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molan

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  1. I've had this back home for a few weeks and it really is a lovely bass to play but I just struggle with wider necks (even though this one really is lovely) so decided to put this back up for sale again and drop the price a little Now £1,850 collected from sunny Oxfordshire
  2. [quote name='sifi2112' post='1177131' date='Mar 26 2011, 12:33 PM']I'll try make it as I've enjoyed last few but can't promise .. assume Barrie likes the Aggie cabs Keith ? cheers Si[/quote] Yes he does Not bringing them back up with me though. . .
  3. OK - I'll have with me: Fodera Yin Yang Fodera '86 Monarch Celinder J Update Performance Louis Johnson Sig May bring the Thumb & Fender J fretless as I'm planning on selling these
  4. molan

    My First Gig

    One of the first things I spotted was that you said you'd only had 8 rehearsals yet had a massive list of songs & then chose 20 to play. My tip would be to pick your best 20 (or at least an agreed number that will fill a set) and then stick to them until they are totally nailed. No use part-learning 40 songs if you can only fit 20 into your time slot as the audience won't ever discover you've got another 20 that you could possibly play. Could even always play them in the same order every time you rehearse so you'll start to get faster between changeovers. This can sound a bit boring at times to be just banging out the same songs week after week but, unless you've got one really strong MD who can hold everyone together, it's just about the best way to get really tight. Once you've got these in the bank then you can start adding a couple of new songs each week and build the list up, have 'spares' for that elusive 3rd encore etc.
  5. [quote name='wateroftyne' post='1170754' date='Mar 21 2011, 03:09 PM']It's looking more and more likely that I'm going to get to this...[/quote] Me Too! Long way to travel but sounds like fun & I can get to meet some more faces I haven't seen before Keith - you can definitely count me in, organised my car about 10 minutes ago so I'm all set now. . . Also - if anyone wants me to bring any of the basses listed in my Sig then gimme a shout, the car will fit a good few if anyone wants to try something out
  6. Good to have more people from sunny Oxfordshire I'm in Henley - only in Oxfordshire by about a mile, but it makes all the difference, lol.
  7. [quote name='Platypus' post='1171486' date='Mar 21 2011, 10:57 PM']Think the body shape is a little different and these older ones are quite a bit lighter the the newer Updates - or at least mine was[/quote] I must admit that my Update is quite heavy, maybe to heavy for a 3 hour gig (well, for a wimp like me anyway, lol).
  8. I'm still loving my Celinder J Update - pretty rare for me given how many basses have come and gone over the last few years! Is the body shape on the earlier basses different to the Update?
  9. [quote name='Bilbo' post='1170884' date='Mar 21 2011, 04:47 PM']Contact these guys. Pat knows everyone and everyone knows Pat. His son, Dorian Kelly, is also over that way. All great players. [url="http://www.pendulum-byjo.co.uk/education.htm"]http://www.pendulum-byjo.co.uk/education.htm[/url][/quote] Brilliant, thanks Bilbo - I did think of contacting you first but thought this was a bit of a distance off your 'patch'. Should have known you'd be 'connected' all over the country when it came to all things jazz
  10. Not sure if this is the right forum but I thought I'd start off here and see how I get on I know of a jazz guitarist who I'm told is very good (I know his partner). He's been looking for either some other people to play with and/or maybe put a band together or just some good jam nights that are jazz focussed. Apparently he's tried a few places but the quality has either been a bit poor or the focus has almost always ended up just playing 12 bar blues and he'd like something a bit more challenging. Unfortunately I have no ability to play jazz whatsoever so I'm not much use to him! I think he's based somewhere near Ascot / Windsor so I'd think there must be some people from here that might be able to help with some ideas?
  11. Phil is going
  12. Spotted this on the stand - those inlay blocks looked lovely, caught my eye every time I went past
