Rayman

[quote name='steve-soar' post='910514' date='Jul 30 2010, 06:32 PM']Funk can't be taught. It's a calling. [/quote] It's in the fingers from birth baby, if you ain't got it, you ain't got it, period

[quote name='Veils' post='910334' date='Jul 30 2010, 03:15 PM']Probably a Lakland DJ4[/quote] [i]Really??[/i]

[quote name='Spike Vincent' post='910608' date='Jul 30 2010, 08:04 PM']Is Beki Bondage famous?[/quote] I played 'Bogeys Club' in Cardiff in the 80s, and in the dressing room there was loads of various grafiti and scrawl on the walls, one comment stated "Beki Bondage is a slag". I'm in no position to comment either way of course.

[quote name='Heathy' post='910588' date='Jul 30 2010, 07:50 PM']Kim Wilde? That's nothing. Russ Abbot once nearly ran me over.[/quote] Oh what an atmosphere there must have been after that.

I have to say though that many people here will say they've [i]never[/i] had a problem at all, so don't write off a 'ray just because some of us [i]have[/i] had an issue, they're great basses when you find a good one.

I've read somewhere that it's a design thing, not an age thing, which is odd, as you'd expect the design to have evolved to illiminate the thing by now. Some people still deny there is a problem, some people cure the problem by angling the pickup slightly towards the G, but I tried everything with both my Stingrays and never cured it with either of them, so I sold them, it drove me mad.

Yup, it's more Precision than Jazz.

[quote name='witterth' post='910325' date='Jul 30 2010, 03:04 PM']ooppss "ace of bass" ....see what I did there?[/quote] I definately saw the sign.

Some people [i]like[/i] a certain bass player or band or genre, and other people [i]don't[/i], because they're into something else, that's it. No point at all arguing about it. Hilarious read though, but I do worry about some of our members, and their state of mind. I said 'crikey' to an American girl once, she also thought it was the weirdest word she'd ever heard.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='906383' date='Jul 26 2010, 10:02 PM']My Shuker is perfect for me - 5 strings, comfortable weight, nice balance, sounds stunning, easy to play, staggering build quality, top quality woods / hardware, looks. This bass cured my GAS and will see my playing days out.[/quote] Best bass you've ever had Al, no question. Me? Gawd, wouldn't know where to start. I guess the Kinal MK-5 or the Overwater Progress 5 were maybe the best basses I've had in terms of what I'd call [i]top end [/i]stuff, but, I moved them on, so they can't have been right for me can they? Since discovering the G&Ls, I'd say they were perfect for me in terms of tone, playability, build quality etc. I have no plans at all to change them, and in fact turned down a tempting offer recently to hang on to them, so that says a lot to me. I am Captain GAS, but I have none at all at this time.

I bought my 9 year old daughter a 'Shine' Precision copy as her first bass. It is, without question, an utter piece of sh*t in almost every possible way. She now uses my Fleabass, which is like an Overwater in comparison.

[i]To me[/i], the G&Ls are better basses than Stingrays. It's not that I don't love 'rays, I do, but the G&Ls are more versatile, and I find them more comfortable to play. As far as the 'ray HH is concerned, I reckon it's capable of a lot of tones, and is the only bass you'll get [i]that[/i] Stingray tone from, the L2000 will get close, but it's not the same. I would describe the tone I get from the L2000 as something between a Stingray and a Jazz, but it also does a good Precision impression too if you set the EQ right. If it's a Stingray tone you like, then it's a Stingray you have to get, but [i]for me[/i], if it's versatility and playablity you want, it has to be the G&L every time.

As always it's personal choice, they're all good basses, my choice would be the L2000 but then it would be wouldn't it? It's a much more versatile bass IMO.

Great stuff Steve, interviews like this can only help to lift the site up to another level. Let's have some more.

Lovely Sado, looks like you've done well there. [i]Me?[/i] I love Stingrays, or at least I love the look and tone of them, but both the 'rays I had suffered from the silent G effect, so I moved them on, and ended up with G&Ls instead, which I much prefer I hasten to add.

Yep, my first thought was around 1200 quid.

I love that Talbo, it's fab.

Why thank you sir. Yes, I have to be honest, I wasn't sure about the green at first, but I really love it now, and the Cherry Burst is really nice too. I'd like a Blueburst L1500 next.

Many years ago I borrowed a 70s Jazz with a 3 bolt neck, you could physically move the neck slightly from side to side if you used enough force. It was said that the 3 bolts weren't enough to keep the neck absolutely rock solid, so 4 bolt necks became the norm.

Alan's summed it up for me. I'm not a Beatles fan per se, but the influence they had on music cannot be argued against. My memories are of being a young lad, and hearing 'I wanna Hold Your Hand' and 'She Loves You' on the radio in the early 70's. Those two songs still give me goose pimples when I hear them, maybe only for nostalgic reasons, but nevertheless, pop music at it's undeniable best for me. Alan's stories of his friendship with Paul and Mike and subsequent brushes with Lennon and Co are just amazing.

Sounds like a cracking good day out to me