johnthebassist Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) S'up basschat?! Thought it's about time I had the decency to say hi. I've been a bit of a silent lurker for a while, sold my EUB on here ages ago but never stopped to say hello. Hello I'm a reasonably busy London-based bassist, propping up gig money with a dreaded 9-to-5. Mine's at PRS for Music (if you've got any PRS/copyright/royalties questions, feel free to fire 'em my way). When I'm not chained to my desk, I'm on stage with [url="http://www.lacband.co.uk"]London Afrobeat Collective[/url], smashing out big funky Afrobeat jams to hedonistic (usually soggy) festival crowds and the impossibly hip creatures of Shoreditch nightlife. I'm a massive fan of all things groovy. I think the funk shines out of Zender's headstock and I worship the ground Bootsy hovers over. Every morning I wake up and listen out for the sound of Louis Johnson's thumb smashing the thunk out of a Musicman, just in case he moved in next door during the night. It hasn't happened yet, but you can't blame a guy for hoping. The Funk is king. Anyway, thanks to whoever started this brilliant site. An occasional trawl through its many pages of bass-perversion remind me that I need to work harder if I'm gonna afford more basses! Right now I have a Warwick Streamer Stage II (5-string) and a '79 Musicman Sabre. I'd love a Status Streamline 5, but I'm gonna need to do some more gigs to pay for it! Nice one. J. Edited September 17, 2012 by johnthebassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Welcome properly matey, we had a backnforth when you were selling your nxt4! I like it here, hopefully you will too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthebassist Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Nice one Andy! Yes, I remember that now. Come to think of it, I never updated that post to show that I sold the bass. Better do that now. Hope you're keeping well, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 welcome to the forum. Plenty of funky groovy people around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hey John, Though I'm funky nor groovy, allow me to wish you welcome to the surface. Great read, that OP. Keep enjoying, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Nice resume, and having someone totally clued up on PRS and how it works is a major plus, even better such a person who is annointed with the funk Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Hi there, nice to meet a fellow '79 Sabre owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 [quote name='johnthebassist' timestamp='1347907687' post='1806524'] Nice one Andy! Yes, I remember that now. Come to think of it, I never updated that post to show that I sold the bass. Better do that now. Hope you're keeping well, sir! [/quote] All good ta matey! Still hanging around on here buying and swapping bits and bobs, chipping in where I might know something useful but mostly learning useful stuff myself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnthebassist Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1347959215' post='1807058'] Nice resume, and having someone totally clued up on PRS and how it works is a major plus, even better such a person who is annointed with the funk Welcome [/quote] Cheers! In general, Copyright collecting societies don't exactly go out of their way to properly explain how it all works, especially not to unpublished writers, so as an unpublished writer myself, I'm more than happy to spread the word. You'd be surprised how many people misunderstand the whole thing. [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1347961093' post='1807104'] Hi there, nice to meet a fellow '79 Sabre owner [/quote] Likewise! I believe [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/1234-ahpook/"]Ahpook[/url] is as well. I don;t think there are many about. Not as rare as the Cutlass or Cutlass II, mind. I;d kill to get my hands on one of those. Did think about buying a Status composite neck and having a kinda D.I.Y Cutlass II, but can't quite bear to dismantle a perfectly wonderful instrument. Time to buy a beaten up Stingray, methinks... [quote name='andydye' timestamp='1347961515' post='1807110'] All good ta matey! Still hanging around on here buying and swapping bits and bobs, chipping in where I might know something useful but mostly learning useful stuff myself... [/quote] Glad to hear it, Andy! The NXT 4 went to another basschatter in the end, to do an X Factor tour, I think he said. Traded anything interesting recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydye Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 [quote name='johnthebassist' timestamp='1347963345' post='1807136'] Glad to hear it, Andy! The NXT 4 went to another basschatter in the end, to do an X Factor tour, I think he said. Traded anything interesting recently? [/quote] fairly quiet year I think trades wise, sold the shuker neck from my geddy jazz and sent the body to bassdoc for a new fretless neck, should be arriving at my house today my Lakland 55-02 arrived in March I think it was so that's my main bass and my amps are sorted as of last year (Genz Shuttle 9 and a pair of Epi UL112-2 cabs) although I'm really tempted to see how different it would sound through a Barefaced Super 12T... Traded Line6 DL4 for a Lomenzo Hyperdrive, sold Hyperdrive to part fund either Catalinbread SFT or Xotic BB Bass Preamp, having a go with both this week to try and choose which Traded EBS Mumlticomp for Aguilar TLC - lovin it! Sold my EBS octabass and multidrive and bought an Aguilar Octamizer - arrived this morning, trying it tonight! hhmmm, maybe not that quiet...all change in the pedalboard it would seem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo0tsy Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 A belated welcome from another Funkateer. As another big fan of Zender, Bootsy and all things funked up, I'd just like to say what cracking taste in music you have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shizznit Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 [quote name='johnthebassist' timestamp='1347906894' post='1806511'] I'm a massive fan of all things groovy. I think the funk shines out of Zender's headstock and I worship the ground Bootsy hovers over. Every morning I wake up and listen out for the sound of Louis Johnson's thumb smashing the thunk out of a Musicman, just in case he moved in next door during the night. It hasn't happened yet, but you can't blame a guy for hoping. The Funk is king. [/quote] I think you and I were separated at birth! Welcome to the forum J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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