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Can anyone enighten me about this please? I'm running up against space limitations, but removing pictures seems to make no difference. I'm confused. I'd be grateful for any info. Thanks.

The Silos, [i]Susan Across the Ocean. [/i]I've liked Walter's stuff for years.

Start at the end of each song and learn phrase by phrase back towards the beginning. That way you're always going towards a bit you know, and you don't learn the start really well and the rest not so well.

Also, Aria Sinsonido bass. These weigh nothing and sound great, at least to me, and the flare at the end of the neck is much nicer than, say, the Duke, where it is actually possible for your hand to fall off the end of the neck if you are a bit pissed and overenthusiastic

[quote name='FlatEric' timestamp='1454149528' post='2966897'] I had two Rail basses - sold them both to BCers, some time ago. Brilliant bit of kit - a real eye opener and how the positon of the pick-up is so important to the tone/sounds you are looking for. Hard ish to find, these days. [/quote] I was one of the lucky buyers . Stonking bass.

[quote name='sprocketflup' timestamp='1454173834' post='2967260'] Their version of Born To Run kicks the living daylights out of Springsteens version! [/quote] Yup. And Pleasuredome itself is great, as the OP says.

Sniper tool, by the sound of it. Keep an eye open, it may be up again

I can't believe this is illegal. I can lend someone my [u]car[/u], FFS...

I agree, mostly, but the curled carving for the top horn and the burned layering in the wood rather contradict each other. That would annoy me after a month or two, I reckon.

Now I have GAS...

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1454263655' post='2968011'] And earplugs. [/quote] For the cow?

That's a bit more like it. Anything under £200 would be a bargain IMO. Edit: For a bass in good nick. £265 is a bit over the odds given the lack of active circuit.

Not my idea of fun. Apart from anything else, I don't think it is going to be comfortable to play sitting down.

"No case"... I think I guessed that! I like the shape.

The player.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1454113863' post='2966701'] It's a hypothetical situation. [/quote] ... until, having discussed it, he uses it as an excuse to do it...

I think so. Build is good, comfortable, plays well, sounds good. Not everyone likes the headless, of course. I sold mine because I wasn't playing it, but that's because I have far too many basses.

Cheap CAR Jazz-alike in Germany... ... ending tomorrow, so if you're really curious now is the time to think about it [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Saiter-Jazz-Bass-in-Metallic-rot-/221997547206?hash=item33b015bec6:g:JcoAAOSwqrtWm4Br"]http://www.ebay.co.u...coAAOSwqrtWm4Br[/url]

Active circuitry may be suspect. Seller will not ship. Less than a day to go, £63... surely must go for more than that! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hohner-The-Jack-Headless-Active-Bass-/161956444747?hash=item25b55b3a4b:g:2eYAAOSwqYBWo6vi

I've got one, five or six years old. It's definitely not a toy. The build quality is pretty good for the money, but there's a buzz which is probably bad earthing on one of the pups. The E string was very flabby out of the box; I changed it which improved it somewhat, but it's still a bit soggy. I don't gig much so it hasn't been on stage. It needs a bit of looking at, IMO, but I would gig it. I'm thinking about restringing it ADGC, which would sort the E string and shouldn't be a major hindrance. Edit: The new strings are for a 30". They're fine.

I have a Rail, which I love, and an Alien, which I'm going to sell, and a Duke, which I'm going to sell. The B2A has a stuck or dead trussrod and is up for spares or repair. I've never played the Alien outside the house, but the Duke definitely has tuning problems. Maybe it's faulty?

Screwdrivers, batteries, leads, mics. Paracetamol, sticking plasters. Extension lead. My own personal medication.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1454095500' post='2966476'] Isn't there a 6-string with four fretted strings and the D and G strings repeated as fretless? So it's E A D G D G with the bottom four fretted. [/quote] Yes, that's the Ashula. I should have explained its layout earlier.

Like an Ibanez Ashula?