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    Yep, I sold Jack a Hartke 4x10. Swift payment and all round nice guy. great comms too.
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    up for the weekend
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    you can learn to be a frontman. You've learned to play bass and you've learned the songs, so now learn to be at the front. Personally I am a quiet and fairly shy person, (people often call me aloof because I shy away from people and don't talk to them between sets or whatever) but give me an audience and a gig, (albeit as a singer, guitarist, bassist or any combination) and I change personality. Of course it's easier if the gig is going well but when you're playing to one man and his dog at the frog and bucket and it's only the dog that's interested in you that can make it a little tougher!!
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    My advice if you're going to try and be the frontman, is to relax and enjoy it. If you're struggling to talk to the audience in between numbers, shorten the gaps between the songs. Make eye contact with people if something funny happens (someone trips over, spills their beer etc) when someone shouts out '[size=5]YOU'RE SH1T'[size=2] [size=3]you can tell them, 'you're ugly but we can practice'[/size][/size][/size]
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    put it on ebay with a buy it now and for a short time. if it gets called by the faker haters (I won't give him the pleasure of a name check) 3 times, you're account will be suspended for a week. (mine was) I managed to sell a retrovibe one, the ad got pulled but someone emailed me after and I did a deal off the bay, which meant,(ahem) no fees!! Ebay's loss was my gain good luck
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    ah, I've just googled it. It's an old one. Hofner is due at the end on the month
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    which Sting bass have you seen? Is it the White Spector? will defo post up the hofner when it comes. (the dealer has already sold 25 of them. 25 @ 699 = £17.5K, nice work if you can get it!!)
  12. police squad
    tuesday bumpity
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    a tuesday morning, 1 all draw bump
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    the singer, who replaced me in my old band, he's got a black one too. He loves it. C'mon you rockers, get it here!!!
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    Still in the process of having a clear out. This is a 1984-87 bass according to it's serial number. A sort of maroon colour. Loads of dinks and scrapes and a sublime neck. Owned this for about 4 years. It needs a switch tip and two knobs are allparts replacements. Works as it should and nails that Duff sound. It just doesn't get used and I've decided to have a complete cull of my collection of 32 various guitars and basses and only keep the ones that are used. looking for £400 ddelivered to your door. No case I'm afraid but it will be well packed some pictures for you
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    sunday afternoon bump
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    I've just goggled manson explorer bass and would you believe it, my original one that came from livewire in Cardiff is on preloved!! Seller wants £800 for it!! It's still in what looks like, very good nick. I've just emailed him to see how long he's had it etc
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    bump for a lovely piece of kit
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    ha ha, yes that's the one. I bought it from live wire. It was £399. Think I bought it in 1984, about july. It was a proper explorer shape, two kent armstrong pickups, active electronics. I eventually traded it against an aria SB-R150 from Peter Cooks. It was huge!!
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    Anyone here got a Manson. I've had 2 in my time, both explorers. One was black with white spots on the pointy bits and the other was originally black with an abelone tiger inlayed into the upper horn. When I got it it was stripped so I re-finished it in candy apple blue. Are they out there?
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    all sold at sound affects now. unless he secures some more!!
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    [quote name='Russ' timestamp='1338994984' post='1682125'] I know Lee from years back, when he worked in Rockbottom in Croydon and played in a band called Moondigger (who actually sounded a lot like It Bites). He was stupidly talented even back then, 20-odd years back, and, as for his little bit of slapping with Grace Jones, this is a man who I've seen play Mr. Pink at double speed, left handed and upside down - it's something to behold. I'm glad he's gone on and done well - he deserves it. Local boy made good and all that. [/quote] Yep, that's when I met him. He sold my brother a bright pink Jackson and had a go on a 62 P bass re-issue I'd bought in soho. He was an incredible player then. We then bumped into each at a battle of the bands thing in Folkestone. It was so badly organised that me and my band just went home!!
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    [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1339012616' post='1682511'] Do you still have the original pickguard? Used to have one of these; I regret moving it on Truckstop [/quote] Yes, it's on a shelf in the spare room. Took it off straight away .
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    Ok, so I've decided to sell my 'Sting Bass' [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][b]£450 including horrible fender gig bag. Delivered[/b][/font][/size] I am in a Police tribute band but nearly always play my 70s re-issue fretless and seeing as I've got a custom build '57 on order, time to move it on (I've also just ordered one of the 'union jack hofners') I bought the bass just over 5 years ago when I started gigging with my Police band. I've taken the scratchplate off and there was a wiring rout underneath it, so I made a small block and mounted the thumbrest on it. I think it looks ok (from a distance!!) It's been gigged (probably done about 40 gigs) and so is far from mint, the bridge is going rusty as is the control plate, there are a few dings and dents but overall it's ok. I always try and look after my stuff. Sound wise, it's just incredible. I read somewhere that it purrs and I think that's a great description. It's a smooth sound with a little grind to it. I've used it in depping in a classic rock band too. It really is lovely. It's got a big chunky C shaped neck and the body is lightweight ash. I don't know what year it was made, info on the net suggests anywhere between 1999 and 2002. I bought it new 5 years ago. here are some pics, PM me for more info
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