Rayman

Try them all out mate, they're all different in many ways, and simillar in others. I have a Stingray, powerful and punchy, and my mate has a Sterling, a bit more mellow sounding, but with more tone options. Most versatile is the Bongo, but you have to live with its looks. Single pups for the classic tones, two pups for versatility, on any of the models. Try them all out before you go any further.

Top band this, a great opportunity for a good drummer.

[quote name='ped' post='188809' date='Apr 30 2008, 01:56 PM']As my music doesn't ever call for a certain bass sound (jazz, precision etc) then I can use 'my' sound and my favourite bass on everything, which I really like being able to do.[/quote] Yeah at the end of the day that's what I do to, even though I'm playing covers. I have "My" sound on the Villex loaded Jazz, and I [i]inflict[/i] that tone on most of the set, hence sticking with that one bass most of the time, with the Marcus Miller Jazz backing it up. I really could do without the other three altogether.

I'm currently hooked on my 2 jazzes for live work, but the Stingray is always there in the wings too. The other two basses I have are 5ers, and get used at home but not live. I have to say, 5 basses for me is a bit OTT, I don't need them all, so........... Another vote for a Stingray/Jazz combination.

I personally think that some of the gear around today is as freaky as it gets. Look at some of the custom makers like Ritter for instance, beautiful woods twisted into the most pig ugly looking monstosities I've ever seen. Admittedly some of these makers, Ritter included, make some fabulous looking stuff, but there's a lot of mad looking designs floating about on the current crop of builders that should never see the light of day. Give me an 80s pointy thing any day of the week.

Yeah it was a good day, and fettled P #1 was a cracker. I must get down to another gig, especially the ZZ top outfit, I must see that.

Are you still with Dr Blue? It'll look smart along side the guitarists blue Les Paul assuming he still has it.

Good man Dave, as good a jazz as one is likely to find, wherever it's from. So how was it at the gig? Russ.

I'm underwhelmed too. I agree with NJ, should be much more seductive IMO, it's sterile looking and still a bit clunky.

Sorry for the slow replys to this one folks, but I did get a couple of irritating time wasters who said they were up for it and never turned up, that slowed things down quite a bit. The band have now found a bass player, so thanks anyway.

There's absolutely [i]nothing[/i] wrong with Elvis Presley, what's wrong with him? I saw the original Vegas band when they toured a couple of years back, with Jerry Sheff playing bass, and the fantastic James Burton on guitar. Great night, great songs. Sounds like a hoot Al, I remember you telling me about it a couple of weeks ago. It'll be a hoot at the gig itself I'm sure. Pity about the drumming situation, any chance Mick will come back?

[quote name='Foggy2oh' post='162851' date='Mar 24 2008, 09:31 PM']Hi Rayman If Stagefright are still looking for a bass player. could you please pass on my contact details - [email protected] and tel: 07802 730133 I live in the Preston/Blackpool area but travel to Manchester most days - I can be available for rehearsing and gigging around the Warrington area. I used to play with a Manchester band and contacted Stagefright once about 3 years ago (I think) when we couldn't take a gig. I can supply more details if Stagefright are interested Cheers LAnce[/quote] Hi Lance, sorry for the slow reply mate. I'll check with them to find out where they're up to, it's been a couple of weeks since I spoke to them, and they had a couple of bassists trying out for them last weekend I think. I'll certainly put you in touch with them if they're still looking.

[quote name='Bassassin' post='162477' date='Mar 24 2008, 01:20 AM']Much less corporate, & not just concerned with instruments that feature in this year's catalogue: [url="http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum"]http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/forum[/url] Could do with a few more bassists. Jon.[/quote] This is a good one, very knowledgable blokes, German or dutch I seem to remember, but helped me a lot when I was asking about a 70s Ibanez 2366B Precision I had at the time.

Superb. Very nice colour that too, and with the Markbass rig you've got a cracking set up there.

That...............is just not fair.

Very, very, very nice.

Superb basses. I love my K5 to death.

Dave, that's wicked pal, and probably now as good as many current US models. My MIM Precision, as I've repeated endlessly elswhere, was by far the best Precision I've ever played, admitedly modded to the hilt, like yours, but marvelous none the less.

N[i]iiiiiiiiiiice[/i] I'll bring a heavy pick to the bash so that I can give the Vigier a good [i]thrashing[/i] !!

Too many decent basses for his talentless hands to cope with. Average player, can keep time while throwing in the odd fill, but generally sticks to his roots. Clueless when it comes to theory. Thinks he can slap a bit, but really only has one slap riff to "show off" with when people are watching. Constantly suffers from Gear Aquisition Syndrome, never 100% happy with what he's got, although he doesn't deserve [i]any[/i] of the nice basses he already has, because he's such a bone idle bum, who thinks the grass is always greener on the other side. That's me.