steve-soar

Holy moly, that's superb. If I had the means to get this around I'd love it. I want another valve head so bad.

[quote name='Clarky' post='546284' date='Jul 21 2009, 12:21 PM']Thx Steve - but I think I prefer your old avatar (Nick Cave)!!!![/quote]Sorted. George has gone back in the album with Norm Watt Roy, they're having a good drink together.

Welcome my friend good to see somebody from NYC that plays 4 string MTDs. Great tools you have there.

[quote name='BassBus' post='549728' date='Jul 24 2009, 08:27 AM']It is a lovely bass, Nick. I wasn't too impressed when I took it out the case first but I put a set of 35s on it and that just pulls the neck a little more than the 30s it came with. The depth of tone is just great now. Just a lovely bass to play. This is #84. Graham[/quote]I know what you mean about the necks, yours doesn't have a truss rod, I'm so glad Rob put truss rods in them later on. Can he retro fit truss rods into the older basses? I know he can replace them in the newer basses.

Thanks Nick, it's something I should have bought years ago. It is totally a keeper. I just need my Jaydee back, then I can concentrate on a good Jazz and P bass.

Cheers Martin, it is very nice. Only problem is that new strings need to be without windings to get the silk off the nut grooves. Sound is amazing, not many choices but massive and meaty tone.

Traded this with a fine man from Chesterfield. 1980 Musicman Stingray. I love it, it has such a sound.

I'll have that crown in 20 years.

[quote name='BassKS' post='535846' date='Jul 8 2009, 05:03 PM']Why, is the pup parallel by default? Its not very bassy and with a pick I cant really get that Fugazi sound or even Breeders. The sound of Louis Johnson and Benard Edwards are far from reach too. A great bass though with a lot of presence and I do intend to keep it. just wondering what I can do with it....[/quote]You need one of the pre Ernie Ball Stingrays for those types of tones, they sound totally different to the modern basses.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=42641"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=42641[/url] Nice bass.

Nice 2000, nice garden, I need to cut my grass but it's been pissing it down all week.

Nice stuff.

[quote name='iamapirate' post='548261' date='Jul 22 2009, 09:31 PM']to be honest, I'm pretty annoyed that people automatically think that because people are young, it means that they're rubbish! EDIT steve-soar that wasn't directed at you! :blush:[/quote]It's alright, I didn't start till I was 19.

Nothing, The Kids Are Alright.

[quote name='iamapirate' post='548226' date='Jul 22 2009, 09:14 PM']Well, I don't agree with you there! I think that if they're at that level, then you should push them onto new lines. I have no doubt that Zoe is a very talented bassist (by listening to her other tracks) and that she could nail this one with a bit more practise. The important thing is that [i]she[/i] also knows that - [b]which she does.[/b] I expect there have been many times (especially after making this) that she has nailed it, and I reckon she probably now looks at it now thinking it was a bad (hey, I know I think that 99% of my old recordings are horribly out of time, sometimes just after recording it). Also, I think that it [i]is[/i] right to praise a kid when s/he nails a line, or gets very close. There's been at least 5 people who have said how they can't even play that line or get close to her efforts. I don't think it was too bad. If she'd been playing the first beat on the 2nd beat that would be another matter... Don't listen to the idiots above me telling you to leave! I agree with some of what you're saying: Yes, she went out of time from God-knows what, Yes we should stop kids from half-doing a song, and moving on because 'oh yeah, I learnt it'. However, I don't think that we should stop them from playing and learning them. I know that playing though 'sir duke' by Stevie Wonder on my thrid bass lesson was one of the things that inspired me to play bass, [b]even though I could hardly play it[/b] (ok, I kinda played all of it except the run-down)[/quote]Kids. and you're how old?

There are some dobbers of the highest order on this site. 7 years playing from the age of 10? I really wish I would have had the support to do that. Yet for some on here, it's an opportunity to slag off. That is a shame.

Picked up a beautiful old Stingray from Rob today. Great host, mean bassist, great basses, didn't get to taste his tea. Would definitely do business again. Steve.

I'll see you when you're a well regarded bassist in the fututre. Don't stop now, that's great playing. How long have you been playing?

Jaquo III-X What a silly name. Cygnus X1. arse part.