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Here's what my first ad said... [quote] Now forming a band & I'm looking for a Keys player, Drums, Guitar & Vocals & any other musicians that fit the Funk/Acid Jazz/Breakbeat genre. A bit about me... Started life as a keys player & learned several other instruments over the years. Took up bass some 20+ years ago & played lots of rock, blues & folk. Would like to do more jazz/electronica/drum n bass/breakbeat/house type stuff & I'm now looking to join or start a band. Vast range of influences & happy to play almost anything, whether it be jazz, funk, rock, blues, soul, house, reggae, drum n' bass, swing, electronica, folk or something else. Not so keen to play thrash, deathcore, country, indie or punk. Nothing wrong with those genres, just not what I'm looking to play. I do a fair amount of writing, but not much in the way of lyrics (the one thing I can't do is sing). [/quote] Several months on & I've got all but a keys player. But we're jamming & hopefully soon we'll start writing (I think I'm gonna be the only one writing, so it's a good job I can play the other instruments too).

I don't think there's anything wrong with what you're asking other than not giving a genre. You're looking to play professionally, so asking for your ideals & seeing what comes back is the best way to go. You don't want some of the muppet "singers" that I've had apply. The sort whom's previous experience involves the shower & their only equipment is a hairbrush, moan about me not wanting to play what they want (despite the ad saying Acid Jazz & no Indie) & then having a voice no better than mine (& I sound crap). I would say that for the vocalist, if they can sing but don't have the equipment then they must be willing to buy a good mic. Just get them to send you a recording first before wasting your time.

I get met with the same in my band & I'm the oldest. As we've just formed, we're starting with a couple of covers & then we'll do some writing. Everything the band has suggested has been from the 90s. So the 3 tracks we're playing with are Come Together (The Beatles), Crazy (Gnarles Barklay) & Too Close (Alex Clare). Oddly enough, all those was suggested by me.

Bargains come & go. You'll find the right rig.

Looks like a bargain has been had!

Or there's Daft Punk's latest offering - Get Lucky... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OOlM5CDSoi8

Bunch of old farts! How about this for something more recent... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXx1CLAJ-OA I learned the bassline & it's actually quite fun for such a simple tune.

[quote name='wwcringe' timestamp='1367175888' post='2062221'] Some rare & interesting stuff here! The Pagelli semi-fretted thing is pretty intriguing...i'd love to know (or see photos) of the tuning mechanism for both that and the Ritter as they seem to share the 'headstock but no tuners' so I'd guess have tuning hardware recessed into the rear of the body??? [/quote] The Ritters use the same method as a headless bass would. This one you can see the tuners on the body... This one shows how they sit in the back...

This chap's improved the Jazz bass' top horn & it makes a very nice instrument. However, this ticks all my boxes visually... Though I still don't think it's the most beautiful bass there is.

Ignore the wattage of the amps & try them out yourself to see how loud they go. Watts tells you not how loud it goes, just how hot it can make a cone's coil. I used to have an old Trace Elliot GP7 4x10 combo which sounded good in the house, but on stage it was useless. Farted if you wanted any bass at any volume. I'd happily gig my 30w Vox combo over it. Maybe TE used guitar drivers in the 4x10s & that's why they led folk to believe you need a 15" for bass?

Dr Dave makes a good point! I canny sing to save myself, but I do learn the lyrics & the chords so I know how the song goes.

It can be a challenge just finding local musicians that play something that isn't metal or indie. Best places to try are Joinmyband.co.uk, Bandmix.co.uk & Gumtree. I was searching for ages for Acid Jazz/Breakbeat musicians. I've ended up with a metal guitarist & another guitarist who's taken up drums (& is now the drummer), a house DJ to play decks & sing & another guitarist to share the vocal duties & play some keys. Man, it's hard work. But I'm sending them facebook messages with youtube videos for stuff like Incognito, Miloopa, Jamiroquai, Groove Armada & so on to get them listening to what they've offered to play (what we end up with may well be completely different, but it'll be fun). So you might have to find a couple of musicians who aren't Jazzcats & teach them what they're missing. Maybe check with some of your existing band members & see if any are interested in the Jazz side. Drummers usually are (let them hear some JoJo Mayer & see how things go). Good luck with it.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1367161422' post='2061927'] Neither. It's not really worth telling the truth in good ol blighty is it. It reminds me of school when anyone good at something would be rounded on and called a show off or a swot or summat. [/quote] I was only messin. Ya Summat!

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1367157693' post='2061862'] I'm not entirely sure. It's fugly indeed, but within its realm does seem to have [i]some[/i] style. The one below lacks even that, and the child-like decoration makes it even worse, imho. [url="http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/basstractor1/media/img10292723862_zps854f338f.jpeg.html"][/url] best, bert [/quote] The body does have a classical instrument shape to it. But then it looks like it went wrong somewhere.

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1367154538' post='2061802'] I can switch effortlessly between bass and guitar, and I barely ever practice. [/quote] I'm trying to work out if you're a showoff or if that's the guitarist in you speaking?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1367145742' post='2061620'] Good, 'cos mine's not a Fender. [/quote]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1367140854' post='2061539'] And are they the same members who think, for example, Fenders are damn ugly. Lots of members own those too. You can't have a thread like this without offending people. Indeed, the question asks us to say by which basses we are offended, FFS. [/quote] I remember making a thread called "who's the worst bassist" & put a list of some of my fave bassists & a couple of not so good bassists (like Sid Vicious) & most of the posts was about how offended they was. incidentally, I think Fenders have the potential to be very nice if it wasn't for that hideous cyst of a top horn!

I was gonna suggest there shouldn't be any Fenders in here. As nice as [s]some[/s] any of the basses above are, none of them would get on my top 10. I haven't got a suggestion as there's a few I really like with equal measures.

Alternate between the 2. It'll improve your bass playing & the bass playing will improve your fingerpicking skills. It doesn't have to be one day on one, one on t'other. I play one for a few months without touching the other & now... I'm just about to pick up the acoustic guitar & annoy the Mrs.

How many watts an amp is gives very little indication of how loud it'll run a speaker. TC kinda prove this with the RH amps as they all put out the same wattage. Try both amps out & see what you like the best.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1367081600' post='2061123'] I have always loved that percussive style of his. And his chordal playing is fantastic too. I love this video; it used to be on youtube in small snippers but I don't think I've ever seen it all in one go with the intro piece intact. Absolutely marvellous playing. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a7IfNlwuJU[/media] [/quote] That was brilliant. I used to play that song on guitar in church, but it was nothing like how that ends up going!

We don't want to see a pic of your knob, thank you very much.

I wasn't impressed with how loud the briefcase could go when I tried one. Sounded lovely at low to medium volumes, but when I turned it up, it farted at me.

I'd never even thought about voting for myself. What a [s]good[/s] silly idea! I've not had a chance yet to listen to all the entries back to back, so I'll have a listen over the next couple of days & then vote.

How much would you be asking for the Travis Bean TB2000 Fretless? I have £158 waiting.