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Are we limited to solid basses, or are acoustic ones allowed too? In which case Fylde [url="http://www.fyldeguitars.com/guitars.html"]http://www.fyldeguitars.com/guitars.html[/url] Nigel Thornbory - dunno if he's still making them www.highlystrung.co.uk to name but two.

Brian Eastwood ;-) [url="http://www.brianeastwoodguitars.co.uk/coll.html"]http://www.brianeastwoodguitars.co.uk/coll.html[/url]

Crimson Guitars.

New gold lions? Tell me more! I have JJ Tesla KT77s in my Burmans and they seem to be reasonable quality and work very well. Do JJ make a KT88?

Just recieved this response to an offer to pay cash on collection. Looking on the bright side, it's always a pleasure not to deal with people like this! "Hi mate, the bottom line is I wouldn't. Invariably it would be a winning bid followed by you coming to collect the system and trying to offer a lower fee than was bid. I know that I because I WOULD DO THE SAME!"

And here's something I've never seen before, and probably never wish to see again: a Hondo Explorer! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-Explorer-Bass-Deluxe-Series-880_W0QQitemZ140334232235QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item20ac9272ab&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A2|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hondo-Explorer-Bass-...93%3A2|294%3A50[/url]

Here's a really interesting looking Ibanez 2366 fretless P . 200 quid seems a bit steep though, what do you reckon? [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-2366FLB-FRETLESS-BASS-VINTAGE-70s_W0QQitemZ260450795469QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3ca413bfcd&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A1|66%3A2|39%3A1|293%3A2|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-2366FLB-FRETL...93%3A2|294%3A50[/url]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='535461' date='Jul 8 2009, 10:05 AM']a bad?[/quote] I think his 'n' key has stopped working LOL!

[quote name='beerdragon' post='544405' date='Jul 18 2009, 10:57 PM']I saw the Bucket Boys last year in St Ives. You are on about Tim Renwick who played with the Floyd, The bass player had an upright bass if i remember corectly and they were all very professional, great band.[/quote] Tim Renwick! Floyd schmoyd, he played with Sutherland Brothers and Quiver! Serious esoteric class!!

[quote name='KevB' post='546329' date='Jul 21 2009, 12:48 PM']Weird thing was he then started going on about some of the new songs he had in mind not really needing another guitar and doing a trio with a bass player and drummer and there's my mate the guitarist who he's taken on in the first place as a second guitarist/b vox standing right in front of him.[/quote] I think a swift chat with your mate might be in order. Then all you need is a drummer and maybe a vocalist ... You'll find it easier to find another band than they will to find a capable bassist. Good luck.

[quote name='Doddy' post='546410' date='Jul 21 2009, 01:35 PM']Yeah it's a Modulus Fleabass. Does anyone remember that bass before Flea used it and was known as the Sonic Hammer?[/quote] CrazyKiwi had one for a while - I played it and it was awesome. I think it found it's way to Beedster (natch) and then I'm not sure where it went afterwards.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='545390' date='Jul 20 2009, 03:36 PM']You know this was meant to be neat, tidy and concise thread to inform potential customers of current and forthcoming stock. Talk about self-sabotage. Move along now... Alex[/quote] In a vain attempt to drag you back on topic, when will Midgets be available and what about Big Baby ?

I'd like to say a bit thank you to the team in PMT in Birmingham, who tick all the boxes - yes , they appreciate being asked to try the gear, yes they have very competent specialist staff, friendly, knowledgeable, not pushy and will do you a good deal if they can. If they're on commission it's clearly on what the team sells, which is how it should be. As a result, I'm now the proud owner of a new piano, that I've been umming and ahing about for ages! Wish I'd gone in there yonks ago.

I've seen this before with a strat , in a church of all places. Turned out to be a great excuse for my friend to buy a variax, which cured the problem :-) A hearing aid is essentially a single-coil pickup.

Yes Bob, the BB1200 was a through neck.

Yes it does, but I can't remember what you have to do to get it. Maybe stand on it for 3 seconds?

Some good tips here. When I was learning piano my teacher used to raid the music library for stuff a grade or two down from what we were learning and make us sight read it. Once through each piece only, no stopping. When you'd finished the book, bring it back and be given another one. If you can, skim through the piece in 30 seconds or so before you start, noting key changes and time changes. The other useful piece of advice I was given is to learn to read intervals, not absolute notes. A line in the stave to a space is an even interval (4th, 6th, octave etc) space to space or line to line is a 5th, 7th, 9th. Getting into orchestras as a string bass player is usually easy - full orchestras need 8 double basses. Jazz and swing bands are much harder since they typically only have one bass player. My sight reading improved radically when I took up tuba!

I can only think of one person who should be allowed to own this bass! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-Limited-Edition-Chequered-Bass-2008-ICB_W0QQitemZ130317266776QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item1e5783af58&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1688|293%3A6|294%3A50"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IBANEZ-Limited-Editi...93%3A6|294%3A50[/url]

Quality control on the MIMs is variable. The best ones are very good. Most of them are adequate. For MIJ/CIJ, the best instruments are the not-for-export, which have that winning combination of US pickups and hardware, and Japanese build quality and attention to detail.

Can't see any problems with posting your actual experiences. Thanks for taking the trouble.

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='533599' date='Jul 6 2009, 10:46 AM']Count me in Alex, Ipswich Suffolk Area[/quote] +1 - what psychoandy said!

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='530893' date='Jul 2 2009, 06:20 PM']I'm totally pants at listening to a song and working out the notes being played. I'm a little better at sorting the rhythm but that still leaves room for improvement.[/quote] It's like sight reading. Don't try and work out the actual notes, listen to the intervals !