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A couple more that smehow mnade it past Taste Control...........

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='1211540' date='Apr 26 2011, 11:14 AM']To my mind, the 70's guy (let's call him Jeff) looks more suited to our tempestuous and troubled times than the two doughy dullards in 'homogenized metaller black'. Think about it. Jeff looks like he's having a good time. Jeff's eyes gleam. Jeff's moustache is full and luxuriant. Jeff's hair is bouncy and elegantly coiffed. Jeff's threads are bright and sparkly and - well - friendly. Jeff's weight does not exceed that of his band's touring PA. It all suggests a man at ease with himself. Adam and Jason (for those are their names) are a different matter. Their eyes convey a self-important stupidity. Their faces are pouchy. Adam has bingo wings. Jason is clearly busting to hang a colossal rat. Adam and Jason affect that ubiquitous hard-man scowl that says "Talk to me and I'll get my 'entourage' to give you a kicking". They are endorsees and thus quite clearly total breadheads. They are a summation of all that is wrong with society in general and our bass-playing community in particular. Jeff is a man for our times. Jeff would tell you that dope gets you through times of no money better than money gets you through times of no dope. Jeff would point out that we all have to work together to stick it to the man. Jeff would let you sleep on his couch and he'd square it with his 'old lady'. We need guys like Jeff. He's a dude.[/quote] Best post of the year! I've always liked this ad; "Jeff" looks like he's having a funkin' good time and doesn't give a rat's @rse what he looks like. Mr '70's in fact. I actually quite like those EB p/ups on the bass too, I used to have the same on a modded RD Artist

Aggie GS112 with Eden VT.40, and with even titchier Yamaha BBT-500H.

Used to spot them regularly on TOTP in the '80's - Steve Severin in Siouxie & the Banshees, and the singer/bassist in Black ("Wonderful Life") to name but two. I seeem to recall one was used on Buggles "Video killed the Radio Star", but could be wrong....... Getting all nostalgic now Edit: oh and the bassist in "Frankie goes to Hollywood", not sure if he actually played it or it was purely a prop for outrageous miming.

Bought a Warwick flightcase off the Welsh prog-rock Dingwall-wielding superstar that is Matthew today. He's from Cardiff, but I didn't hold that against him....... Ace guy to deal with, great communications with not a little old-school courtesy, he was even happy to meet up on the same evening I PM'd him (I however, was too knackered) I've had so many deals with BC'ers at various M4 services recently I reckon the drug squad will be tailing me soon.........

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1199945' date='Apr 14 2011, 09:07 PM']That one's on my watch list. I think it's going to go for way too much money considering how much of it has been replaced/modified. Originally I was after as nice an example as I could find, but since my aim has changed to finding someone who can make me a 5-string version I'll settle for a battered but all original example instead, which can be used as a template, and then sold on.[/quote] Actually, looking at the Magnum headstock I bet you could fit another tuner on the bass side of the headstock, & the neck might j[i]ust[/i] be wide enough for a 5 (it's more P than J) Happy to take any tracings / measurements of mine as a template though - sounds like a cool project!

[quote name='BigRedX' post='1172689' date='Mar 22 2011, 11:16 PM']I've seen another fretless in eBay several years ago but IIRC it was a (very good) conversion.[/quote] One here; [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-70s-Ovation-Magnum-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-Case-/170625273646?pt=Guitar&hash=item27ba0f0f2e"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-70s-Ovation-...=item27ba0f0f2e[/url] - Goddam shame about the pickups and other butchery

Absolutely cracking bass - I know you had your heart set on a Burgundyglo but you just can't beat a Jetglo; I used to have a '73 JG 4001, much missed, and have loved them ever since seeing Gaye Advert attached to one. Hope it makes up for all the faffing about last year with the 3-way deal that almost happened (but didn't .... ) Great review too, it made me look at my 2005 MG 4003FL with a less jaundiced eye - I have an irrational predjudice against "new" basses, but the 4003 seems to be fundamentally a better bass than the 4001. Just needs the right strings to bring out its best I reckon. Enjoy - what amp are you putting it through? Edit - SVT 5 - pro, just saw your sig. Class.

Took me ages to find this thread as the search function didn't work for "___---___" ! Anyway, I met Adam (the artist currently known as ___---___ ) at a sunny Bury St Edmunds train station last saturday, for a trade involving my acquiring his very lovely vintage Gibbo SG, and him having to lug a ludicrously heavy Vox amp and only slightly less heavy Mu-tron III back home on the train. Smooth deal, great communications, would deal with again anytime - thanks!!!

