stingrayPete1977

It's just another hurdle a band doesn't need unless it can work out well, in a previous band the drummer and guitarist were neighbours so they took it in turns but even then life gets in the way where they would both drive to practice as one needed to drop his son at football on the way or whatever. I know a few people that declare themselves as eco friendly because they don't have car and cycle everywhere, unless they want a free lift to the supermarket, the tip, a gig, the garden centre, the airport.......

I'm waiting for TimR to arrive to tell us something about hedge funds and corporate blah blah again. Arse and shove it up your spring to mind

I thought so, Maybe one for the barefaced team?

Morris minor on eBay including the reg right now!

My Polytune can eat a battery in no time, I've saved a fortune using a psu.

Ah but I'm intrigued by these sub £13 ones now

Looks sweet and a hat, that's how it's done

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1490045645' post='3261789'] Fender 7350's on eBay: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Set-of-Fender-7350-Stainless-Steel-Bass-Strings-7350ML-7350M-Available-/332151995303?var=&hash=item4d55cd3ba7:m:mLCYWWfeDm16mh5FAGmJNPw"]http://www.ebay.co.u...Dm16mh5FAGmJNPw[/url] £13.65 a set. [/quote] All four basses are 5 string.

I've never given it much thought tbh,as long as they fit they should be ok.

Two of my basses are strung thru so I could try the red label on those then BRX?

I've just sniped a set of Ernie ball .130s on eBay for £16! The seller just drip feeds them onto there, probably stolen!

Spoilt for choice now then! I'll get a set of each and see which I prefer, they all feel rough compared to my double bass strings anyway

All strings look to have gone up in price since I last swapped them!

[quote name='ribbetingfrog' timestamp='1489955125' post='3261102'] I tried them on my Warwick. Sounded nice, bright but I like that. They felt a bit too rough for my liking. Not bad for the price but I wouldn't buy them again. [/quote] Have you found anything in the middle worth trying?

[quote name='Painy' timestamp='1489954922' post='3261100'] I didn't like them at all personally. To be fair though I love Rotosounds so the Red Labels will probably be ideal for you . [/quote] You can have all my old ones then, they sound like 2 day old Rotos

Sounds promising then, thanks guys I'll get a set and try them out, I used Elites for years too Roger. I'm not mega fussy, I'd rather have zingy that I can cut than dead within a week. All my basses are active (even my Double bass ) the strings are probably a year old or more on all of them, probably been boosting the treble to get longer out of them

That's good to know thanks!

I need to restring 4 five string basses, I'm not overly fussy with strings so I'm looking for alternatives to my usual EB ones at around £30 a packet. £13.60 for the .130s I like they look worth a try, if they are ok I'll bulk buy a few sets. Anyone tried them or got any other suggestions? (not Rotos, I can't stand them!). Ta

I've mentioned this before and it upset some owners but most musicman basses come with a factory shim made of plastic, at the same time I've never heard of one having the ski jump neck issue, then they do have six bolts spread across a larger area than fenders.

I was expecting a GB Spitfire with a tort guard! Looks nice though.

[quote name='Bbiigg Kev' timestamp='1489500248' post='3257437'] No doubt about it !!! Vigier basses and guitars !!! Also Grand Master basses !!! [url="http://www.grandmasterguitars.com"]http://www.grandmasterguitars.com[/url] And I am not biased at all. But also the usual names that have got away with selling sh*te for decades so I suppose the sheep will always pay more for these basses. [/quote] They all look rank to me, I'll stick with my sheep bass thanks

[quote name='thodrik' timestamp='1489335066' post='3256116'] Hmm, probably Fender and Gibson custom shop models if nothing else. In about ten years I would suspect that 1980s Fenders will become sought after even though they not highly thought of at the moment. As said above as well, any original bass made by a 'boutique' luthier before they retire: Fodera, Sadowsky, Ritter, Carl Thompson, Mike Lull etc. [/quote] It would be interesting to see what the uptake of the bass guitar figures have looked like over the past forty years, I'd be amazed if they aren't falling, the supply and demand for high end boutique basses will surely not pan out well, even on a forum like this today they'll be people who have no idea what most of the basses you mention are, imagine that projected forward. The only way a Lull jazz will be worth more than they are now will be when a new Fender Jazz costs over £4k with inflation imo.

I can't imagine the youth of today fighting over anything particularly interesting bass wise, high prices tend to be driven mainly by nostalgia, those who really wanted a Rickenbacker in the 70s are now in a position to buy one for example, working on that logic eBay will be full of listings for old iPhones and such things. I'd imagine the safer money would be on main stream instruments rather than anything special, the kids into proper bands now and in the future are going to be the slightly retro loving ones I'd say, if I was looking to invest it would be a 66 jazz or a 50s P bass rather than something like one of BRX's Gus basses regardless of the playability, I wouldn't use an old Fender anyway as they all have a string missing

Result!

I've given up with mine, it never leaves the house and I've fitted a mag pickup to my double bass