Cosmo Valdemar

Not sure about the colours but the checkerboard binding is amazing! I doubt we'll see any over here though. These special colours tend to be special orders by dealers in very limited numbers. There was an all-white version a while ago that was probably the most beautiful Rick ever... Unfortunately Jon Hall pretty much swore off doing any more as the white finish is very hard to get right apparently.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1497590728' post='3319244'] Stow on the Wold? Just down the road from me, never knew he'd lived there, thought they were all West London boys. [/quote] They were, but I think rock star country piles are a bit thin on the ground in Shepherd's Bush.

[quote name='NowVertical' timestamp='1497358863' post='3317506'] [b]Biggest surprise[/b] for me were Mastadon who I did not expect to enjoy more than the standard fare. I had intended to see the beginning of their set and then head over to watch Suicidal Tendencies. Instead (despite of the sound) I watched the entire set and think the arrangement quirks would have held them in good stead at an All Tomorrows Parties festival, great stuff and I will try and catch these guys in their own right. [/quote] I saw Mastodon at an ATP a few years back, and yes, they went down a storm. It did help that it was the year curated by Melvins and Mike Patton!

Classy! That blue with the maple neck is stunning.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496517132' post='3312068'] Either that or my generation is just dumb. Blue [/quote] 😉

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1496421261' post='3311335'] Maybe it's my generation. In the early 70, you never even heard the term "neck dive", you just strap up and play. Blue [/quote] It's been 40 years, the laws of physics have changed considerably since then.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1495795529' post='3306654'] It will make a right mess of the foam if you remove the velcro at a later date. Be aware of that and resale value of the pedal. Bloomin' daft idea the foam isn't it? [/quote] I was going to fix my Sheehan pedal to the pedalboard today. In two minds now!

Shame there isn't a fancy one with a P pickup... 😕

Couldn't you just attach the velcro to the foam?

Very nice. Reminds me of my old Encore- my first 'proper' bass! Except mine had gold hardware. Any tribute to JD deserves applause as far as I'm concerned - monster player.

I'm not a massive fan of Hawkwind, but the new stuff they're playing on Planet Rock is excellent. And yes, a fantastic bass thing going on.

[quote name='Osiris' timestamp='1494357706' post='3295351'] I briefly owned a Sansamp VT bass pedal, the non DI version, but they appear to be the same drive circuit and controls. At both in house and gig volumes I was able to coax some stunning Ampeg-a-like tones from it and I thought I'd finally nailed the sound that I'd been after for God knows how long. But..... Once the rest of the band kicked in, the bass just wouldn't cut through. The Sansamp bass driver has a reputation for not cutting through due to its inherent scooped sound, but from what I'd read online about the VT, it wasn't supposed to suffer from this. But no matter what I did with it or however much I cranked the mids or the amp up, it just wouldn't work with the rest of the band - we play a mixture of pop, soft rock and indie numbers so it's not as though I was up against a wall of Marshall's. There was a lot of additional compression in there too which flattened a lot of my playing dynamics. Having said that, I've not really seen anyone mentioning these issues with the VT so maybe it just didn't play well with the rest of my gear? Sorry, I've got no experience of the SCR DI so can't comment. [/quote] Were you using the VT bass as a normal pedal between bass and amp or in the effects loop? The Tech 21 Character pedals sound best if you bypass your amp's preamp stage in my experience. Particularly if you use the speaker sim.

Cor! I had a 4003 in this colour but sold it. Really want a 4003s though!

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1494278015' post='3294704'] Stephen Stills. Check out his playing on the first CS&N album. [/quote] Good lord, yes!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1494272852' post='3294637'] I can only apologise for interrupting the direction of the current thread with possibilities of further discussion! [/quote] You've ruined this thread for me with your free-thinking.

Yngwie Malmsteen Mike Rutherford

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1494095759' post='3293281'] Andertons have the 'Bird on their system, although not yet available. They have an initial price of £629, but say that may change (either way possibly) by the time they get them. I thought they might come in around £450. £629 for an (admittedly gorgeous) Epi is a bit too much for my liking. [/quote] Got a link? I can't see it on their website.

That takes me back... It's exactly the same as my old school's bass. A much-admired instrument, considering I was learning on an old Eros EB copy at home 😊