LukeFRC

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1344963580' post='1771732'] Since the day I bought my first bass I have sold a grand total of 4 basses. I'm lucky in that I don't have to answer to anyone else regarding what I do I do with my money or storage space. However if I did and I still had raging GAS I'd have a 3 bass policy. One as my main bass, one as my back-up and one as my trading bass - in that order of how much I liked them. A new bass would have to be better than my back up bass to be kept. The 4 basses that I have sold al seemed like good ideas at the time I bought them, but none were ultimately worth keeping and I don't miss any of them. I am however gearing up for a clear out of most of my 4-string basses. I might miss a couple of these and those that also exist in 5-string versions will be replaced if possible, but I see little point in feeling nostalgic for an instrument I don't play any more. [/quote] so I can put it in context.... how many do you have? I can imagine your sale threads for the four strings, well more the comments "I've never heard of one of them", "it's made of what? I didn't know instruments were made of that" and the "oh do you have anything more normal (i.e. fender) looking" btw I like your 3 bass rule. I had something similar but just couldn't justify the 3rd at the time. and it would have to be damn good to upset one of the other two, so went down to 2. A 3rd sometime would be fun

never had one. Maybe I should try?

its stunning

[quote name='ChrisG' timestamp='1344877011' post='1770539'] I've got the one Shockwave was selling a few weeks back. I don't have any new photos but there are quite a few on the sale thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/183068-sold-warwick-thumb-nt5-1986-in-vintage-white/"]http://basschat.co.u...-vintage-white/[/url] I need to get a couple of dings in the headstock sorted otherwise it's in pretty amazing condition considering how old it is. [/quote]ahhh cool! How is it?

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1344870591' post='1770393'] True! In fact most German products are normally very well engineered and finished. [/quote] so with my bass and rig you would be happy! (except the fact my bass has evidence of 21 years of playing on it!)

can't play the thing mind!

try find a yamaha SG? I recently got one, I know little about guitars but know it's good. (also not much clue on prices) this is an awful photo of mine BEFORE I cleaned her up. I added coil taps too. ... [IMG]http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee497/LukeFRC/Yamaha/IMAG0093.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1344861272' post='1770198'] Back pup...love it. Its partly his technique but I like this bass. I bet they are nigh on £3K now. [/quote] well with all your problems with bad basses being sent back, never heard much bad from warwick on that respect

[quote name='ChrisG' timestamp='1344862863' post='1770225'] I really like the one I just picked up on the for sale forum although it's an older NT rather than a bolt on. I did watch this video before I made my purchase. I should note that my technique is not nearly as good. I've got a price list for 2012 here - they are just over £2K for a thumb 5 bolt on (that doesn't include any optional extras of course...) [/quote] I guess the thumb 5 BO isn't a german one can we see photos of your thumb? which one was it you got?

Like the drummer the tapping bits were cool, the slap bits I did wish funked a bit more, if that makes sense. lost interest when the guitarist turned up....

actually the squier one has a stacked pot. I don't think this does.

makes sense being squier....

so look at this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&autorefresh=true&hash=item3cc98d363e&item=261079512638&nma=true&pt=UK_Guitar_Accessories&rt=nc&si=GtdFe7EdPJDJudqLMOqhC5fMJRo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_500wt_1219 i missed out on the bidding my 20p, and was just getting it to scrounge the pots.... but any idea what it was? looks like no fender preamp I can find evidence of

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1344846542' post='1769889'] mistakes happened (they always do when you are improvising), [/quote] er.... if you keep a straight face...

my one only comes on if it's hot enough to need it. The reason you don't see heat sinks I guess would be like you say, easier to be obstructed, that gig venues often can get pretty hot. Try sticking you amp within a meter of a rack of stage lights in a low roofed venue where it's going to get very very hot. A fan at least is pulling something across it. and also a box, some components, stick a fan in, test it- it it doesn't get too hot and pop it can go into construction... heat sinks would need way more engineering - so be more expensive on the R&D

[quote name='SlapbassSteve' timestamp='1344729407' post='1768621'] Good point about the lack of players, cannot think of anyone I know that uses one. Main appeal to me is that while I do have all those sat in my room I can barely fit one of them into the car each gig, never mind one of each! [/quote] how many different bass sounds do you need at one gig? you know most the audience doesn't even know you're there aye?

and also if you look in your bedroom there are two jazz models, one precision, one stingray type, one fretless 6 string, 2 ricky types, one more modern one and one hollow body...... what exactly does the Line 6 do that you can't already!!!

ask yourself how many people you hear of - even in internetty land who play one.....

I have an acoustic for 5 years, still can't play it. I found an electric in the bin. nice to play. still can't play it. It's odd when you are so used to not even having to think about it and just express yourself and make music with a bass.... and then going back to the straight jacket of a different instrument- which works utterly differently. So with one instrument I can say something, and on the other I can make noise.