Clarky

[quote name='WalMan' post='1041119' date='Nov 29 2010, 01:30 PM']Now, to double the reasons for my qualifying as a sh1t player, where's me plectrum [/quote] Hey, Walman, I play a 4-string AND use a plectrum, what does that qualify me as?

Swamp/voodoo/blues/jazz/something-or-other band Rattlin Bone play Camden on Wednesday (link here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=109469&pid=1037361&st=0&#entry1037361)"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...;#entry1037361)[/url] followed up by The Waverley in Bognor Regis on Saturday. For those on the South Coast who want to escape the X-Factor, we are onstage about 8.45pm. It will be a slimmed down version of the band (probably 7 or 8 piece down from 14!). Fish n chips and rock n roll, yeah baby

Based on that photo, if you'd said this was a new entry-level Far Eastern instrument (Ibanez, Aria etc) priced competitively for learners (say £125) I would not have been surprised.

Afraid I am completely shallow. Part of the reason I fell for the Pino was I love the faded fiesta red colour. I am one of the trad colour camp (sunburst/oly white/seafoam green/ sonic blue/fiesta red) and never been attracted to natural wood. For a rock/metal bass, though, gotta be black!

[quote name='Rich' post='1040738' date='Nov 29 2010, 07:49 AM']I play a 5 all the time these days, and yes I use the B a lot. I haven't gigged a 4 for about 7 years now. I don't feel that one is necessarily better than the other, it's just what I personally want to use. I don't feel the need to justify my more-then-4 choice and if anyone wants to look down their nose at me, that's fine, go ahead. Whatever floats your boat. But the sad fact is that threads like this [i]always[/i] end up as some sort of pissing contest, and to be honest it bores the life out of me. Life is too short for pointless snobbery, inverted or otherwise.[/quote] Its funny how perspective is, Rich. I read most of this thread as looking down the nose at 4-stringers like me! As you rightly intimate, different strokes for different folks

[quote name='51m0n' post='1040647' date='Nov 29 2010, 12:04 AM'] Looks like there may be one in your signature already??[/quote] Why do you think it's for sale? Already have enough people shouting "that's bollox" at me before they even see my amp has one compressor knob ....

[quote name='51m0n' post='1040633' date='Nov 28 2010, 11:53 PM']Fantastic news about the money all going to charity. So when will we do the next one?[/quote] When we have all traded on our amps with one compressor knob

4 all the players I most admire play 4 strings (Jamerson, Simonon, Martyn P Casey, Bernard Edwards, Willie Weeks, Burton, Jaco etc on electric, La Faro, Chambers etc on DB). In some cases maybe they would have used a 5 if one was available but it didn't stop them making a glorious noise

It all depends on the practicalities. IMHO a DB is more satisfying to play and sounds better, period. But if you have to cart it around frequently or on public transport or you have back issues etc an EUB is obviously a sensible alternative. The Aria I just sold (to obbm) is a pretty good value compromise and much better than a Stagg. But really good EUBs (Yamaha, Eminence, Volante etc) run to the same price as a good DB (up to a few grand). I think there are a few threads in this section of the forum on the different types of DB (laminate vs carved etc) and which ones are good for the money. For example, Gareth Hughes picked up a DB from Thomann which he is very happy with for under a grand. Perhaps PM him?

Bump

Sold to Dave/obbm

A huge thanks to Nik, Colin and co for working so hard to set this up and to those who gave teach-ins (compression was never so entertaining!). A good time was had by all! And as I understand a decent amount of money was raised for some worthwhile causes. RIP Old Git

pM'd back

[quote name='matski' post='1038013' date='Nov 26 2010, 05:22 PM']that Yogi Beedster pic is really quite disturbing... [/quote] you wanna try meeting him in real life

Nearly lunch time and TIM for curry

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='1037375' date='Nov 26 2010, 08:49 AM']How might one find one's first post? [/quote] Click on your profile Mrs T, then choose the drop-down option just below picture for 'Find members posts' then scroll to end In fact here is your first post Mrs T (there were a bunch of emoticons with the text that don't seem to want to copy/paste): "Hello You sure this isn't just a dummy site to get rid of me from Basstalk?"

Mine: "Hi, new forumite here. I have a Polytone MiniBrute 1 bass combo (with 12 inch speaker; metal grill) which I bought 10 years ago from the old Bass Centre in Wapping for £450 for use with a double bass. In the end I didn't get on with the double bass and the amp has been sat in my study for about 8 years unused (and never gigged). It is essentially as new without a scratch. Anyone any idea what its worth (Bass Gallery has had a s/h one for sale for £450 for quite a time now so its obviously less than that)? Any interest in it? I am based in central London. Cheers Clarky" Funny, as having re-discovered DB this amp would probably have saved me a load of money had I just hung on to it!

Bump for our next gig, which is next Wednesday evening in Camden. We are onstage about 10pm. Cheers!

Marcus is a music student and new to the forum so not used to buying/selling here. However, I can confirm that he was great to deal with, clear in his communications and paid very promptly. Another trustworthy BC'er, which is nice! Hope you enjoy the Jazz bass, Marcus

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' post='1037024' date='Nov 25 2010, 09:58 PM']Innovation Honeys could do the job, I reckon. They're not incredibly low tension, but much looser feeling than most steel cored strings like Spirocores, and they're easy to get a decent bowed sound out of.[/quote] I happen to have a near-mint set for sale (see other thread in DB/EUB forum)

I have pages and pages of feedback from buying and selling over two and a half years and I can say for sure I have only made a profit on a trade once in all that time - and even that profit was a paper profit only - would have been a loss when I add in what I had spent on the bass on setup, new bridge saddles, new strings etc. Like b5 I think of this as a community not eBay. Clearly not everyone agrees with me but we are all entitled to our own opinions.