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False alarm.It's a Rockbass. The maple neck should have given it away ....... Hey ho. I hope I didn't get anyone else too excited.

Just spotted this. Seems like a crazy bargain if its what it says it is. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warwick-Streamer-LX-4-string-bass-/170800864124?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27c4865b7c

Especially good for those Eb moments....

Did anyone on here get it? what a buy!! (if it's as stated)

[quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1326233142' post='1494338'] Funny. I was having a solitary debate about this recently. I realised that I stick with Black Beauties because I don't like changing strings very often and anything but black strings on my two basses now looks odd to me. In reality I should go for something cheaper and a bit brighter. Only there aren't any that fit the bill in black. Unless you know otherwise? [/quote] [i]Indelible pen?[/i]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1326220568' post='1494041'] No, I buy the flatwound strings that I want because I like the feel and the sound of them and then I keep them on the bass for years so they are actually dead cheap. For example, I've had a set of TI Jazz Flats on one bass since 2005 and no plans to change them - so they've cost me about £5 per year so far. [/quote] I can see your point here. Flatwounds are a different beast, but I play about 10 hrs / week, mainly finger style, with the occasional slap and pop in there when under orders. I got through my last set of Black Beauties in about 3 months and the Adagio's have been on since mid Sept and they definitely need changing. They'll be replaced in a couple of days with the same.

I'm beginning to dream about owning a nice silver 1.4 Ford focus with funky wheel trims Maybe adding some Halfords car seat covers at a later date.

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1326105680' post='1492221'] Having made a typo recently while visiting the site I can confirm asschat is also available if that interests ye? [/quote]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1326209477' post='1493828'] [size=4]Why does anyone drive a BMW when a Ford Focus is perfectly adequate?[/size] [/quote] But is Shell petrol better than Esso ? that's more the question If you think your car runs better on Shell , fine. Personally, I wish Aldi sold petrol

I've just (yesterday) ordered 2 sets of 45 to 125 nickels delivered for £21 I have every confidence that the'll be as good as before. In these hard, cash-strapped times it's nice to pass on some savings tips. It's easy to fall into the "higher price = best" philosophy (which I've done before with Hi Fi) Obviously, if people are happy with the more expensive options that's that's their choice.

As a rule, I don't spend big money on strings anymore. In the past I've used Elixirs, Sunbeams, Black Beauties, In fact many different makes/types of nickle or coated strings. During the last 3 years or so, I've used cheap strings from Harke, Olympia and Adagio. They last around the same time and sound perfectly fine to my ears and the ears of many sound men. I've never had a dead, odd souding string or an unbalanced set. I play a Streamer Stage II 5 string through an Avalon U5 DI. My point is this; do we suffer from the "snake oil" effect when playing expensive strings?

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1325028029' post='1479333'] You played the two Ps with heavier attack downstrokes than the J and Warwick where you played upstrokes, that's going to sound different for a start. Perhaps this is part of the meatier sound? [/quote] I noticed this as well. it's always going to be difficult to get everything equal for a comparison like this though. I loved the precision sound mind

Not so cheap, check the sellers feedback and you'll see this; Negative feedback rating seller contacted me and wanted winning bid price raised before he would sell. Member ID musicman2322 ( Feedback score of 48Yellow star icon for Feedback score between 10 to 49) 05-Aug-11 16:36 bass guitar warwick stage 2 streamer (#130555047654) £647.00 View Item Prat. If he wanted more he should have put a reserve on it.

I nearly bid before i went to work but had 2nd thoughts as the photos were a bit lacking. Also I had a 2hr drive to pick up and it's a lot of fuel and time to waste if it had any unmentioned issues. I've got the 5 string SSII and it's awesome. Someone has probably picked up a serious bargin! I hope they enjoy playing it as much as I do

[quote name='yorick' post='1260659' date='Jun 8 2011, 07:18 AM']Heartbreaker, a tribute to Paul Rodgers/Free/Bad Co play The Windmill, Wheel Lane, Lichfield, this friday, 10/6/11. Free(!) in, probably on about nine. This is our first gig at this venue, so if you're in the area come on down and say hello Nige[/quote] Lichfield seems to be the place to play at the moment At least three pubs pushing live music in a such a small place is great. I'll do my best to come along.

Just a quick note to recommend Italia Straps. I've just bought two 4" straps on their BOGOF deal which worked out at £59 for both. Great quality, really comfortable straps with fast delivery (from the states). I had a mono strap before and there really is no comparison. Watch out for the lengths though. If you wear your bass lowish to low you'll definitely need the long version. I've got one on my warwick SSII and one on my rather heavy JD series 1 supernatural session. It's just a pity I could't find anything comparable in the UK for the same money.

I've got a pre serial number supernatural session from 1980, the first white bass John made and Mark King had his now famous "Starchild "bass made after he saw it at Johns' moseley workshop. Sadly I have to admit to christening it "Gandalph", but I was a very naive 19yr old at the time Edit ; If you want to know anything about your JD then I suggest you ring John himself. I'm sure either he, or one of his sons will oblige, he's a lovely fellow.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='1150541' date='Mar 5 2011, 01:35 PM']Maybe not the best example, but this kind of thing: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntg8o1JIBKI&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntg8o1JIBKI...feature=related[/url] Before you ask, no im not a huge Incubus fan but I LOVE his bass tone.[/quote] Sounds like you need a SSII

MODS? Am I breaking any rules by recommending these? Just for the record I don't work for pixmania

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1148864' date='Mar 3 2011, 08:32 PM']Where did you get them from at £23? They are £34 on Amazon....... Cheers[/quote] [url="http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/6023691/art/sound-magic/pl30-earphones-black.html"]http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/6023691/ar...ones-black.html[/url] I was a bit worried that they might be copies at this price. As soon as I'd got the right tips in and achieved a good seal the bass came to life, they sound really good. If they are copies/fakes then at this point I don't care

After borrowing some Ultimate ears pro 5's (not cheap) for monitoring, I decided I needed some new inears for my ipod/monitoring. Last week I bought some sound magic PL30's for £23 expecting a huge difference in sound quality. Bloody hell! They're as good as the UE's!! I Know, I know, how long will they last..... We'll see. Absolutely recommended.

[quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='1112033' date='Feb 2 2011, 09:23 AM']We've all got to aspire to something. For me it's passion, soul, and precision as demonstrated in this video. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_u35sHICjE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_u35sHICjE[/url][/quote] I'm sorry, but as much as i tried not to , i ended up in tears at the end of this

Is this a good time to admit that I got introduced to Art Blakey at the Birmingham Jazz festival and didn't know who he was ??