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I had one Warwick and the neck was too chunky for me, to the point I hurt my finger trying to play it. I have another one now and it is a lot better. I have seen a Warwick neck on ebay, last year; I nearly bought it. I reckon if you're going to go to the lengths of having a custom neck made, you might as well go for a whole new bass!

3x the price Warwick charge: https://shop.warwick.de/?&lang=en&modul=shop_new&site=shop_overview&&ctree=D0405358001321517424A43801|D0936787001489054649A277|D0270632001490715113A488&modul=shop&site=article_details&article_id=D0347642001472733943A74969&article_category=D0270632001490715113A488&collection_id=D0385287001341588826A1241

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1498804707' post='3327096'] It's a really easy going format on the day normally... Come along, bring some of your gear if you want to, chat with other Basschatters if you want to, listen to other people play, try out some new gear if you want to, have a jam in the Jam Room if you want to, etc, etc.. An keen interest in 'all things bass' and a very friendly vibe is the order of the day really. [/quote] Right - it's in my calendar! I might bring along my '64 Ric for an outing.

Oh - I was going to suggest a Badass, but I guess it's a no to that!

What's the general format? Bring your favourite bass, have a chat, maybe plug it in? Or come along and watch other people?

Hmmm - I'm not sure if it's my thing or not, but it'd be interesting to find out!

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1498772708' post='3327023'] Been there, done that. They are very nice. I bought it with money left over from my 2nd year university grant. Sorry kids. [/quote] I bought a Fender Strat with my 1st year Uni grant :-).

Nice bass!

[quote name='Skybone' timestamp='1498630255' post='3325931'] Sweet. Knew the Faker bug would get you again! [/quote] I got it in a job-lot; I have to say that most of the fun for me is in doing them up, so I'm not sure how long I'll keep this one. I've given it the once-over, replaced a couple of knobs, tweaked the rods and need to do a bit more setup and that's pretty much it done.

My latest acquisition - a 70s CMI Matsumoku, bolt on neck with twin truss rods, mono & stereo jacks, wavy Grover-style machines.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1498422166' post='3324532'] Why would I avoid getting a Rickenbacker? Awful tone unless you're playing through a Sansamp is one thing. The cheap and ugly looks are offputting too, but the strides the company has made over recent years to prevent foreign copies of their basses, constructed 30 years ago, being sold privately is as mean spirited as it gets. I know some players covet the Ric look, but objectively I find everything else about them quite dire. Aside from looking like a Rickenbacker, which Rics are really good at, they're like a bad Jazz bass and even a half decent Jazz makes them look, sound and feel hopeless. [/quote] I think you need to get off the fence there! I totally get Ric's approach to the fakers and, being a contrary git, I've just bought a 30 year old Japanese Ric copy! I think it is good that Ric protect their brand; unlike Fender, where it can be difficult to tell whether an instrument with the logo on its headstock is genuine or not, even for people who have a good idea about them. Buying a Fender is a minefield.

[quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1497914883' post='3321354'] I have 4 Ric 4003's and can't think of a reason not to buy one. However, the original poster should spend a lot of time trying a Ric before buying one. Prices are now stupid. As to John Hall, he had me banned from the official Ric forum and I have had long email talks with him about the finish quality of a Midnight Blue bass with the finish bleeding into the binding. I have even spoken to him on the phone. He is a total twerp. He doesn't look after his customers. He makes their lives difficult. As to the protection of his brand and their designs, he is perfectly right. [/quote] I have to say that is a very balanced perspective there!

[quote name='sammybee' timestamp='1496253288' post='3309993'] My Moog regret was selling my Moog Prodigy for the princely sum of £30 in 1988! It still stings even to this day. [/quote] Ouch!

I've also got a Roland SH-32 vintage synth unit which I can play with my Roland PK-5A pedals; it's got loads of sounds and a really good Tom Sawyer patch. The Minitaur does "Clocks" OK [url="https://youtu.be/z5eEXbGUPCk"]https://youtu.be/z5eEXbGUPCk[/url]; with the PK-5A you can set the "Mono" to one octave and the "Poly" to another, so flipping octaves is easy. In fact, you can set the "mono" to one MIDI channel and the "Poly" to another and so switch between synths with one button.

[quote name='silverfoxnik' timestamp='1497629445' post='3319668'] Quick heads up.. This year's SE Bash will be at the school in Addlestone as per normal, and will be held on [b]Saturday 23rd September[/b]. Will do a brand new thread for it over the weekend. Nik [/quote] Ah - I read posts in time series. Addlestone is doable for me!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1497351074' post='3317430'] There's a few village halls near to me (Crowthorne) that would be ideal; most have staging areas that would be good for the clinics, plenty of parking. I'd be happy to enquire on pricing. [/quote] Well, there is the Acoustic Couch in Bracknell, though it's really just a single performance room (but it does have a bar and is directly below a multi-storey car park).

I quite like it. I think the pickguard should be chamfered though, rather than square-edged.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1497702242' post='3320133'] Yeah I understand your position - I guess their lawyers are pursuing aggressively any potential sales outlet for unlicensed knock offs. Unfortunately, as you can see from some of the responses, some people just don't get the concept of a company protecting its products and legitimate customers - although Rickenbacker maybe unique in going after the secondhand market - you can only speculate but it seems possible their sales and finances were being badly affected. I am guessing this is all Fender's fault because people have got used to being able to buy 'knock off' Fenders in a range of prices and Fender has seemingly not been bothered about protecting its brand or customers' interests - until it was too late a few years back, when courts didn't back them. Lawyers representing other manufacturers have also gone aggressively after people (usually retailers) selling knock offs, particularly if they are being passed off as genuine instruments (even Fender have done or threatened this). It doesn't affect my attitude to buying - for instance I found some of the Musicman forum stuff 10 years or so ago pretty unpalatable (although it should be said that most people involved were behaving like complete twats) - however having been a big fan of their basses since the 70s, would a few posts on a forum between people who should know better bother me - well the answer is not at all. And in my book, Rickenbackers are cool basses, warts and all, in the same way as any other professional level instrument. [/quote] The problem these days is you sometimes cant tell a Fender from a knock-off; I'm cool with Ric protecting their brand.

Very understated grilles there.