Shonks

just done yet another deal with Paul and realised I've never left the man any feedback,,,(thoroughly ashamed) I now make amends. i sold my Trace Elliot amp to him today. I also sold him a TE amp a year or more ago. I bought a pickup from him in the past and got a pickup from him today, which was part payment on the amp. I think there may have been more deals done but I can't remember details. However, the most important detail I do remember, is that Paul S is a great bloke, trustworthy and honest, and you can feel confident dealing with the man!!!!

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1446021212' post='2896153'] One small thing that I found useful (and still do) is reading without a bass. I sit on buses, in my office etc with a chart in front of me, reading the rhythms. The discipline I find hardest to develop is not knowing which dot means which note but reading lines in real time, concentrating on the lines and reading the whole part. The skill can, at least in part, be pracised away from the bass. [/quote]as bassist Lewis suggested 'modern reading text in 4/4 and there's one in odd times too. Funny it's called modern reading text, and I supposed in context of the whole of music history it is, but in my 20's, (now in my 60's) The Lousis Bellson book was on my lap riding the London Tube daily as I was working regularly as a session guy. That book made and saved my career as a bassist.. As someone else quoted here too, do it every day. It's a language and and daily use helps build a vocabulary.

Traded basses today... top geezer...recommended..!

[b]Avoid![/b] this is one guy who chose an appropriate user name for himself (so the clue was right there in our face). An absolute flake! Had a deal all worked out and he U-turned without a blink, reason or an apology

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1446681149' post='2901506'] That's an unusual Jazz bridge pick up?! Nice colour bass. [/quote]this is a Fender USA 5 string jazz bass.originally a metallic green which reminded me of a Nissan Micra, one of which ploughed into me on the A127 writing my motor off. Had to change the colour, and wanted something a little unique. Did the colour change about about 15 years ago i think. The pickup isn't unusual, what you can see is a regular Bartolini bridge pickup, but hiding behind it is a real musicman stingray pickup. this is my JazzRay custom....yeah baby...!

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1446454161' post='2899395'] I used to do this quite regularly. As already said it's a case of providing bass amp, cab, cables and perhaps a tuner. The norm around here is for everyone to bring their instruments but there have been occasions when someone has asked if they can use my bass. Well I'm a bit particular about who uses my basses so I used to take along my pink Jazz just in case. [/quote]what's wrong with the pink jazz??