Roger2611

5 out of 10 which was more than I thought I would get

I have completely fallen out with Bass Chat on IE11 / Win7 pretty much unusable nowadays, I have to go in via Firefox which seems to work fine

I own two, a wine red Mex Tele which is fine, nothing special, does what it says on the tin and suits my needs for a Tele, at the other end of the scale is my 50's Classic Precision, I have always said it is the best Precision I have ever played, it will be my last bass out

I wouldn't dismiss the late 70's Fender basses, yes most are very heavy, I have one weighing in at a stupid 11.5lbs and that is by no means the heaviest one I have come across, but I have just picked up an Olympic White / Maple neck 79 Precision in fantastic condition and weighing in at 9.3lbs at well within your budget.....because it is late 70's it is worth a lot less than early 70's basses and the late 70's basses have fantastic necks on them

A lot of love for the flatwounds, I am not sure about them especially in a live situation, I have them on my Westone Thunder III fretless and on my fretted Tokai Jazz but I feel like I am going to give myself a nasty burn as soon as I slide on the strings....I use Fender flats, I don't know if they are worse than others but I definitely lack a little confidence playing a bass with flats on

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-Original-1960s-70s-Fender-Bass-Guitar-Case-RARE-RARE-RARE-/161208807412?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2588cb2ff4 This is listed as a vintage original Fender case, I am not convinced, the colour of the interior cloth doesn't seem right and it lacks the Fender badge on the front, any thoughts? Rog

Speak to Duncan at Phoenix Soundworks in Earls Barton: 01604 466499 he has always looked after my amps without issue

Hello all I currently use Cubase SE on the pc, our drummer has just sent through 3 tracks via dropbox, I have started a new project and pulled the tracks from dropbox to cubase, now I seem to have a problem, the drum track and guitar track line up perfectly but the guide vocal track just doesn't line up and I can't get it to line up I need the guide vocal to know where I am in the song, the drummer must have had them lined up as did the guitarist, am I doing something wrong? Cheers Rog

The keyboard player would probably stab you if you turned up with one of those

I have now owned and sold 3 stingrays, I still love the look of the bass I just don't get on with them....maybe if I found the right one...... noooooo see I still want one

I've been playing 30 years, I still need to practice and still can't play half the basslines of some of my mentors, stop telling yourself what you can't do and start being impressed with what you can do...a bit of self belief will make you a better player

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Millennium-Falcon-Bass-Guitar-REBEL-BASS-Star-Wars-/261378496664?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cdb5f5898

[quote name='ead' timestamp='1390157873' post='2342118'] ...and of course his work in Dali's Car with that singer chappy from Bauhaus. [/quote] Pete Murphy

There is always going to be artistes from your chosen genre that you just don't connect with, I love most things old school punk but could never connect with Siouxsie and the Banshees, don't know why it just has never happened. I wouldn't worry about it

Signed, now at 67000+

His feedback looks decent and he has shifted some high end guitars, maybe some kind of dealer but I did a quick search for CT Guitars in Plymouth and nothing came up. Selling for a friend could be pucker, I guess you have to ask yourself "do I want it bad enough" if the answer is yes, go for it

[quote name='skej21' timestamp='1389638248' post='2336432'] I don't understand the weight thing at all. I've never weighed any of my basses. I have a nice leather strap that seems to make anything I pick up comfortable so have never worried. Is there a reason why people prefer light basses other than having shoulder pain from a heavy instrument? [/quote] I have just shelled out a lot more than I wanted to on a 9.5 lbs. 79 Precision to replace my 11.5 lbs. 79 Precision, they are pretty much identical in everyway other than I can walk now the day after a gig, 2 lbs. doesn't sound like much but even with a comfort strap it makes a huge difference to what I can do for a few days after a gig. Interestingly the heavier bass does sound slightly meatier on the low E string than the lighter bass but not so much that you would worry about it

At some point in my life I won't need the day job to pay the mortgage at that point music will be my main career.....therefore at some point I will be a full time musician (that may only involve a couple of teaching sessions a week and a weekend gig) but full time none the less...hopefully

EBay do seem to be trying to make it as poor as experience as possible for sellers these days, I would be extremely unhappy if I sold a guitar and had to wait for the seller to leave feedback before I got paid, doesn't this just put all the eggs in the buyers basket? Buy an item, receive it, use it, abuse it and all the time the seller is having to wait until you can be bothered to leave feedback.

I assume you have taken the scratch plate off? I was taking some pictures of a 79 Precision I plan to shift before long and that had the serial number on the back of the scratch plate and in the neck pocket

Without question my favourite female vocalist, but for me her biggest talent was in the arrangements of the songs she sang, the guitar parts in "Over The Rainbow" are sublime in how they compliment the vocals

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1389289729' post='2332469'] Beware that he is a man with very definite views, which may not be the same as yours! That is not to say that your way of doing things is wrong, but be prepared to be challenged a bit - he never read the memo about the customer always being right!! However, he does know his stuff and he may give you a new perspective on certain types of gear, etc... [/quote] Definitely agree with that, I found some comments rather ill considered in fact damn right rude (I brought a comfort strap and apparently put it on the wrong way round! his comment to someone down the phone " he doesn't even know which way round a comfort strap should go") err actually no and I still put it on which ever way feels best but he does know his stuff and he wants you to buy the right gear for you, enjoy your visit and wear a thick skin in advance

[i]Some interesting points in the above melee! I still firmly believe that if I wrote the next "Every Breathe You Take" I would still make serious cash from it as honest sources will still pay to buy and use such a song. As to the earlier point about who writes what....What made The Smiths the great band they were Morrisey's exquisite lyrics or Johnny Marr's fabulous guitar work or I guess the Axle Rose V Slash scenario, difficult one to answer. In the originals band I play in the Guitarist rights the initial tune and lyric his view is that without my counter melodies on the bass the songs are nothing....my view, without his ideas I have nothing to put a counter melody to....we get on well...would that continue if we managed to turn out the next "Every Breathe You Take" I wonder. Ooh me writings gone all slanty, I like it when that happens I just wish I knew why it happened![/i]

I still think you should do it.....you are never too old........but if you do, you can spare us the pictures, we will believe you

I imagine this is how Ben Stiller or Will Ferrell would act the part of a bass player