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Hello from just outside just outside Oxford- shire

I'm a wood man myself don't care for composite necks either, love the organic bond with mother nature from a nice piece of wood what did you think of the pretzel bass, very light but it had quite a bark and tone to it, may have benefited having a movable pickup for darker tones. But impressive

Order them from Status some of the best half wounds i have used and cheaper than most.

I enjoyed it, glad to see Schack and Lefay there, my main reasons for attending. Did all the main stage events, sorry didn't get to say hi to any of you guys, didn't take my lanyard. oops! but here is a pick of me with a rock chick. So you can say oh thats what the ole buggggr looks like. [attachment=214729:rock-chick.jpg]

This is what happens if you take that agency holiday gig on the Med, just to get away from a messy divorce. Ten years later you are still there playing the same set 6 times a week. All residences should come with a health warning

40 years now doing functions and weddings, Love the challenge to be the best, and that's about pleasing people, not just bride and Groom but Gran and Gramp and their little nephews and nieces who will be the only ones on the floor for the first 1/2 hour until you can actually find the bride to come and do their first dance. As said above a long time away from home, some are great some are shttt. But learning new chart material and playing stuff you would not otherwise play is great.

Just sold Marcin my 212 Cab, Very Nice Guy, good Communication and prompt meet up miles from both of us, with Cash on handover, deal in confidence.

statistically - i'm in the group that is indicating within a couple of years my body will no longer be able to cope with the riggers of gigging and I will give up, I will then move into the group of old farts that nobody wants to see flood lit. But I'll tell my friends the fun had gone out of it for me. I had a good run , mustn't grumble

All chops and no soul but on the flip side there are those half your age just starting out that seem to have crammed a life time of experience into a couple of years, we call them gifted as it makes us feel better.

Proel - they do air damped and non air damped look exactly the same, but I would go for the air assisted it allows you to pull the pin and the weight of the cab to push down so you can lift the cab off easier at the end of the night. but maybe £50 v £70 I have two sets the oldest now about twenty years no probs, my son has the non air set for his disco and not as well constructed.

Very impressed with the quality of the neck finishing, nice to see he is still keeping his hand in.

My first Schack

Here's a new one for the set [attachment=211730:Turnip 1.jpg]

I bought Clarky's Rob Allen of Chris, easy to deal with, real nice guy, Always enjoy his contributions on here drawn from his playing experience and the different gear he has owned.

I think this is a great example of you being conned by the manufacturer - selling it as a version of a popular 4 string bass, It may be the same model and same colour with an extra string but unless they have approached the construction as a 5 string bass then it could be a real Lemon. [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1454118015' post='2966726'] There are no upsides or downsides. . . . only preferences and choices. Try several. If you like one. . . . get it. [/quote] Try some top end basses and some cheap mass productions and then you will be in a better position to know what you want to spend. Having said that Yamaha are the best of the low budget basses i have played also check out Cort.

That's OK then I played in an Orchestra on trombone and took great pleasure in reflecting the the light from the setting sun from the counter weight of my trombone on the the arse's of the young girls from the local convent school sat in front, particularly the bassoon player. So I have this picture of you with your Phil Lynott custom mirror scratch plate setting fire to school kids in the string section. I thought i should edit this to say I was 14 at the time.