bassatnight

Ok here we go: Poison Arrow - ABC, I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club, Club Country - The Associates, Glittering Prize - Simple Minds, I Wanna be Adored - Stone Roses, Paint Me Down - Spandau Ballet, My Own Way - Duran Duran If like me you are now the wrong side of 40 you should remember most of these.... ;-)

So so sad, he was a wonderful guy who always had time for everyone and gave excellent advice. You will be sorely missed my friend.

From memory this bass part was played by a session musician, as the band was effectively just the two guys for the first album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms. Certainly wasn't a synth bass part; this was 1982 remember.

Guys, Guys, can we please drop the financial advice;I appreciate the kind sentiments but this thread is already turning into a totally different topic - lets just stick to bass talking.

Nice sentiment and possibly better aimed at someone less fortunate. I will have some £80k once the house sale goes through and we are now renting for the forseeable so afford it I certainly can; I don't envisage paying more than two payments on the old HP before clearing it.[quote name='Earbrass' post='922397' date='Aug 12 2010, 10:06 AM']Sorry, probably not what you want to hear, but spending money you don't have on stuff you don't need is a mug's game, imho.[/quote]

I thought John was probably the wrong choice for replacing Derek Forbes in Simple Minds during 1985 as his playing was a little more technical? Forbes was all about power and rolling Fender P bass lines John a little more subtle? Also Kate Bush can pick her bassists she also used Youth (Killingjoke) and Mick Karn

Fellow Basschatters, I have over the last six months gone from 8 basses down to just the one a mint 1981 Aria SB1000 which I will never part with but like all of us at some point or another the old finances were stretched and I needed to recoup some money urgently due to redundancy and a 150 mile house move. I cannot tell how heartbroken I was to see the following leave my possesion: Fender American P Black/Maple Fender American Jazz Sunburst/Rosewood Sandberg JM Natural Status Graphite Fretless Aria SB700 Natural Aria SB1000 Paduk Westone Thunder 3 Fretless I am now happily working again and settling fast into the new area (Ely) but I have serious Bass withdrawls but only limited funds until the old house sells so I have decided to purchase a high end instrument on the old hire purchase until the house gets sold. My problem is what to get, ideally I want to get to a situation where I have managed to get a nice Fender P, a Jazz, Stingray and a decent fretless but not sure what to get first, I have gone from just getting one of the new classic series Squires to tide me over to a £1200 Ray, P or Jazz. Anyone else been in this position where you know 'roughly' what you want but can only afford just the one for now but which to get first!? arrghh!! Steve.

I have thought the price was a little too high, but then American Deluxe is going to set me back £1250. I am even thinking about a stingray but want the all black with maple neck and matching headstock I have only seen HS models in that finish or the limited edition from a few year back.

Chaps, I am about to order a new Bass and have managed to get the choice down to a Natural Lakland Skyline DJ for £1,100 or a new Black Fender Deluxe Jazz 2010 with the block inlays. I have played the DJ and its lovely really nice range of warm tones nice and light and of course looks the business, the natural finish seems a bit rarer than the more common blue. I also understand they have stopped making them now so might keep its value? I have not played the new Jazzes so apart from watching clips on you tube and of course going by previous Jazzes I have owned I am fairly confident it will be a cracking bass, but I just can't decide between the two. Anyone got a view?

I used to own a Musicman that used to below to Martin Kemp of the 80's popsters Spandau Ballet (according to the shop in St Albans I got it from), apprently its the one seen in their first video. I sold it for £350 in 1990. what a Tw$T!

I am amazed that Wal haven't made some kind of gesture towards mick even if its a signature model with a percentage going to Mick directly. I really believe his playing shifted these basses through the 80's, I have lost count of how many players on here name Mick as a major influence a more natural player I have yet to see! Come on Wal lets see some kind of gesture.