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Nice one. Consider yourself friended. :-)

Cheers Redstriper. Anyone out out there in Gwynedd, I'll gladly come to see your band if I can possibly get there. Message me and I'll send my email. I love it here in Middle Earth, and wouldn't want to be anywhere else, but as I said, feel like I've burnt my bridges somewhat. Cheers, Jake M

I am indeed in the middle of nowhere. Well spotted. :-) Winter's a comin'...

I was just about to start my own thread, when I came across this old one. I'm an old punk looking for something to do in Gwynedd, near Caernarfon. Just mountains and sheep where I am, so it looks like I may have burnt my bridges as far as playing in a band goes, but maybe somebody knows of something social? Cheers, Jake M

Cheers for the reply Paul. Whereabouts are you then? I'm not actually in Caernarfon, I'm a few miles away in the Nantlle Valley, or "the arse end of nowhere" as a friend of mine put it.

Hello all, long time no see. Ex-bassist of punk band Discharge, living near Caernarfon in North Wales, looking for old punks to play with. Nothing serious at the moment, more social than anything else, but whatever. Anyone out there? Cheers, Jake M

[quote name='Den' post='1175709' date='Mar 25 2011, 12:04 PM']man, that shows how non-commercial this music is; and how much most people are interested only in something trendy. We had only 2 bassists, lasting no much more than 1 month each, in the last 9 months. Plus a few other people showed interest at the beginning but never went beyond email. That's why last year me and the drummer recorded our debut album ourselves. i hope you managed to put you band together by now too! cheers[/quote] No Den, no band for me either. I'm sad and ashamed to say that I gave up. Much the same experience as yourself really. It's difficult when you're my age to find peers. Yet at the same time I have no illusions. I don't expect my band to be "successful". I know this can only ever be a hobby for me now. How I hate the very thought of that, let alone the reality. Success for me now would come from playing the music I love with people I actually enjoy spending time with, who hear the music as I hear it, even if the band never left the rehearsal room. Wish I could help you out mate, but work/distance/life make that impossible. I'd have helped out with the album though. Cheers, Jake M

Blimey Den, I can't believe you're still looking. No interest at all in all this time?

Hi Den, how're you doing? Pity I don't live down south. :-(

[quote name='clauster' post='659535' date='Nov 19 2009, 07:22 PM']Hi Jake, did you have to import it yourself or is there a UK dealer for Steinberger?[/quote] No, i didn't import it and i don't know of a UK dealer unfortunately. I don't think there is one. USA websites won't ship to the UK either. I kept my eyes peeled for a private sale for a few months, and eventually bought it from a Basschatter. Hurrah! They come up on ebay from time to time, but otherwise they're very difficult to get hold of, as you probably know. Actually, i'd like another... Cheers, Jake M

[quote name='budget bassist' post='659367' date='Nov 19 2009, 04:10 PM']awesome, i'm not a huge fan but i can appreciate that it may work better for you than a regular bass, enjoy it! Is it one of the carbon ones? How does it sound? pics?[/quote] The Synapse is made from some sort of graphite/wood composite material with a hard maple neck and a phenolic fretboard. Sound wise, its not as "fierce" as some active basses when you play with a trebly sound, which i do. The various EQs are particularly good. I usually find that however many sounds you can supposedly get from an EQ, i can never actually find one i like, or even anything usable. Probably just me. :-) Anyway, not so here, its really versatile. It goes from very bright and active sounding like a Stingray, to quite passive and grunty like a Fender. It came as quite a surprise that i could make this bass sound like a Precision, or at least in the ball park. Great for deep reggae sounds too. It seems to do everything, basically. :-) There's a pic below, but i don't have one of my own bass specifically at the moment. Cheers, Jake M

I haven't posted in a while, but i today i just have to share the news. I finally got that Synapse i'd been wanting a few months back. I've wanted to own a Steinberger since sometime in the 80's, but being diagnosed with an ongoing chronic back condition recently prompted me to actively track the beast down, it being a relatively lightweight and "ergonomic" instrument etc. Just got it back from JayDee today after a full set-up. There ain't nothing finer than a proper professional set-up. Well worth the money i reckon. Anyway, that's all. I'm chuffed and i want the world to know it. Cheers, Jake M

I've always loved Primus/Claypool, but this album just takes the biscuit. Anyone into it? Cheers, Jake M

Bassist available, aged 44. Ex "name" punk band. Played for over thirty years. Main influences JJ Burnel, Les Clapool, John Entwistle, Lemmy. Open to offers. Birmingham/West Mids. Currently no transport, sorry. See [url="http://www.myspace.com/sweartogether"]http://www.myspace.com/sweartogether[/url] for more info. Cheers, Jake M

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='392210' date='Jan 26 2009, 10:17 PM']I'm a Hercules man myself. Superb piece of engineering.[/quote] Just looked at the website: www.HerculesStands.co.uk Which stand do you recommend?

