martthebass

But we have to do it Ped, the 'Gods of Bass' force us to against our will...... Well that's what I tell Swmbo.

Glad you're enjoying the 'Glam' side Dave, I'm into my 3rd year now with Glam Fever and it shows no sign of slowing down on the fun side. I did think about growing me hair so that I didn't have to bother with wigs but couldn't face that 'between time' when the hair was not long enough but irritated under the wig. First world problems eh If you get down Yorkshire way you'll have to let us know, us 'Glam Bands' tend to support each other.

Hope you get used to the 'wig itch'..........took me about a year, seems strange when I play on stage without it now lol!

That looks like the 'backyard' of the Cutlers? Great venue.

Think there’s an h-bar somewhere?

Currently (only) 6 basses: 2012 Squier Mikey Way Mustang 2002(?) Fender MIJ Mustang 66 Reissue 20xx Danelectro Longhorn 2010 Ric 4003 2013 EBMM Sterling 4H (Currently with Jon Shuker having a neck makeover) 2016 EBMM Stingray 4H PDN Starry Night As above these are governed by the Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and the position and movement cannot be simultaneously determined with precision.......

Far too many basses Dan......you need to consider a charitable donation

They are mate. I was amazed that I found one (was searching for the 'Trevor Bolder' look)...a very nice BC'er offered one up last year at a very reasonable price. This one's a 2002(?) MIJ 1966 re-issue I think?

Love those Capri Orange P/J MIM Mustangs. Tried to convince the other half that I 'needed' one but she told me in no uncertain terms that certain parts of my anatomy were in jeopardy should I persist in the discussion. I've had to settle on this one (and the Mikey Way and the Dano Longhorn....)

Oooooh, is that the one that was at Classic and Cool? I very nearly did a trade deal with my departed Caprice on that one.....

Like DB5 - on the floor beneath the mic stand. I'm posh and laminate them so they don't absorb the beer

Never seen one of those - must be like rocking horse pooooo

Not seen any MIJ SS Jags, thought they were all Indonesian Squiers(?) but I could be wrong on this - someone will correct me if so. I had one of the SS Squiers - nice enough bass but not up to the quality of the MIJ Mustang re-issues. Made a pleasant noise though, but had a lot of neck dive.

Shame.....my Starry Night spends far too much time in its case also.

Still miss that bass occasionally H, I hope it still gets to go out gigging!

Think I'll revise my comment above. I should have said 'do you want to be in a band where you can't have an opinion?' On the examples you stated I think you were expressing an opinion rather than being opinionated; the latter of which has negative connotations that you were dogmatic and unyielding.

In answer to the question.....well, yes and no. The question to yourself is do you want to be in a band where you can't be opinionated?

I'm a full on both pups guy and I get where you're coming from. The 4003 is a very versatile bass but I do think it has a 'core' sound with the stock pups and loom. That's the reason I bought one, for that core sound, I think I'd fail if I was trying to make it sound like a Jazz or MM. For that reason it only gets used in situations where I want that core sound. Sorry if that wasn't very helpful.

One out on a stand and the others in gig bags or HSCs. I alternate the one on the stand to make sure they all get played at least a couple of times a month. I don't like leaving basses on a stand too long as I'm always concerned that there could be some reaction with the paint. I had a white MM ray react to the plastic on a stand some years back even though it was supposed to be unreactive.

Spent my birthday on a gig, ironically a rare private job, a 60th birthday

Have to agree on this. Recently had a 2015 MIA precision, custom shop pups, carbon rods, very lightweight (8.5lb). I'm not a precision fan and sold it on fairly quickly but in terms of a precision it was one of the best I've played (and that includes 70s and a first edition JV 1982). £800 is about the going rate for a good one.

This, If using my own car (VW Polo or Tiggy) on a gig I use gig bags and wedge them behind the front and back seats. I only use the hard cases when we all use the gig van.

Updated. The short scale contingent is now back up to 3 after the addition of the little Dano Longhorn.

We supported one of the GB variants a couple of years back and the band did play some GG stuff. Some people mentioned the taste of the selection but in the main it went down well. As I said in earlier post we decided from the outset not to cover GG whether it was accepted or not as, understandably many won’t separate the music from the crime.