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bongos [i]are [/i]a very odd shape - but i've noticed that in pictures where people are actually wearing/playing them they look much better than they do just by themselves..... perhaps these designers DO know what they're doing after all! peace c

very good... i like his bass alot too..nice finish to it, very unusual! peace c

ooooh...... now i really [i]like[/i] the blue!! that is indeed a beaut. the price of Wals seems to be getting a bit ridiculous lately though, I know they're fantastic instruments and are worth paying for but they never used to go for silly money like they seem to nowadays. peace c

+1 for Muzz Skillings as a great bassist. He used to rule - (he probably still does somewhere!) erm.... The Stranglers - 'walk on by' has JJ giving it some on his bass at the end as i recall. peace c

[quote name='The Funk' post='32540' date='Jul 16 2007, 03:18 PM']To be fair, Randy Jackson got his America Idol judge gig off the back of his bass playing resumé, didn't he?[/quote] more than likely he did yes, but I would guess he's more widely recognised for his American Idol work these days - at least by the average man in the street if not us fellow low enders. [quote name='The Funk' post='32540' date='Jul 16 2007, 03:18 PM']I thought Martin Kemp was the guitarist?[/quote] Martin Kemp [i]was[/i] the bassist - it was his bro Gary on guitar.... 99% sure anyway.. peace c

[quote name='rohan' post='31332' date='Jul 13 2007, 03:30 PM']The bassist from fightstar (Charlie from busted's new band) Designed the quake games as far as i know.[/quote] hmmmm....seems unlikely to say the least when you consider how long ago the original quake came out and how old the members of fightstar are! .....he may have worked as a designer on one of the later quake games maybe peace c

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNV--9G_2tE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNV--9G_2tE[/url] check out his facial expressions! haha...what a tool. peace c

Randy Jackson - the American Idol judge Martin Kemp - that bloke off Eastenders (and now sofa advertisement fame!) who used to be in Spandau Ballet Sarah-Jayne from young kids TV show Tikkabilla! she had it on there once...a Yamaha RBX or something similar! and don't forget the mighty Alan Partridge can slap a mean 'air bass' when listening to Gary Numan in the static home! peace c

oooooh....me likee the hair metal flavour of that Hamer!!!! nice one peace c

i used to have the G+L L2000 4 string. It was a lovely bass and the sound of it was incredible but it was a [i]seriously[/i] heavy bass and the neck was one of the fattest I've encountered. I think they do ones with differing neck profiles though? so perhaps mine was just a chunky one! a very nice bass all in all, but not right for me personally. peace c

so for a while now i've been semi-GASsing for a Stingray, but now I've kinda got my eye on a Sterling instead (mainly because you see fewer of them around and I don't like the metal control plate on a Stingray). I was just wondering what the actual differences between them were and peoples thoughts on the subject..... also I was wondering what the deal was with picking a colour etc.... looking on the ernie ball website i see you can pretty much mix and match finishes, pickguards etc but obviously a shop probably wouldn't stock the exact one I would want fire away.... c

isn't it about time the bass merchant got their website sorted?!?!! peace c

just saw some unsigned (i guess) punky band on one of the 'open access' digital channels wearing one! c

[i]oooh...here goes.....from memory and in vaguely chronological order:[/i] Hondo (I think) Tele Bass copy Aria Pro II ZZB (black with red lightning bolt graphic!) Jap Fender Precision (professional refinished in metallic purple with matching headstock...very nice) Ibanez Rickenfaker Fireglo Bass Collection SB301 Fender Std Precision Goodfellow kinda rumour thing (Serial No: 001 - put together on Bernie's living room floor apparently! - worst thing I did selling this!) Jaydee Supernatural G&L L2000 Natural Fender Jazz (Still got) Tanglewood 6 String Bass Goodfellow Spitfire Prototype Fender Precision Special Deluxe (Still got) Rickenbacker/Stingray/Jazz hybrid (Ric bodyshape, MM pickup/pickguard, Jazz neck!) Yamaha Attitude Ltd Special (Still got) Yamaha Attitude Ltd 1 (Still got) Ibanez SB900 LE (Still got) [i]and probably one or two others i've forgotten about.....hmmmm...not too many really....maybe i should buy more?! [/i] peace c

don't know...but me no likee!! peace c

haha...awesome! c

yeah i've bought a bass from gak before. absolutely no problem at all, delivered quickly, had a tracking number and everything so could follow the order, would definitely use them again peace c

yay! Les be da man without a doubt. You should also check out some of his other projects outside of Primus - (Oysterhead with Stewart Copeland on drums being particularly good) I believe he's just written a novel too?...and directed a film/documentary on the jam band scene Les for President! peace c

I really like the idea of blind reviews. Even any subconscious favouritism towards a brand would go out of the window in this scenario and it would be a true test of the playabiliy/sound/feel of the instrument minus any kind of opinion based on look/logo etc. I reckon it would throw up some interesting results too. You know it makes sense. peace c

Red Yamaha Attitude Ltd 1 70's Precision - Beaten Up, Sunburst, Ideally additional J pup, Maple Fingerboard, Ric Sandberg California P Some kind of 'boutique' bass, maybe singlecut some peace and quiet. c

yeah perhaps not walnut....matey here at work whose more of a guitar geek than me reckons it was probably stripped and had just become quite dark and grubby over the years....like i say...mojo! that was the only bass in the shop, he had some nice old hofner jazz guitars and a very nice 'fake' gibson les paul plus various epiphone semis and the like peace c

found a strange little shop in Beccles of all places today - arts, crafts & guitars! sells homemade jewellry, pots etc but also has some 'vintage' guitars out the back...very strange. anyway.... there was a nice Musicmaster in there, looked to have a fair bit of mojo, nicely aged, was a dark wood natural body (walnut?). no price on it but the rest of the stuff he had was reasonably priced. maybe worth a look as its reasonably local to Naaarwich peace c

quite a good idea for maybe a sticky topic -perhaps split into regional areas. good venues bad venues ones to avoid contact numbers etc with explanations of experiences. whys and wherefores : don't pay up, tiny stage space, 10 flights of stairs all those kind of things peace c

a good wireless too the AKG

[quote name='dood' post='17013' date='Jun 13 2007, 04:29 PM']One thing I can add is that the Pad button feeds straight into the valve. The gain control is actually situated after that valve. therefore, you can actually overdrive it with a hot bass with the gain control on zero! .[/quote] ah that explains alot about it peaking out so damn much then! hmmm.... i'll have another play with it at next rehearsal - meantime looks like I'll stick to the trusty Trace although it doesn't sound quite as nice :-( also... any recommendations for a line driver type thing? - ideally rackable... did a quick google but without much luck c