doctor_of_the_bass

Here's me with my very famous ex Mark King Jaydee Classic....as featured on most stuff Mark did back in the good ole days - cost me £6K And one of his Status Empathy basses that cost £3K - bought just after I'd bought the JD! My current collection includes JJ Burnel's Steinberger XL-2 Cheers! Nick

..tell him next time I see him that I'm going to make him eat his own shoe....!

Just what i've been after! hehe

Any fellow 80's kids on here recall the `Gittler' guitar.....? [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gittler_guitar"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gittler_guitar[/url] nick O

Not a bad band, bass player is fairly good...! Give Hugo my regards! Nick

Bump as cetera has now posted another fine fence assemblage!!!

Ah! Another fine fence! We should get together and become BASS Overlords! Very tasty! Nick (54 basses and counting!)

...forgot to mention Pangborn! Currently, I've got 4 Statii and 4 Pangs so it may be that they are my faves after all, closely followed by the 3 Vigiers. Hang on, I've got 7 Arias...! Doh.

This belongs to my fellow Peterborough pro bassist, Jon `jaco' Bamforth - I helped build it originally! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/E-Basses-handbuilt-custom-Fretless-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ300236638180QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300236638180&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/E-Basses-handbuilt-c...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] A very good instrument indeed!

Three varied JD's: Nice, refurbed Roadie IIA Series 2 body shape, tobacco burst: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jaydee-Supernatural-Roadie-Active2-1986_W0QQitemZ260254267074QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260254267074&_trkparms=72%3A638%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jaydee-Supernatural-...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] Similar model, fretless, cherry red: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Jaydee-Supernatural-Roadie-Series-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ140242854850QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140242854850&_trkparms=72%3A638%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fretless-Jaydee-Supe...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url] And, an interesting custom model, `Classic' Series 1 `Mark King', 24 fret model with `saturn' inlays: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stunning-Jaydee-Mark-King-Signature-Bass-Guitar_W0QQitemZ200233915812QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200233915812&_trkparms=72%3A638%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stunning-Jaydee-Mark...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

Errghh! Ugly. Sorry. (funnily enough the split s/plate model looks very similar to the Hornet bass I designed back in 2001). Where's me lawyer!

Oooo la la! I agree that the term `best' cannot be measured, perhaps `favourite' would be a better way of looking at it. The build quality at the top end of the market is comparable however, certain makers appeal to certain players. My favourite UK makers are (in no order): Jaydee Status E Basses Sei GB Shuker Overwater Iceni Zoot Organic Wal But I too lurve les Vigiers n'est ce pas! hehe! Nick

I'm having my very own `landfill' site for me and my girls - I'm hoping that the collection will top at least 200 basses by then! Very morbid but at the end of the day, this body is simply an organic spacesuit for my soul to `enjoy' this particular frequency range we perceive as reality so as to what happens to the bits of wood and wire (and carbon fibre!) once the spacesuit throws in the towel remains to be decided. Probably leave some to some good mates/students etc.

I find it sounds fine straight into my Markbass CMD102-P - boosted the lower and upper mids just past flat, VLE at 2 o'clock, VPF at 12 - sorted!

That may be the case but I'd say the build quality is very high and the set up (even the fingerboard looks to have been highly buffed - very tightly grained rosewood) is superb. Can't comment on the SX stuff as I've never seen one (perhaps I'm out of touch with the market!!! - what do I know eh?!). All I know is that I know a good bass when I see/play one and these are very good value for money! Buy one. Nick

Finally found a computer that works - here's some pix! My J bass is the same colour as the pink P bass!

To give you an idea as to the overall look of these new basses, there is a UK handmade version on the Bass centre site - the headstock shape is however the same on the lower priced models: [url="http://www.basscentre.com/product.asp?pID=445&cID=59"]http://www.basscentre.com/product.asp?pID=445&cID=59[/url] cheers Nick

Hi! Interesting day today. I've had my Dean eub for around a year; used it in some latin/funk rehearsals with a project that never really took off, but today, I took it along to our regular `jazz breakfast' gig and got on very well! I normally play safe and take a Vigier so I thought it about time to take the plunge. Our guitarist is one of east anglia's top guitarists and double/electric bass players (anyone know Louis Thorne - he writes for Guitar Buyer mag) and he was very complimentary about the bass and my playing (I'm considered an electric only player and jazz is one area that I'm not brilliant at - brilliant at everything else like! Hehe!) I picked the Dean up on Ebay for £300 - as new plus stand and fitted case - anyone else use one? Nick

Allo Meant to say that I don't have any pix of mine as I don't have a camera (soon to get one) but bear with me, I might still have some pix sent to me by House music just before the basses were introduced - will try and dig them out. Cheers!

Allo I used to own a white `Hellborg' twin necked Wal - fantastic bass but you needed major corsetry prior to any form of gig or even rehearsal - weighed a ton! Mine was originally custom built for a session player who specified that the `top' neck be a lined fretless. The flight case has been used as an aircraft hanger for some time! The legendary Wal triple neck was originally commissioned by Rick Wakeman to be played by his bassist at the time, Roger `budgie' Newell who later went on to become known as part of Bassist magazine's editorial team. Originally, the top neck was a regular 6 string guitar, the middle neck was fretted and the lower neck fretless. When Rick disbanded the English Rock Ensemble, he later gave the bass to Chris Squire who used it live in concert for the track `Awaken' (this tune being my all time favourite piece of music). Chris later changed the tuning of the `guitar' neck such that the strings were tuned in octave pairs `Aa Dd Gg Cc' - I think (think 8 string bass less the bottom E and octave e etc), Check out Trevor Raggatts Wal site for pics and info: [url="http://www.trevorandthea.eclipse.co.uk/specs3.html"]http://www.trevorandthea.eclipse.co.uk/specs3.html[/url]

Allo! Having had a pretty depressing week, decided to treat meself to one of the new Bass Collection `J' basses (imported via the Bass Centre) - bought it from my local store and I believe these will take off very quickly - £229 retail price, superb build quality, no routings under the s/plate, very highly polished and well seated fretwire, a lovely metallic `not quite burgundy mist more of a black cherry yoghurt pink' colour with a matching headstock - very Guy Pratt stylee! Fitted with Elites 40-100 as standard. The P bass version is also of similar quality; might buy that next week (very tasty shoreline gold finish)! Anyone else seen them yet? Not wishing to predict the future but if they all come through as well as these two, then they will definitely grab the market at that end of the price ladder. Many thanks! Nick

Thanks Wiz Just need to get 'em all together and a decent camera!

I'm currently in talks with my local plastic surgeon - we are going to graft on a couple more arms with extended fingers - then I can have some serious fun with it! I had to laugh when I saw it - Anyone remember that guy with the headless Schack 10 string, featured in Bassist mag many years ago!? Whew! N

Chris drove sensibly with due care and attention, taking great care not to collide with any of the temporary plastic barriers that delineated the perimeter of said car parkage area. His alignment seemed to be correct (upon application of the braking system) alongside my motor vehicle and he too seemed fresh and free of any noticeable fashion `faux pas'. Nice to see you, to see you nice. Nick X