RichF

Great service from Dave. Quick and accurate advice, followed by quick and reliable delivery. Above all though its the quality of the product - superb! New customer but already a loyal one.

i like the NT corvette, the rest are . . . meh!

I bought a pedal off John. Very easy to deal with, offering a fair price. Pedal arrived quickly and securely. I would happily do business with John again. Rich

a true gentleman and scholar - all queries answered, business transacted smoothly and package received quickly and safely. I would buy everything I need of Gaf if only he sold beer and meat. Trade in total confidence. Rich

[quote name='mcnach' post='1009832' date='Nov 2 2010, 05:38 PM']I prefer the Stingray in that respect, with a single pickup. But I do a fair bit of slap on the Corvette $$ and I don't find it the second pickup gets in the way. The slap tones you can get out of that bass are amazing. You are right, you should try it yourself to be sure that the way *you* do it works on that bass, but I have no problems. And it sounds HUGE, whether fingerstyle or slap or whatever. Just look at it, don't touch it... can't you hear it??? Fantastic bass. Me & desert island: 1) Stingray 2) Jazz bass 3) Warwick Corvette $$ (maybe a 5-string version of 2 or 3).[/quote] +1 What works for me might not work for you. I have a $$5, which I LOVE, finger style or slap. I thumb just over the start of the fingerboard, which leaves an inch or two before the big $$s get in the way. If you thumb further back you could have issues. Great, great bass though.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=105051"]Musicman amp for sale[/url] Great amps - remember rehearsal rooms I used to lodge in had a MM amp set up - very very vintage. Anyway, here's your chance for £550.

[quote name='bassmandan' post='986727' date='Oct 13 2010, 10:59 AM']+1[/quote] +1 (whole package (unit+service)=class)

thanks for taking the time to post this - really helpful. It's probably going to take me 1-2 years but the next (final?) bass in my odyssey to buy back all the basses I sold is my 80's Black+Maple Stingray 4. I am keeping an eye on the Classics.

i've got a few of these up - I like them - not tried the Hercules [url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/cc-01-guitar-wall-hanger/10274"]wall hanger[/url]

[quote name='jonthebass' post='961900' date='Sep 20 2010, 09:58 AM']Don't be worried Richard, it's just a simple product that works. I was a bit sceptical but the proof's in the pudding. All I will say is it gets an incredible amount of dirt off the frets and 'board which smear around and all over the place until you buff it off as directed so don't be disheartened half way through! As Gaf said - Give it some elbow grease! Cheers, Jon[/quote] cheers, elbow grease doesn't appeal so I will need to convince my kids that rubbing down the frets and fretboard of my basses is fun, or at least if they do it they'll get an ice cream. Obviously they'll need to get down from up the chimney first.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='961810' date='Sep 20 2010, 08:05 AM']Hooray! Good times, it really is fab the fender custom shop use it now. No faffing around either, I'm out though i need some more! And JJ is a really lovely bloke, scared me a bit when he grabbed my bass and started rubbing the frets all those years back but immglad he did!![/quote] I am getting too old and lazy for the whole masking tape and brasso, lemon oil sh*t. My Warwick in particular gets a bit roughed up. So I took your advice and got a 3-4-2 deal from JJ. Not arrived yet. Always worried that anything that sounds too good to be true is too good to be true.

i wouldn't touch it myself given the quality visible in the photo. However if you fancy something different i would go for a transparent finish.

I've got the Tascam MP3 trainer. I like it a lot - simple, fun, useful. However, it is brittle with the buttons being the weak point, and the Tascam post-care is not great so either it's got to be treated like it's made of glass or expect to have to replace it sooner than you'd hope.

[quote name='Jarl' post='938280' date='Aug 27 2010, 05:27 PM']Bought a hohner B2A off him, great guy to deal with and a very fun to play bass Thanks![/quote] thanks.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='935152' date='Aug 24 2010, 06:57 PM']How did the Marcus assembly go?[/quote] [off topic] sweet!!! I absolutely love it - didn't need much of any work to get to how I like it. John East has set me up with a Marcus Retro - TBH not sure I need it these days given my pro recording days are long gone but still prefer as much control as poss and JE's pre's are the very best. THinking about moving on my old SWR workingman to get someway toward a Promethean.

Looks really really nice. i am looking forward to any further reviewing you do of this. My three kids have had various bits of themselves stuck in various bits of my gear. I quite like the process of watching them get used to some new bit of gear, with its new nooks and crannies.

[quote name='Bloodaxe' post='932122' date='Aug 21 2010, 06:57 PM']Depends on your definition of "Jazz" I guess - it's a [i]very[/i] broad genre. I cannot stand/understand the Free/Hard side of jazz (Ornette Coleman, Charlie Parker etc.), & the Smooth/Dinner end of things (Stan Getz etc) bores me to tears. What I [i]do[/i] go for, however, is some of the middle ground. Take a punt at Cannonball Adderley, early Miles Davis (Kind of Blue etc), Jimmy Smith, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington & so forth. Some of the Scandinavian stuff is worth a go too - Nils Petter Molvaer & the awesomely named Nils Henning Oersted Pedersen (usually abbreviated to NHOP). Very few of these would qualify as "Jazz Club" contenders. If Funk is an essential component, Maceo Parker is right up there. 1/3 of the JB Horns (the other two are Fred Wesley & Pee-Wee Ellis). If your local library is any good, dip into their CD racks - it's a good cheap way of finding new things to listen to. Pete.[/quote] Apart from not really knowing about the Scandanavian references, I think this is really good advice. The middle ground in jazz as described above is full of some geniuses and masterpieces. Check them out.

[quote name='gafbass02' post='931325' date='Aug 20 2010, 08:16 PM']Very easy to deal with and pleasent throughout, i sold him a marcus jazz bass and he was very accomdating and polite Gaf[/quote] cheers boss!