Rayman

Get Ernie Ball Slinkys.

Michael Anthony & Alex Van Halen

Flea & Chad

UPS here too. I've had very bad experiences with TNT who we (have to) use at work. To be fair to Parcelfarce, I've used them many many times with no problem whatsoever. Other people have been less lucky with them though.

Yeah, spot on that, cool as you like.

My +1 was for post #80 by the way.

Yes for me, the magic's in the fingers, not in the instrument itself. A Precision is capable of many tones if you play it right. Don't get me wrong, I love many [i]many[/i] different models of basses, but if it came down to one, it'd be a nice and simple Precision, and a bit of imagination from the player. David Bailey once said, that if you can't take a decent picture with a Kodak Instamatic, then you can't take a decent picture with a Leica either.

+1

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I use Ritter bags, and love them. I had a dual bag until recently, but sold it with a couple of basses...wish I hadn't, so I'm on the lookout for one too. The top end Ritter bags are brilliant, never had a problem with mine, and I've used them for years. However the cheaper ones are a bit flimsy.

I've settled on TI flats. like putting on your favourite slippers. Lovely feel, low tension but not floppy, nice top end tone but with a nice thump too. Both my Precisions have them on now, anything else just feels wrong.

Try using Photobucket and upload them from there.

I have two Precisions, but only ever take one to gigs and rehearsals. I took a "backup" to gigs for years, but never, [i]ever[/i] needed one, not once. To be honest a spare [i]amp[/i] is more likely to be required. It's the only part of my kit that's ever let me down during gig.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v313/russjm/robbie_steinberger_zps8bd1598b.jpg[/IMG] Cool as f***........ I'd have one in the blink of an eye.

That sir is a good start. Speaking of which, I need to arrange a trip to Nottingham sometime soon.

I also use Steve Robinson. I've tried a couple of other local techs, but always come back to Steve, on one occasion to put right what another tech had cocked up.

With all the huffing and puffing with regard to who's a good bass player and who isn't, and who cares...... I thought I'd ask if anyone knows of any new, up and coming, and relatively unknown artists for us all to get excited about over the next year? I'm a bit fed up with all that's gone before, so I'm looking for something new. Genres are irrelevant to me, I just like good music, and I feel a bit out of touch with new stuff, so I'm open to anything. Any suggestions?

Oh my......what a stunning wall of basses.........

My classic 50's Precision is a belter, I'd highly recommend them, and it's still my favourite over the US P bass that is it's back up. Trouble is you can't guarantee QC on [i]any[/i] bass off the shelf, no matter what it is, so try and play them all and make a decision after that, as said above. [i]On paper[/i] though, it's the classic 50s for me, they're brilliant.

Cool bass Peter, very cool indeed.