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[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='775899' date='Mar 16 2010, 01:53 AM']OH WOW! thats UNBELIEVABLE! You're on at Birdwell the Saturday before I am! I'll come up to see you on the 17th for SURE. Birdwell is like, 25 mins from my house. I'm on there on the 24th with "Departure" Birdwell likes the Rock bands, so you'll do well. I hope they save some enthusiasm for us! LoL (It'll be our first time there (and only our second gig))[/quote] Lovely stuff Andy! We're slightly concerned to be honest as they don't see mto have a very good web presence and we haven't really seen the gig mentioned much anywhere.... our promo is gonna have to go into overload!

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='774938' date='Mar 15 2010, 08:57 AM']I have the 7th May off its in between a Dublin and Manchester date on the tour so I'm going to bring 2 bands worth of people to the Ritz as a bit of a tour ender party How big of a set do you get to play?[/quote] We get an hour set... so just Greatest Hits with maybe a touch of firebreathing/blood... Will be great to see you!

[quote name='chriswilliams666' post='775797' date='Mar 15 2010, 10:34 PM']Hey Dude Am I the only one who likes the '87 Jazz Special? If you ever part with it, i want first dibs! haha PS. Is it the one with the black painted neck? - i have an identical one in all black.[/quote] It is indeed.... and sounds awesome! I'm more surprised that noone has mentioned the gorgeous white 70's Jazz RI to be honest - I thought that would be very popular?!

[quote name='Spoombung' post='775728' date='Mar 15 2010, 09:33 PM']Impressive. Where do you keep all those basses? Do you live in a warehouse?[/quote] Most don't live with me. I have them in secure storage and I swap them back & forth for fun and according to what functions/deps/gigs I'm doing etc...

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments..... there's 28 years of upgrading/trading/purchasing/swapping and working my fingers to the bone in that collection! lol! [quote name='7string' post='775441' date='Mar 15 2010, 05:37 PM']WOW. Just WOW Have to say that I love NS2's. One of the first 'proper' basses I played but couldn't afford!! The Kip Winger basses are great as well. I've had mine (lacewood w/Reflex pickups) since the early 90's and I wouldn't swap it for anything. Thoroughly recommended to anyone if you're looking for something a little different to the norm. By the way, I think Kip's "Ghost" chamber piece is now on iTunes. He's a guy whose musical talents are way underestimated.[/quote] I agree... the NS (designed by Ned Steinberger for Stuart Spector, then borrowed by Warwick) is up there with the P, J, Ricky & Stingray as all-time classic bass designs... +1 on the 'Kip Winger' basses.... very powerful! Yep, Kip is a HUGELY underrated talent.... a professional NY Ballet dancer, a classically trained musician who plays great bass & keys & writes amazing classical pieces in addition to his rock stuff.... and he's one helluva singer!

Cheers chaps! Yep, the Wal's are really great - I LOVE them...... but I [i]may[/i] have to sell the Wenge one as I may need a large amount of money quite quickly in the near future.... If anyone's interested please PM me with realistic offers over £2k... Silverfoxnik - yep, there's just [i]something[/i] about a 'white' Spector.... oozes class methinks... Dubs - Agreed, more companies should make purple basses... particularly in a nice rich, deep purple colour... Purpleblob/Gary Mac - you can NEVER have too many basses! As you can see! lol! Tayste - the Schecter blew me away when I purchased it.... the tone is pure in-your-face hi-mid grind (perfect for rock) but it is capable of being tamed very easily... a bit of a revelation really! Geilerbass - yep, the Axe/Punisher don't get played live with the KISS tribute.... I wouldn't want to scratch/stain them - especially as the Punisher is #007 (#'s 001-006 are owned/played by Gene himself) and the Axe is one of the original ones (not the new Cort reissues - one of which I now have as well - and am getting EMG'd up!)

Many years ago at The Standard in Walthamstow I was doing my 'blood spitting' bass solo with the KISS tribute band. The lights were low (just a white spotlight on my face to pick out the blood trickling from my mouth).... unfortunately I prowled too near the front of the stage, was blinded by the light, my stack heel boot lost it's footing on the edge of the stage and I fell forward into the crowd with a clang on overdriven low 'E'!!! lol! Luckily for me the fans at the front caught me & pushed me back onstage (without me spilling a drop of blood from my mouth!) where I continued the solo while blushing through my white make-up! Afterwards a friend (who had been standing near the back) asked "What happened in your bass solo? You seemed to disappear from view for a few seconds with a funny bass noise and then you reappeared again!"

