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  1. Chris2112
    Different vinegar strokes for different folks!
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    [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1318325563' post='1400459'] What's wrong with it? [/quote] It's a P bass, for a start!
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    [quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1318325775' post='1400465'] Surely you don't think people spend £80K on a shotgun because it shoots better, although i bet it shoots pretty damn good! [/quote] The best shotgun I have ever used was a Baikal MP153 with duck reed camoflage which was about £700 new. It was better than a Browning that I shot the same day that had cost the owner some £7000 used.
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    [quote name='MarkusWarwick' timestamp='1318067180' post='1397721'] BUMP Thanks man, i'm still lookin for serious offers or even cash plus trade but most o the offers have been ludicrous from people who dont understand the real value of the bass :S [/quote] I think it is more likely they do know the value of the bass, but no-one really has a great deal of spare cash to spend on basses at the moment, so people are more inclined to cheeky offers. Lord knows, I've had some real low balls here recently but that is the climate we're living in. It will take a real Warwick enthusiast to snap this up.
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    SOLD!

    Chris2112 replied to born2lose's topic in Basses For Sale

    Lane Poor! Seemingly, these are more collectible with the Lane Poor pickup because they're not made anymore. I always preferred them with the Bartolini pickup as it sounded a little burpier to my ears. Stunning bass though, do you have any pictures of it with strings on?
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    Hmm, it has a very nice, 'sweet' and soft musical tone.
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    Erm, no actually, because here is the ugliest bass in the world!
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    No, because I already own that bass: [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/two.jpg[/IMG] Actually, this Zon is pretty nice too... [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/full1.jpg[/IMG]
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    [quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1318246922' post='1399575'] Blocking owners posting about issues is not really on IMO. The best place to ask for help with a certain product should surely be the manufacturers own forums. [/quote] It is incredibly poor. Can you imagine the furore that would arise if you rang your bank with a query and they hung the phone up on you? Or if you wrote to your local council and your letter ended up in a shredder before it was read? Actually, forget the last one there, I think that already happens.
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    [quote name='dc2009' timestamp='1317841427' post='1395340'] IMO their flat, 'D' profile neck is far better than the 'C' style one. [/quote] This 'D' profile might be great for you, or anyone else who prefers a big fat neck. If you've never tried one, go and find the nearest metal lamp-post. Grab the post just above the base where it thins out. Now go for a 'fretting' motion with your hand, imagining you were fretting the strings of a neck. The 'hand wrapped around a lamp-post' should give you a fairly accurate idea of what a Warwick 'D' profile is like. I recall on Talkbass, a lot of people didn't like Warwick because of 'the clubby neck'. Clearly, they were referring to the new necks as the old 'C' shape was nothing like clubby! In total, it's one of the worst necks I've ever played on a production bass, and I am a big Warwick fan! In spite of their dubious moral practices! I don't mind this so much because the two companies have gone their seperate ways. Warwick are more of a mass produced, high quality product. Spector these days are more of a small production, high quality product. Spector have produced some cheaper basses, but I am glad Stuart Spector is back heading his company. I feel there is a much more personal connection between Spector basses and their brand values and luthiers. Warwick are a bit corporate and faceless but still make good basses.
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    The bass is a tool. And like any tool, it gets exposed to damage and wear and tear through doing it's job. Of course, we look after them, but a minor bump or scratch is the cost of life and the cost of enjoying our instruments. If they don't do the job they're supposed to do, whats the point of having them at all? Out of tune bongos indeed! That said, I do pride myself on a collection of physically near perfect instruments, but then I don't play live much anymore, and certainly if I do it's a seated gig in a comfortable chair where my bass is looked after!
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    I didn't realise he was still playing live!
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    Luckily the guys I play with at the moment are all fairly like minded. We like electric instruments, 1980's pop and jazz fusion so we rarely argue. In the past though, particularly when I was playing sideman or doing favours for friends, there were some horrific comments. Usually along the lines of wanting to cover some awful song, try a 'new arrangement' (a byword for a sloppy re-imagining most of the time) or do some acoustic stuff. Groan.
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    [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1317780071' post='1394538'] I'd like to add Paulo Jr from Sepultura, if I may, who has created some very tight lines over the years [/quote] I wouldn't say he was a forgotten great, but he has done a few good metal basslines over the years. He used to play an Alembic at one point too, IIRC, so bonus points for that!
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    I would love to see more of the white 'Larry Graham' style ones around, I'd probably buy one even though I'm no great jazz bass fan!
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    Weight!!

