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[quote name='the hand of john curley' post='857830' date='Jun 4 2010, 11:28 PM']Hi, Just got an email from the Mick Karn website....it would appear that he has been diagnosed with Cancer.....devastated....Mick was the reason I picked up Bass 20 odd years ago.....Life is truly a bitch... Matt[/quote] Holy moly! I just replied to 'facemans' post regarding an old friend of his who has lung cancer and the next thread notification I get is telling me Mick Karn has cancer. Bad news indeed. Like many here, I've always admired Mick Karn's unique style as both a bassist/musician and also an artist/sculptor. I hope they have caught this in time and he is with us for many years to come.

[quote name='Clarky' post='857480' date='Jun 4 2010, 05:21 PM']Presume you don't mean BassChat Marvin? [attachment=51392:av_6940.jpg][/quote] Funnily enough, I had the same thought. Then I thought, nah, he must mean Hank... Ok, seriously, though - nice track, B5

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='856497' date='Jun 3 2010, 08:14 PM']Translucent turquoise, gold hardware, LED fret markers, wooden knobs and pickup covers, extra strap button for hanging a bag to be sick into...[/quote] Er...yeah...not quite...

Please sir, could I have both? Flame front, Birdseye back, or vise versa (with a birdseye neck)

The new Digitech Jamman Solo compact pedal. Gramma Pad (best £40 I've spent so far this year!) + strings/bass dvd(s)/book(s). 15 bottles of Jack Daniels!

Rats! Gigging Saturday, rehearsing Sunday.

[quote name='OldGit' post='854938' date='Jun 2 2010, 02:48 PM']Yup When this were all fields and all we had was Rotosounds I used to do this all the time +1 for a touch of vinegar, or lemon if you are posh .. Bung em back on. Fast fret to stop them removing your finger prints (unless required ) and away you go for another few gigs.[/quote] Huh! You were lucky! We used to dreeeaaam of Rotosounds! All we had were cheap old Picato strings. And no lemon... Or vinegar...!

For weddings and private functions, £350 is definitely on the low side, especially with 7 mouths to feed!

An excellent player on both electric and string bass. I've managed to miss the last couple of times he's played in London ( ) but one or two of his concerts pop up on Sky Arts 1 from time to time ( ).

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='850854' date='May 29 2010, 01:53 AM']Quick Google for Double Guitar Strap brought this and a few more up. [url="http://www.darestrap.com/"]http://www.darestrap.com/[/url][/quote] That's the kiddie. One of the guys (Happy Jack, iirc) had a couple of Dare Straps at last years South East Bass Bash. Well worth checking out.

[quote name='NickThomas' post='849934' date='May 27 2010, 11:19 PM']...Alex ( said 4 year old) walked into the room and said " Hey that's that Victor .. Victor Log" .... " Log? " I said " His name is Victor Wooten" .... " Oh that's right !" he said " [b]Victor Wooden[/b]" LOL Creased me up![/quote] Victor Wooden! Out of the mouths of babes, eh?!. That's gotta stick! (er...no pun intended )

[quote name='Apothem' post='848706' date='May 26 2010, 05:18 PM']WOW!!! Darth "Bongo" Vader!!! LOL Here are some piccies of what turned out to be rarer than rocking-horse poo... a VERY early Sterling!!! Production started in 1993 and mine is a '94. And this is my '89 2-eq Stingray, same Trans Red, same birdseye. The Sterling is more aggressive (ceramic magnets), while the Alnico magnets of the 'Ray make it a bit rounder. Both luvvly!! Enjoy!![/quote] That Sterling has a neck to die for! The Ray pics are a lot smaller but both basses look ace.

VW came across really well, was a great communicator and obviously a superb musician (not that I needed convincing beforehand!). I loved when, during the Q&A, one of the audience (I think his name was Ayo?) asked VW about certain techniques and was promptly invited ('ordered', even! ) to get up on stage with him. He was immediately handed 'the bass' to then receive a 1-on-1 lesson from the man himself (with 199 other bass players looking on! ). Yikes! I wonder how many had wished they had asked the question instead -- or perhaps were glad they didn't! But the chap -- once he got over the 'shock' -- gave a good account of himself and I thought it was a most memorable part of a great evening. Talking to a couple of the DV guys, and as Caleb announced, I know a lot of work has gone into converting the first floor into a nice performance/demo area and I'll certainly look forward to seeing further events in the future. p.s. - ok, just saw the link to the Hartke_UK thread above (pics of Ayo and VW).

Yeah, the black looks really 'mean' and...er...stealthy! I must say I've grown to like the Bongo more and more. Played 2 or 3 including the fretless at Excel a couple or so years back and was sold. Congrats and enjoy!

