Clarky

I also received this but didn't click on the link as I was suspicious

If it helps, I paid a shade over £3k for my year-of-birth '63 Precision. An all-original would have been in the £4.5-5k range when I was looking. Si Clifton (BC'er 0353203 http://basschat.co.uk/user/8856-0353203/) is your man on sourcing pre-CBS Precsions from his network of dealer mates in the US. He sourced Happy Jack's 1957 and 1965 (?) Precisions and my '63 and is a thoroughly decent guy

They seemed very pleased - and especially chuffed that I managed the gig despite jetlag! Their FB page mentions the "excellent new bassist"

I also heard back from Paul this week and was told the build time for a fretted neck would be 19 months Yes you read that right - 19 MONTHS!

Here's some rough and ready vid footage of one of the songs from Friday's gig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6_SQHwkPqI&feature=relmfu

And here's a rough video of All The Queen's Ravens from our gig on Friday night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6_SQHwkPqI&feature=relmfu

My old punk band (from about 3 years ago) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxMpKnFhLOA

I'm not bad but the other guy was amazing - he is the Glyndebourne official young composer for two years and has recently been hired by the Sydney Opera House in Australia ... which is why the bass playing role came up for grabs Edit: yep, 34"

[quote name='sprocket123' timestamp='1332635377' post='1591103'] The sound must be special right [/quote] Very DB-like but with more underlying 'beef' for want of a better word. A sound engineer who knew the band said afterwards that it sounded better than the the previous bassist's double bass (and he was a lot better player than me)

[quote name='sprocket123' timestamp='1332635233' post='1591100'] That Takamine s a beauty Clarky [/quote] Rubbish picture of me playing it! [attachment=103326:IMG_0279.jpeg]

Played my first fretless gig last night with new band All The Queen's Ravens, using my Takamine B10. Loved it [attachment=103324:com_bCvGxcMxbp3TQ.jpg]

yuck Plain silly

With All The Queen's Ravens last night (photo a bit pants but the lights were so bright) [attachment=103306:IMG_0279.jpeg]

Just played first gig with my new band 'All The Queens Ravens' at the Hootananny in Brixton, a fantastic, lively multi-cultural venue. We did a 40 minute set and I played all but one song. We got a great reception from the typically-big big crowd at the Hootananny and the rest of the band were really chuffed. Still buzzing! Good thing the adrenaline kicked in as I flew in to UK this morning from Brazil and am very jet-lagged

Thanks gents, it was fantastic. Played really well in a 40 minute set. Great reception from a big crowd at the Hootananny and the rest of the band were really chuffed. Still buzzing! Good thing the adrenaline kicked in as I flew in to UK this morning from Brazil and am very jet-lagged

Tonight! Woo hoo!

Looks like we're onstage at 9.50pm

Thank you gents

Mark at BassDirect is straight talking and will give you a good answer - he stocks the NS range [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/NS_Design_WAV.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/NS_Design_WAV.html[/url]

If you buy an amp from say Thomann in Germany or a continental BC'er, I presume the amp comes with a kettle lead with a continental plug on the end. Can you simply replace this with a UK kettle lead to use it safely in the UK? Or are there different voltages/whatever applying that means this cannot be done and that some sort of electronic conversion is required. Sorry its such a dumbass question but occasionally there appear to be bargains from our European friends and I've never considered buying from outside the UK on the grounds of the foregoing.

I think one of the reasons I got the gig was preparation and my OCD'ness - I went to see them live and then learned seven songs (they only play originals) for the audition. So I'm already most of the way to learning a 30-45 minute set