Toddy

Heck ,, is there a thread for everything on ere or what!...lol,,, love this forum... :

Usually raid the poundshop (two for a quid) and change them real regular,, never had issues ,,,ever..

Unless a certain pro touring band happen to lose a few procell in my direction...well,,,,, ya just have too.....

looks like him to me!!! or a real funny looking spot,,,,

Dudes,,,

Not strictly the axe in question..

My main stage bass for the last 3 yrs has been an SRX705,,,, everyone seems to love it from studio to stage..

I guess the finish may be the same and if so mine has been extremely hard wearing,, not even a scratch,,no buckle rash, dents or anything..it really is as new,,, considering the number of gigs (least 6 a month) an rehearsals once a week think its been brilliant,,

The chrome different matter,,, mine was tarnished from the shop! use seems to quickly banish it tho,,, but affects the bridge and the knobs.. also its very heavy,,,,, well balanced tho,,, but a real heavy bass.

Re the bridge, mine looks the same as the one in the photo an there are two ways to string it ! there are slots in the base of the bridge which can be used ..but as in the photo should be really hooked in the back... never had a problem with it or intonation..to be honest have never been afraid to spend money too get good gear,,,, an really didnt fall in love with the look ,,, but this is the one which earns the money... (IMHO) hope it helps..

(never had a bad ibanez,,, early Musician was great,,, later cheap model the engineers loved,, an this one is the fave of everyone I play with...must be a lincolnshire thing,,, cos guitarists round ere have the same opinion of the brand..)

[quote name='OldGit' post='487241' date='May 13 2009, 08:43 PM']Incidentally I think the body's are "laminated" when you are selling and "plywood" when you are buying ....[/quote]


Good Call,,,,,,,,, My old Double Bass was def sold as laminated lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Advice taken,,,,

Actually after cleaning and fettling I agree,,,,,

Managed to sort the original issues with this bass,, the original neck is a really great profile..

Short of a couple of new knobs its now cleaned and restored to its original condition...

Will try get some pics up,,, Cheers guys.

Cheers for that Paul,,,,,

Tis indeed a ply body,,an after looking at some simply great basses for £100 this last weekend am not going to go mad on this one,,(Really dont need another Bass)

However, Tis a nice old thing,,, and just missed a neck on Ebay...

Will keep you posted...

Hi Gang,,,

Ok so I needed a P Bass for a project,,,, need to look very retro,,My Ibanez and Warwick not really looking the part..

Bought a cheap Squier 5 String MII,,and all is cool,,, then (danger brainstorm alert) got around to thinking about that old P bass copy that I lent to a mate years ago,, an old Honher Arbour Series Fretless,,,,

Now I bought this about 10 years ago,with a major bent neck an only 3 strings on it for a tenner,,and once I recovered it from said mate Ive now stripped it down to its components an have given it a major clean up...

In my inexperienced, wild plan ,I was going to sit in front of google and order a nice neck for it,, maple perhaps,, have some LEDs maybe,, rebuild and have a nice retro bass to use on stage,,,, I could brag Id put together myself,,and even laff about how much money Id spent on gear over all these years,, when in a corner of the music room Id had my soulmate bass all along....

Then,,,,,,,,, sodding heck,,,, went on Allparts and HOW MUCH,,,, I could get a new bass for that!!

So please help a poor foolish Bassist,,,,,,Is it possible to obtain a fretted neck for this for at a reasonable sum?? an return this sad old bass to gigworthy playability????

Any advice appreciated,,,,,, Cheers

Good call,,,

Just discussed this with our keyboard player,, I was always impressed with playing bass on left hand and melody etc on right hand,,,,,,,

He claims,,, apart from obvious boogie woogie an RnR left hand he plays bass notes rather that bass lines,,, modest person lol,,, cos know thats not really true.....

Always impressed with a good keyboard players left hand....an he can put me to shame whilst playing melody lines on top..
Love some recent chart hits which have vamped bass parts with horn sections..

The subcontious part of bass is the awesome bit,,,,they aint listening to to the bass part,,, but thats sure as hell what they are dancin too....which is why when on form,,,, everyone has a good night,,,,, an also why ya can get away with murder when played badly,,,, cos they not really listening.....comments????

Hi Gang,,,,

Have heard OLP mentioned a few times on here,,,

I know where there is a brand new Tony Levin Sig for just a tab over £200,,, havent plugged it in ,,,but seems to play really well..

Should I snap this one up?????

Saw the Bites support Robert Plant at Sheffield City Hall,,, an was really impressed,,,, 88?

Wherever he is wish him well,,, did hear through a fan he was involved still with Ray Davies...

I never win anything,,,, here goes ....

Methinks IMHO it depends on your band set up an style of music,,,,,

I played in a band for years which did small to medium venues, the Bass DI,d through the PA,,, and a pretty sensible drummer...

I mainly put an SWR redhead on the floor (2x10) and rarely had it turned up above 3,,, I personally was chuffed to f*** and recieved many many compliments.

If ya play with animals tho........ as an onstage monitor and great DI for the pa its a great set up..

Just learned a load of american 80,s tunes and had a similair experiance of being slightly out,,,

Someone just mentioned that the variances in electrical supply used can effect this,, eg the americans use differant voltages etc,,,,, totally believe this is rubbish,,,, but errrrr,,, is it possible?

nice one........

Current band van is a sprinter,, no way is the gear goin in an Alfa...

But my all time fave was Helga,,, an old merc van,, she even had her own myspace an fan club....

Hiya,,,,

Elixers came as standard on my Ibanez SRX705,,, thought they sounded great myself..

And yeah they did last a lot of gigs,,, however the strings do start shedding (like a snake) eventually..

I believe I heard somewhere they just buy strings in an them coat them...but I would certainly consider them again.

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Check Nathan Williams,,,, £200 Cort Bass a loop an no effects... Blew me away at the London Guitar Show...

Cant seem to find a dealer tho!

Re earlier comment,,,totally agree about the old Warwick Streamer Std..

great tone, coil tap, made from solid materials,, mine has paid for itself so many times, Im never gonna sell that bass..

Even though I now have some nice gear,, most of it never comes home and I only ever see them at gigs an rehearsals...

Its still my old Streamer, which I learn stuff on an play at home...

ah!!!!!!!! that tatty looking beast,,, in a temp housing..

is an all tube 500 watt monster prototype made by the man himself John Chambers of the Vintage Tube Hospital in Nottingham,,,, loved the SWR till someone tried to wind the knobs off it at a jamming session and it never sounded the same again,,, will post pics of the new rig,,, now im getting the hang of the forum.

Sent PM,,,,,,,if someone knows this guy please ask him to log on an read it,, cheers...

Just for a laff,,,,,,some of the old gear...

Always thought the Ibanez Musician stood a chance for the list,,,,

Was well used in the eighties,,, Sting etc....wish I still had mine

[quote name='josh3184' post='468804' date='Apr 21 2009, 05:21 PM']Welcome, if you want to try out some gear you've come to the right place![/quote]


Cheers guys ^_^

Hi Guys,,, an Gals...

Finally found time to join the Forum....

Been playing for errrrrrr several yrs now,,, gosh probably 20 yrs... ouch..

Have played in quite a few busy bands over last decade or so..

Hope to check out some gear etc,,, have tried most, owned SWR, Trace, Ampeg,Hartke - Warwick,Fender,Washburn,Hohner,Ibanez (an the rest lol) sold my Double Bass for finances...But its still that old reliable an bleedin loud Firebass 700 that lives in the Gig van!!..

Hope to get more involved,,,, top regards

Toddy