yorks5stringer

I had a 5 String version of one of these: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Bass-Guitar-STB-Series_W0QQitemZ270235147692QQihZ017QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aria-Bass-Guitar-STB...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] and successfully made a Fenderesque headstock out of it, but there was a bit more wood to play with than you've got. As others have said it should not weaken the headstock if all you are doing is reshaping it a little. I must agree that I don't like Fender type basses with odd looking headstocks! PS I just traced an outline (having removed the Tuners) and used a power sander initally , then hand sanded it.

Customs could be awkward and ask to see documentation to prove you bought it over here and just took it with you "for a Gig"....

any more interest?

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='189907' date='May 1 2008, 07:03 PM']Unashamed bump for the weekend![/quote] and again for next Thursday

[quote name='clauster' post='195307' date='May 9 2008, 11:21 AM']Yorks5stringer: I was lucky enough to do the live sound for one of her gigs almost 20 years ago. Bass into Yamaha SPX90 into PA Microphone for the vox Knew how to play and sing and really use FX creatively and musically. At sound check she stood in front of the stacks to check her sound - "You've got 6db of boost at around 4khz, can you turn it down to 3 please?" I checked the desk and yes, there was 6db of boost right there! Amazing lady![/quote] I met her a couple of times, prior to one gig she did in Leeds she (for some reason) contacted me to bring in a mike stand as he knew we were coming to see her. I think she studied with Fred Baker

or maybe "I'll be back"?

I'll give this another week to see if there is any more interest: I might be wrong but 6 or 8 bassists does not strike me as viable?

[quote name='Toasted' post='195110' date='May 8 2008, 11:38 PM']Hi![/quote] I'd already counted you in good sir!

I'll take (head)stock after the weekend and see what the response is...

Just wondering if anyone would be interested in a (West) Yorkshire Bass bash (assuming there is not one already planned or one happened just before I joined this august ensemble?) I know of at least 4 bassists in Baildon and there seem to be quite a few other members quite near too. There is a social club in the village who are keen to open their doors to musicians (there's a Jam every 3 weeks now, next one Friday 23rd) and there's a good chippy 2 minutes away too! Please let me know if this seems a good idea/and/or you may be interested? I'd be happy to bring my 5 String Rick Turner Electroline and G&L 2500 Tribby and the usual MarkBass Travellers...

Anyone else ever see "Single Bass": she was called Jennifer Moore from around Nottingham way, maybe 10 years ago? She used to sing and accompany herself with lots of Jaco type slaps, chords and harmonics. I've still got her tape somewhere, "Be Your Friend" [url="http://www.single-bass.co.uk/"]http://www.single-bass.co.uk/[/url]

Welcome from another 5 Stringer!

Just used the LED's as mentioned earlier at our gig over the weekend. Attached them to the side of our speakers with a rod attached to the bracket on the light and then bungees. Set them to auto change as the sound to light is quite fast and the microphone sensor is not easily accessible. Verdict: excellent for £78 delivered from Thomann although you have to fit UK plugs and need extra cables to connect them to the mains. Forgot to mention, they take up very little room/weight compared to the big '4 light' boxes and that was the deciding factor as muggins has to transport them! Anyone else got band members with "glass backs"?

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='160178' date='Mar 19 2008, 12:43 PM'] The Trio continue their tour of Yorkshire's far flung hostelries with a date this Saturday at the Fox. We've never played there before so if anyone is in the vicinity please do pop in and see us! We are debuting our new lights , as recommended on Basschat![/quote] Unashamed bump for the weekend!

I think the Black Variax looks quite good, and coincidentally I have one "For Sale" at this vary moment!

Smooth Operator (Sade) and Mercy (Duffy) for the Trio and Back in the USSR, and Don't Stop (FMac) for the Covers Band

+1, made near me in Batley, great quality and nothing is too much trouble. If you look closely there's usually some dscount on offer too, with mine it was pay £1 and get a 10% discount. Trival but true: saw a car with their logo on the other day too!

