jezzaboy

I seem to remember one of the mods mentioning in the past that they prefer to keep the item description intact as it helps when people run a search on Google or similar. It direct`s non members onto the site. I have no problem leaving the details of a sale but if people want to remove the info for a reason, then it`s up to them. If you suspect dirty deeds, walk away. Jez

Another vote for G & L. It`s the most versatile bass, imo of course, with enough sound permitations to confuse a monk fish! And even though mine is a Tribute model, the build quality and finish is top notch. The perfect bass for the busy semi pro in a function band. Jez

Tb, don`t be down hearted. I`m am possibly the most un-talanted (no my mistake, I am the most un-talanted!) bass player on this site with a big gob to match and I play in a reasonably busy covers band. It`s all about getting together with a decent bunch of like minded folks. The 4 of us get along pretty good apart from the occasional dose of lead singers disease. Start your own band? Time for a Basschat group hug Jez

Aye , well handy for spotting E bay rip offs!! Jez

I`ve just sent the same pic! But yours looks clearer. Spooky. Jez

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='1139079' date='Feb 23 2011, 08:08 PM']Maybe she was offering something that Liz didn't.[/quote] Like what? Go on, tell us. Or should we ask Shane Ward? Jez

I ordered a T bird from them on the sunday, got it via DHL on the wednesday. Well packed and in perfect knick. Did I read somewhere that they were going to open up a store/warehouse in England? Jez

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1136181' date='Feb 21 2011, 08:29 PM']The question is: what if you never got paid again? Would you just play for the sheer enjoyment? Would your band still enjoy the gigs, knowing there was no payment for them?[/quote] I would rather be out gigging, not getting paid than being a bedroom bass player anyday. Nothing against people who are bedroom guitarist`s mind. Jez

We have done a couple of charity nights in the pub when we take our fee from the landlord and donate it to the charity that is hosting the night. That way everyone get`s something out of it. It`s good karma man! Wouldn`t do it too often to be honest but once in a while is ok. I know that a lot of bands up here that play original material struggle to break even on the night. Jez

[quote name='crez5150' post='1135350' date='Feb 21 2011, 12:38 PM']What a cock! I really can't stand the guy. I really don't rate him as a bassist either....[/quote] Ah well, that will be another profesional bass player who is a member of basschat who will not bother us again. Really, is there any need for this level of abuse? Jez

The local crack converters in Paisley has one of these in for £150. It`s black with a matching headstock and a mirror scratch plate and looks a nice piece of kit. Didn`t have time to have a shot but it was very nice. Even though the Indonesian ones don`t get the write up that the Chinese ones, my VMJ was made there and it`s good and I have had an Affinity P and it was good as well. Jez

Nah, leave the tort on, it looks the biz. Don`t you think that white basses look the dog dangalies? Jez

Well seeing as we have verified the origin of the body, I`m gonna buy it right away - wibble wibble. It would be quite easy to spot the original owner of the bass anyway. Just look for someone who uses a blowtorch for a plectrum. Jez

[quote name='obbm' post='1130144' date='Feb 16 2011, 07:57 PM']Get your fingers into Nivram. Great Jet Harris walking bass line.[/quote] Great tune Nivram. Pop trivia, it`s Marvin spelt backwards! Jez

Re Mustang Sally: we play it mabye every 2nd gig but only if it`s a few tasty girls doing the backing vocals on it. No girls, no Mustang. Shallow and a bit sexist but honest. The girls love it and so do we. I think that to be a succesfull covers band, you have to play songs that people know. You want to play the songs as well as you can, have a good time and give the punters a good time. There is no point in playing songs by obscure artists that people are not familiar with. There are plenty of bands that are scratching their ar*e or playing in the rehersal studio`s because they can`t get a gig. If you can get bookings playing more obscure stuff, good on ya! Jez

First bass: Squier Precision special Go to bass: G&L L 2000 Tribute My bass: G&L L 2000 Tribuite Jez

Sorry if I am confusing youz guys. What he did was disconect the internal speaker from the back of the SWR and plugged in another amp head into the external speaker socket on the back of the SWR and turned on both amps. He says that he did this to by pass the SWR amp and see if the buzzing noise was coming from the SWR head. I know, it`s bloomin crazy and I can`t really get my head round it but at least he was decent enough to put his hands up and admit what he had done. He could just have said it chucked it. I have had an e mail from him and he is willing to splash the cash for the repair/replacement. Jez

You mentioned in another post that you only use 2 strings! What are you gonna do with the other 3? Answers on a postcard to the usual address. PS Buying a bass looking like that means that you have too much disposable income. Try spending it on something sensible like mind bending drugs Jez

Thanks for the replies guys. I still haven`t got a sensible answer from him as to why he plugged in the other amp head. I have loaned him gear before and he always looks after it. Needless to say, I won`t be doing that again.... If it`s potentialy an expensive one, ah well, I always needed a better 15" bass cab. Jez

I`ve got a SWR Workingmans 15 combo. I, foolishy, gave someone a loan of it and from what I can gather he heard some buzzing through the combo and decided to disconnect the internal speaker and run an extension speaker into it to see if it was a problem with the sinternal speaker. Result, the same buzz. Then, you`ll like this, he pluged another amp head into the swr ext speaker socket and turned em both on. The SWR made a phww noise and chucked it. Having had a look at it, the fuse has blown (the one on the back of the amp head), so, I changed the fuse making sure that it is the same kind as in the manual but it keeps blowing. Any ideas? Is it goosed? Has it mabye blown something inside? Next question. Anyone know of any amp repairers in Glasgow area? Any help would be appreciated. Jez

Most of the time I could get away with a 3 string never mind a 5 stringer. I had a 5 but couldn`t get used to it at all. Jez

At over a grand now for a US Standard Jazz, there is no way I will ever buy a new Fender. If you get a decent VMJ, they are a great buy, even with the stock pickups. I really wish that people would stop talking about the CV as I have a serious attack for one. Damm you Basschat!!!! Jez

I mentioned this is another thread. Some guys I have spoken have found it hard to get gigs in the Glasgow area but they are playing rock covers stuff whereas we will play anything to get punters going. Sell out? Where do I sign? We play about 5 or 6 different places and always get asked back and get repeat bookings. I think a lot of it is down to your attitude. We turn up on time, paly for a decent amount of time, make a point of being nice to the bar manager and staff especially the bouncers, don`t play too loud, get the punters involved and play music that women want to dance too which is very important and pleasing on the eye in most cases. Money wise, we make between 200-240 between the 4 of us, which is enough for me as I would be doing it for nowt if I had too. Jez

Looking at this from a different angle, I recently traded a Status bass with a guy from NI and packed it rather well. It arrived and the guy sent me an e mail almost bemoaning the fact that it took him 30 mins to unwrap the bass. Needless to say, it arrived in one piece. You can`t please everyone. Jez

The last time I said that a bass was a keeper was when I spent £600 on a Fender Jaguar and that was about 20 basses ago! It`s being on this site that does it. You are rolling along quite happy and you look at Gear porn and say "that`s a beautiful bass" and that`s it!. Luckily, I`m now skint and can say with a certain conviction that the three I currently own are keepers. But if I had the cash..... Jez