Two years ago I sold my 1995 Stingray 5 to my friend Tom and obviously it was a mistake. I make offers to buy her back everytime we see each other but there's no way right now. Bought three different Stingrays instead but none of them compares to her. I just have to wait if Tom changes his mind
Thanks a lot for all of your posts as I've been thinking about this matter lately. I play Ampeg 4*10 and I would like to downsize into 1*12 (Aguillar, Eden, etc) at least for some small venues.
It's always about everyone's ear and taste. If I were you I would buy a used Stingray with 3 band EQ and with ceramic pickup. Regarding rosewood or maple board, choose your favourite one. Good luck with your choice.
Sorry to hear this. It's a warning for all of us to pay the full insurance. I hope the bass will find somewhere or you get your money back. Please let us know the result. Crossing my fingers!
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Depends on the song, some may take just playing it a couple of times.
I think guys run into problems when your trying to learn a song you don't have the chops or skill to learn it.
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Yes!
I'd say the reasons may vary. For example, if I want to sell my 1965 Precision, I'll consider this option as it's rather difficult to sell such instruments here in the Czech Rep. Also it may be a problem to sell my bass here on BC as you'll want to check a bass before you spend £5000. So I would ask The Gallery, Bass Direct, or Andy for their offers and suggestions. To be honest, I've never done that so I cannot say what would be my final decision.
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They might know very well what it is, and they're just chancing their arm. Put a high price, hope someone fancies it. It doesn't actually state it's a bass from 1960; it just describes the instrument, and puts a year at the end (they could easily argue that was a description of its appearance -- "it looks a bit like old 1960s basses, that's all I meant"). And it actually says they paid just over four dollars for it.
Quite a clever ad, if that's the case -- it doesn't actually tell any lies. Caveat emptor and all that.
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I agree with Zenitram's opinion...
51, born in March. I don't take the age too seriously so it may be the reason I feel good and young. I play with two bands and I like how the age is balanced between them: 60, 54, 51, 49 against 19, 24, 31, 32, 39, 49, 51. Keep on rockin'!
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hi i was interested in this bass but i put myself a limit of 1000 €. Also in your photos i don't see the signed pickguard.
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Like all of them, my Noel Redding JB has the signature faded as well. You can see only a trace of the signature in a certain angle against the light. I think it is almost imposible to make a photo of it. A great bass.
I've used UPS for international deals many times and I've been satisfied so far. Anyhow, there is always a certain risk whichever courier you use. So now and then I use the opportunity to make a trip and I pick up the bass in person. Thanks to that I've visited Amsterdam, Linz (Austria) etc. Good luck with your choice.
Not easy to answer when it's a friend of the band. There will be always different points of veiw. I like LewisK1975's post above that in his band they have a rule where each of them can have one gig every year for families and friends, where they only charge fuel etc. I am going to suggest it in our band. Thanks for inspiration!
As we all can agree, it is not essential. You can still be a great musician. However, those of us, who can read music well, are less limited than we other are. My ability to read music is poor but lately I've been working on this issue a little bit