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She's almost as cute as Jessica Rabbit

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1417830084' post='2624497'] Probably blasphemy to some, but I think a Limelight Jazz would provide an equal playing experience and tone to a 70s Jazz. Your money would go a lot further, as well. It really depends on whether you want to play it or if you're into the vintage/collector vibe too. [/quote] I think you have to consider whether a 70's Fender is ever going to be collectable, there are plenty about, they are renowned for being Fender's worst period for build quality (even though there are some perfectly good examples out there that should match up to any other period for build quality) and renowned for being too heavy to be useable...so even if you do end up with a good one is it going to be easy to convince a future buyer that it is a good one? I would be tempted by a quality copy....I brought an early 80's Tokai Jazz Sound in Candy Apple Red with Matching headstock off here a few years back for a fraction of the price you would pay for a decent 70's Jazz, it is a far better bass than any other 70's Jazz's I tried before purchasing the Tokai. If my Tokai were all original I wonder if that would be a better investment than a 70's Jazz....only time will tell

I hate coming up with an original bass line then mess around with it until it sounds like something that's been done before....then drop it because it sounds like something else that's already been written!

The amp is fantastic, I gigged with one for years and it was the best sounding amp I ever owned, be a little wary though as they can be unreliable, I had to have mine serviced every other year and various bits needed replacing.....other than that it is heavy...boy it is heavy....and bear in mind mine was just the head in a flight case, Trace speaker cabs were never lightweight on their own so I imaging the combination together probably weighs about as much as a family car!

I have been more impressed with the Sub's I have played over most of the more expensive Stirling Ray 34's I tried, he wont go far wrong with a Sub

Eton Rifles Down in a Tube Station at Midnight Going Underground Mr Brightside White Wedding then we dive into the predictable Sex on Fire, Dakota, American Idiot and All the Small Things

I thought the Jam, Tube Station may be on there, every band I have seen recently has played it......not as well as I do, obviously.....even saw some dodgy outfit called "From The Jam" do it recently but to be fair their bass player did it pretty well

Looking at the description he has had the bass for a good number of years.....yeah like 2 months, I have messaged him to ask why he is not claiming back from the original seller as he was fully aware the bass was not genuine. It really pi55es me off that Ebay did nothing about the original listing so the potential rip off just continues on and on, with 4 bidders it will be back on sale in a week or two by a new owner who has had it for a good few years....by the time it's gone through the hands of all the owners that have had it for "a good few years" it will have been owned for a good few years longer than the age its supposed to be!

When my grandad passed away many years ago now, I was left a small amount of cash (just enough to buy a Gretsch White Falcon to be precise) They used to be a shop in Coventry with some beautiful guitars on the wall with a used Falcon amongst them, I drew the cash out of the bank and went into the shop, I said I would like to try the falcon out, the shop keeper looked at me and said "sorry mate you can't afford it" I was so embarrassed that I just walked out of the shop and never went back (it closed down soon afterwards.....I wonder why!) I have still never owned my dream guitar. I worked in sales some years later and never forgot that idiot in Coventry, I sold cars to people who walked through the door that clearly looked like they could not afford it!

For me it is first come first served, everything is run by my good lady wife who tells me where and when I am playing...she is my manager, chief roadie and number 1 fan!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1417167648' post='2617640'] .... also, for me switching back and forth between 4's and 5's wasn't helpful. It complicated the learning process so my recommendation is to put the 4 away and don't use it. [/quote] That is exactly my problem, switching between a 4 and 5 string bass is not comfortable, I have some lovely 4 string basses and one nice (Godlyke) 5 string, I could easily get very used to the string spacing and adaptability of the 5 string but that would be at the expense of the 4 stringers so for that reason I deliberately don't use the 5 very often as I don't want to get too comfortable with it

I really like the Sisters Of Mercy cover of Hot Chocolate's "Emma" the original just seems to lack passion to me

I am trying to ensure the bass is definitely in the mix [url="https://soundcloud.com/yodaclub/walkaway-radio-edit"]https://soundcloud.com/yodaclub/walkaway-radio-edit[/url]

I will show it to my wife just remind her how lucky she is

Did the RHCP reference mean Right Horrible Chav People?

If you don't mind lugging round heavy gear, a pair of Peavey Hysis 2's and one of their XR mixer amps will do you proud and are not overly expensive nowadays, monitor wise Proel do a nice powered monitor for a few hundred pounds, if not that the Warfdale powered monitors are well regarded

We had a pub in Corby that double booked us twice, we turned up only to find another band already set up, the landlord swore blind it was our error, we sent him the confirmation email that he had sent us confirming the dates for the year....he didn't reply, 3 weeks later he rings us up whilst we are setting up at another venue demanding to know where we are! Same confirmation email sent back to him again. We didn't play there for a couple of years after that, that landlord has now gone so we are booked back in there next year. We now send a confirmation of dates email to all landlords that have booked us and we follow that up with a phone call the day before the gig to confirm we are still playing

Not me, I am the technical one, I maintain the PA and lights and get amps fixed when needed, the booking of gigs and rehearsals and all other admin are left to the guitarist who is a HR manager......I will happily leave it to him......it has worked well for six years so far

Radio 6 has been playing them, I liked the song Tiswas, I can see the JCC connection in their stuff

My Markbass rig is very portable and perfectly gigable, probably doesn't sound as good as my old Mesa Boogie set up but it doesn't take two of us to lift it in and out of the car and venue, a compromise I am willing to accept

My dad loved his music and brought him to the Jazz Tent at the Northampton Show many years back, I was doing the sound for council events at the time so ended up doing the sound for him, top guy, hopefully he can join my old man at a jazz club in the sky!

"For the stunning price of £1499" yep stunning about sums it up really

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1414411933' post='2588974'] [/quote] There had to be one didn't there