Mrbigstuff

[quote name='ezbass' post='1090445' date='Jan 15 2011, 02:20 PM']"don't pick your nose after scratching your bum"[/quote] Nothing like learning from mistakes

There are many fakes around, my dad worked in a shop where they had a fake epiphone, the only give away was that the "h" was in the wrong place on the headstock. Still apparently Gibson were very helpful in dealing with the issue and sent plenty of photo's of what to look out for on the fake models

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1082562' date='Jan 8 2011, 08:50 PM']Not a Fender expert but generally BG are over priced... i may have been wrong, and have got used to BC's prices.. but £1200 for a mid 90's SR5...? £1200 for a Fender RI 62... ? you can them new for £1400 tops... wish i was a retailer when i sold my basses... i get it from here....Bass Direct are selling a 2007 SR5 for a grand... yeah generally they are overpriced...[/quote] bass direct arn't in camden, quite simply their overheads can't be the same. I would say £1k for a 2007 SR5 is still very overpriced. Also if you think BG is bad for overpricing then check out New kings Road Vintage pricing, their basses go over 10k!!!! Back to the whole vintage thing, i wouldn't pay £8k for a bass but i would really like a bass that made me feel like James Jameson or Duck Dunn. I think thats why some people do it, and if i had that amount going spare i definately would

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1082524' date='Jan 8 2011, 08:12 PM']yeah i love it...bet sounds awsome... but for near 8K i would be looking elsewhere... Devon, a custom built Pensa/Suhr... not worth it IMO IMO BG are way overpriced..[/quote] Overpriced? where have you been comparing it to? Ok sure its not as cheep as basschat, but not even ebay is as cheep as basschat

saw this yesterday and instantly had to close it before i sold all my basses

[quote name='MikanHannille' post='1081891' date='Jan 8 2011, 10:54 AM'] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXMQ3wSqSA0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXMQ3wSqSA0[/url] What do you think of his playing? I saw this vid and heard a lot of reactions (negative and positive) about his playing. Personally I'd say he's playing good, but sometimes a bit too much. Less is more. How about you guys?[/quote] I dislike his playing but even more so i hate that hat!

You can raise either side of a pickup. They usually use foam or sponge underneath and you can loosen or tighten the screws. If you wanted more volume from the lower strings then you can raise the left side of the pickup by loosening the screws. A problem with Mexican fenders is they seem to have poor pickups compared to the american market so that there is a difference. I found this out when i had lessons with a guy using an american deluxenp and when i played it i got lots of low end compared to my mexican P. Easy answer i swapped the pickups on my P to some Lindy Fralins. For a first time Jazz i would avoid both of these models. The Active deluxe edition doesn't give a very realistic jazz tone and i think the pre amps very cheap. The S-1's always sounded very flat to me and definately didn't seem to be worth the new value. My first jazz was an American Deluxe i picked off ebay for £580. I now have a Tokai Jazz which is my favourite bass i have played and that was just £360 off here. Another good few jazz's are the Fender Classic 70's reissue which is about £500 new and definately worth it, or the Squier Classic Vive which has great reviews on here.

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='1070812' date='Dec 28 2010, 10:50 AM']Yeah but Ian Durys vocals aren't the part that make the song. Its the bassline that does.[/quote] How boring would it be if everyone played the same bloody bassline 10000000 times....... I like it when i see bass players playing variations, it gives you a chance to use some of the ideas and put it into your own versions

Another plus for Wunjo, i went in there and they had two p basses, a '63 and a '67. I explained i ahd no intention on buyin there and then as i didnt have 3K but i asked if i could try them both and they allowed me to. I spent 2 hours in that shop. 5 minutes on the '63 and the rest on the '67 But they were consistently polite for the whole time, and iv continued to go there first when im in london ever since. As for shops in Denmark street, theres a new one on the far right hand side. They have a decent bass stock, when i went in there last month they had a '78 jazz and a gorgeous '64 p bass. V&R's stock was very thin on the ground though

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1068596' date='Dec 24 2010, 10:44 AM']I have to admit that I have heard some very interesting snippets of Louis Armstrong over the years and firmly acknowledge his contribution to the world of jazz and to the role of the soloist. Nevertheless, I don't own a single Armstrong recording and won't be buying one anytime soon. Like I say about many of the 'great' bass players, they may be great players but I just don't really like the music they play. Like Sinatra, I acknowledge the artistry but don't really like the product.[/quote] Unfortunately i feel the same about Jaco Pastorius. I find his music very dull and distracting on the ears although i do really like the Jaco Pastorius Big Band Word of Mouth album

[quote name='foal30' post='1068496' date='Dec 24 2010, 08:36 AM']that's a good place to start, a really great record that one. I often recco Mingus - Blues and Roots Miles Davis - Kind of Blue and some anthology or collection of Ellington, Armstrong, Coltrane , Parker. lately I am listening to some Chris Potter, because I quite like the drummer[/quote] With Louis Armstrong im trying to sort through the ballads, which on spotify seesm to be 70% of his catalogue. I really like Basin Blues though and how unique Louis voice is. I will have to also look more into those listed above, especially Mingus.

ahhh i hoped so much it would have been a CAR p bass

Starting to get into jazz now, i love the Oscar Peterson Trio album Night Train, anything else i should check out?

Singing in a church choir (I know (n)) i hear someone play cornet and i really wanted play it. So my rents bought me a recorder and then there was saxophone when i was told i was tall enough and then bass at 14

well don't get a fender. Most of the new ones seem to be crap quality. I paid £580 S/H for my old USA Deluxe V and still thought it was a tad much when the input socket had to be screwed back in every 10 seconds, the pre-amp was weak, the B string lacked warmth, it had little mid range and the neck socket was a bit too big for the neck. Beautiful looking bass though. My vote would be on a Sandberg. If you find one on here they can go really cheep. Lakland's are good build quality but i dont like the tone. Sei, probably a bit rare and expensive but definately the best

[quote name='Doddy' post='1065258' date='Dec 20 2010, 10:54 PM']I know,I'm sounding a bit harsh,but you come across as having typical teenage brashness,which although it has it's place right now,it will come as a huge culture shock if you get out into the music world beyond your school.[/quote] This is very very very true. I moved to Guildford thinking i was pretty much the bees knees, i too had completed grade 5, been told im one of the better students and was the only person in my town who understood what a bass was. I was wrong, i knew nothing and i was made to feel it pretty quickly.

I dont think any at 15 needs to rush, just carry on enjoying what your doing. When you feel you've got as far as you can by yourself then find a proffessional in london and go to their gigs, talk to them and see what it is that their doing that makes them better than yourself. Reading books and interviews is all ok but it will never compete with the real life experiences. If you want to get really good my best advice would be to leave school after GCSE'S and do a course in music, no matter how much your parents say no. I ended up waiting 2 years until after A levels and i consider myself 2 years behind. Good places to go would be Music College of Leeds, ICMP, ACM ect.

look out for warwicks on ebay, some german streamers can go for around the £300 mark. Also the Rockbass Fortress was a really good 5 string

Maybe think about ordering an Elrick Jazz? (http://www.expatnjs.com/) Theyve been out for a while now and have been incredibly popular with reviewers in the states. A bit pricey i know but with the "Take away" deal it wouldnt be too bad