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Er, maybe.. Confused - I want my Mummy!

All the above makes sense - here's the thing though: My new Indo-made Ray34 seems to be better than the USA model I had before. Not better materials, granted, but better feel and sound. How come?

Just to play devil's advocate - why do we (including me) still think that a US bass is the best that money can buy? I've owned a few "top-notch" US basses (Fender Ps, Js, MM Ray, G&L) and I passed them all on, in favour of an Indonesian made, "budget" bass*. It's the best gigging bass I've played, so far. *G&L Tribute

[quote name='bumnote' post='928322' date='Aug 18 2010, 08:20 AM']if you buy a used ray and decide you dont like itor want to change it in a year or so you should be able to sell it for near enough what you paid for it. If you buy a stirling you will sell it for perhaps 2/3rds of what you pay for it. Country of origin is not a guarantee of quality, and most of the stuff from the cort factory is pretty good. The stirling is probably built to a price point and there may be some compromises but whether or not they make any appreciable difference depends on the player.[/quote] The value thing is very true - a Ray34's not going to hold it's money from new. Re: build quality - I think something either feels good or it doesn't. So far, the Ray 34 I've got feels more playable than my old SR4 ever did.

Have tried two of these in P form in the last couple of days and really liked the relic feel, which surprised me. Couple of things were odd: the machineheads were so distressed, the were hard to turn and they also seem to have distressed the price way beyond that of a Mex Fender. £800?! Are they having a giraffe? And while the bass felt good to play, I couldn't help think of those Vintage copies. And they're only a couple of hundred quid...

Just bought a Ray34 which is a carbon copy of the SR4 I used to own and sold on. Here's the strange thing - it feels a bit better to play than the USA SR4 I had. Also (and it's early days, i've not gigged it yet), it doesn't seem to have the brittle top end mine used to have. It's a bit weird buying a copy of the bass you used to own though - think I'm going Back To The Future.

Squier Jazz - took your fingers off the strings and it buzzed like a swarm of angry wasps. Nice body though, should have kept it and tried to make it less anti-social. Actually, reminds me of an ex-girlfriend.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='719499' date='Jan 20 2010, 08:01 PM']I'd really like to have The Saturdays gig tbh: I was very interested in ther recent live video which was basically them in awesome underwear. Even the bass players equipment did NOT distract me.[/quote]

Check out a LH500. Mine sounds great.

[quote name='Linus27' post='708670' date='Jan 11 2010, 11:38 AM']Anyone remember the music shop that used to be along the A30 in Camberley up by the old cinema. It got burnt down under suspicious circumstances. I think one of the guys who worked there/part owned it, an older bald guy went and opened Intune Music in Little Sandburst.[/quote] Know the place you mean. It was called Music Makers, I think.

Recommend a Rode NT1A. £100 buys you a great condenser mic that seems to work really well with home recording. Really fresh, crisp warm sound. People on here will know more about this that me, but a good pre-amp apparently can make a real difference to the overall sound. Try setting the mic up inside a wardrobe full of clothes. Seems to be a good way to get a nice dead sound.

Loving my LH500.

Well done - those Traces seem prone to a dry joint. But once working, sound great.

[quote name='Commando Jack' post='691384' date='Dec 22 2009, 11:56 AM']Fans by Kings of Leon. It's my dancing song [/quote] Sex On Fire too. Very simple but mix of sparse verse/chugging choruses is fun to play.

Gangsters - The Specials Simple enough minor riff but really drives the song.