Last couple.... used onstage with the KISS tribute: A 'Feline' made Kramer Axe bass and a 'Feline' made Spector SB1/Gene Simmons bass

[quote name='Sean' post='774531' date='Mar 14 2010, 06:40 PM']Staccatto MG, eh? You have now answered the 24 year old question I never got answered... "What is that bass Bill Wyman is playing in the One Hit to the Body video?" That's made my day! [/quote] Yep, there were only about 40-45 of these ever made & Gene Simmons, Lemmy & Bill Wyman probably have 5 or 6 of them between them.... VERY hard to find.... in fact i've only ever seen 3 for sale in the last 10 years and my mate & I bought 2 of them....

.....and now onto the more recent Spector purchases.... First up - a EuroLX in Black Cherry, a EuroLX in Poplar Burl and a late 80's Korean Kramer Spector NS2A Three different Jackson 'Kip Winger' basses. All neck-thru but different pickups etc.... (sorry for glare) Left to right: Black with EMG select PJ's and 3 knobs, White with Jackson PJ's and 4 knobs (now SOLD to my mate Jim!), Lacewood top of the line model with EMG humbuckers and a Kahler bridge. Fender 'Geddy Lee' Jazz, a very rare early 90's Hamer 'Impact' & an Allparts/Fender 70's Jazz Reissue with Wizard pickups. My Fender P-shaped basses....all Japanese made. 1987 Fender Jazz Bass Special, Fender Precision 70's Reissue (Phil Lynott model), Fender Precision 1962 Reissue (with flatwounds) 3 amazingly underrated and tone-full basses. These are each a revelation...! (Sorry for the glare!) A Peavey RJ-IV 'Randy Jackson', a Schecter 'Model T' and a Peavey 'Rudy Sarzo' A Pedulla sandwich....(sorry for the glare!) Spector Rex-4 (same as in old p*rn thread), Pedulla Buzz4 fretless (now SOLD) and a very rare Fernandes 'Spectorbird' The 'Gene Simmons' collection.... Mid 90's 'Axe', mid 90's 'Punisher' and a VERY rare Staccato MG bass.... made from Magnesium Alloy! The Wal Mk1's.... An early 80's Wenge fretted, my latest purchase - a 'Geddy Lee' built in 2000 to the exact same specs as Geddy's (including ebony fingerboard!) and a mid 80's Stained Maple fretless.... Lush! Finally some 'KISS Guitar' p*rn.... An original 1978 Ibanez 'Paul Stanley', a Washburn PS600 , a Silvertone (cracked mirror) Sovereign, a Washburn PS500, a Washburn PS7200, an Epiphone 'Ace Frehley' Les Paul Custom & a Silvertone 'Paul Stanley'.

I've finally had time/access to all my gear in one go (grabbed them from storage) so have taken the opportunity to photograph the new Spector additions and all the other basses I have…. Sorry for the poor picture quality/glare… I had to be quick…! (The first few photos with red fence background are repeated from my old Spector p*rn thread…) First up..... An old 'group' shot of my Spectors..... a kind of sideways 'razzle tower' if you will..... From left: Holoflash REX2000-4 (customised), Zebrano EuroLX (now belongs to AshEvans09), White Euro NS2JA-CR, Black Korean Kramer NS2A, White Euro4, White Korean Kramer NS2A, White US Kramer NS2, Blue Stain Euro4, Plum Stain Euro4, Holoflash Black US NS2 Custom, Black US Kramer NS2, Natural EuroLX (now belongs to JohnnyLager), Cherry Sunburst US Pre-Kramer NS2 & Walnut 1976 US SB-1 and here, broken down into mini-collections: The 'white' Spectors..... from left.... Euro NS2JA-CR, Euro4, Korean Kramer NS2A & US Kramer NS2 the 'black' Spectors..... from left..... US Kramer NS2 & Korean Kramer NS2A the Czech-made 'Euro' Spectors..... from left.... Blue Stain Euro4, White Euro NS2JA-CR, Zebrano EuroLX (now belongs to AshEvans09), Natural EuroLX (now belongs to JohnnyLager), White Euro4 & Plum Stain Euro4 the 80's US Spectors..... from left.... Black Kramer NS2, Cherry Sunburst Pre-Kramer NS2 & White Kramer NS2 the 'Custom Order' Spectors..... from left.... White Euro NS2JA-CR (one of only 82 worldwide), White Euro4 (custom colour order), US NS2 Custom with abalone inlays and Black Holoflash finish, original 1976 US Spector SB1 (one of the first ever Spectors!) & Korean Holoflash REX2000-4 customised with gold hardware & abalone inlays the 'Wood Finish' Spectors..... from left.... Zebrano EuroLX (now belongs to AshEvans09), Natural Euro LX (now belongs to JohnnyLager) & Walnut US 1976 SB1 the 'Holoflash' Spectors..... from left.... US NS2 Custom & Korean REX2000-4

