Clarky

[quote name='BurritoBass' post='1065989' date='Dec 21 2010, 06:20 PM']I think it's a classic side effect of GAS. We want things because we can't afford them. Once you have the cash often you realise that you don't need that extra bass. I don't want for any basses right now but suddenly this week I've been GASing for a huge Orange Rig that I don't need or can't justify. A little bit like indigestion, I hope it'll pass.[/quote] +1 This week I have been gassing for a fretless Wal, lord knows why - maybe its my hero worship of Bilbo Actually its because I have been listening to Percy Jones and because the neck on my fretless Jazz is a little too narrow for my hands. Next week there will be something else (my recurring GAS is for a Tony Franklin fretless in 3TS)!

Love my Fender Pino to bits but I wish I didn't have to take the neck off every time I need to tweak the truss rod (I know it comes with the territory with old Fenders and their replicas but what a design flaw!)

There's always wateroftyne's Caps Locks key. I can't believe thats still here

Just did an amp trade with Lozz (his Terror Bass for my TC Classic 450). Thoroughly friendly guy and even braved the dreadful weather to drive 25 miles from his neck of the woods to my house in London to do the swap. Like the guys above say, highly recommended and trustworthy. Cheers Lozz!

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1064690' date='Dec 20 2010, 02:55 PM']Erm ... I did. Just ignore me. See if I care.[/quote] Did someone say something? [attachment=66838:14tumbleweed.jpg]

El bassissimo, if you please (I'm bored too)

OK, Norwegian jazz time! "Topplue Votter and Skjerf" by Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous and Jack deJohnette is a truly beautiful, haunting track (which makes me think of fjords and misty mornings, but thats just me!). But what really makes it is the double bass playing by Miroslav Vitous, which I think has to be my favourite ever piece of DB playing. Here is a link to a free (slightly lower quality than MP3) version. Just click on "Prelisten Track" [url="http://ligamusic.com/Lyrics/2943917/Terje_...f/download-mp3/"]http://ligamusic.com/Lyrics/2943917/Terje_...f/download-mp3/[/url]

^^^ This until recently, except I was very impressed with 51m0n's demo at the BassBash of how to beef up a bass sound in a noisy band context with a compressor. So I have acquired a Demeter compressor and look forward to giving that a try out when my punk band finally finds a replacement drummer.

'Yesterday is here' by Tom Waits (my band Rattlin Bone does a cover of this live). Beautiful

BassDirect has a fretless passive Wal for £1699 - [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Wal.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Wal.html[/url] - but its been in stock for a little while now

An in-betweeny would be D'addario chromes - they do 45-100 and 50-105 gauges (I use the former) and have higher tension than TIs. They are quite bright to begin with (you can even slap them) but calm down after a while and sound typically flatwound [url="https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/1284-d_addario_4_string_ecb_chromes_flat_wound_bass_strings_ecb80_ecb81_ecb82_ecb84_ecb81s_ecb81m_"]https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/12..._ecb81s_ecb81m_[/url]

Hey Nick, I use the Mono gigbag and am very happy with it. A good compromise between soft and hard cases, nicely ergonomic, and lots of storage space in the pockets.

Oops, and another deal with Chris! Just bought his Bacchus 62 Jazz which is a lovely thing indeed. Another happy BC buying/selling experience with Chris.

In your 80s

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