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  1. martthebass
    All the best Blue. I’m in for round 2 next week, hoping the news is positive.
  2. martthebass
    It’s liveable with but I guess I’m just more used to Jazz type profiles (my ideal is the MM Sterling - best neck in the bass world for me). In the band I play in I rarely need to spend much time above 12th 😉
  3. martthebass
    Ditto, I use a couple of NY121s which fit easily into the boot of a 5dr Mini. I know the MB cabs have had criticism but I've found them spot on. Looked for something to replace them with a couple of years back but couldn't find anything that competed on price/size/weight/rating at the time.
  4. martthebass
    How the hell can Reverb call that 'good condition'? I'd call it 'buggered beyond belief in such a way that it makes your eyes bleed' condition.
  5. martthebass
    You won't regret it. Lovely tone.
  6. martthebass
    I used to teach numeracy and literacy so my excuse is laziness.....
  7. martthebass
    Down to a single EBMM after years of having at least 2. And the final one is a 2013 US Sterling, it's nowhere near as pretty as the last Ray I had but the neck is sublime and unlike many I prefer the harsher tone of the ceramic pup in series compared to the normal alnico parallel on the Ray. Sorry Casapete mines above 9lbs...
  8. martthebass
    For some reason bass solo stuff doesn't do anything for me so I hit my threshold at about the 2 minute mark. Can't argue on his ability though.
  9. martthebass
    Lovely light weight. Don't know what it is about honey burst EBMMs, the only Ray I've ever owned below 9lb was a honeyburst fretless (8.5lb).
  10. martthebass
    I had exactly the same on the relic Jazz I had from Limelight, totally useless, bought a standard Wilkinson bbot and fitted the saddles. Don’t know what Limelight do ( or don’t do) but Fender relics don’t seem to suffer from this.
  11. martthebass
    I recently had someone enquiring after my fairly mint 4003....he was genuinely shocked that I wouldn’t accept £1100 for it. I told him he’d be searching a long time.
  12. martthebass
    I took my 'clank plank' to a band rehearsal last night. They were surprised as, although I've been with the band 4 years, they'd never seen it. I usually use Mustangs for stage work and a Musicman in rehearsals. I was quite chuffed how it sounded in the mix and wondered why I had taken so long to drag it out of the closet....
  13. martthebass
    I'd love a Rick faker in that finish....glamtastic.
  14. martthebass
    I recall a gig a few years back where I was accosted by the soundman at the soundcheck; he was complaining he couldn't get a decent sound from my Squier Mustang and indicated I should use my back up 'proper Fender' which was a JMJ Mustang. He wasn't amused when I told him it wasn't a proper Fender as it was made in Mexico....
  15. martthebass
    Still got the Mikey Way sig, it’s still my main gigging bass in the Glamrock tribute act I play in. Punch well above their cost bracket. And yes I’d have another if they were reissued.
  16. martthebass
    Nice, I had one from this era with the comp stripe. Lovely basses.
  17. martthebass
    In the end neither the Sterling or the Rick was used on the first post lockdown rehearsal, as I’d managed to get the new addition set up to my liking she got the honours. Wish my playing had been able to do her justice.....9 months without a gig takes its toll.
  18. martthebass
    Sadly not 😞
  19. martthebass
    Nah....once you factor in shipping and VAT, as a minimum you've saved about a tenner.
  20. martthebass
    The Tone's easy @ProfJames - all on full and both pups! If you're feeling punky then bridge pup solo'd with a pick.
  21. martthebass
    I think my 4003 is the bass I've had longest in my little armoury at the moment, probably because they're so difficult to sell now ...........but seriously. As others have said they are possibly the quintessential 'marmite' bass, they have so many idiosyncrasies that the blindly defending come across as delusional. The above said, the truss rod and bridge, once set up are problem free, mine has the lowest action of all my basses and I haven't had to touch either in 8 years. The top binding is a pain and I find I play mine finger style so it doesn't cut my forearm to bits.....etc. The sound is unique and I can't get near it with another bass so that justifies keeping it, so unless you feel you are missing out because of the sound or the image I'd forget about it and stick with what you have.
  22. martthebass
    My old Starry Night, Iovely bass.
  23. martthebass
    I thought Einstein proved the aether didn’t exist.....
  24. martthebass
    One of these 2 I reckon....
  25. martthebass
    I think the standard on mine are 45-100s
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