Mudpup

Heres a link to a page with better pics of your sparkly colour......... [url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/ft-original-musicman-blue-dawn-sterling.336013/"]http://www.talkbass....terling.336013/[/url]

Shift it.......

Weekend warrior rock covers band bassist here - I usually do around 45 x 3 hour gigs per year and play at home every few nights learning new stuff. I only actually need 2 basses - I always take a spare to each gig although i've only ever needed to do an emergency switch once in 5 years when i broke an A string 30 seconds into an opening number. I usually switch basses on the second set just to rotate them a bit. Trouble is, i am up to 4 basses now! I had the luxury of a 3rd one and accumulated a 4th recently in a trade with the intention of moving one on but am struggling to give one up. I have 3 Stingrays and each sounds a little different and plays slightly different so i'm happy picking any of those up. The 1997 2 band eq has the most sublime almost twenty years worn in neck and bowel shaking organic lows. The 2002 3 band eq is really light and has a slimmer neck and is about to develop a John East preamp to give it a bit more booty - feels a bit more delicate than the 2 band. The other is a USA Sub which is an absolute monster - much less refined than the others and with the most amazing in your face gritty/slammy piano tone you could wish for even though its the cheapest of the bunch. This should be the one to lose as there are a few compromises like a painted neck and slab body which make it a bit less comfy to play than the others but i can't bear to give it up! Apparently its wired in series which is what gives it the magic. The 4th bass is an old Sandberg VM4 - lovely slim neck, great precision tone if i need something different and a lovely rock bass - hasn't had a look in since i discovered Stingrays as its a bit subtle compared with the others but i know i would regret it if i sold it.......

YES

Theres a couple of things on a MusicMan bass that should be industry standard...... 1 - The little wheel truss rod adjuster - simply brilliant idea, no allen key to lose 2 - Tool free pop out battery box In fact, you should be able to make a tool free bass really shouldn't you? The two things above, a velcro attached scratch plate (no 13 screws on a precision to undo), mini thumbwheel intonation screws at the bridge, thumbwheel pick up height screws.....

Its bonkers innit! :-) I was always a plain white/black or natural bass kind of guy but this one has opened a can of worms I keep sitting here looking at it thinking i should buy some white flares and a wide collared shirt Musicman do the best sparkles imho

Just picked this up recently....... A rare Autumn Redburst Stingray. Lovely sparkle under lights too :-) [IMG]http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj640/mudpup1/Guitars/76884a89e5333234c25289dc4fd645e8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj640/mudpup1/Guitars/377341703b6bebc92ab6cc58a2b37956.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj640/mudpup1/Guitars/0be013032ccaab50bfb09e4e70ab4141.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj640/mudpup1/Guitars/12341212_10153602111565091_3609545830530641307_n.jpg[/IMG]

I would cut my losses now if it was me. Contact Polar, see what they say, maybe use the "not of merchantable quality/fit for purpose" approach with them. If they fix it for free chuck it on Gumtree but if they dont just close the door on it and move on. Cant be using gear you cant trust if youre gigging regularly, its always going to be in the back of your mind. And it sounds like its just a matter of waiting for it to go pop again.........

PF500s have a bad rep for blowing up unfortunately - do a search on here or the USA site...... You may struggle to move it on here

That's on my shortlist - thought it looked ok Cheers Jon

Looking to invest in a small hazer for pubs and clubs gigs. Not a smoke machine, just a hazer. Anyone have any useful advice on brands/avoids/best buys please?

I used to have a Zoom H2N and got fed up with the interface/buttons. Found it was pretty unintuitive but it may just have been me. Sound quality was ok. Sold it and bought an Olympus LS14 and I think its huge improvement. Particularly with the bass sound.

Well, that's that sorted then

Sorted here......(its nowt to do with me btw) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/274047-yamaha-bb424x-black-l220/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/274047-yamaha-bb424x-black-l220/page__fromsearch__1[/url] I had one of these and it was my main gigging bass for a year. Slightly chunky neck for my taste but an awesome sounding and well built bass.I spent a lot of time trying to find a jazz or precision and ended up with the Yamaha which was streets ahead imho.

Ernie Ball Cobalt rounds are the growliest strings I've ever used on my one....... Not cheap and go a bit rusty quick but have a massive growly fundamental

Just traded a bass with Shonks. Dodgy deal concluded in a pub. All good and a gentleman to deal with. Highly recommended!

Usually no more than 4 gigs at best and 3 if theyre hot and sweaty

Another Mono vote here......

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1448048125' post='2912769'] V nice - love that colour - I have at the back of my mind it may be called Autumn red rise sparkle. EBMM customer services would confirm based on serial number. [/quote] Autumn Redburst apparently...... The red rise is a linear fade rather than a burst and even rarer

[quote name='Treb' timestamp='1448035675' post='2912585'] wow! nice one! does it sound as killer as it looks? [/quote] Sounds great on the headphones. Should be good in a live situation but you cant really tell until you get the chance to give it some beans. Current fave is my USA Sub which just has gobs of booty on tap - hoping this one is similar live. Sure looks sparkly though ........

It's a bit different! Having a bit of a mad GAS frenzy at the moment. Started off looking at a PDN Sledge Sabre but missed out and ended up with this.