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Thanks Dave..now to see if I can find one!

Yeh sorry, Im a dumbass can someone move this over. Thanks

Like a fool I sold my Marshall superbass 100 5 years ago and now desperately want another. Prices on Ebay reflect their collectability and are sadly out of my reach. I have read that there is not a great deal of difference between the Superbass and Superlead head. Is this correct and, were I to use a superlead would it damage it in any way? Ive been checking out the Vintage modern 2466 which is more affordable. What do you think?

I have one that I use as my main gigging bass. Cant fault the build quality and can find no flaws in the finish. I can get a nice John Entwistle sound out of it and it looks dead cool. I find myself just sitting looking at it and dribbling slightly...lots of comments from the fans and admiring looks from the ladies...works for me! Yeh a Gibson would be nice but at £1600 (Vintage and rare) you must be bleedin jokin mate!! Go on you know you wanna!

My beaten up old Fender Jazz MIJ with Reflex Red pickups and the Badass bridge. Sadly gone now wish I hadnt done that. Yes I would be a happy boy.

For kickass chairs out the window three piece Blues/Rock check out the following: www.theworriedmen.com Yes its all true...bring earplugs!!

Belle Vue at High Wycombe with The Worried Men last night. Lovely atmos and packed out ,always a pleasure to do this one. Used my Jazz 'Frankenbass' fretless for set one and my hot rodded P with Dimarzios for set two. Downside is a long drive home and when I parked up outside my house I literally couldnt move out of the seat cos my back was playing up! So there I am at 3am contemplating calling the missus out of bed! Well after sitting there like a lemon for quite a while I managed to scrape myself out of the car (it was just like a scene from 'Ab Fab'. Im getting too old for this malarkey!

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='314361' date='Oct 25 2008, 09:33 AM']I don't normally get involved in the contenscious threads, but here' my take (apologies, I couldn't be a**ed to read all 12 pages): As a young learning drummer of 12, I was desperate to join a band. My brother was playing keyboards in our church band (C of E) which didn't have a drummer, and they let me join. From a "learning your chops" kind of thing, it was great. Rehearsing every week, playing every other Sunday service (the church still had a traditional organist and choir as well who did the other ones) it was a good experience. We only played the Graham Kendrick/Mission Praise kind of stuff - i.e. "Shine Jesus Shine" was about as exciting as it got. Apart from having to put up with being shouted at regularly by my brother (who by then was the bandleader), I had a great time. My problem was I couldn't get on with the religion bit. I see faith and religion as two different things. What people do to find God and be spiritual is up to them, and in the case of my mother, who has attended church regularly all her life, I think it is great for her because she gets a sense of meaning and community spirit from it. However, in my opinion, and note this is only my opinion, I struggled with the automaton way that people recite the same order of service week in week out. I could probably recite most of "Rite A" now but the problem is I wouldn't be thinking about any of it. I would just be saying it. That is not worship to me. My other main issue at the time was the hypocrisy of most churchgoers - all saying this stuff week in week out, but acting completely differently. Lots of catty women fighting over who was the head of tea and biscuits in the church hall etc etc etc. I also worked with the Spring Harvest festivals for a few years as an outsider. I always considered these events to be the "extremists" of C of E - i.e. claiming to be the most into their faith and very "in your face" about it. I found the worst levels of hypocrisy there. I remember seeing a girl I had known at university there. When she found out I was only working there and not attending for the religious experience, she and her mates all turned their noses up and walked off. Great Christian attitude - thanks! I can remember, when drumming with the local church, our band being invited to play at another church where they were going to try and recreate the "Toronto effect" - i.e. where everyone closes their eyes, the Spirit of God is meant to fill the room and people start talking in foreign tongues etc. Now this may be legitimate elsewhere, but I was being naughty and had one eye open. That may have stopped it working, but I swear I saw a woman open her eyes, look around to make sure there was nothing in her way behind her to get hurt on, and then fall to the floor babbling away. I lost a lot of respect for these sorts of things that day. Again, this is all my own humble opinion. I will say this; the closest I have been to having a religious experience is playing music in a church. It may be God, it may be the acoustics, I don't know, but when it's right, you get the shivers down your spine etc. I got married last year and asked my brother to play the organ. The night before at the rehearsal, when he kicked it in full tilt with all the stops out, it reduced me to tears in seconds. I know some of it was probably nerves, some of it emotion, some of it was pride at my brother (the b*****d!), but I don't think I'd have felt that in a registry office. I guess I also have to thank that band for making me want to play bass. I was listening to a load of soul/funk/acid jazz at the time and was dying to play along with a good bass player. The one in the church band was a guitarist who was doing it because no one else would, and therefore he was ok, but no funkmeister. This made me want to explore the difference between the two and take up bass. I rarely play drums now, and my kit is collecting mould up in the loft. Unfortunately our current drummer is a left hooker, so I don't get to have much of a shot on his kit either! Anyhoo, sorry to ramble. I kind of agree with Hutton's post. I've been pointing out a few things that turned me away from the church. It doesn't make me hate (what I perceive as) God, nor would it make me want to tell others not to try it. It's just not for me. FWIW, I still think tBBC is hilarious.[/quote] I can echo most of your experiences mate, it does make you wonder. I wont go into the whys and wherefors of how I became a Christian but one important factor for me as a bass player is that over all the 44 years of playing I have never had such powerful moments (hard to put into words) where it becomes so intense you reach that place where everything is....cant find words to describe. Its made me look for music that touches that place. Ive found music outside of the Church that has taken me to a similar level but none so powerfully. I can understand all of the comments here (love the bbc take on things). All I can say is looking at what I had in my life before and at what I have now Im truly thankful. Im not a Bible thumper, I just want to try and live my life the best I can. My faith in God is unshaken. Its just our human nature that causes the screw ups.

