Chris2112

[quote name='BassBus' post='539694' date='Jul 13 2009, 08:48 PM']I suspect it was down to a certain Mr. King that the design was the way it was. That's the beauty of a custom instrument you can do anything you want with it.[/quote] Of course it was! The Kingbass Mk II was Mark's new baby. He decided he wanted to go back to the "bigger body" style that his Alembic, Pangborn and Jaydee basses have, while staying with Status. Mark asked, Rob created. So I'm guessing the singlecoils were Mark's idea too! However, when I saw him live with Kingbasses with Soapbars, his tone was very much the thin, clickity clack that we all love! When I saw him using the MK II Kingbasses live, he had a lot more bottom in his tone and it was a really percussive sound. Both amazing tones though, from one of the best players around today! Also, what exactly has changed with the Streamline bass? (too lazy to do a picture comparison!)

I've always been much more a fan of Birelli's bass playing than his guitar playing, it has to be said! Awesome video though.

Interesting that they have a Warwick in there. It'll be a trade in since they're not a licenced Warwick dealer. I've found that most of the interesting stuff they get in (bass-wise, at least) is traded in!

Two fingers works fine for me and it worked for Jaco too! I'm actually learning to use a pick again atm after years of playing fingerstyle!

Is that even Buckethead?

I just play a little bit of everything, and I ensure that the playing side of things is but one component of actually demo-ing the bass. It's usually a Rush bassline that comes first, followed by some self-indulgent slap!

After having played a good number of Sadowsky Metro basses, I feel that they are pretty overrated. Very pricey for what they are, when I found cheaper alternatives to be superior!

[quote name='simon1964' post='391895' date='Jan 26 2009, 05:48 PM']Wasn't the Vampyre designed through a similar contest? Not sure whether that's a good precedent or not![/quote] I'd have to say that it wasn't (and thats as a long time fan of Warwick basses). However, I really like the winning design, it looks very classy and retains the Warwick character. I'm sure it will sound just like an uber Thumb NT if they use a bubinga body. The other two ACG style designs posted here I don't really like. They just don't look like Warwick basses! It's a passable shape for sure though.

It might be worth trying a Warwick Thumb 5 string, they have always been one of the best 5 strings around IMO. Not to mention that every other Thumb seems to be a 5 string! I'm gasing for one already having just got a Warwick Thumb 4 string (though I don't really get on with 5 strings). I'd advise you not to spend a massive amount on your first 5 string, as you may well find that they just aren't for you, as I did!

I've got a pick that Stuart Hamm used to play "Flying in a blue dream" when I saw him with Joe Satriani. That was a show and half.

My Warwick Thumb BO seems quite quiet, in even in active and passive modes. Well, my Status and Spector basses were certainly louder! I just turn my amp up to compensate!

Will be interesting to see how this turns out. However, Wolstenhome's comments on slap bass are so far off the mark, it's easy to see that he is a million miles from the cool.

Just a couple of cool guys...

[quote name='BigRedX' post='535061' date='Jul 7 2009, 07:53 PM']I'm sure if they were easily available in the UK once again a lot of the people here saying that they use Dunlop Nylon heavies would be using the Hercos instead. They used to be easily available because that's how I came to start using them. I wonder why they aren't anymore?[/quote] They are really nice picks. I'd probably switch to them if I could get a good supply. A friend of mine picked up a couple while he was in the states so I've been lucky enough to try one. He guards his with his life, so it looks like I'll have to wait until they're easier to get hold of!

I just wish I could convince myself that an Alembic is worth the amount it would cost me! They have long been on my dream basses list but I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger when I see them for sale. If I did get one though, it would be a Mark King model or a series model that was shaped like a Mark King model. Either would do me just fine!

To be fair, I find that the custom build lovers will fix and mod their basses as much as anyone...perhaps because they are such a "particular" bunch that they continue to quest for perfection... I'd love a custom built bass, but personally I quite like flipping my basses after owning them for a while, and there are so many nice basses out there that I still have to own!

If it's the green Stealth 6 string at the Gallery, that one has been there for donkeys, they had it back when I had one! I had a Stealth 1 6 string in natural (black) made in 1997. It was a fantastic bass with a sound distinctly different to the headed S2's I have played. It could be super bright, and had a tendency to really stick out in the band setting, but that quality was quite attractive to me at the time. It seemed to want to honk in the midrange a bit more than the S2's I had played, but this could be due to any number of variables. I loved the fact that, despite being a 6 string, it was super light. I sold it on here for £750, and thats probably my greatest regret in terms of things I shouldn't have let go. I just wasn't getting on with it as a 6 string, despite the fact I loved it's sound. I shifted it after picking up a lovely Spector, though I hugely regret that I only had it for a few months. I got a lot of use out of it, but I still think back to it and go "sh*t...what if..." Mind you, that one at the gallery is hugely overpriced and looks to be in worse nick than mine was! (Mine was pretty pristine!). Mind you, those old Stealth 1 6 strings seem to be fairly rare beasts, and I much prefer the old Stealth body shape with the rounded edges to the new one. I wonder if Rob still has the moulds for the old body shape... Here is a photo taken by the guy who owned it prior to me (I think his username on this site was Paul C).

Sunderland is also of great historical importance too, it shows what England was like in the middle ages! Though do be wary of catching cholera if you drink from one of the street wells!