Kiwi

Have tried to avoid Fenders for the last 20 years. May succumb to a late 70's jazz though to match the stingray. Otherwise my natural finished Spector is the go to bass.

Love it. He's got a great voice! Pulling off a great original song and making it your own with the same level of intensity and confidence is about the clearest definition of talent I can imagine. Keep finding more.

Apart from the Fender V are there any other instruments they haven't re-released? The Fender Elite series...?

Hey Daddy-o, the basic forum would be very similar to Basschat but perhaps without a few side features for the time being. There would also be an opportunity for enthusiastic members with the right qualities to take a key role in influencing how the forum develops, as well. The culture you referred to is something we've worked hard to develop over the years. We can train those members and equip them with the skills that are needed and also learn from our mistakes. We didn't have a specific plan for when to roll out the other forums but if a core of people are enthusiastic and positive about it, I don't think we could ask for a better start. The forum would ultimately need to be self funding. So software licenses, hosting costs and technical support would need covering by us in the shorter term but we'll think about ways to make it work through Basschat.

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[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1338585840' post='1676989'] Again, no. Drummerworld already fills this 'niche'. We need a [i]real[/i] forum. Just like Basschat, only better. (Please.) [/quote] It would be great if Drumchat was better than Basschat! I'll separate this into another thread out of respect to Sarah and how about we compare notes? I'll come at it from the planning side. What things/qualities/aspects of Basschat do you think should be in Drumchat?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1338503367' post='1675704'] Yay..! I have a ton of lovely topics to start the ball rolling (Birch v Maple, which sticks are best for metal, how to maintain 260 bpm with my double pedal, Zildjian v Paiste, favourite stick twirl...). Just a teaser, there's loads more. Come on Mods, let's get this show on the road..! [/quote] Funnily enough I was thinking about this the other day. If you guys would be prepared to form a core of friendly and welcoming people, a group who could set up a positive vibe and make the forum friendly for other members to use. we could definitely look into putting a basic forum together for you. Although it would depend on how much time Ben has.

[quote name='apa' timestamp='1338559580' post='1676366'] Ive always thought the names summed up the cultural differences very well.......... TALKbass - Ok guys lets talk some serious bass. BassCHAT - Lets have a nice little chat about basses shall we if that ok with you? And I agree with Skankdelvar. Definatly a sign of those who have little to give themselves. A [/quote] I'd like to use that as a quote at some point in some promotional material, if thats ok with you?

2,300,000 hits a month speaks for itself, I think.

Value isn't associated with age really, its more about nostalgia and associations with popular music. Wait 15 years and solid black Warwick Thumbs and Spectors from the late 90's and early noughties soar in value as today's Gen Z rockers and metallers can finally afford the instruments that defined their coming of age.

Bikinis?! You are in a different place to the one I know. There was so much crude oil floating in the water no one would go swimming in their right minds. Mind you, that didn't stop some... ...when I was 10 we used to do the complete circuit on a Sunday afternoon. Walk past St Mary's into the woods, follow the woods around to the Nav college playing fields, across Newtown Road, down the public right of way past the Nav college to the beach and then walk along the beach back to the Rising Sun and then up Shore Road to the village. Some huge 60's houses around Hook and on Newtown Road...aah nostalgia.

[quote name='The Saint' timestamp='1338219045' post='1670981'] Small world! I still like getting down to the Rising Sun on a Sunday after a brisk walk... [/quote] Do you wear yellow wellies too?

I recall someone else on the forum having a similar issue some time back. I can't remember who it was though but it must have been about 2007 or 08 I think. Have you considered changing the preamp valve? They're cheap to buy and its literally a pull out, plug in job once the amp cover comes off.

Welcome - I grew up in Warsash.

Thanks for organising this Bluejay...if I was still in London we'd be practically neighbours

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1333043786' post='1596716'] I've had a good look around myself using a variety of ingeniously positioned mirrors and a pencil torch, and can confirm that everything's peachy (including my nipples).[/quote] Ooh sir! A soft downy fuzz? [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1333194195' post='1598541'] [size=4]So what kind of crack will the team be reviewing?[/size][/quote] Ones that make news?

We've had real problems finding a web developer. However I met one yesterday and hope to have an estimate for the time and cost of the work from her by the end of this week. Hopefully we'll be able to make some timely progress after that. .

I'd ask Damien Hirst to paint butterflies on it and it'll be worth more.

She's a bass geek goddess.

I had one with a 1979 body. It was ex-Cliff Williams allegedly and recently swapped owners. I've not seen ANY neck dates earlier than 1983. So pop yours open and look for the hand written date on the heel in black marker pen, it'll help put us out of our misery. BTW - through body bridge Mystic and three bolt neck. There were alleged to have been 5 made and yours is the 5th I've seen. Hmm.

[attachment=108470:DSC08288.JPG] My Klein copy. Moses neck, Steinberger R trem and a NZ beech body which sounds a lot like a cross between the warmth of alder but the spank of swamp ash. Redwood top from years ago and Tru-oil finish. I've still yet to install the controls and the sustainer circuit. There are space issues in the control cavity which need planning around. But its coming together.

[quote name='Manfred741' timestamp='1337671079' post='1663588'] Thoses basses are very rough to estimate; I bought mine 2500 €..; but i saw some cutlass 1 & 2 for 1400 € too..( in USA they seems to be really cheaper) [/quote] Perhaps because their history is better known. [quote name='MysticGuitar' timestamp='1337670915' post='1663583'] [color=#000080]Hi, there, any ideas on the worth of a Musicman Cutlass [font=times new roman,times,serif]I [/font] pre-EB before 1984, serial number B020678? I had bought this in London at the Gallery many years ago and it was sold as secondhand to me. Thanks for any info. Btw, the serial number is on the bridgeplate, so this is probably dated between 1979 and 1983.[/color] [/quote] I've only ever seen Cutlass basses from 83 or 84. Can you post pics of the headstock and neck heel?