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I hadnt even thought of refinishing either of mine, but seeing the birch burl one and thinking of it in a nice cobalt blue has got me thinking. I need to start saving up.......

[quote name='Luulox' timestamp='1479646532' post='3178046']
Welcome mate, quick basschat survival tip, avoid Canadians and bad mouthing Carol Kaye. All will be well if you follow that advice 😀.
[/quote] I spotted that thread, who would have thought it would be such am emotive subject. I will steer well clear. More likely to be asking stupid questions.

They are beautiful, what veneer is the green one?

That looks stunning, would there be other options for the curved edges if the ply didn't look as good?

I have VERY little experience (playing three months) but am playing with guys at work who have been playing between twenty and thirty years, have been in successful bands and really know their stuff. I cannot believe how much I have come on in a few weeks. We started messing about with some stuff for Christmas so the slade classic was an obvious one. I practised for a week but first time playing together was a car crash for me. They were very supportive and gave me some pointers, I went away and practised like hell for a week. The next time around couldn't have been more different and within a couple of run throughs I was holding my own and when we played a video of it back I was amazed how tight we were. Ok we are only planning half a dozen songs by Christmas but as long as I put the effort in I won't shame myself. Was it a laugh? You bet it was, never had so much fun being crap at something in my life, then when it all came together it was a great buzz as well.

What I am getting at I suppose is that we all start somewhere and if you are prepared to help the others a bit then in a shorter time than you think they may be playing much more like you want them to be.

I have only been learning the bass for three months but have found so much useful info on here already I decided to sign up. I am 44 and have never played before but have always wanted to. I decided to bite the bullet after a recent flare up in my inflammatory arthritis. I appreciate this may sound weird but having had the disease for fourteen years I am determined to stick two fingers up to it as often as possible and learning the bass seemed a good way to do it. I will be getting 'lessons' from a couple of guys at work who are very musically talented, one is mostly a guitarist and the other plays all sorts of things to a very high standard but nothing with strings! (Hoping he will cover the theory side with me). We are working together on a few songs for our Christmas works do which is helping a hell of a lot.

Presently using an old Aria and a Marshall bass state B150, also have a (dreaded) stagg that I leave at work for practising if I get a few minutes.

I listen to a wide range of music but 80% falls into alternative/ punk. I doubt I will ever be brilliant but just want to be able to play well enough to join a band and have some fun.