Roger2611

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1385063113' post='2284097'] I think a major reason RIC wont produce a budget bass is that they don't have much they differentiate it on from the current, full price range. The last real Rick 4003 I played, in Barnets' Soundgarden earlier this year, looked cheap and had a neck that felt almost unplayable. I don't think it was the proportions of the neck and unfamiliarity that made it uncomfortable either, since I alternate between a Stingray with its widish neck and a medium scale Eko with a very narrow neck, I just think the Rick was badly made. This repeated my previous experiences with new Ricks, and I plumped for a copy instead since I still love the look but can't justify more than a couple of hundred quid on a bass bought for aesthetic reasons alone. [/quote] I guess like Fender there are good ones and bad ones, the bass I brought from you is a cracking bass and everything I expected it to be but, I have played and still own a good few copies and I really didn't expect the genuine Ric to be so much better than the copy, especially as the copy is so good, PMT have sold the one I played but now have a Black one, I played it earlier this week and it was just as good as the last one they had....given Mr Hall's attitude I really didn't / don't want to like the damn things but when you just don't want to put the bass down it must be a good one

[s]That's a lot of bass for the money[/s].......sorry I think I got that the wrong way round great bass though but I would definitely sell mine if offered that kind of dosh!

I have been a bad man, I have a really early 50's classic Precision in Black, it has a much nicer neck profile than the later ones but is still a bit chunky for my liking, I also own a 1979 Olympic White Precision which weighs in at a stupid 11 1/2lbs but has a really wonderful neck, so I have cannibalised both basses I have put the 79 neck on the 50's classic body which now weighs in at a quite manageable 9lbs and makes for a really nice bass. The thing is I love the Olympic White / black scratch plate / maple neck look so I want to find a nice light Oly white body preferably a little aged to match the rest of the bass so I can return the 50's classic to stock and rebuild the 79 as original as possible just at a useable weight instead (I can just sling the old body under the bed in case stupidly heavy basses ever come back into fashion) Can anyone recommend a supplier or builder of a high quality preferably aged Oly white body? Cheers Rog

Ok I am preparing to be shot down in flames here but cheaper range basses have always tended to disappoint me with the possible exception of the Japanese Fenders, The Rockbass range is a very pale imitation of the real thing, the Rockbass $$ I owned briefly was probably the worst bass I ever owned, the Warwick $$ I currently own is probably the best bass I have owned. Mexican Fenders just lack something the real deal has, I can't put my finger on exactly what it is, maybe it's just a bit better all round. The lower end Musicman stuff again lacks something the proper ones have. Don't get me started on what Overwater have done going into partnership with Tanglewood, I have played a few of them and quite frankly couldn't wait to put them back down. I have really changed my opinion on Rickenbacker basses since I picked up a copy and played it alongside the real deal, I couldn't believe just how much better the real thing was and I guess that is what Rickenbacker are trying to protect, whether Mr Hall goes about it in the best way, I can't comment, but I probably wouldn't sanction building a pale imitation just to make a few more bucks Ok backs away....dons protective gear and waits to be shot down in flames....and now my smiley faces are broken :-(

Thanks for the recommendations people, I am gonna try an Ashdown Little Bastard head that PMT are getting in for me, I think the all valve route is the way to go, I tried an Orange tiny terror head against an AD200 head and there was no comparison the proper valve head just sounded so much sweeter, I think I will snap up another Trace Twin Valve if one comes up for sale, if not I may go for a Mesa Boogie head again if the right thing comes up for sale

Hi people, Much as I like my Mark Bass set up I am still not convinced by the digital power amps, I think they lack the warmth of a nice valve amp so what do you recommend? I owned a Trace Elliot Twin Valve some years back which was lovely....unreliable and heavy but lovely non the less. I don't want an Ampeg as they don't seem to have a very good reputation for reliability and I have heard they way as much as a fully loaded Nissan Micra. I want to use the Mark Bass cabs because they are light and sound pretty good to me so it will need to run down to 4ohms. I only play pretty small gigs but we don't put backline through the PA so it needs to be of gigable with loud drummer quality. So hit me with your best shot....please Cheers Rog

[i]I tried it, played rhythm guitar in our band for four years, it helped my guitar playing no end but eventually I started to find that I was concentrating more on playing the guitar than on enjoying playing (if you know what I mean) I noticed every time our bassist cocked up (which was alarmingly regular) so when the band decided his services were no longer required I stepped back into the bass player role...now I enjoy concentrating on playing the bass but also I now enjoy the gigs as well. If you give it a go your guitar playing will certainly improve rapidly and you will take some really interesting rhythms to the guitar and in reverse will take some interesting ideas back to the bass....BUT be prepared to resent the new bass player and wish you were back on familiar ground! [/i]

