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X-LINES the one with the bright red jack covers - had it since about late 80s - still use it regularly and still ok

[quote name='stewblack' post='1324342' date='Aug 2 2011, 03:08 PM']Mr Beggs is also on my list of great bassists in, maybe, less than fashionable bands. Will be featuring him one week too.[/quote] just a thought .... Andy Pask

for my 2p worth .... rio is a great little showboat tune and on the other end of the scale would choose 'ordinary world' for subtle comparison - nice bass line and on the studio cut of the single one of the most beautiful sublimley simple guitar solos ever on a 'pop song' by the fantastic warren cuccurrullo as an aside for those unfamiliar with the talented mr cuccurrullo just in case you thought he might be just another sixstringer in a pop band .... (i get to include this cos it has some nice playing from nick beggs too)

i bought my trb6 in about 92-92 was about £1600 the from wapping bass centre - bright orange w/gold hardware - as good a finish and build quality as you will ever see from a factory built instrument! - one piece through neck has a very comfortable heel contour into the body - loved the pickups and the active eq really great if you like a massive fat bottom but personally preferred the sound from the piezo pickups quite a unique tone that you wont quite find on many other instruments and mixable into the regular pickups BUY BUY BUY!!! and if you dont buy then please post the fleabay link so i can have a butchers

Marvin - let us know your verdict when you get it - i got the 2500 head at moment which i run through a hydrive 410 and an xl 115 but am planning on upgrading the 115 to a hydrive115 and the head to the lh500 - all i can say is that am glad i went for hartke over trace and saved myself a shed load of beer tokens

[quote name='Rich' post='1321556' date='Jul 30 2011, 06:32 PM']Back when I still bothered trying out basses in music shops, whenever this happened and the shop worker gave me his best Wooten/Kinger/Sheehan impression before giving me the bass, I'd play 4 notes and say "nah, don't like it" and hand it back to him.[/quote] youre not the only one - i just plonk a few notes on open strings sometimes i dont even bother with my left hand!! usually i like to hold the bass by one of the horns and then pluck the open e and open a and feel through the wood how it resonates - you can judge a surprising amount about an instruments sound qualities by just feeling how it resonates without plugging it in

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='1318913' date='Jul 28 2011, 03:02 AM']I'm one of those fools who put cred over comfort ... although I find it perfectly comfortable. (sorry it's late and I can't find an in focus (or recent) pic)[/quote] never mind the playing position - that is the coolest avatar pic on here!

[quote name='SlackAlice' post='1321300' date='Jul 30 2011, 01:52 PM']Currently having a few beers in Soho & will pop down to Denmark St. later.......will have a browse & see how there 'customer service' fairs......:; Angie[/quote] Angie are you going to go for the quiet and subtle and 'knowledgable' approach? or maybe instead try the over-keen inexperienced amateur approach with something like 'im thinking doing my hair purple and spiky for my new band and wondered if you had a bass that would go nicely with it .... AND keep a straight face oh and let us know the response

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='1319797' date='Jul 28 2011, 09:51 PM'][/quote] are they black leather strings?

this is making me feel extremley old - owing to the fact that i saw them at Hull Uni in 1980 and jolly good they were too [url="http://youtu.be/EOQOa37iGLE"]SECTOR 27 - (Jo Burt on fretless)[/url]

dirtyloops is good but just a couple of odd occasions where it seems like theyre throwing in just that little bit too much syncopation and trying to be too clever - and nobody likes a smarty pants do they but on the whole very slick and good technical playing all round - jolly well done 8/10 but anybody who can play bass like that with a straight face in their underpants takes the prize im afraid cardiacs win - no contest!

i like both types of music ... country AND western

[quote name='silddx' post='1317579' date='Jul 26 2011, 08:14 PM']Ahh, I never said they were [/quote] i know you didnt i did!

[quote name='silddx' post='1316622' date='Jul 26 2011, 09:06 AM']Serious question.[/quote] for some there issues wonderful music with complete indfference to technique for some technique never ends and music never really begins the two are rarely interdependent - there has been some great music by bands with very questionable musical technique and conversely there has been some highly technically proficient widdlers producing ..... well.... just plain widdle

i have mine at 'simon cowell' height and it really irritates me all you naughty people out there who think it's big and clever to have it swinging somewhere around your knees ! GRRR

[quote name='Kevin Glasgow' post='1310296' date='Jul 20 2011, 01:55 PM']Thanks a lot for the kind comments guys![/quote] love the tone on the group piece too </biased trb owner>

[quote name='WHUFC BASS' post='610750' date='Sep 28 2009, 12:34 PM']You'll all hate it I promise... [/quote] "dont you boys know any nice songs?" [font="Franklin Gothic Medium"][i]FZ[/i][/font]

[quote name='chewrocket' post='1307716' date='Jul 18 2011, 12:41 PM']and its very ugly![/quote] i think youll find the correct technical term is [size=7][font="Arial Black"]FUGLY[/font][/size]

presuming it did have a provenance of being previously owned by a famous celeb basser to warrant such a price tag surely you would sell it through the american equivalent of bonhams specialist music auction or the like?

[quote name='Doddy' post='1306952' date='Jul 17 2011, 07:13 PM']Arthur Barrow did some cool pick stuff too. Although...I'd plump for Scott Thunes.[/quote] scott thunes was/is good but i prefer [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gr6Re7LKY0"]patrick[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQTezHnMtQQ&"]o'hearn[/url]

[quote name='Norm' post='1306572' date='Jul 17 2011, 12:22 PM']Q for the forum? Who was the awesome pick player who played with Zappa for a while? Simply stunning technique! Churrs, Norm.[/quote] scott thunes or tom fowler? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd_gU03mcZ4&"]tom fowler[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx8tRwErVvg&"]scott thunes[/url]

[font="Arial Black"]I'm JOHN and so is my wife [/font]

[quote name='Dandelion' post='1305916' date='Jul 16 2011, 03:59 PM']And whilst were on the subject how do you change the little comment that sits underneath it? [/quote] [font="Arial Black"][b]edit your signature [/b][/font]on your profile editing page dohhh sorry another senior moment there - im guessing that the member status thingy is defined by the sit eby length of time of membership and number of posts etc

[quote]So, we'll be seeing a photo soon of you looking like George Clooney?[/quote] here you go