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Burpster - stop shouting and calm down man! it comes down to the same thing for all basses - horses for courses! we are ripped of big time on the prices we pay for basses - there is a markup of at least 40% on all manufactured instruments as well as that an MM is in no way worth more than say an American standard pbass at £699 and I feel exactly the same about the Yamaha attitude at £1050 thank goodness that has been dropped to £700.....teh point I would like to think was being made is that occasionally some basses are made to the same standards as the 'standard' setter, only less cash to buy therfore making folk think long and hard about their purchase. Asian manufacturing processes, particularly yamaha Japan, are far more refined and much faster, producing large quantities, than ours and america's making the standard more achievable at far less the cost!

sorry they dont all play like pigs! some like cows and moo like them too.....MM's for me are way over priced for what they are!

mm play like pigs man! cant stand them! and that honky tone!! £1100 for one of them - feck £11 more like! had an original Ibanez ATK sunburst with maple neck and fretboard, triple humbacker and added jazz pup - it was superb another great regret of mine!!

aint being involved in and playing music just the best ever.......... great debate lads keep it up! Jason becker is a sad story - what a player I had the priviledge of seeing him perform with DLR in Glasgow many moons ago he was simply outstanding! unfortunately illness is a horrible thing! Nuno for me is the best guitarist i have ever heard, he is a rough diamond but not wanting or needing to be polished! what a tone.... Bassists I wont neglect, there are to many of these guys who have changed the way we look at and play bass....respect and rip my bass lovin friend, tutor and influences............ and ps; we need to start a nuno appreciation thread.......

never tire of nuno! the three I mentioned were in the post the other 100 was a list to chose from! sorry if I misled or caused confusion.. andy

if ther is anyone interested, let me know, might be able to do a little recon or if someone wants to buy? i work in Glasgow.. andy

Wish I had've been able to attend too - damned woman and her credit cards!!!!

Welcome Graeme...you'll have loads of laughs here! andy

he never bought it new in 2001 - that I am certain! stop making that particular model early 90's...I got mine second hand in 96 for £800 a new price of £1700 was quoted then..... anyhoo...alot of bass for not a lot of money!

