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Mine are lying about the place ready to be picked up in an idle moment! Don't know why, but I've never really used hard cases...probably something to do with going to gigs on a Vespa...much easier with a gig bag! In the cold snap recently, I skidded off on some black ice at a very low speed but with my bass on my back. My first response was to defend the bass at all costs; I managed to get away from the bike and skid safely to a halt while staying sat bolt upright with my bass safely protected on my back. Not a bump or scratch on the bass, although the same couldn't be said for my scooter or my bum. It's hard to retain dignity as one pirouettes down the road on one's arse. Bu,t going back to storage, I need a little reassurance - is it ok to hang basses on wall hangers for prolonged periods? I know they're exposed to the elements and this can have a negative effect on hardware etc. - that doesn't bother me so much - but can hanging a bass have a detrimental effect on the instrument's neck or the finish around the headstock? I hope not! We're currently in the process of adopting kids and the cold, harsh reality of not being able to leave lovely basses on chairs ready to go whenever the muse descends upon me is slowly kicking in. Any tips from those that parent boisterous kids while guarding precious basses would be greatly appreciated!

[quote name='Stuee' post='1100157' date='Jan 23 2011, 09:32 PM']Oops, you're quite right Liam. My netbook has a hair trigger touchpad and I must've clicked on a 'related' video as I scrolled the page. Sorry. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa9RgzpEtMg"]This[/url] is the video I saw... quite different!! Your bass and your playing are much nicer than Random Dude's (sorry Random Dude) hehe Cheers, Stuee.[/quote] Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeew! Thanks: I'm glad to be compared favourably to Random Dude. Although I spend more time doing a sales blah than actually playing! Random dude has the look of a guitar player about him if you ask me. You can tell: it's all a bit loose and wooly...he needs to start obsessing about being in the pocket and becoming one with a drummer's right foot and listening to nothing other than rhythm sections for a couple of decades! It's the only way. No offence Adam Ef! I seem to remember you declaring your six string tendencies early on. It's not to late to turn from your sin...we can make a man of you!

[quote name='Adam Ef' post='1100112' date='Jan 23 2011, 09:01 PM']and now it's showing up on my recently viewed items every time I got to ebay to check the things I'm selling to raise money... tempting me to spend more than my sales are raising! Must resist.[/quote] Dude, I'm sorry! Didn't mean to put you in the path of temptation. It's rubbish. Terrible. An unplayable heap of junk. Like all the other beautiful Stingrays. Honest... Seriously though, a chap has kind of made a tentative offer and is sleeping on it before deciding for definite. So your ordeal may soon be over I'm afraid...unless you sell a lot of stuff tonight! Good luck sleeping...

[quote name='Stuee' post='1099762' date='Jan 23 2011, 04:05 PM']But Liam, what's up with the YouTube clip on your listing? It's a totally different instrument ??[/quote] Blimey! You scared me then, but I checked and the video clip linked from there is the very same black, black rosewood MM in the auction. Which is handy. I'm selling a couple of me basses at the mo and I thought I'd linked to the wrong ones...that would be very bad! What instrument did you see? Or was it a mirage... I'm liking the west country nature of this little discussion. Liam

Would like to contribute to the eulogising of Nick and say that I just sold him my Antoria P-style fretless and it was a pleasure! Lovely bloke, knows what he's talking about and great to do business with. Cheers Nick!

[quote name='Adam Ef' post='1099656' date='Jan 23 2011, 02:22 PM']Looking forward to looking around a bit and hopefully not going to find anything to tempt me to start saving for the Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray that I've always wanted.[/quote] Errrrm...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120674615753&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_948wt_1139 Ssssshhh... Liam

[quote name='nick' post='1099695' date='Jan 23 2011, 03:02 PM']To another Bristol basser, there's quite a few on here! [/quote] More and more it seems! Oo arrr! Welcome! Where you to then? Liam

May have missed the boat slightly here, but I use a PJB Suitcase for both EB and DB and I love it. It has two completely independent channels so I can use both instruments at a gig with no fuss. It ain't the loudest, but it's fine for smaller gigs and at bigger gigs I'm usually DId from it anyway and it's just a monitor for me and the drummer! I can easily get a nice sound for both electric and upright from one amp...nice!

[quote name='bumnote' post='1098544' date='Jan 22 2011, 12:11 PM']Not a bad discription of an aggressive sting ray[/quote] Whoops! Freudian slip there! I think I'll leave it!

Whoops! I don't know... If you don't shoot, you don't score! I don't mind really; sometimes the rules of a forum are so confusing - especially for a newbie - that the only way to find out is by trying it and seeing what happens! Do your worst mods...I can take it. It's a nice Stingray though isn't it? (I am merely discussing this auction, and in no way promoting it. You know, the auction I'm having. For the Stingray...)

[quote]Also going up for sale this weekend is my [b]MIM Fender Jazz V[/b]![/quote] That's the Jazz V I'm playing in the pic!

Hi there! Not sure if this is proper etiquette, but I have some stuff for sale on eBay - I put it on there before I realised there was a market place here! [b]If this post breaks forum rules, I'm sorry. I checked the rules but couldn't find anything about referring to outside auctions. But feel free to obliterate it if you don't like it moderators[/b] I'm flogging off all my current basses to upgrade to a Lakland 55-60 or similar super duper Jazz style 5 string. Kids are on their way into our life and I need to make space! Main item is this [b]Music Mad Stingray 4 3EQ[/b]: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120674615753&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_948wt_1139"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_948wt_1139[/url] It left Mr Ball's factory in October 2002 and is in very good nick, beyond a couple of swirls on the back and some missing scratch plate screws. Go and have a bid! Also up is this [b]Antoria P style fretless bass from 1978[/b]. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120674194364&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_613wt_1139"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_613wt_1139[/url] It has a cracking set of active EMG pups installed. Also going up for sale this weekend is my [b]MIM Fender Jazz V[/b]! Do PM me if you want to know more or contact me through The 'Bay! Cheers, Liam

Sut mae! I'm originally from Carmarthen but now in Bristol.

Hello guys and gals! I've been a regular over at TalkBass for a while, and I'd heard about this forum but for some reason never visited until now! I love TB, but it'll be nice to hang with some UK bassers in here! I started playing when I was 6 (my dad is a fine guitar player and pretty proactive when it came to getting his kids into music...my brother is a kick ass drummer!). I still have my very first bass which was a Hondo Deluxe P-style monster; the neck on that thing was like a tree trunk and to this day I need space to breathe on the fret board! I hardly ever play it now, but I love still having it and will never let it go - no matter what other gear comes and goes in my life! I've owned a Fender Jazz V since 2001 - I put an East J Retro 01 on it and I cannot recommend them enough! Transformed that run o' the mill Jazz V into a beast. Go and get one now. I also have a black 4 string 3 EQ Music Man Stingray that I've had for about a year. It's a beautiful bass, but not really my thing so it's up for sale! (Most of my kit is up for sale actually - downsizing for a Lakland 55-60! PM me if you're interested! Is that allowed?! If not sorry... ) Amp wise, I have a Phil Jones Suitcase that I love. They divide people I know, but I'm a big fan! I've played many a genre in my time! Started out playing rock and metal, trying desperately to be Steve Harris or Cliff Burton. Because of my dad, I've always had broad tastes and influences though, and I'm now predominantly a funk/soul/jazz player. I play in a local function band and do sessions and deps in Bristol when I can get them. I also play a lot in church. Oh yeah, I'm an upright player too! I have a Stentor Conservatoire double bass with a Realist pick up. Love it! Would be great to hear from y'all and especially any Bristol players out there!