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How by any stretch of the written word can this be described as 'good condition' even if it is 40 odd years old... looks like it's been dragged from a compost heap!

I think I'm just a bass guitar slut

[quote name='Deep Thought' post='814087' date='Apr 21 2010, 06:55 PM']It can happen, and not just with basses-you buy it, play it, and love it, and genuinely believe it's the greatest thing you've ever owned. Then you have it for a while, and the honeymoon period comes to an end, and you start noticing things you don't like which you didn't notice before, in your first flush of enthusiasm. Then something else comes along, the next Big Thing, and the first one has to go. Or perhaps you're searching for some particular sound or feel, and you're experimenting with different basses. Often you go through a few before you find what you're after. So it's not entirely ridiculous to be singing a bass's praises one week and selling it the next.[/quote] spooky..have we met...that is me!

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wow, thanks guys

Great song on the new Vauxhall ad', Gnarls Barkley Run......thought I'd have a look around for chords etc and come across this....it has a H chord? [b]Gnarls Barkley - Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) E: 022100 Efret7: xx9997 H: xx4442; 799877 G: 320003;355433 G#: 466544 A:x02220;577655 E Yeah its still the same G Can’t you feel the pain A When the needle hits the vein G Ain’t nothing like the real thing E I’ve seen it once before E And oh it’s something else Good god E Cool breeze come on in G Sunshine come on down A These are the tear drops of the clown G Circus is coming to town E All I’m saying is sometimes I’m more scared of myself E You better Efret7 move E I said move H Runaway H Runaway H Run children H Run for your life H Runaway H Runaway H Run children H G A Here it comes G A I said run H Alright E Yeah I’m on the run G See where I’m coming from A When you see me coming run G Before you see what I’m running from E No time for question asking time is passing by E Alright G You can’t win child A We’ve all tried to G You’ve been lied to E It’s all ready inside you G Either you run right now E Or you best get ready to die Efret7 You better Efret7 move E I said E move H\ Runaway H\ Runaway H\ Run children H\ Run for your life H\ Runaway H\ Runaway H\ Run children H G A Here it comes G A I said run H Alright E Hurry little children G Run this way E A G# G I have got a beast at bay E G Promise me when the chance comes E G You'll run as fast as you can E G Don't you dare look backwards E G E Run as fast as you can E E E G G G La la la la la la A A A E la La la la A G E A G E La la la la la la 2x H\ Runaway H\ Runaway H\ Run children H\ Run for your life H\ Runaway H\ Runaway H\ Run children H G A Here it comes G A I said run H Alright[/b]

thought I'd post this as I'm playing this choon to death at the moment (well it sounds like I'm killing it ) ...but I'm not sure the slap part in the middle is correct....my technique seems a little tame by Mr J's stds's..maybe I should get a baseball bat on them strings

My old RBX-374 had a set of Ernie Ball Group 111 flatwounds on and I loved them...I'm gagging for a set for my BB414 now but I can't remember what gauge I had...and the box got sold with the RBX!...I know I could slap them! newbie question but.....is the usual default gauge 40-100? how does the gauge effect the tone....I'm guessing the thicker the string gauge, the warmer the tone?

My cat prefer's Mr King than Flea's...and I agree...

Holy Thread Resurection Batman! ....heard this on Radio Chelmsford...yes I didn't know either, but they sure do play some great disco and funk..... I have a habit of hearing something I like in the pub...(the volume is always very low, so it's got to be something that makes my ears prick-up) then sending myself a txt to remind me to have a go at the tune the next day.... heard this last night, pumped it into google and this thread popped up

Wow, that's taken me back! In the 70's Tony Zemaitis was a family friend....I was trying to learn piano at the time and my brother was learning lead guitar. ....this is one of the few things I remember my brother asking him..."why has this guitar got 'funny frets'".....he went into something about optimum string lengths for different notes...he was very enthusiastic about this guitar...they were all 'ones offs' at this time and this was a little bit extra special....it had some amazing engraving too, done at my fathers gunshop. ....he also said, the builder (him) would notice the difference, but new owner, most likely 'a famous name', would never notice the difference as he almost deaf anyway....but the price reflected the additional work! I remember more about the lovely cars he used to own ..and the way he drove them!

