jezzaboy

I would say you got it for a good price. I have seen s/h ones go for around the 800 quid mark. If you moved it on I`m confident you would at least get your money back.

I reckon I have been playing about 12 years now but it took me about 4 years to pluck up the courage and answer an ad on Gumtree looking for a bass guitarist for a charity band. I have now played loads of gigs and am a confident live player but my standard of playing/technique isn`t very good. I now play in an ac/dc covers band and am really enjoying it.

Good on you Joel for comming on here and laying your cards on the table so to speak. Funnily enough, I have just bought the latest edition with Geddy on the front and I haven`t been buying it much lately as I was getting pi**ed off reading reviews of really expensive basses that I couldn`t afford. I don`t know if this has been suggested but how about a feature where you focus on one guy`s collection with lot`s of nice photo`s and some background about how they got the gear?

Top player and all round decent guy. Pity it`s so far away.

Marvin. I`ve got one of the Ray 34 ca models which has the thinner neck. I would agree with Paul, they are slightly deeper than a Jazz neck but not by much and not as deep as say a P bass neck. I don`t know how to measure the radius of the neck but if you get a tape measure and put it round the neck at the first fret, the width is 63mm. Don`t know if it helps. I really like the neck profile and have included a few pics. As for the bass, I really like it. I bought it as a Clff Williams lookalike on a budget. The neck pocket is uber tight, the frets are perfect, the bass was nicley set up when it arrived and the 2 band eq is ideal for me. The only down side was the tuners felt quite "slack" to me but from what I have read this is not common and to be fair, in the studio they held their tuning well. I had already ordered a set of Schallers from Thomman and have put them on and they look the biz and work perfectly of course. [attachment=111285:SAM_0508.JPG][attachment=111286:SAM_0509.JPG][attachment=111287:SAM_0510.JPG][attachment=111288:SAM_0515.JPG]

A wise man once said "The man who maketh no mistakes has not played a saturday night at the dog and duck" Don`t beat yourself too much, all gigging muso`s make mistakes. Punters don`t usually notice or if they do they are usually in a band themselves and they don`t count as you are the one up there putting it on the line and they are scratching their chin with half a bitter wishing they were up there making mistakes.

I ordered a set of Schaller tuners from them on monday and they arrived yesterday. Great service and communication and I got them cheaper than I could from the UK even after having to pay the 10 euro postage as it was below 199.

I have 4 at the mo but had 9 at one time which was mental as I wasn`t in a band at that point! They all have their uses. Thunderbird. Was going to sell but will be used as a live backup. VMJ. Converted to fretless and used at home. P bass. Well you`ve gotta have a P please Bob! And my latest purchase, a Sterling Ray 34 ca. I have recently joined an ac/dc tribute band and not having 2000+ to buy a 79 Ray ala Cliff williams, this one looks the biz and is top notch apart from the tuners which will be replaced by a set of Schallers this week. I would relly like to be the type of guy who owns 2 basses but it ain`t gonna happen.

Kenny bought my Yam through Gumtree but it turns out he is on here as well Nice guy to do biz and have a chat with.

And Tom1946 has a tasty one for sale right now........ [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/178705-ibanez-sr300m-maple-board-new/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/178705-ibanez-sr300m-maple-board-new/[/url]

Really nice basses. I had a red/maple neck one a while back and they are exc value for money. Well finished and very comfortable to play.

A Pete Way story and true.... He went out to buy some cigs and ended up on a UFO American tour for months on end.

In 1985 I went out to buy a push bike and came home with a Sinclair Spectrum.

This has more than likely been posted before. A 79 interview with the man. [url="http://www.ricksuchow.com/press-group-248.html"]http://www.ricksuchow.com/press-group-248.html[/url]

That`s right Sheldon, no one on here ever buys anything!!! Tim!!

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1339319121' post='1686666'] Indeed.I don't recall seeing JJB on the Punk Brittania programmes either,but his name was brought up earlier. [/quote] JJB was in the first program when they were disscusing the roots of punk rock broadcast the friday before. He was only in it for a quick chat.

I don`t think that is a head repair, just the way the neck has been manufactured. It`s a right nice looking bass. I had an Energy and although it wasn`t as nice as whatever this is, I regreted selling it as soon as I got rid of it. The neck on it was superb.

Loving the spyder but it needs a few more switches and knobs!

Anyone want this stuff? If so pm me your addresss and I`ll post it to you. Fender owners manual. The one that comes with a new bass. Gives all the info for settings etc. A few bits from Jim Dunlop Straplock. Don`t know where they came from but they might be handy for spare parts if you use this brand. 2 Ahem, Fender transfers. Pretty crap, if I remember right you peel them off the backing and rub it and it stays on the whatever. [attachment=110007:SAM_0502.JPG][attachment=110008:SAM_0503.JPG] These bits have now gone.

[quote name='TJAS92' timestamp='1339193620' post='1685345'] The only thing modified to it is it has fender jazz bas USA pick ups in it cause the other ones failed [/quote] Depending on condition and with the new pickups around £210-£220. I`m keen to know why you though the other ones might fail? The DD are decent pickups.

How could they afford Ric`s? I assume that they were as expensive then as they are now? Did they nick em? Buy them with their record advance?