Stag

I really like The Police and a lot of his solo stuff. Some of the tracks on Ten Summoners Tales are really excellent jazzy numbers with some lovely underpinning lines.

[quote name='Clarky' post='933142' date='Aug 22 2010, 09:50 PM']I am strangely drawn to you stingraypete - please post as often as possible [/quote] i wonder why... perhaps one for the avatar thread Clarky?

[quote name='ShergoldSnickers' post='929552' date='Aug 19 2010, 11:12 AM']Just as a matter of interest - anyone got or tried a fretless Rick, 4001 or 4003? I still sort of hanker after a Rick, having tried a fretted one absolutely yonks ago at a guitar shop in Bradford. I just found the neck and sound perfect for me, but there was no way I could even remotely afford one then.[/quote] You could speak to Shaggy, as he is one of the few people to own a Ric FL... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99327"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99327[/url] for some piccies

I love my Ric dearly, and im looking at getting another one (yes... i know.... GAS... lol) but certainly agree with the sentiment that if you START playing on one you kinda stay with it. My first true top end bass was my 4001 which I got nearly 10 years ago. Its my go-to bass without a shadow of a doubt. They are incredibly awesome if played with a pick but equally awesome if played with fingers. You can geta surprising amount of bottom end out of that neck pickup... well I certainly can with an SVT610 to back it up, anyway ... lol. I also agree with Starless's point about famous players... Squire, Lee and Burton... they certainly knew how to use them! Does also make the average joe like me want to own such lovely things. Try before you buy, certainly. The old 4001's had that odd "fat bit of neck at the 1st fret" thing going on as well, some people who have tried mine dont like that either... dunno if the 4003's have it tho. [i] edit. just realised I spent ages talking about the 4001 when you want to know about the 4003. sorry. lol[/i]

im intrigued by this... pics please

Horrible news, a terrible shame to lose such a great guy on this board.

[quote name='dood' post='924512' date='Aug 13 2010, 11:09 PM']Now that I will argue till I'm blue in the face! - You managed to get in to the newspaper for choosing to leave a band!! Now that is not the kinda thing that happens to an awful bass player! You are cool as f*ck!![/quote] oh man, you saw that? I didnt send it to you did I? dont remember telling anyone about the me/paper bit (i knew they would do something like that!!! lol)

I dig that colour scheme, nice.

V4B?

I nominate... me.

The guitarist in my former band could have done with some of these, incredibly acidic sweat which has actually attacked the metalwork on his Jackson...! Oh and he used to get lines of salt.... I think.... on the guitar itself if playing under a lot of lights.

Took my SVT5 in for a service - its now a different beasty to when it came out. Been fully cleaned out, connections tested, new preamp valve put in (the old one had gone a bit microphonic) and it just sounds lovely now. Clean as a whistle. If you are thinkin : "Hmmm, my amp doesnt sound as good as it did a while ago...." perhaps its time to get a reputable chap in the know to look at it.

Id pretty much convinced myself not to part with my current 4001 already but thanks for all the advice guys. This may yet not come off for me, I wont be distraught if it doesnt as I already have that Ricky sound I suppose... just this other one is verehhh sexxehhh. Any other stories of people going that extra mile to get something very special?