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I saw this post when it first got posted & never got a chance to reply I had a look & is looking like a very good idea. I'll contriibute when I get a chance.

[quote name='JTUK' post='1238265' date='May 20 2011, 03:07 PM']I don't really think you can get someone else to justify why you should spend that money..you can either convince yourself or you can't.[/quote] Agreed. Tho I'm just looking for opinions as to why. I'd have no probs spending £10k on a Ritter if I had the pennies.

Is that a Wishbass? They make some cool instruments.

Jazz73, I like your thinking! The Mrs had said that if she had the money, she'd buy me whatever bass I wanted. She doesn't begrudge it at all. It's more a case of curiosity. I had given some examples of what might make a bass dearer, such as the wood used, the electronics, the finish & so on. Fair enough, I can't add a string onto my bass to make it a 5 (unless I want guitar spacing), but she's said "if you like the way "X" sounds, then why not use the same electronics, pickups & so on that X uses & pop em in Y? Eg, sticking Sadowsky components in a Squire.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='1237526' date='May 19 2011, 10:37 PM']do you know penguin is spelt penguin, not pengueng? justpointingthatout....[/quote] I know So, are you thinking of penguins or basses? [quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1237539' date='May 19 2011, 10:45 PM']Just ask her with she needs so many pairs of shoes, always works for me. [/quote] I would, but she's only got 3 pairs of shoes & I have 5 pairs

After reading the Fender thread, Happy Jack's P bass thread & a couple of other threads, I thought I'd pose the question that the Mrs asked me last night whilst I was oiling my bass's body (the Mrs wouldn't let me rub Danish oil on her body, so it had to be)... What makes a high end bass worth the money & where's the difference to justify it over a good sub £1000 (or even a good sub £500) job? Is a £1300 Fender P 5 stringer as good as a £1300 Dingwall Combustion & is a £2k+ "copy" P bass from the likes of Overwater or Sadowsky any better than a Fender P & actually worth the difference? & why do I need another bass when I'm happy with my Ibby (other than wanting 5 strings & no frets)? Well? Hopefully with the right ammo I'll talk her into letting me get a custom made Ritter Raptor

If you want to get rid of the chance of pink, spray the whole bass in a matt grey undercoat.

I stripped the poly finish from my bass with a gas blowtorch & a paint stripper. I heated the paint up gently (torch on lowest, unless you like scorched wood) & gently scraped with scraper. I then did the same again with the shellac that was under the paint & sanded the body down smooth with 40 grit, then 70, 120 & finally with 240 grit sandpaper & now in the process of coating the ash body in Danish oil (it reeks, but looks good!) I'm planning on doing 2-3 coats per day for the following 4-5 days (or whenever I get bored of not being able to play it). THen I'm gonna leave it for a week & then coat it with bees wax. I'm still toying with the idea of adding some silver leaf, aluminium paint or some other colour to a section of the body. If you can spraypaint, then finishing a bass isn't gonna be hard.

Ok, not a complete choob amp, but what about a Markbass or Genz Benz with a tube pre?

It really depends what sort of sound you're after. I like my bass with a filter (sometimes auto, sometimes with a pedal), a little drive, some kinda flanger (or filter) sweep & either a little slow chorus or loads of fast chorus. I want an octaver as well. My advice to anyone new to effects is get a multi fx pedal (zoom, line 6 & roland are all good starters). This way you'll find out what kind of fx you're going to use & don't end up spending money on things that you never use & bought just because it had a funny name or someone who plays a completely different style suggested it.

Very nice. Only thing I'm not keen on is the prominence of the string tap, but that's a personal opinion.

I'm refinishing mine myself. After mucho thought, I'm going with tung oil. Hope it looks good when I'm done.

Nice one.

Flat here with a little VPF & a little more VLE. I may do slight adjustments to suit venues if needed.

Oh, another thought is the Bose Array Thingybob. A church I visit now & again has one for the band & it sounds pretty good, but I think they're over your budget new. S/H maybe??? Again, what about BFM? (Bill, mind my commission )

TB is off line. Was that thread that stupid?

For outdoor stuff, I've always been happy with the sound of Peavey HiSys or EV cabs. For indoors, I recently heard a DAS pa system & sounded very nice. But, I would have thought the best bang for buck would be to build some BFM tops & subs?

Instead of wasting your money, could I point you [url="http://http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showforum=20"]here?[/url] Take a look around & you'll get a much better rig for the same money.

If you can, get all the backline (Bass & guitar amps, etc) behind everyone & then it's a case of making some adjustments to suit the venue you're playing in. It's really as simple as that & the PA is just to project everything better to the audience. I've played many gigs with no PA other than a small vocal PA. If your bass was going thru the PA & the guitars wasn't, then it may have been a case of not being able to hear one another properly.

If you're going down the combo route, then I can recommend the Markbass CMD 102p as being light, loud & sounding way bigger than a 2x10 combo. I used it in a noisy originals rock band with 2 guitarists & a drummer who knew not what quiet meant & could easily be heard. You can always add another 2x10 if needed. If going for s/h, then you might be able to get the combo & cab for @ £1000-1100. I had a Trace Elliott 4x10 combo & it didn't have a 1/4 of the volume or sound quality that this puppy does. If you go down the separates route, go with either 1x15, 2x10 or 2x12 cabs. 2 of stacked vertically if needed.

Just been listening to it on the NS website, it sounds awesome too. Anybody want to buy something off me for £2k?

Damn!

[quote name='merello' post='1231122' date='May 14 2011, 05:22 PM'][/quote] Cheers for the GAS! From reading the bumf, this could be my ideal instrument.

[s]IBTD[/s] Looks like I'm gonna have to edit too Sorry, I canny help you there bud.

Just to add, what about a booster? There's a few in the "fx for sale" & Bubinga5 has one for £50 that might be your answer.