Clarky

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1346612765' post='1791243'] +1 to that. Big fan of the fretless P myself..... [/quote]now that is a proper tort s/p, beautiful

Very nice indeed Nick. Good work mate

[quote name='mushers' timestamp='1346588210' post='1790827'] do they come out spot on from a tracing ? [/quote] Sorry for silly-sounding answer but I guess it depends on the accuracy of the tracing. Its much better to send Howard the original I would guess so he can cut to exact proportions and - most importantly - site the screw holes identically. I am just the monkey, best to drop a PM directly to Bass Doc

Not sure about a drop-in replacement but as a backstop you could send a tracing of (or the original pickguard) to Howard the Bass Doc and he will make you a top quality replacement

Its a new signature 5-stringer, tuned E-C. Will cost a cool $9,999 http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2012/08/01/alembic-unveils-stanley-clarke-signature-deluxe-5-string-bass/

He could be a wonderful composer too, when he set his mind to it. 'Three views of a secret' is a beautiful track. Here's the Weather Report original, I couldn't find a link for Jaco's 'Word of Mouth' big band version (which I prefer) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGY25G8n5K8&feature=related[/media]

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1346499467' post='1789909']BTW is it the use of Europe or Nirvana that you object to?[/quote] To quote Louis Armstrong "[i]If you have to ask[/i], [i]you[/i]'[i]ll never know" [/i]

Just heard this on the radio, a mix of Smells like teen spirit and Final countdown. Could it get any more smart@arsed and plain wrong than this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr06IyWMf4Y

Here are some sound files comparing a number of mic's and pickups, including the Ehrlund http://doublebassguide.com/?p=654 To my mind the Ehrlund and DPA 4099 ace it, including versus the pickup on my DB (Full Circle). Got me thinking too ...

Not sure if I've posted this already. This is a gig where our mandolin player couldn't make it and I used the Takamine acoustic rather than DB. Sound quality not great but you get the picture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuaFpXdnJyU&feature=channel&list=UL

Top work, at that rate of progress you will be the best bass player on BC within 2 years

Around the start of his Weather Report stint he played on a Pat Metheny album called Bright Size Life which I think contains some of his freshest playing. Here is a taster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX2cPUs-ot0

If you want to read about his life I recommend this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jaco-Extraordinary-Tragic-Life-Pastorius/dp/0879308591

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1345922821' post='1783253'] This my friends is wonderful [/quote] The orange Stingray certainly is, shame about the fugly blocks on the bass in front

Bottom line is Fodera have been going since 1983. If their instruments didn't sell at their price point, they wouldn't exist any more.

[quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1345874779' post='1782576'] This old chestnut again... [/quote] Yep. Could I also add that - in the grand scheme of things - basses are IMHO exceptionally good value for the enjoyment they produce, whether they cost a few hundred or several thousand. Other instruments can cost vastly more (check out the Upton double bass site that has an advert for a DB that it says is suitable for a progressing student, a bargain at a cool $20k) and other hobbies* are much more expensive. We have had people on the site telling us how much they spend on archery or stock car racing and this makes even a Fodera look like small change! Its all relative init? * apart from meditation!

Thanks for the tips Mike. They are so much cheaper that a bit of extra time/hassle sounds worth it

FYI, got quote back from DiscWizards and its more than a third cheaper than every other quote I have had. £450 + VAT for 1000 glass-mastered CDs in a card sleeve. They also say they will beat any other quote (not that they don't already) so this is in pole position now

Thanks Uncle P and BRX. Will drop Discwizards an email too

Well I have had two quotes now for glass mastered CDs in cardboard sleeves, both about £950 for 1,000. Thats more than we had anticipated so may have to go plastic jewel case route. I have asked one of the two companies to re-quote for plastic jewel case just to see what the differential would be

Next up for ATQR is a headline slot on Thursday 20th September on one of the 'Cool as folk' evenings at Hackney Attic Link here: [url="http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Cool_As_Folk_All_The_Queen_S_Ravens_Lo_Behold_Abbey_Bowden/"]http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_Picturehouse/film/Cool_As_Folk_All_The_Queen_S_Ravens_Lo_Behold_Abbey_Bowden/[/url]: [attachment=116376:396933_462733170405486_648452323_n.jpg]