jezzaboy

Seeing as the guy asked for our opinions on the 3 basses he put in the 1st post, herin lies my tuppence. The Epi - Most Epi basses are crap apart from the Thunderbird and the Jack Cassidy sig, so I would rule that out. The ESP looks ok but I have never owned an ESP/LTD. I would go for the Ibanez as I have never owned a "bad" Ibby. Well apart from the ART short scale pile of cack I owned briefly. As some have pointed out already, if you go second hand on here you will get a lot more bang for yer buck. If you like Ibanez`s keep your eye open for a s/h SR300 as these are bloomin fantastic and cheap. And just having bought one of these I can say this with some confidence.

It`s actually a decent price when you compare it to the Standard Standard £445 Nat M £665 The NM has a baddass, SD pickup and Fender marked tuners, gig bag and nitro finish. All in all, well worth it. If you like The Foos/Nate of course

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1349142232' post='1822400'] I believe that he's been using Fender Custom Shop versions of his original Precision for a while. It's not uncommon for Artists to play custom versions of their signature instruments. [/quote] I think it`s mentioned on the clip he did for Fender about the P bass. The custom shop built one for him as he didn`t want to take the original on the road in case anything happened to it and it was a better bass than his original.

Right, where`s me credit card. I like it. Lots!

Bloomin lovely!! Always wanted a black one but have not got round to it.

Try 911 tabs. This seems to have lots of other options but the pop up and adverts are a pain even with an anti pop up setting. [url="http://www.911tabs.com/"]http://www.911tabs.com/[/url] I have just realised how stupid the last bit of that sentance sounds but you will see what I mean.

Pil I thought were the best thing on the show. I was really impressed with the sounds that guy got from that Baglama (ta Pete, wondered what it was!) I`m not really a Muse fan but they were ok. They could do with using some more effects though But the Beach Boys? I know they may have been good in the past but it was like watching your grandad doing a song at a family get together when he is past it and no one has the decency to tell him. And how many people were there on stage anyway? And Gollum on vocals and guitar?

It`s as genuine as a 3 pound note! It may be a Fender body but the neck ain`t. What kind of friend sells a fake Fender for £170? Unless he/she doesn`t know it`s a fake. If you like the way it plays and sounds offer £70 and take it from there. For £170 you could pick up a decnet s/h Squier with lots more re sale value if that`s important to ya.

I think that there is more to him leaving than him not being happy about the reunion. It may have something to do with the manager leaving as well....... [url="http://www.stuart-adamson.co.uk/tony-butler-quits-big-country/09/2012/"]http://www.stuart-adamson.co.uk/tony-butler-quits-big-country/09/2012/[/url]

I think someone should start a new web site call "Moanchat" then we could all pop over there, have a moan and come back here refreshed! I would set it up myself but am currently very busy on the net trying to sell a kidney to pay for a rather nice vintage Fender P bass in the for sale section.......

I had a CA in sunburst with the maple neck and the bass was spot on. I changed the tuners for Schaller ones but the stock ones were fine. I never noticed any problems with the neck and as I very rarely used the G string, I didn`t notice if it was weak.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1347922151' post='1806818'] I think also... lets take an example.... silddx sticks a bass up for sale. A few of the folk who have been around longer and know him, and maybe even owned/played the bass chip in... it lets other people know that actually the bass is desirable (and if you buy it and don't get on with it you might find it easier to shift) and also that the person is a decent one. There is at least one item in the forsale section that's been there a while, only the seller and the odd newbie post there- and theres a good reason I think why folk who've been on here longer give that particular item a wide berth.... [/quote] C`mon Luke, what is it. I just want to see if it`s the same one I was thinking of!

I don`t think there is a "proper" way of practacing. What works for me might not work for you. It depends what you are looking to get out of it. Do you want to be technically proficent? Do you want to play with a band doing a particular type of music-eg Jazz? Me, if I`m going for an audition, I`ll learn the material or just work out songs that i like to play. I try and play every day even for 20 mins or so. Sometimes I think I`m decent and other times I just can`t get it together. I can`t be bothered learning all the triads, scales, etc. But that is just me

I could be talking mince but the finish on the body where the black meets the sunburst looks rather fierce. It usually looks more blended in. Still it`s an intresting read as always

When I think about it, even though I am very limited in my bass playing abilites, I have never went to an audition where I didn`t know anyone in the band and thought to myself "I am simply not good enough to play with this band." Either I am: 1 Better than I think I am 2 Deluded 3 Have never played with really good muso`s.

Been there and got the T shirt. They asked me to learn 16 songs and over the course of the week got most of it down. Heck, I even enjoyed learning some of them. I turn up and got the "we only know a few of the songs. They are a work in progress!" The world and particulary Gumtree, are full of dreamers.

Good on Ya! It`s always important to have some "you time"

Top guy! A guy as talanted as he is yet seems very modest with it. There endeth the lesson for us all.

A program called Here comes the summer is on bbc4 tonight, 9 45, the story of the Undertones. Looking forward to this!

I usually play with my feet. With boots on. Should I apply?

That Electra looks really good value for money but even better value from Thoman at £457 although they won`t have any in until October.

[quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1346937020' post='1795024'] Yes, I've had 20+ setlists to learn in a week or less a few times. Don't necessarily learn them note for note - get the main verse/chorus/bridge patterns down and don't worry if the last verse has a few variations. Listen to all the songs as much as you can and get hold of any chords/tab/notation to help and make your own cheat sheets. I've even used a music stand, at knee height and barely visible to the audience before when I've had to. You'll get there! [/quote] This 100%! Near enough is good enough for me. Don`t be afraid to use chord sheets on a stand for referance. I have done this when asked to do something at short notice. Look confident and smile!

Don`t know about "the dots" Pete, but here is a link to the chords. Don`t know how accurate it is though. The good thing is if it`s not the right chords, you can transpose it up or down at the top of the page to suit. [url="http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/bluetones/slight_return_crd.htm"]http://tabs.ultimate..._return_crd.htm[/url]

I gig with a TC Electronics bc 2x10 and it is loud enough for the pubs and clubs I have played. On quite a few occasions I have been asked to turn down. It`s nice and light too at 20kg.

Just did a deal with Alex for my Sterling. Decent guy, good comunication and no messing about.