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I think I've seen this bass on EBay a few months back - if it wasn't this one it was certainly very similar. The thing I really remember are those block inlays. If it is the same one then I contacted the buyer about it but he was wary of shipping down south

I once headlined at a gig about as far away a you could get from our local area but still classified as London. We thought 'why not, it's a headline and a nice venue'. However it was so far away that none of our regulars wanted to trek right across London. We tipped up early, sound checked, made friends with the bar staff, manager and sound man and waited forthr other bands to arrive. First up was a full on goth band who arrive in a hearse with a huge entourage of followers. They could barely play their instruments, didn't know how to set up their brand new amps etc. Then came a funky little power pop band, also a bit patchy technically but had one good singer. Very cocky and moved some of our gear around without asking and demanded extra long sound check. Anyway - both bands were local and rammed the place. Both were a pain in the arse to work with and one of them had a row with our guitarist because he wouldn't let them borrow his guitar as a back up because the other band 'always broke strings'. Goth band were awful but their rent a crowd loved them and most promptly buggered off as soon as they finished. Power pop band had moments and also had a partisan crowd. They tol their fans to leave as soon as they finished because we'd been so 'unreasonable'! Net result, by the time we were due to go on the room had about 8 people left plus staff. Of the 8 it turned out that 6 were regulars who always stayed late as the bar was open until 2am. We ended up taking requests from the 6 drunks, the sound man and the bar staff (all of whom were up on the bar dancing at one point). Manager paid us happily and invited us back but we politely declined Vague moral of this is that you really need to check all the details about the other bands, their level of support etc and also bring as many fans of your own along as you can

I fell in love with my S for a while but then had some serious Gas for a deliciously curvaceous B and the S just had to go

Another vote for headless here. For me, Status epitomise the perfect look for a headless bass. I've gigged with a Zon and Kubicki headless and the lack of the head and tuners etc is a Godsend on a crowded stage

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/guitar-/120831524685?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item1c221ebf4d#ht_500wt_1140

Hearing that Carl Carlton track reminded me of this - the original, and far superior, Valentine Brothers version of Money's Too Tight to Mention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfkJ04tfYs4

Have just spent 2 hours playing obscure 70's funk and disco on this Ritter Cora: Some of these riffs I know really well but have never managed to get my fingers round them in the same way I can on the Cora. Makes it worth every penny to me

Vic Wooten was the first person I saw using one - I figured if it's good enough for him. . .

Damn but that Alleva Coppolo sounds fantastic in Paul's hands!

I've become quite friendly with Paul since being introduced via Nick Wells (Paul lives about 15-20 mins away from me). I think he's a fabulous player and a super nice guy. I've seen him playing, techically complex, Bernard Edwards lines whilst chatting away and showing me how Edwards used his thumb nail for some of those percussive sounds he got. He's a dab hand at Jamerson as well

I have a '72 P and a '73 J both of which have obvious old sticker marks and both of which look great because o them

But if you only need to know one thing about the funk then this is Bootsy's basic funk formula: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHE6hZU72A4 Or here's the longer version from Rock School featuring Larry Graham, Bootsy, Tony Maiden & Nile Rodgers - there's a slightly dull section in the middle that you could skip & then come back in when Tony M & Nile R show some nice little funk guitar tricks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HvPxNW7iyY&feature=related

Ok - so I'm in complete Bootsy listening fixation now, lol. One of my favourite more recent albums of his is P-Funk University (when I say 'recent' it's still quite old but 20 years newer than Ah The Name is Bootsy Baby!). Here's how he's using the Mu-Tron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROWRRyvhR5o And a more straight ahead Bootzilla funk workout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7iB964MD0

Ah, the name is Bootsy Baby - the mighty Bootzilla is one of my all time bass heroes. First saw him live in '79 at a full on Parliafenkadelicmentthang night with The Horny Horns, Parlet, Brides of Funkenstein, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parliament & Funkadelic (the mighty Gary Shider did indeed wear his nappy on both of the nights I went). I was lucky enough to meet him last year & chat with him for a few minutes - obviously larger than life but still really quite humble when I mentioned to him that I'd seen him in '79 as he believed that was the first time he'd played live in London with the Rubber Band. The core of Bootsy's sound is his, collection, of vintage Mu-Trons plus a selection of delays, phasers, distortion etc. However I've also seen him with just a little MXR M82 Envelope Filter & he still managed to get that great bubbling funk sound Here's 9 minutes of classic Bootsy from 1977 - might be too excessive for some but worth a listen all the way through to hear lots of great bubbling Mu-Tron for the first 5 minutes or so & then he starts beefing up the sound and playing harder bringing in distortion etc. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-A_dyD8arE[/media] Here's another from the same album that shows Bootsy just noodling around with that classic bubbling under Mu-Tron - I've just been playing along to this with an MX M82 & my Ritter Cora, I can get surprisingly close to the sound he's got on this track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLxcVKSJmuY&feature=related

Why go for 'valve sounding' when you can get one with a real valve in it Use what the pros use: A-Designs Reddi - expensive but supposed to be the best there is! I know a serious touring pro & session musician who swears by these There's lots of info about them online but here's the first video review I found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejEmNT_pvU0 Of course, you know who's going to be stocking these soon. . . Our very own Borntobemild from BassGear

[quote name='Harry' timestamp='1323775140' post='1466776'] picture added with the pick ups in and Alex posing with the bass......... [/quote] Nice one H, Coming along really nicely

I use UKForex, great service, decent exchange rates and a flat charge of £7 per transaction. Really helpful if anything gets lost in the various banking systems as well.

I use UKForex for international transfers - super efficient service & a flat charge of only £7 However, shipping & import duties would negate a lot of the savings. Only really worth doing if you were actually in the USA. Could also use their prices to negotiate with another supplier if anyone is in the USA pre-Xmas

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1323546168' post='1464524'] Not selling but for sale at £39.65. The only one that sold recently fetched £5.49. [/quote] Good point! It threw me that the guy selling at £40 had 10 copies for sale

Has anyone been able to compare quality against Aguilar original equipment? Aggie stuff is way more expensive!