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In that case you have just purchased one hell of a bass....congratulations!

Absolutely great basses...but from memory of my buddy's FAB bass they did not have filter based electronics. I am a little surprised you can achieve the "wah" effect.

[quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1413466544' post='2578506'] ...... noticed a Fender Squier 'Jaguar' bass. Had some age to it, looked like it had been played; ie the 'newness' had worn off. The ticket said £99, got a feeling they might take an offer? But do I [s]need[/s] want it? [/quote] The question is entirely rhetorical. Your mind is made up.....

Best advice is...have fun. That's what it's all about.

In all honesty I believe that the name playing the instrument is more important than the name on the headstock. In my experience the search for the perfect bass is like chasing the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

I share your sentiments....I have been fighting the urge to purchase the 5 string version. It looks like the perfect sub £1000 fretless.

I have no idea what it is...but it looks great!

These are very lightweight, comfortable and playable instruments. My Sr605 was a featherweight 7.5lbs and my SR1205 weighs in at 8lbs. Highly recommended.

I saw Rush fall flat following a complete Alex Lifeson howler in Glasgow.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1412433519' post='2568926'] I still cant understand why people get so upset about this [/quote] This site is male dominated by an overwhelming majority..... Too much testosterone.

Looks great!

Desperately sad to read this news. John was a truly excellent bassist. Sublime taste and tone. What a loss

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1410642688' post='2551632'] im not a Stingray man but i do love them. Ive always owned Jazz basses. when i played a SR4 it blew me away. i ve owned an SR5 that was amazing. still have not owned an SR4 which are different, in lots of ways. anyways this guy is great on a Music Man. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvWiT6Q6Awk[/media] [/quote] Still have that on VHS...bought it when it was originally released. Excellent! I have some old demo's that I recorded with one of my old bands back in the 80's...I recorded them with my old Stingray...probably the best recorded bass sounds that I made. Considering my other bass was a Wal custom at the time it says all there is to know about that....now. I cant even remember what happened to that old stingray. And I knew a guy who knew a player who had a brother who owned a stingray just like it...in fact it not only looked like mine but sounded just like mine...and he wondered why I never kept mine. Great basses.

I would say that £90 for a de-fretting at the Gallery is very good value for money. I would also say that de-fretting a factory fretted board would be no drama. I know that it is not the ideal way to go, but from personal experience I have never had any big problems using round wound strings on untreated fretless fingerboards ( I have owned a few) despite what many say.

Beautiful. I love explorers. I'm about 90% certain that Ibanez manufactured these during the 80's...they were readily available in the UK.

Tony Levin on the Peter Gabriel Album [i]So - [/i]I have no idea what kind of amp or other gear that he uses. Just awesome.

Wow...very nice. Well done!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1410293453' post='2547989'] I just don't get it. Clayton has whored his name round so many bass manufacturers, I've lost count. I really just don't like the guy, met him once and he was thoroughly unpleasant. He's not that good a player and (go on, do this) a quick search on his name in Google images just seems to show hundreds of the same photo...the same smug look on his face, a la; [i]I'm-not-looking-at-my-bass-and-you-know-I-think-I-just-cracked-out-a-very-smelly-fart-as-well[/i]. Right place, right time I suppose. Dee Dee? At least the guy played and effing Precision. Maybe I'm just tired. P [/quote] Nancy, you are not a big fan of Mr Clayton....I can sense these things!

[quote name='namefail' timestamp='1410076608' post='2545789'] Perhaps you were, iirc this track is credited to have Glaswegian backing vocals. Rush Exit Stage Left 1981 Closer to the Heart [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mw_c9U7p14"]https://www.youtube....h?v=4Mw_c9U7p14[/url] [/quote] Unfortunately I wasn't there! :-(

Totally agree...NM was a very big influence on me during that classic Whitesnake era. Superb bassist. I would love to have played with Rush during the Moving pictures tour that spawned "Exit...stage left!