The Burpster

If youre going to scrap it then can I have 1st dibs please? I'll pay for postage...? (It can be a project for my dad to analyse the problem....)

looks abit like a 6 string Warwick to me.... but that is a pretty poor pic.....

If you can get an Ovation mic'd up they sound pretty good but they nearly all wont have enough volume to compete with anywhare near 1/2 decent accoustic g'tars. You could try one of the Roland battery powered (busker) amps to give your accoustic the boost it needs (or an electric plugged in). I cant see how they'd complain about that..... [url="http://www.roland.co.uk/guitar_room_catdet.asp?id=Cubestreet"]http://www.roland.co.uk/guitar_room_catdet.asp?id=Cubestreet[/url] Or if your're feeling proper flush.... you can use these on 12V(get yerself a little LiPo pack and Bobs your saviour!) [url="http://www.philjonespuresound.com/PJWeb11_Briefcase.aspx"]http://www.philjonespuresound.com/PJWeb11_Briefcase.aspx[/url]

Phil, If you get chance to speak to Mr Smith (of the Paul Reed variety) ask if he's considered making an SE bass which I'm getting tired of continually suggesting..... Oh and a forum addition to the PRS website too.... Ta.....

Schecters are normally pretty good..... You need to do some work on it? It would help immensely if you'd let us know a bit more......

do you have the gain turned right up? Mine used to do that with an active bass if I had the gain too high......

you might get it in a baritone g'tar case mine is about 3" longer than a std g'tar gigbag..... FYI

We have a thread for this kind of filth and off you goooo...... BTW... my fave F combo that but you could go even better with blk hardware too!

piece of card on the s-plate to stop scratching it if you wanna keep it andf then gently prise the corners of the knobs with a flat blade screwdriver.... repeat on different sides of knob until it loosens up and then pull it off.

^ darn it .... you beat me to it.....

Dont forget Yamahas..... They are excellent VFM new or 2ndhand..... Practice amp for less that £100 has got to be a Roland Cube 30x in my opinion... you will not get bored..... and by the time you can afford an upgrade you will know what want / need.

Throughly pleasent and honest chap... Highly recommended !

not tried the low E tuning yet... might just stick with low A (as we play a lot in A...!) Yes the PRS was about 1/10 the cost of the Fender..... ! I have always liked the Fender VI but thought it a bit too much for a toy like mine....

Rob, IIWU I'd keep your 'Ray and get the Vigier...... Yes the old 'ray has mojo, but at the end of the day its an old 'ray..... Put it this way.... would I swap any of my PRSs for a mint rare '60s Fender P even if it was worth sh!t loads more ? NOPE, in fact there are [u]NO[/u] basses I'd let them go for, just wouldnt. Once you find that special one it'll make your world rock. You know what the 'ray (as a model) does and your still looking for something else - I'm not sure you'll find it in an upgrade 'ray or yam. This is all my opinion of course but its based on my experiences to date FWIW

Has it cost me money? Yes.... However, it has also - saved me years of torment trying to find out info and trying ideas that would come to nought - introduced me to some very smart, and switched on bass players who I respect and admire, - made me absolutely determined not to compromise as ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE - answered all my questions however stupid (at times) without (too much) embarassment - allowed me to experiment with ideas and gear that have moved on and made others happy.... And - made me feel at home even tho' I'm not a jobbing or pro bassist In the words of mastercard..... PRICELESS...!

Jeez how freeky is that...?

Did you try flats? I have 'that' sound on my basses now with flatwounds and wondered if I could get g'tar faximilie of it with flatwounds and down tuned to A Something like these bad boys..... [url="http://www.daddario.com/DADProdDetail.aspx?CodaID=557&ID=1&Class=AADA"]http://www.daddario.com/DADProdDetail.aspx...&Class=AADA[/url] Waddya reckon.... worth a try?

"oh my god, I cant believe it, I've never been this far away from bass" I've just bought a 28" scale baritone guitar (Yes - OK - its a PRS..... ) and I wondered if any of you guys have one, what tunings and strings are you prefering and I presume you use them for blues or HM? Opinions and tips please..

Good point Chris... Out of interest what serial #s were your 2? Mine is 62 of 400.

Thanks Chris.... Thats sufficient a difference to allow me to 'come back' with another offer. Its a huge shame because its a wonderful bass (by far the best Fender I've been near!) but it seems unfashionable currently... I guess there cant be many more than mine and the one that you owned in the UK.....

Wow.... Thanks fellas.... would one of you be so kind as to check what it values my (mint 100%) 1991 Fender custom shop 40th Anniversary Ltd edition P bass at and PM me with the result please....? the Blue Book doesn't have it in because of the limited numbers I'm trying to broker a deal in the US and need to what the comics vaule them at over there! HUGE thanks....

Gotta agree with the BRX here.... Having tried a few Accoustics and even owning an Ovation bowl back (to accompany my g'tarists Adamas) I gave up trying to get it right. If you want to play with other accoustic instruments (especially good g'tars) you are gonna have to plug in to give it just enough oomph to sound right.... What I have settled on is a semi (Ovation Viper) with nylon wounds strings through my amp but turned right down...... SOUNDS perfect.... Hence my suggestion as above. The Viper is still loud enough to practice unplugged as would be any accoustic, but if you want to expand from playing in the bedroom, you will sadly need to be able to plug in or be very carefully mic'd up...

Errm does anyone have a copy of said chronicle? I have the '09 one on order but could do with a kind BC colleague just flicking thru to a certain beast if anyone does have it.... Ta ....