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    [quote name='super al' timestamp='1508114765' post='3389877'] Not complaining though, part of the fun is learning new tunes. [/quote] Wait till you've played that fun new tune 300 times...there are songs I used to love that I've suggested & played to death now & would never listen to by choice these days [quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1508156718' post='3390097'] You still have some pretty unique covers though to be fair. (I wont name them incase you don't want me to ) And a lot of the covers you do, have a unique arrangement. So there are ways around making the standard affairs at least a bit more interesting to play [/quote] Cheers Kert, this is true & modifying tunes can ease the grind. It can go too far tho...we thought our EWF September/Let's Groove medley with fusion ending was the best thing since sliced bread but talk about stopping people dancing in their tracks...it was with great reluctance that we shelved it & stripped it back to just September
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    In my soul/funk functions band we started out with the intention of playing songs we wanted to hear played that weren't necessarily regular fare. Fast forward four years & with the exception of maybe two songs we're playing pretty much what every soul/funk function plays & it's difficult to add new stuff outside of that, cos that's what people seem to want. We even broke our no Mustang Sally & Superstition rule after a while...you can't ignore the classics when people are paying you a decent fee to hear em.
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    I've got a fiver here you're welcome to try out Marc if it greases the wheels of a sale here. They're really decent instruments & do the Stingray sound quite well, even stock like mine is. I also know you're trying not to buy anything atm so your call buddy...
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    Bought a Kiog0n P loom off Westenra, smooth transaction & received all inside 48 hours! Top guy, recommended
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    Mind blowing collection there! Anyone else show their other half & say "next time you say I've got too many basses..."?
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    What the hell did I just see?? That might have ruined Roundabout forever :/
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    Hello!
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    Now sold subject to the usual
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    [quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1505916685' post='3375199'] Tis a thing of beauty! If my Yamaha Attitude sells in time I shall be all over this! [/quote] Awesome mate. Just had a listen to your band - great stuff
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    [quote name='ead' timestamp='1505910012' post='3375130'] Did Fender do a P bass with blocks and binding in the 70s? [/quote] I think I've read that there were a couple of block Ps made in the 70s but I might be wrong. Who cares, looks sweet no?
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    [quote name='timhiggins' timestamp='1505908384' post='3375111'] Trades ? [/quote] Hmmm possible trades for Fender things with 5 strings. Sorted for amps & what not
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    It is indeed a fing of beauty! Cheers Marc
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    These basses need no introduction as their quality is well documented. Absolutely superb fit & finish & quite simply one of the best P basses out there, plays & sounds like a dream. This is an authentic Japanese model from 2011 before production switched to Mexico. Totally stock & in as-new condition apart from one tiny ding on the underside below the tone control as shown in the pics. Zero buckle rash & nominal pickguard scratching due to only ever being used for recording a handful of times in my smoke-free studio. This really is a pristine specimen of a well regarded, discontinued bass. Strung with D'addario EXL nickels. Includes the original thumbrest that shipped with it (never installed) & Fender gig bag. Would prefer collection from Cardiff or nearby but will ship within UK in gigbag & Fender box at buyer's expense & arrangement. Specs:[list] [*]Alder body [*]Gloss urethane body and neck finish [*]Maple neck [*]"C" Shape neck [*]1-Ply black neck binding [*]Maple fretboard [*]20 Vintage-style frets [*]Synthetic bone string nut [*]Block position inlays [*]Vintage-style truss rods [*]4-Bolt "F" stamped neck plate [*]Vintage-style split single-coil Precision Bass pickup [*]Master Volume and Master Tone controls [*]4-Saddle vintage-style bridge with steel saddles [*]Chrome hardware finish [*]Fender '70s vintage-style stamped open-gear tuning machines [*]3-Ply black pickguard [*]Knurled flat-top control knobs [*]Thumb Rest [*]'70s Style Fender logo [*]Scale Length: 34" (864 mm) [*]Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm) [*]Nut Width: 1.625" (41.3 mm) [/list] [indent=1][attachment=253990:1.jpg] [attachment=253991:2.jpg] [attachment=253992:3.jpg] [attachment=253993:4.jpg] [attachment=253995:6.jpg] [attachment=253994:5.jpg] [attachment=253996:headstock.jpg] [attachment=253997:headstockback.jpg] [attachment=253998:7.jpg] ...& the ding: [attachment=253999:ding.jpg][/indent]
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    [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1505747070' post='3373966'] It gets it up close to ear level and even at low volumes it seems to fill the space nicely. I have mine like that at the practice space and whenever we get a gig with a decent size stage or outdoors I'll take it along. [/quote] Agh please don't fuel the gas any more, I'm still trying to justify this purchase to the missus!
