pete.young

+1 for Gareth Hughes suggestion.

Many pro double bass players use a C extension to get those lower notes.

[quote name='LeftyJ' post='563886' date='Aug 8 2009, 11:39 PM']Pretty! What exactly is it?[/quote]

It is a CIJ PB70 80US fretless, a not-for-export model with US pickups and I'll guess a jazz-width neck. I have an identical one, except that it has frets.

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='563341' date='Aug 8 2009, 10:15 AM']Ah so...my bid would be way off the mark then.. [/quote]
I'm sure he'll take more for it if you insist!

What appears to be a Maya precison with a maple neck - is this a '70s Matsumoku?

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAYA-BASS-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ190326483805QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c5057ab5d&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAYA-BASS-GUITAR_W0Q...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

As it happens, Ishibashi has one in not such good condition for 98,000 yen. With the current exchange rate and shipping costs, you're not going to see a lot of change from £800 if you were to import that one.

Snotglo?

What we need is bassassin, someone go and haul him over here from the 'ebay' Japcrap thread!

I should be able to make this. Can't imagine that most of my gear is of interest but I'll bring a Burman Pro 4000 and a Dean Bromberg B2, which has an unusual Piezo bridge pickup that people might like to see and hear.

Nic, you could ask doctor_of_the_bass if his mate Colin would do a tutorial ;-)

I think you should also wait until Alex Claber gets a Midget ready.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='555724' date='Jul 29 2009, 11:09 PM']That fretless Rick is gorgeous.[/quote]
+1 . I was lucky enough to see it in the flesh, and it really is something special. And that's from someone who doesn't like Ricks!

Glad the Ibanez worked out!

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 ?

[quote name='Legion' post='545570' date='Jul 20 2009, 06:25 PM']If I kept this Sadowsky I have no idea what I would do with 3 basses[/quote]

Personally, I'd have found a way!

Looks like I'll be spending most of next week in Lowestoft, waiting for the weather to improve enough to allow us to go diving. If you fancy a beer and a chat PM me!

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.