Born 2B Mild

[quote name='Sercet' post='174931' date='Apr 12 2008, 12:18 AM']My Taylor acoustic bass was once owned by John Entwistle.[/quote] [i]Entwistle's collection of guitars and basses was auctioned at Sotheby's in London by his son, Christopher Entwistle, to meet anticipated duties on his father's estate. Joy Division/New Order bassist Peter Hook is among those who acquired some of Entwistle's basses at the auction. [/i] (Wiki) In May 2003, I got the catalogue in advance with the idea of buying one to have as a showpiece on the wall in the Ad agency I then ran. The catalogue is something itself. Hundreds of colour photos of his collection, but the guide prices for each instrument were way high. I even intended to go to the auction, out of interest. In the end I didn't bid or go, but I do have the catalogue to enjoy. Assuming the gear got sold, there must be an awful lot of ex-Entwistle basses out there!

In the mid 70s, before gear was acquired or disposed of via the internet, there were classified ads in things like the Exchange & Mart, and The Melody Maker. I answered one such ad for a 4x12 Marshall angled cab in Iver, Bucks. It was the parental home of the guitarist from Silverhead [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverhead"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverhead[/url] who I'd seen a couple of times and had bought one of their albums (16 & Savaged). So not only was I an impressed teenager, now with a beaten up Marshall cab, I also had a bit of hardware with SILVERHEAD stencilled on the back. I thought that was cool! The Guitarist was Ronnie Wood look-a-like Rod 'Rook' Davies. I don't know what happened to him,but I do know that their bass player joined Blondie, and their charasmatic singer, Michael des Barres, went on to sing with Power Station, though he's more famous for his subsequent acting career in Holywood and for marrying ex-groupie turned author Pamela Des Barres.

Don't think anyone has mentioned these, but please forgive me if they have ... Hit Me With Your Rythmn Stick Fleetwood Mac song? (Top Gear theme tune) Dancing In The Moonlight -Lizzy Is She Really Going Out With Him -Joe Jackson Psycho Killer -Talking Heads Peaches -Stranglers Yours Is No Disgrace - Yes And I'm sure there are loads more

In an earlier thread, someone posted that they had an amp once used by JJ Burnel. It got me thinking that there must be truck loads of gear out there that has now trickled down to us mere mortals. Surely there are some interesting items that are now, or have been at one time, in the hands of BC folk. Do tell ...particularly on how you acquired them!

I wouldn't be perky without my pinkie

[quote name='molan' post='172653' date='Apr 8 2008, 10:13 PM']I just sold this little baby - didn't throw in a bass with it though! Should be getting the money at the weekend and may well use some of it to fund a bass purchase. . . .[/quote] Wow! There's a thread here somewhere ..."If this was a bass, which would it be"!

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[quote name='Machines' post='172171' date='Apr 8 2008, 12:48 PM']Are you seriously selling the bike ?[/quote] Yes, sadly. A job I was taking up has fallen through, and for some reason, Mrs BORN "B MILD isn't keen on selling the house so I can keep it.

Buy this Washburn XB600 Six String Bass with Seymour Duncan STC-3 Preamp , and get my [b]Harley Davidson Softail Standard 2006 [/b]for free! I understand this is the older model made in Korea before the move to the current made in China production models. It features an Alder body with an Ash top, Maple Neck/Rosewood Fingerboard. The playability is really good as it has been set up by ace six-string bass player/luther, [b]Jim Fleeting[/b], setting it up with a nice buzz free low action with accurate intonation. The previous owner upgraded the pots and preamp with a Seymour Duncan STC-3 Preamp (£130 for the parts alone), and according to the Duncan web site this On board Tone Circuits add tremendous tonal versatility. Enables the player to add to subtract EQ at center frequencies voiced specifically for electric bass. They feature low noise, low distortion and high headroom. Useful for all musical styles and genres. Three bands of active EQ, master volume, blend, plus the proprietary Slap Switch. The lows are deep, clear, and tight. The mids range from ultra-smooth to punchy and all points in between. The treble control can produce a very wide, very usable response that is brilliant, yet smooth without any brittleness. Pulling up on the volume knob engages the proprietary Slap Switch, a special EQ contour made just for slap-style playing. And it has to be said it totally transformed this bass into a very versatile instrument, it can do it all from straight ahead jazz, to slap funk and aggressive rock. The bass may look scruffy but it’s a very playable gigging and recording instrument, and the strings are in great condition so won't need changing unless you don't like them. And, for the price of £9,250, you have this lovely bass with my lovely Harley Davidson Softail Standard 2006. Chopper style, with big fat rear tyre. Bought new by me 2 years old, 4,500 miles, serviced 50 miles a go. Has £1,700 of extras, including mega comfortable Mustang solo seat/back rest (but you can the original dual seat for free too), Stage 1 tuning with Screaming Eagle pipes, solo rack, Harley handlebar-mounted clock and cherished plate (V2 NXN). As you can see, this is a bargain package, but is priced to go quick. More pics/info on request.

