police squad

I had to pick up a bass and learn this, it was soooo good. I love the way he talks about brushing his hand across the strings, that percussive thing. I've started to try it, and it's making me play without a pick. But then I play fingers, pick and just thumb sometimes. You should all read Guy's book. It's really interesting

Thanks mate, finally all sorted, I'd forgotten just how good this bass is

I'm thinking of selling this as I haven't used it for a couple of years. Only used on 'Police' gigs but since I've had my Bravewood, that's pretty much all I use these days. Excellent Mwah to this one!!

What you need is one of those 70s boat anchors made from ash. They'll smash anything

No mate, you need the fretless version like i have😁

These are lovely basses. I have a 940 that I aquired from John at Bravewood

about 1989 I bought an original '62 P bass from a friend. It was stripped and french polished. It was a lovely thing to play and sounded good. In 1990 I bought my '73 P bass which I still have. It was better than the '62 . I prefered the neck and the sound. I was 22 and couldnt afford to keep both, so I sold the 62 for 550 quid. I wish I hadn't sold it but I still have my '73. It is still the best bass I have played. I just don't know why

It was £1500 7 years ago He actually builds the guitar and lets the laquer cure for about 9 months before he does the relic

I have a fender 62 pickup in one of my basses and it's awesome. I also have a kent armstrong in another bass but I cant remember which one. It also sounds very good. I'll see if I can find out what it is

My Bravewood. Convinces most people that it is an original. I always tell them it is a replica of Sting's battered bass. I also have a Flea jazz bass. I gigged it exclusively for a couple of years. Probably did 60-80 2 hour gigs with it. The finish has started to rub off where my wrist rests and where my forearm rests. I haven't got any pics of this to hand. The white primer is showing through. It looks great

in 1990/91 I worked in a music shop. Nothing bothered me but some of the youngsters could really nail sweet child of mine. It always amazed me how good they were

Milan has recently bought my Aria SBR-150. Easy transaction, price agreed and payment made very quickly with no dramas. We organised shipping through eurosender, which took 8 days, bank holiday in the middle. The Aria has gone to a good home, deal with confidence. Great communication and Milan is a great guy enjoy the bass

What a superb demo. Never heard of him but he's fab Gratuitous picture of my Bravewood

just wow

you should read his autobiography, really interesting

agreed

doesn't look right to me.

I have discovered many things +1 for Ashdown Flatwound strings, if only on my Hofner. Also the biggest and most obvious is the pickup sweet spot. I also found my old Manson bass. But the weirdest thing definitely was finding the right handed version of my late bandmate's left handed Jackson bass. A brief recollection for you Back in the late 80s, music shop owner, Big Mart, ordered a custom Jackson bass. It had a Star wars graphic and kahler trem. He went to view it at the music show but they'd made it right handed. Big Mart was a lefty Jackson rushed thru a lefty version. The original right handed version ended up it Brixton musical exchange. It was sold, end of story Big Mart passed away nearly 5 years ago, we carried the band on and I switched to bass and vocals I then posted on BC and Talkbass and various other musical forums, searching for the said right handed version. and on what would have been Big Mart's birthday, I got a message from the owner of the right handed Jackson. He bought it from BEM and still had it. Unbelievable but true

That is lovely. I recently sold an early series 2. I had a series 4000 back in the 90s and loved it. I dont really gig much on bass these days but if I did, I would seek out another

No need. It's still the most playable bass. The action is low and it doesn't rattle. I've never had a bass set up so well. If you're ever in Deal, come and have a go.

I bought a 1973 P bass in the summer of 1990. It needed a set up. I sent it to the guy I always use, Andy Crockett. He set it up and I haven't touched the truss rod ever. I have done a lot of gigs with the bass and apart from, putting a schaller 3D bridge on, changing the pots and half the pickup, it's still the same original set up. He stoned the frets and they are quite low, but they haven't worn down in all this time. I suppose it could be just a very stable bit of wood and it's not really subjected to serious temperature change

yep sounds fine to me too. Differences in pickups would probably be the thing here. Both sound just like a P bass, the 2nd bass sounds more scooped

I think the high mass bridge adds a little more depth to the tone, when played with a pick, or the original bridge has more treble