Raslee

Allo mate from a Devonshire neighbour...enjoy the forum

4 strings are more of challenge!

I've always liked the Hohner B Basses & Jack Basses, very well made instruments and cheap as chips on ebay. I have a battered B-bass but would like another. However i have recently tried the Squire Biffy Cliffy (who ever he/she is) bass, the lake placid blue one as someone has added earlier, and wow i was blown away. I a/b'd against a Fender in the local shop and i still much preferred the Squire, they sound soooo good aswell as looking good too....just need some cash and i'm going that way me thinks!

I tried a Lake Placid Blue Jazz Squire (Buffy Guiro Sig model...or some endorsed geeza i've never heard of anyhoo) in Exeters mansons last weekend and i was blown away. Not bothered about the endorsment but the play, feel and even the sound was superb.......i'm currently trying to negotiate with the wife !!!

[quote name='Clarky72' post='780105' date='Mar 19 2010, 06:41 PM']You really can't go far wrong with a MusicMan Stingray! I love mine, and huge ass end...[/quote] +1....everyone should own a Ray at least once - My first decent bass was a 98 ray and i've gone full circle via J's,, P's Ibbys & back to a 79 Ray with a big warmer bottom....something about them

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[quote name='7string' post='769930' date='Mar 9 2010, 11:39 PM']Man you gotta love Bootsy I went to a TM Stevens clinic years ago and he was emphasizing the importance of the [b]ONE[/b]. As TM's a shy and retiring type, it was both fun and educational. All this Bootsy stuff makes you wonder why some slap bassists go and ruin it all......[/quote] +1. Bootsy is the funkiest man i've ever seen (not the most technical...but the funkiest)-listen to his tight looseness on the early JB's stuff-you could bottle that funk and sell it (on a Jazz too and not Casper!)! I went through 'playing on the one' university to the point i didn't want to play a note for ages (sometimes not for weeks ) and rather wait for another big one to come round, bit like waiitng for a big wave to surf....gotta surf the biggest groove baba...dig Dennis Chambers did a good drum video too and talked about the one!

I think they're all kinda Jag shaped, smaller lower horn Whats the quality like? action etc Do you know what P.U.'s they use? Where they built UK/Korea etc? ....i'm semi interested myself as i'm missing having a 4 string passive jazz at the mo and can't really afford anything too pricey - i wonder how it compares to my Laky JO5....and i'd have to order online so no try before buy unfortunately. Good find though bro.

Another 3 note (maybe 4 with the mistakes) wonder from our reggae band - Not one for the technical bassists ! And this more dubbier one (Turn your speakers up!):-

[quote name='Hubster' post='760086' date='Feb 28 2010, 07:53 PM']Im in my final year of a Sociology degree at the moment...head down in the final push to finish lol..Marjons? ah, its not that bad lol...what did you study? and noooo, not playing with a band yet...given time maybe, but Ive only just picked up the bass...know any good tutors locally? or fancy a beer and show me the basics sometime?? [/quote] Sociology you say, maybe i should give you some lessons...are you a Giddens man or Haralabos...heehee (I'm a Youth Worker!) Beers is always good!