How was your gig last night?

[Burns-bass]

2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

Mojo!

Yes, you’re right. This one is a bass for life so I’m not too worried. 

[Staggering on]

39 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

Yes, you’re right. This one is a bass for life so I’m not too worried. 

 

I'm with you on that. My Shen SB100 is in perfect shape but "Peaches" my "beater bass" , a '70's Czech ply bass, is perfect for bluegrass, it has a seriously cracked finish that is actually rough if you run your fingers over it. The bass side shows some nasty buckle rash and a bad hit in the C bout that has been repaired as well as some beat up edges. Most of the damage was there when I bought it but gigs in very hot sun and also some in very damp conditions probably added some more mojo. It also had some open seams but that has been repaired and is holding well.

From a distance it looks good and a lot of bass players have asked me about it, in bluegrass circles a little mojo is not a bad thing at all. It has Spiro mediums and is loud acoustically and amplifies well and it will get a good workout this weekend.😊

 

Yes, I know, naming your instrument is silly but "Peaches" just fits with this bass. 

[Staggering on]

Here's a bit of the mojo on "Peaches", definitely well used but she sounds great. The colour has been called "butterscotch" as opposed to "blonde" but I think that's just the colour she changed as she aged.😊

[Norris]

1 hour ago, Burns-bass said:

Yes, you’re right. This one is a bass for life so I’m not too worried. 

A few years ago I made a guitar for my guitarist. He was so nervous when he first got it, that it was a relief when he finally put the first dint in it and could relax. Since then he has played it so much it is "mojoing in" nicely. It looks great even with the wear and seems to sound better at every outing (though I do say so myself!)

[Burns-bass]

1 hour ago, Staggering on said:

 

I'm with you on that. My Shen SB100 is in perfect shape but "Peaches" my "beater bass" , a '70's Czech ply bass, is perfect for bluegrass, it has a seriously cracked finish that is actually rough if you run your fingers over it. The bass side shows some nasty buckle rash and a bad hit in the C bout that has been repaired as well as some beat up edges. Most of the damage was there when I bought it but gigs in very hot sun and also some in very damp conditions probably added some more mojo. It also had some open seams but that has been repaired and is holding well.

From a distance it looks good and a lot of bass players have asked me about it, in bluegrass circles a little mojo is not a bad thing at all. It has Spiro mediums and is loud acoustically and amplifies well and it will get a good workout this weekend.😊

 

Yes, I know, naming your instrument is silly but "Peaches" just fits with this bass. 

 

This bass is the same. I have used it on over 50 gigs so far and it's been flawless. I play bluegrass too, so I think you're right. Few dings and dongs won't harm it!

[dmccombe7]

26 minutes ago, Staggering on said:

Here's a bit of the mojo on "Peaches", definitely well used but she sounds great. The colour has been called "butterscotch" as opposed to "blonde" but I think that's just the colour she changed as she aged.😊

Proper aged relic work. Many people pay extra for that kind of thing on basses. Yours was free apart from the work put into playing. 

Looks very nice, not that i play DB but i do appreciate the skills involved.

Dave

[dmccombe7]

13 minutes ago, Norris said:

A few years ago I made a guitar for my guitarist. He was so nervous when he first got it, that it was a relief when he finally put the first dint in it and could relax. Since then he has played it so much it is "mojoing in" nicely. It looks great even with the wear and seems to sound better at every outing (though I do say so myself!)

Nice one. Any pics ?

Dave

[Norris]

2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

Nice one. Any pics ?

Dave

It's the Les Paul junior double cut that's his. Very light too, African khaya wood, ebony fretboard, Irongear P90s

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, Norris said:

It's the Les Paul junior double cut that's his. Very light too, African khaya wood, ebony fretboard, Irongear P90s

Nice job.

Dave

[MichaelDean]

Got some good pics from Fuel on Saturday!

 

[vbance]

First two gigs last weekend with the new band I'd been helping out and have now joined.

Saturday evening in Newbury and Sunday afternoon at a beer fest near Andover.

Really enjoyed both, 2 x 1hr sets  in Newbury, good crowd but not packed. I played pretty well and could hear everything.

Played when required at the beer fest as it was a multi band thing where the players mixed about...loved my first attempt at "hey Jude" with most of us playing together and I tried some Overton Berry Trio lines.

Thumpinator, comp, bass rig black panel, Barefaced 2x One10 stack for both.

 

 

[Jackroadkill]

@MichaelDean, that's a great t-shirt, by the way!

[dmccombe7]

5 hours ago, MichaelDean said:

Got some good pics from Fuel on Saturday!

 

Nice to see a Dingwall. Wish i had kept my NG2 5er. Would quite like a 4 string one tho.

Curious what bass rig you were using there. ? Yes i'm a geek. 😂

Dave

[dmccombe7]

4 hours ago, vbance said:

First two gigs last weekend with the new band I'd been helping out and have now joined.

Saturday evening in Newbury and Sunday afternoon at a beer fest near Andover.

Really enjoyed both, 2 x 1hr sets  in Newbury, good crowd but not packed. I played pretty well and could hear everything.

Played when required at the beer fest as it was a multi band thing where the players mixed about...loved my first attempt at "hey Jude" with most of us playing together and I tried some Overton Berry Trio lines.

Thumpinator, comp, bass rig black panel, Barefaced 2x One10 stack for both.

 

 

First off, well done getting the job with the new band. Nice to hear that and all the very best with it.

That's a nice neat little bass rig. Would love to hear it. I'm a recent convert to Barefaced altho its pretty close to my Mesa cabs but a one cab fit with the BF 212 cab.

Dave

Edited 1 hour ago by dmccombe7

[MichaelDean]

22 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Nice to see a Dingwall. Wish i had kept my NG2 5er. Would quite like a 4 string one tho.

Curious what bass rig you were using there. ? Yes i'm a geek. 😂

Dave

As mentioned a few pages ago, it was my Combustion -> GX-100 -> Bass Big Muff/Mojo Mojo in the loop -> Laney Digbeth.

 

The big head you can see next to me is the guitarist/singers old 70s Yamaha solid state thing. It supposedly imitates a Fender Twin. 

[dmccombe7]

36 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

As mentioned a few pages ago, it was my Combustion -> GX-100 -> Bass Big Muff/Mojo Mojo in the loop -> Laney Digbeth.

 

The big head you can see next to me is the guitarist/singers old 70s Yamaha solid state thing. It supposedly imitates a Fender Twin. 

I remember the post now Michael. Apologies for asking again.

Dave

[MichaelDean]

20 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

I remember the post now Michael. Apologies for asking again.

Dave

Not at all!