Rayman

Ray, I really need you to play oop north mate, somewhere near Manchester, me and the kids have been singing along to the album in the car, and I'm feeling funky. Ever get up this way?

Ged Green in Cheadle or Steve Robinson (manchesterguitartech) in Sale, both recommended.

Beautiful Precisions there, your new '78 is a stunner.

Best bass I've ever had my hands on this one? It's a tough call between this and Peter's US Spector, but between them, any bass player could give up searching for anything else, they're the best of the best IMO. This Shuker was superb before, but now with the help of Andy from Wizard it's utterly sublime.

I want it.............give it to me now.

You can't beat a nice 'ray, and they look nice.

Stunning....lucky sod. I need a girlfriend like that, I'm just not sure my wife will approve.

Well it's all been said above really, but [i]for me[/i] I had my Stingrays with the EQ set flat and a set of Ernie Ball Super Slinkys, and they sounded the mutts nuts. Turn the treble boost up at your peril , it will turn your bass into a noise monster. Try turning the treble boost up full during a gig, and watch the audience wince in pain, it's hilarious.

I wish BGM all the best, I really do, but I've been a subscriber since day one, and it's getting increasingly frustrating seeing new copies in local shops a week before I get mine in the post. Times are hard, so I'm not bitter, I just hope they get it together soon.

Superb news. If ever anyone deserved a new bass it's you, and what a cracker. I loved my '78, it was a stonking bass.

Great stuff mate, well done. I spent a couple of hours with Adam Nitti having a lesson in the RNCM @ Bassday, and most of it went waaaay over my head, I really wish I'd learnt some theory in my youth . It's a great place, you'll love it.

[quote name='BB2000' post='671679' date='Dec 1 2009, 10:55 PM']A BB3000s would fetch much more than £400.[/quote] Really? I'm surprised.

My mid 80s BB3000S was £350, that was some years ago, but I certainly wouldn't want to pay much more than that for one now either, 400 quid if it was really nice. Worth every penny mind, superb bass in every way. My 1100S was around £275 and my 400S around £150.

I've had the same problem with both the rays I've had. It drove me mad when playing a couple of songs with the band where I used the G string a lot, it'd just disappear in the mix. Angling the pickup up to the G string a little helped me, but never really solved the problem. Here I am wanting another one....

Iron Maiden @ Manchester Apollo 1981 I think, on their first headlining tour, with the original lineup.

[i]Beautiful[/i] bass mate, just beautiful.

Well done Joe, when's the first gig?

Yep, my Trace Elliot blew up halfway through a wedding gig, just as the bride and groom had started to dance. I plugged straight into the PA and did the rest of the gig that way. I got the Trace repaired no problem, but I was nervous for a few gigs after that. Apparently the power amp had blown, a common problem in older models I'm told.