timmo

Thanks for all the suggestions.I will see what i can get for my Warwick, and go from there.It looks like there are plenty to choose from.

I bought a Warwick Fortress Rockbass 3 months ago.It was my first bass i have ever tried to play.I got it on the strength of reviews,as they seemed to be generally well recieved.I have arthiritis in my hand, and have a dodgy pinky.I am struggling to get on the 4th string from about the 16th fret down the neck with said pinky. Anyway, without knowing a thing about bass guitars, i bought an Aria pro2 yesterday, it was so much easier for me to play as the neck is thinner.So my question, do manufacturers tend to stick with the same thickness of neck, or do they all vary?I am thinking of selling the Warwick and maybe getting another Aria, but unsure as to whether the neck thicknessess will be the same.Unfortunately, the guitar shops around my area stock loads of guitars, but very few basses to try. Has anyone got any suggestions of any other basses that have thin necks i could look at please, as i would like to try different makes.

I enjoyed a couple of books i read recently :- Scars of Sweet Paradise ....About the life of Janis Joplin Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out.... About Bill Graham who owned The Fillmore and Winterland in San Frncisco, full of his dealings with bands such as The Grateful Dead, Santana, Led Zeppelin,Rolling Stones,and many more with quotes from all the stars from the bands

I bought it for £60.There are lots of chips, but otherwise in good working order

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367690380' post='2068504'] I still can't understand why sellers won't post guitars (they have after all mostly come from the other side of the world) but then again that's a good thing for us! [/quote] It is a good thing if you are close to Surrey.Every bass i fancy, they always seem to live there

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1367685873' post='2068436'] Keeping something quiet on ebay? Good luck! [/quote] Surprising what you can get cheap if it is wrongly listed or mispelled

It is local.But it always puts me off when things have pro in the name, as they seem to do that to make it sound more desirable

IS this a good price for one of these, and are they any good? [url="http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/aria-pro-bass-guitar/1015317422"]http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/aria-pro-bass-guitar/1015317422[/url]

i dunno, but i will buy the tablecloth

[quote name='2x18' timestamp='1367652503' post='2067893'] Sorry timmo! Hope you get it at a bargain price! Will. [/quote] No worries. If someone is serious about bidding for it, then go ahead.It looked like no one was really interested, so i thought it might go cheap.I only wanted a cheap bass so i could take to work for practicing.I was only going to go too £100, so if anyone is going to bid more, tell me and i will stop.No point in bidding it up if someone os wanting to pay more.It is at £62 now, and i have lost the lead

[quote name='2x18' timestamp='1367609965' post='2067640'] He wrongly listed it in the Book section -- there is a nice M.I.J. Vantage Bass and case in the book section as well!-----May be a bargain if you can collect! ( Milton Keynes ) Will. [/quote] Ahh, i was trying to keep that quiet.I am the highest bidder so far

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221220072398?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221220072398?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649[/url]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Ergo-Electric-Upright-Bass-5-Five-String-Trans-Black-/140963146480?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D15010%26meid%3D7310968487050982457%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1121%26rk%3D4%26sd%3D121099373467%26"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Ergo-Electric-Upright-Bass-5-Five-String-Trans-Black-/140963146480?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D15010%26meid%3D7310968487050982457%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1121%26rk%3D4%26sd%3D121099373467%26[/url]

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1367234657' post='2062835'] One of the reasons the Beatles did so well was the pop music of the time was mostly dull and awful, and by comparison, they were a bit good. [/quote] That is your opinion.I wouldn`t imagine any band that started within the last 5 years would still be able to pack out a stadium tour 50 years later.The quality of the musicianship was a lot higher, and competition fiercer

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1367224200' post='2062634'] It's all a question of how you interpret the statistics. Sure she hasn't sold as many copies of her album as The Beatles did. Pop music is no longer as important in the general scheme of things. However when you consider the sheer number of new albums being released every week these days and the number of artists that she is having to compete with, then here achievement could be considered even more remarkable. Doing what The Beatles did when you're a fairly big fish in a small pond is much easier IMO. [/quote] The only difference, which of course is based on my opinion, The Beatles had to compete with higher calibre of opposition.On the otherside though, artists of 50 years ago had a better chance of being totally original, as there was not so much music about.

It sounded like it went alright for you if you just take the positives.You went for the experience, which you got.You probably learnt more from that, than if it went reasonably smoothly.plus you avoided what could have been a big mistake and got the gig

I guess an epic dance track would be born slippy-underworld.Don`t know if it would be easy though

Flea used at least one for a demonstration..So i guess you could say yes, but i very much doubt he used one live [media]http://youtu.be/En1U1P9di64[/media]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1367145885' post='2061624'] If the OP is looking for the single most beautiful bass ever doesn't it have to be a full custom build that's a 'one of a kind' - otherwise it's just a bad that's very nice indeed but looks almost identical to a lot of other basses? [/quote] So any basses by mark d phillips can be included?

This is one of my favourite looking Basses [url="javascript:windetails("][/url]

OK, thank you.I looked at that one, plus i was interested in this [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Korg-KDM2-Orchestra-Metronome-Sounds/dp/B001EWN72Q/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_4"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Korg-KDM2-Orchestra-Metronome-Sounds/dp/B001EWN72Q/ref=pd_sim_sbs_MI_4[/url]

Thanks for the reply.Just one flaw though.I think i may need to update my phone [url="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=16CBdMAs9khhsM&tbnid=ySZ6ZcSfTto4BM:&ved=0CAgQjRwwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobilefun.co.uk%2Fsony-ericsson-k750i-replacement-quickshare-sticker-black-p7114.htm&ei=cDp8UebwBIKLOZrvgYgK&psig=AFQjCNGDP1YF0qmue91b-fdLiS0AqxkZKA&ust=1367182320116651"][/url]

Does anyone use a metronome for Bass, and can recommend one please?

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1367079909' post='2061095'] Is that the woman who sings with her eyes shut,and has loads of teeth? [/quote] Isn`t that Odyssey