23 March 2024
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Today’s sing-around might have been the last one at The Plough Inn for a while, depending on when it actually shuts its doors. I decided to take my six string Sei Flamboyant bass for a number of reasons: I don’t … Continue reading
11 March 2024
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I got my Sei bass back from Leicestershire Luthiers this morning. It wasn’t particularly cheap (over 3/4 of the price of the Squier bass I bought a couple of years ago) but fixed some ongoing issues that would have stretched … Continue reading
4 March 2024
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Don’t worry – nothing life-threatening to report. However, for a year or more now, I’ve been aware that wear on the zero fret of my six string Sei bass was causing the thinnest string to buzz. I’ve been taming it … Continue reading
19 August 2022
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Today I’ve been making a bit of time to work on the set up of my main bass. Have I improved it? To be honest, it’s hard to say. It’s been a long while since it had a professional set … Continue reading
8 February 2020
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What is bold and sly? My first bit of recording for the RPM2020 challenge. I’m still behind where I’d like to be, this far into the month, but at least I’ve got something up. I was thinking about doing a … Continue reading
10 January 2020
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Part of my Christmas present from Jane this year was a new set of strings for my Sei bass. As a six string bass with non-standard (low D to high Eb) tuning, my options are quite limited and my go-to … Continue reading
8 January 2019
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Looking around at my collection of musical instruments and paraphernalia while I type this, I realise that all the toys is, strictly speaking, an exaggeration. However, after another Long Player rehearsal last night (60s / 70s blues rock covers), I … Continue reading
27 November 2015
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According to many retailers, today is ‘Black Friday‘, an over-used marker that generally refers to infamous events and, in this case is an enticement to rush to stores to jostle with other shoppers and buy knock-down bargains. Could it be … Continue reading
24 November 2015
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I’m having a little spell of playing my Sei bass – 6 string headless electric – with The String Project while we’re coming to the end of 2015 and getting ready for a couple of gigs early next year. It … Continue reading