Happy Jack

That looks a lot like a Status Streamline to my eyes. I doubt it will go for £125 but, if it does, that would be a very low price IMHO.

http://www.gumtree.com/p/community/bass-player-wanted-for-alternativepsychedelic-band/1080046217

Awesome? Pah! Several of those photographs have absolutely no colour at all ...

How Long? At the pub? No problem, you only had to ask. http://youtu.be/FqWn1yCGJto

I reckon you'll find Bottom F# a couple of frets up from Bottom E. That's OK, no need to thank me.

What DB are you playing, what sort of pickup are you using, what sort of music do you do, what volume do you play at, etc. etc. etc. As usual, the more you tell people, the more they can help.

And now ... for your delight and delectation ... CANDY APPLE RED! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GIBSON-MELODY-MAKER-BASS-CANDY-APPLE-RED-1968-VINTAGE-GIBSON-BASS-/390482302034?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item5aea8f1452 I can only assume that he's completely colour-blind. Either that or he really, [i][b]really [/b][/i]needs a new camera.

Now come on guys, is this a peccadillo or a quirk? They're not the same, you know.

Done Phil. Now all we need is for someone to explain why my PDF has been converted into an IDB, and how you're supposed to open it ...

This is the 15-minute talk I did at the South Coast Bass Bash on 31st August. I will probably be doing an expanded version of this at the South East Bass Bash in November, if there's enough interest. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakDMyALGt0[/media] Expecting to feel better by sitting at a desk and watching this is about as smart as hoping to lose weight by reading a diet recipe. Stand up and give it a go. Try this routine in the safety and comfort of your own home, preferably just before you pick up your bass. Enjoy. Edit: PDF added for the information sheet, as requested. [attachment=170887:Stretches For Musicians.pdf]

[quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1409787186' post='2543459'] These aren't the kind of basses one can just try out easily, so it all helps! [/quote] Are you coming to the SouthEast BassBash in November? If so, I can always bring mine for you to try.

Hmmmm ... sorry Tdw but I really can't agree. The graphite neck on the Status Vintage Artist I sold recently sounded indistinguishable from the maple necks on my Fenders, except that it had greater punch. Perhaps, at a pinch, I'd also claim greater clarity. Issues of warmth/brightness simply didn't apply. My Status Streamline is a one-piece construction from a single moulding of carbon fibre. Mine happens to have P/J pickups fitted, with the split P being disguised by a soapbar cover. Everyone who has played or heard it comments that it doesn't sound particularly 'different from normal' despite looking like no other bass. I am sure that there are some very middy Status basses (I'm think Mark King specials etc.) but Status are nothing at all like Warwick, with a 'signature' sound.

We've been doing this all wrong, haven't we? We should take a leaf out of the "Bassist Wanted" ads and insist that people only come to the SouthEast BassBash if they're committed, talented, aged 19-25, want to really get somewhere in the music biz, and play a 5-string through a 'proper' rig. Sorted.

Link?

I've been trying to avoid it, just for simplicity, but my drummer is now routinely wanting to mic up his kick drum (not loads of it in the PA, but enough to make a difference) and I've noticed that changes the balance between drum and bass more than I'd expected. On the subject of overloading the PA, we have no bass bins and we use a pair of 1x12 McGregor tops. At our last gig we used the electric drumkit and ended up putting that roughly 50/50 each through the PA and through the powered 1x12 wedge monitor that sits next to the kit. No speakers were destroyed as a result.

No brainer Nik - you organised it, you choose! But thanks for asking ...

"Must be committed" - there is more than one way to interpret that. "Label interest" - well we've all been reduced to reading the label at some point "Me and the singer write all the songs, but you'll be expected to make a creative contribution" "We all think we can really make this thing happen".

Bwahahahaha!!! Rio Ferdinand? ZING!!!

That's not a bass ... it's a kinetic sculpture!

[quote name='ern500evo' timestamp='1409306337' post='2538467'] I was once in a band where we all played sunday football together, our drummer was the keeper, I played as either centre half or defensive midfielder, lead guitarist was our playmaker/attacking midfielder and singer was our main striker. Make of that what you will. [/quote] When playing football I was always a defender because, even though I wasn't very good at playing, I was capable of stopping the more gifted and talented opponents from playing well. Make of THAT what you will.

Bass? I was in love with you, baby, before I learned to call your name.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1409224018' post='2537647'] ... we didn't want to be there and they didn't want to watch us. [/quote] A match made in Hell.

[i]Fanbois [/i]to the left of me, [i]fanbois [/i]to the right of me ...

Surely it all depends on what you're in it for? I'm closer to 60 than 50, I have a career (most of which is now behind me), and absolutely no wish to start a new career as a struggling, under-appreciated musician! For me, music is about fun. I play in as many bands as I can handle - all in my spare time, of course - and in as many ways as possible. And it's fun. In the (astonishing) amount of time I've spent on Basschat, I've come to realise what a broad spectrum is out there, and how many people are unhappy with where they sit on that spectrum. I'm just delighted to be where I am ...