RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Being in a band-any band..is like having a job. You have to deal with moods, songs, sickness ,holidays ,starters &leavers. The band I was in has been split to just me andMR.Drums. We get a really good singer who is now on honeymoon, get aguitarist who Mr.Drums knows who does a Tod Carty on the ice rink and fractures his arm for6+weeks Mr. Guitar gets guitar2 ..who quits! So, all in all no gigs since June last year, but a lot of hasssle! I gave bands a break for about 7 years and altho' I've not minded our little break, I'll probably advertise my services to another covers band to get the dice rolling again when I start getting too lazy. I say keep the gear and wait till you know what you're gonna do..whenever that is .

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[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='515731' date='Jun 16 2009, 08:44 PM']This one. [/quote] Nice...

When I used to work in the west end, you could always get it. I've noticed over the last few months wh smith( richmond,waterloo ,city thameslink station) have all failed to stock them. The last issue I got was from the Chancery lane branch. I'll try there this week Other than that, no idea

The line 6 monkey forum may help

Alot of us change gear from time to time...or expand the collection. Things I'd like: Stu Hamm's yellow fretless Kubicki...a yellow Washburn Status..a salmon pink Washburn Status.... a White Steinberger cricket bat from the '80s.....Randy Coven's bass with Tremolo (vigier?).. TM Stevens lairy coloured Warwick ...a trans trem Steiney ...Ithink that's enough

[quote name='Eight' post='515639' date='Jun 16 2009, 07:28 PM']How about not even remotely famous? I still lay awake at night in agony from not being able to buy the Schecter Damien IV I tried to get before the Curbow and Vampyre. If only I'd spent the money before currency fluctuations and stock problems had such an effect on their price. (They're not worth the price being charged here now). I'm sure what I've got is better... but can't help feeling the Damien should have been mine. Edit: I just did a quick check. The Damien was about £290 when I first saw it back in January. Went up to £360 just as I was going to buy it (which put me off). Then to £420. And now its £550!?!?![/quote] bad omen?

For a moment I thought that the bass had already been posted. Dunno why you never used this forum,tho' not my place to comment. Anyway ,it does sound a bit ropey and I wouldn't part with bass until payment was made. What part of Nigeria are you posting it to? Did you really win the lottery?

cool! guess it's all the sex'n'drugsand rock'n'roll.......

Walked in to Bass cellar in Denmark st. about 12 yrs ago.(they were ok then) Came out with this. Found it fairly easy to adapt . Still has original roundwound strings (light as anything black top going into machiine head) It's made by Vester(custom). Wouldn't mind getting the fretted version on the cheap

[quote name='Starless' post='514471' date='Jun 15 2009, 04:53 PM']Those nice people at Fender made them in the 70s, and thankfully those even nicer Fender people in Japan were making them only a few years ago, one of which is my Pride and Joy...... [/quote] Coool bass!

[quote name='Johngh' post='512804' date='Jun 13 2009, 02:37 PM']Didn't know Dale Winton played bass ! Sorry ![/quote]

As a lover of Tangerine Dream,Klause Shultze, etc. I have heard of them..but for some reason I haven't heard anything by them. I must check 'em out

I suppose there is something about Jeff B ...he does look like '80s detective -Eddie Shoestring (google it)

[quote name='BarnacleBob' post='511639' date='Jun 11 2009, 09:50 PM']I would not get tired punching Jeff Berlin in the face! BB[/quote] That would be quite interesting:he's a bit of a boxer by all accounts. Funny thing is,altho' I haven't heard him speak,I find him misunderstood and very intelligent and of course an awesome player. Please don't hit me

[quote name='Stingray5' post='509573' date='Jun 9 2009, 09:27 PM']This one...? [url="http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/0397040/details.html?kbid=1079"]http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/0397040/....html?kbid=1079[/url] Cheers, Steve[/quote] Oh my God! Yeah,that's it. When my friend started teaching me years ago he mislaid it. At that price,I'll have to get it . Thanks for that.

Did he ever make a bass book in the '80s ? Can't find it ,but I've got a fairly vague memory of this indstructional book which was mellow and laid back. Apart from that,don't know much about the guy. R.I.P. anyway

The basic rule of thumb,is that Fender should cater for all playing styles . What amp do you use? Have you fiddled with the tone etc.? I would've thought that if you have a choice of active/passive settings on your bass you should decide if active is for you or not. (many basses are active only so it's nice if you have both settings) Also, what kinda stuff are you playing? You may want to have a pedal,or a sansamp DI box to get the sound you're after.........

Got 2 pairswith the Jean Michel Jarre Oxygen dvd .(the red/blue cardboard ones) Found quality intermittent, and am looking for a proper pair myself. Any idea of cost?

I have a KBA-16 COMBO. I got it when I part exchanged my old peavey TNT combo (that peavey was so crap) Anyway this Kusto is good, and loud and handles 5 string ok too. I think a metal bass player (Trivium??) has an endorsement with Kustom, so they can't be too bad..

Glad it was good

long way for me to walk unfortunately Enjoy it , you 'll do good! Have to say, I know Mayall is a highly repected musician but... I saw him about 4 years ago and he was incredibly dull. He seemed to love himself and reminded me of Jimmy Saville . (Tracksuits!) I know what he did in the 60's but I think that the others who played with him went onto bigger and better things. Don't mind the blues but if he's anything like I saw him , you'll probably be better.

Have 2-3 drinks beforehand(no more). That should sort the nerves out, then do what the others suggest.....

cool.....

I used to think going back a few years ,that they all looked like that boring Fener (sorry) I was told by various people'you don't need an acoustic bass' etc. However,some really nice basses are out there now in terms of eye candy.. ..Dean Psycho Cabby, Takamine, Washburn , Charvel Surfcaster etc . I have a cheapo acoustic,but if I saw one of the above not too pricey I may go for one to round up yhe collection