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Listened to Ian Hunter's 'ALL AMERICAN ALIEN BOY' CD today, Jaco Pastorius plays bass on it and he plays lead guitar on one of the tracks ! [url="http://www.jacopastorius.com/hunter_allamericanalien.html"]http://www.jacopastorius.com/hunter_allamericanalien.html[/url] John

What a beauty Love the little flag on the pick guard, the red really sparks John

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1381745344' post='2242984'] You're lucky I'm a psychic. It's called something like a Foreda or something. I'd need a picture of your naked girlfriend to extract more detail. [/quote] You are in luck, I took some of the wife last night, I'll PM them to you LOL John

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1381691141' post='2242457'] Good going, John! Practice amps will never go out of style, even when they're top makes. ;-) Have they told you what model that bass is? [/quote] Thanks and no I don't know what model it is, it'll be a nice surprise I hope ! John

Well my Bass journey is sort of starting again, managed to pick up a couple of bass related books via Ebay (Beginners Bass Scales & Chord Bassics) for about a fiver this week which arrived yesterday and look like they will be useful and this afternoon a STAGG CA 20B practice amp for the princely sum of £10.57! via Ebay again, I know it's a top make but I'm sure it'll be fine for practice at home ! Now I just have to buy a bass but the good news is the son of my wife's mate has a bass guitar I can borrow for a while while I save for a bass Happy days John

Welcome Remy John

Welcome from a fellow newbie

Thanks for the reply, I've PM'd you Cheers John

Hi - Rumble suggested I post in here about my non-working bass amp, see my reply to Rumble below and I've also attached some photos, any clues/help/advice on getting it going ? Also any idea what it's worth working/not-working? Thanks John [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"Hi Rumble and fellow SE Londoner - can't believe that's worth anything, It's my fault it's not powering up at least!, I dragged it in the living room yesterday and it powered on fine but the input jacks were not working, took off the back panel to see if I could see behind the front control panel for loose wires but could only see the speakers, I then fiddled about with the fuses at the back and now it won't power on, don't know why I just didn't leave it alone !!, what an idiot [/font][/color] " [attachment=145759:IMGP0982.JPG] [attachment=145760:IMGP0983.JPG] [attachment=145761:IMGP0984.JPG]

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1381403538' post='2238505'] Might be worth posting a topic in the repairs section John, there's some pretty smart folk on here that might be able to help you fix your broken amp. [/quote] Good idea, I'll do that Thanks John

[quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1381344463' post='2237967'] I bet someone would buy that if you put it up for sale on here, more funds for you bass purchase [/quote] Hi Rumble and fellow SE Londoner - can't believe that's worth anything, It's my fault it's not powering up at least!, I dragged it in the living room yesterday and it powered on fine but the input jacks were not working, took off the back panel to see if I could see behind the front control panel for loose wires but could only see the speakers, I then fiddled about with the fuses at the back and now it won't power on, don't know why I just didn't leave it alone !!, what an idiot Right back to looking at basses on-line John

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1381344600' post='2237971'] Hey John, welcome to the forum. Another denizen of SE London here. [/quote] Hi - Good to know there are other Sarf Londoners here John

Thanks for the welcomes Thought I'd post a couple of pics of my old Marshall 100 Bass Combo, now sadly not working and living under the stairs as I can't seem to throw it away !! John [attachment=145722:IMGP0982.JPG] [attachment=145723:IMGP0983.JPG] [attachment=145724:IMGP0984.JPG]

Hi Folks I'm John and live in SE London on the borders of Blackheath/Lewisham, played bass many, many years ago in my teens and early twenties but stopped when I got married and started raising the kids Recently got back playing on my old six string Yamaha Pacifica which I have had for many years and I'm looking to start bass playing again, went to Eric Lindsey Music in Catford (nearest shop to me via a walk) today with my youngest son Joe and tried a few basses (a Fender Jazz bass & an Ibanez SR500) which was an experience, I had forgot that the frets on a bass are quite a bit bigger than a normal electric 6 string! but it was terrific to play a bass again The two basses above are a bit out of my range at the moment but I quite like the look of a Yamaha RBX170 or an Ibanez GSR180/200 or a SR300) as they are something I might be able to afford in a few months Anyway I better stop prattling on. See ya John

That's a beautiful Bass Guitar collection, you are a lucky man John

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1140866' date='Feb 25 2011, 09:31 AM']Jaco's not above criticism - no-one is. I have a lot of respect for him, but I don't really listen to a lot of his stuff. I've got the Joni Mitchell records. For an idea of how Jaco handled more straight-ahead rock, look up All American Alien Boy by Ian Hunter (it was on YouTube, but it's been pulled).[/quote] I'm a big Ian Hunter fan and the All American Alien Boy CD has Jaco all over it, great bass playing, JP even plays lead guitar on a track, Ian Hunter has nothing but good things to say about Jaco John

Thanks for the replies chaps, decided to try and sell on here and if nothing happens I'll try Denmark Strret at a future date John

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1109931' date='Jan 31 2011, 07:41 PM']very sought after bass. dan armstrong was (is? i think he's gone now) an absolute legend. is there a serial or date?[/quote] No serial number (looked under the truss rod plate last week where they were sometimes hand -written) but from the Dan Armstrong website they were built between 1972-75, I bought it new in 74 or 75, a mate bought a 6 string plexiglass model at the same time, great guitars. John :-)

Emailed Vintage and Rare Guitars in Denmark Street, London and they told me the last one they sold went for £850, going up to the shop tomorrow to see them. John