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I have just brought a 70's Antoria 335 Guitar.....I don't even play guitar in a band anymore so certainly didn't need another six stringer, if the right guitar comes up at the right price GAS will just jump out and hit the "buy it now" button It's a cracking guitar and at £150.00 delivered well, it would have been rude not to!

It still makes me smile, I used to play rhythm guitar in the band I now play bass in, the main guitarist always used to moan that his set up didn't sound as good as mine (I used a 15W Fender Deluxe Reverb and a Strat he still uses a 50W Marshall JVM and a Les Paul) Sure I was worried turning up to a gig with a 15W amp but it was absolutely fine and as I could push it to it's sweet spot I was getting the best out of the amp whereas he cannot run it above 2 on the volume so gets nowhere near the sweet spot. I still can't envisage persuading him to change to a smaller amp though

If nothing else it's an excellent read, if you are into a bit of Fender bass DIY it's invaluable

I have a case exactly like that, if I stencil "The Clash" on the side any takers at a reasonable starting price of say £1500.....no?.......I thought not!

I guess the internet is really to blame for the current situation, I was lucky enough to get tickets for Pink Floyd at the Nordorf Robbins gig at Knebworth Park back in the late 80's? I remember it being advertised on Radio 1 my mate rang up and booked six tickets....it sold out pretty quickly.....Radio 1 kept stating that it was sold out, there were no tickets available on the door and if you didn't have a ticket there was no point in turning up as you wouldn't get in. When we arrived we were greeted by touts selling tickets at 4 x face value but as we got closer to the entrance touts were selling at face value and by the time we got to the entrance tickets were on sale for £10 (from memory we paid £30 for the tickets) Radio 1's message seemed to have got through and if you didn't have a ticket you didn't turn up. Obviously those were the days before the internet so tickets could not be brought and promptly put back up for sale at extortionate prices. I am not sure what the answer is nowadays other than banning the resale of tickets and as others have suggested tickets have your name and address on them and without proof of identity and address you don't get in....the problem with that is customers are not going to be prepared to stand around for hours whilst these things are checked

It's definitely one of those famous Ricky from East Enders basses

I sent my young apprentice out for skirting board ladders once, she came back saying they were on back order....that shut me up!

Take the deal he is offering, it's far less hassle....then don't keep an eye out for him forming another band.....don't turn up to their first gig and definitely don't accidentally tip a pint of lager over the mixer and amp No actually don't do that you will electrocute yourself...bad idea....I'm going back to sleep now

I always carry a spare....I am often loading the car and the question comes to mind.....you've never needed it so why bother taking it....but as someone else put earlier in the thread "the only reason I have never needed it is purely because I have a spare to hand!" That's why I always have a spare amp of some form available

Don't like Blackstar....they have no plans to venture into the bass market

I have always had a hankering for a nice 335, I still think they are the best looking guitar available, I saw this come on Ebay on Saturday and thought...well it would be rude not to! I eagerly await it's arrival, I think its description adds up to it being a Japanese built guitar as the Korean and Chinese ones only happened in 2006 onwards and I don't think a 335 was available [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131371016867?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT"]http://www.ebay.co.u...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT[/url]

She's almost as cute as Jessica Rabbit

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1417830084' post='2624497'] Probably blasphemy to some, but I think a Limelight Jazz would provide an equal playing experience and tone to a 70s Jazz. Your money would go a lot further, as well. It really depends on whether you want to play it or if you're into the vintage/collector vibe too. [/quote] I think you have to consider whether a 70's Fender is ever going to be collectable, there are plenty about, they are renowned for being Fender's worst period for build quality (even though there are some perfectly good examples out there that should match up to any other period for build quality) and renowned for being too heavy to be useable...so even if you do end up with a good one is it going to be easy to convince a future buyer that it is a good one? I would be tempted by a quality copy....I brought an early 80's Tokai Jazz Sound in Candy Apple Red with Matching headstock off here a few years back for a fraction of the price you would pay for a decent 70's Jazz, it is a far better bass than any other 70's Jazz's I tried before purchasing the Tokai. If my Tokai were all original I wonder if that would be a better investment than a 70's Jazz....only time will tell

I hate coming up with an original bass line then mess around with it until it sounds like something that's been done before....then drop it because it sounds like something else that's already been written!

The amp is fantastic, I gigged with one for years and it was the best sounding amp I ever owned, be a little wary though as they can be unreliable, I had to have mine serviced every other year and various bits needed replacing.....other than that it is heavy...boy it is heavy....and bear in mind mine was just the head in a flight case, Trace speaker cabs were never lightweight on their own so I imaging the combination together probably weighs about as much as a family car!

I have been more impressed with the Sub's I have played over most of the more expensive Stirling Ray 34's I tried, he wont go far wrong with a Sub

Eton Rifles Down in a Tube Station at Midnight Going Underground Mr Brightside White Wedding then we dive into the predictable Sex on Fire, Dakota, American Idiot and All the Small Things

I thought the Jam, Tube Station may be on there, every band I have seen recently has played it......not as well as I do, obviously.....even saw some dodgy outfit called "From The Jam" do it recently but to be fair their bass player did it pretty well

Looking at the description he has had the bass for a good number of years.....yeah like 2 months, I have messaged him to ask why he is not claiming back from the original seller as he was fully aware the bass was not genuine. It really pi55es me off that Ebay did nothing about the original listing so the potential rip off just continues on and on, with 4 bidders it will be back on sale in a week or two by a new owner who has had it for a good few years....by the time it's gone through the hands of all the owners that have had it for "a good few years" it will have been owned for a good few years longer than the age its supposed to be!

When my grandad passed away many years ago now, I was left a small amount of cash (just enough to buy a Gretsch White Falcon to be precise) They used to be a shop in Coventry with some beautiful guitars on the wall with a used Falcon amongst them, I drew the cash out of the bank and went into the shop, I said I would like to try the falcon out, the shop keeper looked at me and said "sorry mate you can't afford it" I was so embarrassed that I just walked out of the shop and never went back (it closed down soon afterwards.....I wonder why!) I have still never owned my dream guitar. I worked in sales some years later and never forgot that idiot in Coventry, I sold cars to people who walked through the door that clearly looked like they could not afford it!

For me it is first come first served, everything is run by my good lady wife who tells me where and when I am playing...she is my manager, chief roadie and number 1 fan!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1417167648' post='2617640'] .... also, for me switching back and forth between 4's and 5's wasn't helpful. It complicated the learning process so my recommendation is to put the 4 away and don't use it. [/quote] That is exactly my problem, switching between a 4 and 5 string bass is not comfortable, I have some lovely 4 string basses and one nice (Godlyke) 5 string, I could easily get very used to the string spacing and adaptability of the 5 string but that would be at the expense of the 4 stringers so for that reason I deliberately don't use the 5 very often as I don't want to get too comfortable with it

I really like the Sisters Of Mercy cover of Hot Chocolate's "Emma" the original just seems to lack passion to me

I am trying to ensure the bass is definitely in the mix [url="https://soundcloud.com/yodaclub/walkaway-radio-edit"]https://soundcloud.com/yodaclub/walkaway-radio-edit[/url]

I will show it to my wife just remind her how lucky she is