RhysP

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1373914413' post='2143113'] Voting goes up 24th morning for 7 days voting... I think [/quote] What is the thinking behind this? Why is the competition not open for entries all month & have the voting take place the first week of the following month?

[quote name='Nibody' timestamp='1373906664' post='2142980'] I'd happily perform a duet with her...... [/quote] Me too!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1373896563' post='2142785'] Also, tell them you have joined a Bass Forum FCS..!! ... they will think you are uber keen [/quote] Or they'll think he'll be too busy talking bollocks online with the rest of us to do any serious practice.

Might not be bad news, he might just want to arrange some extra practice sessions or to see how you're getting on with learning the set. Are you planning on this band being a major source of income for you? If not then even if they tell you your services are not required it's no big deal in the grand scheme of things is it? Another band will come along.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1372174612' post='2122472'] Have others experienced this phenomenon? [/quote] I experienced the exact opposite. Played fretless for years but one day just found myself hating it. Sold it & haven't missed it for a second. Can't even listen to fretless players anymore without wanting to vomit.

[quote name='Fionn' timestamp='1373502662' post='2138446'] is you the pigz? [/quote] That's definitely not Nige - he would have said "Feds".

I have to say Precision because there is nothing I like about Jazz basses - don't like the sound, don't like the necks & think they are really ghastly looking.

[quote name='Pukie' timestamp='1373889268' post='2142636'] +1 Or mass murderers or psychopaths , but still true [/quote] I don't care if they murder anyone so long as they do it quietly.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1373840700' post='2142243'] It doesn't say it's on here. Says live at the apollo. [/quote] Maybe Shappi Khorsandi is going to give us her version of "Concerto for Group & Orchestra"......

No, it's flame maple with a transparent black finish & all black hardware. Sexy as f***.

How about a trans black finish like my Euro 5LX? [URL=http://s86.photobucket.com/user/RhysP/media/Guitars/Spectorbodycloseupa.jpg.html][IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/RhysP/Guitars/Spectorbodycloseupa.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Not on BBC1 Wales unfortunately.

[quote name='AndrewRichards' timestamp='1373813753' post='2141857'] Regarding your hobby comment if I was doing in range of 50 hours or musical practice a week would that count as a hobby? [/quote] IMO yes. [quote name='AndrewRichards' timestamp='1373813753' post='2141857'] Also what you're saying is that any musician who has another source of income can't be a pro player? Which is ludicrous. [/quote] Why is is ludicrous? Have you never heard of the term "Semi-Professional"?

They're both excellent choices if you're looking for a Precision. The MIJ Fenders are in many peoples opinion (mine included) the best available quality-wise, and the Tokai will most likely also be as good. As far as choice goes I guess it will come down to aesthetics, but those early 80s Tokai models are becoming more sought after so might possibly be a better investment. Replacement scratchplates shouldn't be a problem, but you could always get Bassdoc on here to make you a tort one using your original as a template - it would be better quality than a shop bought one.

[quote name='AndrewRichards' timestamp='1373660288' post='2140409'] If I was doing this is a hobby I wouldn't be such a problem.... [/quote] Do you earn your living as a musician? You say you have a full time job so I assume you're not a pro player. Regardless of how much time & effort you put into your playing or what you expect to achieve from all this practice, if it's not your main or only source of income then like it or not it's just a hobby.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1373801909' post='2141704'] It`s all about courtesy and consideration in my view. [/quote] This. There is nothing worse than having noisy inconsiderate neighbours. I don't want them & I go out of my way not to be one.

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1373796291' post='2141594'] He's got two. He's currently using a powered mixer. Perhaps just a change of speakers would do although saying that the the mixer is quite a large heavy beast. [/quote] I guess the only option other than variations on what he uses already would be a combo of some sort. The Roland ones are pretty good, and some of them run in stereo too. Peavey keyboard combos are OK, and can be bought really cheaply secondhand, though the older ones will tend to be pretty bulky & very weighty. Ultimately it depends on his budget.

All the keyboard players I've worked with have used PA amps or powered mixers. How many keyboards does he need to amplify?

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1373793790' post='2141566'] I remember Bernie Goodfellow building a bass out of all sorts of small bits of scrap wood for the player to smash up at the end of a gig, apparently it sounded so good they glued it back together afterwards so they could use it again. [/quote] Taylor guitars produced some acoustics made out of old pallets a while back - they still had the nails in & everything. The guitars apparently sounded just as good as their models made from all the traditional & exotic timbers they use. The only problem was they still asked serious money for the pallet guitar.

Go to a jewellers & buy a silver polishing cloth. They are impregnated with polish, they're totally non-messy & they bring frets up lovely & shiny.

I'll be interested to hear what you think of it - I've thought about getting one of those a few times. Have you still got your ES175?

The MIJ Precision I bought recently came with flats (Rotosound Jazz Bass 45-105) on it & I was surprised just how trebly they were after hearing all the talk about flats being "woolly" & "dead" sounding. I really like them actually - love the sound & the feel of them & especially like the tension (I Don't like floppy, bendy strings). I wouldn't use flats on my Spector but I think they work really well on the Fender. They're making me play differently too, which I'm really enjoying.

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1373320572' post='2136239'] The one thing you are missing is "Relics" which is an album of singles which were not included on albums. [/quote] Not quite correct. There are quite a few track on "Relics" that are album tracks, and there are some single only releases ("Apples & Oranges", "Point Me at the Sky") which for some reason weren't included.

Were they for anything Rickenbacker related?