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[quote name='urb' timestamp='1377602324' post='2189190'] I definitely love my looper - great for writing and getting ideas flowing - good to try out specific soloing ideas over a specific chord - great too for layering effects with chords and bass lines - they're only as limited as your imagination - and yes I love playing with and listening to a live band but sometimes it's good to explore new ground and new sounds - loops + live playing and realtime looping/improv/interaction can be great - it can also be dull as sh** - it all depends on the gig and the player I guess... a great tool for working up ideas though [/quote] Everything Urb said. I have an RC2 used it once, hate it, its too fidgity,... but love the rc20xl its been a workhorse of a thing for me. get your ideas down fast then add parts you think wil fit, if not delete the part and try something else. also at a practice you can digi record your now song format on with just a mic in the room. you can also sample on it wont be the best quality but again the idea is there, you can put whole songs into it and record over the top to check your bass line. great for learning to solo your blues licks over diff chord progressions. will record 11 quick ideas. i have used it before now to record a brass arrangement we came up with for one song so then i could email it to them so the lazy buggers dont forget !. yep...im sure i will think of another few uses for it, Great bit of very handy gear.

I felt bad when my 1830 theodore h fell over in the studo and snapped the head where the a and d tuners go through, all the guys just stood there slackjawed as if to say "i did not move" like i was going to kill someone im not joking my fu)*&n heart jumped out.

Anyone thinking of taking a spare DB to a gig... just in case ?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbeIaIRUQ5c

A bass is worth it when you pick it up and try it, it says yes to you right away. it dont matter about the price, if its new or old, or even the build quality ( to a point). Out of my collection of wals i have kept one, been playing it for 25+years, i have a modded mex jazz and a G&L that i kept rather than some of the wals i let go, and about 2ish years ago found a jap jazz fotoflame thats the muts nuts. its not the money, i just know that i will wait and search another 30 years of playing before anything as good will pop up, You know the ones that are right for you, they will sing in your hands, and do you know what ? without you even knowing it you will prob get rid of it in your quest for something better, only then after 10 years of looking will you realise it was the one you let go.... You know the ones that are right for you, they will sing in your hands, thats when its worth it,

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1377087993' post='2183169'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0sxGKGlYJM[/media] [/quote] WTF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe0sxY31AHk

he is THE funky chickin and he is GOD. ..... bow ,,,now. Jack .... stay out of it. I have stars singin about my chickin .... so up ya nose with a rubber hose, take a peek greek.. ( jokin aside this is a great clip, check out them boots, the police would not let anyone down and really tried to stop people havin a good time and rufus was really miffed at this so when he went on he asked all to come down,,,, go rufus !)) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCI63H1neY[/media]

I like ths version of just gigolo, played it in a band for years, got sick of it in the end, but still a great vid [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeXjBWN8LO8[/media] oh and the saw doctors [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtAxF3BQFRg[/media]

Wires on the floor just where i stand at a gig, i have to route everything around my area. i have a PA hire company and when i see microphone leads or any leads with gaffa tape on them i have to clean them, i hate it, rickenbacker basses. DJ's...... all of them. Musicman plastic battery box, like something from toys r us. short scale basses, bodyless basses like steinberger, single pickup basses. Tax, VAT A dentists smile, just as he turns the drill on....

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1376944825' post='2181427'] Now look guys ... [/quote] But, But, But he started it sir onist e did, an it was im that put ink on ya chair, .. .. now ya for it greeky .............................

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1376934387' post='2181180'] The "chick" in my avatar is a better dancer than the "chick" in yours... [/quote] yea but my chick will taste better on sunday, .. Dam dam , ok ..maybe not

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1376936332' post='2181221'] Everyone loves a hat! [/quote] Pete, must admit i did have visions of you trying to explain why you bought a bass for £1M to the misses i did make me chuckle abit, just a bit tho my hat off to you ,

I sent this to him... "You do realise dont you that you was using someone elses pictures and so people think its a con hence bidding it up of which you wont be paid but will get a huge ebay fees bill ?? my good advice would be to end the listing, reason due to error in the listing. then relist it with the real pics with an explination, this would save you alot of hass. i would do this as soon as today." His only reply was " thanks" indeed well done everyone. a future plan

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1376932051' post='2181119'] Looks like me that will be winning it, what should I do? I'm thinking cash on collection only and if he refuses to allow it then Ebay will have to side with me as that's what it is listed as? [/quote] Pete dont worry about it, it was as has been said a duff listing with the wrong photos.. end of whats the worst he can do give you 1 bad feedback ? ebay have been told enough to pull it. I have also advised him to end the auction due to error in the listing, and relist it explaining the probs. if he is gen he would do this.

Another way would be to do another listing with the same picture and heading with the information telling people its a con, i did this when i found out that the HK actor pa system i was going to bid on was owned by someone else selling on gumtree.

