Burns-bass

I would loved to have seen this!

Can also put the bass in upside down (so the neck is in the footwell of the car). Can get one in a mini this way:

I’ve had this before. You can prop up the bass using removal blankets. It does mean you can’t look at a passenger (maybe a good thing!). Safe driving.

If it’s a specialist musical instrument insurance policy then definitely. Insurance valuations are based on an agreed value which can be much higher than the used market price. Some of my instruments are covered on my home policy with an agreed value. You don’t technically need to specify instruments if they’re worth less than £1000 as they should be covered by possessions outside the home, but it’s worth doing so to avoid the insurance company trying to wriggle out of paying you, which they’ll inevitably do.

Man that’s the definition of being a bit bonkers.

I have. I’ve been shown collections of guitars that blew my mind. One guy I met had 15 Martin guitars. Madness.

I swapped half a car full of gear for it and not looked back. I think @Hellzero offered some advice and it’s been a trusty bass ever since.

Absolutely agree! In terms of this one, I don’t know why you wouldn’t buy a genuine late 70s Stingray? I have one and it’s a beast.

Quite possibly. The reason they’re expensive is because of artificially imposed scarcity and that appeals to people. I can own this and you can’t, etc. The purpose of owning this, in most cases, isn’t intrinsic it’s performative. As I get older extreme displays of wealth and rich people’s playthings like this make me feel queezy.

On the flip side, when dealing with premium products the cost of manufacturing is just part of the overall calculation. The price isn’t set as a percentage over manufacturing and marketing (as it would be on a production run instrument) but simply what they believe the market will bear. Everyone knows that these short run instruments aren’t going to be gigged night after night but to boost the ego of the buyer and as speculative investment pieces. Whats mad is that the limited edition price isn’t twice that of a genuine late 70s Stingray. Madness.

I don’t think he was personally trying to offer you. If you’re happy with what you have, then who else cares? I used to think all ply basses sounded the same but I know now that they don’t. These basses are highly prized on the Bluegrass scene where people want authentic instruments played on those classic recordings. That authenticity has a clear value. (I’m at a Bluegrass festival in Sweden now and a bass like this would be a huge hit!) What else are we going to spend our money on?

I have one bass I actually use and an endless procession of others that attempt to topple the king!

About £1000 maybe? The Musima bass I use cost me £500 and needed a new bridge, endpin and nut and is now a wonderful instrument. It’s not a complex sound and you’d not want to bow it, but for amplified work, travelling in a van and playing 50 odd gigs a year inside and out and in all weathers, it’s ideal.

These are two great records. Chuck Rainey is the sound I want and the notes I wish I could play. Just a super player.

It was here: https://www.thepighotel.com/on-the-beach/ It’s a chain and they’ve booked us for a series of gigs. Lovely people and a great restaurant

Did a really lovely gig by the seaside near Swanage and, as well as a large fee, was allowed to order anything form the menu, which included this £70 lobster. Would have been rude not to!

I’d get him to call up some string shop. I’m sure someone like the Martins, Thwaites etc would have one. I know the luthier Martin Penning has one to transport basses when he’s built one. (I’m not suggesting he’ll hire it or let you borrow it, I’m just saying he has one!) But I’d assume all serious bass luthiers that sell internationally will have one. That’s where I’d start.

That’s very cool. im off to Sweden for a festival next week. You’ve got me thinking!

Over the last 20 years I’ve had literally hundreds of basses. I realised it was all wasted in the end as all I need to do is just get a few guitars I love and use. Happens to be a few USA Fenders, but could easily have been a Stingray or Shuker. But for the rigours of gigging I trust the USA ones the most.

This does my head in. https://www.jimmyegypt.com/fender-1973-jazz-bass-black-block-markers-3-color-sunburst-pre-owned?srsltid=AfmBOoopjVqdyrelLPtMO-6LMnepN2iFpW6y7HMswVNDJ1za1e2C5xmCOVY The bridge and the pickguard are obviously replaced. Come on lads!

Perhaps its all in my head (but I’m sure it isn’t) that the USA ones simply do sound and feel better. The materials and components on a USA jazz and the build quality genuinely are higher. The modern ones much more so than the vintage ones (of which I have owned a lot of). I appreciate they’re basic designs and you’re certainly paying a premium for the brand over something like Xotic, but god knows what I’d do with a preamp like that! None of it really matters to 99% of the population, of course. My backup bass for double bass gigs is this £150 Bronco - which is fantastic.

It’s all relative of course, but I don’t see Oasis inspiring that many kids nowadays. It’s going to be filled with middle aged men like me.

Friedn of mine is considering paying £450 for a Ticketmaster-approved resale ticket. World gone mad. Anyone there today, I hope you have an amazing time and that you can see over the sea of smartphones proving these people were there.

Thanks for this. It makes perfect sense this way. As sad as it sounds, as well as playing it, I’ll study these to see what he’s doing against a chord to try and understand it. I’ll just print it and write the chords at the top in pencil and we’re good. Appreciate it’s an improvised line!

What a challenging transcription to have made! It's not just the notes, it's the feel too – what a player! I have one request (and you can ignore me and throw stuff at the screen if you want). When you're doing these walking jazz transcriptions, could you put the chord at the top of the bar? That way I can sit there and try and figure out what he's doing as it relates to the key? (I know I can do this myself, and I do)