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This thread is quite interesting in what it tells me about P and J basses. Take them away and with a few obvious exceptions (Rics, T birds, semi acoustics ) most everything else looks hideous. * Not all, but most. So perhaps it becomes increasingly obvious why those ubiquitous fender shapes remain the start point for so many manufacturers. The Aria Proll SB for me is the exception to the rule. *personal opinion expressed as fact, not actually a provable proposition.

Hey I'm not worried at all. Honestly just having a bit of fun. I paid 180 quid, have I got a 180 quid bass? Not as far as I'm concerned. I think it's superior to others I've owned which cost more. It's immaculate, feels plays and sounds great and I love how it looks. I now want another just like it but in a different colour. Maybe it will be cheaper when I find it maybe it won't. But I'll enjoy looking for it, buying it, and looking at it once I have it. Can't put a price on such things.

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Ah, ok, fair enough!

Absolute bargain. If it isn't then I was seriously ripped off paying 180 for mine.

Great to hear it!

looked but couldn't find it.

Hmm 🤔. The combo is 499 so that suggested price is a little more than I'd like to pay. For an extra 25 quid I'd prefer to have the combo and take the amp off!

I wonder if I'll get to try one at the SWBB next month. @Chownybass?

Can't go wrong with Markbass cabs. I sold mine for peanuts to pay bills, wish I could have kept them. I gigged with Trace /MB as well and it sounded enormous.

I put Stop Making Sense on the other day (learning their version of Take Me To The River) and ended up just jamming along with Tina to the whole thing. She is the absolute epitome of getting into a groove and staying there. Bass playing means so many different things but one of the fundamental joys of the instrument is sitting in a big fat repeating groove. I love it.

We had a DJ collective played our bar calling themselves Cheesy Listening, went down a storm.

@basstone did it. He can fill you in I'm sure.

No. I've the Ashdown approved upgrade and they do a bit more. But this simple set up brings the power of those buttons into play

While everyone is getting their knickers in a twist about Ashdown and their foray into the bass guitar market these nifty little combos seem to have slipped under the radar. The specs say the 15" 300w model is lighter than their current lightweight 1 x15 cab. Which got me thinking, I wonder if there are any plans to release a cab only version. I could certainly be tempted after watching MG lift the combo with one finger at Namm. If it's 500 quid with an amp built in I'm guessing a cab could go for 300. Seriously lightweight tiny cabs, and apparently you can fling them off the roof and they bounce. What's not to like?

Pretty clean yes. I suspect if I turned up a bit more it would have had more than a little hair on it, bit I couldn't turn it up. Would have been too loud.

By the way, this is not a joke post. I really do set it like this and use the buttons to fine tune it. It's brilliant.

Bah.

I refuse to move from Swagism until I've at least attempted the tricky bit. And not just because I don't really like Jamirouquoiea (nor any other band I can't spell). I am learning to be able to switch off from songs I don't like and just try to focus on the bass part. Trouble is the bass is so vital to the song it's hard.

I think we're all getting a bit bogged down here. Can't we just talk about how pretty my configuratored orange flowery P-Bass is? Much more satisfying than all this John Craven's newsround stuff.

I'm still playing the main groove to Swagism, it's totally addictive, has it really been a week. No wonder i'm hungry

like you Sweet bridged pop and rock for me. Their b-sides especially

This thought was provoked by @binky_bass 's Show us yer age thread. Back when I ran a bar a customer once told me that the history of British popular music could be summed up in three bands. The Beatles The Sex Pistols The Smiths I kind of got what he was trying to say (understanding drunks is a learnable skill) and I thought, we all have our own musical journey which three bands might sum yours up? Three milestones on the road that got you to where you are now. I'll start: T Rex - first love The Specials - introduced me to ska Elvis Costello - lyric writing & Bruce Thomas