markytbass

I have a Stingray with Rotosound Jazz flats and it sounds sweet. I don't know if the TI's are as bright sounding as the Roto's though.

Ive yet to find a MM that plays like a pig, the one in the rawhide string probably feels like a goat but I doubt it plays like one. I tried lots of basses whilst looking for my last purchase one being the ATK. As I already had a Cort GB34 (which I have modified) I felt that the ATK was a similar bass. The quality is the same but the Cort was half the price so I felt that I would be just taking a sideways step. As for putting a Musicman badge on an Ibanez yea the price might go up but I think people would notice the difference in quality and they would not sell at the inflated price. Look what happened to Rover when they started selling cheap poor quality re-badged cars, they didn't sell and the company went down the pan.

Not sure about it being a 'Musicman beater' - I've never had one of those! [/quote] I tried both a Stingray and the new ATK through the same combo at Sound Control and ended up buying a Stingray. Not to say the ATK was crap or owt, it just didn't feel the same. The body felt big, and the neck fatter than the Stingray. The 3 way switch didn't really give much variation IMO. I have another bass with a MM pickup and a series/paralell switch and there is a distinct difference when switched.

A mate and I did an open mike night a few weeks ago. Anarchy in the UK went down well. In the past I have found these fill the floor. Dead Kennedys, Police Truck The Knack, My Sharona Black Crows, Too Hot to Handle.

As kevbass has pointed out you could get a new one for that price. I know the seller has paid extra for the colour, headstock and scratch plate but should that really be reflected in the 2nd hand price?. I bought a 2nd hand Stingray in vintage sunburst and that wasn't priced any differently to the others in the shop. "This is a one of a kind bass" are you sure?.

I think it is when you look at other Music Man basses on ebay at the mo. There is a pre EB Ray for less. There is a nice looking natural Sterling at £745 with about 22 hrs to go.

With broad band (ADSL) you can literally leave bidding til the last 10 seconds. I always leave it to the last 20ish seconds after I bid early on some car seats (£10) only to see the price go up to £9.50 in the last few seconds. Ok I won them and £9.50 was a very good price but it seemed someone didn't want them to sell for 50p.

The first lines i did was some 12 bar blues out of a book. I was big into punk at the time so the others were Janie Jones by The Clash and Anarchy in the UK by The Pistols.

If I charge say £20 for postage I will find the best service for that amount i.e next day delivery, insurance. I won't charge £20 and get the cheapest i can just to make an extra tenner. I may not have many morals, I drink too much and swear alot but I feel people should get what they pay for.

Well he used some old banana boxes and some newspaper wraped in just enough tape to hold the boxes together. The address label was stuck on with masking tape and had nearly come off. If the amp had been caught up in the back log of the postal strike I would have accepted it. I bought the amp on the 9th. I e-mailed the guy on the 12th to see if and how he was going to send it and raised my concernes about the strikes. He replied that he hadn't sent it yet and was going to sort it out on the Monday(15th) and if the strikes hadn't ended he would arrange a courier (i took this to mean he would be sending it on the monday either by post or courier). On friday in another message he said he hadn't posted it as he was waiting to see if all the strike action had ended (going back on what he had originally said). The amp finally arrived yesterday (Tuesday), seems to be all working ok. But I think had I not kept chasing him up and hadn't reported it as not recieved I wouldn't had got it at all.

Now, I've been buying and occasionally selling on Ebay for some time so have a general idea when it comes to postal costs. However some people seem to bump up their postal charges to make extra money on the items they have sold. I recently bought an amp and paid £30 postage, didn't bother me too much at the time as it would have cost more to go and collect. What really got my back up was that it took the guy 2 weeks to post it. For £30 he could have sent it via a courier next day delivery and still have money left over. Grrrr

The bass centre was good. I bought a Fernandez jazz bass and a Trace Elliott BLX130 from there about 10 years ago and really regret selling both. Around the cornrner was music exchange. Those were the days.

I have been tuning to D-G-C-F as the guitarist i play with tunes down a whole step as he finds it less of a strain on his vox. I know it's not really any good for drop C unless slightly heavier strings were fitted. This works of me though I've got 45-105 flats fitted and they seem to work well. The other group I occasionally play with use standard E-A-D-G so its just a case of tuning up. At the end of the day it's whatever works for you.

What utter bollocks. Tell him that Ebay has provided you with his address and you're comming around at the weekend with some friends. And you will be testing the bass Sid Vicious style.

[quote name='ahpook' post='71948' date='Oct 10 2007, 12:55 AM']you HAVE to go to howard's bass place if it's still there [url="http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/newcastle/shop/133327r/howard-s-bass-place"]http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/newcast...rd-s-bass-place[/url] if you ask him if he remembers the guy who bought a musicman sabre from him years ago... he does great setups and repairs, and always has some weird and wonderful basses in the shop.[/quote] +1 on Howards, Nice bloke, knows his stuff, all sorts of wierd and wonderful things.

Boris the spider just to warm the old fingers up (the wife tut's and then pretends she's not with me). I sometimes do "If you want me to stay" or any riff that comes into my head. I did the verse bit of aeroplane by the chilis and got an audience of about 4 kids (I don't know who was more suprised).

[quote name='Peaty' post='71653' date='Oct 9 2007, 04:21 PM']Markytbass I have a Warwick CL150 combo (older style without the builtin wheels,) 150W (RMS), 1x12 speaker sounds good but I am using it less these days and I have been thinking of putting in the for sale section for £180. In any case you are welcome to come and give it a go and see if it is what you are after I am based just outside Oxford. Cheers Pete[/quote] Thanks for the offer. I'm up in Darlington, so a little bit too far. I have been looking at all sorts of stuff. Weight and portability are the two main factors. I suffer with a bad back but it's not always the weight of an amp that does me in so much as the poxy handles. I have a Laney R3 Kick back 165w and because it only has a single handle it's difficult to carry. Anyway in the middle of writing this I have managed to win a Warwick sonic 3 on ebay, so now I will be looking for a cab. Failing that I will be making my own. Thanks for the help everyone. Cheers MTB

Bought a Stingray the weekend before and a Roland Cube30 last weekend, hopefully getting a bigger combo this weekend (spend, spend, spend).

Does anyone or has anyone used a warwick combo (sweet25.1 to be exact). I have a short list of combo's I am thinking of buying but can't find a warwick to try. The others in the short list are Ashdown, Fender or try and get a 2nd hand Trace (I cant afford a new one on a budget of £300).

Flea: Now that you don't use your stingray's anymore can I have one.

I like the Rotosound Jazz flats I started off using 45-105 (cos that was the guage of the rounds I was using at the time). These I found too tight so I moved down to 40-100 never looked back. As for price Strings direct do single sets at £23 (I'm sure postage was free and they came the next day), Steve Harris sig's the same price. If you bulk buy 5 Jazz sets or more they are £21 a set. I found these strings to be quite bright compared to other flats I have used and I was able to slap with them.

Thanks for the info, but ive gone and bought a Stingray. I tried the thumb but it just didn't click, nice bass though. A guy near me was selling a 95 thumb 4 through neck, I think he wanted around £800 for it. Cheers