tegs07

weasel - martina topley-bird

ebay is rapidly becoming scam central in the same way as facebook marketplace. items that are fake, items that are damaged or out of stock when they go cheap with no reserve, items that don’t even exist. easier to just not bother with it.

I haven’t played live since I was a teenager so yes at home.

Sandberg make very nice basses. Compared to my Fender P the Sandberg is nicer in every aspect other than how it sounds! It’s lighter, better made, better in terms of ergonomics, the finish is better, it’s nicer to play … but when I plug the Fender in I just prefer it.

Im not so sure. I don’t think anyone, anywhere, ever said I really fancy getting a plumber round tonight. It’s something people pay for only when they really have to. Similarly I can’t imagine there are many plumbers who do the work for the creative joy of installing radiators. I think there are ways for musicians to make money but many of them would involve thinking more like a plumber than a creative. Edit: Going to expand on this. Most of us if we practice enough can learn to play an instrument. A few of us can get very good at playing an instrument. In my experience far fewer of us can write songs that people want to hear. Even fewer can write really catchy songs that many people want to hear. This is a big part of why musicians don’t always make money. If you can’t write songs you need a top notch songwriter, or you need to play other peoples music. If you’re excellent this can be jazz, classical etc where the audience is often older and more affluent. There is an established (but limited audience) out there, Mass market is a little more tricky. There is a lot of competition and shrinking venues. Other avenues are function bands, tribute bands, musicals, cruises etc. I’ve seen some shocking musicians with some decent tunes get better and get a decent following. I’ve seen plenty of decent musician’s with plenty of integrity but no songs go nowhere.

Having not played in a band since I was a teenager I can’t offer many pearls of wisdom other than when I ran a small business I sold stuff that other people would want to buy rather than what I loved. I expect that there is still money to be made in playing live following this philosophy. Whether it would be rewarding or creatively appealing is another matter. My first bass teacher played in a buddy holly tribute band (he loathed buddy holly) but it paid the large part of his mortgage. His originals band never made much cash but was a creatively rewarding experience.

no probs earlpilanz https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/earlpilanz?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=_pj1oDotRNG&sssrc=3418065&ssuid=o8ireNu4Tim&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY on ebay is always worth contacting..

pretty sure i have a white one somewhere that you can have

the shits

having witnessed his charms live that is probably a more accurate description.

Piss Piss Piss Piss Piss Piss Piss

bone machine - pixies

these boots are made for walkin’ - nancy sinatra

bury - the fall

I would argue that most of it is nostalgia and reaching a point in life where people can finally afford the items they dreamed of owning in their younger years. usually (but not exclusively) middle aged men.

Each year brings a new thread about ‘crazy’ prices of new instruments made in the USA, Canada, Europe etc. Before deciding whether the price of older collectible instruments will correct its probably worth looking at the direction that the new market is headed. It will be interesting to see the price of new Mexican or US Fenders, Ricks and Musicman gear next year. The top end collectible stuff is a different beast. Not so easy to predict. As for everything else. It’s getting more expensive and IMO is just going to keep on doing so.

There probably needs to be a distinction made between rare guitars bought by collectors on the basis of cultural heritage and nostalgia and guitars bought by musicians. I can’t see Status or Warwick for example reaching the kind of stratospheric prices that vintage (and fully original) Fenders have obtained in recent years. The cultural capital or nostalgia is not there for collectors. If there is say a Justin Chancellor effect then maybe so with musicians paying top dollar.

So difficult to predict as vintage and collectible stuff is not really logical. A split screen VW camper is hardly the most practical or refined vehicle to own for example.

Not sure if it’s worth judging tone in isolation. Listen to the latest Cure album for example. Some of Gallup’s bass tones are hideous but work perfectly for the song.