Ive been involved with Church worship bands for 20 plus years and during that time Ive met many brilliant musicians. I also play in bands outside of the Church setting but find greater freedom playing worship songs, for which the Fretless is the don. Good on you mate...enjoy!

I own a Corsa 3 door hatch into which I can fit a Homebuild Bagend spec 2x10 and 1x12 plus flightcased MB LM11 and lead box (seats folded). My Tobias sixxer and Fretless jazz travel in the front next to me. I used to own an Astra estate which was the nadgers but that died of old age. Like a fool I thought it better to downsize and save money. On reflection a bad move.

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='300153' date='Oct 5 2008, 09:03 PM']Find out what SWR use - get them.[/quote] SWR used PAS speakers in the Redhead

32-20 blues , sliding delta, san franciso bay by Colin Hodgkinson. Flip me Im just a big show off...and I do Stairway (cant you read the sign!..no stairway to be played here) and no not the Rolf Harris version (can you guess what it is yet?)

You can do both mate. Ive still got my Bickerstaff tri laminate and Don Adams longbows. Welcome back!

Hi Tim. Welcome to the bestest site going! Here in (not so sunny) Weston super mare we have a thriving Jam night scene. I dont do so many these days as it can be quite variable. We have some nice venues, Scallys being my fave, hosting the likes of Phil Hilborne and Larry Miller and of course the great Cliff Moore with his band 'Saffron Monkey'. Im currently in three bands which along with my day job keeps me pretty busy. You will find the guys on here to be 'diamond geezers'. Enjoy. Steve

Zon Hyperbass for me.

Definately a Jazz with Delano's and a Badass!

You are in luck. You have the very excellent Hugh Manson right on your doorstep!

Jeff Beck 'loose cannon'..fecking awesome!

[quote name='TheRev' post='281743' date='Sep 11 2008, 12:25 PM']The 25th is my other half's birthday. Arse. I'm sure she won't mind.......[/quote] Just take her out for a nice meal when you get back...so you can break the news gently about 'that bass' you needed.

I'll get me coat.

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='280814' date='Sep 10 2008, 12:31 AM']Can't believe that no-one has mentioned the original and perhaps greatest solo bassist, Mr Colin Hodgkinson![/quote] One of my major influences..a legend!

Oh yeh! a really nice guy, love his sound. He even replied to my email. You should give his band 'The Power Triplets' a listen!