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cant beat the first originals , they are becoming well sort after , i bought mine the first day the sterling came out in 1993 and it still looks the nuts now ;-) check the pics its the big bridge model with dampeners, the hipshot is quality sounding to....awesome bass....i dont gig anymore now so its just an expensive ornament , shame really ... hell i may even sell it soon so someone else can enjoy it .... anyways heres my baby ... its that nice, even my dog wont piss on it ;-) sterlings rock .....[attachment=178916:mm s 2.jpg][attachment=178917:mm s.jpg]

it actually is the mark king model, no difference , as mark king had moved onto tc electronics, they painted it black and stuck another signature on it

some good advice here guys, firstly , i am a self tought player , ive never had one lesson in my life , so my left hand does leave a little to be desired at times , but thats mainly because ive got a 3rd finger that i cant really control to well, so ive had to adapt , but hey, i can play a little its been like this with anything i do, and isnt down to a bad technique, it kinda moves when i move my index finger, but as i go higher up the neck , i can use it depending , neither have i used strengthening aids , your strength will come from practice alone, and theres no point making your fingers stronger if you dont know what to do with them on the fretboard . so the point i'm making is, just practice and go with the flow, everyone is built slightly different , so go for what feels comfortable with you , but apply the wrist rule , and whats been said before , play slowly with a light touch , you'll become a faster player in the long run by sticking with that, to many people try to get to quick to fast , your accuracy will be better later on from doing this and everything else will fall into place , jeeeze , i need a balti after that , nom nom nom

hi discreet and thankyou

unlucky dude , but hey , we were considered from 100 from all over the country and some from overseas, down to 25 for the live audition , it would of been close by all 25, as everyone who went, could obviously play the tracks and sing them .... one tip i have learnt is, take an active and a passive , my sterling was booming and i couldnt hear a great deal , nor could i hear the backing vocals well as they positioned us right on top of michaels drum kit lol , i'm sure you had the same problem , its something to be proud of linus so dont feel deflated at all , WE SURE KNOW FOR NEXT TIME and there will be others , now lets get a rockin

only as they were brummies seashell some of taylors basslines were pretty cool to be fair , try rio hehe machines ahhh didnt notice that dude

welcome snorkie to the wonderfull world of the fat strings

we cant be to harsh , she may not be a rockin chick but that was rather genious my man

rushbo , yeah you can have £5 , my good friend birdy will give it you

yeah i agree there tony , naked , kneeling towards the hot stones , (seashell that is , not us) while we all whip her with G-strings and the odd B string , while she plays planet earth by brummie band duran duran on bass she's allowed only 2 mistakes , then she's one of us, LETS DO IT...........

hehe i may just stay here so you chose to live here eh seashell , its your round then , get em in lol and i hear that bluejay , i used to play in the grove right outside the house where some of black sabbath used to live, so rock was drilled into my blood from young

[quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1333472436' post='1602274'] Ooh, Harsh! Anyway, anyone who took the time to apply and those who got a bigger stab at this, is a big boy in my book. Remember, it's not the size of your instrument, but how you twang it! [/quote] hehe that made me laugh , nice 1 good luck linus

well it isnt me, i finally got my e-mail from them, so good luck to the rest who hav'nt heard yet , or at least not posted it up yet

hehe wow, brummielicious , thanks tony, seashell, hmnnn machines, your out numbered dude, and basspro you thief lol , awww and poor bj feels all left out, you can be in our gang , and birdy , you wouldnt be a little monkey by any chance would you ? blimey , let the circus begin

i was gonna use that name but thought nahhhh it must have gone lmao

hehe yeah, but you just warmed her up for the bigger boys lmao , i did wipe the jack first anyways i'm guessing , if there isnt much to split between some of the bassists regarding playing and vocal abilities , i;m sure they'd opt for a more local player to them, 25 did the live audition from around 80-100 applicants, and quite a few of those were from leeds and surrounding areas, as i did ask the question, i'm never lucky , so i very much doubt ive got it , so good luck mr custard and that goes to all the others that went for it ...... keep a rockin

so your not one then hehe, thanks for the welcome BJ

hello all you slappers ;-) just thought i'd say a quick hello as ive just joined this wonderfull forum, im from birmingham england , ive been playing for 25 years and can play all styles, but for jazz hehe that kinda makes my ears bleed sometimes ... catch you in the forums ;-)

hi all, i did the live audition with them aswell , didnt play my best to be fair, as the sound in there was booming as i had an active bass, my trusty musicman sterling, justin said he hates active basses, as they dont suit their setup, oh sheeet, but i do have a passive at home, all be it a bit late then ;-) but my vocals were ok, which is what they seem very keen on the players being able to do , i played 4 songs with them, and i'd learnt 8 tracks just on that one offchance ,gotta be prepared lol , i hav'nt heard anything back from them either yet , they were great blokes , very friendly and welcoming, had a few pictures with them aswell ;-) good luck all who went.... yay my first post complete ;-)