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I [i]love[/i] the early Level 42 stuff, and have been a fan since the start, but strangely, I'd never gotten around to seeing them live until a couple of years ago at the King Georges Hall in Blackburn. It was truely awful, I was very dissapointed indeed. I think the venue was to blame to be fair, it was a sh*t view, with a stage about 6 foot high. I was on the front row and couldn't see a bloody thing as we were all sat down. The sound was terrible too, and I ended up moving from the front, to the circle upstairs (the place was half empty). The sound was better up there but not great. The band just looked out of sorts to me, and MK seemed to be just going through the motions. There's two basses I've always wanted, a Wal and a Jaydee Mark King, don't s'pose I'll ever have either, but I still dream about slapping away on a Jaydee in front of my Trace Elliot pretending to be MK. New album? Nah, I haven't bought a Level 42 album since World Machine.

I've loved almost everything Jay Kay has produced, Stuarts' stuff on the early albums is of course outstanding, but to be honest, I've liked every album since he left. Dynamite is a top album for instance. Anyone else looking forward to the Warwick Zender sig bass coming out in the next year or two?

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='260970' date='Aug 12 2008, 04:25 PM']I've got white pearl on my Lake Placid Blue, but I'd go for the black pearl on yours.[/quote] [size=3][color="#0000FF"]DITTO[/color][/size]

Peters' Les Evans bass is very nice. Very thin neck if that's your bag, well built too. I guess it's just not a name people know. Plus, I think decent pictures are a must, and the ones in that link aren't exactly brilliant.

Very nice set up there sir, very nice indeed. A DJ5 is on my hitlist.

Don't over cook the mid control Barry, it'll give you a great big thumping tone without much top end. I seem to remember having the mid rolled back just under the central indent, with every thing else on full, Try rolling the neck pup off a bit too.

I used a white Epi TB in a rock band for over a year. It was completely stock and completely fantastic, I loved it. I fully expected to have to upgrade the guts when I bought it, but I was wrong. It sounded immense straight out of the box, just a bit of a set up and it was ready to go. BIG thump from the stock pups no problem at all, great bass. For your price range though, I personally would be looking for a second hand Precision, US or MIJ would fit the bill perfectly, and as a big fan of the Seymour Duncan Quarterpounder, I'd be thinking of dropping one of those into it for a [i]massive[/i] thumping tone. Edit: or an Epiphone Jack Casady, that'd have a great tone for what you're after too I'd say, superb with flats.

I feel faint. A Wal is my ultimate bass, a dream, and I'm sure I'll never have one.

Very very nice indeed, I fancied it too. You lucky swine.

Saw him play with TGTBTQ a couple of years back. He's certainly a cool geezer, with a very distinctive style, but I have to confess, I didn't make it to the end of the gig, I'd heard enough after an hour and left, one of only two gigs I've ever walked out on. The album is OK if I'm in the right mood, and he's the best thing on it IMO. Glad to have seen him play up close though having never got to see the clash, the man's a legend.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='251461' date='Jul 30 2008, 04:37 PM']Definitely a bargain price for any JapCrap Rick copy - even more so in the unlikely event it is an Ibanez branded one. It even has a hard case - eagle-eyed JapCrap spotters might be aware they can fetch a bob or two on their own: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140252094550"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=140252094550[/url] Too bad Exeter's a bit of a bike ride from Edinbugger... Jon.[/quote] Good grief, that's identical to the one the 2366B you got from me was in isn't it? Blimey, I should have asked for more .

Only if you still want it mate, if you do, smart, if not, I'm happy to have it back. See you at the gig.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='249551' date='Jul 28 2008, 01:22 PM'][/quote] I'm after one of those puppies too. I've got the single version, but want a double. Was it the Salford PMT you went to Al? That Euro 5 was a stonker, beautiful thing, and what a [i]sound[/i] !! Best low B I've ever heard. Can't wait to see the new Rebop, hopefully next Saturday in Orrell.

Quality gear there Dave, I really MUST come and see the ZZtop tribute.

Yamaha BBs are great basses, I can recommend them for that price. Squier Vintage Modified Jazz is about the best bass you can get for that kind of money in my opinion. Anything by Ibanez should be a good bass, but try before you buy. If I wanted a bass for around 150 quid, I'd be looking for the Squier. Edit; just noticed it's a fiver you want, so I'd look for a Yamaha BB.