Alfie

[quote name='Commando Jack' post='901652' date='Jul 22 2010, 09:42 AM']Hi there, So I was over on Fark.com when I came across this video (below for anyone interested) for "famous guitar tunes without a guitar" kind of thing. Now, I know that the guy was aiming for "there is no lead guitarist here so its cool", but the band had a bass, and it sparked a (small) [url="http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=5495932&cpp=1"]debate[/url] on whether a bass was a guitar or not, potentially nullifying the claims of the original link. So I was thinking, what does everyone here think? To get the ball rolling, my logic is that the bass guitar is a larger and lower tuned version of a guitar, much like a bass clarinet or baritone sax (which I know would be analagous to the baritone guitar, but I'm makin' a point here ), so they are both part of the wider guitar family. Of course this would make a bass a guitar. However it seems that a few people over on Fark are saying that because it's a double bass lay on its side that it is derived from another family of instruments and is not a guitar. I've enabled voting so everyone can have their say without having to necessarily write a big list of links etc to defend their opinion. The video: [/quote] A video of someone on keys trying to play guitar lines is my idea hell on earth. Impressive, but at the same time totally totally sh*te.

You very rarely get a bargain on eBay anymore.

[quote name='chris_b' post='898077' date='Jul 18 2010, 02:30 PM']Quite so! Hang your head in shame! It's your fault that this guy’s career as an international rock star is in tatters.[/quote] I agree, he is just a guy trying to fight the Taliban, armed only with an Ibanez BTB. He is a hero for our times.

Such small photos for such a big man.

[quote name='obbm' post='889945' date='Jul 8 2010, 10:34 PM']2 X 8-ohm Cabs = 4-ohms[/quote] Thank you

Slight hijack Running an Orange Terror Bass into two 8 ohm cabs, should the switch on the back of the amp be set to 4 ohm or 8 ohm?

'Rare' is the third most annoying thing on eBay after @LOOK@ and WOW!!!

I have been contemplating that bright green fez for a a while, but then Doctor Who started wearing a fez and it put me off.

[quote name='andy67' post='858788' date='Jun 6 2010, 12:13 PM']Anyone know when these little bassas hit the shelves? Ordered and paid for one start of May but no idea of ETA. andy[/quote] Bump because I want one too.

I am in no hurry to off-load it, I just thought someone might have need for it. I am happy for anyone to pick it up whenever, now or in a couple of months time, no bother really. I appreciate that I do live in an awkward location.

Inspired by my latest acquisition from eBay, I thought I might start a thread to post delectable shots of MIJ and CIJ Fenders, there do seem to be quite a few on this site. Happily, I now own a Japanese Fender from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Here's a little story about the new bass: I have always always wanted a 57 reissue surf green precision with a maple neck and I have been actively searching for one for years without any success, I was seriously looking at getting something made by the Fender Custom Shop. Last week I decided to give in and get a daphne blue precision I had seen on eBay, daphne blue is pretty close to surf green I thought. Anyway, fast forward to today and the Parcelforce man arrives with his large package, eagerly I rip open the box and what do I find? The bass that was pictured as blue on eBay is in fact very close to surf green (it is a hard colour to capture), there was much rejoicing. Before you could say rockabilly, I had removed the active EMGs and put in some wizards, replaced the chunky brass bridge for something more vintage and stuck on some ashtrays. A quick polish and the little beauty is perfect. So here they are, left to right: 1989 Fender Precision Bass Lyte; 1996 Fender '57 Precision Bass ; 2009 Fender '51 Precision Bass And a couple of art-farty ones:

Jonathan Ross came across as a total plank, I am starting to look forward to his departure from the BBC. And that Miquita Oliver is a sour little sh*t who shouldn't be allowed within a hundred yards of a camera, she had no real opinions on anything, least of all Nirvana, who she was supposed to be advocating.

Come and get a Nobels Streetman 10 I have had this for a long time but have never used it.

This guy takes the prize for the smallest pictures on an eBay auction: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180515799216&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ME:B:SS:GB:1123[/url]

[quote name='Johnston' post='856432' date='Jun 3 2010, 07:13 PM']Does anyone else get put off when they see catalogue shots rather than the actual item??[/quote] And especially when they are so teeny-tiny.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260613522169&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ME:B:SS:GB:1123[/url] More money than sense: "HERE WE HAVE A NEW STEVE HARRIS SIGNATURE BASS I BOUGHT FOR MY SON 2 WEEKS AGO, HE`S ONLY 12 AND ITS A BIT HEAVY FOR HIM AS HE`S ONLY SMALL" Still, there is a bargain to be had for someone. EDIT: forgot to add the link

I really don't like treble at all. I like P Bass, flats, tone rolled off and I avoid using g strings as much as possible. Although I do like the combo of flats, full tone and spring reverb- it makes a nice murky yet punchy combo.