12stringbassist

I'm on about 25 basses and next year I am going to rationalise the collection down to about a dozen or so and also a couple of guitars. Even with that thought seriously in mind, I could never turn up my nose at the chance of one of these:

My band, The Kerbcrawlers in Wigan the other week.

A pink jazz? People would [i]look at that.[/i] So, yes.

I have a Candy Cola US Jazz and it looks like I should get a black (or mirror) scratchplate for it!!

[b]Why stop at 2??[/b]

This one has owned my soul for 15 years or so now.

Streamer Chrome tone. Custom shop 1-off Thumb NT in gloss walnut finish.

I've done the function band bit. Masonic functions, working men's clubs, dinner dances, the whole bit. The lead guitarist in the band hated what was my all-time favourite bass at the time, because it was too ballsy and too deep for his liking. I used a Fender Precision Lyte and they are just great. Basically all he wanted to hear was his guitar. Any bass with a good all-round range of tones that you can switch between easily would do the job. Never had one myself, but seen and heard several - I'd reckon a MusicMan may be the very thing. Good luck.

If the bass doesn't make you happy as it is, get it refinished and it will get a good set-up at the same time. The alternative is that you would probably be unhappy with it for the rest of your time together. Good luck.

I've been lucky with mine. I've had to do prectically nothing to any of them.

I am in love with mine.. A Streamer Chrome Tone.

The Kerbcrawlers are supporting The Quireboys at The Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough on March 6th. Both acts will be playing acoustic shows. This is a slight change from the advertised venue. Details will be updated on other websites shortly. Ticket info at [url="http://www.kula-productions.com/Artists/thequireboys.html"]http://www.kula-productions.com/Artists/thequireboys.html[/url] Other info at [url="http://www.quireboys.com/"]http://www.quireboys.com/[/url] and [url="http://www.thekerbcrawlers.co.uk"]http://www.thekerbcrawlers.co.uk[/url]

If it's someone I know - "Not in front of the punters". If it's someone I don't know - "I haven't any spare strings" or "That one's been playing up".

[b]Excess all areas[/b]

Weighs nothing!!!

If you can find a Fender Precision Lyte, they REALLY are marvelous. Lightweight, thin neck, huge sound. Also Danelectro Longhorns weigh nothing, are quite cheap and have a good sound - worth looking for one of the new ones. I suffer with a crap back too, by the way - happy hunting.

More at [url="http://www.crazeeworld.plus.com/kerbcrawlers/pages/video.htm"]'Kerbcrawlers TV'[/url]

Jim Lea of Slade did a truly mean bass / violin solo in his day. Here's the one he did at Slade's last ever UK show in Liverpool in 1983

Gretsch basses are as cool as they come, but I couldn't justify the expense. I bought an Eastwood Classic 4 in white to match my GWF guitar. Wonderful.

I was just going to say that, seeing as Wal are starting up again, you may be able to pick up a fretless neck, then you have the chance to revert if need be.

Hmmmm... An excursion into twerpdom from myself...

Ok, it's a guitar.... but.... I was in London the other day and Music Ground on Denmark St in London have a John Birch guitar on the wall labelled as being an ex-Slade instrument, with it having been used by Dave Hill. It's also in their store on EBay - at over £2k. I asked them when the guitar was ever used by Dave Hill. They didn't know. They just said that it was ex-Slade. I told them it wasn't. I run a UK Slade website which includes a quite comprehensive page on their live gear at [url="http://www.slayed.co.uk"]www.slayed.co.uk[/url]. They just shrugged their shoulders at me. It is the VERY same guitar that they have tried to pass off as being Ex-Sweet. Andy Scott was apparently furious about the idea of playing a bright pink penis / testicles guitar on stage and claims that the guitar was ever used by him were withdrawn. Photo at [url="http://i.ebayimg.com/13/!BSd91K!BWk~$(KGrHgoOKiwEjlLmVWD3BKDW1OW!dQ~~_12.JPG"]http://i.ebayimg.com/13/!BSd91K!BW...#33;dQ~~_12.JPG[/url] [b]Perfect for the local Jehovah's Witness PopStar? Not.[/b] According to Ebay "The instrument was custom built for 70s Glam Rock Band Shawoddy woddy" Pure class!!

[quote name='bh2' post='686181' date='Dec 16 2009, 11:40 AM']Sonic blue ricky? OMG!!![/quote] The colour is known as 'Blue boy'.

This one's lived in its case for a good while and I've enjoyed taking it out for the last few shows. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=327Gb97Unlg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=327Gb97Unlg[/url] Camerawork by John The Fire Hazard.