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[quote name='Hobbayne' post='1055251' date='Dec 11 2010, 06:43 PM']I remember reading somewhere when Sade first appeared that she was related to Michael Caine somewhere along. I think it was 1983 but I could be wrong. There was a big surge in bassists playing Stingrays back then, Pino's fretless on Whereever I Lay My hat, this fella on Smooth Operator and Mikey Craig from culture club all played one. Me? I had a Westone Thunder 1 [/quote] Thunder 1? - Good man! :- )

I like this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Quantum-bass-X850-black-/330506572418?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4cf3ba1282#ht_500wt_951"][b]Westone[/b][/url] - little too pricey for me, people seem to be asking a lot for westones recently.

[quote name='risingson' post='1047007' date='Dec 4 2010, 01:03 AM']Sorry Mike, none of those clips are my thing at all, but each to their own. If I'm going to listen to slap bass I'd prefer to hear this. Sick tone that doesn't sound like every other player with an active preamp in their bass, memorable playing, tight and very musical. On the whole the kind of slap I like to see. Maybe I just don't buy into the showboating slap technique as much as some.[/quote] +1 A lot more musical, to my ears.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1042848' date='Nov 30 2010, 08:04 PM']In the UK, but fretted. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-3-BASS-1984-ACTIVE-WALNUT-/230557530716?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item35ae4cba5c"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-3-BA...=item35ae4cba5c[/url][/quote] Nice! I never understand though why basses are "becoming rare and collectable"? Is someone burning a load of them?

Count me in please good sir!

SEXY [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Westone-Thunder-III-Bass-/140484052530?pt=Guitar&hash=item20b5808632#ht_686wt_936"]Thunder III[/url] I want I want I want!

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1040404' date='Nov 28 2010, 08:35 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westone-concord-II-bass-guitar-loyal-blue-/250734317434?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a60ee0f7a"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/westone-concord-II-b...=item3a60ee0f7a[/url] I know that the Westone Concord was made in Japan, but I struggle to believe that there really is a colour called Loyal Blue. Except in a Benny Hill sketch. [i]Why you no [u][b]rissen[/b][/u]?[/i][/quote] This was my first ever bass! Hated the colour and promptly did a respray job on it. Doesn't look too bad in retrospect.

Thunder 1A just went for £67! Couldn't buy as he wouldn't deliver! Arghhhhhhhhhh! Very weird - I put a bid on it the other day, and now the bass has disappeared from my watch lists and bid history - I s that because the seller has deleted it because it didn't go for enough???? EDIT: now found it through my sent messages [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230551990040&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:GB:1123#ht_500wt_951"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...23#ht_500wt_951[/url]

Groove is in the heart Express yourself

Unnamed headless. I likey! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-/280591446255?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item41548db0ef#ht_1318wt_936"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bass-guitar-/2805914...f#ht_1318wt_936[/url] Edited for spelling!

Ah yes,[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-string-Custom-Bass-MOP-inlay-Active-nice-action-/160506809529?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item255ef38cb9#ht_500wt_951"] this[/url] reminds me of when we use to hunt unicorns out on the wagon trail......

Glen Cornick - For the haircut. David Steele from The Beat Mick Dempsey, as The Cure were the band that got me into playing the bass in the first place

A [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Thunder-I-A-Fretless-Active-Bass-Guitar-BLACK-/320615266639?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4aa628b94f"]couple[/url] of [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Westone-Thunder-1A-Bass-Red-1986-/120645500862?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c17083fbe"]beauties[/url] (to my eyes anyway!)

He's a great player - I had a shock once when I came to play bass on Mrs Robinson once......

no no no, this is all wrong - it's not the gear, it's the CLOTHES! Swap your jeans and t-shirt, for some super-flared corduroy, some kind of pyschedelic shirt, star-shaped sunglasses and possibly a big funky hat to go on your 'fro and the funk will come my friend!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1016770' date='Nov 8 2010, 07:15 PM']It's OK, mate. I think most people respond to my threads because of the avatar. [/quote] Those sexy avatars really confuse me - in my mind peteacademy is a sexy redhead.

Apparentley "The Fish" doesn't even realise he's playing a musical instrument, he just likes hitting the big wood thing he found.

Can we see the video and the comment?

Thank you good people of basschat! I haven't played since last night when it started hurting and I have been icing it and using ibuprofen gel. Appointment made to see GP tomorrow. Thanks again! Ps that's icing it as in massaging it with ice, not cake icing!

Thanks for the advice. Looking around the internet, it seems that ice massage is the best way to help this - anyone tried it and had success?

[quote name='cetera' post='1010516' date='Nov 3 2010, 10:58 AM']Jo Whiley ?!?!? Please no!! I couldn't stand her gushing love for EVERY act and fake enthusiasm that every song/band is the best she's ever heard.... [/quote] +1 Mark Lamarr would be a good stand-in, if anyone. I'm not sure he can join in with the piano though....

Thanks for the replies. I've been playing for 6 years but had a break for a few months whilst I travelled. Since coming back I've got right back into it with various projects and am playing between 1hour and 6 hours a day. However my hand was ok until I started learning a load of ska songs which are all down the bottom end of the neck so maybe that's it No history of injury with the hand or anything like that. Don't want to rest it too much as I have a load of songs to learn for gigs coming up! Cheers!

I expect this is covered elsewhere but I can't seem to find it.... I am experiencing a pain in my left hand between the last 2 knuckles when I have been practising recently. Is this the ligaments? Should I push on through it so me hand will get stronger or do I need to rest it? Thanks for any advice!