silverfoxnik

Always on the hi-hat side..

I definitely remember it, but not particularly fondly! It was very high on 'cringe factor' IIRC.. Having said that, Henry Thomas used to live down the road from me in north London and I used to go to him for lessons for a while in the mid 90's and he was absolutely brilliant - both as a teacher and as a person - and I learnt a lot from him in a very short space of time! Though he's a very talented bass player, he started out learning Cello apparently...

[quote name='walbassist' post='389713' date='Jan 23 2009, 03:57 PM']I suspect [url="http://www.walbass.co.uk/"]this[/url] is the start of the brave new world...[/quote] Exciting!

[quote name='thumbo' post='390306' date='Jan 24 2009, 12:08 PM']I'm looking for a new bass and I need something that ticks these boxes: P + J pickups Completely passive p-ups/electronics 24 Fret neck I'd quite like something vintage but it's not essential. It's fat passive tone with clear highs that I'm after, possibly something that contains a fair bit of maple. Not bothered about weight, ideally don't want to spend more than £1000 but I could go to £1500. Suggestions please The other option I have is sticking some nice passive pickups in my Warwick Streamer but I'm interested to see what basschatters have to suggest.[/quote] The world is your oyster with that kind of budget these days.. Only problem is, the range of choices you have available to you which could be a bit mind-boggling.. If I had that budget, I'd be looking at something like Sandberg, ACG or Shuker custom builds or a s/h Lakland or Sadowsky perhaps. Might be worth going to Bass Direct or somewhere like it which will have a wide range of hi-end basses for you to try? Good luck with it!

Cracking gig last night at Mullens in Eastbourne.. Arrived at 8pm and the place was empty but by the time we started at 9.30pm, it was packed! Lots of familiar faces too which is always a good sign.. At midnight the Landlord asked us to do an extra half-hour for a few extra sheckles and we duly obliged. They also supplied us with some beverages at the end which was very generous of them, as a lot of places we play will only offer us free non-alcoholic drinks.. Anyway, all in all a great gig except for the fact that I didn't make it home until gone 3am! Back out at The Elms in Worthing tonight for hopefully, more of the same..

[quote name='johnnylager' post='387608' date='Jan 21 2009, 03:19 PM']Can't wait to try it with a Big One and [s]give it some proper f***ing welly[/s] undertake a thoroughly scientific & objective aural assessment of both the amplifier unit and the bespoke loudspeaker cabinets [s]abilty to causing hearing damage[/s] merits.[/quote] Good to see Dr Lager maintaining the quality of scientific research at the highest level..

[quote name='ieuanmacey' post='387031' date='Jan 20 2009, 11:58 PM']Bought Pete's Sandberg Cali JM5 tonight, very easy to deal with and very hospitable too so would recommend to everyone Deal with confidence! Cheers Ieuan[/quote] +1 I bought a bass off Pete in 2007 and he was a pleasure to deal with! More recently when I had a serious PC problem, he offered to help sort things out for me and get me up and running again, which was absolutely amazingly good of him... Enough said!

[quote name='ieuanmacey' post='386950' date='Jan 20 2009, 11:10 PM']Bought Pete's Sandberg Cali JM5 tonight, very easy to deal with and very hospitable too so would recommend to everyone Deal with confidence! Cheers Ieuan[/quote] +1 I bought a bass off Pete in 2007 and he was a pleasure to deal with! More recently when I had a serious PC problem, he offered to help sort things out for me and get me up and running again, which was absolutely amazingly good of him... Enough said!

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='386845' date='Jan 20 2009, 10:27 PM']Beautiful! I love the look of oiled wenge, its stunning, but I hate working with it as I get my fingers full of splinters. Lovely work! Classy, not over-flash but very tasteful pieces of wood.[/quote] +1 Simple and elegant, definitely....

[quote name='johnnylager' post='386255' date='Jan 20 2009, 03:35 PM']I've said it before & I'll say it again - Mark IV head + Sunn 2x15 = tone heaven. Or is that volume heaven? Never used any effects then either.[/quote] I still have the Mark IV head and I really love it.. Wouldn't sell it (not that it's worth much mind) as it's got such great features and I like the sound of it a lot..

Very poignant!

I've had 4 Mike Tobias basses over the years and they've all been excellent..

Looks very G&L like to me, but very cool in it's own right too....

Nick just bought a Radial BigShot pedal from me and it was as smooth a transaction as could be had on a smooth day in Smoothtown! Thanks Nick - much appreciated! Cheers Nik

Wayne just bought my Boss AB2 pedal in super-fast, hassle free time and was a pleasure to deal with throughout! Cheers Wayne - hope to deal with you again at some point... Nik

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='384700' date='Jan 19 2009, 09:29 AM']Bought a splitter pedal from Nik fantastically fast deal and great product.[/quote] Cheers WPD! It's been a pleasure..

[quote name='Monz' post='384340' date='Jan 18 2009, 08:46 PM']Pretty basic but boy did it ratle the room a bit once I'd snuck the master volume up a bit [attachment=18825:bass2.jpg][/quote] In no way does that rig look 'basic'. Quite the opposite in fact; it looks great...

[quote name='mathewsanchez' post='383515' date='Jan 17 2009, 07:45 PM']I want that G&L.[/quote] Me too... Lovely looking bass!