stingrayPete1977

Btw I'm not saying buy a musicman I'm saying take on board what everyone said and try them all, anywho I think your already gassing for the Fender so its your call not mine, I doubt anything I can say will be taken on board so I shall leave you to it.

We are only biased because we have tried, owned or own most of the basses mentioned and settled (for now) on musicman, other people are biased because they own a particular brand no more no less. I have played everthing from Alleva to Zon in the 4 and 5 string variety and still happy with my Rays, if any of them had made more of an impression on me you can see from my sig alone that I could sell the lot and buy a 4 and 5 string pair of most basses within reason, but I haven't

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355513737' post='1899569'] Cheers man, but i was wondering more what people thought of the bass i mentioned in the OP, but it has somehow descended into which bass is best, which wasn't what i was looking for at all. [/quote] Within a few posts I thought it was fairly obvious the general feeling was that there is better out there for the same or less money? Truth is its not what you want to hear

And there's page 8

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1355501816' post='1899358'] mate theres another thread that was about pricing of secondhand stuff, stingrays and warwicks in particular and it's still limping along full of people saying things like "I like stingrays" I like stingray's too" "i think they are very good" "I like their necks" etc etc some threads will go on an infinitium until someone gets compared to a Nazi [/quote] Did someone mention stingrays?

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1355497321' post='1899260'] Yep, I have one of these in my gig bag: [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/mains-socket-tester-9800"]http://www.maplin.co...ket-tester-9800[/url] I also use an RCD adapter for my amp. Maybe not 100% exhaustive in the safety stakes, but pretty close and at minimal cost. [/quote] You would be very unlucky to get anything worse that a tickle using that lot, you could add a big lump hammer in the kit for bopping guitarists on the head that refuse to use your RCD in case it goes off and recks a valve, la dee darr!

In all honesty the Squier ones have been nicer to play than the USA IME, bag a nice Squier Jazz V and play only that bass no matter how important the gig for a month or two before playing a four again and your all set

I dont mind a skinny nut width, in fact I dont care too much these days but even the narrowest of 5ers is going to have some girth! The pre EB rays are very shallow in profile especially the 82 so that will be the first one to try out my skills with on monday night, its also very light weight, you can see why its my best bass then!

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1355492017' post='1899138'] Yet Good chance to learn! Good luck! [/quote] Very true I will mention it to the wife and see if santa wants to bring me one!

[quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1355491563' post='1899121'] I should just take it steady , mate. Push but don't shove. Wondering too if shortening your strap would help - short or even long term. The higher you sling the bass the straighter your wrist. Keep the cast - stick it on top of your bass amp so you can scowl at it in a bad moment and say 'you'll never be master of me'. [/quote] I will try my best, I know I need to give it time but I am not very patient with anything, good idea about strap height too I had not really given stuff like that a thought

Also I cant play upright at all

QUICK UPDATE- cast will be coming off on monday afternoon as long as the xray shows everything is ok, I can tell its going to really fecking hurt to move it for the first time! Long term I still dont know, I cant straighten my fingers fully except for my pinky which I presumed would just come back, but, I am fairly certain the metal plate is situated behind where the tendons are (where you would slit your wrists ) and this may then be permanent? That might not affect my playing anyway so I am not too bothered...yet. If it turns out too hard to play I think I could play upright easier in the long run and this may be an option, sell all my basses and buy a nice 5 string NS design, would pub rock or indie covers work on upright I dont know, I will have to see.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1355489419' post='1899063'] More details please! [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/192248-which-idiot-has-broken-his-left-wrist/page__hl__broken%20wrist"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/192248-which-idiot-has-broken-his-left-wrist/page__hl__broken%20wrist[/url] I have not updated it for a while so will do shortly

The Fender 5s I have tried were built well enough its just the actual design of them, I am not the first person to describe them as 4 plus a B and I can see where that comes from. Once the gas comes for something you either have to hope it passes or buy the item and see what happens, I dont have the patience to research properly so end up buying on a whim!

I must point out I am sat here with a broken arm that was caused by electrocution! +1 on the static being a quick snap of a shock where as the bad earth will usually make you have a tingly lip thing or your hairs prick up if you rub you arm over it, its quite nice sometimes but I would not suggest it.

[quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1355488560' post='1899037'] I'd hardly call an RBX775 a substandard instrument! How would you know anyway? You've never played one! I would much rather own a 775 (even a 375) than a Jazz 5. Better built, lighter, more frets, more flexible pre-amp and, IMO, better necks. You're considering buying a new Fender 5 string Jazz without ever having played one and despite Fender 5 strings being amongst the poorest in mass production these days. I don't know anyone that owns one, and I know plenty of bassists that use 5ers. Just get out there and try as many as possible! Even if you don't want something "substandard", for your budget, you could get a second hand Warwick, Roscoe (if you're lucky), Sadowsky Tokyo, Goodfellow or Shuker. All much much better in my opinion. I'm just saying, diving in at the deep end doesn't always end well. Worst case scenario, you buy a new Fender 5 string and you end up hating it/not using it and end up losing £500 off it. At least maybe try a second hand Fender first? Truckstop [/quote] I agree on all counts

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355487393' post='1899007'] I don't have a massive budget. I am hoping to return to work by april/may time, then work until september. Most of the money i get shall be spent on musical goodies to make up for lost time and earnings I don't want to faff about too much with below par second hand instruments because it's a real heartache, and nearly put me off bass altogether at one point! Yamaha is a no go for bass or guitar beyond a budget option IMO. [/quote] The Nathan East Yamaha is probably the best bass I have ever played build quality wise, I find the problem with Yamaha is people presume cheap as the models are confusing, £2.5K isnt really a budget bass!

Everything here has to be MOT'd after 3 years but not if the car is pre 1960

I still walk with a limp from carrying it!

Clues in the MOT exempt (not too new to need one)

Nowhere near!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1355482367' post='1898901'] Dunno haha. I don't collect much apart from gear, and I spend the rest on clothes. I don't have a car now (and won't until I live outside the city centre) so I'm just careful with money and buy ace stuff. My girlfriend encourages it. [/quote] It was tongue in cheek really but I get your point, my car is worth less than most of my basses and is free to tax and MOT exempt

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1355481123' post='1898869'] Here's the thing, i still can't decide whether i like the rays or not. There's something about it... can't put my finger on it. i'll have to dive into ray land at some point again. [/quote] I am biased like Musicman20 but I do like other stuff so the same approach can be had with the Fender if you can find a used one, Im just not sure about them. All the stuff Chris b mentioned is worth a look

Why do need all them musicman basses Gareth?