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[quote name='steve-soar' post='1192409' date='Apr 7 2011, 11:18 PM']In a word, nice. I'll make her nicer for you.[/quote] Yeh mate I can't wait!

[quote name='dlloyd' post='1192332' date='Apr 7 2011, 10:01 PM']The cantina band from Star Wars.[/quote]

As far as I'm aware, the body shape of the Darryl Jones wasn't Lakland's own design, it was A Basses [url="http://www.abasses.com/"]http://www.abasses.com/[/url]. I don't know the ins and outs of it all but there must have been a dispute along the way as Darryl has now returned to A Basses endorsement roster.

[quote name='thumbo' post='1192150' date='Apr 7 2011, 07:32 PM']Sounds great! Nice playing too [/quote] Thanks man

[quote name='JTUK' post='1192137' date='Apr 7 2011, 07:16 PM']Sounds great. I thought it was a very good model..shame they had to discontinue.[/quote] Cheers mate, it is a shame but one of those things I suppose. I think Lakland are renaming it a different name and changing the body shape slightly, so I don't think it will be gone for too long.

[quote name='TKenrick' post='1192077' date='Apr 7 2011, 06:13 PM']Aside from that, the first time I heard Sonny Rollins on 'St Thomas' was a big turning point[/quote] That's one of the first tunes that got me into Jazz when I was very young, there used to be a clip of it on Microsoft Encarta, I remember playing it over and over again when I was really young. Sonny Rollins still remains my favourite tenor player I think!

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' post='1192073' date='Apr 7 2011, 06:11 PM']Liam? Is that you matey?[/quote] That it is Kev

Allparts perhaps [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/amp-parts/amplifier-parts-accessories/corners-c-277_297_318_334.html"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/amp...97_318_334.html[/url]

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='1191964' date='Apr 7 2011, 05:00 PM']Thriller? Smooth Criminal? [/quote] You Rock My World edit Actually, the first jazz album I bought was 'The Birth of Cool', I still love that album to this day and Budo is one of my favourite Miles tunes. But Jaco Pastorius was the guy that opened my up to it because having read the personnel inside the sleeve it lead me to Herbie Hancock, Don Alias, Wayne Shorter, and a plethora of other great players.

Jaco.

By the way Clarky I've flown with quite a few airlines to Scandinavia with my bass, including SAS, City (a subsidiary of SAS), KLM. SAS handle the baggage well, City don't IME (I saw them toss my bass in, followed by our guitarist's Strat, followed by our keyboard player's Nord stage), it's a similar story with KLM. Might be worth booking an extra seat.

I've done it with my Fender in a hardcase but I'd hate to do it again, the bass comes out icy cold and if you haven't slackened the strings I can only imagine that might just cause the neck to snap like a twig.

I was lucky enough to get a really clean, decent Lakland Darryl Jones Skyline model this weekend just gone and I'm really pleased with it... it's got that really cool 70's ash bodied jazz vibe that I really love, and the thing is so well built as well. I know these basses have been discontinued now, but anyway, I thought I might put some quick samples up if anyone is indeed interested to hear what it sounds like! Fingerstyle - [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21614589/fingerstyle%20Lakland%20DJ.mp3"]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21614589/fingersty...akland%20DJ.mp3[/url] and a bit of the much loved (and equally hated ) slap - [url="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21614589/Slap%20Lakland%20DJ.mp3"]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21614589/Slap%20Lakland%20DJ.mp3[/url] Enjoy, I'll try and get a few more sound samples up to show the variations between pickups etc. a bit later on if I'm not too busy!

Great playing mate, I'm sufficiently impressed! In fact you've just inspired me to go and record some Steely Dan stuff later on.

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1191490' date='Apr 7 2011, 10:34 AM']I would hazard a guess that the people who play more than just bass are also songwriters? It would be interesting to know how many of the people who are strictly bassists only are also writers, in that they come up with the initial ideas that start of the song writing process.[/quote] This applies to me. I'm a bassist first and foremost, it's where my strongest skills lie, but I've been playing guitar for a tiny bit longer and I almost exclusively write using one! Also love playing rhythm and lead when I get a chance.

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='1190877' date='Apr 6 2011, 07:28 PM']For me its always been the lack for dots or markers on the fretboard thats put me off. Funny enough in the same day, at the same shop i played my first Sandberg and Lakland, and ended up getting the Lakland.[/quote] The no markers thing has never for to me but aesthetically I do prefer them definitely. Which Lakland did you opt for Dave?

Bought a shockmount case from them a while ago, can't fault them.

I put off looking at Sandberg's initially because I didn't like the look of them, but I was really stupid to because for the money, you simply cannot get a better bass. They are utterly superb. I would have got one recently had I not just bought a new Lakland.

[quote name='MB1' post='1189555' date='Apr 5 2011, 07:53 PM']MB1. ....Wearing Silk Gloves makes you perform better in bed? [/quote] Think it had more to do with how much his hands were sweating more than anything too suspect. Also it apparently keeps your hands looking young and to stop 'em drying out.

[quote name='skej21' post='1189470' date='Apr 5 2011, 06:54 PM']Was teaching a private lesson this afternoon and one of my pupils turned up wearing fingerless gloves. It was cold outside, but surely full gloves to keep your hands warm and then take them off when you begin playing would be the 'norm'? However, she didn't take them off at the start of the lesson and I asked her why she was wearing them, to which she answered with a *shrug* I've seen quite a few players who either play with fingerless gloves or full gloves and even sometimes wrist-supports. I understand wrist-support, but as for the variety of gloves, I fell like I've missed something. Does playing with gloves protect your bass? Does it make you play faster, etc? Does it feel more comfortable? Is it just some new fashion, like sweatbands? I'd love to know what people think, or if anyone has experiences to share [/quote] I think in her case, she's probably wearing them because she thinks it's cool, maybe also the practical reasoning that it will keep her hands warm and muscles perform better when they're warm. I'll wear gloves in the winter before gigs for this reason, but never when I play live. However, Etienne Mbappe wears silk gloves when he performs. It started when his wife made him wear them in bed (kinky) and evolved into him believing that they made him perform better and made his strings last longer. Check him here [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5scoddRycs&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5scoddRycs...feature=related[/url]

A quick scan of this guy's posts reveals him to be a serial spammer.

[quote name='dlloyd' post='1189112' date='Apr 5 2011, 03:21 PM']Is it a paint job? I was assuming it was a vinyl wrap.[/quote] That would make a whole lot more sense actually.

Absolutely incredible paint job! I do not like Ritters but that's really something else.

The Stingray 5 is a great instrument, I've played a lot of them and came very close to buying one myself recently. But I'd also look at the Lakland 55-02's like BB5 mentioned, those things are incredible, I can opt for the Lakland Skyline build quality being very good as well IMO. Alternatively, check to see if you can find any Lakland Darryl Jones 5's around, they've been discontinued but are brilliant, brilliant basses.

[quote name='silddx' post='1188497' date='Apr 4 2011, 11:20 PM']Ahh mate, that's great news! Thanks! [/quote] I know it's not quite the same as what you're after, but I know someone selling a Warwick Corvette passive, ash red stained body, bought in about 2004/5 maybe at a guess. It's a cool bass, really punchy and has that lovely Warwick sound. If you're interested then let me know, I can see what he thinks about it