Chrisbassboy5

Thanks Al, got it second hand as new with flats on for £450 SO a real deal. Perhaps will just persevere? Don't really want to let go since its a beauty, if I can just get used to it... ta m8

Know the Ibanez SR500 is a blinder of a bass and is 19mm. Sorta like mine so possibly an option. Like the heavy tone controls on the active system so possibly my way forwards?

Cheers Crawford!

Ta Mr Zed, loathed to sell but sure some awesome basses out there.. any recommendations? Ta m8

Hi Guys, For my 50th birthday I got an 'as new' Ibanez SR655NTF in plain ash and I love it, its absolutely amazing and has some incredible grunt with those tasty Norstrands etc..but as someone of medium standard on the bass (promised myself I'd learn bass, coming from upright and tuba!). I am struggling to get on with the 5 plus the 16.5mm spacing. I have played my sons 4 string £50 Stagg (yep I know) and find the 4 so much easier and the string spacing is huge in comparison. I hate myself as I'm finding it hard to commit to the 5 (bought a 5 as I play wind band so flat keys are so much easier, not to be snobby and just buy a 5 than a 4!). Should I ignore the sons easy 4 and just persevere or sell and get a nice 4 like the SR500 or some other awesome 4 string. As its my 50th wanted something REALLY nice for £450.00 which I now have. Could you seek to help my troubled mind...appreciated Chris.

Got mine for £45 plus 10 post a few weeks ago.. awesome and 1/3 of the price for a Mono or Fusion and almost better. Here's my YT review when it arrived:

Birmingham show had an air horn... simples!

Yes mate. Andertons and PMT could have easily been there.. Wish it had been bigger. As said will stay 'home' and go to the one in Brum as long as it's on again... Chris

We (my 13yr old son and me) came from Staffordshire getting the 06:24 to Euston and booked for the 17:25 back home. In the end we pushed it out to 2 hours and had to pay £22 for an earlier train.. thought we'd run out of time to get the train as expected the show to be huge and a great opportunity for my son who is good and hugely inspired... left hours early and largely deaf and disappointed. Still I got a day out with my son but would have been better going around London holding an ice-cream.. cost me a fortune anyways.. disappointed.

Yep. I also had an email saying that for health and safety only 15 mins of loud. Instead a free for all all day. No point having it loud all day, proper try if instruments was impossible and feel sad for the acoustic guitars. Acoustic and seminar down one end should have been set for the quiet time (think 1hr on 1hr off, or 30 mins better). No one followed the email as stated, that I got. Dreadful!

Yep. Will wait for the Brum one again. Really expected the London one to be incredible and promised my 13 year old son the same. Won't travel that far for that show ever again. As they say in Dragons Den.. "I'm out"..

Yep. Am an ex pro tuba player and there's no dampening at all. Just a great durge.. not a killjoy but need to regulate quiet/noisy times. I love kick donkey volume on a great deep bass/guitar groove but not all day.... Will just poss people off in the end and people won't go.. Enjoy.

Mate was okay but just boring hearing people trying to showboat. Just so noisy in the end and just ruined it for me. Some lovely basses mind but could see them likely st the Brum show so will go there next time. If you're going it truly is 2 mins from Angel tube. Come out, turn right, across the road and there you are. I bought 2 beautiful padded straps for me and my son, made in UK, lifetime guarantee and well padded. Worth a treat! Enjoy. Chris

Just on the train back after the show on Saturday. Thought it was very good but what happened with the 15mins noise then some quiet time as per the email. It seemed to be full of pretentious players in the main just shredding to show off. Cos it was so loud there was absolutely no chance to really 'test' kit properly. Wished there was some time to chat properly. Also the seminar area was in the main area so waste trying to hear some of the presentations, should be relocated or timed to perhaps the quiet hour to alternate seminar then noisy, hour by hour. In the end everyone was turning the volume up to be heard to the point where it was madness.. Think I will stick with the Birmingham Guitar show. Same in all size and sense but less travel, ie. to London. What did others think? Chris

Cool ok.

Talking Bass Mark Smith swears by them if you look at some if his videos..

Guys, just done a brand new gear review afyer buying from Ebay. An awesone deal OMG its good!

Love this guy and channel. Ring any bells anyone..?

Interesting eh....

Photo of the video from Talking Bass link above.. Left leg, right handed...?

See the Talking Bass feature on starting the bass..

Talking Bass advocate usingbtge left leg to rest the bass for sitting playing but for me it twists my spine and does, in some way make playing easier.. what's everybodies view. Not something I ever considered or was taught...?

Remember this guy from the 90's, had this on a VHS tape lol, machine gun triplets etc... amazing!