Cosmo Valdemar

Sounds to me like he hasn't got a clue how this new night will turn out, isn't prepared to promote it adequately, and expects your band to be the fall guys. I wouldn't do it unless we agreed a fee beforehand.

I couldn't see the prices for the finished cabs...

This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, specifically with silent films. Just never had the time to get it off the ground. I saw The Kronos Quartet playing Glass' soundtrack to Dracula, but it didn't really work as the print of the film they used was in a bit of a state, the dialogue was very muffled.

I used to have loads of these, but kindly lent them to a 'mate' who was starting to teach himself bass, who moved flat and threw them all out. I still have the first copy I ever bought, with Entwistle on the cover - Nov '95 I think it was. It's amusing to look in the for sale ads at the back, old Rickenbackers and Gibsons going for £400.

I've never heard of Chris Aiken, I assumed we would be discussing another Pete Wentz. I was wrong.

The Tony Curtis connection never fails to amuse me. Seems he was a bit of a fan of rock fan back in the day - I watched a film about Bowie the other day and he was on there as well, turning up at the Hammersmith Odeon to see the Ziggy Stardust concert.

Well, they managed to gloss over The Move and ELO in about five minutes... Looking forward to the concert.

I wish Squier would do a 5 string P!

I'm a big fan of the BBOT bridge. It does everything it needs to do without any shortcomings that I have ever noticed. If your 50s P has the original bridge it should have the old-style grooved saddles so you can alter the string spacing to some extent if you need to. I too have been down the badass route and ended up disappointed so I went back to the 'inferior' BBOT. The Badass didn't offer any noticably improved tone and I couldn't set the action low enough. As for replacement pickups, if you do want to upgrade I like DiMarzios - not sure of the model name but it has the adjustable hex shaped pole pieces.

[quote name='spinynorman' timestamp='1349177146' post='1822730'] When I got my Jack Casady the bridge was up at an alarming height, but I found I could get it down quite a lot. I'm no engineer, but I would guess those huge studs driven right into the wood would more than compensate for lack of other contact. [/quote] I'm sure it's a sound design, it just looks a bit worrying and illogical. I still want a JC though.

There's an old DeArmond Starfire bass on Ebay at the moment, BIN £400. I used to have one and bitterly regret selling it, it was a very special bass.

[quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1349196206' post='1823144'] I'd always point someone in the direction of a fender, can't go far wrong with them, you'd prob pick a MIM up for not far off £220.. [/quote] I agree. Or look at the Squier Classic Vibe or Vintage Modified range. I started out when I was 14 (1995!) and back then Squier were little more than entry-level instruments, very good for the money but something you would soon hanker to upgrade from. The CV and VM Squiers are truly superb instruments, not just at the price point either.

I would definitely suggest you go for the Overwater because you already have the Yamaha.

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1349123116' post='1822219'] On a more basic level I hate the music of the Foo Fighters. It has the safey safe production values of Christian rock, the dynamic range of paint drying and the actual emotion and meaning that only minted 40+ guys dressing 20 years too young for their age can attest to. It doesn't help that the only people I know who listen to the Foo Fighters couldn't pick out good music if it was hitting them on the head with a hammer. Want a vaguely punkish AOR playing in the background? Go with the Foos. [/quote] Now be fair, the first couple of albums were great...

Excellent news.

[quote name='[email protected]' timestamp='1348900238' post='1819547'] I play covers of the likes of Priest, Maiden, Saxon, Sabbth, Ozzy etcetera etc. what us the go to effect I must have ? [/quote] To be honest, I don't think you need any effects. Is your sound lacking at all when you play?

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1349023445' post='1820785'] Lovely looking bass mate! But wait... G&L Tribute [i]too complicated[/i]!? Well ok it does have more than 3 controls [/quote] If a passive vol and tone does the job, then three knobs and three switches is overkill for me - especially as I struggled to figure out what most of them did.

[quote name='KiOgon' timestamp='1349001190' post='1820452'] Bootiful Agree with Lozz about the scratch plate, I have a Fender Custom Shop Pearl that should have fitted straight on my AV '57, but not all the holes lined up perfect, it wouldn't lay flat. Uncle Horrid does make lovely plates, he's your best bet for a quality replacement. Cheerz, John [/quote] Who is this Uncle Horrid?

Well here's some pics. Phone pics I'm afraid but it's the best I can do at the moment. I've tried to capture the maple figuring on the headstock, without much success - you can just see the stripes along the top edge, but it' far more noticeable in person. Ditto the stripes on the back of the neck.

+1 on the house on stilts comparison. I played a lovely Jack Casady bass today, but the bridge design alarms me, It's about an inch away from the body. Didn't seem to have any negative effect on the tone, but it just seems daft to me to isolate the bridge from the body in such a way. Mind you, this is coming from someone who is perfectly happy with the traditional 'BBOT'.

It's no secret that I'm a big fan of the Fender 50s Precision bass. I've been lusting after one for quite a while now, and after selling some bits and bobs on here (and more importantly, getting blessing of the Mrs), I decided to treat myself! My heart was set on the sunburst model but they seemed few and far between - however a call to Guitar Guitar in Epsom bore fruit as they had one. I drove over there this morning to find two out on display, one in black and the other 'honey blonde'. Or babysick as it's sometimes lovingly called. The sunburst had only just arrived so a helpful chap called Sean went off to find it in the stockroom, offering me a go on any of the others while I waited. So I idly got the 'blonde' down and plugged into the Aguilar rig set up. Well, I knew straight away this was the one. Sounded amazing, and that fantastic neck! The maple has an amazing stripe/flame, running all the way up the neck and headstock. It's quite tricky to capture in pictures and reacts differently in light, but it's so beautiful. I had a go on the sunburst but it just didn't feel quite as right. And while there's nothing wrong at all with the usual maple necks, the one on the blonde is just so special. I'm a bit in love, and still amazed I came away with this finish, it looks very odd and a bit drab on the websites but it's very attractive in the flesh (wood?). And the neck profile feels perfect for me - nice and chunky, and wide at the nut, but very cofortable. I think I'm going to change the metal scratchplate though, it feels horrible, like a blackboard. I wince every time I catch my fingernail on it. Maybe black, or a nice dark red tort. I will try to get some pictures up tomorrow. I am very happy. Also, I was extremely impressed with Guitar Guitar. I was expecting a Guitar Centre-style operation, but the place had an extremely relaxed and friendly vibe. I was left to try out anything I wanted, without hassle or dirty looks. Lots of lovely basses in stock, cool staff, it's well worth a visit. I also tried an Epiphone Jack Casady (want one), an Epiphone EB3 (junk), a G&L Tribute (too complicated), and an Ibanez SR505 (felt like a toy, very weak B string, only had a go because I like Dave Pegg). I quite liked the Aguilar too.

Sold my Cataldo JAEbird to Karl. Initially up as a trade but this evolved into a straight sale, no complications along the way at all. Karl is a trustworthy BC'er, I would happily do business with him in the future. CHeers Karl!