I got my RKS on ebay about a year ago as new, and paid considerably less than any of the prices quoted above, although not with fitted flightcase. They are great playing and balanced basses. Thomann sell them but at silly money so a US import could be worthwhile. Mine is now with another Bassschatter now and he loves it!

Good spot, if I'd had my wits about me on Saturday night I was going to ask him all about it but as I have recounted elsewhere I screwed up!

I have the 102 Traveller and the 115 Traveller too but have never needed to be loud enough to use them both. The 115T is the older version that whilst narrower than the 102T is still bulkier so I tend to go with the 102T all the time. The bassisti on here seem to think MarkBass cabs are not as good as the amps: I have no experience of anything else and am quite happy.....

[center]Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings/ Monte Casino The Sage, Gateshead April 19th 2008[/center] Well, as we have seen in Off Topic recently, opinions are like arseholes: everyone’s got one (although not kettle leads) and they’re almost all sh*tty. Anyway, here’s my opinion on Sharon Jones and the Dap-kings on the last date of their short UK Tour. Firstly a big shout to Sunderland band Monte Casino who treated us to a short set of Jazz Funk led by the talented Jess Roberts on vocals. Credit to Karl Stobbs on bass also, with some nice playing on what looked like a Modulus from where I was sat. Sartorial note: I knew they were Jazz funk because 3 of them wore hats…..(dons own flameproof hat!) To find out more: [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=146815734"]http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...endid=146815734[/url] Before I move on to Ms Jones and the DK’s playing, whilst waiting at bar I glanced down the stairs (The Sage is a huge multi level venue although our Hall was nice and intimate) only to see the band passing me just below. Abandoning any pretence of cool I started to try and work out which one was bassman Bosco Mann by looking at my copy of their CD in order to go and say “Hi”. As they were not dressed in stage suits, the moment was soon passed and they were gone backstage: why did I not just go and welcome Miss Jones to Gateshead, get her autograph and then move on to Bosco? Damn! Did I ever tell about the time I almost got into Bowie’s dressing room at Newcastle City Hall? Right on to the gig proper. The Dap-Kings came out minus Sharon led by Binky Griptite (sounds like a porno name) on Guitar who handled all the vocal MC’ing. A number of instrumental and vocal numbers led by Binky heralded the arrival of Sharon Jones. She battled with a dodgy foldback/monitor situation all night and musical director/bassist Bosco Mann coped admirably with her leaving the stage on a number of occasions. The set was constructed around a James Brown style soul review with songs segueing into each other with short instrumentals led by Bosco on bass. He was the epitome of cool in shades. Most of the material off the Album “100 Days, 100 Nights” was performed save the title track, and there were a number of earlier songs too. James Brown’s “Mans World” was given a re-interpretation as was a breakdown into the Funky Chicken, Mashed Potato, Hitchhike and The Swim Dance demonstration by Sharon Jones. “Answer Me” as an encore led to an extended work out with Sharon Jones berating the sound crew for only getting a decent sound at the end of the gig! Credit to her powerful vocals however, as much of the time she told us she could not hear herself. On to bassist Bosco Mann Needless to say I positioned myself at a diagonal to Bosco in order to be able to watch his playing all night (sad or what?). I didn’t stop grinning from his first note to the last note even though he spent some of his time with his back to the audience directing the band from the middle of the stage, before and after Ms Jones had gone backstage. He played nothing fancy, but just sat in the groove with the right notes in the right places (sounds obvious) and some nice runs in the inter song seques. The bass sound was better than on Later earlier in the week through a large Ampeg rig. Credit to the rhythm section and horns too, as I said earlier, Sharon Jones walked off stage a little too often for it to be planned: as soon it happened Bosco implacably led the band into a short 16th note type instrumental with ner a missed beat and dressed in shades he looked so cool! Whilst there’s a place for your fancy tapping, slappin, and poppin, when I grow up, I want to be a groove(y) bassist like Bosco Mann! For more on Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings: [url="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=29037295"]http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=29037295[/url] My weekend was complete when I went to watch the Mags beat the Mackems on Sunday, 2-0!