stingrayPete1977

[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1348480737' post='1813983'] its basschatter anthorpe and that's my old pre-eb [/quote] And guess who has got it now? I thought I had seen the same name on here as the ebay seller at the time, I have stripped it all down to photograph everything, cleaned it all up, re soldered the earth as it was only hanging on by 2 strands and put it all back together. New strings and set it up just how I like it and its a nice bass, I would date it as '79 not '80 as the newest date I can find is the on the pots of '79 with the neck being '78 hence the early logo. Its not as nice as my '82 to play plus my '82 is mint but for £1200 I cant lose can I? Thanks Anthomp Anyone know anymore about the finish? I am guessing it was always black but that it had a new coat of paint a long time ago?

[quote name='thunderbass1' timestamp='1351027090' post='1846487'] You see I LIKE a white scratchplate on a 'burst ray... [attachment=121904:HH Stingray.jpg] [/quote] So did John Deacon

Funky looking bass but we need to see the logo to be more accurate, the bridge serials are very hit and miss IMO, the rear logo makes it at least '87 and the four bolt no later than '91 but a close up of the logo should date it even closer as the little mens jumpers can even give the game away! Thermos flask and adanoids at the ready

I think anything along the lines of a John East or any Musicman replacement preamp or pickup is just going to give you more of the same? Mcnach loves Rays like me so a Ray with added Ray is a good thing but if you dont like the sound more might actually be less? Even Passive modded Rays sound quite Ray like to my ears even cheap copies have that sound in some way probably the pickup position more than anything? Get a P bass pup installed in the P bass position and a scratchplate made to fit and then fit something like a John East P bass preamp, its all reversable other than the body route that will be covered by the pick guard should you wish to sell it, we have seen them before in the FS already done

In that case they are just gunstock oil finished up to the headstock then its a satin clearcoat finish over the whole head and logo area, you can see the join after a few years on most of them.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1350751825' post='1843100'] The maintenance instructions for them say the necks should be regularly treated with gunstock oil so I'm pretty sure it's not a matt or satin varnish. [/quote] The Classic series Rumple is talking about are gloss varnish to mimic the pre EB

I think Mark at bassdirect does them? I think you get the spring plate, thumb turns and a set of pads maybe even spare pads too

In answer to your question I am affraid the answer is yes I am seriously thick thankfully for me I am not a condecending little prick

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1347016359' post='1795999'] By "Cheap" I meant "Inexpensive", not "crap quality". [/quote] Very sorry I will try again with your own quote, so Lakland Skylines are inexpensive at £1250? Better?

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[quote name='4StringFortress' timestamp='1347037357' post='1796352'] A lot of the price comes with the name, its a bit like cars, for instance Skodas are made in a VW factory so you get the same build quality but because of the name the Skoda will be cheaper. Iv played a few Tanglewood and Hudson basses and both seem great to me although with the Hudson you can get models in different wood types and stuff but its mostly cosmetic differences. [/quote] I don't really agree with this as afaik no bass companies make there cheap versions in the same factory as the expensive ones (maybe some Japanese ones?). Squiers are not made in the USA factory and badged Squier in the same way cars are. Doesn't make them bad basses I just don't agree with the analogy

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1347016359' post='1795999'] By "Cheap" I meant "Inexpensive", not "crap quality". [/quote] Are Lakland skylines cheap at £1250?

I think your at a dead end here mate, we don't know your level of skill even for simple tasks so something we might take for granted could result in you ruining this bass, your going to have to either teach yourself or pay someone to sort it out for you IMO . The only good news is that I'm sure that bass could be made good for little cost I reckon I could adjust everything on that bass to beyond playable and Mel would have it sorted and gig ready in an evening

See what your all doing is getting confused with someone being the writer or composer or whatever you want to call them and just being a singer, in the same way that I am a bass player they are singers. It doesn't stop you being allowed or able to write and compose your own material alongside. If you have heard the song in any other form and that gave you the initial idea and it contains the same lyrics or distinctive melody it's a cover, end of. This thread has a whiff of people feeling that they should get some recognition for putting a different spin on other peoples songs in the dog and gun, If you feel that it takes away some of your right to call yourself a proper musician or hurts your ego in some way because you can't lay claim to any original work I can't really help other than to say have a go and see what you can come up with.

