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silverfoxnik

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  1. It's like a game of Basschat tennis!
  2. I've posted a link onto the Walbassesnaturally forum on Yahoo for you; lot of American Wal fans on there constantly looking out for a decent and fairly priced Wal.. Good luck with the sale - it's a beauty!
  3. [quote name='bass_ferret' post='120423' date='Jan 14 2008, 08:57 PM']Give us a bit more notice next time and I'll bring the boys along.[/quote] Cheers John - will do! Hi Clauster - it's The Crown pub in Littlehampton High Street in good ol' West Sussex..
  4. [quote name='Machines' post='119922' date='Jan 14 2008, 07:45 AM']You want some advice ? That bath robe doesn't really go with the bass. I think you should go for something dark blue/black . Other than that yeah good playing.[/quote] +1 Nice chunky sound to the bass too...
  5. Having owned a Spector 5 and an MTD 5 (albeit the cheaper models ) I think they are very difficult to compare to each other - a bit like trying to compare a Fender to a Gibson, for want of a better example. Great in their own right, but a bit like chalk & cheese. With the kind of money you're talking about spending, both would be very high quality basses but you would need to play examples of both of them first to be sure of what you actually prefer. Gwilym's offer of help is really worth taking up if you can. IIRC, the Spectors have narrower string spacing for a start and that makes a huge difference to the feel of a bass..and the MTDs have an asymmetrical neck - again, very different to a Spector.. And that's before you compare anything else like woods, body shape, neck, electronics & pick ups etc, etc.. Good luck with it all - should be a lot of fun!
  6. Yes - my Wal Pro 2e and my Fender Roscoe Beck V and of these two basses, I'd never part with the Wal because they are getting even rarer and rarer to find! However................ the GAS never ends!!
  7. [quote name='stewblack' post='119404' date='Jan 13 2008, 09:43 AM']I cannot let this pass! Twas none other than the mighty Bruce Thomas, novelist, biographer, dog walker and bass player extraordinaire. To some of us he is the greatest.[/quote] Thanks for that! I have to agree, he's a great player and to do that so well in the context of the post-punk era and Costelloe's 3 minute pop classics (that needed to be untarnished by overplaying..) makes him even more 'great' IMHO.
  8. Hi Al, I'm really sorry to see you suffering the GAS so badly now, but if you remember back in August, I did get you to sign a Disclaimer This is a great bass and looks just as good as I remember it (bit of a tug on the old heart strings for a moment looking at the pix..) and the improvements you've made will only have enhanced it! Great B string, plays really nicely and lots of tonal variations available so I'm sure this will find a good home quickly... Which is what we need putting into ASAP to cure this dreaded GAS! Good luck with the sale and have a BUMP on me! Nik
  9. [quote name='WalMan' post='119363' date='Jan 13 2008, 12:48 AM']Well it was actually tonight I made & the Roscoe Beck was sounding niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!! Good gig Nik. Catch up for that pint soon Al[/quote] Good to see you last night Al, thanks for coming along with Mrs WalMan and sticking around till the end! I am looking forward to reciprocating the favour and seeing one of your Alibi gigs in February! Will be very interested to see exactly what 5 string you'll be playing then? Just checked my gig list so may see you on Jan 26th at The Crown as I'm not gigging that night Nik
  10. Gigging tonight at The Elms again in Worthing if any of the West Sussex Basschat crew are around!
  11. [quote name='cetera' post='114984' date='Jan 6 2008, 09:20 PM']I've got a lovely '76..... beautifully ergonomically designed like my Spectors..... very shapely with a full, tight bottom and just enough top end to attract your attention without dominating the mix. VERY easy on the eye & a pleasure to play.....[/quote] Sounds brilliant... I want one of them - where do you get them from??
  12. BUMP it up!!
  13. [quote name='Sibob' post='15626' date='Jun 11 2007, 01:54 PM']So my current originals list of gigs reads as follows: 1st Feb FSOF @ The Mill - Rayleigh, Essex 2nd Feb FSOF @ The Irish CLub - High Wycombe, Bucks 8th Feb FSOF @ Function Rooms - Weston-Super-Mare 4th May'08 FSOF @ Myfest '07 - North Weald, Essex At weekends, if i'm not playing any of the dates above, then chances are i'm playing covers gigs in the Greater/Central London & Bucks/Berks/Oxon areas. SEE LIST BELOW FOR COVERS DATES Hope to see you all soon Si[/quote] Hi Si, Sadly, your gigs are that bit too far for me to get to but hope they go well for you. How's things going with you? Nik
  14. [quote name='dlloyd' post='119043' date='Jan 12 2008, 11:00 AM']Here's the video of her playing with Jeff Beck at the Crossroads festival. It has the Stevie Wonder tune that's been around a bit on Talk Bass etc, but also Big Block. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gO7FI_ogvA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gO7FI_ogvA[/url][/quote] Cheers - that was good.. What's that bass she's using - is it a Sadowsky?
  15. After all that sexist 'debate' in the other post about her, what a pleasant surprise to see this video which shows that she can really, really play and has a happy & cool vibe about her..
  16. [quote name='mr_russ' post='118702' date='Jan 11 2008, 05:01 PM']Cheers Nik, I was uber impressed by your 700RB the other night, I ended up getting the 1001 at a really good price new - Should be here on tuesday and I'll get to put it through its paces on wednesday at practice - I may not need another cab but the rock factor of a big rig on stage is sounding really appealing again, bollocks to my back I'm 22- it's got at least 2 years of lugging an 8x10 around left in it.[/quote] That's the Rock 'n' Roll spirit!
