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Just bought one of these for my daughter who's starting out. We toured the local Cash Converters here in Shepherds Bush in London (particular good for music bargains i picked up a Tokai Jazz sound (Korean) for £99.00 recently) and the Pete Wentz was up for £89.00 so we gave it a look. She loved the colours ( Man Utd fan but to be fair spends her part-time job money on train fares to Manchester to games can't argue with that dedication) and the fact that it weighs as much as a packet of Rizlas was in its favour. Whacked on some new Harley Benton strings (£3:99 from thomann bass bargains of the year) it sounded not to shabby.....the neck was ideal for her small hands.

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1356806215' post='1913868'] Amended Mate had that on the back of his truck for years [/quote] Reminds me of Felix Dennis (Publishing Tycoon) saying: "If it flies, floats, or fornicates, rent it. It's cheaper." (Dennis is unmarried and proudly non-monogamous.) So get a lease car........

Young Marcus here got me addicted to the Status. Bought a Matrix 4,the following week bought an Empathy 5. The Jaydee and Aria SB1000 get very little time out as a result ( although they are wonderful basses none the less.) Its just that the stauses work exceptionally well for me. ....

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1356989006' post='1916201'] Why? [/quote] Because then i would be able to sell my 5 string status knowing i could get a sound like that from a Precision. with flatwounds.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1356988986' post='1916200'] What if he was auditioning for a Sex Pistols tribute band? [/quote] heaven help us.... if ever a band were all about attitude and image it were the 'pistols........ i thought we were talking music here.

I dont see anyone telling this man that playing a five string would be a problem..... Id like to see a precision/jazz 4 with flatwounds sound that harmonically rich.... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBWY8oAnnww"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBWY8oAnnww[/url]

[quote name='bassman344' timestamp='1356931818' post='1915266'] Not quite a storm. Just wonderin if a gibson flyin V wud get the same response. ;-) [/quote] Nah, Unfortunately Lenny Kravitz has made them kinda cool with a certain set of people.................

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1356702034' post='1912598'] +1 on Phils selection here . I. For what its worth , with the benefit of hindsight I actually think the Aria SB1000 is a better designed bass than many of the more exotic boutique basses of that time , and it's sound is equal to anything out there even in the present day in my opinion . Providing you dont mind the weight , if you see one in reasonable condition at a good price I would say that they are the best bang for your buck if you want a bass from 1983 that encapsulates the sound and spirit of the age . I got a JV Series Squier in 1983 and it was a lovely bass , but what I really wanted was an Aria SB1000 so I could tell the girls at school that I had the same bass as John Taylor out of Duran Duran . Anyone who was in their early teens at the time will know the power of that association . [/quote] Having said that i sold my Squier JV for "Considerably more" last year than i bought my SB1000 for. So whilst i agree the SB 1000's are fab basses (I wont be getting rid of mine any time soon although i did have a moment of madness recently...cold flannel sorted that out!) the squiers are not too shabby. I think that was a tribute to the basses coming out of Japan in 1983 in general. Even the Westone thiunder series aquitted themselves well over the ensuing years.....

Try what i do. Turn up with a B-D tuned Tokai Jazz bass for the audition ( my stealth bass). After a short while, they get weird when your fingers "look wrong" when they shout out the chords to a new tune. If i survive that, i turn up with a five string bass to the next rehearsal which to them is strangely more palatable than a four string with its notes in the wrong place. I did get a weird reaction at a gig once from a sound engineer (at the Camden Barfly so it wasnt entirely unexpected.) She said " WOAH! Its a fusion trap. 5 string bass? Next your drummer will be coming out with a Dave Weckyl Signature Snare...". Being a Middle Aged Baldie helps though as i'm so far away from "Normal" that a 5 string bass is the last of their image concerns. But standing 6'2" and being 180KG means any bass looks like a banjo on MOI. I used to get all kinds of stick for playing the ARIA SB1000. Till they heard it. And when i pull out the Jaydee and DONT go clackity clack,... Im sure i actually feel the (prejudicial) walls come tumbling down. (I must admit they do ask for the Jazz on photo shoots). So with some people you have to play a little game. I find that when you mess around with their perceptions technically theyre less inclined to "Show" you the basslines , More over i get asked for production input. But one must bat away the twats "getting a deal,Man". Your'e on a hiding to nothing then . outdated ideas from a era time forgot. But thats a whole new topic.....