EssentialTension

The last one on ebay went for about £1300 too, IIRC.

Here we go again.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1318498870' post='1402812'] There's actually a difference between slides and bottlenecks. Bottlenecks are hollow - they were originally make from bottles, while slides are solid like this one: [/quote] Except I would call that a steel.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1318512291' post='1403131'] Ah! You beat me to it! When i read the OP i thought imediatly in it. I still want one but they don't come up much often and when they do they're not cheap! An alternative is to get a Mariachi bass: [/quote] Which I believe is called a guitarron.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1318454554' post='1402534'] Most people spell it plectrum rather than plektrum, hence plec. I haven't opened the link, is it rude? [/quote] Yes, plectrum is Latin, plektron is Greek. But PLEK is something else.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1318448816' post='1402428'] BTW I say Plec, Is that bad? [/quote] That will be [url="http://www.plek.com/en_US/home/"]PLEK[/url].

[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1318446996' post='1402374'] What about the brass/ceramic/steel ones that've never been near a bottle that I wasn't drinking out of then, eh? EH? Riddle me that... [/quote] They are bottlenecks but they were never bottle necks.

There is the Earthwood:

My old dad used to call anything with strings a banjo, so my bass was a banjo. Slightly more thrilling was his use of trumpet for anything that had to be blown, so my harmonica was a trumpet.

[quote name='squire5' timestamp='1318445036' post='1402318'] Machine Heads instead of tuners.This may sound strange,but I have always thought that perhaps the machine head,ie the part of the guitar where the tuning machines go,and the headstock were one and the same.But how and why are tuners known as machine heads? [/quote] I would often say machine heads, that's what they were always known as at one time.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1318445073' post='1402319'] D'you mean the kick drum? [/quote] Another +1

[quote name='henry norton' timestamp='1318433821' post='1402102'] Does anyone know of any purely acoustic bass guitars? I mean an acoustic bass guitar that doesn't have (or at least doesn't always need) a piezo pickup and onboard amp. I used to play in an acoustic pop trio but played a fretless Precision through a practice amp. It worked ok but I always hankered after a purer sound (as well as only needing to carry one case to smaller clubs). [/quote] There are some purely acoustic ones, for example the old Eko B4 from the 70s, but you won't hear it when playing with others without amplification.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1318422851' post='1401909'] What a strange place - on a 3 year old thread - to ask for help! Try the amps & cabs forum - hopefully you'll get more response. Cheerz, Johnr, n [/quote] This is the amps & cabs forum. However, new thread is a better idea.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1318369706' post='1401389'] Ah...... Could be they have not heard of him, and I suppose if they ain't heard of him - they can't really forget him then..... Garry [/quote] Cogbill has been discussed here. I think plenty of us have heard of him and more.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1318325204' post='1400450'] Definitely in the eye of the beholder. I haven't seen a single bass in this thread that I like the look of. [/quote] Hey BRX, I think we don't like the same basses but I agree with you completely here.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1318198014' post='1399204'] I'd be interested if I had some spare cash. [/quote] [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1318281988' post='1400142'] No worries, Dave, though I suspect there's a general chicken-counting thing going on just now ... I haven't won the auction yet. All the same, if I do win it then I suppose this bass might eventually become part of the extended Basschat family. [/quote] I refer you to my earlier post.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1318276588' post='1400054'] Erm yes thanks lads, that's the same link as BigRedX put up. I meant Tommy Denander made it up. [/quote] Ah, I misunderstood, and yes very possibly. I'm a Precision with ordinary frets kind of guy myself.

[quote name='LawrenceH' timestamp='1318276038' post='1400039'] Ugh, why on earth would you want to do that? [/quote] ... because he's brilliant and out of tune.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1318275849' post='1400038'] True temprament. He made that up didn't he? I've heard of Equal and Mean Tone but True? [/quote] [url="http://www.truetemperament.com/site/index.php"]http://www.truetemperament.com/site/index.php[/url]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1318270972' post='1399958'] Hmmm ... good call. The reason I moved the Lightwave on was that it was "too transparent" and did too good a job of advertising my mistakes. Luckily enough, I'm now a much better bass player and I don't make any. I'm only buying this one so that I can trade it with Clarky anyway ... [/quote] Jack, if Clarky doesn't want it then let me know please.

Any chance of a link?

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1318268763' post='1399911'] Pitch Pipes - now they killed the vibe long ago! [/quote] ... and frets, they killed everything.

Not the original body I guess.