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I was really tempted to go and see Maceo last week but never got round to it. Sent off a competition entry at the weekend & they've literally just contacted me to say I've won tickets for tonight. Only problem is that I'm suffering from a sinusy headache thing today & not sure if my poor old head will hold out I wondered if he's focussing more on the funky stuff or big band material (he's had a recent album of Ray Charles songs that doesn't do a lot for me). For anyone who hasn't heard of him (shame on you!) - here's a taster:

If you want a very giggable combo then this Trace at £300 would more than fir the bill [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=41491"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=41491[/url] It's a 300w 4x10 so plenty of power & depth for gigging but obviously a big old beast to lug around

Stu - are you looking to sell the Moon & use the money to buy both a bass & a combo? The MM basses are nice but a lot of people don't like the core tone circuit & replace them with a 'Marcus Retro'. By the time you've got a nice MM & fitted a retro for £200 you wouldn't have much left to buy a combo. I've gigged with a combo plenty of times without many problems. Obviously there are massive differences between what's out there (especially with the new breed of class D heads & neo speakers). The two most recent ones I've used were a MarkBass CMD112 which was really nice & a Genz-Benz Shuttle 300 with the 1x10 speaker. The Mark had more depth to it but the GB is brilliant for what I want as it's so tiny & weighs nothing but still has a decent gigging tone. I've only gigged the GB whilst going through the PA though (in quite a large venue) & it needs to be raised as high as possible for the best use as a stage monitor. I bet it would hold its own against most amps out there for pub gigging - unless you plan on playing subsonic reggae If you want to try a really low cost option bass then a lot of people have said very good things about the Squire Classic Vibe Jazz - only £250 brand new!

[quote name='bythesea' post='496910' date='May 24 2009, 11:06 PM']omg that is beautiful - why do you do this to me?![/quote] Sorry Brian, Did I forget to mention my vicious streak?

Brilliant, thanks Mark. I have vaguely had my eyes open for a nice acoustic I could noodle around whilst sitting on the sofa of an evening. Body looks quite deep - does this make it feel a bit bulky?

Spotted an Expression up for sale recently and wondered what they were like to play?

I've been playing JB bass lines all weekend Bought the 'James Brown Rhythm Sections' book recently and really enjoying working my way through it.

[quote name='Marcus' post='496186' date='May 23 2009, 05:52 PM']The main reason i've never had a bass made for me is the concern that it might turn out to be a dog ![/quote] Me Too I always thought I'd go for a Sei Flanboyant headless. Specced one out a few times but never pulled the trigger - too frightened it wouldn't be exactly what I wanted and it might have rubbish resale value. Knowing your current faves - how about a really nice Sadowsky with some sort of custom finish & inlays? So long as it doesn't end up being 'too' personal on the inly front then it'll hold value pretty well compared to a lot of Brit custom builds (which is a hsame but jsut a fact of life these days). Nick (oldhorsemurphy) has a nice little touch on his Shuker that references his better half, that might be an idea if you're genuine about a real 'keeper'

Anyone see Grace Jones performing Love You to Life on Jonathan Ross. No idea who her bassist was but I really liked the loping groove he was playing (probably Robbie Shakespeare on the album version?).

My dad used to look vaguely like Billy Bremner (he was also Scottish which helped) & he was always being asked for his autograph. For years he used to politely decline and say he wasn't Mr B but people kept bothering him and eventually he just started signing autographs but saying he really didn't want to talk about his footballing career. Many years later I heard a tale on the Danny Baker show about people having two entirely different Billy B autographs and wondering if someone had been passing himself off as Billy. Obviously there could ahve been more than one person doing this though, lol.

Only a couple of hours from me I think so i could probably get there

[quote name='The Burpster' post='489898' date='May 16 2009, 04:15 PM']You're not a member of Parliament are you, by any chance.....?[/quote] Now there's a thought - how about a custom build Bootsy Collins Space Bass I think Larry Pless is still around (builder of the original Space Bass) and Manny Salvador built the latest Star Bass. If it comes in less than £4K you can spend the balance on some Bootzilla sun glasses & a set of wicked rhinestone platform boots

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