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[quote name='OldGit' post='738047' date='Feb 7 2010, 01:15 PM']Oh and it's certainly a "diffferent" shape [attachment=42004:Ergon1med.jpg] Bow tie and no hat .. What was I thinking? [/quote] Rave on, matey! And thanks for the gig report on the new bass. Sounds a good 'un.

Quote: "...I PICKED THIS LITTLE BEAUTY UP A FEW YEARS BACK IN LIVERPOOL, I CLEANED IT UP A BIT, FLUSHED THE CHANNELS OUT AS THEY WERE A BIT GRUMPY & IT GOT USED A FEW TIMES THEN I PUT IT AWAY, I DONT NO WHY?..." I take it he's talking about the amp!

[quote name='Raggy' post='737557' date='Feb 6 2010, 07:43 PM']My new HH [attachment=41988:Ray_1.jpg] [attachment=41989:Ray_2.jpg] [attachment=41990:Ray_3.jpg] [attachment=41991:Ray_4.jpg][/quote] Shiny!

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='736963' date='Feb 6 2010, 09:56 AM']Having tracked down the exposure info on Photobucket, it was 1/25s at ISO 800, so 1.4 sounds like a reasonable guess, depending on the light level. Maybe 1.8? Ped: if that was hand-held, kudos to you. I can't get a clear shot any slower than 1/60s (I probably just need to lay off the caffeine). Double-kudos for a clear hand-held shot at 1/25s with manual focus. [/quote] Thanks BE [quote name='ped' post='736996' date='Feb 6 2010, 10:53 AM']Hi dudes Thanks for all the nice comments. It was indeed ISO 800 (this camera seems to have a 'sweetspot' at 800) and shutter at 1/25 and the aperture is 2.0. The lens is an old Pentax Asahi fixed 55mm f2. Only cost me about £50 and it's a really great lens, and has to be used in manual mode which is forcing me to learn what works fast. It also helps me with the 1950s film 35mm camera my grandfather gave me which again is all manual. My camera isn't anything special, a Samsung GX1L DSLR. One day I'll upgrade to the GX20. The 'kit' lenses are great too, an 18-55 and a 50-200. The samsung cameras are basically slightly modified versions of the Pentax models. I like 'em and it's a bit different from the Canon/Nikon club! ped[/quote] Pentax was my first 'serious' system back in the day and I had that same 55mm f2 standard lens on a Spotmatic F SLR. That camera had such a solid feel to it too, as does most of the 35mm gear. Mind you, for solid, also read 'heavy!

[quote name='silddx' post='736870' date='Feb 6 2010, 12:48 AM']Erm, what about this for heaven's sake? [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74284"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74284[/url] Major Minor is the unsung hero of Basschat.[/quote] Absolutely! I must admit I thought that after I posted...

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='736851' date='Feb 6 2010, 12:24 AM']I want to get into this arty photography stuff but I have no idea where I would start equipment wise, any recommendations?[/quote] You could get arty with even the cheapest of compacts (well, almost ) but it's as much a case of working on technique and developing your own style. Here's three I made earlier!

[quote name='bubinga5' post='736801' date='Feb 5 2010, 11:38 PM']here's my Sei for a change..with 3 more..my old Fender, Yamaha, shouldnt have let these basses go...and the love of my life cat..[/quote] B5, yeh I do like your Sei Jazz. Would like to have viewed the other three pics too, but they all opened at the same size as the thumbnail! Ped - I'm curious as to what lens you got yourself. I'm assuming a 1.4, or even a 1.2, aperture?

