phil_the_bassist

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='413811' date='Feb 19 2009, 12:47 AM']Sounds like she doesn't want a rickenfaker, just get it back and sell it again, otherwise she'll be more hassle than its worth. Then report her. Watch all the items she puts for sale and report them too. Then go round her house and piss on her door handles, you have her address.[/quote] ...yes, yes and a thousand times, yes! If I hadn't already been stung for £60 of pay/bay fees I would be doin that right now! She said she wanted EUR150 for a replacement p'up (aka a full-on Ric part) and other such ridiculous marked-up prices for various (supposed) issues, which was quite infuriating, but it has now all been resolved and everyone's happy (I f***ing hope!!). But it's quite satisfying that I know her home address, her work address, her telephone number, her normal email, her paypal account email and her ebay username...just in case she kicks off again

I'm having a mare with the 'Faker I sold, the buyer's sayin that the neck pup doesn't work (this is after she unsuccessfully tried to re-haggle the price and the postage down, after winning the bass, and the bass worked perfectly when I played it 30mins before packing it into its case) and I think it's a ploy to get some money back offa me. SO, whats the cheapest neck pup for a faker? I just need some info so when she says it'll cost £200 to repair I can laugh in her face and tell her to f*** off.

very logical, if i were forced to loose a string, it would definately be the G, and I'd loose it in a heartbeat!

Yep, that's fair comment! I love my 'rays, but fenders will never do it for me, I don't like Warwicks as a rule (but Gamble's really impressed me!) and Rics are best looked at, rather than played...IMHO of course! Very much horses for courses, but I think that once you've found YOUR bass, nothin' else will touch it.

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='405972' date='Feb 11 2009, 09:03 AM']I think you should proceed in accordance with the contents of your avatar.[/quote] plus to the 1 You'll be fiiiiiiiine mate, just keep the kettle hot, have plenty of jam sarnies, and ensure you don't run out of hobnobs (these are my staple foods for practicing!) good luck anyhow

...if the sterling basses are gonna not 'compromise materials or construction' A: why is it cheaper, and B: why by a Full Fat MM?

[quote name='tonybassplayer' post='405833' date='Feb 10 2009, 10:39 PM']At one point we never depped anybody fearing that we would lose that special ingredient but the availability factor of everyone went up dramatically when we realised that it was possible to do it and still put on a good show.[/quote] Bah! i bloody wish we had a je ne sais quoi, but I've quickly realized that my band is held together by me and Carl (the tubthumper) and have NO f***ing talent by themselves i wanna be in a f***in band with f***ing talented musicians who f***ing know how to play their instrument, and know what f***ing chord they;re playing and that every song doesn't need a f***ing 5min guitar solo, and doesn't need a f***ing Wah effect on EVERYTHING!! [/rant] tbh, if I managed to find some people who were able to and willing to dep for my band members, I'd just start a new band. It's official, I'm sick of it. bah.

[quote name='Musky' post='369041' date='Jan 3 2009, 12:51 AM']That's a slightly bizarre move by MM. No Subs and no licensed copies - I wonder what the thinking behind that is? It's not like there aren't other copies about.[/quote] I was gonna say that they're probably gonna make a new version of the SUB line, but about 5,000,403,127 people beat me to it. Slow on the uptake? moi? never!

My band's the same...I'm the youngest by about 12yrs, and all the others are high-flying managers/CEOs/MDs etc etc with wife&2.4, and we've had to cancel many gigs cos one or more members can't make it. I think gettin some guys specced up to dep for (or gettin some decent cheat sheets sorted out for) each member would be a good idea, and the drummer is onboard, but the other guys aren't up for it. Personally, I think that its a case that they're insecure about their position, and are scared that they'll be asked not to come back...and in some cases I think this would be a good thing (we don't call our lead guitarist Mini-Hitler because of his easy-goin attitude and charmin personality!) It's an awkward one, and one that ain't gonna change till I fix up my own band and make it stipulated in the band agreement! lol! btw, if you ever need a bassist to dep for you, gimme a call