stingrayPete1977

I'm not conviced about the nostalgia idea you know, the most expensive old cars are from an era where no one alive can be blury eyed about them, I was born in 77 but would kill for a nice pre cbs Jazz for example so as long as new Rays are in production people will have an interest in old ones, I knew nothing about pre eb rays until after I had purchased my 2002 teal Ray new.

Before damaging my wrist last year I could stretch between F and A on the E string playing with a sort of flat handed technique, I have since started playing double bass and I feel like a total novice again!

I will buy what I like the look and sound of regarding gear, I don't feel particularly British so I don't care that much, if the product is both good and British then I would buy it though, I never say never anymore so if I fell in love with a new Ashdown amp I'd buy it

Not selling mine ever anyway

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1364286215' post='2024214'] Are the prices of vintage instruments still inflating or are they just keeping up with inflation now? I can't help thinking the bubble will burst eventually. Sure the instruments are getting older but they're not really getting any rarer. [/quote] This is what they said about lotus Cortinas a few years ago when they hit £15000, now they are £40k at least!

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1364261026' post='2024125'] Yes I can see your point - I think where I'm coming from is that the idea that something old is good and desirable changes with generations - you only have to track/watch antique auctions to see this - beautiful artefacts which were worth a fortune twenty years ago are now only worth scrap value in some cases - painful but true in some cases. I'd love to have a crystal ball but methinks the baby boomer generation is most heavily responsible for the 50s/60s music scene and for its perpetuity - the next generation (mine) may not be so kind to its heritage and artefacts. [/quote] What I am saying is that in that situation then if the pre eb ones were worth say a hundred quid a normal ray would be fifty and even a collectable ebmm like a bfr would be eighty at best. I agree things go up and down but I can't think of a single example of an item where a newer version of something is worth more than an original one, see all fenders for example

Oh don't be like that milty!

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1364247176' post='2023896'] Do you have your own pa ? [/quote] Yes , short skirt makes nice coffee......

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1364244884' post='2023832'] The end of time probably. Stop being so negative. We try our best to keep BS running. There are times though when things happen beyond our control. Up until the last few week BS has more or less been trouble free for years [/quote] BS?!

Seen a few 30th rays sell cheap on here alone dr t! I think whatever the newer ones cost the older ones will be double of a standard one and a few hundred more than any LE version, look how cheap some classics are becoming compared to the rrp.

Each....

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1364244236' post='2023805'] £4 [/quote] A song......

Is the band any good and does it have experience of the wedding gig scene? If its an originals band being asked for directly then its ok to be the band you normally are if not the slicker the band the more you can charge imo, my old band were quite well practiced in the wedding circuit and could charge in the £800-1200 bracket but my new one is a bit clunky at the moment so I'd feel wrong just demanding good money right now.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1364243072' post='2023764'] I'd say that's cheap for an up to speed drop in horn section. Our horn guys are a £400 plus travelling... [/quote] But what about this pie night! Lol

I don't think any ebmm will rival any pre eb for holding its value, they are also awesome!

http://www.feelnumb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-The-Abbey-Road-EP-1988.jpg Made me think of this......

[quote name='Protium' timestamp='1364162481' post='2022781'] My ABM300 has managed heavy gigging for 7 years, being pushed hard I should add. Has needed nothing more than a minor service and a preamp valve. No lack of treble (learn to use the EQ maybe?), no fires! [/quote] No need to learn how to use the eq for the two reasons I stated, first the problem has been resolved by buying Genz rigs and secondly the amp failed so many times it got sold for spare parts

£5 bring sent down the internet to you right now

I played my first E# a few weeks ago, I started a thread about it!

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1364155037' post='2022663'] Everything's online nowadays. If you know where to look, you don't even need to use the ladies underwear section anymore. [/quote] I'm barred from the local store because I thought that was why they were laminated!

I'd take it if it wasn't left handed and had a b string.

[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1364154517' post='2022646'] I must be in a minority here but I don't like shops like Argos selling basses. They are so often unplayable as they weren't set up properly and I'd much rather people bought from local music stores. Just my personal opinion. [/quote] I lusted after an encore from the age of eight because of the Argos book, since then my local store had relieved me of much more than £89 spent in Argos

I think I'm ok my band are unique in that we don't do the splurge bit, more of an angst core dub gimp and western vibe to or set.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1364153616' post='2022618'] What a relief! I find this particularly interesting and poignant: [url="http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/166006/Trail/searchtext%3EBASS.htm"]http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Product/partNumber/166006/Trail/searchtext%3EBASS.htm[/url] [/quote] Do they improve the tone much, are they good for metal alternative sub reggae retro pop industrial splurge bands?