NGD: Lady Hurb bought me a guitar for Christmas

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NGD: Lady Hurb bought me a guitar for Christmas

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So I got my Christmas present early. I had originally thought about getting one of the pink CV Jazzmasters..but then thought fuck it I want a Bass Vi because its basically a daddy Jaguar and I am all about Jags.

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It needs a setup and bigger strings. But its actually super nice.

More as I get to know it.
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Ace. I've got the white VM one (coincidentally a Christmas present from Mrs BB a few years back) and it's great fun.

I bought some La Bellas for it (and a Staytrem bridge) as the stock low E was too floppy. Looks like Fender do a thicker gauge set now though, which are much cheaper.

Although I guess you're all about the fancy flatwounds these days...
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Belter!

I've always had fun monkeying around on these but part of my knows I wouldn't know what to play if I ever owned one.

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Looks fabulous though
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Gonnae stick that knackered old jaguar in the classifieds now then?
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BearBoy wrote:Ace. I've got the white VM one (coincidentally a Christmas present from Mrs BB a few years back) and it's great fun.

Although I guess you're all about the fancy flatwounds these days...
Of course! :wink: totally would of found a used white VM if it wasn't for the need of Andertons credit. :lol:

Mike wrote:Belter!

I've always had fun monkeying around on these but part of my knows I wouldn't know what to play if I ever owned one.

Royal Blood riffz?

Looks fabulous though
I haven't a fooking clue what to play on it...I think I am just going to treat it like a guitar.
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BearBoy wrote:
Although I guess you're all about the fancy flatwounds these days...
When I had mine it had fancy flatwounds, which I loved, a Staytrem bridge and a vintage trem. Lots of fun.
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Bacchus wrote:Gonnae stick that knackered old jaguar in the classifieds now then?
Binned it.
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Hurb wrote:I haven't a fooking clue what to play on it...
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Hurb wrote:I haven't a fooking clue what to play on it...I think I am just going to treat it like a guitar.
I once recorded a band where the bassist used a VI and played it fingerstyle. Trying to play Geezer Butler style runs, and stuff like that. It sounded like total shit. As long as you don’t do that, I reckon you’re golden.

Looks pretty.
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Freddy V-C wrote:
Hurb wrote:I haven't a fooking clue what to play on it...I think I am just going to treat it like a guitar.
I once recorded a band where the bassist used a VI and played it fingerstyle. Trying to play Geezer Butler style runs, and stuff like that. It sounded like total shit. As long as you don’t do that, I reckon you’re golden.

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Yeah I cant do that
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plopswagon wrote:
Hurb wrote:I haven't a fooking clue what to play on it...
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Do I have to wear polo necks now?
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Hurb wrote:Yeah I cant do that
Neither could he, to be fair.
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Hurb wrote:
I haven't a fooking clue what to play on it...I think I am just going to treat it like a guitar.
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Hurb wrote:Do I have to wear polo necks now?
It didn't come with the guitar?
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plopswagon wrote:
Hurb wrote:Do I have to wear polo necks now?
It didn't come with the guitar?
Ah fucks sake squier!


I will just have to do what I do on guitar. Repetitive single notes played randomly through lots of pedals with the occasional power chord!
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Started on your Spaghetti Western soundtrack yet ?

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Wicked! We can finally form that surf band now that we'll match in 'Big Cook, Little Cook' fashion.

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Funnily enough, I was informing my gf that Bass VIs existed a few days ago (pure mansplaining), as she really likes doing chordy stuff on her bass, she seemed super into it.
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Doog wrote:Wicked! We can finally form that surf band now that we'll match in 'Big Cook, Little Cook' fashion.

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Funnily enough, I was informing my gf that Bass VIs existed a few days ago (pure mansplaining), as she really likes doing chordy stuff on her bass, she seemed super into it.

Awesome defo looking forward to blasting the bass vi on a couple of tracks with youse!
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Oh baby, I loved mine. Staytrem bridge is money well spent, I upgraded the trem because I demand an American trem assembly, but this was mainly unnecessary. More fun tuned A-A as a baritone, in my opinion: you can play chords then, and they rumble and shake. They flub out a bit E-E.

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