pete.young

Yup, private function in Ipswich. First time for years and years that I haven't been sitting on the sofa watching Jools, bored out of my skull! Pete

[quote name='casapete' post='366923' date='Dec 31 2008, 10:56 AM']Hey, think that was my Aria! Glad you like it, a great fretless![/quote] Nope, it was definitely my Aria. Unless you sold it to Northern Sounds, Workington, in 1986 that is ;-) I'm getting my threads all mixed up, I posted this link in another thread on Yamaha BBs in the Bass Guitars section [url="http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR"]http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR[/url]

Found the link I was looking for. [url="http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR"]http://brochures.yokochou.com/index.html#YAMAHA_GTR[/url] There is a JB500 in the 1985 catalogue. Maybe worth asking on the Yamaha forum? [url="http://www.yamahaforums.co.uk/"]http://www.yamahaforums.co.uk/[/url]

The instrument you're looking at is almost certainly post 1981. If you're lucky, Bassassasin will pop up and post the yamaha guitars on line catalog link, I can't find it. I have a BB800 from c. 1979, similar to the one that Silverfoxnik sold, except that mine is tasteful black rather than dogshit brown ;-) It's an excellent bass, I'm only starting to understand how good it is now that I have bought one or two more instruments enabling me to do a direct comparison. Pete

Hi, Is there anyone who would be interested in doing a paid gig with a covers band on the afternoon of Friday 15th May, playing between 3 and 7 pm ? The gig is at Hintlesham Hall near Sudbury. Please get in touch via PM for more details. It might be handy if you could also make the odd rehearsal in the Ipswich area beforehand. Kind regards, Pete

Looks busy. Nice one. You'll be delighted to know that The Railway in Ipswich has changed hands ;-)

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='364199' date='Dec 27 2008, 02:49 PM']We play "Ain't Nobody" at the end of our first set. Its a superb bass line but I'm pretty certain from the sound and manner in which its constructed, that its a keyboard line?! I don't believe MIDI bass was very widely available at the time the track was recorded.[/quote] I think you're right, it sounds like a keyboard part. It's in our set too. I have tried a few synth pedals and can't get anywhere near the sound, I can't get the short decay for one thing. Midi isn't an option for me, my son very helpfully suggested I go out and buy a Mini Moog but he has an ulterior motive. Steve, what do you do to make this work? It's a cracking song. Really gets people on their feet.

I'm not sure it's such a good idea adding this up :-{ In: Brian Bromberg B2 Yamaha SBV 500 Bass Collection 310 Mark Bass LMII Bass Synth Wah Rocktron Tremolo plus Korg DT 10 Presonus Firepod Line 4 DL4 which have all disappeared into son's bedroom Out: Aria Fretless OLP MM3 a load of assorted pickups, neck, body, odds and ends Plus a load of near misses.

[quote name='jms5-string' post='103298' date='Dec 12 2007, 03:25 PM']I live in The Netherlands[/quote] Zoot Bass are probably the closest to you then - they're in Witham in Essex, which is not far from Harwich.

Just recieved yet another flyer from Russ Andrews - any profit they made on the one pair of earplugs I bought must have been wiped out by the never ending stream of emails and catalogues! Anyhoo, what about this - a 3m guitar cable for £120 ? I've bought quite reasonable guitars for less. [url="http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?lookup=1&region=UK&currency=GBP&pf_id=6030&customer_id=PAA2757125108803MYBOVFOPNCJVWBOH"]http://www.russandrews.com/product.asp?loo...YBOVFOPNCJVWBOH[/url] can anyone beat that?

[quote name='chris_b' post='363731' date='Dec 26 2008, 03:29 PM']What bass amps are being made in Britain these days?[/quote] What about Dave Hall? Matamp?

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='362656' date='Dec 24 2008, 11:18 AM']What is up with you guys? Are you all nancy boys or something? This amp isn't heavy!?[/quote] +1 for that. My Burman is 30 Kgs, that's heavy.

Hi Rich, What you need is a Dean B2, brilliant for slap ;-) Seriously, I'd have a chat to Andy at Wizard . The P-Bass what what Larry Graham and all those original slappers used, it must be possible to make it work.

Cor, that takes me back. My first bass was a '64 Hofner Senator, like the one in your picture but with a dagger inlay . My 3rd was a Futurama Coronado 4. Wish I'd kept that one. Thanks for posting that, you've made an old man very happy :-)

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='353562' date='Dec 13 2008, 02:03 PM']No, unfortunately I only have one for the Pro501 guitar preamp. If anyone is likely to have put one togther it will be Traceynorton on the Plexi forum. I've sent him pictures of my Pro4000 in the nude already but he's in California so there's little hope of him actually getting his hands on one for the forseeable. I could take mine to Barry at Torres and pay him to work one out I guess. Barry reckons I'm looking at up to £2k for a custom one off 400w rack mountable head based on the Burman though.[/quote] It'd be worth it. Have you talked to Dave Hall about it? As far as I know, Burman never produced schematics for any of his amps.

[quote name='99ster' post='349139' date='Dec 8 2008, 10:02 PM']Sold an identical all black one on the bay a few months back (no takers here) - I think they look very cool but mine had a VERY fat neck which didn't suit me...[/quote] Yes, the necks seem to be like that on the ones that I've played. Beedster would probably get on with them, but I can't.

Good choice. I have a Dean B2 that I got from Greyparrot and it's an excellent instrument, well made and sounds great too. Seriously under-rated basses.

Probably a toss-up between Evanescence, My Immortal and 1000 Miles, Vanessa Carlton.

I bought a BSY600 from Ray - super fast turnaround and incredible packaging involving at least 200 metres of sellotape! Excellent chap, recommended.

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='346386' date='Dec 5 2008, 01:18 PM']The bassist from the Feeling plays one as well I believe?[/quote] Yes he does, a 301. He was using it on the BBC radio 2 sessions that were shown on BB4 last week.

It was poor quality control by Gibson and Fender n the 1980s that gave Paul Reed Smith an opportunity. You'd think they'd learn the lesson. Regarding the Chinese makers, I was very favourably impressed by a Jay Turser SG Special that I looked at 3 or 4 years ago. £200, at least as good as the real thing and much much better than the Epiphone copy that cost twice as much.

Yes, Dave Lunt is the man. Ask him if he can still play 'I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate' .