Machines

Ok i'm convinced enough to have a proper look ! It should be with me the middle of next week .

Thanks for the links guys, they do sound pretty good. What is the neck pickup like alone, can it do fat ? So far all of the tones i've heard so far are very clear bridge/finger tones I think.

There's plenty of Status owners here so maybe someone can help me ! Am in a position potentially to acquire a Status S2 Classic (headed, 5 string), I know what they sound like to a degree (seen enough Mark King impressions to last a life time) but how versatile are they ? I would want to be able to roll off the zingy top end if possible and get other sounds out of it too, what is the neck pickup like soloed for example ?. Any links to videos or soundclips (I couldn't any that weren't slapping) are appreciated ! Also, with the bridge pickup so close to the bridge doesn't it sound a bit thin ? Thanks chaps.

I'm not really into vintage Fenders, but those are amazing. I would love to have one just to hold it and imagine what's happened to it in the last 60 years .

Read this for a similar tale: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=137855"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=137855[/url] I can't say it enough [b]Caveat Emptor.[/b]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='1247141' date='May 27 2011, 02:28 PM']Yeah the only bassist on YouTube who demos basses well is Ed Friedland, because he concentrates on demoing the bass not himself.[/quote] +1. Ed is an absolutely legend, I've messaged him before to thank him for no BS in his reviews.

Probably because it's relatively easy to sound half decent at it (to a non-player) and it makes the bass sound a lot more distinct than played any other way. When looking for sound samples I like it when they simply play the same riff but with each of the different pickup/EQ options enabled, this will actually tell me what it will sound like - not some machinegun racket of someone trying to be Victor Wooten.

I've got some from some NW Bashes (Manchester) in 2005/6, will upload them this weekend.

It was my idea and I got nuthin'.

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1246186' date='May 26 2011, 08:20 PM']Haha, it's a Stingray for [s]smaller handed[/s] girls.[/quote] Fixed it for you .

Squier Bronco in Torino Red for £110 (in 2002). What a piece of junk.

Yeah definately Bass Central - their level of stock is crazy, the website is great for bass pr0n too.

I love the contrasting shades in the red, i'd go for that.

I can see how many new members/new topics/posts/views and private messages there have been in any given time period, but alas not filter by subforum.

This isn't meant to be a scientific survey - just to give an indicator of what peoples usage is. Of course some of the options people could opt to vote more than once on, but that wouldn't tell us how many members had voted. I'll add some N/As.

[quote name='Linus27' post='1242027' date='May 23 2011, 06:52 PM']Is BGM still worth getting? Does it have lots of interesting articles or is it mostly adverts? Is Dood one of the boring adverts at the front or more interesting adverts at the back [/quote] It has improved I think, there are a lot of adverts but in not im comparison to Bass Player (that US thing) which I flicked through in WHSMiths and I mistook it for a brochure, there seemed to be hardly anything readable in it, the first 8 pages i'm sure were just ads. The adverts in BGM do get a bit repetitive though (like that stupid advert for a bass course with the kid with a Precision and an eagle coming out of his head). That's been in most copies for the last few years ! Bored of it now. I've got this months copy, have flicked through it quickly to have a laugh at dood but will read it at lunchtime today.

So far <1% of the forum have voted, come on people !

The disparity between most peoples (current) budget and the seemingly average cost of instruments for sale at the moment is quite significant. I think there's a lot more people selling expensive instruments at the moment than there are buying them (lack of funds seems to blame) and the answers so far seem to correlate this.

There's an interesting trend forming I think, let's see how it develops !