retroman

Me too Always had a serious soft spot for the Tbird. Love the looks, and the tone. I've only had my Gibson Tbird a couple of months now, it tool ages to arrive A very generous birthday present from the mrs!

I agree with the point about the low end stuff. Some of it is getting seriously good now. OK, the out of the box set up on some of it isn't brilliant, but a little bit of patience works wonders, but at the end of the day, you get what you pay for

I have to admit, I often scratch my head over the price of the USA Fender stuff. I have a Squier Precision loaded with SD Quarter Pounders, spent a little bit of time setting it up, and it plays lovely, and has a wicked tone. So......why are the Fenders so much money??

Cheers Matey

I like to keep things old skool......The newest car that me and the mrs own was built in 1978!

2X Bass amps by a certain well known british manufacturer.......Both completely fried the power amp board, with an impressive amount of choking smoke And I was using their cabs, of the correct impedance as well........

I have a Gibson Thunderbird IV, and don't suffer with the neck diving problem. I use a high quality padded leather strap, and can let go of it, and it stays put. My Ibanez Iceman bass really does neck dive though!

Hi Peeps,

Stumbled across this forum whilst browsing the web for bass gear, and found it an interesting read, so I joined

Been playing bass for about 18 years now, mostly with a pick, or finger style, and still can't get to grips with that thing where you whack it with your thumb! At home, I like messing with different arpegiated chord stuff.

I play in a heavy rock band, and firmly believe in the tasteful, but simple thing. I am also one for keeping it simple with the gear I use; no active basses, or amps with a 101 knobs and sliders on for me!!

As my user name suggests, I really dig retro stuff. You can't beat a good old fashioned set of glowing bottles!

Here's what I use......I definately suffer with GAS!!

Gibson EB2
Gibson Thunderbird IV
Rickenbacker 4001
Ibanez IC200 "Iceman"
Fender Squier Precision special (loaded with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders)
Aria Legend (My first bass, sentimental value :-) )
Precision Bass ( Don't know what make - Possibly early Ibanez)?
Ampeg SVT Classic Amp

Nice piece of history with the unknown make Precision Bass. I bought it from a junk shop in South Yorkshire for a tenner! It had "Artist" on the headstock originaly, and was quite battered, and only had 3 strings on it. Had to have it. I refinished the body, fitted a new pick guard, and refinsihed the neck, fitting a brass nut, and a 70's Fender headstock decal at the same time. It plays well, and has good intonation, and a lovely well used growl to the tone. The bridge on it is very similar to my IC200 bass, which leaves me thinking "is it an early Ibanez lawsuit type bass"?

TTFN,
Rich