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[quote name='skankdelvar' post='472159' date='Apr 25 2009, 01:21 PM']So that would be Twung > Splut > NomNomNomNomNomNomNomNomNom?[/quote] Yup. It's a unique sound, and you'll all be jealous this time next year when I'm famous..... Hope that killer rig of yours is coming together, skank!

[quote name='cytania' post='471818' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:05 PM']Thunderbird, could be. Did the originals sound as good as recent issues? I always think of the tone as like a ball bearing shot from a steel cable catapult. Kapling![/quote] My '65 sounds like a Thornton's champagne truffle being fired from Ms. Dita Von Teese's basque strap into the bass section of the London Philharmonic. Possibly. [quote name='cytania' post='471818' date='Apr 24 2009, 08:05 PM']Then of course isn't the FenderBird an inditement, saying 'Nice pickups, cool body shape, shame about the neck profile'?[/quote] No

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='471586' date='Apr 24 2009, 03:08 PM']1. Precision 2. Jazz 3. Rick 4. Thunderbird 5. Hofner[/quote] End of argument

[quote name='maxrossell' post='469377' date='Apr 22 2009, 10:41 AM']Hmm. When I was a teen all I wanted was modern-looking eyesores. I actually had a really sweet Hohner fretless Jazz copy in white with a tortoiseshell guard, but I traded it in for a hideous Hohner B-Bass V just because it was active and had a through neck and five strings. But at the time I thought the Jazz bass was uncool, and modern basses were cooler. I didn't realise that ten years later it would be pretty much the only bass I'd consider owning. I think people who know what they're doing stick with these vintage-looking Fender-style models because they're as close as you'll get to the original electric bass - The '51 P, the Precision and the Jazz, you can't really get away from how damn close to perfect they were to begin with - as with guitars, the only real alternative was the Gibson take, set necks, shorter scale-lengths, humbucking pickups and so on, but less democratic and more "luxury". You look at what happens with basses today: The ultra-modern, "exotic-fish-nailed-to-ladder"-style custom 5, 6 or more strings and all that, ultimately what they are is the same notion as the super-strat, i.e. you take the principle that was established with the Jazz bass and you push it so far into nerdy tonewoods and active EQ gadgetry that you can't even begin to imagine a style of music complex enough to warrant it, just like when you get a guitar that has 10 pickup configurations and a coil-split and a massive whammy bar and locking this and that and the other, and a top that looks more like a 15th century French dresser than a musical instrument. They're second-generation variants that started out with the ultra-light super-japs and went from there. On the other hand, whatever Gibson started for some reason never really happened. A few people still play Grabbers and T-Birds and you might even see a Les Paul bass here and there, but Gibson isn't really a name that springs to mind when you think "what bass could I get". Not sure where I'm going with this, but I guess that although the teen market is something that obviously needs to be catered to with the Yamahas and the SDGRs and the Rockbasses and so on, I think that most of the kids who stick with bass will eventually arrive at the same conclusion, which is that there's a good reason people keep going back to the originals. AND might I add, when you look at the signature models that are coming out these days that are aimed at teens, the dude from Green Day, the dude from Blink 182, the dude from Fall Out Boy, they're Fender Jazzes and Precisions.[/quote] Good post!

Sold Vince a Gibson RD Artist, he paid straight off - great communication and total bass enthusiasm. Slick deal, and hopefully another Gibson convert!

Bought a Hartke 4x10 off me, we met today in the beautiful sunny Cotswolds to seal the deal, all went like clockwork. Great guy, and clearly knows his vintage valve amps much better than me!

Just bought a Fender Strap off Bob, slick deal, ta very much!

Just bought a set of new Warwick strapocks off Stuart - posted to me quick as a flash! The smoothest of deals, great guy, strange avatar

[quote name='leschirons' post='455970' date='Apr 6 2009, 11:25 PM']Only use it for one song (Down to the doctors, Dr Feelgood)[/quote] What a top class song. Hope your guitarist does a good "Wilko"!

Usually wear jeans, so I keep a couple in the little watch-pocket (aka johnny-pocket) on the front right side, which has the advantage of them not falling out during the wash when I invariably forget about them.

Does make you wonder if all the GAS is worth while. Last weekend did a mini-tour of a couple of gigs up in Hull, I took my 13-year old son's Squier MB1 (£50 from cash converters with a set of my used Fodera Diamonds on) and my compact cheapo rig as overnight gear security was a bit of an unknown issue. Got more positive comments about how good the sound was than I've probably ever had! Anyone want to buy some nice vintage gear? NB; Only the singer got laid

[quote name='guzzibass' post='446607' date='Mar 26 2009, 10:27 PM']Wild Guitars in Highgate has got a tasty '66 Jazz and an early '70s Ricky. Proper guitar shop. [/quote] You used to see tasty stuff like that in your average high st music shop, now with ebay, specialists like V&R (and evil bass forums) and anything over 10yrs old being "classic" (ie; bung another zero at the end of the price) they hardly ever have second hand and tends to be p/x-ed starter-bass fodder if they do. Shame

Bit of a Del-boy, young Oli, judging by the number of deals in this thread! Just sold him a DiMarzio model One, slick deal. Top bloke, great communication, transact with in confidence

When I was skint (ie; most of my playing career) I was happy playing any old piece of crap, and would have great fun modding it to destruction. Soon as I could afford it I bought the basses I wanted in my teens; the bass buzz for me is purely for playing live and I'm shallow enough to feel far more rock n' roll with a Rick or MusicMan on my hip - they happen to play and sound very nice too. If I were any sort of virtuoso I'd probably want a Ken Smith or Alembic, but I'm not, so I don't. Resale value has never been much of an issue as I'm so crap at selling. Mind, I've wanted a Wal Mk1 custom fretless for close on the last 30 years after seeing a young Mick Karn, end of last year I actually had the chance on one, found I just couldn't get on with it as the neck was too clubby (I love a really low profile neck on a fretless) and decided to stick with my old and trusted Ovation Magnum. So my shallowness has a limit.

How does it sound through the Mesa 400+? That's an unusual amp / bass combination but I'd imagine would sound pretty damn sweet!

Rumours Wine Bar, Ammanford Packed out, massive fight by the stage the guitarist waded into, rolled in around 2:30am this morning, half-deaf now. Starting to wonder if I'm getting too old for this............