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There's always my OLP Tony Levin in the for sale section . OLPs were great Stingray style basses, but to me, not comparable to Musicman basses. Out of the box, mine played great, lots of thump, but lacking a little top end sparkle. Very different in tone to my MM 'ray. The EQ was pretty poor on mine, although I've heard lots of people who really liked theirs. I changed both the pickup and the EQ for the best money can buy IMO, really as a project, and it's turned out very well, but at a price. Think of it as a Stingray shaped bass, that has a personality of it's own, and your about there. Not a Musicman, but very nice in it's own right. OLPs play well, look great, and in many cases sound great too, I think they're well worth the money for a nice one.

I'll have to check this out on the iplayer, Mju is one of my favourite albums.

I heard it was Lemmy.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='611009' date='Sep 28 2009, 05:06 PM']Thanks Russ, just noticed in the pic that the control plate on the Jazz doesn't cover the cavity completely. I really hope I can fix that tonight cos it'll drive me mad otherwise.[/quote] I sold a Marcus Miller because the pickguard didn't quite line up properley, it just bugged me every time I looked at it. Don't make the same mistake though !!

Yamaha BB414, simple as.

Trouble is, everyone's opinions/tastes are slightly different. Some will like them, some won't. The Barts I've heard have been fantastic. They can be a little clean and polished in terms of tone, but I've never heard anything other than a wonderful tone from them. My Kinal has a Bart pre and Aero pups, nice combination indeed. The best Jazz I ever heard was Lakland DJ4 with Aeros in it, tone to die for, and coupled with a Bart pre, it's tone city baby.

Fabulous set up mate, two basses and a rig to die for, just beautiful.

If it was me Al, I'd be making the sound nice and punchy. On a hollow stage it'll probably be a bit boomy, so I'd be boosting the mids and some top end, and maybe backing the bottom end off a tiny bit. Pretty much my normal tone then !! Can't wait to see your new band mate!!

[quote name='Clarky' post='609831' date='Sep 27 2009, 09:24 AM']That is so cool Russ![/quote] Just a shame that with the exception of Ritchie, they're all gone. I've also found a signed christmas card from The Stranglers. I was a member of the SIS (Stranglers Info Service) many years ago when Sarah Perrin ran it. I was in a band back then called SideFX, and sent her a poster and a demo. They had the poster on the wall in the office apparently. I recieved a card from them that christmas. Never did get our support slot with them though.

Loads of you must have acquired some nice objects over the years, autographed Cd's, drum sticks thrown from the stage etc, I just wondered what your favourite items are? Like most people, I've met plenty of celebs over the years, usually outside a venue, Jeff Beck, David Byrne, Mick Jones etc etc, but by far my most treasured item is a denim jacket signed by The Ramones in 1986. I met them at a record store signing in Nottingham prior to the gig at Rock City that night. I'd seen them at the Manchester Apollo the night before, and I'd been right at the front, in front of Johnny. I waited in the queue to get an autograph, but when I got there I realized I'd got nothing for them to sign. So off came my Denim Jacket, and they happily signed it for me. The best bit, was when Johnny looked at me and said he'd seen me the night before in Manchester down at the front, I had a grin on my face for days. That night at the Rock City they were just awesome. Johnny played Warthog and chucked his plectrum into the audience, I flattened anyone else trying to get it and managed to find it in the dark. It's stuck to the bottom of the signed photo below. Johnny, Dee Dee, Ritchie Joey Signed (and battered) pic with Johnny's plectrum stuck to the bottom.

Thanks again for that. I'll have a look around and see who's available around here.

Thanks very much for that folks, I'll have a look into it. If it's important, I'm 6'3" and 17 stone, don't know if that has any influence on the size of bass I'd need.

I've been umming and ahhing about trying double bass for ages. I guess my questions is, how does one get to [i]try[/i] upright for a while before making any decisions? I've been a jazz fan for many years, but I've only ever played rock electric bass, so I know that a transition would be difficult. Trouble is, I don't know [i]anyone[/i] who's an upright player in the South Manchester area where I live. Does anyone know of any teachers around here? Another point is of course money. I have very little so buying an instument will be difficult, and even if I could raise some money, it would be for a budget bass I suppose. What sort of instrument is worth buying for under a grand?