stingrayPete1977

I hear this same stuff about pat testing on basschat all the time, most of the things I have failed items on are faults that you are responsible for and possibly easy to prove after an incident, old non shrouded plugtops being common place. As far as covering yourself and having no come back on the tester then if you can prove the test was carried out wrong then you could sue them but more importantly you have done all that is reasonably expected of you if a guest or staff member from the venue gets hurt, that's all a court will be looking for should the worst happen. This crap about venues showing you the fixed wiring certs always comes up too, if you seriously wanted to see them most venues will have them, even our little village hall has it done every year rather than five as recommended due to their insurance and council entertainments licence. Has anyone actually asked to see them and been told they can't?, a point I made before regarding this was that the venues evening staff might not even have access to it, if you really want it I suggest emailing the venue in advance.

I have owned both a P and a Jazz from the Affinity range, I didn't but either of mine until I was well beyond a beginner as they were for modding, the Jazz was excellent out of the box, The P bass felt terrible and sounded crap so it must have been a pretty close copy

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1377604668' post='2189246'] Or hideous headstock shape. [/quote] As we now know the head stock you are thinking of is just a blank for the new owner to re shape to their design, as is the body

[quote name='oggiesnr' timestamp='1377588581' post='2188972'] My favourite double bass shop seems to work on the principle that "If sir has to ask the price then sir can not afford it". It's actually a great shop with great staff but their idea of a budget instrument starts at £5,500, better quality runs up to £25,000 and for top quality you negotiate! The same is true of their bows, over £ 7,000 you ask the price. Puts electric basses in perspective doesn't it? Steve [/quote] One set of strings alone would cover the cost of a decent used bass, a set of gut strings would get you into used Warwick territory! I'm really trying to avoid playing a nice double bass to see just how much nicer they are, hopefully mine is the squier of the DB world and I won't want one, as if

I'd be interested to know how popular genz gear is in the States Tom? Word over here is that its all about to change possibly with Fender branded class d heads being the new range?

Ok as you were then......

I feel more protective of the Gedo than my other basses even though for new replacement cost its the cheapest one I have, its my baby

I like the Clover, obviously I'd want it the right way up and with the correct number of strings but other than that, I like it

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1377522254' post='2188410'] I don't think he pays for strings [/quote] Might be the same bloke, lol. The guy I am thinking of plays a Lakland though so he has not gone all out Fender just yet, maybe he saving up for one

Even the SBMM range has a different body shape to the EBMM one, not miles off I know but they are far less contoured on the belly cut and the arm chamfeur, the rounded edges are the bit machines struggle with and are the finished by hand bit more often on more expensive basses, anyone with a custom bass will know what I mean there.

I agree with that but all the Mexican basses I have tried were dogs yet the guitars brilliant, so on a personal level 100% of Mexican basses are rubbish

Just because you see you're favourite pro on stage with a burst and tort fender don't think for a minute these people done have a healthy personal interest in music, I know a pro who is a member here who has a fantastic collection of rare and custom built basses but they are mainly for his pleasure in the studio rather than his main gig although they do on occasion get out.

The fit and finish on all my ebmm basses has been perfect, the classic I have now is flawless they are all just bits of wood, there is only so much difference between a good bass and the best basses.

Well the clip is in California

Good post molan , I agree.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1377439302' post='2187501'] Sounds like bollocks to me [/quote] [quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1377453314' post='2187730'] Haha, I was in the shop with Pinball when the guy behind the counter was telling us this. Personally, I think the guy in the shop is full of sh*t 90% of the time. He was the same guy who told me that there are only around a dozen people in the world who truly know how to set up a guitar properly (him being one of them). He's a good laugh if you're bored. [/quote] Looks like I was right in the first place then?

Buying anything new as an investment is probably a bad idea, then again I know a guy who paid £9k for a Jimmy Page les paul a while ago, Gibson reduced them to £7200 a few months after, then Led Zepplin reformed a few months later and he sold it for £12500 so what do I know?

I'd look at g&l and lakland if you are shopping too?

[quote name='Damonjames' timestamp='1377445657' post='2187608'] Hey guys, thanks for the suggestions, as much as I love stingrays, right now I'm looking for something else. One day ill treat myself to a 4 string, but right now I'm leaning more towards a warwick, any other thoughts? [/quote] Unless like me you decide to ditch the 4's completely

I intend to purchase a Lakland 55-94 with a blue swimming pool finish, they play and sound very nice to me

Sounds like bollocks to me