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hardware will be getting 'the treatment' too! - basically i got the bass secondhand ages ago but the guy i got it off must have kept it in his shed or something so the pickups and control plate are already quite rusty/pitted etc which is what gave me the idea to go the whole hog and relic it. peace c

ok - yeah, perhaps not worse, but definitely on a par. i won't go into details here as i didn't experience any of the problems myself so there is a certain amount of hearsay involved. You can PM me if you like though and i'll tell you the couple of stories i've heard... the thing about someone pretending to be your manager and cancelling gigs etc is well out of order though!! peace c

sorry to hear about that. the Railway in Ipswich USED to be a good venue a few years back but unfortunately the current owners do have a bit of a reputation for pulling stunts like this (and worse) - personally we played there once and won't be going back. Was quite funny though when we did play there, because being forwarned about what they were like we went in on the defence and because it was obvious from the outset we wouldn't be taking any cr@p from them they were ok to us. the old landlady now has another pub in Ipswich called the Black Horse which, although small, is a good, friendly venue. peace c

yeah not bad that - i'm in the process of relic-ing a MIM Sunburst Jazz - don't really know why, just thought i'd give it a whirl!! will post some pics up once its done (providing i don't ruin it of course!!) peace c

also check out 'The Decline of Western Civilization Pt2 : The Metal Years' - a feature length documentary about 80's metal bands - very entertaining!!!! peace c

hmmmm - must admit backing vocals (or lack thereof) did cause me to miss out on a very nice gig once a few years ago which is more than a little annoying! in my current band i do a couple of BVs though have to admit I'm a little concerned about my possible new Van Halen tribute project because listening to the songs, theres alot of very good vocal harmonies going on and actually a few twiddly bass parts! i can learn the singing/playing at the same time thing but i can't learn to get a good voice!! backing tracks may be the way forward!!! peace c

what a gent! he had a spare pickguard for a Jazz bass, and let me have it gratis!! (who said theres no such thing as a free lunch!?!) cheers c

[quote name='Russ' post='144432' date='Feb 21 2008, 02:58 PM']Well, I like the new BB. It's quite possible that the polepieces on the pickups have been epoxied over, like the older Attitude models, but you can't really tell from the pictures. I still think Billy's a great player, but I heard him proseletysing about being a Scientologist recently, and that made me lose a lot of respect for him... [/quote] yeah theres a bunch of videos on youtube at the moment with him going on about the scientology stuff, though to be fair, as far as i know, he keeps that totally seperate from his music career and never preachs it or even mentions it at clinics/gigs or anything. peace c

nice colour and a bit quirky... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Jazz-Bass-Stile-Body-NEU_W0QQitemZ310021340968QQihZ021QQcategoryZ87492QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]Purple Jazz ish body[/url] peace c

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='142872' date='Feb 19 2008, 08:09 AM']I like the chrome red finish. However, I share the concerns about pick-ups and the change to a rosewood (?) fretboard. Note also the lack of fretboard scallops in the upper registers. Looks like another cost-cutting measure. Still, if it sounds good / plays well and is good value, then fine! Besides, I should worry... It's a good instrument, but I'd love to build an Attitude-a-like that would fit my preferences; *Jazz neck width & profile (!) *Neck HB and split "P" as per the Attitude. *A tap-able Twin "J" at the bridge (an idea borrowed from the "PJ"s, Warwick Infinity and Fender Deluxe "P". *Passive electrics. *A slightly longer horn on a basically "P" body (probably Alder) to prevent the Attitude's slight tendency to dive. Don't know about controls or hardware, but it'd be able to approximate the sounds of quite a few instruments, plus give a few unique tones of its own...[/quote] the Attitude 'Special' has pretty much a Jazz neck on it plus the HB and split P... peace c

i fought against playing covers for years but these days thats all i do - its quite good as the band are pretty good and we always go down well despite not playing the 'obvious' songs, but in a way i do feel like i've let myself down a bit as i never wanted to just be the bass player in a covers band. Vaguely looking around for some kind of original project but theres alot of poor quality bands out there and age isn't on my side (a ripe old 38!) Also computers are a godsend for writing/recording your own stuff - the only thing i need is motivation!!! having said all that, theres currently talk of a van halen tribute band starting up locally who want me as the bassist - more covers but hopefully more money too!!! peace c

yeah it is a bit odd, because he's not played a BB for many, many years, since that pink/maple one in the early 80's DLR era(which WAS cool!) - i guess its easier for Yamaha to make these mods to a standard BB and call it a signature rather than get a whole budget Attitude range into production again. still no sign of the Mark III attitude anywhere either?......thought they were meant to be out by now? peace c

[url="http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/musicradar-podcast-billy-sheehan-134807"]http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/mus...-sheehan-134807[/url] new interview with Billy boy, plus some pics of his new Yamaha BB signature bass - which is a new one on me! peace c

thats a shame - they have some good stuff on there sometimes, rick wakeman's show is quite amusing just for the constant bad jokes!! c

yep always a good service from them peace c

ooh! - i kinda like these - reckon that price'll shoot up before the end though and i've got no money anyhoo :-( peace c

i've got a fender precision special deluxe - p bass body, jazz bass neck, P+J pups - a pretty good all rounder though not sure if they make them any more but i'm sure s/h ones turn up. theres also a couple of these on the bay at the mo..... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-Jazz-Reggie-Hamilton-Signature-Bass_W0QQitemZ150212659407QQihZ005QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]reggie hamilton jazz[/url] peace c

alot of people only know the basic instruments i guess because thats all they're interested in, or all they've ever been aware of (fender/gibson etc) - personally i've got an inquisitive mind so i'll read, research and look at lots of different stuff whether its basses, guitars or whatever. A friend of mine recently bought an Ampeg B4R and was all excited about how good it was going to sound being a valve amp an all........ i didn't like to tell him. peace c

....... [url="http://www.hevos.nl/engels.html"]Hevos Bass Amps[/url] amps look quite nice - though logo badge on cabs looks hideously cheap n nasty!!! peace c

[quote name='simon1964' post='127548' date='Jan 25 2008, 09:06 AM']Good point. How about the guy from the Killers? Some really good bass lines which drive their songs.[/quote] i don't think in this case that its necessarily all about the quality of basslines or ability - its more showmanship and attitude that makes a 'bass hero' stand out from the masses. We're talking people who, regardless of what instrument they are playing, make kids go 'woah!! i wanna be like him!! ' and then go out and investigate bass further. but the OP is right - where are they all these days?? peace c

OUCH! thats nasty, its always a worry having basses posted but its a risk you have to take and even a hard case doesn't entirely guarantee safety. did the packaging adhere to USPS regs? you're not to know for sure that it wasn't damaged by them rather than parcelfarce looks like a nice pink bass too!!! peace c

i know these started going for a lot of money several years back, but nowhere near the price of that one - they must just be collectors pieces now though surely? - theres so many other ways of getting those kinda sounds these days. peace c

all didn't bode well for our gig on saturday........... 1: pub has been going downhill a little due to new management 2: old management have taken over pub just up the road and started having live bands/taking punters 3: three popular/established local bands were doing a triple header at the other main venue in town. 4: major row with guitarist after soundcheck (regarding his 'jazz' scales) but despite all that, come showtime, the place was pretty packed and people were up and dancing from the first song! we rocked out as per usual and went down a storm and got a bike show booking out of it too. result all round! peace c