Roger2611

Yeah I spotted this the other day, it does look rather nice

Looks like a Squier neck but the bridge is wrong for a Fender bass, it could have been swapped at some point though, also not sure I have ever seen a Fender in that colour but again I could be wrong!

Looking at their Facebook page they name most of the band but not the bass player!

WTF, Who suggested making this? Who agreed it was a good idea? Who brought it? and for whom did they buy it? and finally would the recipient of said offending article actually want to wear it?

We send out our song list to the bride and groom in advance of the reception to see if there is anything in particular they want or don't want, lots of track go in and out for different couples but the one that has been a yes for every wedding we have done so far is "Everyday I Love You Less and Less!" Kaiser Chiefs

[quote name='julietgreen' timestamp='1433008841' post='2787034'] As a less than confident player myself, I really welcome proper band criticism. I hate the feeling that I might be making a fool of myself. If anyone in the band plays something obviously wrong and doesn't seem to notice, then someone else will say something like, 'something was wrong in that bit, can we just have a listen?' We don't improvise solos in our band, but I'm sure your guitarist would appreciate you saying, 'what chords were you playing in that solo? Something didn't sound right', and maybe even giving him some pointers as to what to play that would easily fit. [/quote] Very much what the lady said, I will always point out to our guitarist if something isn't quite right, he is glad of the help, we have worked together for over 6 years now, he has gone from a new inexperienced guitarist to one capable of pretty much anything we ask him to play, his errors get less and less frequent as time passes

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1432893623' post='2785900'] Indeed.... it's a mistake to confuse "simple" with "easy"! [/quote] Totally agree, if you learn anything from this song it is the need to be disciplined

You could do worse, like the £3500 "relic" mentioned in other recent threads, at least this looks like you would have an honest starting point, maybe the sump monkey (or whatever it was) singer thought "this bass is ok, I shall let it live" now that's got to be a recommendation!

I have looked at this thread and have drawn two conclusions, firstly I want a shell pink Precision and secondly I prefer the tort pickguard / rosewood combination....now I am in posession of a Shoreline Gold Fretless P bass with ebinol board and I am also in posession of a tort guard.....off to Halfords for some Shell Pink paint then!

The face of the headstock worries me it looks like there is no lacquer on it, just stain and logo, it looks like a "passable" fake to me

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1432461265' post='2781589'] I don't have a particular problem with relicing in itself, as long as there's some logic to it. The top horn, fair enough. The centre and end top edges, OK. Behind the pickups, fine. But WTF happened under the bridge?? [/quote] Mice infestaition if you ask me, fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your prospective I guess, the mice were unable to climb up and eat the headstock

He's got nearly as much kit as me

Curtley Ambrose (the famous West Indian fast bowler) was on Radio 5 this afternoon, he admitted his current favourite pastime is playing bass in a reggae band...respect!

Spend as much as you can on a decent instrument, I dread to think how many aspiring guitarists / bass players have given up within weeks of starting because the instrument they are leaning on is a badly set up, painful to play cheap bit of tat....get something that feels good and plays well and you can enjoy progressing

A bit of practice and you will soon feel at home on it, the hardest thing for me is the switch back to 4 strings, if feels like you need to order a taxi to get from one string to the next....I have long since worried I could get far to used to a 5 string to the detriment of by beloved 4 strings...hence I rarely play the 5 string...shame really

Just picked up a roadworn Precision in the two tone sunburst, I think it's rather nice, I have a tobacco burst Les Paul, a cherryburst 335 and a really pretty 3 tone sunburst Les Paul junior and today I have sold a tobacco burst Telecaster to a good friend, so yeah, sunburst works for me

Butt why

Got the response below from the seller in Poole, it does look legit but a bit naughty using someone elses pictures! [color=#000000][font=arial, sans-serif][size=3]Hi Rog, My bass is pretty much identical in every respect to the other one, and the photo s taken were nearly the same so I used them, but here is one I have just taken so you can see they are virtually identical[/size][/font][/color]

I have asked the guy in Poole who actually has the bass for sale, I will let you know what he comes back with, if you look at the reflection of the photographer in the bass (on both listings) it looks to be a lady with a large bangle on her wrist so they are definitely the same photos

In answer to recent threads about song we hate playing a bit of an oppersite thread.....I have always loved The Blockheads but always thought the bass lines were way too hard to play, anyway I found myself at a loose end earlier this week and decided to have a bash at "What a Waste" fifteen minutes later I am happily playing along with the song....chuffed or what! Anyway I am off to "hit something with a rhythm stick now" (although that one doesn't sound as if will be an easy learn)

I am the same, I can't find the sweet spot on a Jazz much the same as the G spot on the wife....I think it's a myth

So I am still waiting with baited breath to know if the bass is ok or has the nuclear rage risen again......I do hope it's ok, I just haven't seen a nuclear rage before

trust yourself, you can do it, I like more than sitting in a very darkened room [s]watching porn[/s] I mean practicing our songs, if you can play it in the dark, you can do it on a low light stage and even look at the lovely audience if you have one and they are indeed lovely

Very sad part of one of the most important bands of all time

Yeah I like that as well