[quote name='Rayman' post='388937' date='Jan 22 2009, 07:41 PM']Because he's one of the most influential bass players this country, with the help of france, has ever produced.[/quote] Here here!

[quote name='damo200sx' post='387677' date='Jan 21 2009, 04:23 PM'][attachment=19038:DSCF0100.JPG][attachment=19039:DSCF0102.JPG][attachment=19040:DSCF0103.JPG] Hi guys. Bought a bass to get back into playing after a while. I bought it off a company called Ferris Music. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ360113711490QQihZ023QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4-STRING-ELECTRIC-BA...Q2em118Q2el1247[/url] Very polite and delivery was quick but boy what a load of rubbish. Action is ridiculous, wiring is wrong (2 volume pots, both do the same thing on or off for all the pickups), truss rod wont turn and to top it off rusty frets! Has anyone an opinoin on the Westfield 'Warwick' look a likes? The guy in the guitar shop has them for £119, he said Warwick were going to confiscate them off Westfield so they sold them all off cheap. Or any other ideas? Looking to spend about £150 to £200?[/quote] Good lord, the action on that even makes my Precision look low. Shocking.

[quote name='4000' post='375788' date='Jan 9 2009, 11:45 PM']I'm slightly jealous about the Hiwatt BTW. [/quote] You should be.

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[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='368695' date='Jan 2 2009, 06:36 PM']Where's the rest of it? Sorry ,only kidding. Not for me I'm afraid (I have a steinberger/washburn status) hope you like it. There's portable ,and there's this The main thing is that you're happy with it,and it ticks all the right boxes.[/quote] Well, aesthetically its very far from ideal, obviously. Its really just a practical solution, and i won't be chucking my Stingray in a skip anytime soon. As i said in an earlier post, i was genuinely surprised by the noise this thing makes. Its definitely "good enough", and i'd recommend it at the price to anybody thinking of buying this sort of contraption. Cheers, Jake M

[quote name='redstriper' post='368078' date='Jan 1 2009, 09:42 PM']I'm tempted to go for one of these, how's it holding up now you've had more time with it? I need lightweight and I like a very deep tone with no treble so I'd be using fat flatwound strings. Do you think this bass would do the job?[/quote] Yes i do. I play with a trebly Entwistle type sound myself (at which it excels), but it definitely sounds better than you'd expect all round. My other basses are Fender, Musicman and Rick to give you an idea of what i'm comparing it to. Can't really fault it for what it is. Cheers, Jake M

[quote name='lowhand_mike' post='330587' date='Nov 17 2008, 12:43 PM']hmm, taking some slow persuasion as they say slowly slowly catchy monkey. was there at the weekend but didnt see the guy storing it, though have a feeling this one might get away but i'm not done yet. my mate is up there today though so i've asked him to have a go as he knows the guy better than me. so we'll see.[/quote] Did you manage to get hold of it in the end?

[quote name='ironside1966' post='360210' date='Dec 21 2008, 01:38 PM']Music shops attract wannabes with a attitude, the capable ones are confident in their own knowledge and ability to listen to a customer, and advise them accordingly[/quote] Just like sound engineers then.

[quote name='bassplace' post='359097' date='Dec 19 2008, 07:40 PM']I want to take the pickup cover off of mine. Can anybody tell me how hard that's going to be? Do I need to remove strings first?[/quote] Try this diagram: [url="http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdfs/bpickups.pdf"]http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdfs/bpickups.pdf[/url] The bass looks great by the way.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='264551' date='Aug 18 2008, 12:41 PM']I am astonished that any of this matters to anyone.[/quote] I wish i was astonished that any of this matters to anyone.