[quote name='derrenleepoole' post='736732' date='Feb 5 2010, 10:18 PM']Just watching La Excelencia live at the Barbican on BBC 4, and I'd love to know what bass that guy is playing? It's like a bass and EUB hybrid. Any ideas?[/quote] [size=3]I watched that myself and wondered the same thing.[/size] [quote name='BarnacleBob' post='736774' date='Feb 5 2010, 11:07 PM']This one......? [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laexcelencianyc/3314344881/"]http://www.flickr.com/photos/laexcelencianyc/3314344881/[/url] i have seen them before but the name escapes me........ BB[/quote] [size=3]Yep, that looks like it![/size]

[quote name='JackLondon' post='736692' date='Feb 5 2010, 09:42 PM']Hi Chaps, Seeing as I have an umeployed person's amount of time on my hands and I'm not starting work until April I decided to improve on my theory and technique a little bit. I've been playing for about 10 years but never really paid attention to any of the scales etc. I basically play what feels right and I kind of look for the next perfect note on the whole fretboard rather than just thinking ''Hmmmm this is how it could be played'' if you know what I mean. Never really practiced anything else apart of what my fingers are didcating. If I have a particular part in my head I could spend ages trying to find all the notes as opposed to just going right up to the proper position. Do any of you have any pointers as to where I should start ? Something preferably web based so I can acces it with my laptop rather than books. I have a metronome and simple drum samples that I can use in my Zoom 708II so I can practice for no end. I know some of you are very much in the subject of theory and technique and I know that ideally I should get a teacher but unfortunately financial circumstances are not permitting at the moment. Cheers in advance for any help :Di Jack[/quote] If it's online you want, these two sites in particular are huge and could keep you busy way beyond April! [url="http://www.dolmetsch.com/introduction.htm"]http://www.dolmetsch.com/introduction.htm[/url] [url="http://www.8notes.com/theory/"]http://www.8notes.com/theory/[/url]

[quote name='dave.c' post='736312' date='Feb 5 2010, 03:35 PM']The only pic I can find at the moment of my SGZ but I will try and take some more. It's sounding better than ever strung with flats at the moment. [attachment=41871:Gibson_SGZ.jpg] Not seen many of these about so I assume it's quite rare. Dave[/quote] That's tasty! :wub:

[quote name='evilLordJuju' post='735608' date='Feb 4 2010, 10:45 PM']ok, heres another nicely bound Gibson it's a [url="http://www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/1969walnutLesPaulBass.php"]1969 Gibson Les Paul bass[/url] [/quote] I didn't realize the Triumph bass also had the 'Recording' tag to it's model name (according to the Flyguitars website). Is that '69 bass a Les Paul 'Recording' model too? Very nice instruments with bags of nostalgia!

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='733629' date='Feb 2 2010, 11:34 PM']There must be more than 4 of us with this obsession surely ?[/quote] [quote name='retroman' post='733723' date='Feb 3 2010, 07:51 AM']Make that 5 of us [/quote] [quote name='BigBeatNut' post='734655' date='Feb 4 2010, 12:09 AM']...No more pics ?...[/quote] Well what this thread may lack in quantity, it certainly makes up for in quality!

[quote name='Tait' post='734611' date='Feb 3 2010, 11:05 PM']me: "but the pub WILL mind that we're under 18 then?" [b]her: "well, if they find out they'll be mad. they've had a go at me before for having under 18 bands play. they've even kicked one band out for being under 18 before".[/b] funnily enough, when a different mate found out where we were playing he was suprised because he always thought that pub was strict on 18+ only, but i didn't really think anything of it. her: "anyway, like i said, just go in the back entrance and keep a low profile, you should be ok"[/quote] Un-freakin'-believable!! She ain't no budding 'Harvietta Goldsmith'(!), that's fer sure! Glad to hear you're walking away from this one and hope you can get the other gig back. At the very least, you can chalk it up to experience.

[quote name='retroman' post='734532' date='Feb 3 2010, 09:34 PM']Hopefully this thread hasn't been done before? Anyway, here are some shots of my Cherry Red 1967 EB2C, to get the ball rolling [/quote] Spotted your Gibbo in the above same pic in the Music Man Porn thread (and of course your avatar). I had a tobacco sunburst EB2-D around 1973/74 bought from Sound City in Shaftesbury Avenue. Not long after I bought it, I had luthier Sam Li re-finish it in blonde with black binding. I loved the look of the bass but, sadly, I never really got on with it at the time and ended up selling it on. I certainly wish I had it now. And as nice as the blonde refin turned out, if I had it now, I think I'd keep it in the sunburst. Ah well, we live and learn.... Love your 'Ray too, of course!

