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[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1350251415' post='1836498'] Hmm, I may have to make the trip! I reckon A Wal might do me good. As long as its not a club neck one. But the cost is enormous! Rob. [/quote] The Wals are really interesting to play but generally too heavy for me The dark horses, although certainly not shrinking violets (sorry on a bit of a metaphor kick this evening it seems!), are the Ritters. My personal #1 bass is a Ritter Cora 4 string. Solid flamed maple body, ebony board, super-slinky neck & 33.3" scale. When I first saw them I thought they looked cool but had no idea they would play / sound the way they do. As my sig may imply I'm currently selling basses en masse simply because the Ritter seems to have ousted almost everything else I've owned. There's still some passion for really nice vintage Fenders, my '63J is #2 bass at the moment but the only thing I have any sort of GAS for is possibly another Ritter but in different body woods to give some more sound options. They are serious money of course but, by flogging almost all my other gear, I feel i can justify the expense PS - The invite to Bg is not so I can flog you anything, it's genuinely meant as an offer for you to have a good blast on a few interesting basses without any hassle / pressure to buy

[quote name='Shockwave' timestamp='1350250190' post='1836454'] It was a 1987 Thumb. Lovely sound. Neck was too thin. I have also owned a Warwick LX4 and a NT Thumb 4 mid 90's ones. Sound was lacking in those two. [/quote] There's a monster wide necked Warwick 6 string Thumb at BG Towers too - I haven't tried to play it, it frightens me and I think it bites

Pick a day when I'm minding the store at BassGear and you can play all day if you want At the moment the interesting/different 5's in stock include: A pair of Wals Nordy VP5 Two very different Ritters Two bolt-on Wood & Tronics Laurus T900 Modulus Quantum Pedulla Pentabuzz Zon US Sonus Alembic fretless Fodera Anthony Jackson double cut bolt-on F Bass BN5 Probably some more but these are the ones I can actually remember. Phil the owner has a pair of Shuker P5's and there's a few 'reference' 4's like vintage Fenders, a Ricky, couple of interesting Musicmen etc an there's also some 6's and a 7 in stock too. You really would be welcome to play for as long as you like - if nothing else you might knock some brands off your list, lol.

USPS will route through Parcelforce who will charge you £8 admin costs. That's how much I get charged anyway, doesn't make any difference if the item is worth £10 or £1,000. They slow the process down a bit as well sometimes. Item hits UK, goes to local Parcelforce office and then they post you a notification and you pay the duties and their charge before they release it. Can sometimes add a week to the process

[quote name='tedgilley' timestamp='1350077252' post='1834459'] Thanks, Molan and Fretless, I have a 4-ohm 2x10, so I expect that'll do it. Our trio has no drummer, so volume is not usually the top priority. Thanks for your help. tg [/quote] Not sure what the difference in pricing is between the BX250 head and the BX500. The 500 is about 2" deeper & 4" wider but, into 4ohms it's delivering 500w and only costs about £359. Your Schroeder will take the extra power if you needed it and with 102db sensitivity it ought to go pretty loud

I saw Vic as the 'house bassist' backing Bootsy Collins (who only sang) at a gig about 2 years ago. No flashy stuff, no slap-fest just great solid funky grooves and a huge smile on his face throughout. I really like the fact that he always seems to be having the most fun whenever he plays & he seems like a really nice guy as well

I've tried both the Micro-Bass 1x15 and 2x10 combos at BassGear & thought they were pretty cool Pretty good value at around £470 too: [url="http://www.bassgear.co.uk/bass-amps/carvin-amps-cabs/"]http://www.bassgear....rvin-amps-cabs/[/url] My favourite for overal tone was the 1x15 but I liked the way the 2x10 was designed to stand with the speakers vertically - ideal for rehearsals and smaller gigs. They run at 200w into 8ohms & add the extra 50w into 4ohms. I reckon the 1x15 combo with the matching 1x15 extension cab would be a really nice small lightweight set up. They come in tweed & snakeskin too

[quote name='Blademan_98' timestamp='1349908957' post='1832271'] Not a lot of love for Muse on this forum........ I recently designed the power distribution system for their latest tour. I am really proud of it and wish them all the best [/quote] I'd much rather listen to the gentle hum of your sound distribution system than any of the noise the band might put through it

He got a writer's credit on that song which was a big hit around the world, was nominated for a Grammy, sampled for Men in Black by Will Smith & then used by George Michael for the bridge in Fast Love, even bigger global hits. He has probably earned more from this one bassline than many bass players could dream of in a lifetime of playing

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1349466735' post='1826837'] Actually, it does I notice you're now running an LMII and TRV102P, would you say it IS noticeable with that setup? [/quote] The honest answer is that I haven't used it enough to really tell. I picked up an old '67 Ampeg B15N and have been pretty much using that all the time recently. I'll try to have a blast on the LMII soon

[quote name='sshorepunk' timestamp='1349568386' post='1827906'] That is the impression I got when Imspoke to Martin at the Gallery! Pictures of the 65 J are needed at this point! Tony [/quote] Here you go, as you can see, it's been played a little:

I'm not sure Yolanda's bass is really 'for sale' - it's just listed at a silly price just in case someone with more money than sense comes along The problem I have with a YOB bass is that I'd need a late '59 and I'm very much a J player than a P. To the best of my knowledge there was only one prototype J ever built in '59 & that's the famous Herbie Flowers Lake Placid Blue one I do, however, own a very nice replica of Herbie's bass and have just picked up a '65J in LPB as well. The '65 is nice but my Sea Foam Green '63 is nicer so not sure how long I'll keep the '65.

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1349544831' post='1827638'] Memphis is awful, Nashville is the greatest city on earth. [/quote] Just goes to show how opinions differ - I'd say almost the complete opposite, lol. Memphis is great but you have to work at it & put some time in on the more historical things. Nashville is somewhere that you can just tip up to, have a nose around, see most things in a couple of days & get out of town We did Nashville, Memphis, Tupelo & the 'blues delta' down to NO last year. I still have all the hotel details etc. Gimme a shout & I'll fill you in from my perspective