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[quote name='tonybassplayer' post='145880' date='Feb 24 2008, 09:58 AM']I feel I have to register a complaint to the fine ladies and gentleman of this website forum. Until I recently joined I was more than happy with my Yamaha TRB that had been my main bass ( just have a cheap 5 string spare for gigs ) for over 6 years. I also have a Fender USA Strat that has sat happily virtually unused in my wardrobe for the last twelve years and as a little family we were happy. UNTIL NOW !!! I now spend half my life on this forum and the other on Ebay looking for bargain Precision's, Jazz's, Geddy Lee's, uprated pickup's, SX's ( never even heard of them three months ago ) The Strat ends tonight on Ebay ( currently £331 but more would good ) to try to feed this GAS frenzy Where will it all end ?? Not sure but one thing it has done has rejuvenated my playing and enthusiasm for improving as a player. Keep up the good work Regards Tony[/quote] Welcome to the collective Tony - you have been assimilated! Good luck with the Ebay auction....

Great job.. looks very 70's to me for some reason.. They're really good sounding basses IIRC...

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='144711' date='Feb 21 2008, 09:39 PM']Considering the quality of your basses I'll take that as a hoooge compliment. Apart from Birdy's Jazz (and IMO you cannot have an opinion on vintage instruments until you have played a few) that is fabulous, its a +1 for OBBM's Duck Dunn Darkstar[/quote] +2 on OBBM's Duck Dunn Darkstar - it looks amazing! Mert - am really looking forward to seeing your Groove 5 at the Bash, which I am 100% convinced I'm going to love

[quote name='nickcarey' post='144284' date='Feb 21 2008, 11:39 AM']I could'nt agree with this more. The two are like chalk and cheese. That's why I did my bass course first then 2 years later did my PGCE. I have been taught by some amazing players who can't teach for toffee. Who wants to go to a tutor who just blazes through some incredible bass licks on their bass and makes you feel de-motivated afterwards because you feel leaving humble. Beedster is so right. Teaching is the complete opposite where the tutor should bring out the best in students. I am a firm believer in active learning (or 'Experiential Learning') where students go through self discovery guided by the tutor rather than being 'fed' information in a one way process like sitting in a lecture. Nick[/quote] I couldn't agree more with your posts Nick - thanks for setting it out so well! In the job I work in we teach young kids about disability and we do that through 'active learning' and the results are amazing! Same too re: Jake's comments; again really well put.. In terms of my original post, it's given me a much more rounded view of the subject now... Nik

[quote name='cheddatom' post='144208' date='Feb 21 2008, 09:05 AM']+1!!!! I wish I still had time to mess around with mine [/quote] I know what you mean.. My little session was at 2am in the morning because that's the only time I could find!

Hi dmz You have some lovely and quite distinct basses! Each one that has been posted has something a little different about it, which is really cool and sets it apart.. I presume it's taken quite a bit of imagination and hard work on your part to achieve that? Nik

[quote name='NickThomas' post='144083' date='Feb 20 2008, 11:22 PM']That's a lovely looking jazz!![/quote] +1 What do they cost new?

Hi Folks, After about a year of owning a Zoom B2 and a B2 1.u, I finally managed/bothered to work out how to use the drum machine in it.. So after playing around with the drums for a while, then finding a really cool tube pre-amp tone, a bit of auto-wah and some ping-pong delay, I had a brilliant time jamming and practicing!! Kept me quiet for hours, it did.. It really does amaze me just how good these B2 fx units are for the money! Nik

[quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='143902' date='Feb 20 2008, 06:40 PM']PED suggested we should have this thread in the other "whose bass would you want" thread. So I'll start the ball rolling. As I said in the other oddly enough.......psychandy's GB Spitfire. I bought my new EBS rig from Bernie Goodfellow the day before psychoandy collected that bass from him. So Bernie played it through my rig, and it sounds absolutely amazing.....as good as it looks (and boy is it beautiful).[/quote] There's too many to mention really! But Merton's Status Groove 5, Nig's G&L L2500, WalMan's Wal Custom, Luke's Ibanez Fretless and one of Water of Tyne's vintage Fenders quickly spring to mind We can but dream, I suppose.....

