Happy Jack

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1388691999' post='2324975'] Vester [/quote] [url="http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Sundry/vesper_zps17eec8ea.jpg.html"][/url] oops! Thought you said "Vesper" ...

Sorry Chris but you should really have posted this link on GuitarChat. Just to make a point, like ...

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1388605926' post='2323993'] ... you can't play slap on them, that they don't work on active basses, and that they have no highs ... [/quote] What about the bad points though?

Nope, sorry, that all went past me so fast that it never touched the sides ...

Also keep an eye out for an 80's/90's SGC Nanyo Bass Collection. They've been undervalued for years now, and prices are just starting to creep up for fretted basses, but I imagine you can still pick up a fretless (if you can find one) for £200 or so. The quality for that price will blow you away.

Just ask him: "If you're so smart, why ain't you rich?"

Lemonrock. Lemonrock is your friend. Check out the main music pubs within 20 miles of where you live and note which bands play there regularly. Visit their band websites to spot which ones play blues. Then make a note of all the venues they will be playing in the next few months. That's your target list ...

Yup, complete bummer but - in fairness to the pub - they paid a decent cancellation fee. First time I've ever arrived at a gig to discover that it's been cancelled.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1388198392' post='2319467'] Why would you buy a 'hi-fi' bass and string it with flatwounds? [/quote] I'm not entirely sure where I would find a 'lo-fi' bass ... all my basses seem to manage to reproduce my playing with very high fidelity.

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1387791641' post='2315578'] Is it a 12 string bass? The following bass has some degree of 'different for the sake of being different', but by $%£* I would like to own one. [url="http://atlansiaguitars.com/Bass-Guitar.php"]http://atlansiaguita...Bass-Guitar.php[/url] [/quote] Nice to look at, probably fun to play. £2650 to buy. Plus shipping, taxes, etc. 'T'would be one helluva punt to splash that amount of dosh on a bass that could end up on Basschat for £1000 a few months later ...

Do you think that bassist knows this guy? [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/SirGuitaralot.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/SirGuitaralot.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Arguably, that's NOT their finest moment ...

Also, of course, ugly for the sake of being ugly.

[quote name='Dolando' timestamp='1387575645' post='2313631'] They look like a good one to try. Quite reasonably priced as well. Have you used them yourself? What are your experiences with them? [/quote] I've tried them on both Status and Alleva Coppolo basses. In a slightly predictable sort of way, they turned out to be midway between flats and rounds in terms of tone/brightness, more sustain than flats but less than rounds, and they last much longer than rounds. One place where they don't fall midway is feel. They feel much more like flats than rounds, with far less noise when you slide up/down a string. I liked that. In truth though, I'm a flatwound player so what I want is flats. I've ended up with all my basses except two being strung with flats, and the two exceptions with rounds. Thinking as I type this, I'm getting very tempted to switch one of the round-strung basses to groundwounds ...

You won't be needing all those amps and combos then ...

[quote name='philw' timestamp='1387547124' post='2313217'] Reading the couple of recent Wal themed threads made me wonder if we shouldn't try and do a Wal themed bass day? We'd get as many Wals as possible together in the same room so that folks who have always wanted to have a go on one but have never had the opportunity could do so. It'd also be fun for us Wal owners to see and hear our own instruments in the context of a whole bunch of their relatives. I wonder how many we could get? We might even get Paul Herman to come along as Pete and Wal's representative on Earth. [/quote] [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1387547296' post='2313220'] Where do I sign up? [/quote] I arranged something similar to this last year, with half a dozen Basschatters bringing Wals and MTDs to my rehearsal space (i.e. garage) in West London so that a GAS-filled friend could A/B them all. I'm in the process of putting together a much larger rehearsal space in an industrial unit near by, which should be up and running by next Easter. If peeps are still up for this idea in a few months, someone remind me and I'll be happy to host it.

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1387617744' post='2313797'] If you have a born section, Pick Up The Pieces is a good one [/quote] How about a Beorn section where they all turn into bears at night ...

I bought a Sansamp some years ago when I used different basses through a different rig. I have no need of it at all these days, but it still comes to every gig. In the event of any backline failure in my bass rig, the Sansamp allows me to run through the PA instead with minimum fuss and no drama. I probably wouldn't go and buy one simply for that purpose, but if you already have one it seems such a no-brainer to keep it with you ...

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAVO-AUDIO-GUITAR-BOOSTER-/171178036138?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item27db018baa"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAVO-AUDIO-GUITAR-BOOSTER-/171178036138?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item27db018baa[/url]

All my strings are fretless ... Try Status Halfwounds for starters.

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1387127631' post='2308450'] Whatever.. [/quote] +1 We need a club for those who look at Precision vs Jazz, slap vs fingerstyle, Barefaced vs Dark Lord, and just say "whatever".