Sean

[quote name='Clarky' post='1117051' date='Feb 5 2011, 09:00 PM']But I have a Porsche[/quote] I eventually caved in after seven years and sold my beloved 911 and I thought that was with me for life

My Yamaha BB415 is a keeper as near as dammit. This was the bass I bought to replace Sid actually, Clarky. Why is it a keeper? It's a cheap bass that's been modified leaving scars and it's taken a couple of knocks leaving more scars. For what it would fetch cash it's hardly worth the bother selling it. I keep it strung with TI Flats and it's just fantastic. So a keeper by default rather than because it's so special I couldn't part with it.

I've never shipped a bass in a case without packing the case in bubble-wrap and a cardboard box and and would dream of doing so. I'd be pretty naffed off if I bought a bass and it turned up in its case with a bit of parcel tape on it.

[quote name='paul_5' post='1108453' date='Jan 30 2011, 06:43 PM'] I know roadies and sound engineers who carry less than this! How much of this is [i]essential[/i]?[/quote] How much? Depends how serious you are. I always feel as if I should be better prepared than I am. Back in the day, that list would include booze, fags and other stuff

I always mention Mike Mills when threads ask for favourites, underrateds, most influential. Mills is a musician of enormous talent and [i]is[/i]REM. His basslines and harmony vocals make every song what it is. He's a fabulous songwriter and a master of tone. When writing original material I use the WWDDD theory but substitute MM and of course the aforementioned Mr Ament. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Pearl Jam and Jeff A's playing but Mike Mills is my favourite bassist, he's much more than "just a bass player", the man is ubercool.

Time for the reveal... I am, in reality... ...Carol Kaye. I've been taking names and getting to know all you Jamerson freaks since BassChat was BassWorld! PS: major thirds are evil unless played by me.

[quote name='andy67' post='1108965' date='Jan 31 2011, 01:48 AM']Interesting: [url="http://en.item.rakuten.com/k-gakki/1522974/"]http://en.item.rakuten.com/k-gakki/1522974/[/url] Save 25% but without shipping and import duty. Still a lot of money £1700 ex tax and shipping. andy[/quote] This one in the link is the Attitude II, which I guess is being sold off at a discount because of the incoming Attitude III model, so with a bit of extrapolation, it looks as though the III will be about the same price in Japan (+import charges). Will it? Correct me if I'm wrong, it's been a few years since I imported. [quote name='noelk27' post='1109631' date='Jan 31 2011, 04:04 PM']Guess that all depends on what you mean by "mass produced instrument". The bass Sheehan is playing (will play) will be built by the Yamaha Music Craft workshop, which is where Yamaha builds its handcrafted instruments. Now, unless you're prepared to call the likes of Alembic, Sadowsky and Wal mass producers, because Yamaha uses production lines to build the majority of its other models, to suggest its hand-built models are "mass produced" and not "handcrafted" is a comment simply without merit.[/quote] As a player of 2 YMC instruments, +1000!

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1108437' date='Jan 30 2011, 06:33 PM']This looks like the props list for the remaking of Silence of the Lambs [/quote] I'm just going on eBay to see if I can get some fava beans and a nice chianti to complete the list.

In my gig bag right now... Zoom H4 for recording the gig Deoderant x 2 (roll on and spray) battery checker Assorted plectrums 12 jack to jack leads of various length (12" - 24') 2 spare mics Earplugs spare tuner Spare power cable 3 x 9v PSUs Anti-bacterial hand sanitiser Multimeter Fuses Condoms Assorted cable ties Gaffer tape Ball point pens - lots in various colours Sharpie markers - lots in various colours A small thick notebook A PowerMonkey with all the adaptor bits Pliers Assorted screwdrivers Multitool - cheap one Batteries Spare speakon/speakon cable (1m) 10m XLR mic lead Business cards (own band plus a few of other bands) Tube of Zovirax Allen keys - loads Adjustable spanner A small torch Cuddly toy (really, a tiny one) Ibuprofen Asda Smartprice Dark chocolate Two 1m bungees Stanley knife Microfibre cloth A toothbrush and mini-tube of toothpaste (hotel freebie type) Plastic cutlery One of those planet waves tuner winder things Earphones 3 x £1 coins As essential, I have to add my Pandora - I couldn't live without it and it's so much better than any other similar product out there. Auralex Gramma Pad - lives in the car A folding sack-truck or trolley - I got one of [url="http://www.bigdug.co.uk/trucks-trolleys-c22/sack-trucks-c122/aluminium-folding-sack-truck-p1692"]these[/url], exactly the same from Aldi a few years ago for £14, in fact three of us in the band got one each. They are great, I saw them in Focus DIY last year for £30 and thought they were steep for that price. If you do get one I would recommend dismantling it and lock-tite all the nuts and bolts, I actually replaced all the ones on mine with those self-locking nuts.

Sold a Hartke combo to Funkypenguin. Great transaction, rapid payment and good communications. A great basschatter.

The god that is Mike Mills. Fabulous plectrum P sound. Incredible harmony vocals. Monster musician. Pun intended.

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1099775' date='Jan 23 2011, 04:15 PM']As an avid eBay watcher I've just be looking at what's available at the moment. There are currently several Squire Jazz basses for around the £70 mark. Now I've never been a real Fender fan, despite owning the Fender Zone in the "Gear Porn" thread, so I've no idea how well respected these basses are. Since they're made in Japan can't we expect Japanese build quality - i.e built to a high standard? Surely they're worth this easily - haven't there recently been quite a lot of recoomendations for these basses as first instruments? I'm sure that somebody said that Squire's were up and coming as investments..I know that something is only worth what somebody else is prepared to pay, but £70?? Please enlighten me on this...[/quote] Squier (note spelling) hasn't manufactured in Japan for many years. Japan is a high cost country for manufacturing and consequently only premium guitars tend to get made there. The vast majority of Squier instruments come out of factories in other Asian countries like China and Indonesia where the overheads are a great deal lower and as a result Fender are able to be more competitive in the market. Old Japanese Squiers fetch ludicrous sums of money on eBay and in other places as they are reckoned to be some kind of holy grail of a byegone era of Japanese manufacturing. It's all hype but there are some good JV Squiers around, just be aware that you can get a very good Japanese Fender or US Fender for the same money. The £70 pieces of "firewood" that you see on eBay are more than likely to be the plywood instruments that are Squier's Affinity series and worth peanuts in comparison. Though as with everything, try before you buy and do your homework.

I bought Rob's Status. Super smooth transaction, loads of good communication, well packed and prompt delivery. Top basschatter.

[quote name='thodrik' post='1089449' date='Jan 14 2011, 03:32 PM']From what I have heard the M3 Carbine is a standalone amp rather than a replacement for the Walkabout. The Carbine series are supposed to sound a lot different to the Walkabout, generally a lot cleaner sounding at high volumes. I hate to see the Walkabout be discontinued, as its great amp. The lack of clean headroom on the Walkabout is a problem for some, but brilliant for folk that don't want a really really clean sound.[/quote] Agreed. The Carbine is a totally different sounding amp to the Walkabout. Carbine is indeed a much cleaner and immediately more punchy amp whereas the Walkabout is warm and overdrives much earlier; it has a valve preamp and a valve driver for the mosfet section whereas the carbine just has the valve preamp. Both are awesome but very different. You gotta love those Boogie user manuals, such charm!

It seems odd to me how many people obsess over the minutiae of pickup config sounds and as soon as something this radical comes along that seemingly provides everything you could wish for the herd turns against it. I'm a P/J man totally but this system looks fantastic especially for anyone who uses different basses live.