Cat Burrito

I like the purple ones and those green ones. Aguilar do some great colours. I have a super cool chocolate brown one that has been for sale on these very pages for a little while now. They definitely stand out!

Generally I play along with records / YouTube / demos etc. I play a lot at the moment but my practice is definitely geared towards what I need to know, rather than some quest to be better. That said, on a semi regular basis, I try to teach myself a new trick to keep my playing fresh.

I have a jumbo no brand ebony acoustic bass that I strung with flats. It sounds pretty decent. Acoustically you lose a little volume but I find rounds on an acoustic bass tend to sound pretty horrible. (personal view) I have never been a fan of Fender's acoustic range as it isn't their strong point. Some of the cheap brands can sound just as good, if not better than the Fender range when it comes to acoustic basses. My bass was only a shade over £100 but I would never sell it as it is not worth it for the resale. I'm used to mid to high end electric basses so I guess it must be halfway decent. It was recommended by a well respected player locally and I have taken it out on some pretty big shows. It's mostly sat at home in the bedroom and I use it to play along with the Alexa speaker. Big bodies and flatwound strings seems to be my preference with acoustic basses.

I don't know but it wouldn't surprise me. He's very approachable so if you go on his site and drop him a message I am sure he'd have that conversation with you in a non-pushy sales kinda way.

I have a 4003s that I use very frequently. The s has the all important 60s stylings & I love mine. There's a lot of hate online for them (a mix of the way the company has been run & not being as easy as a Fender in terms of playability) but I really like the tone and the look. £1200 is good money for a 4003s - if you didn't like it you'd make money selling it on in the UK. I rarely see them go under £1400.

I've shared a couple of these now on here and people have been really decent about this. Our record company decided to put our album out this year despite Covid-19 so we haven't been able to tour it (like many of you). Luckily we had enough video making skills to do a few videos and this is our last offering of 2020. This song was picked up by El Pias in Spain where we recommended along with The Rolling Stones, resulting in a 923% increase to our play on Spotify. This was the (title) track they liked and it's due to feature on the cover mount CD of next month's UK magazine RNR. The video is just camera phone footage of an old rehearsal.

What are you up to band wise these days since leaving Knock Off @Lozz196?

Having owned a Fender 51 and a couple of Squiers, I had been missing owning one. Just in the last couple of weeks I finished getting some parts together (mostly Squier) and assembled this one. Cheap as chips and plays great. I have been playing it for at least an hour every day and found it quite inspiring.

My father in law has a 73 P bass in the same position. The answer is leave it if it is retired and purely on show, otherwise life goes on and you should get it done. Do your research, get a refret done by someone who knows what they are doing (rather than just someone who does setups) and there is no problem.

Put together out of some Squier bass and parts from here;

Hi Han - Welcome to the Basschat community. We have members all over the world so you are more than welcome here.

Jon bought a bass body from me. Superbly smooth and effortless Basschat transaction, in keeping with the best of the site.

Keith bought some Ashtray covers off of me. Smooth and effortless transaction, typical of the very best of Basschat trades.

In the mid 90s I did a show with a few slightly past their peak indie bands like Neds Atomic Dustbin, Mega City 4 and Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. Much lower down the bill was "Oizone" who did a set of purely Boyzone covers (who were massive at the time, although probably not with anyone at that gig) but in an "Oi" style. Oizone refused to soundcheck as they felt it was too muso. They also insisted on borrowing some other hapless band's gear. They burst in wearing stockings over their heads like it was a Post Office raid, blasted straight into "Love Me For A Reason" and then did a captivating set that didn't outstay it's welcome. The audience was left with a feeling of "did that really happen". To this day it remains one of the most memorable live experiences I have ever witnessed. I am sure they all work in Adult Social Care or Customer Services now but for one glorious moment they upstaged about 50 bands at an All-dayer in Guildford.

I believe Peter Hook used a Rickenbacker copy on the Joy Division records. So when he upgraded for New Order, Basschat rules would have dictated that he wouldn't have been allowed to sell it on here!

Obviously my comment about the triangle is 100% genuine though. That's exactly my sort of ting.

A lot of silly claims with members pretending to have played bass on Blurred Lines. I can confirm it was me who played triangle on that recording. Lead triangle!

Standard on all Gretsch hollowbody guitars and basses.

Touch down here too. As seen on the Basschat Instagram page...

Dan sold me a bass body. Solid communications, item as described and all within the spirit of a top Basschat transaction.

Will "Dub" Jones in The Coasters did some really low vocals on stuff like “Yakety Yak,” “Charlie Brown” and “Along Came Jones.” - "Don't talk back!"

Just for the two or three members wondering, the Basspirate threads have all been merged on here, which is why the duplicate posts are no longer showing.