[quote name='SMART' post='171778' date='Apr 7 2008, 09:26 PM']Modulus don't make a Fender headstocky neck, their 'P' and 'J' type replacement necks or those used on the Modulus VJ have the Modulus headstock design, same as on the Flea bass. The first few photos you posted have a blurred image around the headstock, the last one posted definitely looks like a Fender style headstock. Shame the photos lack definition and focus otherwise it would be easy to tell. Hope that helps! Ciao Ian[/quote] Thanks for that Ian. I was hoping you would help! Hutch is listed on the Artists page of the Modulus site. Sorry about the pics, but the DVD of "Road Tested" is where you can see th whole gig. Here's a clip found on You Tube where this bass (just about) features. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsVLdeorFc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsVLdeorFc[/url]

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='170995' date='Apr 6 2008, 09:32 PM']most likely a modulus. he lists his kit in this interview 3rd page down [url="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iSCzJpjetGYC&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=Hutch+Hutchinson+&source=web&ots=hdV9MDYOns&sig=V_Lh7m-jzcnfaFrVO1W29HGySVM&hl=en"]http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iSCzJpj...GySVM&hl=en[/url][/quote] Good link. Thanks for that!

oops. I put up the same pic twice. Here's the one I should have uploaded,

Please help! I've enjoyed listening to, and watching live, Hutch Hutchinson play this particular bass with Bonnie Rait over the last 10 years. I think it is a Modulus, but I can't quite match it to any I see on the Modules website. It's like a VJ but the knobs look different. Duh?

OR you could buy a Yamaha AW16G off eBay for £200+. It is a multi-channel hard disk recorder that burns CDs. I use one and it works great, and I'm a numpty when it comes to techie things. For the drums, I can get away with a couple of well positioned mics, but the drummer has some cheap drum mics in to a mini mixer, so that can work too. All the demo songs on [url="http://www.myspace.com/angieshawband"]http://www.myspace.com/angieshawband[/url] were recorded in my house using this recorder.

Two producers that like to play bass when allowed ...Tony Visconti & Don Was (yeah, ok Don does tour with the Stones on bass, but it's a sideline really!)

[quote name='greyparrot' post='168619' date='Apr 2 2008, 06:49 PM']Jerry Scheff is mine, fab player, check out the elvis 70s concerts. The band TCB band still work, and still as hot as they were in the 70's.[/quote] +1 for Jerry. Got to see them in Blackpool not so long a go, thanks to a friend of mine who knows Jim Horn and invited me a long. Best of all, we got invited to the party afterwards. Really surreal, chatting with James Burton and the TCB members. You know you are in the presence of real stars when they behave so normal and have a complete absence of ego. And darn it, they have every right to have one!

[quote name='StanRobinson' post='149407' date='Mar 1 2008, 01:29 PM']Gents, Jim Fleeting is in Ripon, not so far, he did an excellent bone nut job for me a while ago and will tackle owt including new builds and best of all he's really a bass man who also does guitars rather than vice-versa. Here's a link www.guitarrepairman.co.uk Apologies if Jim's already been mentioned and I missed it. Cheers now, SR[/quote] +1 for Jim He is a bass man who makes & fettles anything stringed. He's a regular help with me and my family's instruments. Plus he's about to have another study stint in the States which will probably put him on a different orbit in a year or two, so get him now while his affordable!

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='167495' date='Apr 1 2008, 09:52 AM']I'm just gutted that, from the original thread, my vote for "Twang" from Animal Kwackers didn't make it into the Lonely Sods list [/quote] Well, HH, I just used your FIRST five (below), [indent] 1. Russell Jackson (BB King) 2. Joseph "Lucky" Scott (Curtis Mayfield) 3. Lequient "Duke" Jobe (Rose Royce) 4. Aston "Family Man" Barrett (Bob Marley) 5. Willie Weeks (Donny Hathaway)[/indent]so [i]Twang [/i]missed out. Maybe you can start a thread "Best Virtual Bass Players"? You know, they can be "underground, overground..." you know the tune.