Lovely gear! Particularly liking the 'blue' ones... very classy!

Oooooh! V nice!

Tiran Porter - The Doobie Brothers Kenny Gradney - Little feat Peter Cetera - Chicago (up until early 80's) Joe Puerta - Ambrosia Paul Goddard - Atlanta Rhythm Section

B*lls.... gotta babysit that night (the wife is off out) otherwise I'd have come down to give you some support mate...

Got the gear (Geddy Jazz, black & gold Wal).... can play 90% of the lines.... but just too far for me...

[quote name='TGEvans' post='764744' date='Mar 5 2010, 08:48 AM']Looking into a new four string. Its either going to be a Korean legend, or one of the Re bop bolt ons from Europe. Just a gigging stage bass really. As far as I know both hese basses have exactly the same hardware and pickups/pre amps! Are the woods the same? Any opinions greatfully received. T[/quote] Legands are excellent value for money... but if you can stretch to a ReBop then do it...

[quote name='yorick' post='764932' date='Mar 5 2010, 11:23 AM']I'm a lefty, so i smell the +10% game.[/quote] There's a lovely lefty Euro5 in the For Sale forum.......!!

Keep your eyes open for a Genz Benz Neox212T. They usually go for about £400 s/h.... Very lightweight, easy to manouevre & sound MASSIVE!

[quote name='thunderbird13' post='767641' date='Mar 8 2010, 09:50 AM']yeah great show - great to hear the Kiss classics played by a (a)live band who know how to play them ! and Mrs Thunderbird was very impressed with the fire breathing too [/quote] Thankyou Sir! It's all good fun & I love seeing the reaction of new audience members when I come onstage with the 'fire stick'! Cheers for coming along and a big "Hello!" to Mrs Thunderbird

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='766816' date='Mar 7 2010, 12:32 PM']For 2 hours on stage Cetera [b]is [/b]The Demon :ph34r: Sorry I didn't get chance to say hi after, had to run for the Tube. Good to meet up with Thunderbird13 and Mrs Thunderbird13. Quality gig. Comments from my mates included 'Paul Stanley can [i]really [/i]sing like Paul Stanley' & 'your mate is the best in the band' .[/quote] *blush* Thanks mate! That gig was one of the best overall I think we've ever done at The Standard No major equipment malfunctions, powerful onstage sound, great bass sound ( ), 'up-for-it' audience and lots of rock n roll!! Cheers for coming to support us again!

[quote name='Sibob' post='763824' date='Mar 4 2010, 12:07 PM']Just had Bootsie from Cort into the shop, and he mentioned you'd had a couple of the Axe basses! They lookpretty fun, although the bridge cover was an odd 'vintage' addition in my opinion haha! Si[/quote] Ah yes.... just waiting for them to arrive! I'll shove some EMGs in them and they'll be more than roadworthy

Cool! Will be great to see you Doors are at 8pm, local support.... then we're on from approx 9.45 - 11.45pm (venue has a late licence) See you there! Just to remind everyone: [b]Fri 5th March - Cambridge 'Corn Exchange' (Double headliner with 'Limehouse Lizzy'!) Sat 6th March - Walthamstow (London) 'The Standard' (an old fave!) Fri 16th April - Glasgow 'Renfrew Ferry' (this is one of our fave gigs!) Sat 17th April - Barnsley 'Birdwell' (first visit to this venue!) [/b]