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My money is on the Yamaha.

If it's a project/a bit of fun and you can get the spare cheaply enough, why not - they are decent enough basses...but in my experience you may not get a good return on it if you then choose to sell (again, depending on how much you need to spend etc)

Everything in moderation is my view - if it fits the tune, then so be it.

I don't know too much about him, but Nick Beggs is going to be working with Rick Wakeman on some upcoming live dates in South America. I've never seen Nick do anything but Kajagoogoo stuff. so may trawl Youtube later to see his other stuff. According to the article on Ricks website, Lee P is off on tour with Captain Barlow.

Following a hand injury/rsi, i'll be playing part time with a pick now for some tunes so i'll be looking at the advice/links given above too.

Great work mate.

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1349555490' post='1827794'] Most online/brick-and-mortar shops sell it for £319 with free shipping. So, I would say you're in the money. [/quote] Yep - and good service goes a long way with me. With so many music shops disappearing because they cannot compete with t'internet - i'd pay a wee bit more to know that id something goes wrong - i can just wander back in sort it.

It was up for £320 inc a gig bag. That includes 2 year warranty and a nice chat with the staff :-)

I'm thrilled with it. Really am. Can't wait to give it a proper outing through my amp tomorrow. Debating chrome covers for it...... :-)

Hi folks, grabbed myself a CV precision today. It is lush. It's like coming home. Great player, and sounds cracking. Only thing I may add is a Hipshot, which the shop has offered to order and fit at.a discount :-) very happy man :-) Will post pic later Cheers Graeme

Had a great experience in the Wunjo Bass shop today, great range of gear which is competitivly priced,and great, friendly and helpful staff. Ended up buying a Classic Vibe Precision. Highly recommended in my experience, thanks Wunjo.

slap is soooo last year. But i still do it...tastefully.

i like it. do we know cost yet?

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1349091495' post='1821547'] Searching for Bass utopia is a pointless task, as I've found out.[/quote] +1 for me too.

Like many others, i've been through my fair share of basses - but it has taught me what i ACTUALLY need for gigging purposes. I wouldn't part with my Warwick Corvette now, it's a great all rounder and plays and sounds like a bass twice its price. Only thing i am gassing for (and will keep this time) is a P Bass of some description (CV probably). I've been through the expensive/boutique/extended range thing and it didn't work for me personally. The only other thing i need to do is spend less time buying/selling/reading about basses, and play the damn things! Cheers Graeme

[quote name='gub' timestamp='1348833699' post='1818835'] Mind you at that sort of price it wouldn't be the end of the world to buy some decent pickups and swop them over ! [/quote] True that, but never had that problem with other 'budget' basses (yamaha/squier etc)

sevenstring.org?

Cool bass (just looked at the JHS site) I had a Vintage EJM96 Series Jazz, loved everything but the badly micropohonic pickups which squeeled at gig volume - everything else about the bass was great given the cost (£165 new!) Rock on!

Good to see CW loves his new signature bass.....by not using it on Jools the other night. I like the bass, and i like Muse for that matter, but £2.3k is alot of spends.

does this thread come with a case?

I still can't get my Corvette to start

[quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1348004214' post='1808118'] Haha! We play almost every song mentioned and the crowd loves them all, every time [/quote] Same here. We have a good mixture of tunes and agree with another post that mentions playing the right songs at the right gigs. Sex On Fire (now dropped from the set) has rescued many a gig and always sees a good dancefloor turnout (Pricetag by Jessie J has the same effect) We got asked to do a Hootie and the Blowfish tune for a specific gig along with a James Morrison song. So we learned them and tried them at 2 gigs...they bombed big style - nobody knew them....but when we followed up with a known 'cheesy' tune - instant dancing/applause! A varied and mixed set is a definate requirement and songs need to 'know their place' in my view IMHO as always Graeme