stingrayPete1977

[quote name='Longmayyourun' timestamp='1375636079' post='2163725'] Well of course ''Google is your friend'' here, but you're going to need a [i]heck [/i]of a long time to work through his discography. Couldn't quite believe it myself when I had a quick look just now. Roughly equivalent, I would say, to Danny Thompson saying ''nah mate, it's your gig, I was just sitting in till you got here'' What's that? Who's Danny Thompson? [/quote] Got that one! I once jammed with Jimmy Cricket though

A stingray humbucker would work quite well wouldn't it

What we gonna do?

[quote name='Longmayyourun' timestamp='1375607854' post='2163284'] I know we're not being competitive here, but as far as I can see we have a winner [/quote] I've never heard of him

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1375571379' post='2163132'] Great basses, well built but at the end of the day, not as well built with poorer woods than real Stingrays. For that reason, they don't now, nor ever will, be close to the value of said real stringray. £450 absolute tops. Easy to make comparisons to the JV Squiers in terms of value increase in the future (value of those still completely baffles me) however the difference is the Stingray's being made at the same time as these were better, and i would say they were selling at no more than£700 really at the moment. So £675 for this is a joke! The only thing that these may have had going for them was that they were 5 string stingrays that were in the classic format. Now that EB have brought out the new Classic series, its lost that unique factor! [/quote] I agree, heaven knows why the sr5 didnt look like the sub 5 in the first place!?

I was really impressed by the genz contour amp, it was at a medium sized pub too, perfect!

[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1375549927' post='2162844'] That'd be fair! Shame he's asking £250 more than that [/quote] I appologise! I saw £500 for some reason, just looked again £675, I agree no chance

People generally suggest £350 for 4 string ones so a five string with a case and a stand can't be that far off £425-450 surely?

How far back do you go? Can I buy a 70s p bass a few hundred pound?

I have nothing to add

On the other hand travelled miles with a blues band to play to an empty marquee and many other awful gigs

Does it count that I am miming to a track I didn't record? (I played on the final version that went out with Prog mag though) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rONtsRRlq9U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rONtsRRlq9U[/url] I also played some good shows with Dave before I broke my wrist last year and I played slap bass on the previous album available at all good book shops (iTunes then).

I had to double take Simon's user name! But goals etc yes good but work always gets in the way

This is why I skip the words pro set up in any for sale adverts! Long live the musicman wheel of fortune adjuster

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1374858729' post='2154194'] many thanks for the that I learnt this method first of all though, the erm, err, quick 'n dirty method I call it: [b]sharps....half step above the last sharp is the key signature flats........second to last flat is the key signature[/b] many thanks guys, you took some time out to explain that, grateful [/quote] I like this not sure how to work out the key from one flat but its still good.

[quote name='iceonaboy' timestamp='1375189028' post='2157844'] But what is the difference, if any, between this and an American std P bass? [/quote] This is the crooks of the matter how much difference is there between any P basses really? Most people argue that a Badass is a waste of money (not me actually I liked mine) and a 1/4 pounder pickup is easy and cheap to fit!

Cool bass, cool case

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1375095508' post='2156554'] GB. 5 string. That's all. Not really that fussy. [/quote] Nah they are sh*t

Don't rule out an olp copy, especially if its got some nice upgrades.

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1375043679' post='2156149'] Genz isn't something I'd thought of, thanks for that. I was looking at their amps a day or so ago because of the valves, but not something I'd considered for the EUB. [/quote] Check this out then [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA8K-UXuAh4[/media] Ed is always the guy to go to for advice on Genz gear,the fact he uses various Genz amps himself speaks volumes to me. I'd say more likely to be a Shuttle of sorts rather than a Streamliner to get the best DB/EUB tone but I dont know? Some more reviews here [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f4/genz-benz-shuttle-6-0-12t-combo-good-choice-double-bass-829235/"]http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f4/genz-benz-shuttle-6-0-12t-combo-good-choice-double-bass-829235/[/url]

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1375045870' post='2156192'] My pair. CB [/quote] That's a cool picture! Since I last posted in this thread I now have triplets

I find special editions are often badly done in all walks of life, often for no reason that's the annoying bit for me. EBMM have made a load of reissues of weird stuff that makes no sense but they must think they will sell? I remember the Italian Job Minis from the 1990's, OK I dont expect them to recreate a MK1 mini but would it have been hard/expensive to have fitted 3 spot lights like the ones in the film rather than just the two they came with, why did they come in green rather than just Red/White or Blue? Lazy lazy tat in most cases regarding cars, guitars, watches clothes etc etc etc It does not always make for a bad item, my favourite Strat is the white Jeff Beck signature but not because of the signature if you get what I am saying.

The only signatures on my basses belong to the people that made them