Roger2611

We play 2x45 plus a couple of three encores, most pubs pay £250 for that round here, we did a working mens club this year that demanded 3x45 for the same £250, the place was always empty anyway...after the last gig there this year they said "can we book you for three gigs next year"....we politely declined

It should be a decent playing Japanese made instrument, I bet it will be a bit of a heavyweight though

Go on then...expand on the Hmmmm

Back brakingly beautiful!

The lovely Mesa Boogie 1516E and what looks like a Trace Elliot Twin Valve is exactly the same set up I gigged for years and hence reminds me of exactly why my back is burgered

I worked with them when they played the Roadmender in Northampton back in 1986ish when they had their original singer, they were the only band I worked with that beat me on the Pool table, cracking bunch of guys from memory

I always rehearse the set at home on the day then have a short nap to ensure the practice session has sunk in.....I read somewhere that it is a great learning technique....I think the chap that wrote it was also selling snake oil.....but you never know!

Hi and welcome, from a personal prospective from your list I would probably go for the Musicman Sub as it has a good tonal range and a decent sized neck but, for the price of a new Sub, you would be able to pick up a good number of higher quality second hand basses i.e a USA Musicman Sub, Mexican Fender Precisions or Jazz's, Japanese Bass Collections and Ibanez Soundgear basses yo name but a few, I would visit you local music shop and play what you like to look of, decide on a style you like and are comfortable with then possibly look for a used one.....bear in mind you will also want an amp of some kind as practicing with an unplugged electric bass is hardly inspiring

I love to try new things, I come from a punk / indie back ground, I can do that with my eyes shut but I am drawn to anything that expands my musical knowledge and ability (except slapping I have to draw the line somewhere, I am crap at it anyway)

It's funny thinking about it, I started on guitar but wanted to play the bass so I have spent my entire bass playing career being drawn to "lead bassists" Pino, Peter Hook, Stuart Morrow to name but a few yet I never had any desire to be a lead guitarist.......I guess I am just weird I just love the bass being at the front of the mix, in the limelight I guess

Oooh I am in Northampton...I could collect but Mrs2611 has put her foot down and said no....saying "you already have an EUB and you don't play that"....I hate it when she's right

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1408823833' post='2533886'] John is the man, such a clever bloke, have you seen his circuit that fits in a p bass with no need for a battery and charges through the jack socket, simple yet genius! Did you go one or two band Roger, I have the 2 eq in my classic as it was missing something with the ebmm one or maybe even a faulty preamp as I got it in a trade. [/quote] 3 band with the swept mid eq

From memory one of our fellow Baschatters "sold" one last year for £10 (I think he said it was free to whoever wanted it but someone insisted he take a tenner for it)

I don't think he actually wants to sell it, even if I was close enough to collect I don't think I would want to do business with a seller that comes across that unfriendly

Very good price, cracking basses

Nice to see Milk and Alcohol in there but I would like to have seen Wilco playing Roxette in there as well but overall a good set of songs (I would have had to put Johnny B Good at top spot for me though)

I would agree, I think it as all Dearmond with a dodgy Yamaha sticker applied for some unknown reason

I have just put a John East preamp and Delano Alnico pickup in my Sterling Sterling, it has totally transformed the bass, lots of growl and bite that was lacking from all of my previous Stingrays .....highly recommended it cost me £200 (the pickup was second hand off this fine site) If the OP is ever in the Northampton area you are welcome to come and give it a blast, I promise you will be impressed

I really don't understand the logic of this pay to play culture, so they want you to bring your own crowd to an otherwise empty London Pub......what exposure is that giving the band...it's already your crowd they've seen you before (without paying for a ticket and travel to London) so who else are you playing to? We played the Bull and Gate in Kentish Town many years back, we brought about 20 People, the band that played before us brought about 20 people who all left as soon as their mates finished, our crowd all got back on the minibuses as soon as we finished leaving the headline band playing to the 20 people they brought along....not a lot of exposure really for a long day out traveling to London to play some grotty empty dive!

When I first looked I thought it was a shoe insole at the end!

I think it's been through a wood chipper, if not, then it should be put through one post haste.

[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1408551859' post='2531303'] I have had a few 4 string stingrays in my hands and found them to be a bit chunky and heavy for my liking. However the Sterling 4 is much more my cup of tea. Smaller, lighter, 3 way switch and lovely slim neck which suited my relatively small hands. [/quote] Very much as above, I have long struggled with Stingrays they were all very much "meh" I recently picked up a Sterling Ray34, I really liked the way it played but it sounded woeful compared to the Stingrays....a Delano pickup and a John East preamp later and finally I have the Musicman bass I always lusted after......just need a sunburst fretless and pickup and preamp and bank loan and doh!

My mates were out nicking cars and bikes and getting arrested, I decided that wasn't the best idea, spent £25.00 on a Satellite strat copy (which I still have) I spent all day every day practicing various punk rock classics, then decided I preferred the bass guitar (thanks Sid) managed to avoid a criminal record and the rest they say is history

Having finally got the sound I wanted out of my Ray34 all I need now is an unlined fretless one with a rosewood board and a sunburst finish.....but I don't think they are available sadly

I tie a loose knot in my cables after use, 9 times out of 10 the next time I dig them out they are fine, the 1 in 10 occasion when they are not I swear loudly and frequently about the fact that I clearly remember putting as many tangles as possible in the damn thing at the last gig