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  1. Clarky
    I do recall someone quoting an exorbitant price for a fretless neck but was just checking. I think I will have to give it a miss unless its dramatically cheaper!
  2. Clarky
    I have a fretless Mk 1 and wonder about getting a matched fretted neck (allowing the choice). Does anyone happen to know if Wal has a stock of necks lying around (so you don't have to wait 1 year plus for them, like a full bass) and how much Paul Herman would charge (roughly)? Ta
  3. Clarky
    [quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1329921171' post='1549773'] So I'll throw my hat in the ring and say let's hear it for Martyn P Casey from The Triffids, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Grinderman. Great melodic and supportive lines that I could sit looping for hours on end. [/quote] Absolutely. I've started threadfs on this guy before. He doesn't play anything technical and I bet 90%+ of BC'ers could replicate his lines without any real difficulty. But his lines work so well in the song context and are often very melodic, even if simple. Think Red Right Hand, Do you Love Me, Stagger Lee etc. Just brilliant.
  4. Clarky
    I bought a Kolstein double bass with a full-on moulded hard plastic (fibreglass?) case with metal buckles etc. Its absolutely enormous! I would not contemplate ever using it for a gig and instead its sat taking up a large proportion of my study. I would take the advice above and flog it on eBay and buy a good padded case instead
  5. Clarky
    Just to get people's hackles up further, I think the best Blur album (and actually rather good) is ThinkTank, which of course was after Graham Coxon left. Furthermore I sat through a Coxon gig in Hammersmith recently - derivative pseudo-psychedelic Syd Barrett-gets-an-electric-guitar stuff that was perfectly OK in small doses but became boring after 3 or 4 songs. Hence I cannot agree he was the only talented member of the band
  6. Clarky
    Drop a PM to Gareth Hughes would be my advice. He has one on his Eminence I believe. I think bassace has one too
  7. Clarky
    Bump
  8. Clarky
    On further reflection I am withdrawing this. For one thing its got to be worth a damn site more than the price of a nameless Eastern European new-build carved double bass and - more importantly - its so cool and retro I think I will regret selling it.
  9. Clarky
    [quote name='Low End Bee' timestamp='1329818917' post='1547696'] Got anything lined up Mr C? You can always reform Sensation=blue/grey........... [/quote] I mentioned that once and thought I got away with it Besides electric blue chelsea boots and 32 pleat Bowie trousers don't suit me so well these days
  10. Clarky
    I think wateroftyne has been trying to sell one of those for some time http://basschat.co.uk/topic/111472-caps-lock-key-available-again/page__hl__caps%20lock%20key
  11. Clarky
    This badly worded, shouty eBay ad with dark pictures is for an American Walnut, lined fretless Mk 1. Says code from back plate is W-2900 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WAL-BASS-GUITAR-/251001143691?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3a70d5818b#ht_500wt_1387"]http://www.ebay.co.u...b#ht_500wt_1387[/url] This is what the Wal database says about W-2900 - English olive ash facings, unlined fretless neck and a pic: [url="http://www4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/~koesters/Privat/Wal/walpics/W2900-2.jpg"]http://www4.informat...ics/W2900-2.jpg[/url] Full description here [url="http://www4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/~koesters/Privat/Wal/walspec.html"]http://www4.informat...al/walspec.html[/url] These are not the same bass. Even if we assume someone decided to add lines to the fretboard, the wood patterns are completely different (as are the woods!) Something very odd going on here
  12. Clarky
    Bump. Another thing it has that the Plat Pro doesn't - in addition to much more sophisticated EQ and tuner - is a stompable boost for those that like to take solos. I tended to leave it on Nigel Tufnell-style as it meant I was playing at 11
  13. Clarky
    Hope its great fun Keith (and son!) I take it the new Kolstein and Acoustic Image Ten2 combo will get an outing?
  14. Clarky
    Bilbo has a lot to answer for So does anyone - erm - want to buy a really nice 60s Baby Bass?
  15. Clarky
    I don't know any more Rolf Harris songs. Is there an emoticon for a didgeridoo?
  16. Clarky
    Having just quit my band, there is obviously a part of me that hopes that they will recognise (in searching for my replacement) how committed, flexible, team-minded and friendly I was. Truth is, though, my bass lines were very easy and even a DB player of modest ability should be able to replace me without much difficulty. Its the non-playing elements I think they will miss.
  17. Clarky
    Ummmm, Tie me Baby Bass down sport, tie me Baby Bass down Its only two thousand pounds sport, Tie me Baby Bass down altogether now .....
  18. Clarky
    If you look closely on the rear, there appears to be some scrawled writing including the words 'Nile Rodgers'. Wonder what went on there?
  19. Clarky
    I spotted that and wonder exactly what the Pj connection is as the text underneath the pictures doesn't mention him at all, only the title, plus - as you point out - I have only ever seen him playing unlined fretless basses. It's certainly a beautiful bass and it's within the range of Wal prices the Gallery have been selling at over the past year. If it were really Percy's ex, I would have thought the price would be rather more than that of a new Wal (£3500+) Edit: I just spotted the headstock carries the initials PJ so maybe Percy did own this? In which case £3200 isn't such a bad price at all, relatively speaking ( in the sense that there are no cheap Wals!)
  20. Clarky
    With my extra leg ... diddle iddle iddle dum* * this is a well known piece of Cuban [i]son [/i]music, heavily featuring an Ampeg Baby Bass and a wobble board
  21. Clarky
    [quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1329758685' post='1546882'] There you go; you don't need £3500 to sound like fretless bass superstar. Excellent. [/quote] Indeed it bears more than a passing resemblance to your Precision-shaped Mk 1, Kev. Cool playing too
  22. Clarky
    Careful Bilbo or I'll ban jazz in London when I am re-elected
  23. Clarky
    [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1329746902' post='1546634'] These were very much de rigeur with touring Latin Bass players in the 60s so, for an authentic Latin vibe, this is the real deal. I am only 48 years old so its a bit early for me yet. [/quote] But I am also 48. Does this create a singularity and the end of the universe as we know it?
  24. Clarky
    Thanks Barry, and up to the top for this super hi-fi cab. Great for studio or double bass, or for less noisy bands!
  25. Clarky
    Further re weight, if I were to take off the comfort strap and some strips of Scratchpad protector felt off the back (which I applied as its minty and I didn't want to add buckle rash), it would come in a little below 11 pounds. As you can see from the specs on the website (below), the target weight is nearer 10 pounds. Also note that Bruce Johnson added an extra inch to the scale length, versus the original Ampeg 34", in order to give it more double-bass like tonal character. [b]AUB-2 Specifications:[/b] Scale length: 35" Overall Length: 48" Body Width at Lower Bout: 14 1/2" Body Thickness: 1 1/4" Weight: 10 lbs to 10 lbs 4 oz. Fingerboard radius: 7 1/4" Neck thickness to surface of fingerboard: 0.800" at 1st fret 0.900" at 12th fret Neck width: 1.75" at zero fret 2.45" at heel Number of frets: 20 + zero fret String Spacing: 1.32" at zero fret 2.25" at bridge String Dimensions: 40 1/4" from ball end to nut block 45" overall length [attachment=100472:brucejohnson_body.jpg][attachment=100473:brucejohnson_full.jpg][attachment=100474:brucejohnson_headstock.jpg][attachment=100475:brucejohnson_backfull.jpg]
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