Mykesbass

[quote name='largo' timestamp='1327581055' post='1513622'] According to wikipedia, Chuck Rainey is 71 years old. While I fully appreciate he may have medical bills to pay, this loss of income story sounds like proverbial male cow poo. [/quote] [quote name='largo' timestamp='1327583534' post='1513701'] I didn't say CR's loss of income was BS I'm sure that's true. He's a pensioner in ill health and I've no doubt he's suffered an income loss. [/quote] Sorry Largo, am I missing something here, you've come pretty close to saying exactly that?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1327581527' post='1513631'] [size=4]....and you base that on what, exactly?[/size] [/quote] C'mon Chris, you should know by now, all legendary bass players have final salary pension schemes!! Let's hope some of the big names that he has been of such great service to in the past can help out.

Just sold some custom gauge strings to Ryan - great guy to deal with. Cheers, Mike

And there I was hoping this thread was going to be about judging drummers on their choice of hat, their ability to throw some funky shapes without smacking the singer with their headstock, or even the colour of their silk gloves

[quote name='Jimmyp28' timestamp='1327501349' post='1512405'] Just because it further down list still means its on the list though. [/quote] Yes, but we all probably are as we drive, consume, earn etc.

Is it really ethical for your luthier friend to copy the design of one of these name luthiers and offer a knock-down priced version? Why not go the whole hog and see what Trade Tang can provide? As has been said here already, luthiers (even the highest paid ones) are way, way down the pecking order of un-ethical business people. I really doubt that even Fodera with their $500 scratchplate are making huge percentages as their overall net profit.

Distance selling regulations apply to second hand goods - it is the seller who is responsible for the return of the bass, especially if it is not "fit for purpose".

Slightly off topic but to get the ball rolling, I refereed an Under 13's rugby match under the watchful eye of Dean Richards whose son was playing. Don't think I've had anyone in a music setting though.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1327407951' post='1510616'] Why would pitch effects work on guitar not bass? (thinking of chorus specifically). [/quote] I'm sure someone on here can do a better explanation than this, but I was taught (many years ago, during O Level music) that when you build a chord up you have larger intervals the lower down you go - i.e. Octave between first two notes, then root, fifth root, third, fifth, root and then put your 6's 7ths etc up the top end. Therefore, any pitch effects lower down can be a bit disturbing. Having said that, chorus is probably one of the more popular bass effects and can sound great when there is the sonic space for it.

[quote name='derrenleepoole' timestamp='1327401986' post='1510493'] As a designer myself, it's easy to overlook very simple things - we are human after all, no matter what some designers may tell you The problem is not really spelling, but errors of grammar most of the time. Simple variations on words, so US versus UK spelling etc. No matter how many times I use a spellchecker when setting up artwork, if the client misses basic grammar and simple typos before signing it off, especially if it's been provided on their own copy, it's their responsibility and not mine. Clients seem to be under the illusion that they somehow absolve themselves from responsibility when they get proofs. They give it a simple glance over and say yes, that's fine. It's only when they get the copy back having spent hundreds of pounds on printing costs do they see the mistake, and then it's the 'designers' fault and not theirs! This is particularly problematic when setting up menu's or other lengthy documents in other languages, all with variants... so Indian takeaway menus are a nightmare. I guarantee that there will be at least one or two mistakes when doing these. I hate doing menus [/quote] A designer friend of mine ALWAYS puts a deliberate (and fairly obvious) mistake in every proof he does to make sure it has been read! Amazing how often it doesn't get picked up and he has to point it out!

[quote name='Stickman' timestamp='1327398957' post='1510429'] Perhaps that should be directed at the person who actually typed out the quote and not Henry Rollins himself. [/quote] What?! He doesn't do his own typing??!! I once had an argument with someone who had made a spelling mistake in a poster - like this one all in capitals. He said there wasn't a mistake as the spellcheck didn't highlight it

As Duke Ellington said, there are only two types of music, good and bad. I [i]try[/i] to play the former

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1327260538' post='1508543'] I once read an interview with Allan Holdsworth who claimed he could tell the difference in sound between and angled and a straight Marshall 4 x 12. I bet he's a riot to go for a pint with !! [/quote]

You need to start trawling the for sale secton - sure there's a lot of expensive gear on there but at the moment, for example, Psychocandy has a 4x10 Laney combo up for £165 leaving you plenty from your budget for a decent s/h bass on here.

Trouble is, even different versions of the Fender Jazz differ quite substantially, so you need to narrow down your benchmark, as a modern Standard US Fender is probably quite different in sound (it certainly is in spec) to a 62 re-issue. Therefore, it is quite possible that a high end copy sounds more like an old Jazz than the modern Fender.

Posted a Meters track here a while ago, having heard them on Craig Charles' show - just got a Best Of from Amazon - don't know how I've spent so long being a music fan and never knowing of these guys - that stuff is soooooo funky, highly recommended, but then you probably all knew that already

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1326711203' post='1500684'] The only bit I'm not sure of is the heel on the trem. [/quote] Looks like a violin chin rest - now that would make an interesting playing style! I love the Benson Tribute!

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1326468956' post='1497681'] Going this route i found some 4 stringers on the FS forum going for around £600, adding the 1.35 factor it would be around £800ish for the 5 version. Would anyone spend this amount on this bass (after a good clean, setup, new strings, nut and replacing some rusty screws)? [/quote] Hi Ghost Bass, That was just to give you a starting point. From there, you can now factor in condition and the supply and demand - pretty sure 5 stringers don't hold their value quite as well a 4, but I may be wrong. Also depends how badly the other party wants to do the trade, so you could probably be looking at going in at 4 string price and working your way up if you have to.

Good stuff Thom - just voted, good luck.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1326466864' post='1497622'] she wears jeans in bed? [/quote] Only when the band's in her bedroom!

Taking new list prices, 5 string Fender Jazz is 1.35 times as expensive as a 4 string. Hopefully that can give you a starting point taking used 4 string prices on here.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' timestamp='1326446864' post='1497229'] [b]Very[/b] much obliged, thanks [/quote] Welcome, going on my "to purchase" list - this thread gets more expensive every week!