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"Barbary coast" from the black market was always my favourite, funky as hell

Yeah John I know what you mean, the stingray/jazz tone just lends itself so well to that type of tone especially as those tones became the benchmark sound for that style i,e larry Graham(jazz bass) and Louis Johnson(musicman stingray). thats why those are my favourite basses, i must say im fascinated to hear that about warwicks as although ive played warwicks for 11 years ive only ever owned streamers, so i dont have an awful lot of experience with the other models, how would you say Dolphins fare for that sort of thing, ive admired those basses for a long time. lee ps sorry if i seem to be highjacking, but john is "THE" Authority on warwicks Hey Lee don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Warwick basses don't slap but from personal experience there are certain makes/genres of basses that can do it better. I've never tried to study or even begin to understand why some basses are better at it than others but as a rule I've 'generally' found that BO basses (at least decent quality ones) can by and large slap better than 'many' Warwick basses. I agree with you that 'old red' that we have both owned is an exception to the rule and there are plenty of nice snappy sounding Wicks out there but not all Warwicks can carry it off... and as you say there are basses like the Sterling (Stingray/Jazz) which seem to universally just nail the slap tone

Oh i dont know John! I always got quite a decent slap sound, out of your old red, mind yo it is a very bright sounding instrument, ive some recordings of some shows i did where the sound really surprised me . But then i did get a sterling off you which was built for slap My warwick streamer jazzman has a great slap tone, and is particularly warm sounding for a warwick. have a great weekend mate - lee If only it were so easy! I should qualify that by saying that I've found a BO neck Jazz (or Jazz style bass; Sadowsky Lakland etc.) to give that slap tone far better than a NT Streamer... of course it could just be me!

Hi everyone Youve met her before this is Rita (named after classic hollywood redhead Rita Heyworth) a 2003 Sterling in cherryburst with a nordstrand pickup (alnico magnets, for a bigger sound more akin to a stingray). The reason im posting this is ive just bought from our very own Rowbee a lovely vintage white pearl scratchplate, and ive took a few before/during /after pics of rita getting her new frock [attachment=20270:P2120138.JPG][attachment=20271:P2120139.JPG] This is her with the original standard white scratchplate, its ok but it think the lovely finish, needs something a bit more classy. [attachment=20272:P2120141.JPG][attachment=20273:P2120143.JPG][attachment=20274:P2120144.JPG] This is her Butt naked, a lovely cherryburst finish, i must say EBMM finishes are just incredible(IMO) and really put a lot of companys to shame, i will i think get a clear perspex scrathplate eventually to really show off the grain on the one piece ash body. SEXY GIRL [attachment=20276:P2120149.JPG][attachment=20275:P2120150.JPG] [attachment=20278:P2120148.JPG] This is the lovely new new scratchplate, i dont think my camera has brought the pearl out much though, its a lovely off white colour and i think it really complements the finish, def looks a little classier. So do you like her new frock, i think its the biz but a clear one would look amazing. Hope you like the pics, have a great weekend everyone - lee

Just bought a gorgeous vintage pearl scratchplate, for my sterling from Rowbee, lovely guy delivered really quicky and very well packaged, also a great chap to chat with, thanks Rob your a star. buy with confidence - lee

Hi there!! When i bought my WAV i tried it through a littlemark 2 through a markbass 2x10 and it sound really nice the warmth of the littlemark really complements the high end of the piezo, it can sound a bit harsh through certain amps, i use an eden wt 550 and it sounds great but i have to turn the tone control right down to get that warm thud i like, ive never used a bow i meant to get one and learn but i never got around to it, ill be honest ive only gigged it a couple of times and there were a few flat notes, im fine just playing but if im sight reading with it, im a bit out at times . I must say i was very lucky when i got mine it came wih the same stand that comes with the CRM models, so ive not had any bother, i do think id like the endpin for though so i can sit down , i do fancy getting a five string CRM5 though i think they are fantastic. If like me your a fairweather upright bassist, the WAV is the way to go - all the best - lee

Very special, i love it, thats what i call the rig of doom!!!!!! missing the EBS sound!! - lol

Well hello Howard! its lee muir here!!! Fantastic to see you on here, do you remember picking me up from gateshead metro station ( still nothing untoward, apparently his kerb crawling days are over) to fix a broken tuner on my ibanez musician, i was a pup of 18 then, and you kept my basses tip top for years after that, especially as i would usually turn up ask you to fix em in a week then id bugger off on a cruise or whatever the hell i was doing at the time. Im really glad your feeling better mate, its been far too long, i miss those smokey days hanging around the bass place, i was gutted to hear of its closure, many of our fellow basschatters will be thrilled to hear some of your tales. All the best mate- lee ps love the avatar, my old bass teacher Kenny potter used to have that on his teaching room wall, cool

I had some labella deep talking flats on my jazz for a while they were great but i went back to the roundwounds as i like bite with a jazz bass, if i ever get a precision it will always have flats i think its the perfect combination. lee

Well it just so happens, im in newcastle visiting my parents for a week from the 23rd feb, so if its around then ill definately be popping in, won t be able to bring my amp but ill bring a bass or two along and i dont mind chipping in a couple of quid for the room, let me know the dates lads. all the best - lee ps cant remember if it was bass octopus who wanted to try an eden head, if so if your there and want me to bring my wt 550 let me know!