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I have the same bass with the twin soap bar pick ups, would I part with it for £300.00.......not a chance!

[quote name='Oopsdabassist' timestamp='1490100282' post='3262137'] Given the stories about how pernickety Robert Godfrey could be about playing things right, I'm surprised you escaped with your life!! [/quote] I first came across the Enid at Reading Festival in 1986, I quite liked them but largely forgot about them, it then turns out Robert ran the Lodge studio's in Northampton, we were recording there and ended chatting with Robert, anyway, long story short, I ended up doing sound for them at the Shaw Theatre in London whilst Robert was recording his new album... he wanted help promoting it so we ended up getting involved, it quickly turned out that Robert had fallen out with everyone and anyone in the music business, promoters,agents, management and record companies, no one would touch him! He did turn out to be a bit of a nightmare to work with and our involvement was only a couple of years at most but I still see him occasionally and we get on fine. I think he still runs the Lodge and with Max as engineer we got some really good results from the studio but considering the gear he had and the previous reputation of the studio when it was in Oxford I think we knew we would get good results. The first album we wrote was recorded 1/2 at Whitfield Street Studio's in London with Paul Weller's producer of the time, the rest was recorded at the Lodge with Robert and Max engineering and producing, I would challenge anyone to tell me what was recorded in the same studio the Spice Girls used a week earlier and what was recorded at the Lodge!

I have used them a few times, there was nothing to dislike about them, if I can't get Elites I would happily use them again

Just turn up and see what comes out, our lead singer lands us with a new song every couple of weeks "hey, this is great" and starts playing, no key offered or anything, I love just coming up with something on the fly and 9 times out of 10 the eventual bassline I settle with will be based very closely on that initial jam. Just go and enjoy it

Foxton meets Hooky with a bit of Pino thrown in if I am playing fretless (well I would like to think I sound like Pino!)

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1489758614' post='3259546'] This could be the cause of your problem. Try breaking up the practice time into one hour sessions then take a break. This is beneficial for both brain and hands/wrists/fingers alike. Incorporate playing [u]without[/u] the thumb behind the neck for a couple of minutes, just to get an idea of how much ( or little..) actual pressure is required to fret a note cleanly. Do this, briefly a few times during the course of your practice, until the fingers "get the message" about how much pressure to apply. [/quote] Good advice indeed, you should find that with pressure from your left fore arm against the body you can actually play fairly comfortably without needing your thumb on the back of the neck

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1489661433' post='3258694'] It's simple, there are a small number of people in the world with more money than they know what to do with. So do they use it to fund research to cure cancer? Help the poorest in the third world? Fund space exploration to further mankind? Nope, they buy trinkets to try and out do one another. [/quote] Where's the "like" button when you need it!

There shouldn't be any reason why you cannot slap with the Ibanez, it is perfectly capable, the only bass I can think of that probably wouldn't suit slap is a Rickenbacker but no doubt someone will be along in a minute with a video of a Rick being slapped within an inch of it's life! The Yamaha has a cracking reputation, I doubt you would regret buying one

I really like the angle of cut on the edge bevel (if you know what I mean) so many of the aftermarket guards just don't show enough of the white under ply, I love the look of those original basses with the tort guards with that distinct white edge

Done, but question 2 could probably be worded a bit better as it confused me.....but then so do cows so that's not saying much!

Can't answer 1 or 2 but I use Duracell rechargeables in my basses and a block power supply if I am using pedals, there may or may not be batteries still inside, I can't remember!

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1489415075' post='3256698'] Just to add the bridge I used was a Gotoh 201B [/quote] I fitted the same bridge to my Tokai Jazz Sound, it was a straight swap over

