martin8708

I have owned a 57 Re-issue in black for the last 10 years , and 95% of my playing /gigging/ reheasals are done on this bass . This is also my "cheapest " bass as I have a few Custom Shop + Vintage P's at home , but I always pick up the 57 RI as it just seems to feel right . It is one of the early 80's re-issues , and once I got the action/neck sorted to how I like it , I rarely play anything else . The bass is now starting to feel very worn in and comfortable , I once did 3 gigs in a day with this bass , and the only thing that hurt was my feet . I think some basses are like wine , cheap ones go off with age , where a good one with good woods and nitro finish will improve the more it is played . If it is an early model with a nice light weight , I dont think you will be dissappointed , You will have to put the hours in setting it up and playing it in , but they do just get better + better .

I have heard the hippies and flower power people stripped the finish off their guitars for a more natural look. I have three pre-CBS Fenders that have fell foul of the Nitromoors /heatgun . (bought them that way ) . Jimmy Coppolo also mentions this "hippy - era " and has started building natural finish basses . The American vintage market considers a stripped or Re-fin instrument to be approx half the value of a 100% original instrument , but I suppose it will depend if it was a rare custom colour or just a plain old TSB .

I have bought two basses of Clarky , a 74 Fender Jazz and more recently his Alleva Coppolo 5 string . Great guy to deal with and was even going to send the second bass before I had paid him , very trusting + honest guy . This HAS to be the most exotic bass on the Island ( Better than a 6 string WAL ? ) ) Many thanks again Martin.

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[quote name='janmaat' timestamp='1334046853' post='1609921'] Played guitar in a punk performance band in Berlin. Chatted up a girl with big tits to do the bass part. Got up at her place went and bought a bass for her to use. Was a cool project. She moved back to Swizerland for rehab. Everyone eventually left, but the bass. This was later smashed by some arab kids in a squat in Paris, re-assembled, and sold in London. I miss it, it was a great bass. [/quote] You could sell this story to Luc Besson , it would make a great black + white film

Totally non-musical till 16 years old , I went to party where every-one was totally pissed and this knob was larking around with his dad's steel string acoustic guitar pretending to be Rick Parfitt from the Quo , he promptly fell over and snapped the headstock off the guitar , which did not please his Dad too much . I rescued the broken guitar from the rubbish bin and repaired the headstock and taught myself guitar from Russ Shiptons books . At first year Uni , met a real talented guitarist who was looking for a bass player , so I sold the battered acoustic giutar and pooled all my savings and bought a BB1200 from Yamaha Musicland ( that was the only bass in the shop , and i remember it was in the clearance sale, none of the sales assistance were really interested in it ( or me ) , I suspect they just wanted shot of it (and me ) Interestingly , the first song we learnt as a band was also " New Years Day " Thanks Adam and the Edge for getting us interested . Still play acoustic guitar for pleasure and to work out new songs , and to relax with a beer after work .

Guitarist :" Wow , I've definately found my sound !! " Other Guitarist " Oh ,man , I'm really struggling with my sound " To me , they sound exactly the same ( too loud )

The oldies are the best .

I would probably put the £100 towards a decent gigging amp or combo . I echo Dr Dave , pedals are just one more thing to go wrong and a source of constant on-stage fiddling by guitarists .

I play in a Pub / Rock band with muso's that I would count as friends . There are some songs that I really have to grin and bear it , but on the whole the songs are pretty good , there is after all three other members in the band with different styles / tastes . The need to play bass live far outweights the occasional song that I don't like , and as I am not the lead singer / frontman , I cannot dictate the entire set list , but I do try to make as many suggestions about song choice as possible , most are ignored , but some wheedle their way into the set . As far as gigs go , we take them when we can get them , some are dire , some are great , just think as the empty pubs as paid rehearsal and the packed out gigs as a bonus.

Compared to a lot of Basschatters , you actually have very little gear ! Now get thee down to the For Sale section and buy some more stuff.

I had the pleasure of possessing Jasons Fender CS Pino for about a year .Jas is now re-united with the Pino and both transactions were as smooth as the TI flats on the Pino ( same one that Clarky also ''rented '' from Jas .) Keep a tight hold on the Pino this time !! Thanks Martin

Rickenbackers - look like a cheap chrismas cracker bass -plays a bit like one too MM Bongo toilet seat ( brilliant ) Anything with a massive extended top horn ( Peavey Cirrus / Shuker type shape ) - looks like one of those cheap tin openers that never work . ( probably play brilliantly , though ? )

The Chain - Fleedwood Mac Seven Nation Army - White stripes Master Blaster - stevie wonder . Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy - a classic !! Love will tear us apart - New Model Army Black Knight - Deep Purple Detroit Rock City - KISS I think it was " Rio " by Duran Duran that really made a big impression on me 30 years ago ,I was watching a concert recorded on some old Beta-max video tape and when I saw all the women screaming for Andy Taylor , I thought , thats what I want to do with my life !!

I have attended numerous trade shows , motor shows , bike show , photographic and Hi - fi shows , all these shows will involve a certain amount of noise , but certainly not to the same extent as the Bass show . At the NEC motorbike shows , you don't get 15 year olds starting up race prepped R1's or Fireblades and revving the [email="cr@p"]cr@p[/email] out of them just to impress there mates , even if they have paid their admission fee just like every one else . As far as Mr Rotosound man is concerned , he has a fabulous thumb technique , put him in a masterclass where we can all benefit from his talents on a more structured and informative level ( ie , tell us your secrets ! ) Hopefully next year will be brilliant , sad to have missed Yolanda Charles .

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I went last year , and was in two minds as to wether to brave it this time round . Last year I went with loads of cash and credit cards with serious intent to buy something if I found a great bass / amp , but the deafening drone of a thousand plank spankers made it nigh on impossible to try anything out . I did think the masterclasses were great , well worth the admission fee , and I would have like to have seen the BassDirect stand especially if the Mike Lull T-birds were there , but judging by the comments in the posts , I'm not too upset at missing it this time round .

Singing when you are playing guitar ( 6 string ) is a lot easier , to me it seems I am only doing a single task . Singing when playing the bass seems like two totally separate tasks , there is a strong temptation to sing every word on the beat of the bassdrum /bassnote . You need to try and lift the singing aspect away from the bassplaying , bit like rubbing your tummy and patting your head at the same time . Sting was a master at playing odd timings and singing smoothly over the top of the music , just give " So lonely " a good listen to. It does come with practice , it must be a lot worse for keyboard players !!

The two basses I play the are basses I have had the longest time , My BB1200 was my first bass and must have some of my DNA in it by now , and the old Fender P which has been constantly gigged / rehearsed /auditioned is finally starting to wear-in nicely after 10 years . I have a few others on the periphery , but I dont think I will miss them from a playing point of veiw . If I need a new sound , a new amp or cab seems to provide that different sound , or even just some new strings . Still enjoy the shopping for basses though ....... ( damn you , BC )