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oooh.. mine is 733.. a 1988.. yours was made on 20/11/89. Now get some pics up my son P.s Kev I would be surprised if that Spanish bloke gets any bids with such a lame advert (description/pics/willingness to post)

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BAJO-5-CUERDAS-VIGIER_W0QQitemZ180265288707QQihZ008QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BAJO-5-CUERDAS-VIGIE...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] People in Spain and France seem only to want to post to Spain and France for some reason

Better not point out the 5 string silver passion currently at £633 then!! Looks like a series 2 version, too... Actually I can't tell from the pics!

Also just a bit of clarification for those who are not familiar with the models: Series 1 - wooden neck-thru with brass laminate under the fingerboard Series 2 - all graphite weave neck-thru Series 3 - two very dense (75% carbon) rods through neck and 90% maple mix Series 4 - as series 3 but with bolt on joint Word. Truly some of the most innovative, different, French and sexy instruments out there!

Kev, there are two red Passion Series 3 basses on ebay at the moment as it happens - both in Europe though but quite unusual. One has a BIN of about £1k and the other is open to bidding... Cheers ped

Good choice of bass my man. Give Bacchus a call/email, they are superb and will go to the end of the earth to help you. Let us know how you get on... Cheers ped

Very interested to see the S2 passion Nick, it could be mines sister!

A cool flip painted Passion S2 Red Passion Early white Passion Nice silver Passion Tasty blue... you guessed it... Passion A fretless (conversion) Arpege Some geezer with a fetching purple S3 Nice shot of a blueburst S3 Passion A very early Passion S1

I have had two Vigiers for some time now (had three for a few months and eventually sold it to Lukeward2000 to share the love) Nothing sounds like them to me. They have everything I crave - stability, cutting clarity, beef, a real 'weight' behind the sound, light weight, beautifully shaped and extremely comfortable to play. As I am sure you are sick of seeing mine by now, I have attached some pics of various Vigiers I have come across on my web travels. The first two are mine.... A Passion S2 (with Marleaux electronics and Roland Vbass pickup) and a Passion S3 Fretless (With U-retro Deluxe pre) A couple of Nick's #1, a S2 Arpege

If you already have a guitar pod, how about a rack XT pro instead of the X3 - I can't see any reason to 'upgrade' except for the fact it does guitar too. I really don't know why they made it 3u!!

Hello Dr.J, I have talked to you about these basses on Talkbass. I used to have a very nice early 36" scale jazz 5 and a newer Twenty-Four bass, both of which were stunning and restored my faith in wooden necked instruments! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your stay! ped

Probably takes some getting used to I imagine. I bet it sounds really big from the audience though. Well done on the quick fix, that must have been a real relief and one of those moments that makes you feel like a 'proper' man, fixing things!

That's good to hear - how did it sound (when it was working) ped

Agreed. It can be hatefully tacky and over the top, but a well placed single 'pop' or slap can be pretty groovy. I love the fretless and play it probably about half the time. Mind you, fretless can be equally cheesy when not used tastefully, loads of slides and chorus... gimme a break!! Cheers ped

Bass, because amps are easy to find - a bass that feels great and suits you is much more difficult to track down. That said - there is no reason whatsoever that a bass that feels great can't be had for much less than £1000 odd.

[quote name='Muppet' post='238400' date='Jul 13 2008, 11:12 AM']Ped, how did you actually run it, live, can you remember?[/quote] Yes, we basically did the backing music for a girl who came to write some songs with us at the studio. Each track on the iPod had drums + keys and a smallish intro so we took our cues from that. It was as simple as pressing play and playing along. I understand your situation is a bit more complex though. My friend does the same thing as you mention (drummer has click, effects etc come through pa 'on cue' so I will ask him about it and get back to you. Cheers ped

I have done a couple of gigs where a laptop or even an iPod were used. Always worked fine actually.

I normally take it to the Post Office yeah. Well packaged of course, and definitely send insured. You should have no problems with it, I see people posting all sorts of objects in my local (You have long enough to look around whilst in the line believe me!)

Yes - a rather silly response in my opinion. Did he not look at the magazine before agreeing to an interview? I have personally not paid any attention to bass mags since I started on Bassworld back in about 1998!

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Beerdragon - really sorry to hear about the 'Trace' cabinets. Keep us up to date with what happens. Ferret - those LEDs would do my head in!

I am not sure about the Yamaha kit but on the Roland one you can do all of that on the drum brain beforehand but the cheaper ones you can't adjust the levels. Doing it in the programme will be impossible but if you set each drum pad to trigger a midi sound of the corresponding drum sound you could do it then but not worth the hassle in my opinion. We have recorded a few times with Roland electric kits and they always sound superb, really easy to get an incredible sound. Everything is panned and set. Cheers ped