Grangur

Jon Leiberman's book of Bass Blues is also very good.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1415036601' post='2595952'] Sheesh! I got more votes for my duck picture than I did for my music!! [/quote] LOL. Your music was good, but this month was tough.

[quote name='Painy' timestamp='1415026178' post='2595771'] GAS can be a cruel mistress. To be honest, longer term at least, what I'm really gassing for is a six string jazz style bass which is what got me thinking about Fender style basses in the first place. A budget P bass was really just a way to keep the GAS at bay while I save for a Bass Mods K6 which is why I was looking at the affinity range as I don't want it to put too big a dent in the savings for the jazz. Unfortunately I now actually want both basses so maybe the VM or CV would be a better option longer term. Once again I find myself questioning how much I really need both my kidneys and how much I could get for one of them! [/quote] It sounds to me like you should play the bass first. Thinking of the old thing of "it's in the fingers". You should make sure that "Painy factor" works with the bass. It's not simply a matter of price.

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1415016483' post='2595591'] You beat me to it (I guess that means I'm stuck in the queue behind you.) Those of us of a certain age will recall that the going rate was 1d. Now, at yer typical railway station, it's up to 30p. Which is 72d! [/quote] +1

DAMN!!! I missed voting. I was REALLY stuck on who to vote for this month it was a really tough one. Well done and FULL credit all you guys. PS; Nice duck pic.

Douglas bought some tuners from me. He's a great guy, but then you knew that from his posts on BC. Many thanks, Douglas. Cheers Rich

If it will genuinely cost £75 to fix a guitar that only sold for £100, it's effectively a write off. Why not find a local BCer to pick it up from him and betweenyou and the local guy decide what action to take. If it can be fixed for a good price, then at least you will be all the better for it rather than the buyer.

[quote name='Twangster' timestamp='1414618346' post='2591540'] Thanks all. I love a good bass part, and have great difficulty finding bass players - where is everyone? [/quote] Sitting at my dining table. But I can't speak for the others.

Hi Twangster, Welcome to BC. I'm from East Herts. Good luck with the bass

Much as TAB irritates the snob in me, I'd say that TAB would make your work open to a bigger market. That's to say more folk read TAB.

Yes, I've also got a natural streamer and a Tobacco oiled one. Both are actually oiled. "Blue oil" it seems, isn't oil at all. The blue colour is stain with lacquer over the top. Tonight I scrapped the dings and removed the loose lacquer, then sanded it. I then applied soft wax furniture polish. It looks good. I'll post pics tomorrow.

Welcome the BC Andrew. Good luck with finding a band. Cheers Rich

You got me AGAIN!! Damn it!

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