Marc S

Yes, they're over £2k now. I've seen them for £2,200 in shops near me Really nice tobacco sunburst colour on your bass dr largepants Stunning colour that

Nah, once a bass addict.....

Well, of course it will make you a better player ..... but only if you keep looking at other basses as well.....

Not heard of a Japanese Auction before... interesting Although if I was up till that time in the morning and bidding - I wouldn't then be able to "switch off" and then go to bed Really nice looking basis for a great instrument you have there. Japan built 70's lawsuit era basses can be fantastic quality. Aria seemed to be producing some superb instruments around that time

I carry my amp head in an old laptop bag, which someone was throwing out. It's a fairly sturdy bag Plenty of room for my TC Electronic 550 head. But there's lots of room for a mains lead, couple of Speakon cables and couple of Jack leads Also has pockets for set-lists or notes and plenty of room left over for odds & ends like a tuner etc The main thing is it provides good protection for the amp head, I can sling it over my shoulder on its' strap..... and it was FREE!

Ooooo, what have you ordered? Tell me, tell me, tell me.......

Yes indeed Lewis. But be warned.... you'll be emailing Mark with your specifications before you even get out of my place

Cheers for the comments guys I really am enjoying my new bass. I haven't gigged it yet But I'm really well pleased with the sound & tone from this lovely bass Having played with 3 Limelights previously, I was prepared for it to be an obviously well put-together, quality bass and I expected it to sound good - but it does sound fab... even better than I expected.... I wonder how much of that is down to the pickups, and how much is down to the quality & type of woods used? It's just such a warm, vintage tone - and the added bite of the bridge pickup just takes it to another level I'm really pleased with the pale, faded tint too. I had asked Mark for a more slightly faded Red, and he's delivered Looking again at it closely last night, the detail and cracks / ageing of the paint and neck varnish are just spot on too Well pleased with my new bass

Yes, depending on the PA of course. I was also wondering, whether in smaller venues (with smaller PA's) whether it could work the other way around? Perhaps with the low bass into a 1x15 cab, and the higher bass frequencies going into the house PA? Of course, that 1x15 cab would probably be the heavier option then.... Be interesting to experiment with doing this sort of stuff though, or from other Rick owners who've tried this sort of thing

Joining an already established covers band is usually the better option. When you do this, as the new member, the pressure is then usually immediately on you, to learn the songs and get up to speed - so they can get back out there gigging Start up bands frequently implode, either before the first gig or shortly afterwards..... That said, established cover bands can do the same thing too - either way, it's just luck of the draw I'm afraid. If you want to stick with your guitarist pal (and I think I would, as he seems to be as committed as yourself) then you've got the task of finding a band who need a bass player and guitarist But stick at it, keep jamming with your guitarist pal - because that'll make you both tighter in the long run Best of luck with your search

Hi Spikey, and welcome to BC I've only ever played either my former Rick or my current Shaftesbury clone in Stereo mode at home... and that wasn't via a proper splitter - just using a stereo lead It did sound nice at home, but I didn't fancy carting two rigs around. (Mind you, these days I often carry a tiny spare head!) Could you think about taking one amp rig, and maybe putting the second signal into a PA? - perhaps via a D.I. or pre-amp pedal? Let us know how you get on with your live stereo experiments

I got my £20 P bass from a local Facebook group. I also bought the neck, again, quite cheaply from the same group (South Wales Guitar, Amp, Gear Exchange) Yes, I know a lot of people don't particularly like Facebook, and TBH, some people you get on these type of groups are eeejits and time wasters - But I've also met some great people via a couple of local buy & sell groups, and traded quite a bit too.... Plus, Every now & then, a bargain will crop up, or a part you need for an obscure brand of guitar

Thanks for that info. There wasn't a stamp on it, or any mark to help identify it. I wasn't expecting anything much, when I first plugged the bass in - but it really did sound great

Sorry, I missed your double NBD at the time.... Good to hear that the AVRI is nearly as good as your original '64 Hmmm, now this has re-kindled an earlier GAS for one!

I had an Ibanez full scale acoustic bass, and once you got used to the deep body, it was great to play That said, I think it should be easy enough to get used to the body shape if you occasionally dabble on acoustic guitar.... I really liked my Ibanez Electro-acoustic. Some people don't seem to like the sound of acoustic basses, but I really liked mine It had quite a full sound, and was quite different to solid bodied bass guitars, tonally. It was also handy for learning / jamming along with youtube, or stuff on radio or TV - without needing an amp The neck was narrow-ish, but when I got it, the action was a bit on the high side. This was cured in the end, by gently sanding down the bridge to lower the strings. Intonation wasn't brilliant high up the neck - but I couldn't get too high up anyway, due to the body shape I wouldn't have sold it, as I liked it - but my son loved it, so I gave it to him.....