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PED suggested we should have this thread in the other "whose bass would you want" thread. So I'll start the ball rolling. As I said in the other oddly enough.......psychandy's GB Spitfire. I bought my new EBS rig from Bernie Goodfellow the day before psychoandy collected that bass from him. So Bernie played it through my rig, and it sounds absolutely amazing.....as good as it looks (and boy is it beautiful).

psychoandy's GB I was lucky enough to hear Bernie play it the day before he collected it.

If I were him, I'd buy the Remington. Then tell the late Victor Kiam's successors it's not as close as a blade. He gets his money back, he buys the amp. Job done.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='142850' date='Feb 19 2008, 12:18 AM']Its a close one; How about playing for the McLaren racing team Ron Dennis' 50th birthday and one of the guests Mike Rutherford (genesis, Mike and the Mechanics) got up and played my bass obviously Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard danced to my groove too I played in a trio with Brucey accompanied John Inman felt the draught of the tiller girls as they whizzed by ok so I'm scraping now... Damn[/quote] Bwaaaarrrrr, bwaaaarrrrr......I lose.....you win....... Saying that, I did once stand next to Steve Coppell in a bookshop at Manchester Airport, and next to Gary Pallister in a pub the night after they were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona. How he dared show his face that night I'll never know . Then again, I suppose he had to drown his sorrows somewhere.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='142683' date='Feb 18 2008, 07:23 PM']Sorry Pete I just have to Corrie upstage you. I played at the 40th anniversay of the show so all cast past and present were there (shameless one upmanship) but it is corrie [/quote] Damn! :blush: Oh well, how about playing with Roy Wood being watched by Noddy Holder? Or an after show party with Fish singing with us, and "Uncle Peter" (as in Woof, Bark, Donkey) from The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer playing drums? Please let me win

[quote name='d-basser' post='141670' date='Feb 16 2008, 07:13 PM']Surgery wasnt great then sorry couldnt resist[/quote] Ha ha....yeah, you can have that one for free I was a little worried that once it'd been done, she'd see what she married and regret it, but so far so good.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='142445' date='Feb 18 2008, 01:33 PM']Cheers guys - is there anything which does an effective job of removing the bass and not the drums?[/quote] Yeah, rent a personal drummer to live with you (Sorry!)

I played a charity gig on Saturday night for Kidney Research UK at Whitworth Hall in Manchester University. We had Nigel Pivaro ("Terry Duckworth", Jack & Vera's son in Coronation Street) on the dancefloor most of the night. Ooh if only Vera could've seen "arr Turry" and his moves.

For the PC/laptop I use [url="http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp/"]BestPractice[/url]. Absolutely free, and I love it.

[quote name='ianrunci' post='142265' date='Feb 18 2008, 03:36 AM']Welcome form another Manc chap, well almost anyway I live in bury now which I suppose is virtually Manchester Whats all this about a North West bash anyway?[/quote] A couple of threads about it on Sunday 16th March. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12830&hl=north+west+bass+bash"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...+west+bass+bash[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12567&hl=north+west+bass+bash"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...+west+bass+bash[/url] Why not bob along. If you're thinking of taking any gear, let "jwbassman" or "ped" know.

[quote name='Machines' post='141998' date='Feb 17 2008, 05:44 PM']White perloid would look good there ![/quote] +1 for that. I bought a Lake Placid Blue Lakland JO5 that had a white plate fitted. I was also given a white perloid plate with it which I changed it to, and it looks lush now.

[quote name='TheRinser' post='141565' date='Feb 16 2008, 01:32 PM']...Laser eye surgery is a bit grim...[/quote] My wife's had that done, and although she said it's probably the best thing she's ever done (apart from marry me, that is), she couldn't watch the programme.

Sound Control in Salford got one in back in April just for me try. Went down in my lunch break, played it for a few minutes and I was the same. Bought it, and took it straight back to work with me. Nobody else at work could understand why I was like a kid whose birthdays had all come at once! Well done. Enjoy it.

[quote name='P-T-P' post='141136' date='Feb 15 2008, 03:47 PM']Thanks, definitely not Lakland strings though as their's have grey silk on them and the B and E strings are tapered at the bridge. Was thinking they might be Elites, haven't used them for years, had black silk on them in those days as I recall.[/quote] I've just put a set of Elites on my JO5. They're long scale, not extra long, and they clear the nut by about a centimetre. In fact the B string's only about half a centimetre. But they are still definitely red and purpley blue.

My Elites Stadiums on my jazz are the same colours.....and as far as the nut end's concerned, it's through a Badass bridge not a thru-body, but there's still a good 1.75-2 inches past the nut before the silk. So it could be them.

[quote name='ergon' post='139865' date='Feb 13 2008, 09:16 PM']apart from good times which i allready know you gave a pretty fresh selection to me, i shall have a listen to them and see what i like and learn some! any other suggestions from others?[/quote] Try listening to some of the simpler Motown stuff (James Jamerson's "the daddy") How Sweet It Is Reach Out I'll Be There and some simpler Level 42 stuff....maybe Chinese Way....another one that once you get right will sound as tight as gnat's chuff.

[quote name='uptonmark' post='139793' date='Feb 13 2008, 07:11 PM']and you have GOT TO LEARN......disco inferno by the trammps, played that in the guitar shop in bluewater while trying out new basses and everyone in the shop was tapping their feet.... its a killer bass line.[/quote] True....we cover that. Instantly recognisable.....great to play.....great for improving timing.....and a guaranteed floor filler.

[quote name='Mike Brooks' post='140275' date='Feb 14 2008, 01:23 PM']Yes, had it done to mine back in April 2005 and it's been fantastic, no complaints at all. Mike[/quote] Nice one. What differences has it made to the tone, etc?

Has anyone put an East Marcus Retro in their Fender Marcus Miller? If so, has it made an improvement worth spending the cash? I love the sound of mine, but was just interested if anyone's done it, and what the differences were.

Ooooh......stop it.....stop it......stop it..... :wub:

[quote name='bubinga5' post='140207' date='Feb 14 2008, 12:13 PM']Bass in yer face, i know u said not the obvious chic, but one to check out is Chic's, 'Forbidden Lover'. The groove hits you straight away!!! [/quote] Doh! That'll teach me to read posts properly! I, of course, [b]did[/b] state all the obvious ones. Oh well, still great all the same