Rayman

That looks [i]so[/i] much nicer in that colour than the black ones I've seen, very nice indeed.

[quote name='Rayman' post='152891' date='Mar 7 2008, 09:48 AM']irrelavant[/quote] Is that how you spell irrelavant? irelavant, irelevant? Dunno.

The country of origin of any instrument is irrelavant. There are great and sh*t offerings from any mass produced factory. I have a MIA and a CIJ jazz, and love them both. Find a nice bass that looks, plays and sounds how you want, and buy it.

For what it's worth, Janek is a great bloke, great player and very knowledgeable about his music. He's well worth listening to with regard to technique etc because as a pro, he knows what he's talking about, and the same can be said for Stuart Clayton too. I personally don't always understand what some of the technical stuff means, however, the whole point is that we learn about theory and technique in order to improve, and not just look at pretty pictures of basses in the magazines avaiable. IMO, BGM is the best bass guitar magazine available worldwide, and in the short period of time its been in print has come on in leaps and bounds, that's why I subscribe to it. If you don't like what you see, either a; ignore the section in question, or b; don't buy the mag at all. Playing bass is all about having fun, listening and playing music, but it's also about learning and improving, and like it or lump it, theory is a part of the learning process.

It'll always be my number one. It might not get played the [i]most[/i], but it's my favourite bass, and it has the same birthday as my dad, so I call it............dad.

Porn central..............just stunning, all of them.

..........but not a cheap one. Used MM Sterling £900, used Warwick double buck £900?? Very pricey IMO, but drop dead gorgeous equipment, a bit like Halle Berry.

Excellent. So some beer, maybe some tuna steaks, french sticks and angus steaks, a rocket salad, honey roasted Wiltshire ham and Monterey jack cheese for some toasties, olives, sun dried tomatoes, pesto, mayo, wild boar sausages, free range bacon chops, a home made pavlova, and a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. Anybody going to bring any bass gear?

Buy Mikehs' Bongo. I played it a couple of nights ago, and was knocked out. Personally, I think they look fantastic, and the power and range of tones is unmatched by any other Musicman model. I love my 'ray, but would [i]love[/i] a Bongo.

The bass corner has been improved a lot recently, more basses and amps, Markbass, Sandberg, Musicman etc. It's still predominantly a guitar shop, and [i]easily[/i] the best one in the north west, but they're definately getting more bass gear in too now. Top place, my favourite shop too, and only 5 mins round the corner.

[quote name='Chris C' post='149697' date='Mar 2 2008, 02:48 AM']Feel free to bring any drinks, there will also be someone armed with a kettle incase anyone requires a warmer beverage. We also have a George Foreman grill, so feel free to bring meats.[/quote] Could turn into a barbie this, sod the basses, I'm bringing a coolbox full of Corona, and some steaks.

Excellent, I'll look out for that. I love the Blockheads. I couldn't go to see them at the end of last year, can't remember why.

[quote name='mikeh' post='149190' date='Feb 29 2008, 09:23 PM']That Marcus is UGLY, you really need to get shut. I know just the person !!!! [/quote] I wonder Matt, no the K5 wouldn't normally have been my thing, but I just liked the look of them, regardless of the Korn link. It has such a great range of tones, and it's very playable indeed, I'm very impressed with it.

Ta. OLP is soon to have Villex electonics dropped in it. That should beef it up a tad.

Absolutely sir, and let us know when you've got a gig a bit further north too.

Cheers Al, yeah it was good, pity it wasn't for longer. Nae mind, we'll have more time on the 16th.

Latest updated pic after the arrival of the Marcus and the K5.

You could offer Alan 2K for his Lakland DJ5, I'm sure he'd accept .

I think Steve's nailed it there really. The only difference between the two, [i]in my experience[/i], is the price.

Yeah that looks nice. The body shape looks like it's a comfortable play too, a bit Soungear like.

[quote name='Hamster' post='145828' date='Feb 24 2008, 07:25 AM']The Wizard Thumper also has a very good reputation for around the same price. Hamster[/quote] +1 the Thumper is your best bet in my opinion.

I had TI flats on a Lakland JO4 I had, they were fantastic, nice feel, great tone, couldn't fault 'em.