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They look half-arsed. I'd hoped Fender would take this opportunity to bring out something that would really get them back in the game. Ah, well.

I REALLY fancy a white fretted...

[quote name='LeftyJ' timestamp='1390400281' post='2344965'] Not to most bass players, I'm afraid. [/quote] Fender will be more interested in adding value to their brand then what the minority of bass players who are familiar with GB think.

[quote name='dan670844' timestamp='1390399318' post='2344940'] Thats a great marketing move by Fender, spend a lot of years building up a credible brand, incl all the brown paper bags of Greens to the Bass whisperer then hang it.... Watch out the bean counters are out..... [/quote] To be fair, a great bass amp with 'Fender' on the front of it is worth more to Fender than one with 'Genz Benz' on it.

Does it come with a handset?

I clicked on the link with a view to hating it intensely, what with it being dull muso-w*kery and all. But... it's pretty damn good. He's a hell of a drummer, and the production is fab.

I hope he's managed to get rid of the nibbling rodents from his workshop...

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1390044204' post='2340779'] Having spoken to a chap who works for Fender last night, apparently the corporate plan is to "integrate the Genz technology into a new range of Fender amps." How well that'll work remains to be seen. [/quote] If they've got any sense, they'll just rebadge 'em. They'll be on to a winner.

... is this. Discuss. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAbD1Sd-zs4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAbD1Sd-zs4[/url]

It went to me after cd_David, I think. No idea where it went after that...

Just sold a bass to Chris - the transaction was thoroughly pleasant, as you'd expect from such an established BC'er. Pleasure doin' business!

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1389638579' post='2336445'] Fair point. I still find it odd that people can quote the individual weight of basses they have/had... [/quote] Probably because finding out the weight of a bass *after* you've bought it is a bit too late.

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1389638248' post='2336432'] Is there a reason why people prefer light basses other than having shoulder pain from a heavy instrument? [/quote] The prevention of it?

8.5lbs is spot-on for me.

I had a chance of 'making it' in my early 20s. As is often the case, it didn't come to anything. Since then, there haven't been any opportunities for me to work in music full-time whilst playing the kind of music I want to play, so... I haven't.

[size=6][i]"Here man.. what are yaz airl gannin' on aboot? Wharraloada bollicks!"[/i][/size]

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1389373693' post='2333559'] ...and that makes it right. OK, then. [/quote] Reality can be a harsh mistress.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1389372874' post='2333546'] It's perhaps just as well that truck drivers, spot welders and sundry other industries have not (yet..?) cottoned on to 'earning' a life-long revenue for work already achieved and paid for. [/quote] Amount of people who will pay a truck driver to do a journey he's already done and been paid for: [b]0[/b] Amount of people willing to pay to hear 'Every breath You Take' multiple times: [b]Lots[/b]

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1389368211' post='2333466'] The Police were 100% Gordon Sumner, and the other two might as well be just hired hands. Anyway they just got paid a shitload of cash for their recent tour (net revenue $340 million), so hopefully they'll be able to afford their own Italian castles now. [/quote] I disagree. Copeland and Summers' styles are too distinctive.

That's the thing, you see. There are MILLIONS of songs out there, a huge chunk of which you can listen to for free. And a huge chunk of those are probably not very good. If you want Every Breath You Take, it's going to cost you. Why? Because people rate it so highly they're willing to pay for it. A mechanic fixes a car, and gets his hourly rate. He [i]could[/i] charge a fee every time the car is driven subsequently, but his customers would go to somewhere else and he'd go out of business.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1389360380' post='2333280'] ... or a designer a cut, every time someone sits on a chair he/she designed..? [/quote] If the design of the chair is unique, and has feature that no other chair can offer, then I imagine they could keep it to themselves and charge what they like.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1389360161' post='2333272'] So should an artist get a cut of the entrance money from everyone who comes to see an exhibition of their work at a gallery? [/quote] I dunno how it works - does an artist not get paid when their work is displayed?