silverfoxnik

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='754846' date='Feb 23 2010, 11:41 AM']Mmmmmmm . . . I'll take the Peavey and the fretless please.... nice line up [/quote] +1

Kurca recently bought my Ashdown LG1000 and was great to deal with! All went smoothly and the whole thing was livened up by Kurca's great sense of humour and excellent communications throughout! Thanks Kurca - hope you enjoy using the amp!

[quote name='WalMan' post='753422' date='Feb 22 2010, 12:27 AM']Just completed an easy transaction with Andre to take the Peavey fretless off his hands - and prove once again to myself why I shouldn't play f/less (I've had to promise the band not to take it to gigs [i]just yet at least[/i] ) A really nice guy to do business with.[/quote] +1 About Andre i mean, Al..not your f/less playing!

Hi Folks Just bought a Hughes & Kettner Bassmaster BATT pre-amp from Gilles.. Am happy to say that everything went like clock-work; the pre-amp arrived in good time, perfectly packaged up for overseas shipping and with the valves taken out and carefully wrapped up inside another box for extra safety. Communications were 100% all the way and what's more, the BATT is absolutely amazing!!! Couldn't be happier Thanks Gilles!

[quote name='jakesbass' post='750942' date='Feb 19 2010, 02:45 PM']Hi Marvin, sorry for the delay, only just noticed this... I usually say that i will try to hook up with long distance folk when I have a gig their way but I don't get down your way too often, although I gave Silverfoxnik a lesson recently and he is convinced it could be done with Skype so I will look into that and let you know the results and see if you think that would suit. Jake[/quote] It'd definitely work Jake; there's loads of online bass lessons on Youtube which people use quite well as a learning tool.. By using Skype that idea could be improved upon massively because it'll be interactive.. Maybe not suitable for all students, but for some it could work very well I think.

[quote name='FlatEric' post='751914' date='Feb 20 2010, 04:44 PM'][font="Arial Black"][b][/b][u][/u]Classic Ibanez - '74 to '85[/font] As there are a lot of Classic Ibanez out there, I thought I would start a section for all Ibanez Basses made between 1974 to 1985, or thereabouts? I'll kick off with a couple. First up is something you don't see very often and took me [i]ages[/i] to find one. [attachment=43150:Ib8.jpg] [attachment=43151:Ib83.jpg] Great "Piano-Like" tones and surprisingly easy to get on with. Fire away!! [/quote] Gorgeous! I played one of these at the National Bass Bash in Northampton a couple of years ago and it was fabulous.. Great sound, fun to play - much easier than I thought actually..! Good to see one here..

Lots of bass players have influenced me over the years but without question, it was Trevor Bolder (bassist with David Bowie's 'Spiders from Mars') and Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper) that got me started as a bass player... Bolder's playing was the more traditional; locking in with the drums, playing the lines, supporting the song with just a few flourishes here and there. Whereas Dunaway's playing was much more to the fore, very melodic and often being the strongest hookline in the song. I love the fact that bass can be really supportive in a group situation and also, that it can completely lead the way!

Any news???

[quote name='gillento' post='749322' date='Feb 18 2010, 09:40 AM']I'd like to recommend silverfoxnik to the community as well. He bought my Hughes&Kettner BassMaster (BATT). He is very friendly to deal with and paid almost immediately. Thanks Nik![/quote] Thanks Gilles! Am looking forward to receiving the H&K Batt and to leaving you some very positive feedback too.. regards Nik

[quote name='carlitos71' post='745418' date='Feb 15 2010, 12:03 AM']Yeah sure You might like Stevie Wonder, who he ripped off! [/quote] +1

Wow! A real piece of history... Nice looking bass too.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='745836' date='Feb 15 2010, 01:42 PM']Ask Silverfoxnik.[/quote] Thanks Jack... unfortunately mine's not white but natural. The Olympic white ones look pretty cool!

Great gig last night at The 6 Bells in Chiddingly, East Sussex! It was absolutely packed and a very mixed age range in the audience, from teenagers upwards.. We do 'Use Somebody' by The Kings of Leon and that song gets the most amazing reaction from people..the place was going crazy!! As it was our first gig since New Years Eve, we played pretty badly in the first set, but managed to pick it up in the second. Our keyboard player is going to Australia now for 2 months as he's getting married over there, so no more gigs until the end of April.. All in all, a good night!

+2 Tis' a marvellous place indeed!

[quote name='arsenic' post='743790' date='Feb 13 2010, 10:40 AM']My heart goes out to all concerned. Maddude - My utmost respects to you for all you did for James - the world needs more people like you[/quote] +1 [quote name='Hamster' post='743761' date='Feb 13 2010, 10:21 AM']"Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain." Thanks maddude for helping him cope for at least a while.[/quote] Well said. A very sad day... Dyslexia is one of the most debilitating disabilities to have in this 'information-driven', 'social-networking' obsessed age of ours.. We have some volunteers at work who are dyslexic and one of those has a severely damaged spine as well. Though she's in a wheelchair as a result, she always says the dyslexia is more of a barrier for her in life.. which kind of puts it in perspective!