Marc S

Yes indeed. Great job to all the admin team. BC has been the forum I spend most time on Thanks for all your hard work guys

Good point jazzmanb..... As you say, years back, you heard very little about what an artist or band had to say - apart from the odd interview You just got "news" about them from (infrequent) interviews or "quotes" from them from the press.... which is as unreliable a source as it ever was...

Though they were never among my absolute favourite of bands, and he would never have been among my favourite of lead singers, I always had at least a liking for them. All through my punk youth - the Fall were ever present.... they were just there, gigging all the time, where other bands just disappeared As Maude says above - you don't see many characters like MES in today's music scene... if any.... MES's style, lyrics and delivery were certainly unique, and I think the music industry has lost yet another unique character and personality I saw them several times, over many years. Live they could be so hit & miss, and this was almost always down to MES. I recall seeing them at Ashton Court Festival in Bristol quite a few years back, and they were definitely not at their best However, when I saw them play the very same set just a month or two later - they were great! They could be like that though Impressive mass of albums recorded too. RIP Mark

+1 to this. Just as long as you're not planning to sell it - cos that's when you don't get your money back However, if spending the money has made your bass just the way you want it.... then great I mean, you could spend a lot more on an upmarket bass, only to find you don't like it anywhere near as much as you like the one you currently own Let us know how you get on BTW. Best of luck with it

Perhaps we should start a new thread / topic? NFCD - New Floor Covering Day

Not so much a pedal - but V8bass (gary) once brought a Roland midi system along to a Cardiff bass bash.... That made a bass guitar sound very much like a DB. Looking into that system though - it's expensive, and you need a midi pickup on your instrument Sadly, these only seemed to be available in a flat rectangular shaped version, which you could easily install on a guitar or bass guitar, but wouldn't fit the arched shape of a DB string / fingerboard I tried a few effects pedals, and nothing really worked for me. In the end, I found that EQ'ing (taking out virtually all of the top end, and much of the middle) helped probably more than any of the effects I tried, it worked slightly better, when I used a Pre-amp pedal (MXR) and I did wonder about putting some foam just under the strings, as some folk do to get more of a thumpy sound on a P bass..... This may help reduce sustain, as TheRev mentions - so might be worth a try? I sometimes play slap style DB, and my KK baby bass has a pretty good DB sound with its' built in pickup system - but for playing slap stlye, I use an added pickup - with shadow pre-amp. This came with 2 x piezo type "pads" but I swapped one of these for a cheap "clicky" pickup which I bought on eBay. It works surprisingly well (the shadow is pretty good in its' own right anyway) The EUB with the closest sound to an acoustic DB that I found, was the Eminence - some careful EQ'ing and it sounded amazing! Beautifully made instrument too Let us know how you get on, and whether you come across a pedal that you think gets you closer to the sound you want - best of luck

That looks great Sibob. I've not tried a Bass Collection instrument, but always thought they look pretty good. At one time, I was fancying one of their Norman Watt-Roy basses, as a backup. They seem to be good value for the amount of money, and a good choice / selection of basses When you said you'd got a cheap fretless (in your status update) I thought maybe you'd opted for one of the second-hand Squier VM's on here - which IMO, are brilliant, for very little money I must admit though, your new fretless looks stunning, in that lovely metallic gold It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on this bass, once you've had a while to play it... Also, it would be good to know if anyone has compared one of these with a Squier VM Happy NBD, and happy Mwah'ing Everyone should have a fretless to dabble with once in a while

I must admit, as well as looking pretty damn good, they do look quite small and light, and a bit less bulky to cart about. They also sound great, from Scott's (and others) videos I've seen. They sound like they certainly don't lack any "heft" ... unlike the Musicmaster I owned back in the day... I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it, when it arrives now

As you say, it's a more complex thing than just finding the "right" bass..... I mean, there are ones in pretty colours too.... and fretless ones, and medium scale ones, and upright ones.... and.....

I've not tried a Chowny either Frank. But I must admit, they do look great. And besides, if they're good enough for Scott Whitely....... Don't forget to post piccies when it arrives....now you just need to nurture your patience BTW. There is no cure for GAS... it might be abated for a while - but it's just dormant, and will strike again.....

Ever since I missed out on a Fiesta Red Limelight P, with J width neck - I've been kicking myself However, I recently became a convert to the P/J arrangement of pickups.... So I decided to order my very own Fiesta Red P/J from Mark, having reached a milestone in work This bass is absolutely amazing in every way. I've not played a pre-cbs Fender, but I imagine this is how they would feel and sound Very very pleased with my present to myself. Pics courtesy of Mark at Limelight EDIT: PS. Hutton... they are worth the wait

Ah, you beat me to it Mikkoantt...... I tried that bass, and loved it. Unfortunately for me, I was waiting to sell another bass first.... Ever since I played that bass of yours, I was convinced that one day I'd have a Fiesta Red Limelight P Your bass is amazing, and you are right to decide you'll never sell it uzzel: discreet beat me to it - I was just going to post a link to Mark's website I emailed him through that website, and he was really easy to deal with - also, they've got some fab collectible basses on there too (another thing to mention, he sometimes does part-ex as well....)

Yes, they're over £2k now. I've seen them for £2,200 in shops near me Really nice tobacco sunburst colour on your bass dr largepants Stunning colour that

Nah, once a bass addict.....

Well, of course it will make you a better player ..... but only if you keep looking at other basses as well.....

Not heard of a Japanese Auction before... interesting Although if I was up till that time in the morning and bidding - I wouldn't then be able to "switch off" and then go to bed Really nice looking basis for a great instrument you have there. Japan built 70's lawsuit era basses can be fantastic quality. Aria seemed to be producing some superb instruments around that time