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[quote name='Killstarz' post='927377' date='Aug 17 2010, 11:30 AM']Ok, so, ive been asked to join 2 friends of mine to make their double act a trio. They play acoustic stuff exclusively and basically what im after is the best amp for the job. Ive never had to buy an amp on this scale before as in the past it's always been big stacks for full band situations or little practice amps for home use. Ideally i think i would like to buy new and basically keep the price under £400. any suggestions? thanks in advance guys [/quote] If it's just your bass amplified and two acoustic guitars unamplified then the Phil Jones Briefcase ought to be enough and it's very portable. You might get a second hand one for less than £400. I'd recommend trying it first to see if you're happy with the volume but I have rehearsed with two amplified acoustic guitars and a (sensible) drummer using mine and I was able to keep up.

[quote name='PURPOLARIS' post='926767' date='Aug 16 2010, 07:05 PM']They were less than $30, $28.88 to be exact.[/quote] I think customs add in the postage cost before they calculate any tax due.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DeArmond-by-Guild-Starfire-semi-acoustic-Bass-/400143966291?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV"]DeArmond Starfire bass on ebay[/url]

Many years ago in the 1970s, a friend was in a band called 'Desperate Dan'. They received a cease and desist letter from the solicitors of D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.

I'm sure Happy Jack will be along soon with the necessary information.

[quote name='Beedster' post='924424' date='Aug 13 2010, 09:46 PM']Terrible, really terrible[/quote] .... and embarrassing and pointless. I cannot express how truly awful it was.

[quote name='silddx' post='922590' date='Aug 12 2010, 12:21 PM']OK, so Kit wants to do a cover of Chop Suey! by System of a Down (I've never heard the original), and in rehearsal on Monday she played us her piano and vocal rendition of it and wanted to know what me and Oli, the drummer, thought we could do with it. I thought some of it sounded perfect for a sort of cod-jazz burnout. So I steeled myself to improvise some walking bass for the first time. It's over a descending chromatic run staring on C# and ending in G. Now, I'd never really played walking bass before, I have very little theory and I can't sightread. So I improvised by ear based on what I heard in my head over the chord sequence. I probably hit about 50% of the notes I was thinking of but I was in the ballpark. It's really hard to do! Even though I don't really dig on jazz, I have always admired the jazz cats for their amazing ability to improvise while knowing exactly what they are doing theoretically. I have pretty much NO IDEA what I'm doing. I thought what I did sounded ok and I got a real buzz playing it! But I don't have jazz ears. So, calling all jazz cats, how did I do? Indeed, what [i]am [/i]I actually doing?! Is it childish and unsophisticated? Full of technical error? Should I be quite pleased with myself? Or am I deluded? Thank you [/quote] Nigel, I'm no jazz cat but I think you should be pleased with yourself (especially if that's your first time). I'd only say to remember that it doesn't always have to be four equal notes, you can adjust the phrasing to adjust the emphasis and so make it talk more at least some of the time - if that makes any sense.

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='923182' date='Aug 12 2010, 08:55 PM']Only if you're American! US: skeptic; UK: sceptic. Vive la différence![/quote] Yes, British usage is 'sceptic', 'sceptical' and 'scepticism'.

[quote name='Musicman20' post='922361' date='Aug 12 2010, 09:37 AM']They will deal with you direct for USA models. [/quote] Yes, any finish you like, and a variety of one-off variations available - and a long wait.

Apparently the pic is of a custom-build Lakland did, so I don't know whether the blocks and matching headstock would end up as standard, especially if it ever makes it to Skyline.

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='921748' date='Aug 11 2010, 04:38 PM']Looks nice.[/quote] If the version in the pic is anything to go by, then I think they have the colour spot on.

[quote name='tredders' post='921752' date='Aug 11 2010, 04:42 PM']That's bloody lovely! I want..... Where did you find the info?[/quote] AT the LOG (Lakland Owners Group) forum: [url="http://www.laklandowners.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=59&func=view&catid=3&id=16365"]http://www.laklandowners.com/joomla/index....=3&id=16365[/url]

Lakland are going to add a '51 style Precision to their catalogue. It will be US only at first, but maybe Skyline later.

[quote name='Sharkfinger' post='921548' date='Aug 11 2010, 01:07 PM']Could some of you helpful chaps stick your CV Squiers on some scales and tell me how much they weigh, please?[/quote] My CV Jazz, wearing Wizard 64 pickups, Schaller straplocks, and La Bella Black Nylons, weighs in at 8.9lbs

[quote name='Bilbo' post='920047' date='Aug 9 2010, 08:50 PM']It was a rock band that had its faults but it was ok and sounded like a rock band. It was rehearsed and it was tight (I was 17, the rest of the band were 30+). We did a Radio One session three months later so it couldn't have been that bad. Seriously, though. Check this out and tell me I am wrong. The piano solo at 1.00 is a doozy. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnrhE5ARc_w&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnrhE5ARc_w...feature=related[/url] This is even better... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fl1_kqsas&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fl1_kqsas&NR=1[/url][/quote] Apologies to anyone involved, but that was bad.

[quote name='jakesbass' post='920094' date='Aug 9 2010, 09:31 PM']I wonder what you think of this Bilbo? yours truly on a twenties gig, what I love about this gig is how the guys just play it right, they are all good players in my view and do what is right for the gig each of them is capable of playing very convincingly in a myriad of settings. I get your point regarding quality but I get the feeling you'd not like to do this gig? am I wrong? [/quote] I really liked that. Are the two women dancing at the front with the band?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='920098' date='Aug 9 2010, 09:33 PM']I have a couple of vastly different sized green ball ends here, different style of ball, so [b]someone else must colour them[/b].[/quote] I believe Giannini, Hartke & DR, and maybe others. D'Addario are now making Fender's strings so possibly those too.

[quote name='silddx' post='919599' date='Aug 9 2010, 01:39 PM']I've worn a small hole in the right hand index finger.[/quote] Sort of a glove blister?

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='918474' date='Aug 8 2010, 01:10 AM']Sounded pretty good to me although, as others said, the bass could cut through a little more.[/quote] I listened to that again with better headphones and I take back what I said about the bass not cutting through.

[quote name='socrates' post='918639' date='Aug 8 2010, 11:40 AM']hmm, no . . . is there something I should know? I spotted a bit of a motorbike thing going on - perhaps you mean bike gloves?? really nice guy, and nice to meet a local Basschatter too . . . but now after trying out his two lovely Warwicks I'm on the lookout for one myself (if I can fit it in with the three basses, three six-strings and a ukulele . . . oh and a toddler and a girlfriend and all that other stuff . . .)[/quote] You can get up to date on Nigel's gloves in this thread: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=90264"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=90264[/url]

Sounded pretty good to me although, as others said, the bass could cut through a little more.

[quote name='markorbit' post='918456' date='Aug 8 2010, 12:27 AM']Herbie hasn't had a manufacturer make a Signature bass (which is a shame, can you imagine a Fender Custom Shop model with the quality of the Pino?) so I got one built. It's Lake Placid Blue but not as dark as that 59. 7.5 inch radius Rio Rosewood fingerboard. It's strung with Trubass 88s. Pickups are Fralins. The custom switch is a series/parallel switcher. I've since removed the thumbrest.[/quote] That looks rather lovely. I guess if there was a Fender Custom Shop version it would probably be a relic like the Pino.

Hello Socrates, welcome to Basschat. I'm from Birmingham too (although I'd left before your bands were playing there) and I teach philosophy too (although no PhD) so we have some things in common.

Looks great Wes, very nicely done.