Kiwi

I had Series II for 12 years but sold it after someone in the Netherlands offered me 1300 quid for it and it simply wasn't giving me the warmth I wanted for a main bass. I loved the body and neck on mine, the necks shift because of the mahogany and walnut in them. Neither are rigid woods but they are also responsible for the distinct sound of the instruments although the ebony fingerboard helps to some degree. I didn't like the standard Jaydee preamp, it was a bit noisy and primitive so that got swapped out for a Bartolini 3 band unit which was vastly better. As you will see from my sig, I hanker for a GA24 5 string.

I agree with LFalex, the one's I've tried have been unimpressive too. With a spec like that it could be a cheap Modulus Sonic Hammer or something. But the bass just sounds dead.

Wow - another bass chick! Welcome. We are not worthy.....

From what I've read about Lou Gehrig's disease, the prognosis is not good unfortunately. Its pretty much a death sentence although the progression apparently varies from person to person. Mike's doing really well to have lasted so far, others have gone inside three months. Lets hope he's comfortable and still managing to enjoy life.

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1327799712' post='1517107'] If you can do Kool and the Gang then i raise you a Heatwave: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2_nfr8Xe3c&feature=related[/media] [/quote] Maybe this should be in the tenuous claims to fame thread.... The original guitarist was [url="http://www.heatwave72.com/erie%20rasmussen.jpeg"]Eric Johns Rasmussen[/url]. He and his wife moved to NZ in the early 80's and she was my primary school teacher for a few months. [url="http://www.vocalelite.com.au/portfolio/eric-rasmussen"]They're in Sydney[/url] now. He came into class and gave us a talk on playing guitar - both were cool as f***. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKH7BHzq_VM[/media] Another piece of useless trivia... The keyboardist in Heatwave was Rod Temperton who wrote some of the fro-est disco hits. This is despite being from Cleethorpes. Quincy Jones was introduced to him, and Rod ended up writing a number of killer tracks for Michael Jacksons Off The Wall and Thriller albums including Thriller, Rock With You and Off The Wall.

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1327785832' post='1516880'] but i never really heard an Abba track that really grooves. of course what i say means nothing as groove is subjective [/quote] Y'got two of the best examples right there. Rutgar Gunnarsson is an incredible groove merchant but don't [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f28/rutger-gunnarsson-abbas-bass-player-202887/"]take my word[/url] for it. He also has a connection with brass like many bass players (John Entwhistle, Herbie Flowers) having scored all of Abba's brass parts.

And noone's mentioned Abba yet...? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za05HBtGsgU&ob=av2e[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEjLoHdbVeE&ob=av2e[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GtyMeEcPPE[/media] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QZKZ3eqOXY

And more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLQRW7J_D0U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtfZbj4J71A

Some more blasts from my past - these are the ones I remember before we all shifted to NZ. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hihp_Jjdnsg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28LoWh7nV9Q

BTW, slightly off topic but this is the best non-Jaydee tone he ever got IMHO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqZHO6CGqs&feature=related Eden and Alembic. Who'd have thought, eh?

Love MM with Luther - awesome. But can't stand MM when he does gentle songs that consist entirely of solo slapping. Just hideous. The way I look at it, slapping is about emphasising rhythm. So when Mark King starts thrashing away with Phil Gould on the Live At Wembley vid, that all makes sense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCv-5EonBuo When Marcus starts doing this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhbi8GSsqrU I feel despair. Kind of liked that clip by Prime but he needs to get a better sound. More warmth and more hi-fi.

www.entrechat.co.uk is available if any one is interested.

I just tend to use parallel; no volume differences then plus parallel is used in Smith basses so I get a nice funky sound. Nice mod for MM SR5 HS owners though! Thanks for sharing.

Geez, they've let themselves go a bit...age does that unfortunately. Still my fave girl group though.

The only ones I can claim are Cherie Blair at her hairdressers civil partnership ceremony...and Craig Revell Horwood at a charidee gig.

IIRC they trademarked their headstock design it's difficult to prove in a court that something is identical when there's a small change and then translate that small change into a $ value unless trademarking/copyright protection is used which establishes a set of legal principles which can be referred to

I believe the copyright/trademark protection on Fender has expired?

[quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1327398509' post='1510418'] I consider myself the ideal professional. I treat my fellow band members, audience and crew members with the respect that they deserve as fellow music lovers. [/quote] "Get out."

Indeed, but it sets a bad example nevertheless. The last thing the music business needs is yet more deluded prima donnas filled with an overwhelming sense of their self importance...oh wait, without them, there probably wouldn't be a music business. I stand corrected. Speaking of which, I also need to do a wee edit.

Hank? FWIW he could assume less about the individual reading the message and make the effort to learn how to spell dubious correctly. Otherwise he just comes across as a pompous c*ck. Seriously, if there's a problem, he needs to deal with it 1:1 not post lazy, dumb ass messages to an imaginary audience at large.

Stop posting. Pearls are a basschat secret.