Clarky

[quote name='steviedee' timestamp='1316814804' post='1383421'] I've joined the Wal club, Mk1 1983 wenge facings, this bass has been owned by a couple of BCers but now it's all mine and I'm loving it! [attachment=90064:wal.jpg] [/quote] Hey congrats Stevie! Looks good against the blonde DB

Unfortunately the management at Tin Pan Alley has just changed and is not honouring any gigs booked after September, so our gig is cancelled. Charming after all the hard work in securing and arranging for band practices etc

Sadly no. Got fed up and withdrew it from sale! It will sell at some point, but demand for fretless Mk 1's seems to have fallen away. Hey ho!

Cool, hope you have fun with the Wal, Stevie

Electric bass: Jamerson [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpcdBltxdkc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpcdBltxdkc[/url] Double bass: Danny Thompson [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmSPv-rtSQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohmSPv-rtSQ[/url]

Loved their 'Do anything you wanna do' [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weQ4oNk7Pqc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weQ4oNk7Pqc[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylOCIP54PIQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylOCIP54PIQ[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9O2tsIbKD0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9O2tsIbKD0[/url]

I haven't really listened to his Invaders of the heart and beyond output. but Metal Box (PIL) contains some wonderful bass lines, especialy Careering. And who doesn't get a shiver from the opening bass riff to Public Image? Classic. Easily as good as the voted #1 bass riff, Stranglers' Peaches. Seems like a nice oddball too

Following recent issues featuring BurritoBass and Dood, SiBob graces the player's interview section with his lovely (but unplugged-in!) vintage Jazz bass. Some wise words uttered too. Heaven forfen they ever ask me - "so Clarky, how do you approach bass playing?" "Ermm, I play the root notes and occasionally, when I try to be a jazz musician, a fifth" "Errr, thank you, and who are your favourite bass players" "Jamerson, LaFaro and Laeticia Casta" etc

Thanks for the offer Dave. Hopefully with me tomorrow though as its Amazon 'guaranteed'

Gosh thats nice - a real JJ Burnel/Roger Waters! And being early 70s, presumably nice weigh too?

The control pklate says European burl maple

Here ya go, CK

Thanks chaps, looks like I made the right choice! The H2 should be with me on Friday

I reckon that may sell at that price, helped by the fact the wood facing is highly unusual (not really my thing but I can see why you would think it pretty). The Bass Gallery sold a vaguely similar pale olive wood faced Mk1 recently that was listed at £3500 and also has an attractive red stained Mk1 on stock at £3500. My more ordinary walnut/ebony Mk 1 fretless on the other hand had 60 watchers on eBay and no bids at £2700, sigh ....

Ignoring my acoustic/DB stuff, I have three fretted basses I want to keep and a Wal fretless I will sell when the market recovers. Those three fretted basses are each lovely in different ways (a YOB Precision, a replica early-50s Precision and Wes Steed's 'Herbie Flowers' inspired Jazz). Despite being an avowed P man, I am enjoying the Herbie bass the most recently (could be my never-fully-recovered left hand finds the narrower neck width less of a strain). I cycle between each of them several times a week. Between them they cost less than a decent motorbike so I have no guilt at all, even if logically I do not need them all. Besides if I totted up what the Mrs spends on handbags and shoes ....

Thanks Loz, I am relying on it being technogumbie-proof as I am a numpty with electronics!!!!

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1316614301' post='1380385'] If my bass playing got to the heady heights of a solid No2 I would be happy! [/quote] If you are having problems with a solid No2, I suggest you see your doc

Thanks Simon - will check them out Edit: the H2 looks good (and Happy Jack recorded something for me using one the other day) so i have ordered one. Gracias!

Rattlin Bone are rehearsing up some new songs on Sunday and it would be great if I could record them and send them on as mp3's to the rest of the band (would help me practising between rehearsals too). Does anyone have a recommendation for a compact, relatively cheap, technocretin-friendly recording device for use at rehearsals/gigs? Cheers in advance PS, I did have one (Roland I think) that I got off BassChat's yorick (Nige) a year or two back but that was 'borrowed' by the guitarist in my old band and never seen again

There's a Rick 4001 on the album cover in its stand

Cool, thanks gents. I realise I just added to your list of stuff-to-do