    Chris2112 replied to Hutton's topic in Bass Guitars

    Weight and balance are far more important than neck profile, which people often obsess over. Balance is just as important as weight though. I've had 'heavy' basses that balance well and don't strain your body and I've played lighter basses that balance poorly and feel uncomfortable as soon as you put them on!
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    [quote name='4-string-thing' timestamp='1318192395' post='1399116'] Fiddle player: "I've got us a gig....Someone from church wants us for a party. No money, and there's no alcohol allowed but we can help ourselves to the buffet. Oh, and can they use our (my) PA for the disco? It'll be fun, they only want us to play for 25 minutes" [/quote] Sounds like you need to show this idiot the door....
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1318021961' post='1397480'] "Hey mate, is that a Peavey?" [/quote] To be fair, that big ole headstock does remind me of a Peavey...
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    At that age I think you have to be chasing a niche market, as you're never going to make the pop charts (and who would want to?). But if you're all experienced players and you've got what it takes to make a splash on the jazz fusion scene, then why not? Or if you're writing great prog rock songs, I'm sure you'll find a ready audience of similarly aged blokes!
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    [quote name='wesfinn' timestamp='1317820221' post='1394934'] Pay will be decided upon experience etc. please email [email protected] for more info. [/quote] So not a great job for someone just getting their foot in door of the industry then! Only kidding, it should be very enjoyable and I hope the right person for the job comes forward. I thinking moaning about guitar shop staff makes up about 20% of the total discussion on this site!
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    The girl has a great voice! Lovely bass too, though really, isn't every Overwater a one off? I'd love to own one some day. I really should go to the shop in Carlisle...
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    It's fair to say I've never felt so emotionally attached to a bass (aside from my ACG, which I won't sell for that reason). But boxing this one up, I was quite touched by a sadness. It's a bass that is just slightly older than me, and has been so beautifully looked after over the years. It plays so brilliantly, and sounds amazing. I am quite convinced it offers [i]the[/i] Status Graphite experience. Surely, an instrument as supreme as this in all facets must have been Rob's original intention. The proper thru neck, the two piece bridge, the quality of the woods, it all looks back on the golden age of Status basses for me. To think, that this bass has ended up in my clumsy, humble hands. The other basses coming out of the shop at that time were being sold to the biggest and best players on the planet (Mr Mark King!). I've been truely lucky to own this, something I'd always thought was a dream bass. My thoughts have now turned to a Sierra Cosworth though, and to realise that particular dream when I want to do it, sacrifices must be made. I also like having new basses through the door, so I hope the instrument that is coming will be just as inspiring as this one. I am sure the new owner will love it though, as he has fine taste in instruments. After announcing the bass had been sold I received some messages from persons wanting to offer more. One person promptly offered me £1500 for it! It's worth every penny of that, but I am a man of my word and I know this bass will be appreciated by it's new owner. And considering the history this bass has, I couldn't ask for more.
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    It's boxed and ready to ship now. Bye bye...*sniff*
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    I wouldn't like to spoil the surprise!
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    [quote name='Wil' timestamp='1317766368' post='1394457'] My S2 didn't have a logo on the headstock either. Awesome bass regardless. [/quote] My Stealth did, my Maxtrix did not. My Series II does not have a headstock!
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