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Must get some pics of my "Hawaiian Shirt" themed paintjob on my Marlin Sidewinder

Great demo. I have one of these and use it to push my valve amp a bit more, as the output from my P is quite low. As Dave says, it does 'valve clean' very nicely. The DI is great too, for both recording and gigs.

It's good that it's a proper departure from stock Warwicks. The last Warwick one seemed like a lazy attempt to Bootsify an Infinity imo. As far as price is concerned, maybe £4.5k?

It was at a function at a hotel in Loughborough circa '94. We practiced that morning and I snapped the E string. Being both skint and inexperienced, I bought a single replacement E string, and couldn't understand why it sounded so 'zingy' compared to the rest. Not that it mattered, the gig was chaos but great fun.

There's a token website and Facebook page still up and running, but not much activity. They were trading normally about six months ago, but it all seems to have gone pear-shaped since then.

Google 'EarCandy Cabs' and you get some very interesting reading! [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Earcandy-Cabs-Stole-my-money/254175571294651"]http://www.facebook....254175571294651[/url] [url="http://www.gearslutz.com/board/moan-zone/396528-beware-ear-candy-cabs-com.html"]http://www.gearslutz...y-cabs-com.html[/url] I've actually got one of these (the 2x10 'SweetTooth') and love it (see sig). It's a tad heavy, but very solid and sounds great. My only beef is that the oxblood vinyl covering tears quite easily (I've got a cover for it now) It was built to order with good communication and pictures throughout the build process, and good customer service from the infamous Tim. I don't suppose you can argue with that much bad publicity - I guess I must have been one of the lucky ones. I doubt it will ever sell, though, but that's not really a problem as I love it. Anyone else have any experience with this company?

'Midnight at the Oasis' was one of the reasons I turned a band offer down. I can't stand that song. I know it's great bass playing etc. but my irrational loathing of the song would spoil any bassline-playing enjoyment. I'm happy to play a 'dull' bassline, as long as it serves the song well and I like the song.

Great poster! What time do you reckon you'll be on stage?

More relevant to fretless, but this is from the blurb for the Pedulla Buzz: [color=#0000FF][font="Verdana"][size="2"]"Its polyester-finished fingerboard is glass-smooth, giving the Buzz its distinctive voice, while protecting the ebony from the rigors of performance and round wound strings"[/size][/font][/color]

[quote name='jmsjabb' post='1338181' date='Aug 12 2011, 09:03 PM']Looks like ebony stain and either waxed or finishing oil to seal it.[/quote] This. Plus you don't need to bother with grain filler. I'd imagine that heavily grained finish is pretty much exclusive to wide-grained woods like ash. What's your project bass body made from? edit: Ou7shined got in before me, and says more or less the same thing but with better visual aids

What about [url="http://www.xotic.us/guitars/bass_index.html"]Xotic Bass[/url] or [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8TVa3NXiNA"]Univox[/url] or [url="http://www.cheesyguitars.com/ural_bass.html"]Ural[/url] note: Univox must be played in your pyjamas as per demo

If the Pre EB Ray is the perfect 4 stringer, I don't get why you'd rather keep the Jazz. If the Jabba plays/sounds as good as it looks, I'd ditch the Jazz and the 2002 Ray4 and get that. edit: Plus, you can't be called StingrayPete and not have a Pre EB!

You won't like this, but I've never heard of Budgie! I'll check them out and also look out for your gigs

Good work, looks great. I'd go for the aged white and the chrome covers, especially with the maple board

Good luck. I'm very jealous, as I've been looking out for opportunities to play with a reggae band in Nottingham, with no success. No further advice other than what's been said already. BTW, slightly off topic, but if anyone can point me in the direction of a good, detailed guide to the differences between reggae, roots and rocksteady, I'd be grateful.

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[quote name='bassjamm' post='1333951' date='Aug 9 2011, 06:37 PM']The Soulive, Galactic, Liquid Sould stuff is awesome, and of course the Brand New Heavies, James Taylor Quartet etc.[/quote] I bought a Liquid Soul CD ("Here's the Deal") but it's not my thing. [s]Free to anyone who wants it[/s] gone Also check out the [url="http://www.newmastersounds.com/index2.shtml"]New Mastersouds[/url]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1333665' date='Aug 9 2011, 03:01 PM']Key artists A Tribe Called Quest Brand New Heavies Brooklyn Funk Essentials Corduroy Count Basic D*Note Digable Planets DJ Krush Erik Truffaz Erykah Badu Funki Porcini Gang Starr Gilles Peterson Groove Collective Incognito James Taylor Quartet Jamiroquai Jazzanova Kruder & Dorfmeister Liquid Soul Ronny Jordan Stereo MCs St. Germain Thievery Corporation United Future Organization Urban Species US3 VASSY Young Disciples Azymuth The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Bird Blazzaj Blue Six Bonobo The Cat Empire Clazziquai Directions In Groove DJ Cam DJ Greyboy Dodge City Productions Dreamlin Drizabone D'Sound DZihan & Kamien Elektrotwist Fat Freddy's Drop Five Point Plan Freak Power Four 80 East Greyboy Allstars Gota Yashiki Heavyshift Jaga Jazzist Jazzhole Jazztronik Jestofunk Kanda, Kodža i Nebojša Koop Kyoto Jazz Massive Liquid Soul Luke Vibert [7] Los Amigos Invisibles Marius Kahan Mark Farina Medeski, Martin, and Wood Melvin Sparks Mojack Moloko Moodymann Mondo Grosso Monday Michiru Mr. Scruff Muki Noel McKoy Nicola Conte Nujabes Omar Lye-Fook OutKast Paolo Achenza Trio Paul Moran Phil Davis Praful Reuben Wilson rad. RJD2 Skalpel Smoke City Snowboy Soulive Swing Out Sister S-Tone Inc. The Cinematic Orchestra Wax Tailor Xploding Plastix I think I have heard of 3 of these For the record, the link between Jazz and Acid Jazz is pretty loose and the scenes are not linked up much at all. Medeski, Martin and Wood are pretty cool and Azimuth has a history but a lot of this stuff is not really on the radar of the average Jazzer.[/quote] That's quite a list! Not heard Stereo MCs for ages. Fat Freddy's Drop are great. Bilbo, I'd be interested to hear your opinion on Snowboy, a latin jazz percussionist and def one of the jazzier ones on the label.

[quote name='chris_b' post='1333478' date='Aug 9 2011, 12:41 PM']Here is the gig guide for the Star at Bentworth. This is a very small country pub in rural Hampshire. Definitely a gig that’s off the radar for all but local-ish bands. Check out the gear in the photos; GB, Warwick, Mesa Boogie. "Decent gear” is getting gigged all over. [url="http://www.star-inn.com/gigguide.htm"]http://www.star-inn.com/gigguide.htm[/url][/quote] Nice picture of Jules Benjamin

It's a funny one, in that there is the label, with a very diverse range of styles, and there's the genre, which is along the jazzy pop lines of Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies, Gallianio etc.

[url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dad-Man-Cat-Corduroy/dp/B0000248E6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1312845940&sr=8-4"]Corduroy - Dad Man Cat[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Useful-Tips-About-Living-Underground/dp/B0000074D9/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1312846012&sr=1-1"]A Few Useful Tips About Living Underground - JTQ[/url] Also check out Snowboy, although I don't have specific albums to recommend. And here's a favourite of mine - fine bass playing too...