Drax

Electrical issues are nothing to worry about, very little to fail mid-gig. As Discreet says - biggest issue (if at all) is theft. Even the £11k Fodera is replaceable with an identical model but a dream vintage instrument will be unique. Personally, I'd be careful not to be blinded by the whole 'YOB' route. It's a nice romantic sentiment, but you want a great instrument, and the best one out there might not be made the exact year you were born.

Just out of interest, would they have got the gig?

Name and shame - people need to be aware of this scumbag!

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1428312783' post='2740037'] It is £11,00 new. The £8,750 is listed as a pre-owned and ex-display instrument. [/quote] Thanks for clarifying, that makes more sense. The BGM review was as good as it gets. I assume this won't hang around long?

Great story, restores your faith. Those tops are excellent

It's all about the bass: Carol Kaye at 80 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nk25s

Seems this bass isn't £11k. The BGM review takes place at BassGear who've brought the bass into the UK. In the back cover of the same issue, BassGear are advertising it for (only) £8,750. Slightly lame for BGM, given they're running the whole '£11,000' schtick on the cover.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1428257491' post='2739683'] Thanks for the info Drax. Well that's a relief now that I know it's Amboyna burl. For a moment there I thought it wasn't going to be worth the money. [/quote] This stuff doesn't grow on trees you know

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1428254678' post='2739644'] I'm missing something here. The bass mentioned in the OP is listed in the current Fodera 2015 price list as $5050 . Even with import and VAT, where does this £11,000 come from? [/quote] The BGM review model is the Amboyna Burl Monarch 4 Elite No - I'd never heard of him either. Turns out it's a type of wood..

is 'wrong' technique usually only seen in players made famous by their band, or are there session players in this as well? Assumption would be today's session players, and jazz players, tend to have what is accepted as the taught technique

What this bass needs is a definitive 1000 word review from one of BC's old guard

If you can play everything you want to, and it sounds good, I guess the technique is good. Norman Watt-Roy, Macca, Jack Bruce all have habits and foibles a teacher would steer you away from.

My £50 was rejected last time. The photo gets me. I just want to clamp it in that WorkMate and attack it with a bandsaw

The basses are worth whatever people are prepared to pay. Keeping supply low and prices high all helps with their marketing. Personally, I'd feel a wally with one - my chops wouldn't live up to the price tag. All the gear and no idea. I have however willingly spent much more than that on a car, which I care much less about than my basses.

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1428090220' post='2738057'] If you skip through that clip - like I just did - all you hear is bmm-TWANG-bmm-TWANG-bmm-TWANG-bmm-TWANG... [/quote] if you watch the clip in it's entirety, you hear that too.

Marcus Miller guest bass on Letterman. Shipping strike in US means even he's not got a Sire yet.. https://youtu.be/owHNJQP5wmA

Brilliant video. Love the reckless roommate

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1427973715' post='2736479'] Then I got this email from the drummer! [i]Finding the right person to record the band is hard, we need someone who is into the music we play to be able to get the best out of it. No point picking someone who has been doing it for 40 years and they only like Jazz etc. We need someone who is into classic rock and not some long haired hippy!!![/i] What does everyone think? [/quote] I think you should do what you want and not worry what a drummer thinks.

There's always a leap between the slick video demo and the reality once it's in your hands. I've tried and tried with various writing apps on the iPad but have to concede it's not quite there yet.

Sounds like you need a vintage jazz. Make an appointment with Dr Baxter

People posting on a public website getting concerned about being quoted in a magazine. And we're all hiding behind silly names anyway. Relax

I run it on half BPM, and hear it on beats 2 and 4

One knock on effect is it opens more of a dialogue with BGM, and who knows - maybe some of the perennial BC complaints might cut through. Be really interesting to see what Sylvia writes, can only be a good thing.

I really didn't get on with Dunlop SuperBrights, way too zingy and pingy - they may be exacerbating whatever underlying issues there are.