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Some great stuff in this thread. My initial music was made via a no name semi acoustic, loosely based on a Gibson 335. Wasn't great, but it was cherry red and looked a bit like Chuck Berry's so that was the main thing. Cost £33 in the early 70's from a shop selling mainly household appliances in Hull. After my mate's father made me a faux mother of pearl Gibson logo for the headstock (I'm cringing at this now...) I used it for my first band. Initially had an Antoria 5 watt valve combo I'd swapped for my first dodgy acoustic guitar with a lad from school, but this had to go after it threw me across my bedroom with the biggest electric shock I've ever had, bit like the bit in Back to the Future! Next amp was a Zenta 10 watt head/cab combo, similar to the Audition range at Woolies. Had reverb too, which was amazing at the time. When the next band started getting a bit more serious, we used a Tuac transistor 100 watt head into a Tuac 4x12 for rehearsals, loaned to us by my mate's brother who was in a soul band at the time. Also remember borrowing a snakeskin Selmer Treble n bass 50 watt head and matching 18" cab, which sounded much better IIRC. I was still on guitar at this point, gravitating to an Avon then an Antoria Les Paul copy. Finally got my first proper guitar amp, a Marshall 1974 18 watt combo. Bought this from a brass instrument shop in Shipley near Bradford, Ray something? It was £45, but Ray wouldn't accept a cheque for this amount as at the time cheque guarantee cards (remember them) were only for £25 max, so I gave him two cheques of £25 and £20. Still got the Marshall now, some 40+ years later. Just had it serviced and it still sounds the business.

[quote name='grantgam' timestamp='1509354112' post='3398182'] I'm sure it's a lovely bass but I find the body horrendous unfortunately... [/quote] How very dare you.......

Squier SS Jaguars are great for the money as mentioned. S/h seem to go for around £120, no brainer.

Great post Karl, never too late to discover something you love.

Heard them do a couple of tracks on Radio 2 this morning, wasn't great IMHO.

Try it and see....?

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1508594956' post='3393181'] Eastwood did a version of the eko rokes a while ago: [url="https://airline-guitars.netfirms.com/rocket_bass.html"]https://airline-guit...ocket_bass.html[/url] [/quote] Mmmmm, am liking this for some reason....

Think cheap stands are generally better these days than they used to be, although the industry standard brands like Beyer and K&M are still worth the extra IMO. I've had my K&M stand for over 10 years now I reckon. Also worth mentioning that the mic stand clip is often the first thing to go, so try to avoid the hard plastic ones which break/shatter fairly easily. These seem the best for the job - being a softer rubbery material they grip the mic well and mine has survived a lot of use. https://www.studiospares.com/Accessories/Mic-Holders/KM-85055-Mic-Clip-28mm_438630.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIht35-tuC1wIV8xbTCh2StwosEAQYAiABEgJ9NPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[quote name='el borracho' timestamp='1508590006' post='3393134'] Eko Rokes I reckon [/quote] +1, beat me to it! Eko ( or possibly Kawai copy of one?) [attachment=255969:rokes_large.jpg]

Don't forget the Fender Rumble range too. Great amps for the money. https://www.andertons.co.uk/p/2370106900/bass-combos/fender-rumble-15-v3-bass-amp

[quote name='machinehead' timestamp='1508424742' post='3392113'] I solved this on my Steinberger Sprit by making an extension arm from carbon fibre. It even folds away for putting the bass into its tiny case. Frank. [/quote] Wish I'd known this then Frank, problem solved

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1508423395' post='3392101'] from the comments on here sounds like Fender ought to make a P bass with a Jazz neck again, I have seen one but it was a 1970's model [/quote] Think there have been a few - The Nate Mendel, the American Special P-bass and the MIM Precision bass Special. Not sure if they're all mega thin, but certainly more so than the typical P-bass.

Agree with all of the above re Ricks. Couldn't bond with my Hohner B2A headless due to the location of the neck strap button making it always seem a long stretch to the lower frets. The Steinberger brackety thing would probably have solved this but couldn't find one at the time. Shame as I quite liked the bass otherwise-played and sounded great etc. Having always loved MM Stingrays, for some reason I've found it hard to get on with a couple of US Sterlings I've had for some reason. Can adapt to the slimmer neck with no problems, but maybe a bit underwhelmed that they were no lighter than some Rays I've owned despite the smaller body dimensions. Would love to find a really light Sterling and give it another try though, nudge nudge.....

Sorely tempted, even though I don't really need one.....

I can't help thinking the easiest solution would be trying to get the level of the guitars and drums down. Having to mic up for a [i]rehearsal [/i]does sound like hard work to me, and if it's that loud you're going to need some ear protection too. Sorry to sound negative, it's just I've been there with a big loud band and it's not conducive to rehearse that loud, and it's certainly not a lot of fun either.

Brilliant stuff Bob, keep doing it mate.

I had a fretted one a few years back Plus points - quirky design, light/portable, played well. Didn't feed back like an A/E bass does. Minus points - not the best output/tonal variation ( both through phones & amp ) Some string imbalance issues too IIRC. Great things if you need the portability and like the novel format, and they seem to be quite a reasonable s/h buy.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1507927575' post='3388927'] Well we have got through it in F without the dots, I will use them to fine tune my version, now what we did find is that bit in the middle is a sort of not in the same key so that might be the route of the discussion regarding the accidentals? I'll have a look when I get time. Is there a version in F on here? [/quote] Yup, post #11 is in F. Just looks like Bb

The part in post #11 looks like it’s in B flat but is actually in F?!

That I'd be far better playing bass than guitar - wasted too many years on 6 strings when I should have realised bass was always going to be my thing.

GK MB heads are fab and lightweight. Often see s/h 500's for around £300.

Know what you mean. My GK100RB is now considered weighty at 22lbs, but even for an old gimmer like me I don't find that a problem. Almost balances out nicely with my BF Compact too !! For players using public / limited forms of transport the new smaller heads must be a godsend though? Maybe not so much as lighter cabs, but every little counts....

Still an underrated singer, perhaps even better now than when she was younger.