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roceci

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  1. Nice to have a healthy thread going on here, I usually kill em stone dead.

    I get the buyer beware/market economics thing, I really do. Christ knows I'm old enough. Again, my basic point was the obvious deviousness involved at the outset which I didn't expect from a Basschatter.

    Whilst I respect everyone's opinions, it's nice to see the odd contributor who agrees on the community spirit angle. Like I say, with that gone we're knackered. On here, in everyday life.

  2. I think you miss the point there Discreet. It's about the principle & a matter of trust within a community. If we ain't got that, we're screwed. Judging by the weight of your reply I guess you'd do/have done exactly the same as the seller. If you're fine with that that's great for you & it's good to know who's up front & who ain't.

    I won't name the fella as it'll start a battle I don't intend dedicating days/weeks to. It's a nice guitar & the feeling will wear off soon I'm sure. We're all allowed a rant tho eh? & we've all got the option of ignoring threads that we don't agree with or wind us up.

  3. Yes, GAS did indeed play its part. Based on previous sales it would seem the amp wasn't undervalued & as I say I'll be shocked if he gets anywhere near what he's asking (not to mention p1ssed off). Just doesn't seem like the spirit of Basschat, I could swallow it easier if it was Gumtree or some such but this is a community of people kinda looking out for each other, or so I thought.

    Guess there's no fool like an old fool.

  4. Agh. I've just done a trade for a guitar in a part-ex for cash + an amp on here and it's left me feeling a bit sour.

    The deal went like this. The seller told me what he reckoned my amp was worth which was slightly below what I reckoned based on previous sales on here, but not by enough to matter to me. Value of amp according to seller + cash came to just under £50 or so below what the seller was asking so after the usual back & fore I agreed to up the cash to make the whole deal just under the original asking price. Fine, everyone happy, I go home with a nice bass & the seller's got a great amp to keep or flip. Except almost immediately I see the seller trying to flog the amp for WAY more than his reckoned figure.

    I know it's up to people what they do with what they've got but it's left me feeling a bit disappointed. It doesn't feel like the regular Basschat way of doing things to wildly & knowingly undervalue gear as leverage in a trade, whether the guy actually gets what he's asking for the amp or not. At the least, don't press me for extra cash if you're already thinking you've got a very sweet deal. Not nice.

    I've been stung before & it's all lessons learned etc. but feeling a bit p1$$ed off atm. Probably more so because the guy seemed genuine and it's not the way I'd operate. Tell me I'm right to feel like this or to man up & chalk it up!

  5. Given the high regard for Genz Benz gear across the board & it's discontinuation as a brand (nice one Fender), is GB gear likely to appreciate in value as the years go by?

    I picked up a ShuttleMax 12.2 recently as a one-in-one-out replacement for my GBE 750. I'm finding it difficult to let the 750 go though. The 12.2 has definitely made life easier on load ins/outs & whilst to my ears it doesn't quite have the slam of the 750 (subjective I know, but you hear what you hear), I can live with the slight difference.

    However the chance that I may switch back to Class A at some point is stopping me from shifting the 750, along with a notion that well-maintained 'modern classic' gear will be sought after in years to come after production has long since ceased.

    Any comparable examples of SS/hybrid amps going up in value? Or will this just not happen with new innovations popping up all the time?

  6. Bought a Genz Benz ShuttleMax 12.2 from Kevin recently. Excellent transaction in every way - amp condition as described, full working order, quick send. Couldn't recommend more highly.

  7. [quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1441572298' post='2859997']
    It's perfectly acceptable for a bride / groom to request a small handful of tunes but if you are going to do weddings you really need to have a band policy on such things. Most of the bands I've done function work with will use a booking agreement. It states that the band does what it does and will learn x many tunes for you but ultimately the band decides the bulk of what is played on the night as the customer is paying the band for their experience and ability to entertain them and their friends and family.
    With my main band we would politely but firmly refer them to our booking agreement. We would flex within reason but if they insisted on us learning heaps and rewriting stuff we would calculate the cost and give them the option of accepting our revised price or looking elsewhere.
    [/quote]

    This. Our contract says we'll learn up to three extra tunes related to our genre (funk/soul/funky pop) for our top level package. Any more incurs a set fee per song. We'll be a bit flexible if we like the people & we figure we can use new additions for future bookings. But in the OP's case, it's a shed load of work & I'd probably suggest they booked a more suitable band.