Likwise bought a set of DR's off the stringmeister - smooth deal, entertaining as always to correspond with. A true "Angel of the North"......

When I was in Liverpool Uni ('79 - 81), Echo & the Bunnymen, Teardrop Explodes, Wah! and OMD were all local bands yet to make it big and you'd see them playing the Student Union most weeks. Even though I was aware they were good we rather took it for granted - but with hindsight what a truly amazing time for music in the Liverpool / Manchester that was

I'd be tempted by this (if I didn't have 2 already) - [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-EB2-Bass-Guitar-1964-5-headsdtock-repaired-/290552191492?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item43a6429a04"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Gibson-EB2-Bass-Guit...=item43a6429a04[/url] Even with the neck repair a seriously cool vintage bass for not too much dosh, with all the low end you could want +1 on the '51 P bass though. Or either of these; [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=129227"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=129227[/url] (lush! ) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=124021&hl=Cowpoke&st=0"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...owpoke&st=0[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' post='1187095' date='Apr 3 2011, 09:09 PM']So if a guy has the perfect bass (pre-CBS Precision), perfect strings (La Bella heavy flats), perfect amplification (loads of tubes), what's the best cab for the American 60s/70s tone we're talking here.....?[/quote] Not sure myself; but in my quest for "bassy yet punchy" I'd love to try my P through a 1 x 18" - a decent one (EV, JBL etc) rather than the flabby under-powered 18" Fane in a chipboard box I owned many moons ago........

[b]G-strings, huh?, What are they good for?[/b] Pulling back, and letting go with a "thwack" mostly......

Bassculture in Germany do - [url="http://www.bassculture.de/"]http://www.bassculture.de/[/url] - I had some MM p/ups with flamed maple covers made by them on a Listerud bass that were just lush

My first love is and always will be British post-punk circa '78 - 85 (Joy Division, Magazine, Siouxie, Smiths, Jam, Japan (who were more Roxy/Bowie throwbacks, I know).........etc) but I've always had a soft spot for the great music in this thread - the soundtrack of my childhood after all. Maybe one reason why most of my basses are old (60's / 70's) and American. When you see a band like the Eagles or the Allman Bros playing live you've just got to marvel at their incredible technical proficiency, the telepathy between them, and the sheer in-the-grooveness of it all. So many great session players around in that era too. Standout for me would have to be John McVie, and I was really glad Stevie Nicks bigged him up in a recent TV documentary as he rarely gets the recognition he derserves. One example of his genius; I usually have Radio 2 on in the car (see how post-punk I am?), and a while back Richard Madely was filling in for Chris Evans (one knob for another, really) - he put on "Dreams" saying "this for me is the best bassline EVER made" ........... it's just 2 notes, repeated, in a lovely, laid-back groove with the drums.

Possibly I've got the wrong end of the stick here (not having read the article), but the 5 I've never tried and would love to before I go to the great gig in the sky, are (more or less in order); [list=1] [*]Travis Bean TB2000. They look so cool, owners rave about their tone and sustain, and Mick Karn's weapon of choice for most of the Japan recordings which are so iconic to me. [*]'60's Rickenbacker 4005 (true hollow-body). Big fan of old Ric's, and of electro-acoustics. [*]Alembic John-Paul-Jones bass. Uber-cool [*]Pre-EB MM Stingray (fretless, a la early Pino) I used to own a pre-EB MM Sabre, but apparently the voicing of the pre-amp is different plus the huge magnets of the neck p/up of Sabres slightly dampened string vibration, so just would like to see how different they are. [*]GUS bass - do they sound as good as they look? [/list] A common theme on this thread that many own their dream basses already. I'm fortunate enough to now own 7 of the 8 basses I've consistently GAS-ed for over my playing career of 34 years (8th being the elusive Travis Bean); which I guess could sound smug, but it's my main indulgance as a self-confessed gear-head - at least 25 of those 34 years was with one ratty old bass (usually a copy or something obscure) and one el cheapo amp.

[quote name='cocco' post='1172896' date='Mar 23 2011, 08:08 AM']hopefully it will do some good for the ovation re sale value [/quote] Nice one here....... [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-Ovation-Magnum-Bass-/310306246818?pt=Guitar&hash=item483fb190a2"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1978-Ovation-Magnum-...=item483fb190a2[/url] (shame it's in the US! )