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I only caught half an hour of it but that was enough. Most of the acts were loathsome and the sycophantic talk was nauseating, as usual, with JH. Missed Daultrey, unfortunately. There was some nice basses on show, though. The guy in Vampire Weekend, seemed to be playing an Italia. And the house band's 6-string bass, looks amazing. Hootenaney

[quote name='hostilesteve' post='1073416' date='Dec 31 2010, 07:33 AM']my aria pro 2 sb special, she is called Abigail, lol yes i name my basses. currently without an amp,as the recession decided i was nolonger allowed to work and had to feed my little ones but i normally use svt's and 8x8 cabs. i am a sucker for a wah wah as well. yourself?[/quote] Nice bass, Steve. Sorry to hear about the amp. I remember having an Aria, back in the 80s. Lovely woods. I've just got back into bass, after a 5 year gap. I have a Fender Deluxe P-Bass Special (see my avatar) and a Roland Cube-100 combo. Cool amp but will need further gear, if I get back into gigging.

Hi Steve and welcome. I'm a newbie too. So, what is your pride and joy?

Thanks alot, for the welcome. Hey Telebass: my first ever bass, was a Columbus copy of a Telecater bass. It was the same colour as yours. I remember selling my racing bike to get it. It was £33 brand new, in the early 70s. BTW. I picked up a Roland Cube-100 bass combo, today. Really strong sound and remarkably loud for a 1X12. I also tried it, with a 1X15 Ashdown bass cab extension and it was pretty impressive.

Nice Fenders there. And it's hard to beat the old Bassman amps. With flatwounds and bridge-foam, you must get quite a thump, from your set ups. All those chrome covers look cool but don't they get in the way, somewhat? Thanks for posting

Hi there, I just joined the forum and thought I’d say hello. After a 5 year gap, of bass-less-ness, I got myself a Fender Deluxe Series P-Bass Special (phew! what a mouthful), on Xmas Eve. It’s in Blizzard Pearl and I really like it. Been a bassist since 13 and only had a break, when I got heavily into high-end acoustic guitars. Funny thing was, I’d intended to get a Rickenbacker 12-string but preferred a much cheaper Burns. This left cash, and I tried a Ricky 4003. I’d owned one, many years ago. But once again, I preferred the Fender. Amazing value. Now I need a decent combo and intend to find one, this week. Not too big but with a good sound. I love all sorts of music and have played in quite a few bands but my main passion, for most of that time, has been progressive and classic rock. I’ve owned a multitude of basses, over the years. The ones that stand out, are the Rickenbacker 4001, a Wal, a Goodfellow (probably the best bass I ever owned) and a Cort GB99B. Sorry to go on so much. I look forward to reading more of this forum.