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I echo everything mentioned earlier. Acoustic basses ceased to have a point when the 90's unplugged craze wore off.

That is SUCH a quintessential Disney sound. Amazing.

Thunderbird has PM'd their response to me, and I have to say that while it's not above-and-beyond EPIC customer service, IMO it's perfectly reasonable.

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1405067289' post='2498414'] the" I don't really care attitude" that is what has annoyed me more than the strings [/quote] Can you C&P what they said, please?

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1405057592' post='2498308'] What am I missing please? [/quote] You might get hit with a handling charge, which could wipe out your £13.

I'm amazed the whole set were dead. One in a pack is fair enough, but the whole set? That's just extremely bad luck.

It's a crappy pic, but it looks to me like the truss adjustment is at the headstock, suggesting MIM...?

[quote name='vsmith1' timestamp='1404719486' post='2494881'] At least it has some Richard Wright on it, otherwise would it really be Floyd? [/quote] I believe it was recorded around the time of The Division Bell, which came out of Gilmour, Wright and Mason jams. So yes, I think it does qualify as Floyd. If you think Floyd are Floyd without Roger, that is.

Rush would die on their arses at Glastonbury.

I don't get sick of being 'just' the bass player. If I have a vested interest in the recording, I'm usually there 'till the bitter end. If it's a session, I'll do two takes, drop in any cheeky fixes, and vamoosh.

Let's not forget Leonard Cohen, The Band, Diana Krall and, er... Celine Dion. Canada's a pretty cool country, all-told.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1404241570' post='2490766'] I would be rather surprised given the type of fills and the swell of the notes, particularly in the slow bits. [/quote] This is what I was alluding to earlier. Prepare to be surprised... [quote] Iceman: “Alannah, one more question: On theoriginal Version of “Black Velvet”, I was alwaysfascinated by the bass player …..but there is arumour that it wasn’t a real bass!? What’s about it?” Alannah Myles: “It wasn’t a real bass, it was akeyboard! A lot of bass players asked for this, Ithink it was a Korg, with a toggle switch, so hecould bend the notes!” (Laughs)[/quote] [url="http://www.scribd.com/doc/16571113/BVbass2"]source[/url] [quote] Hello fellow bassists, apologies for the late posting but I just stumbled across this thread. I can confirm 100% that the bass on Black Velvet is a sample of a fretless bass. It was played by the producer Dave Tyson. I believe it was an Akai S900 Sampler How can I be sure? I played the bass guitar on the record, appeared in several videos and toured with Alannah in the late 80's. BTW the bass referred to in the Black Velvet video is a foam green Warwick -- that bass was not used in the recording. On stage I used a hip shot on the E string to deal with Eb issue. Cheers[/quote] [url="http://www.talkbass.com/threads/bassist-on-black-velvet-cool-fretless-stuff.120693/page-3#post-8196982"]Source[/url]

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1404237634' post='2490711'] bass as it should sound IMO. [/quote] *whispers* Who's going to tell him?

LOLing about all this fuss about a sticker on a bass. It's almost like there was nothing else going on in the world.

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1403941612' post='2487847'] I don't like playing jazz basses but periodically have to buy one cos I just love the look of them and also the thought of all the amazing songs played on them... [/quote] The 40mm neck on this one helps a lot - it feels just like my P, if only a little bit shallower. The neck pup has an amazing boom and growl to it, too

Well, I'm two gigs into a three-one-the-trot run, and I LOVE THIS THING. Lots of comments from band-mates and punters about its tone and looks. And the best bit is: the world hasn't ended because it has a Fender logo on it. Happy days, man...

Aye, it's all a bit silly. Some people like something. Others can't see the point in it. And the world keeps on turning....

Nash's headstock logo is too sparse for my liking. I like something that makes a bit of a statement, like Lakland's, or the Fender TV.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403859878' post='2487118'] Trickier, yes; but my Jazz is fairly well relic'd - and the decal is on top of the finish, as was the case on early Jazzes [/quote] Yip, but if you're looking at something from the 70s it's not quite that simple... :-)

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1403809997' post='2486767'] Exactly. It's not difficult to do. [/quote] Unless it's supposed to be under the lacquer of a well-relic'd headstock. That's a fair bit trickier :-)

Yep. It's a shame.

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1403797017' post='2486547'] Like most British people of a certain age, I grew up hearing and liking Queen without ever really being a fan as such, but when I listen to their music now I realize what a creative band they were with such a unique and distinctive sound. As well as John Deacon, it worth mentioning that Roger Taylor was ( and I expect still is) a very powerful and skillful drummer, and he made a huge contribution to the sound of that band, too. Another underrated player. [/quote] As it 'appens, I always had Roger down as the weak link. A classic shed-builder, who can't hit his snare without opening his hi-hat which wears on me pretty quickly. Doesn't spoil the band for me, though.

I didn't get on with the micros I tried. MESA Walkabout for me. A little bit heavier than a micro, bit not much.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1403788147' post='2486387'] OK fair enough. Those of you who did order a Limelight bass built to your spec why did you have a Fender logo put on it? [/quote] FWIW, if I ordered from 'new' (and at this time, that's likely to happen) I'd ask for a TV logo, 'cos it's a classic. I just like the look of them, and I say that unapologetically.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1403788029' post='2486381'] So did you buy it second-hand or was it made to your specifications by Limelight? [/quote] Second-hand.