beerdragon

I've been to a couple of Pubs tonight and watched some bands. there was some really good bass players in some not so good bands, either the guitarist/singer was'nt as good as they thought they were or the drummer was crap, but the bass players i saw were spot on. one band the guy had Warwick through trace 4x10 and a Fender cab and another was playing a Variax through an Ashdown rig, after, i felt inadequate. sometimes its better not to watch other peoples playing, in other words someone always has a better sound than you. and their playing is on the ball but during your own gig there's always little things to annoy you.

It must be this one, cant see an udder one. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-Aria-Pro-II-RSB-Performer_W0QQitemZ120354060114QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item120354060114&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Guitar-Aria-Pro...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url]

I have been over there quite often, but i wouldn't want to join. its a little bit overwhelming to me. Yanks are ok, the one other site i frequent as much as Basschat is a links site run by them and i have been there about five years and have got know a few people. one even has Welsh ancestry and speaks it.

You could always try playing bass like Joegarcia who posts here on basschat. there is a post explaining why he plays like that but i cant find it at the moment.

Can i ask what scale bass you are playing AM1?. When i got back into playing after a lengthy layoff i found the Pbass i was playing tough going on my hands and i have fairly large hands.

I think i like it. no shipping outside of the states. good job really

I think the headstock shape is very important. ie: Fender P and J bass. perfect. Ric. the same. Gibson Les Paul guitars and basses ditto. everything else, big debate. IMO

You could have had my mates 74 for £500 if you wanted it steve. but the condition was, well, 35 years old.

[quote name='ARGH' post='359095' date='Dec 19 2008, 07:36 PM']Offer?[/quote] Hang on to it. you should never be without a Pbass

Can i have your Pbass then.

Hey WOT did you catch that Ray Laidlaw interview on Radcliffe and Maconie tonight?.

Looks like a lot of thought went into the bridge, and those tuners!. I would love to hear it though.Is that one bolt holding the neck on or a strap holder? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370129851389&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem=&salenotsupported"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...alenotsupported[/url]

There's no substitute for hearing or playing a bass for yourself. but there's plenty of stuff on Youtube. [url="http://uk.youtube.com/results?search_query=RICKENBACKER+BASS&search_type=&aq=f"]http://uk.youtube.com/results?search_query..._type=&aq=f[/url]

There's this one. BBC iplayer. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008njrq/Top_Of_The_Pops_1968/"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008n..._The_Pops_1968/[/url]

I dont know if anyone has pm'd you. i will have it first if i'm the first to ask, i guess . what about postage?

I have been meaning to a five stringer some time or other. thats a really neat idea. i'll have a go when its available. cheers.

My first guitar is the one on the left, Futurama duo part of Hofner i think [url="http://imageshack.us"][/url] [url="http://g.imageshack.us/img168/3futmv4.jpg/1/"][/url]

So how did it go?

The other guy played bass in the Boomtown Rats. [url="http://www.boomtownrats.co.uk/pete-briquette.html"]http://www.boomtownrats.co.uk/pete-briquette.html[/url]

I mailed him for pics yesterday afternoon. nothing yet.

A Ric? something tells me no.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='352976' date='Dec 12 2008, 06:32 PM']Ah but looking at the pics he's selling that because the daft s*d has only just realised that a 911 turbo isn't the greatest mode of transport when you live up a mountain and it snows![/quote] good point,

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='352822' date='Dec 12 2008, 03:43 PM']Its mentioned on the [url="http://www.zttaat.com/article.php?title=6"]ZTT web site[/url][/quote] Glitter band it is then.