The Bassist and Guitarist thread
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raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
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Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
The Santana version is a brave effort, but the original is a masterpiece.
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Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
Another gig booked for February!
Me and 2 of my band mates have been half heartedly talking about opening our rehearsal studio, and today the talk seemed a little more serious.
Me and 2 of my band mates have been half heartedly talking about opening our rehearsal studio, and today the talk seemed a little more serious.
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CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
I had a heart stopping moment last weekend, my daughter was playing my Epiphone unplugged and after a while she hands me a nut and a washer.... "Sorry Dad, this bit was loose, I tried to tighten it up and it fell off".
"This bit" was the retaining nut for the jack output socket, and the socket itself had fallen well into the body of the guitar! Not good news on a semi hollow body with no real access.
Thanks to an excellent YouTube video by a kind American man (and a couple of pieces of wire threaded through the F hole and jack hole), I managed to poke / fish the jack socket back into position and secure it again. Boy that was fiddly, but I'm relieved it didn't need a visit to a workshop. That is a small hole! I need some thread lock I think.
"This bit" was the retaining nut for the jack output socket, and the socket itself had fallen well into the body of the guitar! Not good news on a semi hollow body with no real access.
Thanks to an excellent YouTube video by a kind American man (and a couple of pieces of wire threaded through the F hole and jack hole), I managed to poke / fish the jack socket back into position and secure it again. Boy that was fiddly, but I'm relieved it didn't need a visit to a workshop. That is a small hole! I need some thread lock I think.
Salad Dodger
Guru
- Location
- Kent Coast
Well done for sorting it!
I had to "electrify" a ukulele, and fit a jack socket, without being able to get my hand into the soundhole. A length of wire and some gaffer tape were very useful.....
I had to "electrify" a ukulele, and fit a jack socket, without being able to get my hand into the soundhole. A length of wire and some gaffer tape were very useful.....
Badger_Boom
Über Member
- Location
- York
Nice! I think that’s ‘burgundy mist’.
delb0y
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- Quedgeley, Glos
We just cancelled the two gigs in the diary for 2022 - Covid has massively hit ticket sales, and one of the theatres is still adhering to reduced seating as per last year's rules. It's simply not cost effective to keep these gigs. So for the first time in about 45 years I have no gigs in the diary. It may even be the end of the current band as it's been hanging by a thread these last few years.
delb0y
Legendary Member
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- Quedgeley, Glos
To make up for the lack of gigs I did a quick jam over an eight bar blues with the new bottleneck I had off Santa:
View: https://youtu.be/U2eYauqlTGE
View: https://youtu.be/U2eYauqlTGE
Deafie
Guru
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- So good they named it twice
RIP Burke Shelley
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/burke-shelley-budgie-dies-71/
Budgie were a big influence on my early life as a, erm, drummer. Love that band
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/burke-shelley-budgie-dies-71/
Budgie were a big influence on my early life as a, erm, drummer. Love that band
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Just got a Harley Benton beat bass from Thomann in Germany.
But disappointed after playing it but luckily also ordered some Pyramid Gold flatwounds and after fitting them sounds great.
Sure it's a bit cheap and cheerful but I wanted to find out what they were like. Serious neck dive but will playing sitting down.
No binding on the body like the more expensive Hofners,. It's painted on. I paid £108 for a return as the regular stock was a 7 week delivery. Despite the write ups that said you couldn't get the intonation right with the floating bridge I found I could get it pitch perfect.
Neck needed a tweak and lowered the bridge. The saddles were poorly spaced but soon sorted.
I can recommend them , especially for the price.
But disappointed after playing it but luckily also ordered some Pyramid Gold flatwounds and after fitting them sounds great.
Sure it's a bit cheap and cheerful but I wanted to find out what they were like. Serious neck dive but will playing sitting down.
No binding on the body like the more expensive Hofners,. It's painted on. I paid £108 for a return as the regular stock was a 7 week delivery. Despite the write ups that said you couldn't get the intonation right with the floating bridge I found I could get it pitch perfect.
Neck needed a tweak and lowered the bridge. The saddles were poorly spaced but soon sorted.
I can recommend them , especially for the price.
I've got an Epiphone. It's a Casino, in scarlet, I really love it but scared to play it because all the neighbours will hear just how bad I am! As it's semi-acoustic, I play it quietly so really haven't heard what it can actually do yet. Haven't really put it through its paces.
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
That’s what The Beatles used back when. Quite sought after now I believe.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Another booking for Platinum Jubilee weekend.
