Rayman

Bass player has always been rubbish in my opinion. Once you've got all the adverts out of the way, there's very little content of any interest. BGM is head and shoulders above BP in every respect.

[quote name='spacebeer' post='678232' date='Dec 8 2009, 05:52 PM']There is a huge difference between the Epi and the real deal[/quote] Not sure I agree... I've had both and to be honest the Gibson wasn't worth the extra money. The White Epi I had was a far nicer bass to play, better looking bass than the Gibson was, and in terms of tone, I preferred the Epiphone too. I used it for a year or so in a UFO tribute band and had nothing but praise heaped on it during that time, and in fact when I saw Pete Way with UFO using an Epiphone too, it just confirmed to me how good they are (or how skint he is ). I've said it in the past, if I was in the market for a Thunderbird, I'd be looking for a nice Epiphone and saving the extra £800 I'd need for the Gibson and buying a nice used Stingray with it instead. Nothing wrong with a nice Gibson of course, I just believe a good Epi is a great bass regardless of price, and certainly shouldn't need any upgrades at all, not in my experience anyway.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='675120' date='Dec 5 2009, 05:44 PM']your missus looks a lot like janet jackson...[/quote] She get's that a lot.

Good man, we'll look out for that.

Me and the Mrs just had a couple of shots taken for a christmas card, what do you think?

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....