sambucadan

I've been guilty of overusing (is that possible?) my basses and then moving onto the next. I've recently come to the conclusion that I should be rotating my four (Warwick Streamer 5, Fortress 4, Spector NS5LX and Aria pro11 Eite) for gigs and rehearsals... all VERY Different basses but with some knob twiddling on bass and amp I can get the thump I like out of all of them. The fact that they all look/feel/play differently just makes it more interesting!!............. I would have more but four appears to be my 'one in one out' limit..

Steve, try Al's orange terror and you better not get your hands on an 800 before me!!! GAK told me last month that they're expecting them in stock some time in January (MB800 fusion that is!) mines going to go through a Gen3 BIG TWIN 2 :-)

Well they're not REALLY high end but my two Warwicks have been gigged to death and my go to bass now is a USA Spector ns5 I got second hand off here, If I could afford another brand new USA Spector it'd still get beer and sweat on it at pub gigs, I'd still do neck bends and it'd have knocks on it, basses are for playing not hiding away in a case... having said that I do baby them between weekend gig abuse

it would be the last paint job Julian ever did......

You want one like mine, I saw you staring longingly at it on Saturday night................and if you go off the natural finish paint it :-)

[url="https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283833_10150248388224985_2027950_n.jpg"]https://fbcdn-sphoto...5_2027950_n.jpg[/url] Here's my two lovelies in blue, had the Fortress on the right from new in 93 and the streamer bolt on (old name for the LX) since about 2001, its a 95 model. Gigged them both loads and the streamer is showing it now so my main bass is the one in the middle :-)

and very nice it is to, got to have a good old look yesterday and it looks even better in the flesh :-)

I use my Spector NS5 XL, Warwick Stream or Fortress and occassionally an my Aria SB Elite just because, they're all insured and as people have said before whats the point of having them if you dont gig them? I still jump round like a prat with the Spector!!

I owned an Aria SB Elite1 in pearl white back in the 80's but sold it for about £200 with the original case in 1993 when I bought my first Warwick (which I still have and love and will beat anyone to death if they ever try to take it from me..........including my wife!) The thing is I regretted it almost straight away as I had a nasty Charvel as well but kept that?!? Anyway, 2 months ago I bought Cocco's Elite2 off here so I'm a happy man again and I remember why I liked it so much, I also really can't work out why I sold it as it was my main bass! I've also never sold another bass since (apart from the Chavel because it was awful but at the time very rock)