Clarky

[quote name='farmer61' post='1042077' date='Nov 30 2010, 10:42 AM']What about the DB etc??[/quote] Separate porn thread! There's a link in my sig below PS, bassmanady, the Pino is definitely not going anywhere although I am sorry you had the misfortune of hearing me play it - there's only so many times anyone can listen to the riff of 'The Magnificent Seven'!

Having come up with the usual "I am so happy" blah blah on my last porn thread I am not even going to suggest these are all 'keepers' (well the Pino definitely is), here is my latest bunch. 2005 Fender CS Pino Palladino, 1994/5 Fender American Vintage '62 Precision Reissue (with added J pickup), and Bacchus Jazz (see a few posts below for pic) [attachment=65372:DSCF2204.JPG][attachment=65370:DSC00133.JPG]

[quote name='obbm' post='1041723' date='Nov 29 2010, 10:21 PM']Interestingly the latest BGM that came throught the letterbox this morning has a feature and review on compressors.[/quote] Rubbish review actually, as it the word b*ll*x does not appear anywhere. Obviously not done by a technician, eh 51m0n?

Just bought an American Vintage P/J off Gareth. Lovely bass in tip top condition, kindly delivered to my office at work. After nearly doing business a couple of times, we finally do. Thanks Gareth!

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='1041384' date='Nov 29 2010, 05:01 PM']Just get the right gloves ... [attachment=65331:Hepburn.jpg] [/quote] silddx has several pairs of these, maybe he can lend you some?

I did hear the other day that a well known DB player (won't say his name) who seems to have used several different EUBs in turn in the past few years only does so in order to extract the maximum from the tax off-sets of his profession - not because he is perennially dissatisfied with his gear. It put a slightly different complexion on my view of "endorsement whoring"

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='1041284' date='Nov 29 2010, 03:41 PM']If you ever play up in this neck of the woods there's me and a now a couple of mates who would turn up. Very, very taken with your stuff Clarky. [/quote] Cheers matey, remind me where your neck of the woods is (its not shown below your avatar pic)?

[quote name='WalMan' post='1041119' date='Nov 29 2010, 01:30 PM']Now, to double the reasons for my qualifying as a sh1t player, where's me plectrum [/quote] Hey, Walman, I play a 4-string AND use a plectrum, what does that qualify me as?

Swamp/voodoo/blues/jazz/something-or-other band Rattlin Bone play Camden on Wednesday (link here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=109469&pid=1037361&st=0&#entry1037361)"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...;#entry1037361)[/url] followed up by The Waverley in Bognor Regis on Saturday. For those on the South Coast who want to escape the X-Factor, we are onstage about 8.45pm. It will be a slimmed down version of the band (probably 7 or 8 piece down from 14!). Fish n chips and rock n roll, yeah baby

Based on that photo, if you'd said this was a new entry-level Far Eastern instrument (Ibanez, Aria etc) priced competitively for learners (say £125) I would not have been surprised.

Afraid I am completely shallow. Part of the reason I fell for the Pino was I love the faded fiesta red colour. I am one of the trad colour camp (sunburst/oly white/seafoam green/ sonic blue/fiesta red) and never been attracted to natural wood. For a rock/metal bass, though, gotta be black!

[quote name='Rich' post='1040738' date='Nov 29 2010, 07:49 AM']I play a 5 all the time these days, and yes I use the B a lot. I haven't gigged a 4 for about 7 years now. I don't feel that one is necessarily better than the other, it's just what I personally want to use. I don't feel the need to justify my more-then-4 choice and if anyone wants to look down their nose at me, that's fine, go ahead. Whatever floats your boat. But the sad fact is that threads like this [i]always[/i] end up as some sort of pissing contest, and to be honest it bores the life out of me. Life is too short for pointless snobbery, inverted or otherwise.[/quote] Its funny how perspective is, Rich. I read most of this thread as looking down the nose at 4-stringers like me! As you rightly intimate, different strokes for different folks

[quote name='51m0n' post='1040647' date='Nov 29 2010, 12:04 AM'] Looks like there may be one in your signature already??[/quote] Why do you think it's for sale? Already have enough people shouting "that's bollox" at me before they even see my amp has one compressor knob ....

[quote name='51m0n' post='1040633' date='Nov 28 2010, 11:53 PM']Fantastic news about the money all going to charity. So when will we do the next one?[/quote] When we have all traded on our amps with one compressor knob

4 all the players I most admire play 4 strings (Jamerson, Simonon, Martyn P Casey, Bernard Edwards, Willie Weeks, Burton, Jaco etc on electric, La Faro, Chambers etc on DB). In some cases maybe they would have used a 5 if one was available but it didn't stop them making a glorious noise

It all depends on the practicalities. IMHO a DB is more satisfying to play and sounds better, period. But if you have to cart it around frequently or on public transport or you have back issues etc an EUB is obviously a sensible alternative. The Aria I just sold (to obbm) is a pretty good value compromise and much better than a Stagg. But really good EUBs (Yamaha, Eminence, Volante etc) run to the same price as a good DB (up to a few grand). I think there are a few threads in this section of the forum on the different types of DB (laminate vs carved etc) and which ones are good for the money. For example, Gareth Hughes picked up a DB from Thomann which he is very happy with for under a grand. Perhaps PM him?

Bump

Sold to Dave/obbm

A huge thanks to Nik, Colin and co for working so hard to set this up and to those who gave teach-ins (compression was never so entertaining!). A good time was had by all! And as I understand a decent amount of money was raised for some worthwhile causes. RIP Old Git

pM'd back

[quote name='matski' post='1038013' date='Nov 26 2010, 05:22 PM']that Yogi Beedster pic is really quite disturbing... [/quote] you wanna try meeting him in real life

Nearly lunch time and TIM for curry