[quote name='bass5' post='733675' date='Feb 3 2010, 01:20 AM']Zach, yes me ol' china, 'tis me Fran! Have you sorted the piezo on your Bongo 5 yet? at Sitngray5: yes mate the 25th is total bliss, there's nothing it can't do, so many sound combinations, so many options, I know there are people (including me at times) that prefrer the simplicity of a bass with one pickup, one volume and one tone control with the "less is more" and the "what can go wrong when you've only got one sound" attitude, and I do get that option wih my cheap and cheerful Squier 51 replica, however if you sit down with a 25th and start exploring the multi options you will be amazed like a kid in a sweet shop: 3 pickups all selectable by on off switches, active / passive with passive tone control, series / parallel Active Mode: 1) H - S - S all on 2) H - S - S all off (gives the bridge humbucker in series) 3) H - _ - _ only bridge humbucker is on in parallel 4) H - _ - S Humbucker and neck pickup 5) _ - S - S middle and neck 6) _ - _ - S neck pickup only 7) H - S - _ Bridge Humbucker and middle together and again in passive Passive Mode: 8) H - S - S all on 9) H - S - S all off (gives the bridge humbucker in series) 10) H - _ - _ only bridge humbucker is on in parallel 11) H - _ - S Humbucker and neck pickup 12) _ - S - S middle and neck 13) _ - _ - S neck pickup only 14) H - S - _ Bridge Humbucker and middle together Initially to really appreciate the difference between passive and active, you would think the obvious: "active on" = more power, and "passive on" normal power, but no, it's not just a boost jump between the two, the passive tone control does more than roll off highs, it adds gravy to your beef, so to speak, and really it is very much like having two different basses, in active you are very close to the powerhouse destroyer sound you get with a Bongo, with the 4 bands eq, but when you play passive it's back to the old days of Volume and Tone and you think your sound control is limited but you'd be wrong, with 7 different pickup combo's and a classic tone vibe you are more than spoiled for choice. Some of the sounds I have heard from the above options are totally new to me, and I do like them all but all in all I have narrowed it down to the 3 following preferences: The 1st of my fav choice is the bridge humbucker on his own in series (with all the 3 buttons off), either active of passive this is such a cool sound, and proves that series coils rock. The 2nd one is the middle pickup on his own in passive, gutsy, middley and hollow at the same time, played with a pick, it's what I missed so far in both the Bongo and the StingRay. The 3rd of my fav sounds is neck and middle together in active mode. Perfect sound for blues / jazz, if you add some low mids, a bit of bass and roll of the high a touch, this sound is great through an amp, but of all the sounds I've tried through the Mbox / Protools / PC this is one of those that seems to be coming off the best of the bunch. Try one if you can, you won't be disappointed. Cheers P.S.: The track is "Little Shoes" by Mike Stern, I believe the bass player on that track is Jeff Andrews - The album is Upside Downside © 1986 Atlantic 781656-2[/quote] Aha, so it [i]was[/i] Mike Stern. Thanks for the song info, m8, and a nice little review of the 25th, too. I feel like I've actually played your bass now!

[quote name='obi 2 kenobi' post='732569' date='Feb 2 2010, 09:23 AM']Here's mine.....[attachment=41675:rays.JPG][/quote] obi - A very nice pair, sir!! Is the one on the right a Cherry 'burst? The see-thru guard shows it off nicely too. [quote name='bass5' post='732696' date='Feb 2 2010, 11:20 AM']took me ages to upload it, youtube won't take it, it's made in Hi Def and best things comes to those who wait., just let it spool in the background while you look at other porn. [/quote] bass5 - Ok, did it this time. Actually, it didn't take too long after all. The 'other porn' served to fill the time... The vid is nicely done too and your basses look truly wunnerful! So what do you think of the 25th Anniversary? And who's the music you used for the vid? (Carlton? Ritenour? Stern? etc.)

