Chris Horton

Shouldn't it be Spelt Epifani

[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1337556778' post='1662055'] These basses are now on sale, at either £25,000 or £10,000. [url="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/17935/damien-hirst-flea-from-red-hot-chili-peppers-spun-bass-guitars.html"]http://www.designboo...ss-guitars.html[/url] Whilst it's a worthwhile cause, I just wonder if Flea had a load of unsold stock? Apparently DH employs a load of people to paint in his style, so a DH original may not actually be done by him. I think If I bought one and found it was not done by him I'd feel a bit sheepish..... [/quote] I will get 2 and then i can keep one of them as a back up

That was a great watch. Some clips have been used on other pink floyd doc's but still refreshing to watch A ground breaking band.

[quote name='Balcro' timestamp='1337944430' post='1667744'] They were child of that time, from the 50's to the mid 70's. Most of them were boomy, but nobody thought that was unusual or wrong. There was nothing else available for comparison, and remember most cabinets were driven by "soft" valve amps and cabinet damping for entertainment loudspeakers was unheard of. Even so, who was complaining? Can you imagine Led Zep, or Slade with thin and light bass. Or Santana at Woodstock. There's a common thread there and it's blue! Well those 18's were clear after they'd vibrated the wax out of your ears. Times change. Loudspeaker engineering developed, Thiele-Small appeared and gave manufacturerers something to think about, but it took them some years to produce anything useful. As the motors became more powerful there was less need to use an 18. Two 15's would do the job and be even louder. Result. As musical tastes changed so did the new desirable "tighter" sound and production electronics could substitute for bass tone. The wooliness faded away. It could just as easily come back for back-line, although it would sound a lot less boomy and soft. Meanwhile nearly every major loudspeaker manufacturer is still making 18's for PA woofers and sub-woofers where the empahasis is on watts and more watts. I still have my home built 1 x 18" from the time before thiele-small forgot. It contains a Celestion G18C. Cor! it handles all of 100 watts. I could use it if I wanted too, but rarely do, 'cos the neighbours really wouldn't like it. It shakes the floorboards and would frighten the cat. Balcro [/quote] Hi Balcro, Thanks for the great post i found it really helpful , i feel enlightned to a new world of speakers I see from your Avatar that you are from Stevenage . I grew up in Baldock, not a million miles away , ah memmories

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1337929669' post='1667459'] 18's aren't dub, this is Dub territory [/quote] What size speakers are in this cab ?

Thanks for all the comments and thoughts so far , it has been really helpful to read this thread so far. I feel like I have learnt something

A bit of curiosity really ..................................... Do any Bass Chatters play their bass through an 18" speaker ?? If so , what have you got ? When you talk about 18's , Is there such a thing as a "clear" counding 18 cab ?

I have really enjoyed Reading this thread . I have had gas for some time to build some kind of 5 string Tele bass monster wit a couple of different pickups. I had no idea that warmouth existed ! I looked through their website and I can have my bass ! I have some badly trapped gas now

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1337715332' post='1664502'] Where are you ever EVER going to find another like that? If I won a million or so on the Lotto I'd buy that in a flash & play it [/quote] + 1

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1337773137' post='1665151'] A friend of mine has one under his bed, never plays it, told him I'd give him a fiver for it. [/quote] Did he go for it ? If not , then i can offer him £ 7.50

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1337765856' post='1665005'] The one bass that I sold, that I should never have let go of, and that I regretted most was my 1981 [b]Aria SB-900 fretless[/b]. The story ends well though ... Ten years ago I traded it in on a whim for something I shouldn't have. It bugged me for a decade. Last month though, whilst in a random part of Scotland, by chance, I went to see a guy who had advertised an old SB on Gumtree. I couldn't tell from the grainy wee photo exactly which model it was, the guy didn't know either. I went along and had a look anyway ... Lo' and behold, it was my old bass!!! complete with the ding in the laquer where I dropped a plate on it whilst clumsily eating peanut butter on toast an age ago! I was similtaneously in a state of shock and delight. One of the switches is broken but other than that it's in much the same condition as when I let it go. The fella was asking for less money than I traded it in for ... a mere £230! Needless to say, It is now very happily re-united with its rightful owner I'm loving to play its solid silky mwahness again. The nicest fretless that I've ever played. I'm soooooo happy about it! [b]Does anyone have a bass that they particularly lament parting with, or a similar story to mine about winning it back?[/b] [b]Please tell ....[/b] [/quote] I don't have a story to share but i loved reading your tale ..... I bet It is fantastic to have tour old friend back

I am gutted! Very sad news His legendary playing will live on .............. Duck and the Blues Brothers were one one of the main reasons I got into music. I loved Duck's bass playing that I bought my 70's CAR precision.

What a fantastic bunch of P bass guitars

Thanks for posting the vid I loved it !