Stingray5

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.

Lord Lucan Jimmy Hoffa The head of Alfredo Garcia

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).

Fork handles... Assorted holes... A long wait... A rubber shovel...

[quote name='iconic' post='838359' date='May 15 2010, 07:31 PM']I voted other....can you get an orange pickguard...no really, the combination really works well...KTM's?[/quote] Orange and black? Jacobs Cream Crackers!

I voted black too, though I do quite like red tort on black. If you kept it white, how about going with white pearl? I did that with my own Jazz, (also my 'Ray). Much nicer, imho!

Pedal Steel (twin-neck? or possibly a single?)

[quote name='bassatnight' post='815178' date='Apr 22 2010, 04:49 PM']Folks, I have lusted after a Westone Thunder 3 Fretless for as long as I can recall after seeing Henry Thomas on the 80's show Rockschool play one. I had no idea what to pay as these babes come up so rarely. I saw one go for £375 a couple of years back so took a punt at £400 and managed to secure it, its in great conditon did I pay over the odds or just right? I just didn't feel I could hang about. Steve.[/quote] Link? Pics? £400 might be at the higher end of what these are generally going for, though not by much. A Thunder II recently went for £321 and I just put a link to another Thunder II in the Ebay Links section (4 days to run). And one recent over-optimistic seller stuck one on Ebay for a BIN of £700! (Tbh, can't remember if it was a II or III). Bottom line is, if you're happy with it and it's a good one, you could well have a bass for life there.

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The owner of this rather nice looking Thunder II states it has never been gigged. It's currently at just over £100 (not that it's gonna finish there! ) Would be a perfect match for my fretless but....no....must....resist.... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-II-BASS-GUITAR-JAPAN-MATSUMOKU_W0QQitemZ190389422547"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WESTONE-THUNDER-II-B...emZ190389422547[/url]

Ooh, I just stumbled on this thread so thought I'd add my two-pence-worth. Or rather I should say my two Westies worth! Also got the two Rays though they're really more cousins, one 5 and one 4. What I'd like now is a 4 or 5-string match for my Tune bass. (Click on my sig pic below if you want a closer look).

That's a beaut, Clarky! Knowing even some of your collection, I don't think I'd have the heart to ask you to choose your 'desert island bass'... (That said, feel free to respond if you want to. )

I don't suppose it had anything to do with your band simply having a better sound balance overall, compared to the other three bands and the "rock sludge of their guitarists" (not to mention possibly their drummers, too) simply drowning out the respective basses? Or perhaps the other bass players just weren't man enough to be driving Stingray's/Sterling's!

[quote name='lowdown' post='811311' date='Apr 19 2010, 01:30 PM']This is a clip from that gig. Garry[/quote] Mmmm, nice!

[quote name='JTUK' post='811277' date='Apr 19 2010, 01:07 PM']My best best best album[/quote] Absolutely! I just had to give it another play myself before leaving the page.

[quote name='OldGit' post='811228' date='Apr 19 2010, 12:29 PM']Aw Looking for tracks to do in my new trio project I was looking forward to seeing how three people managed this .. [/quote] Well, chaps, the clue was in the title 'CGT+2' although more correctly, from the album, they are 'CG3+2'. I managed to catch the CGT + Tony Levin in the US some years ago and they were amazing. It was Levin's gig but he was happy to play the supporting role a lot of the time and also left the stage at one point to let them do their thing. Which included a superb version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. I must admit I wouldn't have minded a drummer coming on stage for a number or two, but all the same, it was still a great evening. [quote name='JTUK' post='811252' date='Apr 19 2010, 12:50 PM']yep....trio..?????? You would think Levin would get those stick extentions made up properly for the amount of time he features them... Plasters..??[/quote] I know - they always look as if they're about to drop off any second! I tried it once with some lolly sticks and gaffa tape! Just don't forget to take 'em off if you go for a pee!!

[quote name='molan' post='811195' date='Apr 19 2010, 11:49 AM']Don't think this has been posted yet: Here's a 'live' version from Soul Train which opens with the bass man playing the riff with a pick. Faster than the original but the suits & dancing are worth a look, lol:[/quote] I always loved that opening; one of the few numbers where I might use a pick.

Here's something for Monday lunchtime! I thought I'd post this live version of "Heart of the Sunrise" by California Guitar Trio with Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto. It's a very faithful recreation of the Yes original (though with no keyboards or vocals). If you like, here's their original recording of it: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka24HSdNEO0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka24HSdNEO0[/url]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='808882' date='Apr 16 2010, 08:37 PM']Can't remember if this was done previously, but this is excellent in the groove dept: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tguN_cyHRj4&feature=PlayList&p=41EF90AFA3DA97B7&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=3"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tguN_cyHRj4...t=1&index=3[/url][/quote] Pretty damn funky too, Pete!

Extremely miffed as I was unable to make it after all. Hopefully next time!?

[quote name='JTUK' post='806888' date='Apr 15 2010, 10:04 AM']hmmmmmm I'm sorry.. you mean this guy ?? [url="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2024072226"]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...eoid=2024072226[/url] Agree in the tracks the bass sounds great, but I'd be surprised if he had anything to do with the playing these days or for the last 10-15 years plus.[/quote] [quote name='Conan' post='806956' date='Apr 15 2010, 11:20 AM']Well, they do say that less is more.... But that video is truly awful!! [/quote] Sorry to say I have to agree. Imagine if Verdine had played that exact same solo(!) without any of the running and jumping around... I doubt even the audience would have had anything to scream about.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' post='806163' date='Apr 14 2010, 03:50 PM']If he goes to a private hospital for whatever he's got, he'll probably hear his own music in the lift.[/quote] I take it you weren't elevated by these guys then?! (Ouch, no, sorry -- I'm getting me coat right now...)

[quote name='steve-soar' post='805450' date='Apr 13 2010, 10:08 PM']Mr Drummer is sick. [/quote] Yeah, and whatever it is he's got - the other two have caught it!