
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Beenlooking at these as well and Glasgow is just down the road from me! At least you got to try them out and see a bit of the city! A wee day out as they say! Don't know if it's your thing but I recently got hold of a Godin Shifter Classic bass. Made In Canada and pretty rare in this country it seems! I love mine and it has a massive sound and great tones.passive but you would not think so going by the output! Check the reviews online .By the way there is one for sale in Absolute Music and on their e bay page! Well worth it I love mine! Here is a picture of what it looks like!