  13. [quote name='bubinga5' post='1167869' date='Mar 19 2011, 01:23 AM']Jeeeez Barrie.. forget this thread..what you Gassin for? most of your boutique basses, are not that flashy, but very expensive.. i always loved that Louis J bass you had.. i can only think of 2 bass companies that may have a deposit of that sort of money..Alembic and Fodera... i dont think your an Alembic man, so im guessing Fodera... i bet my pants on its a Fodera.. you should really branch out and try a Sukop or STR.. and let me know how the Sukop went...[/quote] Actually I'm not really gassing for anything much at the moment, lol. But if I did have £5K to spend only on bass then I'd absolutely try out something at the very highest end of the market. Fodera basses still slay me on sheer playability so that would definitely be my favourite - maybe a custom build with much 'darker' sounding woods than my Yin Yang
  14. I can never really understand why anyone [i]wouldn't [/i]want an exotic or boutique bass if they could afford one without having to think about the cost I have no arguments that there are a zillion lower cost basses out there that sound, look or feel great but the OP's quote was "if i had £5000 to spend on only bass" - with that in mind I'd really want to spend the money on a £5K bass rather than, say 5 x £1K basses. Not least because you can only play one at a time, lol In fact I spent all of last weekend on a stand at the London Bass Show watching people try out basses worth between £4K and £8K and at least two people came up to me openly saying they wanted to try one simply because they were sure they weren't worth the money. After 5 minutes one of them was discussing how much I thought he could sell his 5 basses for in order to pay for the £8K bass he'd just been playing Pretty much every person that played one of these beauties walked away muttering how amazing they were to play and saying "one day". . .
  15. [quote name='bubinga5' post='1167587' date='Mar 18 2011, 08:13 PM']if i had £5000 to spend on only bass...[/quote] I'd use it to put towards an even more expensive boutique bass, £5K would just about cover the deposit of what I'd really like to buy, lol. Horses for courses eh
  16. I had the combo version of this - don't make the the mistake of thinking that 115W watt is underpowered. I gigged with mine up against live drummers and even at an outdoor gig without PA support and it performed really well!
  17. [quote name='TomKent' post='1165929' date='Mar 17 2011, 04:02 PM']Bloomin' eck! Just seen the price of them - right out of reach. haha [/quote] What I meant was that you could borrow one of mine I may have a hard case somewhere as well - my loft is full of cases!
  18. How about one of those Sadowsky style hard/soft cases? Great protection without weighing a ton I've got a few kicking around somewhere. Also have some other really tough gig bags that would survive a flight OK
  19. Have you spoken to Jon about the sound you'd like to get from it? Maybe different pickups or pre-amp might help?
  20. [quote name='BigJim' post='1164288' date='Mar 16 2011, 12:12 PM']Bumping for Wednesday lunch (subway or wenzels?)[/quote] You eat at Wenzels? Our small world connection continues - my ex brother-in-law worked for them for years and is best friends with Peter Wenzel! He is, by all accounts, absolutely loaded (Peter not my b-i-l!), one of the first people to see a gap in the market for a decent quality baker/patisserie/deli type business. I've met him a couple of times, seems a nice guy too
  21. There's one for sale on EBay already : [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290545468384&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123#ht_500wt_1079"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...3#ht_500wt_1079[/url] Looks like the blue one in the pics above?
  22. [quote name='sshorepunk' post='1163462' date='Mar 15 2011, 06:21 PM']I may put this on ebay, take off the ebay fee's, I guess that takes it to 1250! Tony[/quote] Might be worth watching to see if anything similar comes up there and sells - don't wanna get hit with their insertion fees for nothing
  23. [quote name='sshorepunk' post='1162962' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:25 PM']I couldnt find polished satin??[/quote] 4th point in the specs: •Neck: Quarter-Sawn Maple, Modern “C” Shape, ([b]Polished Satin[/b] Urethane Finish) Satin sounds like it's a softer smooth finish whilst polished could mean it's a glossy harder one. I'm guessing that simply by adding satin as a description that means it isn't a hard gloss?
  24. Given that my other Sadowsky sold last week and my Warwick Alien went today I thought I'd give this baby a quick bump to see if anyone fancies a very cool looking custom Sadowsky P bass
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