Wil

This is England.

Not to mention that he plays it all while quite drunk, usually

[quote name='Clarky' post='231357' date='Jul 2 2008, 02:36 PM']Like it - downloading Punk in Drublic as we speak[/quote] I'd recommend the Decline, its one track but its nearly 20 mins long, and its brilliant

[quote name='Clarky' post='231260' date='Jul 2 2008, 12:43 PM']Blimey! I can't do that Re: punk, its fantastic live music, really gets pulses racing although there's good (Pistols, Stranglers, Damned, Ruts, Buzzcocks etc) and bad (Oi bands, American-pseudo punk etc). Sorry for self-serving ad here, but - if you like punk and you have a couple of minutes to spare - check out my band Kismetik on Myspace for some fast punk mixed up with surf/psychobilly guitar and even an Ennio Morricone-inspired punk hoedown (Drunk at the Wake). If anyone likes it and lives in London, we're on at the Bullet bar in Camden tonight at 9.30pm Cheers Clarky[/quote] Well, the good and bad there is a matter of taste really, I love bands like NOFX, NoMeansNo, Decendents, Bad Religion etc, which may well fall under your american-pseudo punk bracket...

Its not a substitute for the real thing... Its a totally different experience and is certainly challenging, but more in terms of fast thinking. Guitar hero et al seems to be a progression onwards from those Simon memory games. Music came into it and then we got Parappa the Rappa, then Um Jammer Lammy, now Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Mind you, if I had a choice of what I had to entertain myself with on a desert island, I'd pick gaming over bass any day of the week, so I'm probably biased!

Yep, I have a Status Jazz neck which is on my parts Precision bass. Very comfy profile, ever so slightly chunkier than my Fender Jazz neck. It has a gloss finished so can get slightly sticky, but its not too bad. Lots of sustain and very even tone, with a slightly glassy top end probably down to the composite fingerboard. Very well made, build quality is fantastic. It doesn't have as much growl as a wood neck, it seems to have smoothed the tone off a bit in general. Wood necks seem to emphasise the mids more in my experience.

I tried a bit of valve swapping with my VT2 Dual Custom RM, and eventually settled on a Mullard. Here's my brief thread comparing Mullard, RCA and Phillips valves: [url="http://www.finnbass.com/showthread.php?t=2029"]http://www.finnbass.com/showthread.php?t=2029[/url]

I think the 3 had a graphic EQ and the 4 had regular tone controls.

I tried to sell my Status Jazz neck on here recently for around £200, but didn't get any bites. I think it may just be the case that no one was looking for one at the time though, as I think it was a very fair price. If its in good condition (mine has a couple of marks to the laquer) you could ask for up to £260 I think, at least.

[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='226769' date='Jun 25 2008, 03:54 PM']What bass is that? the hardware looks like a Ovation Magnum, but the body's different...[/quote] It is an Ovation Magnum. Magnum 3s and Magnum 4s had a more traditional shape compared to the earlier 1 & 2 series basses.

Dano Cool Cat. Simple, but effective. Blends well with bass.

I would be more concerned about not being able to play on games consoles, to be honest...