Burns-bass

As with vintage Fenders the price advertised and the price paid are often very different things. Remember when people were paying hundreds of pounds for Teletubby toys? It’s the same thing… Wait it out and you’ll get a ticket at face value. My wife does this for the Eurovision final pretty much every year and it always works.

You’ve invested time and want the dopamine hit. It’s calculated to get you to spend (waste) money to get the hit. I wish I was joking but it’s how it works. Same as gambling. In the end, you’d be better off saving your money and waiting for resale tickets. When people realise it’s not the huge cultural phenomenon they’ve been led to believe (because they’ll tour Europe and the States) they’ll start appearing. I’d they’re serious about fighting touts too then that’ll mean even more availability. Half of my mates don’t even know what’s happening next week. Asking them to plan a year in advance is going to be a disaster… Finally, a lot of people have bought tickets assuming mages will pay them back. People are useless and say one thing and when it comes to forking out £160 to stand in the rain, they’ll possibly decide the other way. Basically, if you want a ticket I’m near certain you’ll be able to get one if you wait.

I believe @wateroftyne had one and can provide an expert view. I remember the Okamoto came with excellent reviews!

This looks spectacular. Congrats on what looks an astute investment.

Seems standing tickets are £150. That’s punchy. In fact, that’s more than the cost of flying to Majorca (where I am currently). As much as I enjoy Oasis, I think a holiday might represent better value.

Absolutely. Given what Brian has said, however, I’m guessing it’s been bought here at a knock down price and sold higher. That would be OK if they were contributing to the forum, sharing knowledge and insights - but they’re not. It’s just using access to cash to pick up cheap basses and make a profit. Again, that’s cool if that’s how you want to live. What it will do is stop me selling basses cheap here as the risk is that someone will do just that - buy cheap and make a few hundred quid immediately. I messaged Chris late last week as I have a late 70s Grabber bass I bought for an incredible price on here. I’d happily sell it here for the same price I bought it for, but I’d be gutted if some dealer picked it up and turned it round a £1000 more expensive (which is what we’re talking about here).

Sad business in a way. But I guess it’s the modern world.

I’m not sure how I feel about that. I wanted to buy a well priced Xotic bass here that ended up a lot higher priced on BassBros. A lot of the deals here are because people have invested in and feel part of a community. I guess it’s morally no different from individuals who engage in guitar flipping. Not a business I’d want to get into…

£1800 give or take? That’s what I reckoned too.

I didn’t know that Will buys from the classifieds here but it makes sense.

In the end, enjoying it is pretty much 100%. The more you play the closer you’ll get to the sound you want. My view is in the end you’ll probably get a double bass (I did) and the joy of playing that it amazing. In fact, I don’t play electric bass at home ever. It’s 100% DB.

This is precisely how I’d describe Stereophonics. How those lads made a career out of what they do I’ll never know (although the lead singer is a a handsome chap so I’m sure that’s part of it!)

I had one and it was a bit of a wacky bass. They refined the design and everything with the MK1 and subsequent basses. These just felt really odd to me. Was heavy, weird collection of parts, horrid knobs.

The simplicity of the music is appealing. I was having coffee with a friend who started to play guitar to Oasis records. He still does and it brings him a lot of joy. Hate war, famine and violence, but be apathetic about Oasis.

If you’re playing in a covered band in a pub you should respect what Oasis did for live music. They acted as a gateway for many people of my age (40s) to get into guitar based music. From there I’ve moved on to more esoteric stuff, but Oasis was the start…

Relax. The systems work in batches and it’ll show up soon enough. I wasted time and energy on this and all was well in the end.

Chalk it up to experience. A month or so ago we did a gig at a pub which was ostensibly part of a larger festival programme. We were paid by the venue but it turns out that none of the bands who played the festival were paid a penny. Would have been ok but our singer told them all we’d been paid. This caused quite a lot of strife!

Didn’t think these were particularly desirable to be fair.

A few friends of mine are going and I’ll go along as well. Be an expensive trip down memory lane but it’s all harmless, isn’t it? I don’t understand the anger aimed at them to be honest. It’s all an act at the end of the day. Rock and roll, etc.

The paradox of relicing is the attempt to make authentic wear - which is by its very nature random and unpredictable - into something that can be replicated. One of the most prominent marks on my 66 Fender is from where I placed a wine glass on it and something reacted with the paint to cause a mark. I also used Pledge on the finish which probably wasn’t a good idea. Scraping that off quickly caused a bit of wear too! Given I’ve played it a few times in the last 10 years I guess it doesn’t matter, but the point remains.

Slow and steady! It’s worth getting a lesson if you can, simply as someone experienced can diagnose and fix any poor technique. Failing that, Discover Double Bass is a wonderful resource. Looks like a great bass. Personally I try to play every day for at least 15 minutes. On some days I’ll do a few hours and gigs can last anything from 1-3 hours so you need the stamina!