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[quote name='YouMa' post='484476' date='May 10 2009, 06:54 PM']if only i could find pepsi and shirley[/quote] Mmmmm Shirley Hollaway MANY a teen day spent thinking about Shirley.

[quote name='YouMa' post='484455' date='May 10 2009, 06:29 PM']Who is the bass player ripping off Bernie edwards on wham rap hes very good.[/quote] Dione Esttes was the bass player. I think, he went on to play for George Michaels solo career. Great player and a great band.

[quote name='KERMITNT' post='484130' date='May 10 2009, 01:51 AM']is it brown the pre ernie ball ? looks awsome how much you got it?[/quote] Hi yeah it is see through brown (Musicman call it Walnut), wasnt my first choice in colour but it plays itself and sounds brilliant, its quite a heavy bas which i prefer. i paid £700 for it I think? about 6-7 years ago? Cheers Dave

[quote name='maxrossell' post='476303' date='Apr 30 2009, 07:04 PM']I gotta ask - I don't mean to offend, but why so many of the same bass? Surely they can't all be so different from each other?[/quote] True, but first let me explain, I only collect basses as a form of very enjoyable pension scheme, all but a hand full will be sold when I retire or need to sell. Plus they are tax deductible as a capital purchase. AND I love Rays, It was the first "proper" bass I wanted when i started playing but they were more scarce than rocking horse sh*t at the time so I only managed to get one years later. They do all sound slightly different though, 3 band eqs sound different from 2 bands, maple necks different from the rosewoods and the graphite. The 20th anniversary was purely an indulgence

Thanks to Nick, Doctor of the Bass, On anothr of his purchase trips round the UK, we met up and I bought this little beauty off him Lovely neck, I fell in love with graphite with the Vigier I got from Nick last year and im a sucker for a Ray so I couldn't resist this one.

Anyone else spot these? Seems rather cheap? [url="http://www.moogmusic.com/taurus/?section=product&product_id=21299"]http://www.moogmusic.com/taurus/?section=p...roduct_id=21299[/url] Dave

Dont do it Michael, The 71 looks stunning next to the TF, I think the finish on the TF looks like a cheap copy, the surface is shinny but there is no depth to it and there is too much contrast in the colour. The 71 looks gorgeous, well aged and matured timber, and "played in" a dream and the pickguard is stunning. Im sure you would seriously regret selling it. Why dont you sell the TF and put together a fretless hybrid to YOUR specifications not Tony Franklins. Or sell me the 71 at mates rates and 1 yrs interest free credit.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='450882' date='Mar 31 2009, 09:24 PM']Yeh - your dog chews it. Then what? It's rapidly going to need insurance and all sorts of stuff. They call that CityLink [/quote] I would have thought most of us would treat equipment with care. Maybe some people are less trustworthy however I assume all us northern bunch could vouch for the trustworthy members and likewise. I know Nick (Doctor of the bass) who lives southwards and would trust his recommendations and so the network expands and so on. Like i said you don't have to be involved, The thought of carriage costs or lack of case on an instrument could make or break a deal, or provide they buyer/ seller with the confidence of safe delivery. Just a suggestion.

Anyone interested in our own distribution network? I travel a lot around the North East, go to the Cotswolds a few times a year and travel to London/ Edinburgh occasionally? I would be more than happy to have a bass dropped off at my home or place of work and collected at my destination? I know this could logistically be hard to achieve but might be worth setting up a thread that would allow the registering of travel details and obviously you dont have to subscribe? Anyone else interested in trying? Just a thought? Dave

[quote name='Rich' post='449861' date='Mar 30 2009, 08:19 PM']Agreed. BP mag has all the cockups of BGM, with the addition of extra adverts -- so, so many adverts -- and the deliberate misspelling of 'colour'.[/quote] I love Bgm, best read, doesnt come with 400 post reply cards that fall over the pavement as you leave the shop, the 66.6%-33.3% of pages of adverts to copy,and it doesnt split articles over numerous un related pages, "this article is continued in 43 pages, please find 1/2 a column inbetween the b&w adverts."