[quote name='GrumbleStiltskin' post='846993' date='May 24 2010, 10:49 PM']Hi SS73, I've just 'acquired' the amp & speakers in the picture recently. I bought the 1048 speakers last week on e-bay for £93. My head looks the same as your AH150, which I was given by the guitarist in our band in return for some repair work on his Flying V, so my complete rig cost me just over £100 once I had been to Pontefract to get the 4x10 cab. The head has certainly had to work for a living by the looks of it, as there are cigarette burn marks on the top! I was wondering if you have any more info on the head, such as manuals or even circuit diagrams, as I have been told that there is a problem with mine, but it has always worked fine for me. I wouldn't mind something, just in case. I have looked on the Trace website, but I think this model is a bit old for them and don't seem to publish circuit diagrams. The only manual I found was the AH150 SMC, which is a newer version. Thanks, GrumbleStiltskin [attachment=50505:DSCN0104.JPG][/quote] I appreciate these guys are not local to you, but they might be worth contacting. They're a TE 'Authorised Service Centre' for products not under warranty / made before 2005. They were very good when I had problems with my GP12 SMX. Electronic Music Services Rear of Prittlewell House 30 East Street Southend-on-Sea Essex SS2 6LH Tel: 01702 613172 e-mail: [email protected] website: [url="http://www.electronicmusicservices.co.uk/traceelliot/"]www.electronicmusicservices.co.uk/traceelliot/[/url]

[quote name='Feelgood' post='846740' date='May 24 2010, 06:44 PM']Looking forward to this! Curious to see how DV are going to fit 200 people in too! [/quote] I'll be interested to see this, too. The store does have the upstairs part so maybe that's where it will take place. Of course, the building itself was at one time the old Music Tek rehearsal studios (1st, 2nd, 3rd floors etc), complete with showcase area and bar, though I'm not sure if DV have the run of the whole building now.

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='844988' date='May 22 2010, 11:57 AM']If it IS a pedal steel, Stingray5 got there first:[/quote] Hehe - I thank you! So, 7string, how are you tuning your pedal steel? I've worked with a few pedal steelies in the past and always loved the twin neck tuning of C6 and E9 (great for Western Swing).

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='845518' date='May 23 2010, 09:25 AM']Its Date stamped Nov 24 1982 and all checks out original for that date.I have a rectangular case of the same age but its not what it came in although it might be a musicman case,No one seems to know exactly what cases are correct for which year? Thanks for that on the mouse mat,I have seen that before somewhere but I had forgot! I read somewhere that you can buy them from Ernie Ball anyway but with the classic ray out maybe even more possible.Im going to get some more pics took today for insurance if nothing else showing it at my house.The pickguard will always be a personal thing but my eb has a black one so its a bit different also check out how clearly you can see John Deacon in the another bites the dust video with his white pickguard at one time it was easy to tell it was a ray with the underslung tuner but with all the 5 stringers out there that have copied it the next sure sign is always the big humbucker sat on that scratchplate! [/quote] Thanks for the extra info. I must say I've always liked the look of JD's Stingray in the Queen video, being the darker sunburst finish with white guard. [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='845559' date='May 23 2010, 10:30 AM'][attachment=50338:pair_of_rays_.JPG]Here you go,What a lovely pair! [/quote] Yep, a very nice pair, all the same.

[quote name='KERMITNT' post='845427' date='May 23 2010, 12:07 AM']the best way is to cut an old mouse pad in the size of a mute[/quote] +1 on the mouse pad (or try ebay during the next blue moon! ). That's certainly a very nice looking Ray. Do you know the year, at all? Not sure about the plain white guard on the natural body, to be perfectly honest. But that's just me!

Thanks, B5. I must admit to not being familiar with this guy. Til now! Nice tone and I love how he and the drummer are locked in good and tight -- something that turns me on far more than most super-pyrotechnical-bass-widdlyness these days.

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Coincidentally, I was just checking out their Ric-type basses when I saw your post. Your Aero 2 looks really nice. I'm with cetera, hoping we might get a more in-depth review, once you've had a chance to get to know it better! One minor question - is the back contoured? (It looks like it, looking at the top edge of the bass in your middle photo).

[quote name='OldGit' post='840823' date='May 18 2010, 01:30 PM']As a minimum use wireless for mics and for your bass. Have a big tarp to cover your amp. (cheap from a DIY store) Agree to meet an hour before setting up to review the weather situation and forecast.. The sunny day and the tipping down day are not the problem. It's the "will it, won't it" day that's the risky situation.. The stage should be suitably protected with roof and side sheets. I imagine the event insurers would insist anyway) oh and make sure you agree that you get paid if it's raining, assuming you're getting a fee for this one [/quote] +1

Very nicely done. Nice use of video too, though it would be nice to have seen the other player(s) involved too (if you have that footage).

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