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Hiya Sara go girl, don’t buy anything too cheap I like your style I have three Ricks 😁

Hiya

Bass heaven: playing with a tight three piece band bass hell: playing with drummers I can’t lock in with

I've gone over to the dark side recently playing short scale basses. My current gig ones are the SWB-1 & Evolve. Both basses play well though I do prefer the SWB

Hi all. I've been unwell recently so have been taking a break from gigging and you know what that means.... Yeah looking at basses. I came across the Chowny brand a while back via a mate on FB, listening to their video I quite liked the simple tones. I wondered if anyone on here had one, or was thinking about it?

My first bass was a Avon jazz bass copy. It was actually pretty good I had a pro bass player friend who set it up. It worked great for my early gigs in the 70s. I sold it when I turned pro in in 75 and bought a New Rickenbacker 4001. I did a lot of playing with that bass and still have it, though I don't gig with it now.

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1424771944' post='2700149'] Too many bands playing the same music in the same venues..... It's boring as hell in Essex. Oh look another Classic Rock/indie band..... I wonder if they'll be playing Zombie/SOF/Dakota/Highway to Hell...... I think there are too many bands not trying to be anything different any more. [/quote] Hello you. Spoken like a true funk funster lol. Actually I agree with you those four songs you mention are done to death. Don't do them now. It is horses for courses though, if I had a quid fir every time I've been asked to play them........ I'd still be poor!

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1424807010' post='2700710'] I do note the irony of the first two posts, saying too many bands, too few venues, while playing in 3 bands! [/quote] Perhaps I should have added I don't just play in Essex, the three bands do different things in different places lol.

hiya. Not been around here for a while. I was wondering how you're all finding gigging where you are? I think it's fair to say here in Essex it's becoming much harder to find good gigs. There are far too many bands and too few venues. Having said that, I'm fairly busy this year, though playing with three bands. I finished my own band officially this year after my best mate, and guitarist died from cancer. Cheers ELLES

Hiya Frank

P.S Hoya Phaty n Phil

[quote name='Billy Apple' timestamp='1423272113' post='2683116'] Don't mention the war? Don't mention the Rickenbacker, more like [/quote] Do I take it there are still those who have a grudge against one of the most iconic Basses ever produced? Lol. You wanna start a war...... Oooooops sorry I mentioned that 'W' word. ;-/)

Hiya Mohawk. Flipping eck I didn't know we had so many infiltraters on here lol! Be warned once here you can become addicted to all things Bass.......

Never had a problem with my tone. I frequently get people saying how much they like actually hearing the notes I play. I take that as a great compliment. If I were to suggest advice ( heaven forbid) I'd say embrace the mids. ;-))

I like both, in different ways. No right or wrong here lol.