Chris2112

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1289359' date='Jul 1 2011, 06:02 PM']You can hear him nicely on The Dance of Eternity and on Most of Octavarium (the album) [/quote] Well, you can, but his tone was dung, so I'd rather not thanks!

Very predictable, thankfully John Myung seems to have returned to the fold as you couldn't hear a bloody thing he was doing when he had those Yamahas! The song itself was nothing special though, the same proggy riffs and irritating keys solos that they've been pedalling for a while now.

It really would be worth keeping the Lane Poor pickup in there or at least removing it intact so it can be sold on. Lane Poor pickups are no longer made but they are extremely good and considered the best option for Flea basses alongside Bartolini humbuckers. If you're not liking the sharp, edgy sound it's probably due to the graphite neck. Flea basses growl and sound zingy even with Barts in. You may be better off looking for a different bass.

The new site is looking good! Needs more photos of the basses on though, so I look forward to that.

It's not a Musicman and it will never be a Musicman. Why stick a Musicman logo on it?

This so cool. I love these home videos Mark keeps doing (the Christmas one was amazing!). It's great that he's selling off loads of top quality kit for charity. Super rare items like the Kingbass and the Ashdown stuff must mean a lot to him so he must be a top bloke to sell it. It was nice hearing the rare demo track 'Link One' at the end too!

I prefer 32" scale for slap (as in, my Kubicki) and 34" scale for fingerstyle. If you get your string gauges right and your action set correctly it makes little difference in the end though!

Too late in the day to change history now, pal!

Very cool!

[quote name='Wil' post='1278738' date='Jun 22 2011, 04:52 PM']There's the rub, you see - lots of people like steamed cabbage. It's good for you and rich in flavour. Steamed cabbage must be a good thing, then, much like the P bass. QED [/quote] I do love a good wind up. I choose steamed cabbage because it was bland, had UI wished to be more forthright I would have suggested the P bass equates to a steaming dog turd!

If only he'd stop doing those extended scat solos!

[quote name='Wil' post='1278698' date='Jun 22 2011, 04:34 PM']That's a bit like saying "steak, the last resort when inspiration has left the chef".[/quote] I think tapioca or steamed cabbage would be more appropriate than a steak as that implies some kind of quality!

I have to say, that bass in the video did sound awful. It probably would have been better if he hadn't just been squeaking away on those top strings!

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='1277215' date='Jun 21 2011, 03:51 PM']Nothing silly about having an opinion - [i]not[/i] a prejudice. I've been to see some of the 'truly great bass players' and became bored at the self-indulgence rather quickly. I don't intend wasting any more of my money to pander to the slightly elitist attitude you show in your post. If you simply attack another person's views as silly, without trying to understand their preferences, how are you going to convert them to your point of view. Your loss. [/quote] Chill mate, there is no need to get wound up here. The world needs people thumping root notes and playing Mustang Sally. So you're not cut out for the fusion elite, no need to feel bad about it. By the way, as Bilbo pointed out, you were completely wrong about AJ back there, I mean, come on - [i]slapping[/i]? This is Anthony Jackson we're talking about here. A bloke who, when not flexing in fusion and Latin jazz bands plays for massive artists and probably recorded half the basslines you hear pub cover bands knocking out!

To be fair I manage alright on my Kubicki which has 23 frets.

Ah, the P bass. The last resort when all inspiration has left the player.

[quote name='Darkstrike' post='1275299' date='Jun 19 2011, 09:35 PM']Always loved the look of the Chronos. The Benevente single cut ain't bad either. [/quote] Good luck ever finding a Benavente on these shores though!

It looks like a good one! I am looking forward to getting some photographs taken of my new Series II and getting a review written up.

Couple of nice older Status basses turning up here, where did you get that one from sgh?

Jaysus Chroist, now how am I supposed to chose between my Status Series II and my ACG? And what about the Kubicki?

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' post='1274966' date='Jun 19 2011, 05:18 PM'] Blame that guy if you don't like the Warwick thumb SC, he designed it with his friend Pretty good tone though, (even though i sense many won't care for what he plays haha)[/quote] Oh no, bloke sitting in his bedroom tapping on a singlecut, this isn't good for the stereotype! All the same, that Thumb singlecut...yuck. I can't believe it took two people to make that!

Ah, what a nice thread to come home to! Well, I definitely think that singlecuts are a good thing. I don't think they add a massive amount tonally, but they look fantastic and a singlecut can still be an instrument that balances very well. See below: It doesn't weight much because the body itself is relatively small, but the mass is balanced through the singlecut. I can quite happily say it's the best balancing headed bass I've ever played. It looks fantastic, it sounds fantastic and it feels fantastic. is it the way forward? For me, it's probably the best way of making a boutique bass. This was the first singlecut I've owned and I didn't really know what to expect of it when I got it but it really has surpassed all expectations. If it were normal Harlot shape it wouldn't look as good, might not balance as well either. So I'll just leave it as it is. There are a few companies who have got singlecuts very wrong, Warwick being one of them. They seem to have missed the point that in the Thumb, it's the small body and the wood choice that makes the bass. They've increased the body size and changed the wood choice to stop it weighing a tonne, and then lost the Thumb tone. So, as we've assessed, singlecuts are great. That doesn't mean they'll change the world or the way basses are made. As we've seen, Status Graphite made a headless bass with active electronics, a graphite thru neck and a headless design in the 80's. I've just picked up a 1980's Series II today and it's one of the best basses I've ever played, easily the best Status. That bass was made in 1986, perhaps earlier - and yet ever since then, companies around the world have continued producing crap, like the Fender P bass for example. The fact is, bassists in general have pretty low standards of what they want from an instrument. They just want something they can plod the root note on, and P bass is that piece of crap with strings on it that will fit the bill. To summarise, although there are better ways of doing things, there is no impetus to actually change the status quo as crap, boring basses continue to sell to ill-informed customers.