Telebass

I went through two Framus Star basses, one solid and one hollow, a Hofner solid, then a couple of Vox P copies. All used. My first new bass was my 75 Precision. Wish I still had it, because it was a) a great bass, and a transition piece in the way of Fender mismatching things.

*DB newbie watching with great interest* Oh, note to self - must get a bow!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1416827169' post='2613878'] And there you have it. There's something magic about bass/drums/guitar and in my experience it's [i]always [/i]preferable to having rhythm or keys. Especially keys... grr. Enjoy the space. If everyone's creative and on top of their game there's nothing better than a three-piece. Or a three-piece plus vocals. [/quote] This.

Yup, more than I paid for my bass! Still, probably the ones I'll go for.

Sounds good to me. Will chase those up.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1416742859' post='2613032'] It's pretty horrific, isn't it? I just keep telling myself, at least it's not Comic Sans... [/quote] That's what I thought when I was featured!

Because it makes for easier chording. Then again, classical guitars are essentially flat also.

Final private gig for The Rock n Roll Outlaws on Saturday, 30th birthday party in mid Devon. Down to a 3-piece (the way I like it), and a bit empty at first as all the guests were getting drinks, yakking, etc, but got going nicely, and wanting us to carry on all night as usual by the end! Still not sure why the band leader wants to kill this - great fun AND a money spinner. Ah well...

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1416610275' post='2612002'] Wow I never thought of that. Hmm I shall look into it.. Where did you get yours from? Looks so natural! Yes the VM P5's are cracking basses. But out of all the things we can get gas for, at least these are realistically attainable. I thought I'd take a punt on this "cheaper" Squier until I could afford a "proper" Fender P5. Really don't see the point in spending all that extra cash now. It feels great (after a good set up and DR Lowriders fitted - killer B string now) and sounds like a good Precision. Job done! Go for it, you know it makes sense! [/quote] I've had one now for a few months. Excellent bass, and I too see little point in paying lots more for a Fender which only has Posiflex rods as a major difference. PS Chromes on mine.

Consists of keyboard, PSU, driver CD, and a bunch of cables including a separate MIDI/USB interface. Free to collector! [attachment=176924:DSC00055.JPG]

Spring for the postage (£3.90) and they're yours. [attachment=176838:DSC00059.JPG]

I've had my Super 15 for some time now. It has done many gigs. The handles are fine. It took me 6 years of even heavier gigging to damage the identical handle on my Markbass CMD 121H. However, you lot damaging and moaning about yours means Alex had a spare I could put on the MB, for another years-long run of heavy use! How DO you damage them? And the S15 is at the heaviest level of BF, at 49lb.

LMIII into a Super 15. Earth-mover!

Stop hitting it that hard!

Oh dear...

Hi Pete, there isn't one for any platform, just a good mobile version of the site. And that will certainly work with Windows phones.

Hmmm, lots to discover! The Spirocores ( for no particular readon I can think of!) are what's on my mind so far... Thanks for the suggestions, keep them coming!

Although the strings will cost me almost as much as the bass, I'm looking at getting either Spirocore or Pirazzi weichs. Scale is 98.5cm/38.75", so is that tension the correct choice? Action is approx 3.5mm G and 5mm E at the end of the fingerboard - how does that sound? Many thanks for your patience with n00b questions! Den

Why change it? It won't make the slightest difference. Other than visually, of course.

Why worry choosing which? Build your own with the best bits of each. For me, that's Precisions with Jazz necks. Job done.

Thanks! Have noodled for an hour or two... If I try the correct lh shape, my hand is too small. By some distance. Anyhoo, getting a sound out of it. Would probably benefit from new strings - E and A are quite a bit deader than D and G. Post is in right place, bridge also, so what's a good set of 1/2 size strings?

Ta-da! [attachment=176437:Dsc00010.jpg]

Finally got the 1/2 size from Raslee of this parish (my delay, not his!). All I can say is: I gonna be asking a LOT of questions! And I can't stop grinning!

It sure felt like it. Band finishes December 20th, so no more!