  8. I have never played & never will play Summer of '69 or Sex on Fire. I've also managed to get the rest of the band to agree so it's become the rule. If we get asked for either we chuck it in the disco playlist :P

    Mustang Sally on the other hand we resisted for ages then chucked it in a few months ago, avec extended guitar solo over a ramped-up 16th note rhythm & drop outs for the audience to sing 'ride Sally ride' at the end. Loadsa fun!

  9. I don't get the OP, is your point that producers should stop making songs with treated sounds because we can't emulate them live?

    It is what it is & you just make the best of it. A keys guy with multiple boards goes a long way to making those noises happen live, works for us. As for Uptown Funk, I play it straight every time tone-wise & I've never had anything but a big 'whoooo!!!' from the audience when they hear it. They loves that tune they does.

    As for really, really treated stuff, it's a judgement call on whether it'll work or not. I don't think we'll be pulling out the title track off Funkadelic's Free Your Mind... any time soon for instance :)

  10. Was talking about this very topic with my singer on the weekend. We figured it probably goes on in every trade...musos with music, film directors with films, even brickies walking past buildings!

    It's a curse in a way, but it means that when we do enjoy our favourite music, we get a thrill & a joy from it that goes way beyond the blind feeling your average punter experiences. That's what I tell myself anyway :P

  11. [quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1436732737' post='2820363']
    I really enjoyed the film and took a different message than most have said here. I reckon he's someone who is deeply damaged by the death of his Father, He has serious abandonment issues. He anticipates people leaving him by end gaming and leaving them first. He is deliberately thorny so when people have enough of him he can say 'Ha people are bastards'. It's a role he plays to protect himself from being hurt. I've seen this in a couple of people I know who have either been adopted or have lost parents very young.

    If he really was an abhorrent person he's be sticking pins in animals, not caring for them.
    [/quote]

    That's actually probably spot on. Roger Waters syndrome sorta thing. Still, he's a grown man & should really sort his sh*t out, particularly where his family's concerned.

    Talking of family...was it just me or did his current missus seem really odd around him? Something not right there :/

  12. [quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1427198940' post='2726949']
    I've been here a good few years, despite the meagre amount of posts.
    Some people get offended very easily on here. Which is crazy considering, for the most part, this site is just made up of opinions.
    Dont agree with them? Thats fine!
    I'm aware of how sarcastic i can be, so it's just easier to stay out of it.
    That being said, i still find this site extremely useful. I've met some good people on here, who's wisdom has proved invaluable and is much appreciated.
    So i'll continue watching from afar, and extracting what bits of information i can.
    Now.... back to the shadows :ph34r:
    [/quote]

    +1 on all of that!

  13. Got into hair metal at 14 and wanted to play guitar. My music teacher at the time picked up on this and gave me a stupid oversized pink thing with only 4 strings to play in class. I thought it was some kind of joke & went back to playing my big bro's 'lead' guitar here & there. Then at 15 I got big into old KISS & the first time I saw Gene Simmons on video I immediately wanted to play what he was playing, whatever it was. So I went and got a bass & it turned out it was one of those big dopey things...joined a band, realised I loved being the link between drums & everything else & still thumping 25 odd years on. Moved on a bit from KISS basslines since mind :)

  14. There was me coming on here to start a thread about how I've just realised I love my VM P V & there's all this going on!

    Bought mine new about a year ago and whilst I was impressed with the quality, I wasn't really feeling the P love up against my Jazz. Did a set up, played it a bit, swapped the bridge out after a grub screw went on the B saddle (had a Badass lying around forever so perfect excuse). Played it not much more, tried to flog it on a few times but always decided to keep it in the end.

    So this week my J is in for a setup & I'm stuck with just the P. Wow. Having been forced to play it I've come to love it immediately. It really cuts through in the mix with very little tweaking and sounds very classic P with the stock pup. It's immensely playable once you get stuck in & the B sounds & feels really solid. Plus it's light :)

    I was thinking of upgrading the pup but I don't think I will based on what I'm reading. I probably will look at having the laqcuer taken off the neck at some point tho, it's really thick & too glossy for me.

    Anyone gassing for these, go for it! Loads of great bass for the price :)

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  15. Started doing this with my band a couple of weeks ago. Straight drums, bass, keys & voice with guitar coming in on the chorus in the funk rhythm style. Goes down a treat! I've pretty much copped the synth line throughout, it shouldn't be too taxing for intermediate players & above.

    Meanwhile, over on Youtube... https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=clean+bandit+rather+be+bass+cover

    Some scorching stuff there!

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