Pukie

Would that be the Drang Gallery in Padstow? Was in there a few weeks back, they had a black one and a red/green one. IMHO the cases looked better that the basses. Wondered [s]who would buy this rubbish [/s]what the market id for this sort of thing, its not a good bass (for £10k anyway) and if there are 125 of four different models it's hardly exclusive collectable art. Strangely though, the day before I saw them I was thinking to myself..if only I could get Banksy to paint my bass I could probably write my own cheque.

BOSE = Better Off with Something Else Top of the range yamaha soundbars sound pretty good - if you have a rectangular room for the sound to bounce off. but a can't bring my self to part with £1200+ for one. B&W are the dogs danglies , a shop gave me a side by side comparison of B&W stand speakers verses other brands floorstanding models- I was stunned, no contest, but just how much money have you got!!! Arrgh, now Iv'e just looked at a hifi website - seen B&W now do a soundbar - £1650!!! wonder what it sounds like.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1371717116' post='2117199'] ..... doubled the size of the premises last month and added a much better acoustic environment for a dedicated amp & cab demo room [/quote] That's it , I definitely can't afford to go there again!!!!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1373801909' post='2141704'] .... spoke to all my neighbours, told them I was a musician and practiced at home, and that if it ever got too loud, just knock on the door and tell me as it wouldn`t offend me, but I didn`t want to be a disturbance to them. [/quote] +1 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1373807569' post='2141786'] There is nothing worse than having noisy inconsiderate neighbours. I don't want them & I go out of my way not to be one. [/quote] Or mass murderers or psychopaths , but still true

[quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1373455274' post='2137726'] Boring, I thought this was going to be a thread about jetpacks and robot servants. [/quote] You don't have those in Cornwall????

[quote name='tayste_2000' timestamp='1372935969' post='2131779'] So I'll try and keep the bragging and whining to a minimum and the post as brief as possible. [/quote] I think we need more detail

Can totally relate to this. Used to play in bands not playing my sort of music but just because they were the people I knew. Move to a smaller house, put the bass away, never got it out. stopped playing for years then moved again and this time left the bass where i could pick it up on a whim and got back into playing it more an more. I will absolutely never gig again unless its doing exactly what I want to do, I have better things to do that hang around until a pub closes and then lug a whole load of gear around, and getting to bed late, for apprximatley peanuts (short negative rant over) .. and like WhiteCloud I think you actually get better through not playing... its to do with relearning/reinforcing the good techniques while losing the bad habits. My advice Sell the AMPs and play through an irig or PC speakers or practice amp then if you decide to gig again newer better amp models will be out. Then only sell the PB if you absolutey have to. and keep the bass easily accessible and remember there's no rush no ones forceing you to play, only do it if you enjoy it. (ok there is a Rush - and their pretty good too )

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1372241751' post='2123184'] If you have an offset mortgage like I do, get a 0% (for a period) card, put the money to pay off your purchase in a bank accoutn linked to your mortgage (or save it into there) and then pay off the card when the time comes. That way the mortgage gets the beneift [/quote] I have used this approach in the past, pretty much perfect if you can pay off the instrument in 1 year. I have also bought on a 0% card , paid off half the amount over a year and then transferred the rest (at 3% fee) to another 0% card so thats like 1.5% loan over two years.. it does'nt get much better than that ... as Greg Wallace would say. It would definitely be possible to just pay the minimum each month and keep tranferring the balance to spread the payments over as long a period as you want. now if the item were to go UP in value in the mean time (unlikely in the current climate) you could in theory sell it without ever having actually paid for it .. but thats another game.

I find a 60 gig World tour every couple of years just about covers the cost of the farm, and with albums sales and merchandising I can run the Ferrari no probs and ........ ...bollocks! it was all a dream

[size=3]The one good thing about being in the EU is this piece of legislation, which the goverment and the shops like to keep quiet...[/size] [size=3]An ex boss refused to sign manufacturers 1 year warranty cards on equipment in case it invalidated the now "standard" two year one.... which is where I heard about it.[/size] [size=3]EU Directive (1999/44/EC) states that [i]"a two-year guarantee applies for the sale of all consumer goods everywhere in the EU. "[/i][/size] [size=3][i][url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/2009/05/that_piece_of_eu_legislation_y.html"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/victoriaderbyshire/2009/05/that_piece_of_eu_legislation_y.html[/url][/i][/size] [size=3][i][url="http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1676999/Hidden-EU-rule-helps-shoppers-get-refunds.html"]http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1676999/Hidden-EU-rule-helps-shoppers-get-refunds.html[/url][/i][/size] [size=3]a cynic might say this is the real reason why a lot of "reputable"manufacturers have been offering two warranties now.[/size]

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1368348136' post='2075835'] I think if someone really really REALLY wanted a bass...they'd have it. [/quote] +1 it's your money, it's your life you don't need anyones else's permission ( ....apart from she who must be obeyed of course)

Pick up Status Play Mark King Riff Remember you're not Mark king Put down Status Pick up Status Play Muse Octave thingy Realise it doesnt sound the same without a load of effects processing Put down Status Walk away

Jaco used a Jazz

Oops I see this is Eddy and the Soul Band's version so ignore me. I'll get my coat.

It was me !!! .....ok maybe not, James Alexander was credited as the bass player for the shaft theme. (... but it does not sound like him or his Jazz bass.... More 'Alembicy' and err... better)

[i]...That's a good question the dove tail part is hidden fron the top by the fingerboard, and from the bottom by the body of the bass itself, [/i] [i]so whether it is actually "real" dove tail joint or just slotted in is hidden from view.....[/i] [i][url="http://fodera.smugmug.com/Other/Building-of-a-Fodera-Monarch/16586704_RnxPVh#!i=1249600619&k=dx5nmfs"]http://fodera.smugmug.com/Other/Building-of-a-Fodera-Monarch/16586704_RnxPVh#!i=1249600619&k=dx5nmfs[/url][/i]

Never tried it cos I don't have a Mac, But... Donovan at fretspot explains how he records the samples for his basses here... [url="http://www.fretspot.com/2012/11/how-i-record-audio-and-video-together/"]http://www.fretspot.com/2012/11/how-i-record-audio-and-video-together/[/url]

[i].[/i] [i][i]Dangerous place, They have just relieved me of serious amounts of cash[/i][/i] [i]...Lull you into a false sense of security and the next thing you know you're walking out with a Fodera and an Aguilar!!![/i] [i][i]Seriously though, Great shop, Great Guys,very relaxed, plenty of time for their customers, thoroughly recommended.[/i][/i]