MY band fully understands that without me they are nothing......I have told them often enough that they shouldn't have forgotten it any time soon

We make sure we play Every Day I Love You Less and Less at every wedding gig we do....it usually goes down a treat....I have suggested the Electric Chairs "Baby F**k Off" but the boys have decided against that one

Take what is already the largest instrument in a normal band....add extremely large and heavy frame....to that bolt 4 lethal looking springs that would easily have your leg off if it were to let go....and for what purpose....to make the drummer puke midway through the set.....for that....I'm in

The only thing last nights show lacked was Huey Morgan strutting around throwing mugs at people! The Orwells were embarrassing but I thought The Killers new song was worse the rest of the acts were very uninspiring....I would agree with other comments on the thread this series has been disappointing.

I had a look at a couple of other vids she has done.....I can't play like that live or on YouTube and I have been doing it since before she were born!

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1383396842' post='2264014'] It's nothing like McCartney's Wal. [/quote] It's a bass guitar and it's made of wood.....that's the two most important elements covered if you want more proof that it's a dead ringer....then you are being tooooo picky I thought it was more a replica of the Cavern bass myself

Now bid up to £180, you could probably pick up 2 Peavey's and 4 Encores for that

[i]If you look at the second picture you can see the castors have started to sink into the concrete floor! [/i]

Hi Daniel, If you offer it for sale or trade the chances are that anyone who contacts you knowing you are not in the UK will probably have shipped a bass before so hopefully can guide you through the process. My first trade was with Steve (Bassman) from Greece, he helped and advised all the way through the process and although I was really worried about shipping such an expensive instrument overseas I would do it again. Good luck if you decide to sell

Just watching the Delicate Sound of Thunder gig on BBC4 I was lucky enough to see them at Docklands arena (on this tour I think) it was my first really big gig and it totally blew me away I couldn't believe a live band could sound so big. I had sort of forgotten just how good Floyd were

I have a few basses of varying prices but I find myself gigging in the covers band with a souped up Mike Dirnt Squire Precision....purely because it is pretty light, sounds great and most importantly totally suits the set we play....In the originals band I mostly play a ltd edition Warwick $$ Corvette, again just because it seems to suit what we play

Our new drummer has a top end Roland kit and uses an EV 2x12 powered monitor to deliver the sound, I have to say I prefer the acoustic kit, he is far more restrained on the electric kit as the drum head responses are not the same as the acoustic kit, it sounds ok and I think in a lot of smaller venues we will have to insist that he uses it (he is about as loud as Concorde on the acoustic kit!) I am wondering if some Perspex acoustic shields might make the acoustic kit useable in smaller venues

I would far sooner go for the Tokai version without a bolt on neck, they look like better value for money

Very much as above, I am not sure what you are offering and I don't like the automatic audio on page 2, I am using a laptop and the bass doesn't sound very good on it...not that I would expect any bass to! Offer some downloadable sound files that I can take away and listen to on a better sound system if your intention was to sell me something

I love the look of a Stingray 4 in white with a maple neck....it's just a shame I don't like the sound of them

I have unleashed the monster, long story short...car was in for some work last Saturday just half a mile from our local PMT..now I have been having lustful thoughts about the Rickenbacker Bass they had in stock...I thought kill two birds with one stone, drop the car off, walk to shop, buy bass, job done....Mrs2611 was ok with idea even though the bass was a good whack! Anyway that's where it all went wrong... PMT had sold the bass...on our slow trudge back to the car we came upon a snazzy furniture store which just happened to have a set of wardrobes that Mrs2611 took a real shine to....45 minutes later the Rickenbacker fund had suffered a rather large dent to it.....but it didn't end there..oh no the new wardrobes now make a set of draws redundant...so they are off to the tip, but space left can now be filled with a sofa bed....now on order....all I have to do now is redecorate both bedrooms before said items of furniture arrive.....Rickenbacker fund gone....now how much are those polish cloths I guess it is very much give and take....my good lady gets some stuff she wanted....next time I NEED a new bass...opposition shouldn't be too strong

[i]Oh go on then I will be controversial....I learnt from a technically brilliant bass player when I first started playing and then subsequently worked with another technically brilliant guitarist (he could play Sultans of Swing note for note) both had one thing in common they were both totally un-creative....they could not come up with a single riff without turning it into something already written...to me both were totally constrained by musical theory......other than root note knowledge I know no musical theory everything I write comes purely from feel. I played some of the stuff I am involved with writing to said bass player last week and he just said "that's what makes you a better bass player than me, you can create stuff" A fine compliment from someone I greatly respect but still sad in a way[/i]