Beedster

I am SO looking forwards to going through these one by one with the headphones on this evening, many thanks folks, keep 'em coming! C

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1394396067' post='2391010'] I know just how you feel. I've lost count of how many basses I've bought and sold since joining this forum, but I always go back to my old favourite. On paper it's an awful bass - ugly, heavy and butchered beyond recognition. I have bought much 'better' basses and loved them for a while, only to sell them on when I pick up the old beast again. Nobody else likes it and I don't know what it is that makes me love it, but it feels and sounds just right for me, which is what really counts. That's not to say I won't keep looking........ [/quote] Spot on mate, funny old world isn't it!

Basses, just like women eh? After years of searching, you meet one that ticks all of the boxes, and for a while you're on cloud nine, happy as a large pink farm animal in a pile of pooh. But then, your ex starts sniffing around again, and you realise that, despite the fact she's not as good looking, not in quite such good shape, and probably doesn't get the same reaction from the your mates down the pub, something draws you back. In short, this is an outstanding bass but despite this I haven't fallen in love. Meanwhile my old 4001 has reappeared and in doing so has rekindled powerful emotions. I've spent the afternoon A-Bing them, and there's no doubt that the Yammie is by far the better instrument, but that I feel happier playing the Ric. If I were a pro session player I'd keep the Yammie, but I'm not, so I'm going for the Ric. Anyone interested, let me know before I eBay it Cheers Chris

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1391801086' post='2361550'] Can't help you sorry, but just wanted to say I love the version that Tom cat serenaded the cat of his dreams with, in one of the very old tom and Jerry cartoons [/quote] One of the great DB moments, my eldest loves it and always says "Daddy, Tom's got a big guitar like yours'

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1394276428' post='2389753'] No idea what that amp sounds like, but I'm certainly struggling with the controls. I'm a great believer in simplicity with amps, and especially so with valve amps. That combination of knobs and switches, channels and bright blue LEDs, promises entire gigs of fiddling about with the sound without in any way improving the bass playing ... [/quote] Yep, most of the good tube amps I've owned/own sound great running flat EQ. My Ampeg's got minimal controls - gain, bass, mid/freq, treble and master. The only one I ever use is master.

Ah, memories of gear gone by, one of several sure routes to madness. Like old girlfriends however, bass gear often appears a whole lot more attractive in retrospect than it ever did at the time

[quote name='Sean' timestamp='1394234140' post='2389501'] Is the Laney any good and is it good value at that price? [/quote] I doubt it's in the same league as the gear you're used to using mate

Keen to hear what folks think these might be?

Very good point!

[quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1394026487' post='2387045'] My understanding is that it would be legal for sales by private sellers in the UK at least, but it's not something that I'm interested in hosting. As icastle points out, it would mean that the site couldn't be linked from Basschat which defeats part of the purpose of it since people often post on here with queries regarding Rickenfaker identification. [/quote] But in that case it's not doing anything we can't we do that here? I'm guessing it could be linked to from the eBay forum, but either way I'm not sure, if you can't buy and sell, what the point is given that the faker thread is pretty comprehensive? Am I missing something?

Good stuff Chris, can it have a marketplace or will that run into problems?

Oh, and the nut is extremely important in fretless setup also, get that wrong and you could kill sustain on certain parts of the neck

Bridge-schmidge, on a fretless it's far more about setup - especially string height - the quality and integrity of the board, the strings, and most important of all, your fingers. Don't waste your money on a new bridge, I recall Jaco using a BBOT and not having too many complaints?

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1393884041' post='2385531'] Big rigs look cool, and give you extra headroom, what's not to like? [/quote] Yep, no such thing as a rig that's too big, just a venue that's too small

I though from the title that this thread was about Michael's new bass?

Lovely, nice old dark tort guard and a Lollar PUP (although a couple of trays would offset the need for a new PUP if the present one sounds to your liking) and you've got a winner there. Refin I'm not so sure about, but hey, it's your bass You must try a Yammie Precision one day as well mate

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1393672259' post='2383112'] Fantastic news! Despite the initial issues it sounds like Dawsons have taken customer service very seriously which is really important these days [/quote] +1, which is often the case when these threads appear. N&S, whilst it might be a little uncomfortable, but it doesn't do any harm for bass retailers around the UK to know they're being watched! It also gives folks both the opportunity to redress any problem publicly and to gain some credibility in doing so. Everyone cocks up occasionally, it's how it's dealt with that's important, and it looks like Dawsons dealt with it well in the long run.

Hi folks, We've just moved back to rented accommodation in Canterbury, one of the key selling points of the property we rented being a large brickbuilt workshop that would make an ideal studio/boy's room (did I say 'boy's room', I meant 'office'). I was described as watertight - which I'm guessing it is as there appear to be no leaks - but having stored some boxes in there for a month or so there's no doubt that it is damp (the cardboard has started to crinkle, a have pages of books). So I now have everything out of there and in the house, and Mrs Beedster has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp whilst having it's arse slapped. Of course the last month has been a testing for the most rugged of outhouses, so I'm not surprised, but given that the long term plan is to keep all my instruments (from mandolin to double bass) and at least some if not most of my recording gear in there, I'm potentially faced with a problem. I know nothing about building repair and maintenance I should add! Obvious solutions to me are: 1. Wait til the weather settles down and make a call before dealing with problem 2. Ventilate it more (it's not ventilated often at present) 3. Heat it (it's not heated at all at present) 4. Get in a specialist builder to spec the problem Any thoughts would be gratefully received, especially if you know your stuff about buildings. C