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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1356374445' post='1909721'] Or buy something more affordable. I just don't like the look of them. Or Fedoras. Or Ken Smiths. I fully realise this makes me crass and shallow, but there it is. [/quote] I'm pretty much the same. Personally I don't have a problem with the price of any bass, it's worth as much as you're willing to pay for it. Fodera, KS, Alembic or whatever. I will say though that the Alembic looks have definitely not aged well to my eyes.

All about how much you consider a bass to be a personal investment, all in the eyes of the beholder, if you're unhappy with a price of an instrument then perhaps it's an indication for you to grab your lathe and woodwork tools and make yourself a similar thing, or maybe keep on saving. Alembics don't interest me, Mark King's sound is probably the polar opposite of the kind of thing I go for. Jimmy Johnson on the other hand gets an incredible tone from his and it briefly piqued my interest, until my interest slumped again but moments later.

Okay, I had a think: Something - The Beatles - Macca For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder - Jamerson Rock With You - Michael Jackson - Bobby Watson Sloop John B - Beach Boys - Carol Kaye This list will literally change from day to day.

[quote] [b] your 4 favorite bass lines.?[/b] [/quote] Literally where to start with this.

Bakithi Kumalo is one of my all time favourite bass players, he managed to craft himself a distinctive fretless sound that was unique at the time, not an easy feat considering how many fretless players he was competing with. His playing on Graceland is really nothing short of phenomenal.

In: Musicman 2010 Stingray 5 Squier 90's Japanese P-Bass TC Electronics RH750 TC Electronics RS212 Out: Lakland DJ4 (lovely bass, gone to Gusto) Eden WT800 + 410XLT Need a Sadowsky still, hopefully that'll be 2013. Then I'm done, I'll most likely be happy with what I've got for a long time.

Stingrays for me are pretty much made by the electronics that they use, it's why I love them.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1356203742' post='1907978'] As for the op Each to their own so you either need to find a passive bass you like or find an active one and gut it, which has variable results ime. I have never seen active basses as being higher end ever in fact most of the passive basses I have tried in recent times have been expensive ones, how much is a circuit to the manufacturers £2? [/quote] I don't think it has anything to do necessarily with the inherent value of the active circuitry, but I think it's viewed on a subconscious level as preferable or even maybe to justify the price of an expensive bass. Just food for thought really, I think manufacturers will most certainly think of these kinds of things.

[quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1356199105' post='1907922'] this made me laugh [/quote] Witty although he's left himself open to the grammar Nazis!

Hahaha Love Wiggo. Absolute hero!

In response to the OP, yes you're missing quite a lot. There are loads of quality passive basses out there, seems to me though that active basses can sometimes (wrongly) be thought of as higher quality in the eyes of both high end luthiers and consumers alike, that is to say that I think high end basses with active EQs would likely sell more than a similar model with passive electronics.

20th century music-wise, Stravinsky, The Beatles will forever spring to mind. [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1356037858' post='1906182'] In a non musical way...Disney?? [/quote] In a non-musical way... loads of people and things! British Industry and Empire, Roman Empire, Genghis Khan, American Revolution, French Revolution and so on!

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1356012512' post='1905686'] As I sold you it, that's very good to hear - glad you're enjoying it so much [/quote] Cheers lad!

Also, it's Louis Johnson playing it, actually more like hammering it.

Sounds like some major horror stories have happened to one or two people! Worst I've bad was dry solder joints in my old Eden rig, endlessly frustrating as I couldn't figure out what the issue was and it was cutting in and out for more than one gig. Nothing's ever exploded on me though or anything!

My new Stingray 5 has me smiling every time I've picked it up or gigged it since I've bought it. It does everything I want it to do plus a bit more.

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1355785147' post='1902833'] He's actually Peter's nephew. Awesome player....one of my favourites at the minute. [/quote] Apologies, yeh that's right. His lessons on YT can be incredibly informative, I like the fact he's obviously a good player but is equally out to help people too. Just strikes me as a good thing for him to be doing.

[quote name='BassPimp66' timestamp='1355777298' post='1902701'] What's stupid and expensive here? (1) the guy wearing 2 straps, instead of 1 (2) the guy buying hair conditionner to take care of his incredibly long goatee [/quote] That would be Damien Erskine (Peter's son!). Questionable use of beard-platting but an absolutely lovely guy and although he's not completely my kind of player, a great musician too.

[quote]people can work out for themselves whether we're any good or not - but we are[/quote] Had to laugh a bit at this part! I don't get what the problem is. Let the guy get up for one or two tunes and then off the stage with him, it doesn't need to be a big deal. My band have had plenty of situations like the one you describe and if you're as good as you're saying that you are then the obvious weak link during the night is going to be the guy who thinks he's fantastic at playing but actually brings an awful, 'unmusical' vibe to your lovely band. As for the rhetoric before and after the gig about needing a solo in every tune, let him mouth off, it's easier to let him make a show of himself than to rise to it. You're making too big a deal of it and it doesn't need to be a big deal at all.

I have exactly the same situation with my RH750. It's an incredibly poor design oversight actually, the face of the amp is so easily crackable and considering that it's encased in such a solid piece of craftsmanship, this definitely could have been thought out better by TC... annoying. It's a shame because as far as I'm concerned it's easily my favourite head I've owned. I haven't had the chance or the time to look into replacements yet, I've been too busy, but if and when you find out how it can be done I'd be interested to know as I need to do the same ASAP.

He really was something special, Bernard and Nile should be held in much higher esteem as songwriters and producers than they are currently. Cheers for sharing!

Sounds about right!