silverfoxnik

Beautiful looking P Bass! 

I had one of these some years ago and it was a joy to play and sounded great. No doubt that this one will be too... 

GLWTS 😊

Awesome! 👍😊

Same thing happened to some friends of mine in a band called KXB (from West Sussex) some years ago... 

They were playing 'Gay Bar' at one of their regular local Saturday night gigs, and Tyler Spencer, aka Richard Valentine,  Electric 6's lead vocalist got up from the crowd and joined them on stage! 

Very sad news indeed, and I echo all the comments made so for - John was such a creative and musical bass player... 

I saw him performing with Kate Bush in London in 2014 - his work with Omar Hakim on those 'Before The Dawn' shows was truly, truly exceptional. 

RIP. 😔

Just sold a Bass Collection P Bass to @Ralf1e..

It was a very easy transaction from start to finish and Ralfe is a really nice person to deal with and chat with and he's definitely a credit to this Forum. 

So, I'm more than happy to recommend him to everyone here on Basschat. 

Thanks Ralfe - it was a pleasure to meet you today and I really hope you enjoy the bass! 👍😊

Nik 

*** NOW SOLD ***

Fabulous - a proper 70s bass mojo machine!! 

GLWTS 

** On Hold **

50 minutes ago, Ralf1e said:

Pmd you

And replied... 👍

6 minutes ago, King Tut said:

Sounds like a plan!

👍😁

21 minutes ago, King Tut said:

Correct!

👍

Time to start planning about a mini Beds/Bucks/Cambs Bass Bash methinks.... 

15 hours ago, NickD said:

It's always been the best therapy, but now I appreciate is twice as much.

 

I had a small stroke, out of the blue a few weeks ago, and for a little while my left arm basically withered and died, leaving me with a useless claw. Luckily, over the next couple of hours my brain rewired itself, giving me some control back, and apart from the odd strange sensation it's pretty much normal now. 

 

I'm playing like a man possessed at the moment. You never fully understand the value of something until it's gone.

15 hours ago, Rayman said:

All power to you pal, make every day count.

Well said @Rayman...

And all the best for a full recovery @NickD 🙏

18 hours ago, Rayman said:

It’s so much more than just a hobby (I hate that term), it’s a way of life.

 

For me, playing bass, and creating art, gets me through a bad day and makes a good day better.

 

I’ve had an awful week. It’s been very stressful, both at work and for personal reasons. I felt very low on soul coal.

 

An hour on my Thunderbird put a smile back on my face. It’s therapy, it’s energy, it’s SO important for my mental health.

 

I love it.

Amen to that! @Rayman

Playing bass, playing music with other people and being around creative people keeps me sane, lifts my spirits and keeps me young (in my head and heart)... 

This place helps quite a bit too... 👍

1 hour ago, King Tut said:

That looks lovely mate. And a good price. I’m close to you and I’d love it but my stable is overfull at the moment so have a free bumpy!

Same problem here.. 

'My bass cup doth overfloweth'.. 

Or words to that effect.. 😂

1 hour ago, King Tut said:

That looks lovely mate. And a good price. I’m close to you and I’d love it but my stable is overfull at the moment so have a free bumpy!

Milton Keynes area IIRC? 

Saturday morning BUMP for this beauty! 😊

No takers, no offers, no trade offers even ?? 🤔

Clearly, I have offended the Bass Gods and they have put a curse on my basses, and their descendants, for all eternity... 😁

Have a good weekend Folks! 

I don't know about Chris McBride @bubinga5, but Man, that Drummer!! 👏👏👏

I don't play music like that, nor can I play bass like that, but I do like George Duke and his music... It's always had a good, positive vibe about it. 

And isn't it great that audiences enjoy and respect great musicianship and that there's the space for musicians to be able to express themselves so freely ? 

But, going back to your original point, I agree with you about the use of vibrato by some fretless bass players - used too much and it tends to overshadow everything else good in the bass part... For want of a better analogy, a bit like overseasoning a simple meal with really good ingredients.. 

