Conan

A psychologist would have a field-day with this thread! On finding "the one" must one abandon all others as long as ye shall live?

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1330624746' post='1560684'] Having one bass to me is like only having one 10mm spanner in the tool box. some folk can go their entire lives with one 10mm spanner but now and again you need a different one to get the job done. .[/quote] That's just nuts!

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1330571520' post='1559649'] Somebody mentioned Dave Meros but no-one's put any clips up! [/quote] I did! See page one. But not this one... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIiUZd-gfXo&feature=related[/media]

[quote name='rednose200' timestamp='1325288201' post='1481917'] I absolutely hate signature guitars. Its only a sales gimmick for dummies who think that by buying a sig bass will make them play like the person its named after. [/quote] Well this dummy is looking forward to the arrival of his Geddy Lee jazz bass!

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1330531412' post='1558962'] Like many people here, I tend to shy away from buying from low-post count noobs, thus one might contend that an informal system is already in place. [/quote] Me too.... but then I have just sold a bass to a newbie and he turned out to be as honest as the day is long!! Just goes to show.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSKqw9f-luU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSKqw9f-luU&feature=related[/url]

Is it a good thing that people keep referring to me as "all round"?!

Never heard of the band before, but I really enjoyed that! Great stuff. A real eighties vibe, but in a good way! A definite Calvin Harris thang going on with the vocals... Might have to investigate further! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kD9HGZ28DA&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=AVAYMcY2vx8GQJgBVyn4_OaIRr4h7VgytM[/media]

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1330425582' post='1557092'] I love stainles steel strings...the brighter the better! [/quote] [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1330425979' post='1557101']Do you guys like new strings? I hate 'em. All that brightness is so un-bass.[/quote]

After years of using rotos, then Elites, then D'Addarios I am now working my way through the DR range! I am pretty impressed. They are not cheap, but they just seem to have more tone than the other strings I've used. Nice feel too

[quote name='spinynorman' timestamp='1330368291' post='1556374'] It would be interesting to know what percentage of basses put up for sale actually sell. It's not really a Basschat problem though, I'm sure most basses put on eBay with a BIN or a start price close to the market value don't sell either. [/quote] It seems to depend on the market sector. There is plenty of movement at the budget end of the price scale, and deluxe basses always seem to shift.... more problems in the £300 - £1500 range perhaps? In the last few months I 've bought strings, fretboard markers and a bass. I've sold two guitars and a bass. Sales are happening.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.... Unless it's a rose with no fragrance.

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1330366485' post='1556330'] About as useful as a chocolate fireguard. Sorry. Just wanted to use that saying. [/quote] Or an ashtray on a motorbike?

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1330310389' post='1555578'] The bassist in The New Mastersounds has a great Precision sound. He's also a damn good player.........as I'm sure you'll agree. [/quote] Hell of a rhythm section all round! Although I'm not sure how much of the "P tone" comes through in this clip as all of his playing is so staccato and he clearly has the tone control rolled right off... Very nice though!

A few people have talked about the low B string sounding poor in comparison to the other strings. Could this be due to the reduced ability of cabinets to reproduce these frequencies, or is there an inherent problem in the design of the basses themselves that makes the lowest string the weakest link? Surely the diameter/gauge of the low B string also becomes an issue, particularly with intonation? Or is it just that our ears have become habituated to hearing notes in the "normal" E - G range and struggle with the lower notes? I find this fascinating!

Alister just bought my Squier Affinity P-bass. Great communications, asked sensible questions, paid very quickly and arranged the shipping! What more could you want from a buyer? Highly recommended.

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1330303188' post='1555557'] Other people being impressed at what I am able to do in any aspect of my life isn't what motivates me on any level - in fact I find it toe curlingly embarassing. [/quote] I'm not quite as bad as that... but I'd far rather have one happy punter tell me they liked the set than ten bass players comment on my use of low-mid frequencies to fill my sonic hole, etc. And my choice of instrument is my choice - it's nothing to do with anyone else!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1330334325' post='1555673'] One thing I have found is that IMO you need to spend at least £1000 (new) to get a 5-string bass that is sufficiently good enough to make a meaningful comparison with the average 4-stringer. [/quote] Therein lies my problem.