Skybone

It was indeed. A sensibly priced replica with a few variations, but viable for the terminally skint bassist.

[quote name='luckydog' timestamp='1472236121' post='3119755']How many peeps here look upon trading basses as a source of income ? [/quote] More like "outcome"

Yup, 16, bought my first bass as well, a Kay P bass. It was awful, but here I am, many moons later still dreaming of being Geddy or Geezer.

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1472212087' post='3119477']I do hope you don't lose too much sleep over it; the profit of course. We're proud to make a loss aren't we?[/quote] If I lot sleep about it, Id be a dribbling wreck by now... er... hang on...

On the prowl, or "On the growl"?

Shame they don't do the "California" any more.

My strings are branded, my bass is not. Does that count?

My packages are usually for the 'bike or the guitars. She just roll's her eyes and makes a quip "garage or study?". She likes eBay & baking. Obviously, I tolerate the baking... my waistline isn't that much of a fan. She's actually actively encouraged me to try and get another band going, and actually said that my current No.1 bass was the nicest I've had.

It depends on whether you traded it in at a shop, or sold it privately. Shops also have to take into account what they paid out, VAT, and hopefully for them a small margin of profit. Private sellers have to consider what they paid out. Only ever made a profit on a handful of gear I've purchased through the many years I've been playing. Given the amount of gear I've gone through, the profit is an insignificant amount compared to the losses. Though the biggest loss to date was 50% on an L2000 Tribute. Best profit was on my old 4003.

Was in a strange place at 16, was transitioning from proggy-rock to thrash metal, goth and punk.

Have a look at [URL]http://www.retrovibe.co.uk/parts/pickups.html[/url]

Those little sachets of silicon work a treat too

I've had a few of their guitar pickups, and they were great. No experience of their bass range though.

Statistically, that's 40% of rehearsals cancelled for sickness, 30% where not everyone turned up, leaving 30% where everyone turned up. If it were me, I'd be getting a tad frustrated at this point. And, yes, if the guitarist cancelled at the last minute, then he should carry the cost of the room.

A 4003 A 4004 A nice P/J with a P neck A new motorbike

Sweet, want another 4003, just can't afford one.

A big thumbs up for the kick in the arse. Big shame about the circumstances.

Good job you had the passive switch installed.

Get to know the fretboard, learn a few scales, play along to some songs you like, find a band and have fun. Try and listen to drum patterns and play along with them, as they'll help with your timing.

Pro hobbyist wannabe. Spent far too much of my life chasing the dream, was lucky enough to record a couple of albums & numerous demo's, but reality won and I ended up with a proper job and a multitude of constraints on my free time. Just play for fun now.

The best thing I found for singing & playing was to record the bass/guitar separately, then record the vocal. I never could remember the lyrics, and keep playing until we did some recording sessions, separating the two really helped me with both singing and playing. What you could do is to record the band rehearsing with a portable, drop that into a daw, then overdub your vocal at your leisure. It's worth a try

No, but I do know one of Evil Blizzard's 4 bass players (and Mopman).

I have no experience with the Digitech, however, the B3 has a lot of friends on here, and for good reason. Easy to use, sounds good and built to last. Add in the Expression Pedal and it's pretty versatile too whether you use it in front of an amp or as an amp modeller/DI box. It's got a USB port, so you can plug it into your PC as a soundcard for a DAW, or download Zoom's Editor software to play about with your patches. The downside is that it's a bit limited if you want more than 3 effects at once. It deserves a B3x or a B5 version, but this is highly unlikely.