stingrayPete1977

Is it any good for boogie or possibly a little bit of woogie?

You only need to read the small print on some charity stuff "80% of the profit guaranteed to go to the advertised charity" So even after paying themselves an extortionate amount to provide sweets or wristbands or whatever they still take another 20% out of what's left! "80p of every £1 raised" which looks like a better deal to me is not the same as "80% of the profit" but it's clearly what they are trying to make you think This is all before the remains of the "profit" are given to a particular charity who will have paid staff and offices etc, if you buy a bag of charity sweets for a pound I wonder how much actually goes in the funds of the organisation that genuinely needs it?

I find that if and when you do get asked about a possible gig after a charity gig it is often about another free one, mind you that's even more exposure I guess!

I think you'll get a better carbon fibre bow in that price range, does it have to be wood?

We went to the Birmingham Genting arena a few weeks ago, The other bass player that plays live with the red hot chili peppers came out to do his party piece on Go Robot, standard Jazz bass, dead, had to swap it for one of Flea's spare active Modulus basses.

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1484685078' post='3217548'] I did a 750 sell out bike rally charity 18 months ago (tickets were £35 for the weekend). We were told to be there for 4pm sound check. Duly turned up 3.45. Organiser " we're running behind, sound check 6.30pm". Me. "Could you not have texted one of us so we could have gone for a bite somewhere?" Organiser "if you don't like it, f*** off home" Result of that was the other 3 lads dragging me back out of my van, as I was offski, before I banjo'd the prick. 4 hours each way, no fuel money plus abuse? I left home 11.45am Sat, got home 2.15am Sunday. Never, ever again. [/quote] Yep I've had similar, once bitten twice shy now.

It's also a two band charity show, not a three day festival.

And the venue, and the bar staff, and the professional fund raising team.....

I like solid state amps of some kind with a Stingray, my old Ray 4 with my old Peavey TNT remains my favourite bass sound.

That's not that much more than I paid for my US standard Jazz V to be fair and I bought mine pre Brexit.

Give an inch.....

Sorry Owen I shall bow out now then

Out of seven basses I own only one is passive, my double bass that's got a mag pickup that goes straight to a Fishman preamp. I just don't get on with passive at all, I think it's about the combination of bass and amp, my Heftless class D rigs don't suit passive basses and maybe a nice vintage valve amp works better with a bass designed in the same century

You can see why companies just decide to throw items away at a loss eventually spoiling the fun for genuine tinkerers.

[quote name='Rexel Matador' timestamp='1484605734' post='3216857'] My band is very loud. The singer/guitarist is *really* into Motorhead so I suppose it's to be expected. I like it. It's rock and roll - it should be a bit obnoxious and offensive. [/quote] Thankfully will live in a country where we can choose to go somewhere else if we want

Once you've gone to that much trouble you might as well organise it yourself and give the proceeds in cash to your chosen charity.

Not if you were stringing them along?

Council estate fridge door!

Both my bands have terrible set lists, and gigs.

I'm not so bothered on the four string basses but I think the USA graphite neck rods are worth having on a five string Fender.

That's an insane price!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1484566366' post='3216313'] Good old Matt and Chris [/quote] Yep, kings head, hey Joe.

Would people be trying to copper feel whilst you were playing it?

I've done it live with a pair of ridiculous guitarists, not the tea but I've sloped off into the corner to make a point to them, the quality of the performance has already gone to crap by then anyway.

Has he signed it?