madshadows

Thanks for posting, he's a great bassist John

Overend Watts on the song 'Born Late 58' on Mott The Hoople's album 'The Hoople' (he also wrote the tune). John

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1390484574' post='2345902'] Looking forward to hearing more comments on your HB after you've had it for a while. [/quote] Played it for about 3 and a half hours today, the HB JB75 just lovely to play, the neck is so smooth and with the low action it's a lot easier to play, when I get totally used to it I'll try and post a video of me playing which should be worth a laugh!! John

Welcome aboard

Welcome to BC Pamela

[quote name='Ou7shined' timestamp='1390425381' post='2345423'] Does my Demon bass qualify for this bizarre bunch? [/quote] That certainly does, devilishly great bass

Nice

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Just bought a bass from Thomann in Germany, no extra charges apart from VAT John

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1390412595' post='2345205'] Congratulations. What an utter bargain! [/quote] For about £107 including delivery it's an amazing bargain John

[quote name='MikanHannille' timestamp='1390411510' post='2345182'] Looks lovely! [/quote] Thanks, It is, I might sleep with it tonight and kick the wife into the spare room John

[quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1390409132' post='2345126'] With so many sources for hearing and learning techniques it makes learning bass a lot easier but in terms of creating a new sound or style, pretty impossible as all the trail-blazing on the instrument has probably been done. [/quote] +1 on this

Hi Tom and welcome to BC

My Harley Benton JB-75 Natural Vintage Series Jazz Bass was delivered at about 2pm today and it's fantastic It was well packaged with an outer box with loads of packing material inside protecting the box with the bass in. The bass looks great and is an absolute beauty to my eyes It plays very nicely and easily in my novice hands!, intonation was spot on, action is low (what a difference from the borrowed Encore P-Bass I've been using!! ), no fret buzz at all. it came with a lead, two allen keys and was fitted with D'Addario nickel wound XL strings, lots of different tone compared to the P-Bass and a whole lot louder with the Wilkinson pups. All in all I love it, sitting here and beaming [url="http://s129.photobucket.com/user/madshadows1/media/IMGP1182_zps8d24361b.jpg.html?sort=9&o=0"]http://s129.photobucket.com/user/madshadows1/media/IMGP1182_zps8d24361b.jpg.html?sort=9&o=0[/url] Highly recommended, great service from Thomann who apparently check and service all guitars before they are sent out, I would uses them again Off to have more playtime John

Lovely looking basses, sound great as well, congrats on getting them, happy non-identical twins John

if you don't mind second hand stuff try Ebay, I picked up a Stagg CA-20B combo on Ebay for for just over a £10 and it's a nice sounding little combo to my ears and has been great for me a a born again beginner There is one on Ebay at the moment at the low price of 99p ! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-ca20b-20w-bass-amp-/291060196356?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item43c48a2404"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stagg-ca20b-20w-bass-amp-/291060196356?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item43c48a2404[/url] John

Those green J & D's are flying out of the door

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1390334892' post='2344240'] I will look forward to the review! And photos, don't forget photos! [/quote] Will do

Welcome to BC

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1390329745' post='2344155'] Somebody has to buy one of these and tell the rest of us what it's like! [/quote] I have one of the HB's on the way at the moment

Well after thinking about it overnight last Tuesday and Wednesday morning I ordered the Harley bass late on Wednesday and got an email this morning that it's been dispatched I figured if I don't like it or it's rubbish I can send it back and search again for a bass, tell the truth I just really like the look of the bass so I went for it, nothing ventured etc. Anyone else ordered via German websites and found that it takes a few days for payment to clear via a VISA debit card ?(I bank with Santander), the amount seemed in limbo for a few days and not available, does it take a few days in Euro countries for payments to clear? I'll post some pics etc. and may even do a playing vid (which should be worth a laugh for you lot!) when it's delivered, unpacked etc John John

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A Yamaha on Ebay for £70 B.I.N, price [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-Fretless-Bass-/331110594895?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4d17bab94f"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-Fretless-Bass-/331110594895?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item4d17bab94f[/url] John

Damn didn't know he had passed away, loved the TIN DRUM album went it came out, sad loss, thanks for reminding me what a great player he was