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[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1440450324' post='2850929'] You were saying? (edit - looks like I was beaten to it!) [/quote] Nah gotta be all white. The black guard spoils it.

The Beatles were a second rate rip off of the genuine article. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu3T_2GzXSo"]http://www.youtube....h?v=Fu3T_2GzXSo[/url]

You could always upgrade the pups on the 424. Btw I think the vintage white 424 looks awesome.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1440219030' post='2849155'] He'd have done better if he'd started at 99p. That way it grabs folks attention. I'd guess it would probably sell for about £200 [/quote] Close!

[quote name='Grassie' timestamp='1440190442' post='2849039'] Status Streamline. I have no idea why. Perhaps its because they're unlike anything else out there. I quite fancy rocking one of those in my sh*te pub band, just to be a little perverse... [/quote] Happy Jack occasionally cracks his Streamline out in his pub rock band.

Any manufacturer can make a great bass, and price is rarely an indicator of quality. The only advice I would give is play as many bass guitars as possible then choose the one that feels and sounds right in your budget. Then have gas for all the other basses you haven't played [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1440248087' post='2849338'] I quite like that - like a restrained Ritter. Jon. [/quote] That was my thought too.

For my band it has more than paid for itself. We have had venues contact us through LEMONROCK and it has been good for finding new venues to approach. YMMV.

Wrong side of the pennines, but never mind [size=4] [/size] [size=4]I once went to a gig straight from work, via a Chinese takeaway. Much stuffing of mouthfulls between songs in the first set. [/size]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1439395389' post='2842465'] Yes, I keep on buying and selling Fender Precisions in the hope of finding "the one". Fairly sure I`ve got it now though. Previously I`ve had ones which were great players, great sounding, ideal weight, but none of them had all three of those factors until now, which my 2015 US Standard has. [/quote]With maple necks?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1439588997' post='2844287'] Love the double bass drum kit. It was a great time. I wish I'd spent more of it on becoming a better player, but there were a lot of parties to get to, places to go to, people to see. I was too easily distracted. [/quote] You mean having a good time - post penicillin pre aids - lucky b*st*rd [size=4] [/size]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1439562080' post='2843949'] Excellent! Shame you started with a Framus of course ... being of the discerning persuasion meself, I started with a Hofner. So ... these "Beatles" guys ... any good were they? [/quote] Hofner? Wasn't that the cheaper version of the higher quality Gibson, that Macca couldn't afford?

What DAW do you use?

MacWifey and I go the the flamenco festival each year at Saddlers Wells [size=4] [/size]

For example, playing 6 notes but only plucking the string once. So one pattern could be ( on the g string at the 21 st fret) : E, C, D, E, D, C.

[quote name='Sean Fairchild' timestamp='1438274578' post='2833172'] Dear All, Hello fellow bassists! I'm on the Experience Engagement team with MUSIC Group, which includes BUGERA, and I just wanted to drop in to clarify the power ratings we use on the VEYRON heads, as well as our other amplified products. As has been indicated here, we rate our amps based on peak power output rather than RMS. To paraphrase our CEO, Uli Behringer, on the matter, this is because we, like many manufacturers, have found the traditional way of measuring RMS with a sine-wave is not necessarily the best predictor of actual amplifier performance. Since maximum power measurements are not standardized across the industry, to assume the “RMS" of the Veyron amp to be 500W based on the 2000W rating would be incorrect. You can read a full explanation of our CEO's thoughts on the topic in this thread on SoundForums.net: [url="https://soundforums.net/threads/4299-Uli-Behringer-of-The-Music-Group-Q-amp-A?p=32194&viewfull=1#post32194"]https://soundforums....ull=1#post32194[/url] Thanks all, and let me know if you have any other questions about these amps or our other products. [/quote] Hi Sean Is it possible to bypass the preamp, so I could just use it as a power amp? So for example I could hook up a guitar preamp, and use the Bugera as a power amp?

No laptop recommendations?

So no shredders on Basschat? Lol In my defence, I'm only doing it at the moment because my band has not got a full line up, so as we are a 3 piece, I'm doing the twin lead bits until we get another guitarist.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1438800860' post='2837550'] What was the question? [/quote] Something about an old Trace Elliot BLX?

Another laptop for DAW question: a man on the internet said... minimum spec recommended is a 7200 RPM hard drive, 8 gig RAM, i5/i7 processor. Any advice on a reasonably priced laptop in this spec range?

I've never got the hang of the legato thing on guitar, when I shred I pick every note. But on bass - I'm a finger player - when I shred, right hand legato seems to come naturally. Are there any other legato players out there?

ok, so there are exceptions, I mean If you go to see a band with Billy Sheehan, it's a given there will be a bass solo, and if you see KISS you may be disappointed if Gene doesn't do his bit with the blood and fire. But as a bass player yourself, would you rather a band had a bass solo, or that they just played another song?

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1438516298' post='2835067'] Where did you hear that? It's not on the BBC website. [/quote] Just Googled her, the Beeb have some catching up to do. RIP Cilla, old school legend.

Where did you hear that? It's not on the BBC website.