silverfoxnik

[quote name='elom' post='301830' date='Oct 7 2008, 11:26 PM']Too much is when you spend money on a bass that you should be spending on essential things. No matter how fantastic the bass, if you're missing your mortgage payments etc. then you've got things a bit wrong. As has been said before there are loads of decent cheap basses out there nowadays, you don't need to spend thousands. If you've got the disposables though, fair enough.[/quote] Good point! I agree with Jase about buying second-hand if you can get what you're after that way.. And also with Rich that there is a point beyond which the benefits are really just [i]"further aesthetic qualities". [/i] Having said that, it's a free country (apparently), so what people choose to do with their money is up to them and I must admit that I enjoy seeing what inspires Basschatters when they're buying basses. In 1990 when I was far more foolish, I spent £1500 on a very beautiful Tobias Classic 5 from the Bass Centre in Wapping which was an impulse purchase.. First I had to take it back because the pick ups were faulty, then I had the nut changed and then I had different circuitry installed.. Nearly £1800 later I woke up to the fact that the bass didn't make me very happy, didn't enhance my playing and just wasn't for me which is why I was endlessly tinkering with it. In the end, I sold it on and bought a late 70s USA BC Rich Eagle for £400 and was much, much happier.. Most I've spent since then was on a DJ5 here for £800 and my Wal Pro2e which in the end cost me about £700, after I sold on the spare circuitry it came with..

Had a play on a DJ exactly like yours today at GAK in Brighton and sounded fantastic!

Fantastic looking bass and rig.. Had a quick peek at the LowEnd website and looking at their prices, seems like you got a really good deal when you did the trade with the Warwick!

[quote name='stewblack' post='300851' date='Oct 6 2008, 09:55 PM']I assume everyone and his drummer is familiar with [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8"]this[/url]? I wasn't until now so here you go.[/quote] Fantastic.. Thanks!

I have a 1984 BC Rich Eagle that has the P/P configuration and it sounds fantastic! Admittedly, the pick ups are nice old vintage DiMarzios but nevertheless, I think there's a lot to be said for that configuration. In this particular case, there is one volume pot for each pick up and one master tone control.. Oh, and it's passive. There are no buzz or humming issues and you can blend the levels of the pick ups any which way you like.. Very simple to use and very versatile.

That looks stunning!! Look forward to hearing it...

I've used ParcelForce successfully to ship to Italy and other European countries 2 or 3 times . When shipping, detune the bass and make sure that the bass is completely protected in something like bubble-wrap. If in a hard case, put something like strong foam or cardboard under the headstock and give the neck as much protection as you can generally. I've always tried to send in a hard case if it's going abroad but have used a gig bag on one occassion and that was fine. If it's a gig bag, then the bass needs to be in a strong cardboard box that is very securely taped up using gaffa tape or similar if you can.. Hope that helps..

Great bass.. Hope this story has a happy ending!!

[quote name='Jake_M' post='298219' date='Oct 3 2008, 02:34 AM']Here's one for all the old punks out there. JJ Burnel of The Stranglers was the reason i first picked up a bass guitar. My personal all time favourite bass guitar album would have to be Black & White. For me, bass players back in the day did stuff you just don't hear anymore, unless you come round my house that is. :-) To name but a few: Barry Adamson, JJ Burnel, Bruce Foxton, Lee Gorman, Steve Hanley, Peter Hook, David Jay, Segs Jennings, Lemmy, Stuart Morrow, Tracy Pew, Paul Raven, Steve Severin, Algy Ward, Jah Wobble, Youth. Anyone care to add to the list? I reckon the whole "post-punk" era in particular was a great time for bass players. Killing Joke, Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Cure, Joy Division, Sisters Of Mercy, Theatre Of Hate etc. Songs that were obviously written around strong bass riffs, always loud in the mix. Anyone's else's first bass line Love Song, Public Image, Peaches or Warhead? Cheers, Jake M[/quote] +1 Great thread! Love Barry Adamson's playing, especially on Magazine's first album 'Real Life'.. Did some gigs with The Stranglers in 1980 and JJ Burnell was fantastic, as were the band themselves.. Definitely +1s for Norman Watt-Roy, Bruce Thomas & Bruce Foxton, especially for writing great pop basslines that were hooks in themselves. Got to throw in a +1 regarding XTC and mustn't leave out Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads - so groovy!! Can't remember the bass player in The Cure but the the basslines on their first album were brilliant.. But my all time favourite was Leigh Gorman from BowWowWow. Totally unique style and sound and a real inspiration to me!

Hi Folks, Matt's just bought an Aria fretless from me in what was a very easy and pleasant transaction and I'd be more than happy to deal with him again..! Hope you like the bass Matt... Nik