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How 'bout a little bit of BUMP and grind.

[quote name='mrcrow' post='397066' date='Feb 1 2009, 06:03 PM']i compliment your first on your great presentation and pictures
and the neck panorama a brilliant idea
details of how to use that site would be welcome

your bass tempts me as it embodies all i have at present without the B string which i am going to dispense with and would like to continue with a well made good sounding bass...the stingray!!

here is my link...wish it was sold so i could make you an offer

regards
geof
manchester

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Geof,

The neck panorama!?! Oh! on the Flickr page.....I'd like to think I was really that clever - but sadly no. That's a happy accident. I took the pics sequentially and they just happened to go up on the fickr site that way.

The flickr site - www.flickr.com is part of Yahoo and you have to register with Yahoo to upload pics. The site's pretty good at guiding you through all the steps but it does take a while the first time you do it. I think ImageEvent looks better but Flickr is the first picture hosting site I came across. Both are free to use I believe.

PS. Your 5 string looks magnificent - I'm surprised nobody has snapped it up. I'd have it myself but I'm still working on the first four strings

Hi,

Up for sale is my EB Musicman Stingray. The serial number dates it to 2000. It's in natural ash, 3EQ, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. I've owned if for around two and a half years and in my time it's seen a few gigs but mostly practice.

It's in almost mint condition with a four small dings on the back near the battery compartment. There's no bucklerash. Neck is perfect with a few minor scuffs on the very edges of the headstock. If you follow the link to my flickr page I've tried my best to show these. In truth though with the natural finish, these blemishes are hardly noticeable. Frets have virtually no wear and it's fitted with a set of DR Marcus Miller Fatbeams which are about a month old. It's been set-up by the bald-headed guy at The Gallery in Camden - sorry I can't remember his name.

Collection from my home in South London is preferred, I can deliver in person to London/Surrey/Kent etc for the price of petrol. Delivery via courier also possible - I'm guessing that's going to cost around £25-30. The bass comes in a hefty and heavy flightcase.

Lots of pics on the flickr page:

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Price dropped to £725 and going on Ebay this weekend. Have a look and please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Derrick
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Hi Rob,

I put a set of "normal" strings on this last night and have been putting it through its paces today.

This is an awesome bass! I can't believe you sold it. It's a keeper for me - the best MM I've ever had the pleasure with.

Maybe if you were a disco man like me instead of a metalist you would have kept this and sold the Aerodyne instead.

Thanks very much. Did I mention it's an awesome bass?


Derrick

Thanks. I didn't think there was anything in it.

What's the difference between Fender MIJ and CIJ?

Is the CIJ reserved for reissues? Are CIJ instruments better built? Or is it just a marketing thing.

Thanks,

Derrick

[quote name='Hamster' post='371237' date='Jan 5 2009, 06:47 PM']Ummmmmmmmm - your crimes against bass are numerous and despicable!

But we believe in redemption! - even for saxomophone players - Welcome [/quote]
I am ready to be chastised and serve my penance.

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='371221' date='Jan 5 2009, 06:25 PM']sax eh? I just took an alto in part ex for some music gear I was moving on and its looking lovely sat in its case. I've wanted one for years but now I have one,havent a scoobie how to even get started. Would it be a waste of time trying to make some headway with videos,books etc on my own first? ie to avoid frustration should I try and sort out a tutor straight away? Are there any tuition books/CDs/videos you can recommend?

and welcome. this place gives me a daily battle with myself,takes me all my time convincing myself I dont need another bass. congrats on the Stingray too. I've a Stingray 5 but the last month has seen my GAS for a black or sunburst Stingray 4 go through the roof.[/quote]
Definitely get a tutor - you'll get so much more from a tutor even if it's just a mate showing you a few basics, than you can pick up from books and DVDs. The problem with most tutor books is that they're almost exclusively aimed at kids so will tell you a lot of what you already know (and in quite a childish way). DVDs tend to try to hard to give everyone something so can be of limited use whatever stage you are at. No, get a tutor and save the guesswork, frustration and risk of developing bad habits before you really get going.

What make and model alto did you get? A decent mouthpiece is an absolute must as most mouthpieces supplied with saxes at any price point are rubbish. But what's right for you is a personal choice. Again a tutor can assess you and advise on what will work well for you.

[quote name='ednaplate' post='369354' date='Jan 3 2009, 04:38 PM']Welcome on board. This really is a friendly place to hang out. There are no such thing as dumb questions. As you're a multi-instrumentalist you are more likely to be fielding questions from us.[/quote]
A nice warm welcome..

Hello All,

I've been a lurker for a month or so and have signed up not just because of the wealth of knowledge and experience available here but because it seems a genuinely nice place to hang out. Hats off to you - all the other music forums I'm a member of (SOS, Motunation, Gearslutz) can really flame newbies just for being new and posts can quickly descend into a bunfight at a moment's notice. Basschatters - I salute you!

About me:

I'm a saxophone player. Actually sax, flute and clarinet. I used to play bass when I was a teenager but I gave it up when I decided to pursue the saxophone and try and be a pro musician. A year ago I returned to it after an 18 year absence purely for my own enjoyment and I've got the bug and GAS all over again. I'm really enjoying the instrument and so much more second time round. It makes me feel like I didn't quite waste all my youth. When I get more playing experience and tighter chops I would like to find a band or two.

My bass crimes (Warning - painful reading):

I have to get this off my chest - remember I was young, stupid and needed the money. When I was that dumb, young teenager I traded my 18 year old Fender P when Fender Ps were unfashionable for a Trace Elliot speaker cab. The year was 1988 making that bass a 1970. The cab was the 4052H bright box - not even a real speaker cab.

A few years later, when Steinbergers were unfashionable I sold my mint Steinberger XL2 for £600.

My Mk3/Mk4 Trace Elliot rig went in bits to various new owners (unfashionable again) but my most heinous crime for me was finally letting go of my mint Status Series 2000 - serial no #001. I think I got about £800 for it.

My current rig and I'm trying to make amends:

I bought the bass I always wanted - A Musicman Stingray
I missed the Status so much I bought another - a late 80s Series II
A Phil Jones Flightcase-150 and a Tascam Basstrainer

Would love to have:

A nice Japanese Fender Jazz or Sandberg California.
That Vigier in classifieds
Everything else - you all have some tasty basses.

Enough for now - and thanks in advance when I start asking dumb, obvious questions.

Derrick