Hobbayne

I use a pick on all the Lizzy stuff, and most other stuff that needs a driving bassline. I,m not bothered about some soppy kids (who probably were in liquid form when I started to play) telling me I,m not a proper bassist!!

I wouldnt bother. They look nice, but get in the way if you play with your thumb on or near the pup.

Vocals - Paul Rodgers Bass - Sting Drums - Don Henley Guitar - Dave Gilmour Keys - Booker T Jones

Being as your drummer has no drums, how about a bassist with no bass??

We do several 70,s glam rockers Bowie - Ziggy Stardust/Suffragette City T Rex - 20th Century Boy/Children Of The Revolution Osmonds - Crazy Horses Mamma Were All Crazy Now - Slade Faces - Stay With Me

I have been having trouble with the little grub screw on the P Bass G string saddle, it seems that the vibrations etc, are causing the screw to come loose and drop the saddle. I have sorted it by a little silicon to keep it tight. This however, had me checking the action every couple of weeks, and I was wondering how often do you all tweak your action?

Some might say maple is harder and gives a brighter sound, but I prefer the look of a R/W board. [url="http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-guitars/4778-maple-vs-rosewood.html"]http://forums.ernieball.com/music-man-guitars/4778-maple-vs-rosewood.html [/url]

I also play the linoleum.

I started off on bass, but learned guitar after a few years. I,m a fairly good rhythm player but sh*te at lead. Still, I prefer to be on the bass anyhoo!

[quote][color=#000000][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3] [size=3]making special wide neck guitars is very labour intensive and I am the only person in the world who makes them[/size].[/size][/font][/color][/quote] Copywrite MDP

[quote name='Joker2807' timestamp='1354122984' post='1882392'] the first mistake you made was buying Behringer... i avoid them at all costs now [/quote] Agreed. Behringer is the Marlin Sidewinder of bass amps.

You might find for future reference that some shops offer a beat best price policy. I have rang around a few shopswhen I was bass hunting, and asking them if they could beat a rival shops best price. DV247 offeredthe best prices.

Ah, but who replaced who in The Yardbirds??

[quote name='Joker2807' timestamp='1354044041' post='1881400'] who is this guy (i'm a newbie) ... the ad was amusing, he doesnt exactly sell the item very well ... lots of "quite goods" in there lol [/quote] He is a legend on here, some say a god! So have some respect for our glorious leader!!

Wasnt this one was it?

2011 Am Standard in Oly White and tort p bass is what I picked up quite cheap last month. Great bass with a nice punchy sound too! Congrats!

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1353955161' post='1880250'] How weird that he wouldn't sell it back to you. I wonder why, you'd think he would just be pleased to have had a buyer and one that he had already had dealings with. [/quote] Unless he had made some MDP 'improvements' on it and felt a bit embarrassed about it?

The Seeker by The Who. A great line and certainly one of Entwistles best.

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1353772871' post='1878356'] Did it get trapped in your wallet ? For clarity, Is it the 2nd or 3rd joint from the end of the finger ? [/quote] Sorry, its the second joint, or the one above the knuckle. It doesnt seem to be swollen. It seems I need to get myself down to holland and barrett. Thanks discreet for the pm.

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1353771709' post='1878342'] Where on the fingers ? all of them ? [/quote] Mainly on the middle finger on the lower joint.

The fingers on my left hand have become quite painful recently. I hope its not arthritis kicking in, that,ll spell the end of my bass playing days!

Slade - Mama we're All Crazy Now. Quiet good actually, its not the root note plodder I expected it to be,

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1353574596' post='1876112'] Black is the only colour that ever looks good on any shade of bass in my eyes. [/quote] Aye black, its what Leo wanted!!

I have them on my old Squier. They actually look quiet good with the sunburst and tort guard. However, I dont play it in my covers band, I use it my cabaret band playing fingerstyle over the 2oth fret to get an old fashioned bassey thump.