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16 hours ago, jacko said:

Struggling to see any five strings on there. Jimmy Johnson's Alembic for example. First purpose built low B fiver.  

But is it as iconic as a Stingray or a Precision? Again, I wanted to limit it to 20, and there are just too many 4 strings that sit above any 5 string in terms of being recognisable to most bassists (and musicians). "Iconic" is the key word here, but I totally understand that it's subjective. 😊

11 hours ago, Fisheth said:

Oooh yes, I'd love one of these! 

Still taking orders.... 😊

17 hours ago, Spoombung said:

C'mon, you need a Carl Thompson on there... and at least one Ibanez...but I can see you're running out of space....

I wanted to limit the piece to 20 basses, and I had to decide which ones were more iconic than others. The only iconic Ibanez I could think of was the Musician but it got bumped out in favour of the Jaydee. 

Others have mentioned models that were "bubbling under" - maybe a second piece is called for, but I think I would struggle to find 20 more basses as iconic as the ones you see here. 😊

Maybe (due to the Ibanez suggestion and the Aria exemption) I'll do a second piece dedicated to Japanese basses...

19 hours ago, TrevorR said:

And perhaps an Aria SB1000 tho, the ones you chose are more First Division iconic than the SBs (much as I love them).

Fantastic pic BTW, totally love it.

The Aria nearly made it on there. Replaced with Mr Enwistle's Alembic Explorer. 😊

13 hours ago, Rikki_Sixx said:

. Are you setting these up to purchase online somewhere?

Possibly in the not too distant future. I have an Etsy store which has a couple of bits on there at the moment. It's early days but this is something I'd like to pursue as a business. My (long-distant) background is in art and graphic design, and I have rekindled my love of anything graphics-related over the past couple of years, possibly also related to the fact that I haven't done anything bass/gig-wise (on a regular basis at least) for the same amount of time.

That's a hell of a lot for a print. Mine are going onto 160gsm matt finish paper. Definitely less than £50.

Right. I have a price from a local printers that I'm happy with. I'm going to order 10 to start with if I get 10 confirmed orders from BC'ers. I'm not sure if I'm breaking any forum rules by not putting this on Marketplace though...

Any solid interest then please PM me.

@BassTractor - definitely less than £300...

And if anyone has guitarist chums....

2 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

I'd like that on a T shirt

1 hour ago, MoonBassAlpha said:

Hmm... my sister has a printer that can print onto cloth, about 2 metres wide....

Ooh T-shirts! 😉

Thank you for all the lovely comments guys. So I am now in the process of pricing this up as an A2 print, to include P&P. I will have to source and buy some postage tubes but that's something that I've been looking at already as I have other poster designs that I'm trying to persuade people to buy... 😉😆

Ahh you guys are so kind, thank you! Love the wall (Wal?) paper idea... 😉 And I know it' a Saturdee neet,  and I may have had a couple or three G&T's, but nobody mentioned a discount, did they...? 😂😂😂

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

Let's not leave out the lefties. 

Ha! Nice move mate... 😂

Here's a digital sample for you to have a closer look.

Another reason not to put text on there is that it gives the owner the choice of hanging it landscape or portrait. You guys are looking at it as almost landscape but it was done in a portrait orientation. 😊

I'm going to get one printed up in A2 size, see how that looks. I also have a guitar version on the go... 😊

1 minute ago, linear said:

What's the one in the bottom right?  It's driving my crazy  

Alembic Series 1.

1 minute ago, musicbassman said:

That's a labour of love - well done!

Are you planning on labelling them all, or is it a chance for bass players to see how many  of these they can name?

Thank you! I was going to label them, but I quite like it without any text, gives it a bit more of a pop-art look, which is what I was after.

Entitled "20 Iconic Bass Guitars", I'm thinking of making this available to BC members as a print in either A3 or A2 sizes providing I get enough interest... 

This image you're looking at is printed on bog standard A4 and really need to be seen in a bigger format, but you probably get the idea.

Any criticism welcome...  

I was offered a '75 Precision in the late 90's for £400, and a Fender Japan pink paisley P-bass for £500 about 8 years ago... 

12 hours ago, EdLib-3 said:

Robert DeLeo - one of my all time favourite bass players. Kind of like a 90s alternative rock James Jamerson. Just check out the bass lines to 'Sour Girl' and 'Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart', you'll see what I mean. It's just a shame he seems to have had a rather odd looking Hollywood face-lift of some sort...

Worth posting this then. I think it's up on BC in another thread, but for those unaware...

Good to see some positive vibes for STP from everyone. Most of the other opinions I've read are very positive - people seem to be willing them on to do well, probably because they had such a torrid time wih SW. They are my favourite rock band of all time and Scott was the last of the great frontmen IMO. Robert is also my favourite rock bassist, such a groover, and that band are just untouchable when they are at their best. ?

They've bagged themselves a new singer, a former X-Factor USA contestant no less, but don't let that put you off. The guy has the chops to commemorate Scott Weiland's legacy, and has his own thing going on too. I hope they do really well with him, if ever a band deserves a new start, it's this lot.

Oh, and Robert DeLeo has bagged himself a new bass too - a Nelson custom PJ. Never heard of 'em.

I actually have the same problem with my phone and am waiting for a sensible answer... 😂😂😂

Michael Anthony was without doubt Van Halen's secret weapon. Impeccable timing, great backing vocals, a sixteenth note pulse that would kill lesser bassists and a thoroughly decent chap to boot. The only proof of his ability you'll ever need is the Live:Right Here, Right Now concert film.

Michael Anthony is a badass.