Sean

Those Squier Vintage Jazz basses are gorgeous and by all accounts very well made. With Ibanez you can't really go wrong - that one will have a fantastic neck and the pre-amp coupled with those Bartolini (?) soapbars will make it even more versatile than the Squier. If I was buying with my ears, I'd probably go for the Ibanez and if it's all about cool, then it's the Squier. I don't know anything about the other one. Of course £250 gets you a hell of a lot more second hand...

[quote name='Jambo63' post='325995' date='Nov 10 2008, 03:36 PM']I've got a Hohner B2A (I think that's the type, need to check that) headless 4 string in black and white. I've used it live before, but not for a few years. It's great to have as a back up with you, and also very protable.[/quote] Just bitten the bullet and pushed the button on one of these for travelling abroad. Initial impressions are good, I might do a review later in the week.

Great service - I don't go anywhere else.

Unliek some great bass playing, our discussions are rarely "in the pocket"!

Look at this on ebay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180302196295"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=180302196295[/url] £268??? New ones are £329! In answer to the OP - yes, they are definitely back.

[quote name='elom' post='321498' date='Nov 4 2008, 01:50 AM']This is the only headless I've ever hankered after. Can't find any of the buggers mind you... [attachment=15565:AXB50BK.jpg][/quote] I've been looking for one of those for ages and finally gave up yesterday. I just ordered a new Hohner B2A for traveling abroad and for taking to work to practise at lunchtime in the car. I played one a good few years ago and thought it was superb for what it is. They are made by Cort in Korea and the quality is excellent. I see them going new for £379 and upward on ebay and £479 at Thomann but I managed to get a bargain, even the second hand ones fetch silly money so I'd guess that they are having a comeback. Don't see many bands with them though.

I had a PLEK set up done on a Deluxe Fender Jazz FMT at CCGX and it was OK but I wouldn't go back. It cost £120 I think.

[quote name='bassmanady' post='320315' date='Nov 2 2008, 05:46 PM']I see this is back on ebay again...the overseas bidder pulled out on paying the £1400...so not so good after all.[/quote] Yeah, or that's what he said. I saw this [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ibanez-edb-710-bass_W0QQitemZ200269564258QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200269564258&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1298|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]Ibanez freakbass[/url] that was relisted after being won for £140 by one bidder. I think the "unforseen circumstances" are pretty obvious. There's a lot of it about. Obviously I could be completely wrong and the lister could have been stiffed by the bidder. I agree that at the moment good stuff is maintaining its value where the middle level stuff is dropping off.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='320370' date='Nov 2 2008, 07:02 PM']What a tit.[/quote] +1000 - Basschat understatement of 2008 so far.

[quote name='The Funk' post='320126' date='Nov 2 2008, 01:45 PM']How do you fill all these enormous venues playing original material btw? I must know the secret.[/quote] I think it helps when the original material in question is so damn good - I was singing along first listen Rich harmonies help loads too.

[quote name='Huggy and the Bears' post='311211' date='Oct 21 2008, 12:20 PM']My money is in a Markbass LMK. Takes some beating for sound, power, weight, size, features and money.[/quote] +1

Last two days... Jackie Wilson's Lifting Me Higher (or whatever it's called) - one riff all the way through! Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way Kirsty MacColl's New England Sugar Pie Honey Bunch by the Four Tops Nothing challenging there other than actually concentrating on getting them learned for Thursday's rehearsal and not being distracted by that transcription of The Real Me in this month's BGM.

[quote name='kemra' post='293606' date='Sep 27 2008, 09:00 PM']He's from Belfast, Ireland. And yes he is great and has helped me out a lot playing wise.[/quote] Just for our American friends, Belfast is in [i]Northern Ireland [/i]which is part of the UK's constitutional monarchy. It is not in the [i]Republic of Ireland[/i], which is an independent nation. My Irish ancestry gets pedantic about this stuff so please excuse me. Dave Marks' walking bass stuff is fantastic and for me it explains the concept in way that is much easier to grasp than say, Ed Friedland or Gary Willis. Dave's site says there's a lot of new content on the way soon so keep an eye on it.

