Fionn

Just bought a tasty pedal from Jim. Good transaction. Everything fast and super easy. Nice one man!

Just bought a pedal from Fraser ... Good communication and rapid delivery. All good in the hood. Deal with confidence

I just bought a pedal from Dan ... everything easy, fast, and well communicated. happy happy joy joy ... thumbs up for Dan

Personally, if I was posting clips of myself, I'd practice my "bass-face" in the mirror beforehand, so that I nail that balance between being naturally good-looking and looking like a player who feels the music. I'd make sure that the light and camera angle was just right, and that I was wearing the right top to show off my toned physique. Then I'd make you all feel feeble with my superior bass technique. Afterwards I'd apply tone filters to the clip, to maximise my aura ... then sit tight and await the cult following.

That[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1399974222' post='2449429'] It's meant for someone who has a fretless bass and wonders how it can be played....like I said : it has nothing to do with me, it might be helpful, who knows. The feedback showed me that it turned out to be handy for others. I don' t need approval, that's not why I play music, I just like the sound of a bass. [/quote] Cool! You do it for altruistic reasons, to help folk work out basslines. I'm just asking what drives folk to do it.

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1399974027' post='2449423'] But if you record it you only have to play it once [/quote] Haha! fair enough

[quote name='wombatboter' timestamp='1399973634' post='2449414'] you have the luxury of hearing the bass louder than in the original mix and you get a glimpse of how it's played [/quote] So that is why you post youtube videos of yourself playing? Can't you just sit in front of the mirror for that.

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1399971490' post='2449383'] What drives folk to play in pubs etc., for all the world to see? [/quote] That wasn't the question. They are different scenarios.

What drives folk to post videos of themselves playing bass covers, for all the world to see? Altruism? Egotism? Discuss ... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNdfCAe0cWw[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOx_mAyo0xM[/media]

[quote name='lucky' timestamp='1399654343' post='2446407'] The only issue is it's making me re-evaluate the exclusively Fender only policy I've had towards basses the last couple of years. I suppose it's a nice problem to have so i shan't complain [/quote] For sure! The Warwick is such a radical departure from what you're accustomed to!! Welcome to the light! In a couple of years time you'll be contemplating your Warwick collection, deciding upon whether to play your Streamer $$, your Thumb NT, or your fretless Dolphin, and thanking that sweet fateful day when Crack Converters freed you from the shackles of Fenderdom. Maybe keep a Fender in the attic though, just for those times when you need to remind yourself what proper basses evolved from

I would think that £650 was in the right ball-park for a black and gold. However, it's not true that all original pickups are coming to the end of their life. Original pickups become available from time to time, but they are not cheap. I don't know whether or not the Kent Armstrong would perfectly replicate the original, as suggested by the seller. I'd be more inclined to buy an original, rather than the re-issue ... more collectable, and the value just keeps on increasing as folk become more aware of the incredible quality of Aria SB's ... Such great great basses.

Sad-ow-sky or Sad-ov-ski? ... that is the question. I've heard both.

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1398955016' post='2439393'] Well at least it livened up my dead NBD thread [/quote] What did you get?

I would stick with the Warwick. Why would you want a Stingray ... Is it an image/ aesthetic thing?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1398847874' post='2438115'] Come, now! Surely that must be a "w@nk" of guitarists?? [/quote] Haha! ... quite!

A "w@nk" of bassists

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1398610284' post='2435688'] Kev... you've had a fair few people agree with this... and warwickhunt too also used nickels.... can you expand why you find they work well with 'wicks? Just I'm going string shopping soon and always gravitate towards DR Full beams which are steels [/quote] In my experience, I find that the less "bell like" characteristics of nickels somehow allow the woody characteristics of a Warwick to sing through. I find that stainless steel strings are a bit lively and project too much of an alert "middy" vibe for my liking. It's almost as if a Warwick benefits from just the slightest bit of taming afforded by string material. It's splitting a fine hair, but after all these years of playing both I'm convinced. I only use nickels now. I understand that we have EQ controls for fine tone adjustments, etc, but this is a fundamental quality which is perceivable however you EQ. I've experimented with both string types on 3 of the 4 Warwicks that I've owned (I didn't even change the strings on the first one). These were a Streamer LX, Thumb NT, and my current Streamer Stage 1. The difference was most notable in the Thumb bass. It should be noted that I'm talking about strings which are played-in a bit. That's how I like them. The difference is less obvious in brand new strings.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1397514193' post='2424790'] I have found that Warwicks favour nickel rather than steel strings, for me it seems to bring out the characteristics of the Warwick tone best. I have used Dr, D'addario and Dunlop strings to great effect. [/quote] THIS!!! I completely agree about the nickel. I only use D'addario nickels on my Warwick.

Those who are familiar with the earlier "batwing" Aria SB's will have noticed the name "H.Noble", written amongst the blurb on the headstock. This was the western-sounding pseudonym of [color=#252525]Nobuaki Hayashi, of Matsumoku ... designer of the Aria SB series of basses, which are rightfully acknowledged as being[/color][color=#252525] highly innovative in their era.[/color] [color=#252525]All these decades later, [/color][color=#252525]Nobuaki Hayashi is still thinking outside the box. Check out the basses that he's designing these days! ...[/color] [url="http://atlansiaguitars.com/Bass-Guitar.php?type=bass"]http://atlansiaguita...r.php?type=bass[/url] And from the same website, a little bio' of that bright man ... [url="http://atlansiaguitars.com/About.php"]http://atlansiaguitars.com/About.php[/url]

I've heard it said that "A Warwick Streamer is just a copy of a Spector NS" ... yawwwwwwwn! Both are basically copies of a Ned Steinberger design. This was originally licenced to Spector, fair enough ... but getting away from that, a licence or trademark doesn't affect the playability, tone, or functionality of an instrument. It doesn't guarantee a superior bass. For arguments sake, I'd rather have any Jazz Bass copy made by Sadowski, Celinder, Lakland, Sandberg, etc, etc, than a Fender "original". I prefer the Warwick take on Steinbergers design, particularly in the attention to tonewoods. I know less about electronics, and in those terms I only know which end-sound I prefer, and yes, it's Warwick every time. Even the aesthetic variances (which Warwick adopted for legal reasons) have created better looking basses, to my eye. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Warwick player, sure ... but that's for good reason. I've played Spectors too and I'm not a fan. I believe that Spector make great basses, but its difficult for someone who is familiar with Warwick Streamers not to be attuned to the relative differences in the instruments, and to make comparisons and taste-judgements as a result. Of the Spectors I've played, I always felt that there was a hole in the guts of the tone somewhere, like they lacked the punch and thrust that I'm familiar with, and there was none of that indefinite "woody vibe" that Warwicks seem to ooze (the ones I know, at least). Maybe if I'd grown up with Spectors, I'd find something missing with Warwicks ... It's all subjective.

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1396652977' post='2416239'] I know it must break a billion unwritten rules of owning such a bass but I'm very close to taking out the P pickup and adding another twin jazz pickup... [/quote] !!!