[quote name='bass5' post='731926' date='Feb 1 2010, 05:10 PM']I don't have just one picture but...... I've got this instead [url="http://www.captnmoto.co.uk/videos/basses.wmv"][b][u]Click here for my MusicMan Porn[/u][/b][/url][/quote] Would like to have watched the vid but as BB has said, it was taking an age to load. If you have a Youtube account, might be better to upload there...?

You don't see too many of these about... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140379347065"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=140379347065[/url]

[quote name='Linus27' post='729790' date='Jan 30 2010, 03:44 PM']Here are my three gorgeous blondes. Musicman Stingray 3EQ, Warwick Corvette Standard and Fender MIA 75 Jazz re-issue.[/quote] I won't state the obvious that there are FOUR gorgeous blondes, surely? (I also won't say the obvious "Ok if I call you Surely?" )

[quote name='Mrs Tinman' post='725350' date='Jan 26 2010, 04:12 PM']If you need me darling, I'm upstairs surrounded by holiday brochures! [/quote] [quote name='Tinman' post='725388' date='Jan 26 2010, 04:32 PM']Haha, there's no money left [/quote] In threads where people show a collection of their basses, I like to ask what would be their desert-island bass if they had to pick just one. I think in this case, T, the desert island could be more of a looming reality than you think! Nice quartet by the way. So, which one will it be?

Kid Creole & The Coconuts. I saw them in '82 in London at The Lyceum Ballroom. I was out of breath just watchin' em! The live videos don't really do the shows justice. As they say - you had to be there...! [b]Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Live Cologne 1982 - Table Manners[/b] [b]Kid Creole and the Coconuts - I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby[/b] This is more recent and with a full orchestra. (Don't miss the one and only glimpse of the 6-string single-cut bass around 4:15. Not sure which one it is, if someone could enlighten me? W&T? ACG? Nice tone!) [b]Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Stool Pigeon - Holland 2007[/b] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_4eLPUrK4k"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_4eLPUrK4k[/url] (Embedding disabled by request - view on Youtube)

[quote name='4000' post='721518' date='Jan 22 2010, 06:45 PM']Her playing on the (not commercially available ) Crossroads dvd I have is far superior to her playing on the Ronnie Scotts dvd ( a much better mix helps too). As for Rhonda being a better player, I'm not sure there's any such thing at this level. There are only players you prefer. In addition, you can only judge a player by the setting they're in and the musicians they're playing with, which makes it doubly difficult, as different players will thrive in different arenas. Would Jeff Berlin be better than Cliff Williams in AC/DC? I sincerely doubt it. As for the vibrato comment, again, simply a matter of taste. I really can't stand all this "player A is better than player B" nonsense, it serves no purpose whatsoever.[/quote] +1

Just tragic. It's late and I don't have the words but it's mostly all been said and I sincerely echo everyone's sentiments here. My sincere condolences to all who knew Tim. And not forgetting the guitarist he was trying to save who also lost his life. Doubly tragic.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='720813' date='Jan 22 2010, 09:13 AM']"Why are the wires so fat Mr Fender?" "Well see here nah boy, thayse insumensts ahh stricleh fow stupid peepuh to play"[/quote] Ah jest lurv that Naw Leans accent, Jake!

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='720667' date='Jan 21 2010, 11:26 PM']Can anyone point me to any youtube stuff with Jeff Beck on it that they really rate? - I've only heard a very few old things he's done and I never understood why he was so lauded, (and no, I don't mean Hi Ho...) but maybe I didn't hear the "good stuff". Cheers folks, I'm sure you won't let me down![/quote] Got your ears on then...? So much to choose -- (not just the stuff at Ronnie's) -- so little room! [b]"Nadia" / "Space Boogie"[/b] [b]"Angel (Footsteps)"[/b] [b]"A Day In The Life"[/b] [b]"Cause We've Ended As Lovers"[/b] [b]"Where Were You"[/b]