But I think in some genres of music, it's actually expected to be there as part of the sound - like slap bass in certain types of funk music - and this is one of those genres. 

11 hours ago, HenryH said:

That’s a stunning looking bass! Glwts

+1

Beautiful colour and such a cool retro vibe.... 

GLWTS 

Wednesday morning BUMP, with a slight price drop to £250 or very near offer. 

It's always a pleasure dealing with @gary mac.

Apart from doing yet another great set up job on 2 of my basses last week, Gary did both jobs really quickly for me as I needed them for a recording session. 

For any North London, Herts, Essex Basschatters looking to have some work done on their basses or guitars, look no further than Gary! 

Thanks again Gary.... 👍😊

*** NOW SOLD ***

Hi Folks, 

Bass Collection Power Bass for sale in excellent condition.

£SOLD or very near offer. 

As stated above, the bass is in 'as new' condition, has a nice low action so is super-playable, the electronics are all fine, the truss rod is working perfectly, and it's a very lightweight bass. Comes with a Pro Tec gig bag 

Most important of all, it sounds exactly like a P Bass should! 

Bought 2 years ago from @greyparrot for a recording project but that's finished now, hence why it's up for sale

And to be honest, if I hadn't recently bought a 50s reissue P Bass on here, I'd probably be keeping this as it's so easy to play, sounds great and looks fantastic IMO, but such is life here on Basschat, even for super-pretty basses like this one! 😁

Collection or meet up preferred within 50 miles of Potton, Central Bedfordshire. 

And of course, trials very welcome here with your or my bass amps/cabs. Kettle very much set to 'on' position... 

Any questions, please ask away here or please send me a PM. 

Thanks for looking.. 😊

Nik 

1 hour ago, Old Man Riva said:

If it’s good enough for Sir Horace Gentleman…

 

 

Awesome 👍

46 minutes ago, Rumple said:

 I joined Bassworld back in the day so I could message someone who had an EBS cab for sale that I was desperate for at the time, the cab is looooooong gone but I am still hanging about here all these years later 😃

That sounds familiar... 🙄😁😂

Enjoyed that - thanks for sharing! 👍😊

Ooh, er!! 😯

At first glance at the title of this thread, I thought you were in grave danger of getting cancelled by the wokerati, @Rayman...

Happily, that's not going to be the case I see, and we can all settle back down from DEFCON 5 to another quiet and unassuming bass guitar discussion... 

In my experience, there isn't 'one bass to rule them all', and even if there was, it'd still end up doing the rounds on Basschat for sale forum I expect..

Personally, I like playing slap bass lines on my custom T-Bird (though I doubt anyone else would agree), but despite it's flexibility, I still want and need other basses with different pick up configurations, becjs, woods, ergonomics, electronics etc, etc, to best suit the different bands and recording projects I'm doing. 

What's more, I genuinely think I'd get bored with just one bass. 

Great idea for a conversation @Rayman@Rayman 👍

Another BassWorlder here too...

Think I joined in 2006, so it's now 17 years of having the best possible 'bass community' experience imaginable IMO. 

Echoing what many have said already, this place is a community that enriches you, entertains you, inspires you - sometimes annoys you - and most importantly of all for me, it helps you. 

I've simply lost count over the years of the times that Basschat members have helped me out with things ; technical help, playing help, gear loans, deps, advice etc, etc. The list is endless. 

When I started playing bass in the mid 70s, there was next to nothing available to help you get started... I would have loved to have had something remotely like Basschat back then. 

Through buying and selling gear and from being involved in the South East Bass Bash since 2008, I've been lucky enough to meet loads of Basschatters in person, and made some very good friends along the way. 

So for me, Basschat is a community first, and an amazing information resource second. 

It's priceless really, when you think about it.

Talking of priceless, I still miss Big Beef Chief - his contributions were off the Richter scale funny! 😂