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I've had it a couple of times in bands before, if you like them as people it can be quite hard. The drummer in my new band has what I think is a flashing metronome that he keeps near his feet - looks very professional when he sets it to the BPM of the song & means he's always bang on time - maybe you could club together & buy your drummer one (nice and subtle!)?

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1417428910' post='2620119'] I think you are under the impression that people just go to Glasters for the music....... Have you ever been? [/quote] Yes thanks, though I did say that no one cares about the music so I guess we're making the same point.

I'd rather watch LR than Arcade Fire, Kasabian or Metallica. Not that anyone at Glastonbury really cares about the music, if they did they wouldn't all buy their tickets before the line-up is announced.

I think guys do care, it's just that your opinion of what looks good is different to theirs. Go up to the worst looking band you can find & offer them £10 to wear a three sizes too small lederhosen, a pair of clown shoes & a pink cowboy hat for their next gig - they'll all turn you down.

I'd go for Ziricote if it was for me; it's a bit more subtle & the lighter stripe in the middle will probably look really good. But that's just because I'm quite conservative with how my bass looks - if you want to stand out, the Macassar will certainly do that.

The guy from Brand New Heavies always has a brilliant tone for me, recorded or live. Saw them in a very small venue a couple of years ago & the way his notes were cutting through was just incredible - it had no bearing on the equipment I use but he did happen to be using a Fender Jazz & a Warwick, can't remember the amp.

Shame they've sent the girls upstairs - when I used to go they were just downstairs in the main bar room & would still be going round when they bands were setting up!

Quite a few people seem to be stuck thinking of recorded music as a revenue stream but the industry has moved on. I see recordings as a marketing tool for other band activities; building some excitement about your music is easier if people aren't umming & ahhing over the price. For small-ish time bands this idea can be hard as they're having to put their own money into the recordings but I feel it pays off later down the line and studio time & cd manufacturing aren't hugely expensive. I would always argue that bands should charge [size=4]for physical copies (be that cd, vinyl, tape or other - remember the USD stick fad?) but make digital copies available for free somewhere (you can still charge if you're on iTunes).[/size] Who really cares what the royalties are at the smaller stages in a bands career when the ability for some random to add you to their Spotify playlist is worth so much more?

Having just about fought off a bout of P-bass lust, I now seem to be missing the feel & sound of Warwick. I've gone back to 4-strings recently & find my 5-string Corvette a bit of a struggle at the moment, browsing the internet I seem to fancy a 4-string Katana or Infinity but there hardly seem to be any used ones about & new Warwick prices seem absolutely crazy. Anyone know much about the Katana's & Infinity's? Were they not very popular (I've never seen either in the flesh) or are they so good that no one wants to sell theirs (or even take them out the house)?

I went to uni in the town, never played a gig there but have been there for gigs & drinks lots of times: it has a bit of a reputation but its nowhere near the roughest pub in Wycombe let alone the country. Depends what you're used to, its worse than most pubs in London but I'd say pretty standard for dingy pubs in relatively poor towns - just remember to put your pound in the pint glass when it comes round.

So glad it's not a maple fret-board. Can't really afford another bass atm but I'd have struggled to say no at that price!

I've recently bought a TC Polytune2 & am very happy with it - it's fast enough to keep up with my playing if I wanted it to, nice & clear too. Though I agree that you probably don't need a whole pedal just to tune a bass.

^^ That looks great - just the right amount of relic for me too.

Ha - I think I used to have the same misconceptions when I was younger; swore I'd never play a fender because they were boring & ill-equipped. Now I play a Fender most often & it's even in the finish I used to hate (three tone sunburst)! Whilst Cort are a cheaper brand than many, they're still a quality bass maker - proven by how many other companies get them to build their basses!

Depends what you mean by passing the mustard; the average drunk punter at a pub gig won't be able to tell the difference so the answer is probably yes. But you will be able to notice the difference; the tone won't quite be where you want it, the frets will be sharp, the tuners & BBOT bridge will have clear press marks around the edges, depending on the finish you go for you'll know the the body is made up of random chunks of wood that have been glued together & cut into a bass shape and lots of after market upgrades that you'll inevitably want to buy won't fit because the dimensions are out by a couple of mm in every direction. There's a reason they're that cheap & whilst you could probably make some changes to turn it into a playable bass, you'd may as well have bought a proper bass in the first place. This is all made worse by the fact that you've been playing a lot on a Warwick which have some of the best build quality & finishing I've seen on basses.

Hmm maybe they've changed them then, when I played on one it had noticeably smaller frets & the fretboard was slightly more curved (ie smaller radius) than my US jazz. Still, great basses (if a little pricey new nowadays). Hope the OP finds a solution soon...

Great band/group - someone posted them in a hardcore thread a was reading a while ago. At first I thought it was awful but the more you listen to it, it becomes real quality - hoping to go & see them when they play locally next year.

Roadworns have a smaller radius fretboard & use skinnier frets don't they? These changes probably mean the angles your fingers & wrist are bending at are slightly different to what you're used to so it might just be your muscles straining. How long have you been playing the roadworn (length of ownership not duration per session)? If it's less than a month I'd be tempted to say give it another couple in order for your muscles to strengthen up then see how you feel.

Great choice - I had a play on one a couple of weeks ago & thoroughly enjoyed it (despite being more of a jazz man), I can't really justify the new price at the moment but I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a used one. Really nice basses, I would just change the pick-guard as my thumb nail rubbing on the alu made me feel a bit ill.

I think it depends on where the musician is in their career; I will generally pay for the recordings or a CD of a smallish or unsigned act if I like them but for bigger artists I'll expect to get the recordings for free or included on a music service (that I subscribe to). In my experience artists often are quite behind the times in their understanding of the business side of the industry - they will often allocate a large "worth" to their recordings when in reality (as in the business plan of most record labels) recorded music is just a promotional tool to get people to go to the gigs or buy the merch. This can be shown by those numpties that kick up a big fuss about pulling their content from Spotify et al, they clearly don't understand the bigger picture yet were more than happy to accept the inflated advance for their 360-deal.

Another good reason for collection only is cash in hand. It's too easy for buyers to mess around if they've paid by pay-pal & it will often leave the seller out of pocket if not out of pocket & without their goods back - some of the horror stories you hear about have ensured that I'll only post small or low(-ish) value items.

After basic route note stuff, I think I moved straight on to Rage Against the Machine - kind of standard tunes that most bassists learn because they're moderately simple & you really start to feel like you're actually getting somewhere.

Overall I've been quite happy both buying & selling on the forum. There are time wasters on every site & I wouldn't say they are any worse here than anywhere else. A more systemised feedback/reputation system would be nice (rather than people just setting up a thread for themselves) but other than that i think it's fine. In terms of 2nd hand pricing; I actually saw one listed at more than the original selling price a few weeks ago, though they seem to have bought it down since. It made me laugh but I wasn't overly concerned, if I don't like the price then I just ignore it & let people make up their own minds about what they think something is worth.

I'd be interested. Getting a bass almost anywhere in London is generally pretty easy, amps can be a bit of a mission though.