Soliloquy

[quote name='Stag' post='1260358' date='Jun 7 2011, 09:54 PM']Are you thinking secondhand or straight from JD? A buddy of mine had one up for sale recently and it was a killer funk machine, not my kind of thing (I prefer clunky things like Rics / P-Basses) but he was asking a very reasonable price for it considering how damn fine it was. Not amny turn up S/H tho, there was a real cool white one on here, the Starchild one (was that your Soliloquy?)[/quote] It was mine yes ! I sold it to help my brother out of a crisis, but promised myself another. I'm getting a Series 3 in Cherry red .

I'm getting a Mark King Series 3 bass for my birthday in a few weeks. I want a 5 string Jaydee. I love the instruments, they're second to none. John is a fantastic guy, and a great luthier. I think the current wait time is approaching two years, but they're well worth the wait. He was telling me a couple of years ago that he's busier now than in the 80's.

[quote name='Enzo' post='1252315' date='Jun 1 2011, 06:41 AM']Interested in my S1? [/quote] I would love you Series 1. I think it may be a bit out of my price range though. And I'd be so worried that it'd get broken on it's way over here.

[quote name='silddx' post='1250468' date='May 30 2011, 04:49 PM']No, I didn't. I meant 0.5mm [/quote] He definitely didn't. You really wouldn't want it to be 5mm with the string fretted at both ends, the action would be way too high.

Speaking from personal experience. I would be a little careful when adjusting a Warwick bass truss rod. The bit that the adjusting tool fits into is made from aluminium, and is very soft. I had a Thumb bass last year that ended up needing a new truss rod. I'm not trying to scare the OP here. It does seem to be a common problem with them, have a look on the Warwick bass forum and you'll see what I mean.

I wouldn't dream of playing after or while drinking. I don't drink though, so I guess it's a silly statement. I have played with people though who did drink a lot while playing, mainly drummers .

The used price when I was looking for one about 3 months ago was still about £600. I can't believe how it's dropped in such a short time.

I've done a few, I've found that one leads to another and so on. The last one as at Christmas, I had a phone call on the Sunday before Christmas, and had to be in Southampton the following morning at 11am. This was in all that terrible snow. Good sight reading skills are a must, and you need to be confident in busking too. I've found it to be a bit 'hi de hi' 'ish. I don't really like it too much. You do get plenty of free time in the days, it actually gets quite boring after a bit. There's plenty of opportunity for sightseeing when you're in port.

I had a Will Lee last year, and I really want another one.