Higgie

[quote name='4 candles' post='631764' date='Oct 20 2009, 07:28 PM']A bit beaten up!!!! If I knew you'd have paid more then Id have charged you more!!!! My biggest regret bass wise was selling this, If you can overlook the squire label its one hell of a bass. Glad you are still enjoying my pride and joy Higgie God bless you[/quote] It really is my secret weapon bass! I use my Stingrays because they seem to fit my band a little bit better with the stuff we do, but any chance I get to play this bad boy I do!

I have a 3 band EQ 2006 Stingray and a 1989 3 band Stingray Fretless - They are both gorgeous. Only problem I've had is a lacking G string when playing live. Swapped out the pickup in the 06 fretted for a Nordstrand 4.2 and been happy ever since. Didn't try the fretless live before making the swap, but decided to put one in anyway as I reasoned that it probably wouldn't sound any worse than the original, even if there wasn't a problem in the first place

My guitarist and I (http://www.myspace.com/tornband) are depping for guitarist Mike Casswell and bassist Phil Williams from East of Java (http://www.myspace.com/eastofjavamusic) down the Sutton Arms, so if your in the area and haven't got anything to do, come and see us

[quote name='bassmanbish' post='634558' date='Oct 23 2009, 04:01 PM']Speaking of Pino, I would recommend that you dig out the first 2 Go West Albums ('Go West' and 'Dancing On The Couch'). Perhaps not the most obvious 'fretless' tunes but man, can that guy play a tasty, tight bassline. Essential listening for all fretless players in my opinion! Cheers Matt[/quote] As I said in my previous post...Jaco who? Pino is the king of fretless IMO

I use OBBM instrument leads and couldn't be happier. The speakons I use haven't packed up yet, so haven't had the need to get any from him, but my Dad uses all OBBM stuff and he's very pleased

Been meaning to get new pics for a while That's the current band board, now that Toasted's MSD wah has landed Bass>Cream Pie>OC-2>XBlender (Swollen pickle clone in the loop)>Analogman Chorus>DT-10>MSD Wah There's the fun board...PT2 with the rest of my pedals on it. Not wired up or anything, I just plug each pedal in whenever I feel like using them. Been trying to get the band board sorted out first as that's the priority, but will hopefully get round to finishing it off soon. G Labs Wah pad - Bought off here recently, will be using it as a TB loop for my Whammy Digitech WH-1 original whammy Crowther Prunes and Custard Montgomery Appliances '77 Flanger - clone of the original A/DA flanger with a few upgraded features. Without a doubt the best flanger i've heard or used, Toasted is selling one in the FS section - grab it while you still can! EHX US BassBalls Catalinbread Serrano clean boost Catalinbread Valcoder tremolo Atomic Echo Clone - Original Way Huge Aqua Puss, just in a different enclosure, and therefore a fraction of the price Original Musitronics Mutron III - The funkiest filter ever made PS. Sorry for the bad quality pics...Had to use my webcam

Just awesome isn't it? In my opinion, Pino is the greatest fretless bass player. Jaco who?

[quote name='barneyg42' post='632728' date='Oct 21 2009, 07:47 PM'] Gets pretty sweet at 4.38![/quote] Probably my most watched vid on youtube. The fill at 5:00-5:02 is just awesome. Probably my favourite fill, in any song, ever Nothing very hard or technical about it...Just a fantastic piece of tasteful playing.

Very nice Steve.

[quote name='Bay Splayer' post='631636' date='Oct 20 2009, 06:37 PM']anything from the two paul young albums...... no parlez the secret of association especially....wherever i lay my hat all by the legend that is pino palladino[/quote] Get the OC-2 out and have a go at "I'm gonna tear your playhouse down" Not easy...but what a great bassline!

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='628972' date='Oct 17 2009, 07:30 PM']Double bass is a completely different kettle of fish from fretless. I'm a professional double bass player and cellist, but I wouldn't dare play a fretless electric bass in front of an audience. Higgie last heard me play one. It wasn't pretty, LOL![/quote] It was a lot prettier than me playing it, that's for sure!!

I paid £350 for mine and it's a bit beaten up and has a DiMarzip pickup in it. To be honest it's such a good bass I'd have happily paid more for it! I think about £400/450 for a decent condition/unmodified one is about the going rate.