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[quote name='Pete Academy' post='1026385' date='Nov 16 2010, 09:12 PM']Great clip. That sounds totally live. Bernard could make any bass sound great.[/quote] Agreed, it is so refreshing to hear the track totally live like that, with just a little less glitz and polish than usual.

The other thing with 70's Fenders is that by now, all the really bad ones have probably gone and what we are left with is the best of, what frankly was, a poor period of their history.

Thinking (a while in the future, after recovering from the shock of my car's latest MOT) that I'll need to upgrade from the Hartke HA2500 that I bought in a hurry. Like the idea of valves, liked what I saw of Yorkville as it was a while back, shame there are no UK stockists but the Thomann price seems very tempting. Anyone use/used their stuff? Thanks, Mike

[quote name='wesfinn' post='1025127' date='Nov 15 2010, 08:11 PM']Haha. tis a gorgeous bass...from what I can tell from the mobile phone pictures...[/quote] Not good enough to create a clone from then Wes

Economy delivery to add insult to injury!!!!

OK, paid the garage bill today. 122 people have looked so far, someone must be tempted to float an offer my way! (not too low though, was nearly a grand bill )

[quote name='chris_b' post='1019603' date='Nov 11 2010, 02:04 AM']+1 Until I found out he played one of my least favorite bass lines on Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.[/quote] Ouch, that's painful. Still, more than enough to make up for it. Worst bass lines from best players - now that could be a thread!

One slight note of caution re: Guildford music shop - beware the ACM kids - they get taught all the licks and theory but probably don't have the social skills to deal with a more mature newbie! I'd try the new(ish) website Rock 'til You Drop, good chance of finding like minded people there. Good luck, and welcome. Mike

Bump for added pictures.

[quote name='Beedster' post='1019335' date='Nov 10 2010, 08:47 PM']Yes, you can, you just can't use old hyperlinks C[/quote] I've just gone in and searched on the site - only new reviews (November 2010) are up - 2 reviews for Fender in Bass Amps, 1 for Traynor (a cab), 2 for Yorkville (both cabs). Looks like they may have ditched the old reviews.

If you say you want something different then go for a fretless acoustic - that should get the creative juices flowing! You'll soon find somewhere to anchor your thumb. Personally never really noticed a problem with the shorter scal length, just noticed that the Crafter I used to play is only 32". Mike

Black ARIA SWB Lite One BIS (with the extra magnetic pick-up), in very good condition but missing the metal support (which I could never use anyway)! Last one on here that I could find was up at £700. Bearing in mind the missing part, and probably a bit more use, I'm putting this one out there at [s]£600[/s]. Dropped to £550 to sell before the credit card bill for the MOT comes through Now also considering trades (to hell with the credit card bill) for nice amp w.h.y? Here's the full details from MB Music's site: [url="http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog/Aria_SWB_LITE_BIS_Upright_Bass_Guitar.html"]http://www.guitarandampshop.co.uk/acatalog...ass_Guitar.html[/url] Thanks, Mike Sorry about the quality of pictures - no natural light today and if you thought photographing bass guitars was hard..... [attachment=63689:EUB_014.JPG] [attachment=63691:EUB_015.JPG] [attachment=63690:EUB_021.JPG]

Did include £149 hard case but even so.....

Just discovered (yes, I know I'm slow) Joe Osborn - he's on so many great recordings. Duck Dunn (and I've met him) Tommy Cogbill - just for that line on Son of a Preacher Man.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1018547' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:59 AM']Paul Simon significantly upped the bar for singer songwriters with the Bookends album. The production values, playing and songs were miles ahead of anything else at the time. Plus he could write for Art Garfunkel’s fantastic voice.[/quote] Great writer and musician - I love the One Trick Pony soundtrack.

[quote name='chaypup' post='1018541' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:59 AM']He's a great player - I had a shock once when I came to play bass on Mrs Robinson once...... [/quote] I looked at his credits list on All Music Guide - WOW!!

Listening to the album at last - hearing stuff in some old favourites that I hadn't really noticed before - especially some really intricate runs on America.

[quote name='Musky' post='1017003' date='Nov 8 2010, 10:49 PM']I researched Nolan a few years back after seeing a few go on ebay fairly cheaply. Although they relocated to Ireland (where they were still making PA cabs at the time I was researching), they started off in Holloway before moving to Forest Hill. [attachment=63416:Nolan_Ad.jpg][/quote] Talk about memory lane - I used to go to their Forest Hill shop as a kid, had one of their Twin Reverb clone amps - great but huge, think my dad got a bit fed up helping me cart it around!

Fair enough - worth a ponder, but I think I'm with you, the real thing is out there on my ultimate wish list (somewhere just after a new house with room for it to go in)!

Pondering offering one

I'll see your hanker and raise it with a ponder - Aria SWB EUB (the one with the piezo and magnetic p/up), missing the funny little piece that is supposed to support it against your body but never made much sense to me when I played it. I just can't get on with anything without a low B, but as I say, it's very much a ponder at the moment!

Sorry, but anyone know what a law-suite is? A legal sofa and two armchairs perhaps?