Sean

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1357949833' post='1931102'] Oh yeah - you can also go to Umanov's on Bleeker St and drool over the vintage Fenders etc : http://umanovguitars.com/store/old-stuff/old-basses/ [/quote] I'll be like a Jew at a pig farm but if I'm passing by it's worth a nosey :-)

[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1357950525' post='1931104'] Small crossover as I'm there with my girlfriend until 16th. Didn't fancy dragging her around the music shops but this link may be of interest http://www.newsday.com/travel/new-york-city-rock-and-roll-landmarks-1.1569369 [/quote] Very useful. Bookmarked.

Colin's a top Basschatter. Deal with confidence. Sold him a strap, easy, no messing about, just like it should be.

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1357856401' post='1929746'] If you are going to be there on the Sunday - go and check out this guy at The Red Lion on Bleeker Street. 11 p.m. Every Sunday. [url="http://www.jerrydugger.net/"]http://www.jerrydugger.net/[/url] [/quote] Wow! That's a must. I've got a lie in on the Monday morning too. Sorted.

[quote name='louisthebass' timestamp='1357854710' post='1929700'] What about this?: [url="http://www.sadowsky.com/welcome/directions.html"]http://www.sadowsky....directions.html[/url] [/quote] Closed at the weekend

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1357854091' post='1929678'] It might all have changed now , but during my time in NYC in the late 80s / early 90s the big guitar shops in Manhattan were mainly on 48th Street - Mannys , Rudys ect - but musician friends who live there often tell me that when they come to London they think the music shops are much better than in NYC , and from my limited experience I would tend to agree . 48th St is great for looking , but the prices are geared towards rich tourists and investment bankers rather than genuine enthusiasts , but it's still well worth a visit and just off Times Square so easy to get to . Sam Ash on 48th St has got a specially designated bass lounge with some interesting stuff in from all accounts . That street is where it all happens . [/quote] That'll be Saturday afternoon sorted then! I've managed to get a ticket to see Soul Asylum play at The Bowery Ballroom on the Saturday evening

I'm going to be in New York City staying in a hotel in Midtown Manhattan from 15th - 18th February. I've been to NYC a few times and always had a great time and I've done all the tourist things so this time I'm looking to be a bit more bass or music oriented with my stay. So, what ideas have you got for a Saturday and Sunday in the Big Apple?

Fewer people are taking Fender's blue pill these days; it seems every time we have New Fender threads on Basschat a few more red pills are swallowed.

[quote name='cloudburst' timestamp='1357342365' post='1921518'] Close. Apart from the model. And the manufacturer. I'm guessing you mean a Hofner 500/1. :-) CB [/quote] I'm sort of glad I got that wrong. They are vile instruments.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1357300706' post='1920538'] Cliff Williams/Phil Rudd - AC/DC [/quote] This is why... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6_EvZjly9M[/youtube]

Hohner Beatle Bass thing that Macca played? Surely that's an enduring classic?

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1357337341' post='1921447'] How the hell did I forget them? Magic stuff indeed [/quote] Just for you... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MwKstla6w0[/media]

[quote name='stoker' timestamp='1357300823' post='1920546'] Charlie Watts & Bill Wyman [/quote] I love Bill's playing, his style is really distinctive. It is so unusual to see any love for Bill on a bass players forum. He suffers from having a muddy sound but some of lines are just fantastic and I don't mean the ones that Keith played! [quote name='Rayman' timestamp='1357312873' post='1920809'] Flea & Chad [/quote] Chad with Michael Anthony [quote name='Rayman' timestamp='1357313662' post='1920839'] Michael Anthony & Alex Van Halen [/quote] See above. Has anyone said Stewart Copeland and Sting yet? One of my fave rhythm sections, pushing, pulling, always close to falling apart but not quite; magic stuff.

Ibanez or Yamaha - buy used and you can't go wrong; if its not for you you'll get your money back easily.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1356908229' post='1915117'] Spot on! [/quote] +1

How about Nicky Wire? Nice bloke and all but...

[quote name='Voodoosnake' timestamp='1356646751' post='1912096'] The guy from Van Halen ? [/quote] ...is one of the most solid rock bassists out there and one hell of backing vocalist to boot. So, you're way off the mark there.

I'm just about to move from a 57 plate SEAT Altea XL which I've had since new to a new A4 Avant. The problem with the A4 is that the rear seat doesn't fold totally flat like it does in the Altea but it's a much nicer car and the boot area has a slightly larger footprint but isn't as high inside. I'd have loved to have gone for a BMW 123d, it's a great drive but I can't get my gear plus the PA in it. An A6 Avant would be my ideal car for purpose.

I spoke to him last Sunday on the phone.

Please could someone PM me the address for Shuker Guitars? I need to arrange shipment of bass to Jon tomorrow and it's a bit late to contact him and the address isn't on the website or anywhere.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1354288708' post='1884512'] Wasn't he married to Sonja Kristina? [/quote] Wikipedia says "[color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]Copeland was romantically involved with Curved Air vocalist Sonja Kristina [/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3]beginning in 1974, and they were married from 1982 to 1991" [/size][/font][/color]

The great Stewart Copeland did a stint with them back in the day.