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I saw a band years ago called hamburger mary, the drummer only had one leg. To be honest they were crap though haha

Thanks again fellas some good advice. As you you say think the best thing i can do is get into a decent shop and play a few, ill let you know what i spend the cash on.

[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1110416' date='Jan 31 2011, 11:34 PM']is your neck 'warped', or just bowed? bows can be easily fixed and an honest guitar tech could fix it for you in half an hour. thats a tenner in my book. a warp=twisted shape or undulations which is not good. most budget guitars are very poorly setup off the rack but can easily be made very playable.[/quote] Hi, No its warped, it could be fret dressed to help but to be honest i may as well buy a new bass for the price i brought it for. The guy i have used to check it out is a decent guy and would have sorted it if it was possible.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1110343' date='Jan 31 2011, 10:47 PM']warped neck does not sound fun to play! best place to find your new bass second hand here on basschat [/quote] Shame about the neck really got gradually worse, buzzing all the time everywhere on the E string, took it to a guy who told me it was warped he managed to get me some neck relief ( sounds wrong somehow lol ) now it only buzzes around the 10th fret, which isnt good but at least i can play it for the moment. It at least gives me some time to play a few basses rather than have to rush to get one.

Thanks for advice guys i hadnt realised this issue had alrerady been covered previously i have only just joined the forum, that said i should have done a search i guess ooops!!. I have only been playing since Nov last year i brought a cheap brunswick electro acoustic which has given me the enthusiasm to keep the playing going. The brunswick neck is warped so i am looking to upgrade it, my question really really came from looking around a few magazines and seeing talk of passive and active and me not really understanding what was meant by these terms. I did wonder though because obviously i am going to go bass hunting soon and although i realise the choice will be down to me, obviously taking into account how a bass plays and the feel of it. I would have hated to have brought a bass either passive or active then realised i had chosen wrongly, which is where your help is invaluable to a new player like myself. So thanks again and im sure i will have loads of other questions soon enough.

Hi, I am fairly new to bass playing and am currently looking to buy an electric bass, can someone please tell me what active and passive are when talking about bass electronics and give me some idea which type i should be looking at with regards playing rock/blues. I know its a basic question but gotta ask if you dont know

John Bonham, Simon Kirke and Charlie Watts for me

thanks guys glad to be here

Hi thought i would drop in and say hello, only been playing bass since november last year. Wish i had done it sooner ( 48 now where did those wasted years go lol ). Been playing a brunswick electo-acoustic, which has done its job and got me into bass playing. The neck has warped though so im now going to move up to an electric bass not sure which to choose yet though. There are some good topics on here which will help me make an informed choice when i go check a few basses out. Look forward to spending some time on the site.