I reported as well and i cant belive its still there ! £20,100.00 Feel the wrath of basschat you bum.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1376920952' post='2180864'] And a rare shot of me actually using it at a gig: [/quote] Wow, dont let prince see that, i could see him bee lining for it. and your pvc/leather pants

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1376905618' post='2180493'] It gets worse,I just tried to put a million pound bid on it for you to make sure he can't get a sale, it won't let me bid as it says the Sellers account is related to mine! Trust me it ain't me [/quote] Good thinking the great thing about this is, if we bid it up to £1,000,000,00 he will then get the ebay fees on that , ( not that it would be paid but ebay would pay attention then !) its just a pity its not at the end of ebays collection month which would mean they would try and take it out of an account before the winner could pay,

Agreed, the pickups and pre-amp would no doubt be hard to copy. even the control knobs are unique to wal, i dont think that was the point here im thinking it was ordered just for the look and shape, as a wal copy (body and neck) its pritty dam good, and a nice top prob not exact but still nice. Al bet it even plays and sound good in its own right.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1376825033' post='2179456'] Why is buying from the US "a bit of a lottery"? I've bought nearly all my rare instruments either from the US or Japan. It's pretty much the only way to guarantee getting what you want. If you limit yourself to waiting for something to turn up that's already been imported into your country then yes you are going to be in for a long wait. [/quote] You are right of course, and i have basses i have imported, the ones i have imported look newish and so more a safe bet, most of the L2kE's i have seen in the usa look WELL used, moded and tatty, with few exceptions, I have been stung before hence i see it as a bit of a lottery, If i find one in the uk i really want i will always go and collect it myself. and look it over, when that luxury is taken away then chance comes into play. But as you say, sometimes its the only way, Niceguyhomer, that bass looks great and so fresh. never seen one of them before now.

I say wal copy but if thats what someone has ordered then fair enough. Im not trying to take anything away from Dolmen here, in fact credit and respect to Pat. Dolmen/ pat have made stunning basses and guitars. This included, and if i had the spare cash i would love one of his 6 string fretless. Adverts ie get some very nice stuff on there, its just a pain contacting the owner without going public. [url="http://www.adverts.ie/electric-basses/dolmen-custom-4-string-bass/3269518"]http://www.adverts.i...ng-bass/3269518[/url] [url="http://www.dolmencustom.com/"]http://www.dolmencustom.com/[/url]

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1376810376' post='2179257'] I was going to bid on that, untilni noticed that the seller had listed another one using the exact same details and photos - seemed a bit odd to me[/quote] Seems gen, he has been back to me the buyer has paid and its being collected tomorow, [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1376810940' post='2179261'] I think nowadays if you are prepared to spend the time looking in the right places and be patient, pretty much anything will eventually turn up for sale. I believe that almost nothing is rare that it will never turn up. [/quote] But its the painfull waitin game i hate, i have a wanted ad on here into its 4th year i renew it now and again, and also i do look around the uk, even got andy baxter keeping an eye out, i have only ever seen 2 for sale in the uk, i know there is an early natural one in Ireland, i missed it by days when it went up for sale on "adverts ie" [url="http://www.adverts.ie/"]http://www.adverts.ie/[/url] about 2 years ago, seems the only choise is to get one in from the usa, which means its abit of a lottery , one will turn up. "eventually"

Thats it now martin, watch your bridges burn, no return mate,

[quote name='cybertect' timestamp='1376785154' post='2179196'] You just missed one for sale in Middlesborough yesterday [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Musician-MC940-924-fretless-bass-MIJ-1980-/161083736641?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item258156c241"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item258156c241[/url] [/quote] Well thats just F*&£!n amazin in it ?? EDIT..just sent the owner a message, thanks

[quote name='doudoubass' timestamp='1372684258' post='2128478'] my Leo era G&L family: [url="http://s670.photobucket.com/user/doudoubass/media/a41a0221-cf8f-4caa-9fe5-574f586f10b6_zps44661b16.jpg.html"][/url] '81 maple-ebony L1000, '81 hog-ebony L2000e FL, and '83 passive maple-rosewood EL Toro. [/quote] Hi again, very nice basses you have, has the EL TORO ex the same body as the L series ?? would an L series neck fit into the neck pocket of an EL Toro?

i am sure once you start getting into 60 and 70s basses there must be a fair few rare ones in the uk, but what about 80 90 2000 ones ?? by the big manufacturers ( mass produced) future classics ? i can think of a few but the one i am going to start the topic off with i feel is one of the rarest in the uk. and according to " doudoubass" only 3 seen in france as well. is a GL L2000E ( series E) i have only ever seen no more than 5 in the uk ( are there any more??) henry thomas still uses one as his main bass now ( has for years) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGbIoii9A-4 I also remember in the 80s my friend had a fantastic ibanez mc924 ebony unlined fretless, he would not sell it, and could i get one, christ i looked everywhere i just gave up in the end and got my MM. but did not sound as good, So what else did you lust after and could not find?