bassninja

I think I played at my wedding...

OK. Band meeting... Albi the racist dragon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-jVAHAuiS4

I bought a Zoom B3 from Dave. Top fella, easy transaction, bargain

1980s, Laney job (Linebacker? Can't remember...) It sounded as if it was sealed inside an invisible duvet. And me with a mullet and a short strap trying to 'slap that thang'. So cruel...

Flippin' fast delivery, even in dicey weather. Good comms, straight up bloke. Happy with the flats exactly as described. Would def deal again

Ronnie Pudding

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1358685567' post='1943212'] Wow, that raised the bar for pointless, tuneless fret-wittery a few notches. Tho the Mingus/spacehopper combo is oddly fascinating... [/quote] Glad to see them wearing helmets, but no knee/elbow pads? Blue Peter will be very disappointed. Jimmy Haslip's whistling badger duet? I'm on it...

part 2... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gHkBpjbzBuA

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mujTVTrSBw0&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/media] Now searching YouTube for Charles Mingus on a spacehopper. Standby...

[quote name='Mog' timestamp='1354300958' post='1884677'] A lot of Behringer stuff has quality issues so I'd stay away from most of it. Having said that a lot of guys here love the sound of this, [url="http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx"]http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/BDI21.aspx[/url] [/quote] +1 There's quite a bit of sniffiness about Behringer, but on a £50 budget they're worth a look. Used on fleabay is a good option if you want to try stuff out. You'll find better build & audio quality elsewhere, but probably not at £50ish.

[quote name='Shambo' timestamp='1358497973' post='1940123'] Q. How many musicians does it take to change a lightbulb? A. Ten. One to change the bulb and nine to stand around and mutter, "I could have done it better than that". [/quote] We have a winner...

I'd guess the people who are motivated to turn up for the event are into Hooky's playing, so for them it may well be a 'Masterclass', but why stress over it? Personally, there's as much room for him on my iPod as Jimmy Haslip et al, and the bass world is probably a better place with him in it. The Beatles with Manu Katche or the Stones with Chad Wackerman, now that makes me feel queasy.

Welcome, from leafy Midhurst

Bought a Fender gig bag from David. Excellent deal, couldn't have been more helpful with great communications. Swift delivery and excellent packaging. Easy to deal with and totally reliable.

+1 to insurance providing peace of mind. Also, has your worry actually turned out as badly as you thought before? I'm not saying it won't, but actively considering the 'worry about damage' thought relative to likelihood (from your previous experience) might minimse your concern. 9/10 worry vs never happened before = probably a safer risk to take, which would be further mitigated by the reassurance of your kit being insured. 9/10 worry vs happens regularly = a reasonable degree of concern, should you look for more demure gigs or a more genteel band? Also, how much is 'meta-worry' (worrying about worrying).

Thanks chaps, more interested from an historical p.o.v. than financial, of course. I'm already loving it!

Thanks for your interest, fellas. Another pic of the reverse of the headstock added in the original post.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1352596248' post='1865107'] Replacement tuners there. Would be interested in seeing more photos. [/quote] Interesting... what makes you say that?