80's Japanese stuff is becoming more and more desirable, Westone Thunder 1's being offered up at £400+ The worlds gone crazy! Thing is if people keep offering them up for silly money then the ones priced well over what they were a few years ago suddenly start looking more attractive and the assumed market value moves up. Look at Stingrays at the moment, most private sellers on Ebay are asking more for their standard basses than Andy Baxter is asking for the same basses, I think that suggests that in the current market most Stingrays are over priced? Another example being the USA made Sub bass, they are starting to appear upwards of £500 at the moment, they were £300 or so a couple of years back, I know that I have said Stingrays are overpriced at the moment so we seem to be seeing the SUB model moving into the territory where the prime models used to be found Fender Precision lyte's are being offered for silly money at the moment with beaten up incomplete examples being offered up for £400+ double what they fetched a couple of years ago. Prices for gear in general seems to be a lot higher than it was a couple of years ago, whether any of it sells is a different matter!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/fender-bass-/172572360550?hash=item282e1d3f66:g:lVgAAOSwzgBYxVN~ Found this on Ebay today, clearly not a genuine Fender, I have messaged the seller and explained why it is not genuine and what it is likely to be....I got the message back "Ok thanks" I assumed the seller may either pull the listing or at least edit it....it appears not. Great target for someone to buy it, wait until it turns up, rightly claim it is not as advertised and get Paypal to refund their money = free bass!

Saw Three Colours Red on the same bill as 60ft Dolls and the Wildhearts some years back, 3 awesome bands, sorry no info on where Pete disappeared to though

I think I will stick to two different basses rather than the one to conquer all!

Isn't that the shop on Hadleigh Road? If so I thought was pretty big already and stuffed full of expensive goodies!

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1488999668' post='3253644'] Thanks everyone It's a Korg Triton , its way to big but I borrowed it from our keyboard player who doesn't play it anymore and I'm used to it Want to play something smaller like a Novation , but I need a few weeks I think to sort this and no time before sat to get used to anything else [/quote] I do similar in our band, I went out to buy a suitable bass synth, I was looking at the Novation Bassstation 2 synth but was entirely underwhelmed by it, I also tried the Moog fatty and wasn't taken with that either, I ended up buying the new Roland System 8 which is fantastic but totally over the top for my bass part needs, if you want to spend sensible money the Roland System 1 seems to be a decent option

I really struggle, I have the dealer edition Warwick which doesn't suit my current band so rarely gets used, however, if at some point in time I find myself playing in a funky band the Warwick will be absolutely spot on, I know I need to sell it but I know if I do the chances of getting another are very slim

Edgy Indie Disco...now there's a new genre for you! The first of five new songs we plan to release this year, recorded in the singers kitchen with a laptop and a lot of patience! Interested in what you make of it? Rog[attachment=239763:Strandid - YODACLUB (1).mp3] Not sure if I have attached it in the right format, but you can open the file with a media player?

I ended up discussing this with the seller on Facebook, I had said I would be surprised if it attracted many bids given the starting price and I would be even more surprised if anyone hit buy it now! He said he had loads of people watching so we would see who was correct!.....lovely bass and all that but way too higher starting price

Nice bass but the knobs are not original and I don't think the bridge is original (should be black) I have the same bass in pearl white.

A Marlin Sidewinder was my first brand new guitar, I didn't keep it long as someone offered me a swap for a black Jedson Les Paul, which I really liked, The Marlin was fine in the short period I owned it. Amp wise I think I had a combo branded as Highton or something similar, it had a gain channel that did absolutely nothing 9/10 of the dial but when turned up over 9 it squealed like a b'stard, I sold it to a mate who left it switched on whilst he went downstairs for some dinner, he came back half and hour later to find it on fire in his bedroom!!

I used to own the Jedson Telecaster that appears in the opening scenes of The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, it was given to me by a chap who worked on the film, stupidly as a spotty teenager I wanted a bass so I swapped it for a Precision copy with a mate who wanted a guitar, neither of us saw it as on any significance at the time, it was just a cheap guitar!

This is a difficult decision, I joined a covers band some years back, initially as bassist but the guys in the band were worried that I had far more experience than they had, so I suggested "why don't I come in on rhythm guitar so we all grow at the same pace" I played guitar with them for 3 years, it massively improved my guitar playing and gave me much greater insight into how the bass and guitar should interact...so all positive then? Well no, I got fed up with the bass player we had refusing to practice and yet making all the mistakes, I got a little fed up with working really hard on guitar and not really enjoying gigs, we finally kicked the bass player out and I went on to bass for about 10 gigs whilst a replacement was brought up to speed, I soon realised just how much I enjoyed playing the bass...to such an extent that as soon as the new bassist was up to speed I left the band! About a month later the new bassist's work commitments changed and he was forced to leave the band, I gladly rejoined and remained as bassist for the duration of the bands existence. So yes, playing the guitar live will certainly help you improve as a guitarist but you may find yourself becoming frustrated with it in the end