steve-soar

Are those trainers Adidas Samba? Cracking bass mate.

[quote name='synaesthesia' post='403285' date='Feb 8 2009, 11:39 AM']You mean 'off' axis dispersion. On axis response sounds fine however you stack it and that is what fools most people into believing that that is how a stack of speakers will project acoustically.[/quote]

[quote name='BigRedX' post='403049' date='Feb 7 2009, 09:04 PM']There's no doubt that Sei are the best 'all wood' basses made in the UK right now, but I'd need to play some basses from Ritter, Le Fay and Drozd before I could safely make that claim for the whole of Europe myself...[/quote]There is no such thing as "The Best".

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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='399407' date='Feb 3 2009, 09:00 PM']Ah yes an amp with a chimney.[/quote]f***in' great reply. F.A.F.

Obviously Nick cupped his ears far too furiously when his other half said that they were sick of all those basses, resulting in said damage. Hope you return to full speed. Best wishes, from a retired slapper.

Oh yes.

That's the best reply I've read all year, my faith has been restored.

[quote name='ogri' post='398299' date='Feb 2 2009, 08:30 PM']my first was a ricky copy, in 1976,a cml i think, from a club book (ask your mum/dad) . it was godawful. my second was also from a club book, but it was great, a westone thunder 1A. the 18v active circuitry made up for my crappy backline, andi was hooked on getting a good bass thump for ever. i started playing at 16 for the noblest of reasons, that girls would hopefully let me "tit them up" in the bike sheds at the back of ramsey youth club. a boy can dream...[/quote]I like the cut of your jib, Sir. I've been gettin' me tit since I was 14 but I've only lately realised that you had to squeeze girls and not your own.

I first was drawn to the bass because I have always had a fascination with how it sounded, low, groovy, sounding like a guitar but moodier. In our house we had no music what so ever, Mum didn't play, nor did my Dad. We had one record, one, I tell you and that record was "With The Beatles". I played it over and over and over again, until my Mum bought me The Beatles Red and Blue albums for my 10th Birthday. With money from relatives, I went to a local newsagents and bought Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, because I loved "A Day in the Life" on the "Blue-67-70" album. This was summer 1976. The Stranglers, The Sex Pistols, Yes, Motorhead, Pink Floyd, Magazine, Earth Wind and Fire...... later, we arrive in 1985. A tax rebate gave me enough money to buy the only lefty bass I had seen in the flesh that I could afford, an Ibanez Blazer P bass copy. I saw a lefty Ric in "Feedback Music" in 1979 but it was £600. My Dad told me to "Go Forth and Multiply".

[quote name='LWTAIT' post='398050' date='Feb 2 2009, 04:32 PM']+1 for squier VMJ[/quote]They don't make them in lefty. One of my students has one (on my recommendation) and it is a totally brilliant bass for the money. Hi Lew Bass, I live in Birkenhead and I'm a lefty bass player who has been playing for a while. I have a Fender Jazz and a Squier Precision bass that I bought second hand and they are fantastic. I knew what to look for as I have worked for a guitar builder and have been playing for over 20 years. If you need any help looking for a bass in Liverpool, or, if you see something secondhand that you need advice on, feel free to get in touch, send me a personal message, I'd be happy to help. All the best Steve.

I have no allegiance to any bass maker, only the ones that make me play better. My Fender Jazz is a main squeeze but my Squier P Bass is also a winner. My ACG Recurve 6 Singlecut is f***ing brilliant but the bass that has been played the most, in the last few years and is the easiest to play is my KGB Status Replica.

Are you definitely going for fretted?

Hi TS, I think around £795. I remember Jaydee and Ashley selling their basses for silly-low prices back in the 80's. The Bass Centre, never, ever gave me a good vibe. , I tried to sell a Jaydee Mark King there and they offered me £250. I asked them how much would they sell it on commission, £600. Ye Ha. Hang on to it, with all your heart....unless it was a lefty, then I would buy it.

Hi Tom, hope you get it sorted soon, are you sure you're not using the amp turned up tp 11 with distortion pedals? All the best Steve.

The Tunnel fell through the Road, I'm having that for a song title. The "Arouser" is looking fantastic, can't wait to hear it.

[quote name='7string' post='395813' date='Jan 30 2009, 10:31 PM']My wife caught me unawares earlier. Please excuse the mixture of sweat and mess [/quote]So that's how you play a 9 string, by having a extra finger along the underside if the fingerboard, (look at 1st photo). I can't believe Alan has made 30 odd stunning basses in just 2 years. This one is incredible.