Roger2611

That's an unusual old girl, I don't think I have ever seen a lefty Thunder III come up before!

Really surprised a Mike Dirnt is weighing in at 13lbs that is heavy for a Fender even in their darkest days.....if you like the Mike Dirnt bass the Squier option may be a great way to go, they were built for the budget market and I assume the younger player, mine is one of the lightest Precisions I own and is a great bass, I have upgraded the bridge, tuners, pickups and wiring which has probably brought it up to the cost of a Mexican bass but it still weighs in at less than 9lbs....nice and manageable for my 50 year old back and shoulders

Great job guys, the new site looks really polished, it's only when you see this you realise the old layout was looking rather dated

https://www.facebook.com/groups/992440637527378/?multi_permalinks=1240496146055158&notif_id=1510190074212911&notif_t=commerce_interesting_product I have just come upon this, it looks like it is a USA sub but no image of the headstock to confirm, I have commented asking him to confirm but I know there are always people on here looking for the USA sub, if it turns out to be a USA sub it is a steal at that price

I write and play with Yodaclub, a bunch of nearly or, in my case already 50 year olds, it takes us ages to get anything done as we never have enough time available with life getting in the way, but the band lack the childishness of youth, we are realistic that we are never going to make it big but we do it for fun and to see just how good a product we can turn out.....It has got us national radio play and some decent support slots and a healthy following on FB......stick an ad on JMB, be prepared for a lot of time wasters but hopefully a couple of useful contacts will come along.....I write a lot of my stuff on my own, like you I can do most everything except decent vocals but most bands are crying out for a decent songwriter if you can write and record a rough approximation of what you want and you can find people that can develop it into full songs, you will have your originals band, one tip I use is I tend to create a melody line on keyboards so I can say to the vocalist....this is what I imagine it to be like as a wailing tortured dog vocal can be challenging for a proper singer to comprehend what you were actually trying to sing

I seldom listen to songs that I have played in bands, I tend to find my favourite songs by bands don't tend to be their biggest hits (Mr Brightside being an exception) I think once I have spent the time mastering the song, played it live and rehearsed it with the band then I rarely bother to listen to it for pleasure, however with the original stuff Yodaclub turn out I listen to that all the time,I like to A/B it against other contemporary releases and see how mixes stand up

I messaged him, he sounds like a genuine seller and has amended the advert now to reflect that it is not a 63 bass

Or get a standard black or white set and spray them gold, if you lacquer them afterwards they should last nicely, I sprayed a black set white many years ago (pre Ebay days) and they were still fine when I sold the bass about 3 years later

I think there is something to be said for slightly higher end cables than the standard cheap rubbish that comes with an appliance, decent quality (and thickness) speaker cable is worthwhile, as are cables with quality plugs but I agree spending £3000 on hifi cables is madness unless you have more money than you could ever need....I hear Lewis brought some with his rebate for his private jet that the Isle Of Man kindly gave him back

[quote name='martthebass' timestamp='1510059365' post='3403587'] A very early 1983 JV 57P - traded against a 'proper' US Jazz A mint fretless Westone Thunder 3 - traded against an Ibanez geetar And I'm sure at some point I'll regret letting go of my Status Streamline...... [/quote] I also regretted selling my Thunder 3 fretless but was fortunate enough to pick up another equally good example a few years ago

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1509924897' post='3402699'] Can't understand why people want headstocks, stupid primitive things that make a bass heavier and less well-balanced, and more likely to unintentionally jab the vocalist in the ear. With a headless, I have to actually mean it. [/quote] "Unintentionally jab our vocalist in the ear" there was nothing unintentional when I gave our guitarist a black eye with the end of my Precision headstock, he doesn't stand so close to me nowadays.... (to explain, I am not some kind of bass wielding physco he was jumping around like an idiot I just provided him with something to crash in to)

I have a semi complete Pitbull Rick bass, it just requires wiring and painting now but the standard neck joint was a complete joke and would not have lasted five minutes, I had to do some serious carpentry work on it to make it useable, the bridge was wrong (again the right bridge needed more carpentry work) the pickups were wrong, again more woodwork...I now have a playable bass with a decent action that looks about right....would I recommend the kit....not a chance!

Yep, that's definitely a contender!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Steampunk-Electric-Bass-Guitar/322862492084?hash=item4b2c1aa9b4:g:t1QAAOSwGPxZ~XNg I have no words to describe this one!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JACK-DANIELS-LONG-SCALE-BASS-GUITAR-STRING-SET-45-105/322863445611?epid=7007213130&hash=item4b2c29366b:g:sEsAAOSwnMRZ4NEN An interesting collaboration, it would have been interesting to sit in on the marketing meeting when this was decided!

I have an entire albums worth of stuff I wrote some years back, complete songs of drums, keys, bass and guitars, recorded back on Cuebase 1 and an 8 track reel to reel, neither of which I still have, I have them on the media player, we still listen to them sometimes but I have absolutely no idea what I played, the sounds I used or basically anything for them, I have played them to a view people who have said I ought to do something with them....err I think not, life is too short to start trying to work out everything I played!

I love it, I am not going to buy it but I still love it!

Yodaclub are an Indie band, we regularly turn out wearing a Joy Division tee shirt or a Manics shirt, not had anyone comment that our dress is inappropriate

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Precision-Bass-73-MIJ-Reissue-case/152764653054?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 Looking at this on Evilbay today, the sellers feedback score looks legit but have a look at the neckplate picture, i am pretty sure the neck plate is not original but that's not exactly a major issue however looking at the paint around the plate it has definitely had paintwork of some form or another and by the looks of things not to a very high quality yet nothing is mentioned in the text for the add!

From the OP I think they should change their name to the "Dave's" but I agree it is good to see genuine talent shine through

Wake up promotions, Strangling vinyl promotions and Dreaming in colour promotions all in Leicester have put us on at various gigs, they are all decent promotors don't expect massive crowds or paid gigs but it is decent exposure in Leicester

I saw them on the Night Time tour, I love Love Like Blood, I think it has one of the best drum / bass sounds of anything of its time, I am ashamed to say I didn't even know he had passed away, I will give the album a spin tonight

I love some of their songs but still can't listen to any of the albums straight through, if you guys like Siouxsie and the Banshees look out for Lizzie and the Banshees touring they are about as good a tribute band as you will find.

Pretty much anything that isn't a Precision! Hence 9 of the 18 current crop of basses are Precisions Hated the Thunderbird I had for all of a week Hated the CMI Rick I had recently Couldn't get on with any Warwick's I have ever owned Can't get on with Jazz basses, don't like the way their sound forms at the amp, I can never hear them on stage! Could never get on with the Stingray sound up until picking up the USA sub, which I really like, however I have just discovered it makes a crap recording bass! Don't really get on with 5 string basses so really need to sell them Can't really understand the point of the bass VI so rarely ever play it, again I should sell it really...... Yet I get on fine with most electric guitars!