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What is Xmas like on Mars? Even 'redder' than down here I'd imagine Defiintely loads of friendly people here if you want to ask any questions - don't be afraid if you think something is really dumb but you've always wanted to know - no-one here bites. . . . . . . . . . . well, not many people anyway, and those that do don't have very sharp teeth

Damn - when I saw the title of the thread I thought we had some saying hello who was actually called "Marion Arkansas" - cool name for a girl bassist I thought Good to have some more classic prog people on board

So does anyone know all the Fender based acronyms? Off the top of my head I've got: MIA - Made in America MIM - Made in Mexico MIJ - Made in Japan CIJ - Crafted in Japan Must be some more?

I was over at obbm's the other day and was really impressed with his lovely Lakland DJ. I have a few contacts over in the USA and mentioned I fancied one and one of them managed to pick a virtually new one up for me at an incredibly good price. It's a rosewood board model and I'm more of a fan of maple boards but very much looking forward to it travelling across the pond

The answer to your woes Uggy is to flog the Fatboy for a tidy profit & buy a Street Triple - you don't really need the 1,050 engine of the Speed Triple and the 675 engine is a peach. Having saved a huge wedge of cash you can then splash out on a much sexier bass & still be quids in

You never know what you might spot in a pawn / cash converter type place. I once picked up a Spector fretless 4 for £100 in one. The same place had an amazing Tom Anderson quilted maple top guitar for a few hundred quid but I couldn't afford it at the time.

Can't beat good old black with sparkly pearly plate & some custom inlays

Listening to Sunburst Band right now on Solar Radio via Sky! They've been #1 on the Solar funk album chart for six weeks now.

[quote name='nick' post='225047' date='Jun 23 2008, 02:30 PM']I think it has to. Even though I personally prefer old basses, it's nice to see something different, that isn't always retro styled. That's a gorgeous piece of wood! [/quote] Looks much better now it's had a good clean Well worth every penny of the £240 I just paid for it

[quote name='StevieC' post='224951' date='Jun 23 2008, 12:50 PM']Have you got that line down yet? Was listening to it on the radio this moring and it sounds nice but a little tricky![/quote] I got pretty close (with some YouTube assistance!). However other band members struggling so seems to have been dropped from the set for the time being!

Does a Status Electro count?

Big list of credits on the album! Bass players include Nathan East & David Williams as well as Rick Anderson.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='224533' date='Jun 22 2008, 10:25 PM']I'd go for a classic 3ply black/white/black for a 70s look.[/quote] Does look pretty cool: Although maybe nicer with a maple board - tort might look better against the rosewood?

P-T-P might be your man for a good comparison of the 1x12 vs the 2x10 as he's owned both recently and gigged with them regularly: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=226"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showuser=226[/url]

[quote name='The Funk' post='219290' date='Jun 15 2008, 04:50 PM']Don't you mean [i]Forget Me Nots[/i] by Patrice Rushen?[/quote] I heard a great interview with Ready Freddie Washington once. He got a writer's credit for the coming up with the bass line to Forget Me Nots. It was a big enough hit in it's own right but was then used for Men in Black & covered by George Michael on Fast Love. Serious multi-platinum sales stuff for each of these. I think Will Smith gave him a jont writer credit but he didn't initially get a co-credit from George Michael. The stories were that Patrice Rushen & Ready Freddie settled out of court though. Also some additional credits when Randy Crawford covered it and it was featured in the movie Big. He reckoned he was earning enough from this one bassline alone to pretty much retire if he wanted to! One of my favourite bass stories, session guy comes up with great bass line, gets writer credit and earns a fortune - how often does that happen?

[quote name='6stringbassist' post='223871' date='Jun 21 2008, 10:35 PM']They're available from stringbusters and stringsdirect from the end of the month. Only available as a 4 string set though unfortunately.[/quote] To be honest I'd probably just import some from the US if I decided to buy any. Must be close to half price compared to UK prices. Bootzillas listing at StringsDirect at £34.95 a set compared to $29.99 in the States.

I spotted recently that DR have added Jonas Hellborg signature strings to their Marcus Miller & Bootsy Collins sets! Just wondered if anyone had tried any of these and, if so, whether they were really any different from the standard sets? I fancy the Bootzilla's myself [i]The costly stainless steel wrap wire used to manufacture Bootzillas is unique. It produces a disctinct crunchy tone. Bootzillas bass strings are coated for extra protection against damaging sunstances such as perspiration, dirt, humidy, and acid hands. The stainless steel is imported from europe and provides an edgier tone than standard domestic stainless steel.[/i]