[quote name='Lee-Man' post='142309' date='Feb 18 2008, 10:04 AM']Not my gear in the pics. My current rigs are: Aguilar DB680 Aguilar DB728 Aguilar AG500 2x Aguilar GS410 Soon to be augmented with a DB750 as well. Lee[/quote] Very nice! Shame those two lovely basses will have to slum it with the rigs they're being 'forced' to go through

[quote name='jwbassman' post='133592' date='Feb 4 2008, 02:24 PM']Hi Guys - Just been chatting to Chris at Bluebird Studios... Good news is we're all set for the Sunday 16th March. The studio will be available from luchtime onwards, so lets say an 'offical' start time of 1pm I'll get down as soon as i can after my bigband rehersal but I understand Ped will probably be there a little before 1pm anyway... Address is Bluebird Studios, Snowdon Road, St annes - [url="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Snowdon+Road,+St+annes&sll=54.162434,-3.647461&sspn=9.799374,26.696777&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=0"]google maps link[/url], it looks pretty straight forward to get there... Cost for hiring the studio is £70 - I'm sure we can cover this with donations if we all throw a few quid in, I'm thinking a £5 each maximum should cover it... Looking forward to seeing you down there I guess some sort of list of who's coming and what you're planning on bringing would be good - I'll set up another thread for that. Cheers John[/quote] Good luck with it all from us down here in the 'unbeautiful' south! It'll be a great day Thinking back, we had such a good time at the SE Bash last August and it's amazing what a diffference it makes getting to meet people on the forum face to face. Look forward to seeing the thread and the pictures afterwards! Nik

Great looking basses and with the amplification, that's some serious bass gear in the pictures!!! Are you the proud owner of it all?

Fabulous! What does it sound like with the extra p/up in the bridge position?

Very nice collection Nick! The G&L is fabulous and IIRC, sounded great when you had it at last year's SE Bass Bash.. What are the mods on your Fender Jazz 5? Nik

That's the 3 all-time classic bass designs in one fell swoop.. The Lakland is very nice indeed!

I had a Hartke HA3500 that died on me not long after I bought it and I couldn't figure it out at all after checking fuses etc.. So I took it to a good local repairman and it came back good as new.. Hope it all works out OK!

Considering they didn't have a bass player, some of their songs have very memorable bass lines.. 'Light My Fire' and 'Lost Little Girl' spring to mind right now, but I'm certain there are some others too.. One of the great bands, IMHO!

Great pictures again Homer! The Bass looks the business too

[quote name='WalMan' post='139966' date='Feb 13 2008, 11:21 PM']Nik I took some lessons from a girl who used to teach in Bognor some time back, but I am not too sure whether she is still there. She used to work in a studio with the guy my drummer had some lessons with. I shall check to see if either / both are still about in Bognor. She was good, but is blind so if you were after pointers on hand positioning it might be a problem - and now I shall stop because however I try to word this it seems to come out lewd [/quote] Thanks Al, Sensible that you refrained from continuing... But let's do that over a pint next week? Nik

Hi Folks, I've got 2 months of no gigging, so I'm looking to brush up on my playing and my technique before the gigs start again in April.. So I thought I'd maybe have a few lessons to see how, with the help of someone totally objective, I can improve what I do.. So does anyone know of any good bass tutors in my neck of the woods, which is the Littlehampton, Worthing and Bognor Regis area of West Sussex? Any help, much appreciated, thanks! Cheers Nik

[quote name='WishICouldWalk' post='138634' date='Feb 12 2008, 07:12 AM']Yeah, it's great - I'm able to groove properly again. Glad you're enjoying the Jazz, hope you sell the other pups. I think the extra inch of scale on the DJ takes a while to adjust to, I can see why you didn't want to be switching mid gig. All the best matey [/quote] Cheers Isaac. See you soon and maybe next time I'm at Bernie's I'll give you a call...

Great looking set up Russ... The new amp/speaker combination with your SR5 HH must sound absolutely brilliant and very LOUD!! I'll call you next time I'm rehearsing in Woodingdean with the band, just so I can hear you practicing over the Downs

[quote name='phsycoandy' post='138988' date='Feb 12 2008, 06:01 PM']I know its a "Girlie" song, but we played it the other night with a great sax player and it just one of those songs that makes you tingle! great bass line, soulful,funky,walking and easy, just a great end of an evening smoochy song, love it. Anyone else been there? if you know what I mean[/quote] It's a great song, almost too classy for pop music.. And she definitely had star quality and a unique voice!

[quote name='WishICouldWalk' post='138500' date='Feb 11 2008, 09:57 PM']Nik, why d'you sell me such a nice bass - I've gone nuts on the practise front and now I've got numbness and tendon pain in both my hands and forearms... So, whatever exercises you adopt, go easy![/quote] Sorry about that Isaac! I'll take your advice on that I think... Very glad to hear you're still enjoying the DJ5 and that the honeymoon period is far from over! I've got to say that I'm having a great time with the Fender 5 now Bernie's sorted the pick ups out for me