I still don't see the confusion, even if a famous person or band does a version of someone else's song it's a cover. It's black and white in my opinion

In a race..... to the buffet maybe, I'm only15 stone so I still have a chance of winning too!

Sounds ok overall, there are some c# 's missing IMO but that might just be the bass?

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1346874404' post='1794403'] Don`t know about "the dots" Pete, but here is a link to the chords. Don`t know how accurate it is though. The good thing is if it`s not the right chords, you can transpose it up or down at the top of the page to suit. [url="http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/bluetones/slight_return_crd.htm"]http://tabs.ultimate..._return_crd.htm[/url] [/quote] Ta mate I will have a peep at that I can always noodle over the chords and bobble my head about in a 90's indie band fashion

[quote name='JakeBrownBass' timestamp='1346870732' post='1794338'] I'm currently touring with a Michael Jackson tribute. The moneys good, the songs are good, the bass lines are good, the crowds are good, the theatres are good. The goods far out weigh the worry of not appealing to bass chatters. [/quote] See he is dead so I like this (sounds wrong I know)

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1346862557' post='1794183'] * Impersonator (Elvis's only, maybe Sinatra at a pinch) [b]Not yet[/b] * Full tribute - one band / artist - wigs etc [b]Not yet[/b] * Musical Tribute - one band / artist - no wigs [b]Not yet[/b] * General Covers - all periods [b]Regularly but mainly in a dep situation (and have a first practice with a full time band tomorrow)[/b] * Genre Covers - e.g. punk - famous songs only [b]Did it for 5 years with a band called Vinyl Sleeves in Stafford (indie genre)[/b] * Genre Inspired - e.g. blues covers, but including obscurities and / or some originals [b]Did it at the same period of time as the above (blues/rock)[/b] * Semi-original - mostly originals but some general covers [b]The band below usually turns into a jam night as we run out of songs![/b] * Genre Band Originals - originals that sound exactly like another, more successful band [b]I have been resident bass player for 2 years here[/b] [url="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/moonshine-and-spiders/id418470438"]http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/moonshine-and-spiders/id418470438[/url] [b]currently working on the difficult second album[/b] * Genre Originals - originals which sound like everything else in that genre. [b]When I was young and pretty we had an originals band called Switch.[/b] * Entirely Original - no-one knows what this sounds like because the band can't get a gig or a deal.[b] Only after a few shandys[/b] [/quote]

What happens if you just wear a wig in general? What if your not even in the band and happen to be at a pub where a Tina Turner act are playing? do you get a cut of the bar takings or anything?

I forgot how many good tunes they had! Typical wedding dep last minute first dance kind of a thing, we have not even had a practice of the main 2 hour set never mind this one still we have a one hour practice on Monday to learn 2 hours of songs plus the band dont know this one anyway 4 days before the gig. Love it. It must be out there somewhere if not its going to be my first transcription by the looks of things.......

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1346872216' post='1794366'] I'm totally not interested in recognition. I just like music and I like playing it and I like audiences enjoying it. I really couldn't give a sh*t who wrote the song, I'm only interested in whether the song is any good and whether audiences like it. [/quote] Nor me thats why I play in more than one covers band, the thing I often find is anyone trying to come up with a new name for it is trying to take credit for something someone else largely did even if they "made it their own". Unless your name or at least one member of the bands name is on the writing credits for the majority (75%?) of the set your a covers band and if you do one bands material either in your own way or as the original your a tribute band, dress up like em your a tribute act, end of.