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[quote name='bluegazbloke' timestamp='1367444827' post='2065902'] Conan, to be honest, Walter Becker's attention to detail meant that nothing but the best was allowed under the radar. The best education a musician could ever get and a life-changing experience. The guy's innate musical knowledge is second to none and, as a person, totally inspirational. His enthusiasm for music knows no bounds and he's honest and just a f***in' great bloke. I've got a mate who's a dog's-bollocks trumpeter and he says that playing on Flaunt had the same effect on him. And he's played with The Who and Eric Clapton! Make no mistake, the greatest thing that ever happened to me, though, was the day Kevin Wilkinson walked through the rehearsal door. A bass player's only as good as his drummer, and we had the best. [/quote] Wow... I've been such a huge CC fan since the early 90's (I was 12). I was an 80's fan and bought the album because Gary and Eddy looked cool on the cover (did I mention I was 12?). First track on the compilation was African and White... and as soon as that bass kicked in after the little drum intro... I was hooked, went out and bought all the albums in the months following.. Amazing bass lines in all the songs. So good to see one of my favorite bassists (Gazza) on this thread and get information about the albums and their recordings. Kevin Wilkinson... amazing drummer... RIP. And yes... Hanna Hanna... top tune and great bass line. Always wondered how the harmonic slide was done... still not sure. I would personally like to thank you for the wonderful music Gazza.

Congrats... Have you tried Mark Bass amps? Give them a go. I prefer Ampeg to Hartke but at the end of the day it's the sort of sound you want. As for the Kubicki... can't go wrong with one. Specially if you get Phil to build you one with custom woods etc... I love my Kubicki.

Here's mine not in any order. 5 is a bit less to be honest. Mark King Paul Jackson Mick Karn (imo the most unique bassist ever RIP Mick) Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo) Nate Philips (Pleasure) Some bonus guys Stanley Clarke Stuart Zender Gary "Gazza" Johnson (China Crisis) Alex Malheiros (Azymuth) Paul "Tubbs" Williams (Incognito/Light of the world) I could go on but don't want to push it

I have severe case of Hyperhidrosis in my hands so regular strings like Rotosound and D'addarios don't last that long maybe a month or so. I did use the Status Graphite strings and they were incredible and lasted at least 4 to 5 months of rigerous jamming and gigging before they started to die out. But the Kubicki strings that came with the bass are still sounding awesome even after almost a month.

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1342392719' post='1734340'] So you've fixed it finally? Did my setup suggestions work for you? [/quote] A little, I did manage to sort the neck out. It seemed a lot of the X-Factors have that same neck setup and Phil said that the neck has to have some undebow. So I spent time with the bridge saddles and the truss rod and it worked. Still not exactly like your setup but close enough.

I just got a new one from Phil a couple of weeks ago. After some setup adjustment... plays like a dream and sounds incredible. Sold my Status Graphite Retroglide Kingbass for this. This one is also a little unique because instead of the standard Ebony fingerboard, I went for the laminated Maple fingerboard.