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I really like them. They play them in the gym occasionally and it sounds awesome.

[quote name='urb' post='407825' date='Feb 12 2009, 05:50 PM']Hey Peeps Popped into Sei central today and John was quite literally working on the neck when I stopped by - and I couldn't resist taking a few snaps of the body and neck together - check out the inlayed 'wave' of spalt on the headstock - a really classy touch from Martin (I asked him to add it BTW): The body is off the finishers soon - but Pino's P-bass is being varnished in the shop and the spalt comes out quite a bit darker than it is here - which will contrast beautifully with that lovely Birdseye board. I'm going to a matte finish on the neck which the guys will do in the workshop - and I ordered some Nordy JSE4s - they sound great. I'm still not decided on the circuit yet - any hints or ideas appreciated - Martin was saying how he liked the new MEC circuit so I might give that a go - I don't want anything too agressive. I know there aren't many Sei threads here but believe me there are some real crackers in production right now - Martin and John are busy with a load of orders - but thankfully mine's progressing well. I reckon it could be ready around July - so hopefully not too long to go Cheers for now - so many Seis so little time! Mike[/quote] Hi Mike That really is looking absolutely spectacular! Can't wait to see the finished item. I'd say it's probably the nicest Sei Jazz I've ever seen so far. BTW, I've played Mike's s/cut and the Nordys sound fantastic to me; it's absolutely one of the best sounding basses I've ever heard, and when the time comes I'm going to have something very similar built.

[quote name='mic mac moe' post='182672' date='Apr 22 2008, 10:49 AM'] I use the sevices of Steve Preston at Wyre River Guitars in BLACKPOOL LANCS. 01253 353723 He does the lot,from set ups and restrings to a complete custom build from scratch,not Warmoth![/quote] Always wondered what Steve Preston was like. I don't generally like finding out the hard way (bad experiences in the past). BTW completely off topic, but that's some avatar!!!

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='409148' date='Feb 13 2009, 11:26 PM']Hey Lee don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Warwick basses don't slap but from personal experience there are certain makes/genres of basses that can do it better. I've never tried to study or even begin to understand why some basses are better at it than others but as a rule I've 'generally' found that BO basses (at least decent quality ones) can by and large slap better than 'many' Warwick basses. I agree with you that 'old red' that we have both owned is an exception to the rule and there are plenty of nice snappy sounding Wicks out there but not all Warwicks can carry it off... and as you say there are basses like the Sterling (Stingray/Jazz) which seem to universally just nail the slap tone [/quote] I think this all depends on what you consider a good slap tone. As an example I really don't like Marcus's slap tone (heck, I don't like Marcus's tone, full stop), but many consider it the holy grail of slap tones. I must admit I haven't got what I would consider great slap tones from the Warwicks I've had or played, but they may suit some people. Same with Status, they're generally considered slap monsters, but I'm not mad on them. Best slap tone I've heard? Alembic by a mile. In a nutshell, I feel it's really difficult to generalise about these things because people's tastes differ so much. FWIW the Streamer Stage 1 4s I've played have all been lighter than 9lbs, and are I feel generally fairly light basses. Stage 2s seem to differ more; I once played 2 in the Bass Centre and one was about 9lbs whilst the other must've been more like 11.

They did not so long ago. I'm sure they would if you asked nicely.

Thin Lizzy...the reason I started playing. Phil; Legend. 'Nuff said.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='407337' date='Feb 12 2009, 09:45 AM']when you listen to a LOT of it, it is amazing how much repetition you hear - same with Stanley Clarke. I am not referring to stylistic things, the little idiosyncratic details that define every player to some extent, I am talking about stock licks that are 'party pieces', things that are pulled out of the hate time and again for non-musical reasons.[/quote] +1. Some Jaco I really like, but most of it doesn't touch me, and I do find him extremely repetitive. I really like some of his less championed tracks, such as Okonkole Y Trompa, and have less time for some of his more famous stuff. I was also slightly underwhelmed by his Shadows and Light contribution, having been told by all and sundry that it was as good as it gets. Great player and musician though, obviously. Re Stan, I love his early stuff (up to and including School Days) much more than anything Jaco ever did; his Brown Album is one of my favourites of all time. But I do feel that after that he lost the plot a bit, as much I love his playing. Having said that his gig the other year was [i]stellar[/i].

[quote name='AndyThomas' post='404444' date='Feb 9 2009, 04:22 PM']Is it called the "oilslick" by any chance, previously owned by kevin ????? From Scotland. Just found out. I can't believe I have a sei bass AND it's got a name. I've had it for 4 days and I've yet to put it down [/quote] Were you by any chance playing that the other Friday when Paul Turner was in the Gallery? I was downstairs and heard some wonderful fretless playing....

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='392528' date='Jan 27 2009, 11:02 AM']Hey there, A big up for Poulton! How many other bass players live here???[/quote] I live just down the road in Cleveleys....nice bass Matt! We'll have to get together and check out each others basses some time as discussed. Maybe after I get the incoming Sei Flamboyant 5.. Unfortunately my Alembic arrived with its new owner on the continent today, so you won't get to play that (I think I've got something in my eye...*sniff*)

Agreed; get up there and play some. They're great guys for a start.

I had one once but it was stolen (along with my first Ric) in Hendon in 1986.

All of my basses are "better" basses (bear in mind I've just sold an Alembic and still own a Sei and vintage Rick), but I really like the neck on this, and it seems like there's a pretty good sound buried in there (it sounds good acoustically which is always a good sign). You can't help but get funky on it. I also love the idea of having a really "chuckable" bass for a change. My issues really were with the cost of upgrading; the more I think about it, the more I think it may not be worth it, as it potentially starts drifting nearer and nearer to used Stingray territory. Have to say though having once used an example of the real thing I actually preferred the feel of this, although that may be atypical. Wish they'd sort out the forearm contour on these things though, it bloody hurts! One thing I won't be doing is getting some sort of Jazz instead. The only one I've ever got on with is sat in the Bass Gallery and costs £5k. ;-)

Used an OLP Stingray of all things at rehearsal last night. Despite some minor issues, I thought it played great & sounded pretty fat & funky; surprisingly so. The only thing I did notice was a complete lack of treble; my main Ric (which is a fairly mellow guitar) was a dozen times brighter. With the top end maxed on the Ashdown combo I was using and the bottom turned down it sounded like Bernard Edwards in Chic (not a bad thing...). Is this normal? As the bass felt pretty good, is it worth upgrading the pickup/electronics (the bass cost absolute peanuts)? The neck is really nice. Anyone out there with an upgraded OLP?

Definitely Vigier. You can see the logo right at the start ( I only watched about 40 seconds of it..).