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Id go playabilty. Ive sold great sounding basses cos i couldn't get on with the necks (Gibson G3 and Peavey T20 spring to mind) and as much as i live the looks and tone of Rics and Tbirds i have the feel of them. In saying that i like the feel of all my basses at the moment but my yamaha is still my go to for gigs as it sounds the best.

Sorry for the dealy in sorting something for this work has got in the way (new job). I'll try and have a chat with a venue this week but I'm thinking of early May if this works for people.

Im in bristol (Downend) and happy to help if i can. I'll see if i can pull my finger out and sort a bristol bash as promised in the events section (sorry work has got in the way) and hopefully we can get a few of us in the same place at the same time. Do you have a deadline for this?

Bought a hohner b2a from Mike. All as described, good chat and lots of nice basses to look at. Top bloke to deal with and id happily trade with him again. Cheers

Yup. I'll try and have a chat with the landlord over the weekend unless anyone knows anywhere else. Staple Hill portcullis only has a tiny car park but there is a large public one just behind it.

Never heard it before but I like it.

I've not organised one before but I can try and sort a venue. A pub near me (Bs16 Staple Hill) I've rehearsed at before has a large function room and skittle alley. It's not the prettiest but could be functional and about 5 to 10 min from m32.

Currently have 5. Yamaha bb1100s is the mainstay of 20+ years and does 90% of my gigs. Shergold Marathon and MTD CRB are both new to me this year and often act as back up or if I fancy a change. I'm about to stick flats on the Shergold and usually keep it tuned to Eb for home practice and the MTD has a d-tuner which is useful for some gigs. I've recently bought a Squier VM Jazz 5 to see if I need a 5 and it could have it uses but I've yet to gig it. My Tanglewood Elfin is there to stop my kids breaking any of the above.

Just ordered mine. Looking forward to getting it.

Thanks chris. The battery life and the glowing sharks head swung it for me. Looking forward to getting it.

I'm about to pull the plug but can't choose between the Smoothound and Sony. There doesn't seemove much to choose between them. I'm probably erring towards the Smoothhound due to battery life and i like the design but there isnt much to choose. Any final suggestions before I buy i mostly will be doing pub/club and the occasional function gig.

I was really impressed with Rhiannon Gidding as I wasn't aware of her before and think Tom Jones blues stuff was good too. I thought it was one of the better shows especially as I thought the last series was quite weak. As for Dave's bass I always like it when pro players use something a bit more unusual and interesting. I get bored of seeing everyone using Fenders and boutique Super Jazz's on TV. Those old Ibanez Musicians are quality basses.

[quote name='Doctor J' timestamp='1451376460' post='2939894'] He was one of a kind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91QIMu9CVrI [/quote] Just realised you got there before me Dr J

Really sad news but amazing he made it to 70. Big regret I never got to see Motorhead live for one reason or another but I did get to meet him in the early 90s. The man has left a massive legacy. I love this clip: https://youtu.be/91QIMu9CVrI

I don't know if this is old hat on here but I've found this site a really useful resource for a lot of the players and songs being talked about here: http://freebasspart.pv24.pagesperso-orange.fr/my_favorite_bass_lines.htm

I've got a lot of love for Slade and Shakey and it never feels like christmas until I've heard Fairytale of New York but I'll put a vote in for Back Door Santa by Clarence Carter. https://youtu.be/s0NoalRsk5w For the worst, until this year I'd have said the Millennium Prayer by Cliff or Stay Another Day by East 17, but after hearing Sam Smith's nasal falsetto version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas the other day that has now topped my list. Truly awful and I haven't got the taste of sick out of my mouth yet!

If you can find an old yamaha bb1100s you can't go wrong, I love mine. There's one on flea bay for 350 at the moment but you can get them for 250 if you are lucky. Active and passive, great electrics and a neck somewhere between a p and a j.