Rayman

I'm down to two basses, and I'm comfortable with that, I just don't feel happy gigging with no spare on a stand behind me. The irony is, I've never [i]once[/i] needed a spare bass, but amps have let me down on a number of occasions and I don't have a spare one of those.

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HA, I ordered and paid for a Roland D-Bass 2x10 combo online last year. The payment went through and I waited for delivery. I then recieved a phone call from the online company telling me the amp would not be delivered to them by Roland until December, a full two months after I had paid for it. Needless to say, I got my money back and went elsewhere. Selling stuff you don't actually have in stock is out of order in my opinion.

Beautiful!! Love that DJPJ5 that's wicked, and I was lucky enough to get a go on an identical P5 recently and I was blown away, superb stuff.

Yeah, I get fed up with the bass w***ery (can I say that?) on some of these albums too. My ipod is full of the same artists as you, but at the end of the day, without a [i]song[/i] or [i]melody[/i] it's just dull. I'm actually moving away from solo bass stuff, I've gone [i]right off [/i]lead bass, eg; Marcus, Victor etc and I'm heading back towards the more old school stuff and lots of funk/soul bands where the bass just locks in with the drums and gets deep into the groove. Fancy chops? PAH! Give me a decent tune to listen to.

I've had a dull E string on a couple of different basses, even after changing the strings, one was a Fender P bass the other was a P bass copy. I never did get to the bottom of why I'm afraid. I thought it was just my imagination at first, but the band confirmed they could hear it too. I wondered if it was a raised fret just taking the edge off the vibration of the string, but there was no buzz. Sorry, don't know, but I've had the same thing.

I had my hands on a beautiful '09 Precision 5 recently, and I can tell you, it was totally outstanding in every way. Comfortable, perfect fit and finish and a tone to die for, everything you could want in a bass. Waaaay the nicest Fender I've played in years. I echo what's been said before, these new '09 models seem to be a true return to form.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='636748' date='Oct 26 2009, 09:50 AM']For one truly awful moment, I read this as [b][i][color="#FF0000"]Squier James Jamerson Signature Jazz [/color][/i][/b]...[/quote] me too.... Who's James Johnston?

Lightning fast transaction, great bloke to deal with and HIGHLY recommended.

Ha, love that pic , that's quality. I like the way the grain all goes in the same direction.

Blimey mate, that looks like a monster now, superb.

1965 Fender Jazz, and I've realized how simillar it looks to a bass I'm currently selling......

Ha, yeah I remember that vid, but he soon saw the error of his ways and went back to the Precision.

Never had a Marshall amp myself, but the man's a true legend. Met him a couple of times and he's the most humble, unassuming guy you could meet.

University of life. Find a band, and do hundreds of gigs, there's no better way of learning than that. Sorry if that's no good to you , I've had a few scoops tonight, but I still believe it's the only way to learn.

Nice lump of wood there Steve, which plate fits it best from those few I had?

Gasp.....I've seen plenty of Overwaters in my time, but that's the sexiest one I've seen by a country mile. Stunning.