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Stu Zender wears a hat too....

Man up fella - heavy gear = good gear :-)

I've often looked at the Birdsong basses on the web - only shorter scale bass i've owned was a 32" (Status KB). I like the idea of a 33", reckon it would suit me down to the ground. Drop tuning will make things go a bit floppy (!) i reckon, but again, can be tweaked to adress some of this. My advice - Go for it Graeme

I'm down to two now, just done a herd thinning exercise. Looking to get a 5'er and keep things basic for a while. I make it a policy only to buy basses that i can gig

The Space In Between by Janek G, Return of the Space Cowboy by Jamiroquai and the new Dream Theater album.

[quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1316635180' post='1380821'] Like this? [/quote]Yep - EXACTLY like that Next gig i do, i'm wearing a hat!

Going to give this a try myself, inspired by some YouTube stuff by Janek G

[quote name='daz' timestamp='1316634393' post='1380799'] You've cracked a hat? Was your head in it ? [/quote] thanks for your concern dude, i'm safe and well :-)

Hats...it's all about hats..... Bass players need hats....think about it.....Janek G, Marcus M, Bootsy etc If you want to get ahead, get a hat That is all....and no I haven't been drinking

this goes back i guess to the old 'try loads of basses, buy the one you like' I get fed up with alot of the forum snobbery about the whole warwick issue quite frankly. Take your point about the new prices though, although i still like the 'cheap' P-nut signature bass.

Nothing wrong with the Korean Corvettes - my recently purchased Bubinga 4 string is testament to that - great build quality, sounds amazing, same hardware as the German ones - and i paid a shade over £400 (it's 2 years old and mint) Don't let the Korean element put you off - from my (admittedly limited) experience - they're great. Graeme

Loving the 5 string singlecut elite currently for sale on the Shuker site - beautiful bass.

I'd love to be able to play too much like Jaco.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1316565962' post='1379867'] Indeed. Perhaps why it's a struggle to find a 'great' sounding mainstream record from the past decade, sound quality is just not a concern there anymore! [/quote] Don't agree with this - Anything Pino has been on has sounded great. Not everybody wants the hifi tones of boutique basses, they don't suit all types of music.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1316562497' post='1379851'] Thats not doing it for me. Maybe it's the chrome hardware? Surely the biggest gaffe on any bass with a natural finish! But it sounds just like a typical 'jazz on steroids' affair, and I expect something more exquisite from a boutique bass like that. [/quote] Sorry it's not doing it for you - i like it.

Nice clip - a talented player

don't take any, turn up and insist someone goes out and buys you a bass.

Enjoyed his Legends DVD with Clapton/Sanborn etc - some great playing.

Been looking at the same ones myself - My Corvette slides all over the place in the current gator case.

i was in GAK a few weeks ago when a dude was returning one of these heads as it wasn't loud enough....remind me never to go and see his band.

[quote name='Kevin Glasgow' post='1374595' date='Sep 15 2011, 04:09 PM']I've been checking out his latest album 'Sep7entrion' on Spotify. It's got some really great tracks on it.[/quote] Just bought it - great tunes.