warwickhunt

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='496664' date='May 24 2009, 04:29 PM']There is one of those in Canterbury, the guy wants £1200 fot it.[/quote] How much! For an Ibanez 8?

[quote name='markdavid' post='496457' date='May 24 2009, 03:15 AM']that was exactly what I was getting at regarding the pricing of these basses[/quote] Don't get hung up on comparing prices. It is as pointed out by 'noelk27' that it is just a satellite brand and price point has nothing to do with it. You could argue that the Sadowsky Metro series are to Sadowsky NYC, what Squier are to Fender... how can a Metro bass now cost nearly £2000? If a Rockbass appeals to you then pick it up, play it, and ask yourself does it justify the price tag? You will of course have to draw comparison with other similar priced basses no matter what the name on the headstock or the place that the bass falls into in the companies pricing structure.

My preferred colour also... I also dislike the plate but hey it's a MM so it has to have! I tried one of these (very briefly) at a local bash and I have to say it played beautifully and a nice tone. I'd have snagged that had I not been distracted.

[quote name='truegeminis' post='495493' date='May 22 2009, 07:19 PM']Thanks. But I doubt he'd remember me after a 10 year gap.[/quote] Don't kid yourself. The tw*t always says hello to me when I bump into him in NEXT (usually following our respective SWMBOs), which is about Oooh... every 5-10 years!

[quote name='bubinga5' post='495751' date='May 23 2009, 03:06 AM']Without wanting to sound rude...my Q is what string you prefer...Stainless or Nickle....What feels best for you..WarwickHunt, you must have played a few..!![/quote] When you've lived long enough you get to try most things in life! Like most people when I started off I begged, borrowed and stole strings (the last ones a lie officer). When I could afford to buy them I bought what the shop had cheap regardless of material or manufacturers name but as I developed an understanding, I went for the likes of Rotosound and D'Addario Steels as I liked the extra 'grind' they seem to give (all technical terms with me, as you will see). However, your musical style and tastes can change and I gradually got weaned onto Nickels. They are a bit softer from the outset (tonally and feel) and I find that when they have lost a bit of the initial 'zing' they stay consistent for a greater length of time; whereas Steels start of with more snap/bite/grind but they generally loose their best qualities quicker than Nickels; though there are exceptions to every rule! As for manufacturers... these days there are a lot less duff strings out there (I'm lead to believe that a great many strings are produced in the same factories and just packaged differently) and the days of getting strings that go ping or that are dead when you put them on are pretty rare. You do get marginally better strings the more you pay but there is the law of diminishing returns and once up to £20 you really should be getting a quality string. Round/Ground/Compressed/Flats... Musical style and genre affects ALL choices really. I can appreciate flats and every now and again I like to give them a try (I have a set on one of my Warwicks, the fault of WoT after I played a couple of his Flats strung Jazzes), a bit like rich blue cheese; nice every now and then but not every day! Groundwounds and Pressurewounds can be really nice feeling/sounding strings... in fact I may reacquaint myself with a set soon however, every day strings for me would be Roundwounds (Nickel, as above). I like that bit of attack/grind you get that comes naturally with Rounds, though I admit you can still get a bit from Flats (I was around when Iron Maiden were a pub band and I was frankly shocked to hear that Steve Harris used Flats ) It's a great learning curve and I'm always prepared to be surprised or have my perceptions challenged but for now I'll buy Nickels; probably Thomastik 'Alloys' (from Thomann) or DR Sunbeams BUT I've also bought a bunch of Hartke Nickels off eBay at £4 a set... just to chuck on for some school productions where I'm not too fussed about sacrificing a smidgen of tone for the need to change strings regularly. Good luck.

[quote name='pete.young' post='495590' date='May 22 2009, 09:43 PM']I've just put DR Sunbeams on my GL2500. Very very nice, still a bit too bright for me (don't like stainless!) but the feel is perfect.[/quote] Sunbeams or Thomastik (nickel) Alloys (see Thomann site). If you just want to test some nickels out for cost effectiveness then check out some of the eBay offers on Hartke strings; I got 3 sets of strings for £12. Ideal if you have string eating sweat.

[quote name='lozbass' post='494663' date='May 21 2009, 09:12 PM']It would be wow! if I could play it. Four strings is about two too many for me[/quote] Gorgeous! Only 1 string too many for me BUT... 3 knobs and 3 switches too much for a simpleton like me.

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='494845' date='May 22 2009, 07:02 AM']If money is no object you could try to find a Zon Sonus 8 string... very light for an 8 and also has a graphite neck![/quote] ... and did someone mention Warwick? I had a NT Streamer in a VERY 'custom' colour (2nd from right). The bass was painted like that at the factory and was owned by KRAFFT bassist Helmut Hattler. A lovely sounding and playing instrument but hardly ideal for a covers band!

[quote name='RhysP' post='494843' date='May 22 2009, 06:26 AM']If money isn't an issue get yourself a Hamer 8 (or 12) string bass - you won't get a better one.[/quote] If money is no object you could try to find a Zon Sonus 8 string... very light for an 8 and also has a graphite neck!

Try contacting The Bass Doc, he made me a custom 4 ply VERY lurvly tortie plate at a very reasonable cost.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='494597' date='May 21 2009, 07:49 PM']The general pecking order is Affinity, Standard, Vintage Modified, Classic Vibe. Deluxe fits in there somewhere as well! For bass/£ equations, you've really got to look at the Affinity for true value, but for the price,[u] those classic vibes can't be beaten[/u]. They trounce most MIM Fenders.[/quote] I have to agree. The Jazz CV I got from FunkyHobbit (first owner being Marcus) is so playable that it is frankly astonishing for the money... my caveat being that I am talking fit, finish and playability; as the pups in this are full blown EMGs so I'd expect them to beat most stock MIM/MIJ/MIA pups.

MM basses are notorious for high/hot output, I'd imagine you'd need to reduce the input gain on the amp to match it to your bass.

[quote name='budget bassist' post='489319' date='May 15 2009, 08:58 PM']That would be the new "sterling my musicman" line. It's not a USA musicman, it's their new line that's been outsourced to korea or something. Basically the replacement for OLP but more on par with the SUB basses. Apparently they're meant to be very nice basses, but i wouldn't pay that much for something made in korea. Also that's the stingray model [/quote] I'm not 'O'Fay' (crap french for 'dinna understand') the full range of MM basses but I did PM the seller a couple questions re. the bass for sale and in particular can he supply images of the actual bass for sale (I noticed the major discrepancy with the title and pics), we'll see what he comes back with!

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