Jerry_B

You're lucky - all I got on JMB was various wannabes who think 'goth' = Evanescence, and 'punk' = Green Day...

I was at Donnington when they were there - funny as f*ck! Still got the t-shirt somewhere...

Aha - cheers for that. Shame it's local pick-up only, as I'm quite tempted!

Or don't read your ad' and ask if you want to be in a band that's nothing like what you're interested in!

Yep, I've had no luck with them either

''Ello Spider...'

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/hayman-40-40-rare-bass-guitar_W0QQitemZ220703431535QQcategoryZ4713QQcmdZViewItem"]Ebay link[/url] Not heard of this make before but I like the looks of it. Anyone heard of them?

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1048518' date='Dec 5 2010, 06:22 PM']an unlined board is really in the midst of higher end basses...[/quote] Hmm - is that really true? I wouldn't say so. My first unlined fretless was a Kay back in 1989. Unlined boards don't have to equate with an expensive fretless bass.

I haven't had problems with the Hercules and my Jazz. The trick seems to be with the rotating arms that you rest the bass on. I keep one straight and the other out to an angle of 45 degrees or so. Seems to work okay.

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' post='1045767' date='Dec 2 2010, 10:37 PM']I agree, I keep looking at videos that are 2 minutes of fingerstyle then 7 minutes of slapping and most people just don't play that way. Even fewer demos are done with a plectrum.[/quote] Yep, that's true. Very few demos show slapping, and playing with fingers and with a plectrum. In fact I can't think of seeing one!

Interesting! Similar in various details to my BB414, but with some nice extras! Is the bridge standard?

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='1044424' date='Dec 1 2010, 10:23 PM']Putting a Gibson logo on a bass that looks nothing like a Gibson is a good idea. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Matsumoku-Westone-Spectrum-bass-guitar-Japan-85-Black_W0QQitemZ320621800322QQcategoryZ4713QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D8%26pmod%3D120654289830%252B120654289830%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5338709543184181872"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Matsumoku-Westone-Sp...709543184181872[/url][/quote] And adding the word 'rare' - are Spectrum's actually rare?

They're nice basses. I especially like that translucent green finish!

I like black basses - always have. I've tried red, white and sunburst but just don't like the look of any of those. I like green basses if the finish is translucent, but not if the grain underneath is rippled, etc. Wood finishes are also nice but not of they're burled - fine for a table, but not for a bass IMHO

If it's more than 5 years old it's 'vintage'...

My three black basses - Peavey T-40, MIJ Fender Jazz, and a Yamaha BB414.

I think the Peavey T-40 has a few bits of design which are inspired. For example, the way the pups work, and how the neck was created and constructed. Just don't ask me to explain [i]how[/i] the pups work - I get them in a practical sense, but writing that all down would end up sounding wrong. If pushed, ask FlatEric or maybe I can copy and paste the relevant text from somewhere

It's in very good nick too!

Very very nice! I'd bring the bass a bit more to the fore in the mix, but that's just me