Duarte

Thanks for the reply. I thought this might be the case - and it's true - a bass is not that much bigger than a few bikes or something like that. I'll just hop on the train and see what happens!

Okay next week I'm off to Southampton to record an EP with my brother who is at University there. This project means I must use my double bass, but apparently it is 'too big' and they will not allow it on the train. SO is there anyone in Southampton kind enough to be able to let me borrow a double bass from monday - friday next week? I know it's a long shot, but worth a try. Just in case you might be interested, the recording is going to comprise of 5 children's songs, and once it is done I would love to share it with you guys. Thanks Zak

Wow, looks like a Jazz Bass. Beautiful, none the less.

Possibly the ultimate combination of artists...Toots, Bootsy, and The Roots Insane funk right here.

"If you buy this you will regret it" Brilliant.

and while we're at it...

I saw them at Madstock and was left unimpressed, I was gutted. The Pogues just blew them away...maybe it was just a bad night for them as everyone I've met who have seen them always say they are incredible.

Suuuuure is! Very friendly guy too

Not FUNK, but fantastic groove, incredible bass work going on. I love Paul Simon.

[quote name='metaltime' post='684186' date='Dec 14 2009, 05:04 PM']That sounds like a great and rewarding job. Good Work [/quote] It really is. Just to see the look on his face when I turn up is amazing. I'm very lucky

I like the ashtrays, over the pickup at least. It really aided me in getting a good right hand position for slap and I sorely missed it when I sold the P bass and got a Stingray.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='683680' date='Dec 14 2009, 08:49 AM']I am intrigued, do you manage a creche or work in a kennels?[/quote] Haha, no, I work with a boy with severe learning disabilities. I go to his house 5 days a week and do stuff with him. For example, I am encouraged to bring musical instruments and play music, letting him join in. His idea of playing a guitar is putting the headstock in his mouth and plucking every string in order over and over again. This results in bite marks on the headstock...his guitars, and the banjo I gave him are so worn down and chewed up at the head it's unblievable. I've tried to tell him and show him how to actually do it but to no avail. We also go for walks, do jigsaw puzzles (I say DO jigsaw puzzles...as a loose term) dance around the playroom, or pretty much do whatever he wants (he points at a picture of something he wants to play with) But I've actually just got hold of an encore P bass which I will be taking in future. [quote name='cd_david' post='683765' date='Dec 14 2009, 10:41 AM']I know this is all personal taste but i hate to play a dirty bass, first of all for the feel, clammy under your hands eeeuuuuwww , and second of all the maintenance issue, fingerboards drying out, hardware rusting and seizing up etc. issues with the finish, clean off your acidic sweat and it will last longer.[/quote] Yeah I might start doing clean ups, that gunk is not pretty nor does it feel good. Although as a general rule, I clean the fretboard when I change strings.

I would like to keep my basses in pristine vondition, but when it comes down to it I can never be bothered to care what they look like. My Bongo is in pretty much perfect condition still, but the ray has many bumps and dents. This is a result of taking it to gigs without a case (we have a small car!) taking it to work where it gets scraped around the floor, chewed on and sucked. I play it a lot, and there is gunk on the pickup and on the fretboard. Yeah, I would prefer it if it was clean, but in the end it really doesn't matter. It's a great bass. It sounds and plays great which is all that really matters. I would never buy a reliced bass, I don't see the point. But I also don't really see the point in keeping it perfect, when it will never stay that way forever.

Wow, I had never heard of Lettuce before, GREAT stuff!

One of my all time favorite funk vids. I saw them at the Jazz Cafe in May, and MAN were they good. Got to meet the entire band afterwards...they just hung around!

You mean like this one? i really, really want that.

If you like the Stingray 5, consider a Bongo! Seriously, seriously consider one.

I doubt it's down to the pickups...most Barts I've played sounded like crap. Or my definition of crap could be your definition of AWESOME. Does it have a preamp?

[quote name='TheButler' post='675197' date='Dec 5 2009, 07:19 PM']I'm saying i'd say no:[/quote] Woah! I think I may have changed my mind. Shiiiiit.

[quote name='TheButler' post='675075' date='Dec 5 2009, 04:48 PM']Ewww.. dude, her make-up is always 3'' thick, and a tree trunk of a neck.. she might be a nice bird though I shall cease superficial judgement. Really though... all of Golchen's girls are superior. Anyway, i jest.[/quote] You're saying you would say no? This is what I would like: Yes, please.

True, he did say it would never happen. But hey, it did, and I'm a happy man. He also said ebony on stealth models wouldn't happen, but again, it did. I'm happy about this too. Because let's face it...stealth with a rosewood board looks like crap.

And the cheapest stuff can have green and black ugly lines through it. It's not attractive, but again, for athe purpose of an instrument, there is nothing really wrong with it.

Ernie Ball Wonder Wipes. Made for the job

I've had a precision made of basswood (many japanese fenders are basswood) and yeah my bongo is basswood. There's nothing wrong with it, like so many people will tell you there is. My P sounded sublime and my Bongo...well sounds like a Bongo, freakin awesome. It's just not an attractive wood, you won't see it on any natural finished basses, possibly on cheaper trans finish basses. Some manufacturers (including EBMM) use basswood as the main wood on guitars, but use mahogany 'tone blocks' or other woods to alter the tone.