phil_the_bassist

[quote name='Adee' post='296483' date='Oct 1 2008, 12:45 PM']Anyone know where you get the 'Fecker' Bass logos ideally for Jazz I've had a search about and only find a couple of Ebay shops that do the Bender etc Cheers for your help Ade[/quote] IIRC, it's the same guy but he does batches of each so he's kinda got a rolling stock. Drop him a line, he seems like a decent bloke! He was at one point trying to figure out how to do a TRC for Rics with Blackendecker, Rickenfaker, Frankenbacker, Breadandbutter etc etc for me, but no word as of yet!

[quote name='AndyMartin' post='296153' date='Oct 1 2008, 08:21 AM']having a look on Bill Fitzmaurice's site[/quote] +1, both Bill and Alex are The Knowledge when it comes to home build speakers...if anyone can give guidance, they can!

[quote name='lee650' post='258553' date='Aug 8 2008, 10:21 PM']One thing Nathan east does(apparently) slightly grow your fingernails on your picking hand[/quote] Mrs PTB's nails are long, and she gets this mad pick-like attack with some rounded tones of fingerstyle. It's pretty genius tbh!

you could always play lefty, but buy righty and string it upside down, a la cobain and hendrix et al...you get to keep your dexterity, and get the choice of basses (but upside down!) so could be a win-win?

the singlecut 5's pretty hot too! Looks like you've got yourself a beast there, defo post clips and pics when you get it!

I just noticed that everyone else had emailed him re. the sterling pup too! He must realise that the worlds now too small to go about messin with us low-enders! YOU MAY RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!! BWAHAHAHAH!! I might now email him asking why he's swapped the sterling pup with the original!

[quote name='Bassassin' post='290128' date='Sep 23 2008, 05:17 PM']Meanwhile - a Cimar: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120308029328"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120308029328[/url][/quote] so who's gonna get it?

great idea!

[quote name='Gamble' post='295201' date='Sep 30 2008, 10:30 AM']I never actually hear anyone giving Warwicks a hard time on here, just people asking why they get a hard time! (that's not a dig by the way). All I've ever really heard against them is the neck profile, the price and the dreadful factory setup. The only one of those that's a problem for me is the price!![/quote] Gamble's bass has shown me that warwicks do have something special about 'em! Every one previously was a freakin nightmare, intonation's out and actions been higher than a really high thing on stilts...but if that gets sorted then they're a very nice bit of kit

Nuthing wrong with a second hand bass! Welcome to BC, you'll find a LOT of knowledge and advice on tap on this forum, and when you find you've got a bit of money to spend there's always a bargain to be had in the For Sale threads! Take it easy Phil

[quote name='urb' post='295320' date='Sep 30 2008, 12:31 PM'][/quote] That one looks like it's made from milkybars! love it!

!detov

I've hardly bought anything from EvilBay since I started on basschat! It's so much nicer, friendlier, more trustworthy, communicative and respectable than ebay, and the only thing i DID get (the cheap hartke strings) was a pain in the arse, as they shipped half one week, then the remaining half 10days later! BC rules, and you knows it!

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='294786' date='Sep 29 2008, 06:33 PM']I think it goes G, then F.[/quote]

that's purdy! And I second the comment, how didja get rid of all the fingerprints?!

[quote name='Weird War' post='295134' date='Sep 30 2008, 09:16 AM']Cello hero Thanks for all the good ideas. Phil, the email is sibillabandATgmail.com if your cellist is interested.[/quote] kk, I won't see her till next week, but I'll get her to get in touch!

we've got a cellist playin with us at a charity thing in a few weeks, and I know she comes from london. I don't know whether she'd be up for your band (as I get the impression she's a proper, full on, hardcore classical type) but she might well know some other cellists who're up for it! I'll ask, and get back to you!

[quote name='planethead' post='294752' date='Sep 29 2008, 05:56 PM']PM me with your address ttfn[/quote] PM'd! It's been sorted, thanks! EBS Freak's been kind enough to help, but thanks for the offer! Cheers Phil

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='294694' date='Sep 29 2008, 05:17 PM']Great day, but gutted to have missed the Bootsy Bass - whose was it?[/quote] It was Adrian Ashton's, he was kind enough to let me have a go with it thru the EBS envelope filter...and god DAMN that was [i]*F*U*N*K*Y*[/i]

[quote name='Josh' post='294636' date='Sep 29 2008, 04:19 PM']And my GAS has seemingly dissapeared.[/quote] I'm 100% happy with my gear. I think my hartke will last me till I'm forced to downsize (which won't be for a while!) and my ray is superb. Admittedly I did just buy a new preamp, but that's merely to experiement and see what different tones I can get...NOT because I don't love the sound of my ray atm. My technique will never be 100%, cos I'll always be striving to be that bit quicker/smoother/funkier/more technical/more knowledgeable/more fluid etc etc, but I'm pleased with where I'm at. I hope to one day not want for anything, basswise, but that'll NEVER happen

if all else fails, at least you used a c/c so it's insured against this sorta thing. Defo name&shame, also, in your emails say that "unless it gets sorted soon, you'll tell all your musician friends and collegues about the appauling service" etc. the threat of bad press usually kickstarts a chain reaction to get you your gear! also, a proper hardcopy paper letter sent to the manager/MD can often initiate a response! good luck gettin it sorted mate!

[quote name='barneyg42' post='294556' date='Sep 29 2008, 02:28 PM']My gear is now as below having added the two cabs bought from Monz at the SE Bash (cheers). Both cabs are 8 ohm, amp runs down to 4. Ideal! Question is do I run a lead from both speaker outputs,one to each cab, or one lead into one cab and then from there into the other cab to get maximum performance. Colin[/quote] I asked a similar question and got the response that if you've got two outputs use 'em! Twofold reasons, one: if it's got it as an option, there must be some benefit two: if the lead from amp to cab-A dies mid gig, you loose all sound, whereas if you're running two leads from your amp to two cabs, if one dies you get a drop in volume but can carry on playing. BTW, was good to put a face to the name! wish I'd managed to have a go on the JD, mebby next time eh?

[quote name='Dmanlamius' post='293091' date='Sep 26 2008, 08:57 PM']Thanks for the welcome, guys! Phil, this was in 2002. Club Fandango! [/quote] right timeframe, wrong promoter we never got any response from C.F., much the pity! Ahh well, mebby we'll share a stage once I get back into the originals circuit!