stingrayPete1977

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1468663092' post='3092450'] I imagine a decent DB will be more expensive than anything other than a collector's item BG. I play cello and a basic Chinese cello is £1,500. New UK luthier made starts at around £8k. 'Cheap' German/Italian/French/English from around early C20th start at about £5k, anything 'interesting' starts at about £8k+. Even a decent C19th English instrument will be £20k+. DBs are probaly similar, or more... [/quote] The cost of my small repair even if it comes in within the quote would be enough to buy a giggable bass, crazy expensive hobby, I'm going to look at the basses in the shop when I collect mine, the cheapest one in there would be similar in vost to a newish used family car!

Well you are certainly in a better position than most of that wanted to double where I think the majority of us started with elec bass then bought these huge difficult to play wooden lumps later, all you need is a bass and a gig bag and your ready to go! :-)

Always a Peavey TNT, always.

I've heard that Zenders killer Warwick tone came from a pink Stingray 5 on loads of recordings and live shows.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1469009826' post='3095008'] I wish my gigging life was as easy as JTUK's ideals. [/quote] No weddings or functions, No inexperienced players, No budget gear, will only play with top end pros passing through, will only use six D and B monitors as long as cold play aren't in town and lent them off him. There must be more to the tickled trout than meets the eye?

The audiences we play to like the look of my upright more than the sound of it when I start playing it! I'm not sure if a double bass for a whole set of pop songs with a full electric band would work though, a mixture of both would be ideal and a good reason for anyone starting out looking to be a session pro to learn both, I can see gigs being lost both ways to a guy/gal that doubles.

Good to hear Roger It's a never ending battle between your opposing fisherman with the same initials though.

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1468957715' post='3094713'] Order a 2EQ modern Ray [/quote] And have Shuker or someone tint the neck with the same non sticky finish, job done. In fact you could probably convert one to string through if you knew what you were doing.

[quote name='R.I.P.' timestamp='1468956547' post='3094700'] Good point StingrayPete........I also missed the part were he said "the EB introduced contoured body" which clearly means he knows of the new body shapes.....my bad OP Now I'm off to get some more coffee [/quote] Ha no worries, it is the heat!

You should start a club, there are quite a few of you now! Where's Roger (Bassace)?

[quote name='R.I.P.' timestamp='1468951408' post='3094620'] I love the contoured body's, I even modified a slab bodied RAY 34CA for Belly and Forearm relief, but I wouldn't mod a classic. You might already know this, but the newer EB's are available now with contoured bodies. [/quote] The ebmm non Classics wont have the bits the OP wants to keep though, strung through, gloss vintage tinted neck, muted bridge etc. I wouldn't do it to mine as I do not have a problem not having the contours and would defo hurt the value not that its for sale, I have fitted an East preamp to mine but that's reversable.

Yep ^ I'd rather play mustang Sally to a massive audience of people dancing and singing along than look at blank faces as we perform a near perfect rendition of an album track by Joe Bonnamassa, I've done both and I'll take the easy option every time especially if we are charging them for it.

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1468929677' post='3094377'] guitarist " I've put an extra solo in there " [/quote] Guitarist " we'll just cut the solo out or do a little jam,introduce the band or something" Ah can't play the solo or hasn't bothered to learn it, I see.

I do wonder if the chambering is why it's not a slab?

So they are providing half a PA then? No desk and no monitors. It would work out quite nice for me actually,main outs from my xr16 to the in house kit,our two db monitors as normal for vocals and drum fold back then our rcf 735 powered tops into the spare aux outs positioned strategically Is nothing but your main send going to our front of house system, yes.

Once you have learnt all the functions the phone is ok, takes a while to get the hang of it but once you have its ace.

If only someone had told Bernard Edwards, or Flea or Mark King or Nicky Sixx etc etc etc etc etc..... lol

I prefer to use my big Samsung tablet to my phone, Apple looks different to Android and laptop is different again with LOADS of extra features.

Unless you play 70s bar band rock you should be in the basement anyway.

My favourite amp is a di box and a monitor set up by someone else, just leaves the one knob playing it, me

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1468791820' post='3093404'] Sounds like you were talking to Helen... She sold me my Jay Haide cello and Dorfler bow. If you talk nicely they will cut a bit of a deal. They have a bass room (and a cello room...) [/quote] It was indeed Helen hopefully they will look after me.

Harmonicas are no problem imo, it's the twats that stand there blowing in them that cause the trouble!

I love my shuttlemax, knobs everywhere!

They are certainly delicate beasts aren't they?! I've no idea how normal a hump is so I'd be interested to know too.

I cant get on with P basses, I have decided I only active five strings, neither things suit a P for some reason imo. I play quite an eclectic mix in my covers bands, I can get a suitable tone with playing style and cutting/boosting the treble.