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    [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1505731771' post='3373790'] Great! For even more goodness stick the 210 extension cab under it [/quote] Hmmm, I don't need it but will probably get one to try it at some point
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    So I got to use my 500 in anger for the first time on the weekend at a wedding gig. Wow. Everything I couldn't hear at modest volumes came alive when it was cranked. Just an incredibly powerful, ballsy sound with spades of definition, headroom (for me with FoH support) & yes, heft, in comparison with my Genz rig at least. With the bass at 9pm to tame the boom & treble just to the right my Jazz sounded fantastic all night. Didn't play with the voicings on the amp but used the bass's passive tone control & plucking positions for different sounds & everything sounded authentic. I was surprised at just how 'modern' this box can sound if that's your thing...when I set up & switched on I my bass was in active mode, so razor-sharp was the tone, real bitey hi-fi stuff. Turns out I was in passive mode & it was just the horn engaged on the amp. Something for everyone here. The fact that it practically floated out of the car & back in at load was the cherry on the cake So I've now fallen in love with this powerful little combo & wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone who's looking for something light, loud & capable of great tones with minimal faffing with controls.
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    [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1505684718' post='3373597'] sometimes you want a proper bass tone and not something that sounds like popcorn being made in a massive metal drum. [/quote] Totally with you on Primus & this line cracked me up, spot on! XD I love the Dan so totally disagree there, but that's ok. It's all subjective in the end eh.
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    Anagram of my surname & been my web alter ego for years for spam avoidance reasons. Oh & to stop special branch tracking me down...
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    [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1505392865' post='3371577'] Since they're absent after 4 pages is it safe to assume Kiss are a "given"? [/quote] Not in this house!
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    Chic for me. I love Nard's lines & tone but their songs as a whole go nowhere after a couple of reps & their lyrics were abominable. I realise I'm probably in a minority of one here & me tin hat's firmly on.
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    They were all out of beef & tomato pot noodles last time I went the bastards, & I went home with a divorce's worth of gear I secretly really needed :/
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    [quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1504883818' post='3368073'] Vid with the 500 combo on it's own from a party I had at my place this summer, recorded on a gopro. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4B9Ov7wUrw[/media] [/quote] Nice fat edgy P tone there, sounds killer! Great version too. I've played with the EQ a bit since & cutting the bass to 9 o'clock & taking a smidgen off the lows helps to remove the boom. I'll see how this translates in a live situation when I rock it next week with the functions band & report back. I really want to like this amp - it's light, it's easily loud enough for monitoring (always PA support for us) and I want to move away from separates for a bit to make load in/load out & set up a doddle. Plus it's Fender & I like Fender things
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    Just got one of these. Really portable & really loud but inherently boomy as hell I'm finding. I'm not the only one as well, this opinion pops up a fair bit. Definitely not replacing my Genz gear, yet at least.
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    Pulled the trigger on one of these recently. Hisses like sh1t & feels flimsy as hell. Used it twice in a month :/ Wouldn't replace if/when it breaks.
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    +1 for Ampband. Used em for years now.
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