  17. [quote name='mr_russ' post='118632' date='Jan 11 2008, 04:08 PM']Hi Guys- I've got a GK 1001RBII on its way and I've been considering either a) buying another cab to use with my MB 2x10 or selling my MB cab and buying a 4 ohm cab of some description to get the full whack from my new head soo- I do rather like the idea of getting a single GK 410RBH 4ohm Would anyone potentially be interested in taking my excellent MB front ported 2x10 in part ex for a half decent 4 ohm 4x10, 2x15 or 6x10 etc- I'm open to suggestions pics asap- it's an older black and silver model- same spec as the new one but more tasteful ;D imho - excellent condition I'd be looking for at least £300 trade value R[/quote] Congrats on acquiring the GK head Russ! Your rig's going to sound amazing with the SR5 HH when it's finished
  18. [quote name='BassBunny' post='118282' date='Jan 11 2008, 12:26 AM']Nik, If you sell the Lakland and are after a G&L L2500 Tribute, I have a brand new one I would sell. Still got the tags on. Awesome sound, but i am not that keen on the neck. Only had a couple of hours use at home.[/quote] Thanks - that's definitely worth considering...What's the spec on yours? [i]"Hey Silverfox...if you get a Tribute, you'll end up flogging that Roscoe Beck too." [/i] - Not a chance, Matt!!
  19. [quote name='P-T-P' post='118184' date='Jan 10 2008, 09:41 PM']Nik, You should look up mikeh in the Wanted ads. He has a 55-01 deluxe and wants to upgrade to a DJ4/5. Could be a match made in heaven! Pete[/quote] Thanks Pete! Will do but am also considering some interesting offers... Head's aching a bit with it all at the moment though..
  20. Great looking bass; the USA models don't come up on here too often, so it's really nice to see one.. Good luck with the sale!
  21. [quote name='Merton' post='117941' date='Jan 10 2008, 04:16 PM']+1! But NIk, you're not fooling me. No trade offers from me re. the Groove!! [/quote] Cheers Mert and Pete for the kind words! Mert - I knew you'd have to comment about your Groove 5, but you know I wouldn't ever dream of trying to tempt it away from you All PMs replied to again....
  22. [quote name='cheddatom' post='117979' date='Jan 10 2008, 04:51 PM']You should get him to autograph your balls![/quote]
  23. Currently learning 'Rasberry Beret (live version) by Prince. And 'Ray of Light' but a great version by Natasha Bedingfield, not Madge's original.. Am also re-learning 'Love's Foolosophy' by Jamiroquoi, with a little help from mr-russ!
  24. [quote name='WishICouldWalk' post='117822' date='Jan 10 2008, 01:40 PM']PM'd[/quote] Thanks for the positive comments guys.. As bass players - we all know that life is about timing! I've had a few questions about why I'm willing to move such a lovely bass as this on so I thought I'd just say that I'm now almost exclusively using my Roscoe Beck 5 which is a 34" scale bass and that suits me that bit better than the DJ5, which is a 35" scale neck. There's a few other differences in the electronics which make a difference; i.e. a wider tonal palette available with the Roscoe than the DJ5..But with all quality basses, it gets down to some pretty small and subtle differences between them that count I suppose... Hope that helps? All PMs replied to... Nik
  25. [b]SOLD - thanks for all the interest![/b] Hi Folks, I bought this beautiful [b]Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones 5[/b] from P-T-P last August but, since the arrival of my Roscoe Beck 5 in October, it's just not getting used. At the moment, all it gets in terms of use is to sit there looking very glamorous on a stand as my back-up at gigs, [b]but it's way too good a bass for that![/b] It's in pretty much [b]perfect condition[/b], currently has some Lakland strings on it, plays beautifully and sounds very [b][i]'vintage jazz'[/i][/b]! So, after mulling it over I've decided I'd like to see if there's any interest here amongst the Basschat fraternity before having to consider putting it on Evil Bay! I'm still going to need a back-up 5 string for gigging so[b] ideally[/b] what I'd like to do is a deal with someone who wants to [b]trade up[/b] their 5 string, so I can get a reasonable quality 5 string as my back-up and realise a bit of[b] cash[/b] as well. So, if anyone has something like a [b]G&L L2500 Tribute[/b] series or a [b]Yamaha 5[/b] string (BB615, 605, 405 etc) or a [b]Status Groove 5[/b], [b]MTD[/b] etc, etc, i.e. something that they'd like to move on as part of a deal for a [b]Lakland[/b], then please let me know.. I'm open to offers really depending on what's around? Hope P-T-P doesn't mind me using this pic: Otherwise, for a [b]cash deal[/b] I'd be looking at offers around [b]£750[/b], which is a bit less than I paid for it last year. I know there's lots of quality basses around at the moment on the forum and things are moving a bit slow, so I know this may take some time. But I'm fortunately in a position where I don't have to sell in a mad rush.. I'm on the [b]south coast[/b] 20 miles west of Brighton if anyone wants to come and check it out & have a cuppa.. It's in a [b]gig bag[/b] but could be cased and safely posted depending on the situation, or maybe we could meet up if it's not too far?? Anyway, let me know if anyone's interested here or send me a PM. [b]Thanks for looking![/b] Cheers Nik
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