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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='795446' date='Apr 4 2010, 12:13 AM']Cheers! That's an Auralex Gramma Pad - the best thing I've ever bought apart from my amp, cabs and basses...[/quote] I have one of these as well. Works really well, especially on suspended wooden floors (like a stage). Really useful at home for practice as it stops some of the lower frequencies reverberating arounf the house through the floor

[quote name='Musicman20' post='795084' date='Apr 3 2010, 02:56 PM']Sounds good! I am the same...I find my tone goals are mellowing.[/quote] What started it for me was the lovely pre-amp in my old Alleva C which had a passive tone roll off alongside the active circuit (like a Sadowsky VTC I guess). I 'discovered' how nice it was to gently roll off the top end without losing the really nice core tone.

You know I really, really want to like BGM but I find it amazing that almost every single month I spot a glaring error. If I let so many copy mistakes go out in my job I would be bounced out the door very quickly. Interesting to see that Euphonic amps now have a 12 band graphic, a dual on-board compressor and valve drive option plus pre-shapes that can all be controlled by a footswitch. I bet Trace Elliot are checking their design patents already. . .

I've pulled the trigger on one of these as well - should arrive in time for a gig next week Loving the tone on the rehearsal too - I never use flats and have always favoured a very bright tone but I'm definitely mellowing these days. Thinks to self - you have two sets of flats stored away, get them back out & try them on something

Excellent! I have an early SVTII (non-pro) that's hardly ever been used & certainly never gigged. It's in for some valve testing as it has a small intermittent fault but should be home soon

Here's mine: and - if the bloody international money exchange people get the funds transferred sometime this century - then this should be heading my way pretty soon as well:

Looks fab - hope all those valves are working OK. I'd get them checked over before gigging with it though just in case

[quote name='bubinga5' post='794221' date='Apr 2 2010, 01:00 PM']Oh i like this...[/quote] Good album - I think this is my favourite track though

[quote name='Stag' post='794167' date='Apr 2 2010, 12:13 PM']Thats a real nice Jazz they are offering... is that an OHSC with it as well?[/quote] Good point - original case def worth quite a bit in overall valuation

[quote name='bubinga5' post='793805' date='Apr 1 2010, 10:30 PM']first saw them when i won tickets on Robbie Vincents big beat show, to see Anita....i was 19 i think....when i saw that concert i knew i would always love Soul and Gospel music... bass playing is fantastic, the band are just awsome,especially the organ player... and the harmonies...!..fills me with joy when i listen to this record..[/quote] I think I was at that gig - did you get George Duke in between Perri & Anita? We had front row seats (the stage was 'in the round') and at one point Anita came right over to the front & blew a kiss at me - I nearly fainted!

[quote name='bubinga5' post='794122' date='Apr 2 2010, 11:29 AM']Oh .....ive been offered this in a straight trade......what do you think?? i will be visiting them to play it of course... [url="http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/our-catalogue/Fender/Electric-Basses/item/6740"]http://www.vintageandrareguitars.com/web/o...asses/item/6740[/url][/quote] I like the white with maple neck & tort guard look Interesting that they call it a 'player's' bass - for some reason that makes me think it's not in as good condition as a 'collector's' bass? Could just be the old sceptic in me again! If the straight trade deal looks very favourable to their list price then that would raise a few doubts too. . .

Forgot to say Bub5, When I pick up my '78 you're more than welcome to try it out or borrow it for a bit

I paid about £1,450 for my '78 (imported from the USA). It has non-original pickups (fitted with Jason Lollars which I really like) and a re-fin in a nitro blue metallic. The finish looks great from a distance of 2-3 feet or more but up close you can see some flaws in the wood through the nitro. Neck pocket isn't great but it plays well & sounds very nice. I think all the pots and other hardware are original and came with original case. It's currently at the Gallery where Martin has stoned the frets & giving it a decent set up. Really looking forward to getting it back Anyway - just giving the details as an idea of relative prices. Mine was pretty fair price in the US but obviously shipping & duties have added a bit to the price. I was happy to pay this much because I loved the colour, lol. It had also been previously owned by a TB guy who seems to really know his stuff and he claimed it was a good player. To be honest I'm quite surprised that recognised dealer is selling as low as £1,199. I don't think I've seen a genuine late '70's at that sort of price in a dealer for a long time. I may just be an old sceptic but it sounds to me like they know it needs some work and/or there are more non-original parts than just the vol & tone controls?

I'm certainly here every day. Damn BlackBerry sometimes struggles with pages that have a lot of images on though & that slows me down a lot

I believe we currently have the Lion King's resident bass player here on the forum too. . .

I played in a classic soul band for a few years and really enjoyed it. I then moved and joined another band which also plays disco. I learnt the requisite songs for the audition (Disco Inferno & Hot Stuff I think) & was offered the gig. I then sat down & listened to the full disco part of the set and really thought I'd never want to play it as I simply didn't like many of the songs. The band convinced me to join and, lo & behold, I dicovered that the dynamics & challenge of playing disco were actually really good fun Boogie Oogie Oogie is now my favourite of the songs we do & I recently fought to kep it on the set list!

I once 'duetted' on bass with Pino, lol. I was trying out an amp at the Bass Centre in Wapping and, God knows why, I was playing the part from Wherever I Lay My Hat (Paul Young version). Next thing I knew I could hear someone soloing over the top of the stuff I was playing. First thought was that whoever it was had been 'showing off' a bit but his playing was seriously nice & sooo much better than mine. I stuck my head up over the wall of amps & cabs to see Pino sitting on the other side. We smiled at each other & nodded and I quickly ducked out of sight

[quote name='silverfoxnik' post='790019' date='Mar 29 2010, 10:01 PM']This is a good one; Jerry Preston with a BC Rich Wave bass in Maceo Parker's band.. See [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw"]Here[/url][/quote] This pops up just about every time someone gets a topic going about great funk playing - and none the worse for it either! I love the tone he gets from the BC Rich - I've seen Maceo a few times and he always plays this. However the bass nver sounds quite like this version. . .