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off topic but what a great phrase....[b]a drone note[/b][i][/i]

Quick money transfer, no problems at all, many thanks ...what is they say on Fleabay.....[b]Smooooooooooooooooooooth all the way![/b][i][/i]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='806508' date='Apr 14 2010, 08:56 PM']That man wears hats and sunglasses indoors a bit too often for my liking. If your boiler is broken and you have a migraine, then you can wear a hat and sunglasses indoors and not be presumed a bit of a Bono.[/quote] I'd wear a hat, sunglasses and a sequinned tutu if I'd could have an ounce of this guys talent

I have been watching this guys playing on this Slave 'choon' and to me it's astonishing..and seems quite different..his right hand is sooooo loose and flowing with fingers outstretched when slapping....thought I'd share it....and what a great track too!

feels like my VMJ neck, fast and easy to play, I love my 414 passive, the 614 active is good but I like the simplicity of the 414...both are slap monsters, 414 a little more deep, rich in sound...ohh and the orange finish is to die for but only comes on the 414 passive.

good point...another £35 buys you a Squier VMJ or a BB414 for £209 from these guys: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/B-Stock-YAMAHA-BB414-4-STRING-BASS-GUITAR-VINTAGE-WHITE_W0QQitemZ170470301310QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_AudioElectronicsVideo_Video_TelevisionSetTopBoxes?hash=item27b0d25e7e"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/B-Stock-YAMAHA-BB414...=item27b0d25e7e[/url]

any Yamaha RBX should be a sound buy, good spec..sort of a P/J combo'...thin necks too if you like that sort of thing...I do Neck Maple Fingerboard Rosewood Bridge Vintage Style Tuners Die-cast Chrome Colors Black, Metallic Dark Blue, Metallic Red, Old Violin Sunburst Construction Bolt-on Body Solid Agathis Frets 24 Radius 10" Pickups 1 X Split Single-Coil & 1 X Straight Single-Coil Controls Front Volume, Rear Volume, Master Tone Scale Length 34" Neck Maple Fingerboard Rosewood Bridge Vintage Style Tuners Die-cast Chrome Colors Black, Metallic Dark Blue, Metallic Red, Old Violin Sunburst Construction Bolt-on Body Solid Agathis Frets 24 Radius 10" Pickups 1 X Split Single-Coil & 1 X Straight Single-Coil Controls Front Volume, Rear Volume, Master Tone Scale Length 34" Neck Maple Fingerboard Rosewood Bridge Vintage Style Tuners Die-cast Chrome Colors Black, Metallic Dark Blue, Metallic Red, Old Violin Sunburst Construction Bolt-on Body Solid Agathis Frets 24 Radius 10" Pickups 1 X Split Single-Coil & 1 X Straight Single-Coil Controls Front Volume, Rear Volume, Master Tone Scale Length 34"

sweet

sold for £201...

It's funny you know, I love my Yamaha's.... ......the looks, the build and sound of them rice grinder's is great...but.....but......but....well that VMJ I bought is still with me after selling 2 Yammies, it's the oldest bass I have, which isn't saying much, can't be more than a few months old.....the looks are sublime to me, the build ain't brilliant, more good in a more business like way I would say, the action is a little high, but could be tweaked if I could be asked, yet it's so easy, satisfying & fun to play, there is just something about the tone, ease of control on my knobs (don't say ooer!) & yet I think, with my BB414 I really don't need this bass anymore.... ...then I pick it up after playing my wonderful Orange BB and I think I can't sell her afterall...there really is something a little bit special about this mass produced, cheapo Asian heavyweight...it all seems to gel together so terribly well, someone did their homework. ...anyway I was going thru the Squier site and thought those classic vibes look real pretty....what's the difference v VMJ to the Classic Vibe Jazz series...can anyone comment? cheers guys

so they were a '70's fitment?