[quote name='Finbar' post='308788' date='Oct 17 2008, 05:40 PM']I think I may turn to the comparatively expensive 'virtual batteries' for it.[/quote] What are virtual batteries?

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA[/url] - try this one, it's stunning. Live from 1981 in Houston. Perry's voice is killer and so passionate. I learned it for our band (girl singer) and hadn't heard it since I was a kid. I love the way they end it.

[quote name='walbassist' post='308947' date='Oct 17 2008, 10:07 PM']Drummers have chops? [/quote] Ours has pork chops, every Tuesday when he gets in from work!

I was out at Tesco at 1am today getting batteries for the Tone Hammer which arrived yesterday. I managed to get it plugged in and have a play before I was too sparked out to care. It's extremely well made, has a superb quality feel, it's a great colour and is easy to use. I sounds exactly as I wanted it to and has a great range of sounds. I'll try and record some clips this evening, maybe some dry and some wet.

[quote name='Finbar' post='306392' date='Oct 14 2008, 04:45 PM']There's been one other thread about the Tonehammer in this forum I think. Didn't reach a massive size. Now Talkbass on the other hand.[/quote] Loads of chat on talkbass about the Tonehammer. I tried an AG500 a while back and it sounded great - once I knew the TH was the preamp part of that then it became a logical choice for a good DI/Pre-amp especially since I never got on with my SansAmp and didn't like the (overcomplicated for me) MBII. Sadowsky DIs are pretty good but not me. Anyway, sodding thing still hasn't arrived for one reason or another and not entirely anyone's fault but I'm told it's arriving tomorrow. I have the poor lad that has lessons with me coming round within minutes of me getting in from work and then I'm out afterwards so it'll be Friday before I have the chance to have a play with it (ooh err missus!).

Dave, If you can wait til next year the 5-string Bob Glaub is out!

[quote name='Finbar' post='305146' date='Oct 12 2008, 11:56 PM']I'm more interested in the AGS than what the EBS has to offer, personally.[/quote] I was very disappointed in the EBS and it's got way too many things going on - I like simple things.

[quote name='BassManKev' post='305068' date='Oct 12 2008, 10:08 PM']i think il wait until bassmerchant have them back in stock rather than paying an extra £50 for being impatient! [/quote] Oh, give me some credit, I didn't come in on the last boat! I paid £149 from The Gallery. I asked them to price match, which they did with no hesitation.

[quote name='Finbar' post='304237' date='Oct 10 2008, 11:32 PM']I was going to order one tonight ¬_¬[/quote] What happened? I ordered one from Alex at The Bass Gallery - will be here Monday.

[quote name='bluesparky' post='304134' date='Oct 10 2008, 07:21 PM']I'm always away with work and i've got the Aria Sinsonido bass. It's pretty lightweight, breaks down to basically a fretboard and headphones plug straight into it. I use the Line 6 guitar port thing too and think it's great.[/quote] Do you take this on the plane as hand luggage or in a suitcase or what? I saw one go on ebay last week for £220 and was contemplating but know nothing of them. I've got an 24' iMac so it's a bit difficult taking it with me but I'm going to check out those Phobia programs, cheers.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='303967' date='Oct 10 2008, 03:44 PM']just don't play bass for a week???[/quote] That's never going to happen! Maybe you can get patches like for smokers trying to give up. It's an idea...

Cheers for the ideas. Everything we've been told about South Africa is negative and everyone tells horror stories so I'm not really looking forward to it much. I think I'll be stuck in the hotel quite a bit watching Ashes to Ashes and Life On Mars on my iPod. I've just found some books on Amazon that might pass the time while I'm away... [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastery-Music-Keys-Musical-Excellence/dp/1405000090/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1H13LWETA2TRX&colid=3C5R8UVG50XGC"]Amazon[/url]