I find it really difficult to be put off bassist as they all have that individual thing they do! guitarist on the other hand......some cant stop soloing, can play but no class nor feel for space...such as: sqweedgie malmsteen joe satriani steve via theres a space...must widdle, must widdle..........aaarrrgghh!!! just stop guys and smell the coffee!!! below is a list and please feel free to pick the worst offenders...above are mine! 1. Jimi Hendrix* - Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. Eric Clapton - Yardbirds, Cream, Derek & The Dominos, Solo 3. Jimmy Page - Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm 4. Jeff Beck - Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Solo 5. Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen 6. Stevie Ray Vaughan* - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 7. Joe Satriani - Solo 8. Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmores Night 9. Steve Vai - David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Solo 10. David Gilmour - Pink Floyd, Solo 11. John Petrucci - Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment 12. Randy Rhoads* - Quiet Riot, Ozzy 13. Allan Holdsworth - Solo 14. Paul Gilbert - Mr. Big, Racer X, Solo 15. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force, Solo 16. Phil Keaggy - Glass Harp, Solo 17. Jason Becker - Cacophony, David Lee Roth Band, Solo 18. John Mclaughlin - Mahavishnu Orchestra 19. Duane Allman* - Allman Brothers Band, Derek & the Dominos 20. Chuck Berry - Solo 21. Eric Johnson - Solo 22. Steve Howe - Yes, Solo 23. Neal Schon - Santana, Journey, Solo 24. Brian May - Queen 25. Gary Moore - Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Skid Row, Solo 26. Bo Diddley - Solo 27. Steve Morse - Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Solo 28. Carlos Santana - Santana 29. Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath 30. Buckethead - Guns N' Roses, Solo John MclaughlinNuno Bettencourt 31. Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits, Solo 32. Marty Friedman - Cacophony, Megadeth, Solo 33. Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme, Mourning Widows 34. Shawn Lane* - Willy, Solo 35. Kirk Hammett - Metallica 36. Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions 37. Terry Kath* - Chicago Transit Authority 38. Alex Lifeson - Rush 39. Frank Zappa* - Mothers of Invention, Solo 40. Rory Gallagher* - Solo 41. Dimebag Darrell* - Pantera 42. Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac, Solo 43. Robin Trower - Procal Harum, Solo 44. Slash - Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver 45. Mick Taylor - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones 46. Robert Fripp - King Crimson 47. Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave 48. Michael Schenker - Scorpions, UFO, MSG, Contraband 49. Ry Cooder - Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, Solo 50. Angus Young - AC/DC 51. Keith Richards - Rolling Stones, Solo 52. Michael Angelo Batio - Nitro, Solo 53. John Squire - Stone Roses 54. Pete Townshend - The Who 55. Steve Hackett - Genisis 56. Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society 57. George Harrison* - Beatles, Traveling Wilberys, Solo 58. Alvin Lee - Ten Years After 59. Dave Davies - Kinks 60. Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains, Solo 61. Steve Stevens - Billy Idol 62. Johnny Winter - Solo 63. Dickie Betts - Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts & Great Southern 64. John Cipollina* - Quicksilver Messenger Service 65. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Jason BeckerJoe Satriani 66. Steve Cropper - Booker T. & MG's/Stax sessions 67. Adrian Belew - King Crimson 68. Joe Bonamassa - Solo 69. Steve Lukather - Toto, Solo 70. Jerry Garcia* - Grateful Dead 71. Joe Perry - Aerosmith 72. Prince - Prince & The Revolution 73. Kim Mitchell - Max Webster, Solo 74. Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden 75. Dave Murray - Iron Maiden 76. Neil Young - Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Solo 77. Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top 78. Tony MacAlpine - Solo 79. Mike McCready - Pearl Jam 80. Adam Jones - Tool 81. Gary Hoey - Solo 82. Leslie West - Mountain, Solo 83. Peter Frampton - Humble Pie, Frampton's Camel, Solo 84. Dick Dale - Del-Tones 85. Vito Bratta - White Lion 86. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 50's sessions/ Mickey & Sylvia 87. John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers 88. Ronnie Montrose - Montrose, Edgar Winter Group 89. Mick Ronson* - David Bowie, Solo 90. Roy Buchanan* - Solo 91. Warren Haynes - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule 92. Vinnie Moore - Alice Cooper, Solo 93. Robbie Krieger - Doors, Solo 94. Chris DeGarmo - Queensryche 95. Jake E. Lee - Cutting Crew, Ozzy, Badlands, Solo 96. Glen Tipton - Judas Priest 97. Joe Walsh - James Gang, Eagles, Solo 98. K.K. Downing - Judas Priest 99. Eddie Hazel* - Funkadelic 100. Alex Skolnick - Testament

had this album for a while and forgotten who good it was...so this is my cd recomendation for the week! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5X8LB6nBl4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5X8LB6nBl4[/url] andy

I'm no quite understanding parts of what you are trying to say...but, the 'feeler' bids are a way of pushing up the final amount, whereas if you bid last minute you get to observe the bidding trend, make an assumption based on the observation (set up or not - proxy bidding etc) and then bid your amount, not an amout that has been pushed up to get more money out of the sale because you put an initial bid in... If more people bid last thing it would, in my view, stop all this proxy nonsense as the dishonest seller would have no way of reaching: a, his reserve or b, an inflated price due to one of his friends bidding but this is just my opinion and perhaps a 'bin' should become the norm in ebay?? I don't know, however something needs to be done to halt the farce that is bringing down ebay...

I'm a bit of a fan of motown myself - not a huge fan...however, taking into consideration the equipment they were using, the sound was superb, bass players were just astounding and for me, held it all together so well...but modern technology has advanced so much, in terms of musical equipment, that everything is so much better now?? leads me back to an earlier point about the tone being in you and more specifically your hands! as a famous man once said "feel the force youg jedi...it is within us all"

the king is dead - long live the king!

I always get that wrong!! its my inner child state................................cosmically speaking!

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='83859' date='Nov 5 2007, 09:28 AM']I was chatting to my daughter's boyfriend about eBay dealing. He then proudly boasted about shilling bidding for his mates and even selling known stolen gear (plant) that was defective and unservicable at a vast profit, dropping it off with the buyer and doing a runner. Needless to say I'm hoping that the relationship doesn't last! It's interesting because I'm sure he considers himself fairly honest and trustworthy, but just 'playing the game'.[/quote] its the concience thing that would always get me..... I have started looking at items and bidding within the last few seconds, if I feel that the auction is valid, allowing me to observe the bidding trend.

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