RhysP

A Wal with (I think) very light guage Superwound Funkmaster strings (30-90 if I remember correctly from when I used them on my Jaydee). A very similar sound can be obtained by stretching four thin elastic bands across an old shoe box - bloody awful! (IMO of course ). [quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1329307041' post='1540273'] Encore P copy through a Carlsbro Stingray. [/quote] That set up probably would have sounded a lot better (see comments above).

I've had nothing but good experiences buying & selling on here.

Price. I've got less money than I've ever had in my life, so how much something costs is paramount. Unfortunately the basses I play are just too expensive for me to even consider buying one now, even secondhand. I'm just thankful I got my hands on a couple of fantastic basses while I had the money.

Those Galveston 12vers are meant to be pretty good - they've got a loyal following on the 12 string bass forum.

Welcome to the forum from another Gormenghast fan (with that user name I'm assuming you are too).

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1329061561' post='1536612'] No..I'm thinking that maybe I should have bought a gallon of petrol and a box of matches as well.. [/quote] That is incredibly wasteful of you - petrol is a finite resource after all......

Can't you get them to play in Cardiff?

I play mandolin, though I haven't picked one up for a while. Can't help you with the tab thing, sorry - I've always just worked stuff out by ear.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1329139885' post='1537639'] * A guitarist who plays a solo for the song's benefit rather than his own. [/quote] What is this mystical creature of which you speak?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329048915' post='1536386'] For a custom bass? You'd be hard pressed, methinks. [/quote] I'm fully aware of that. I was merely stating that £400 is the most I could possibly spend on a bass given my current financial situation, not what I thought it cost.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329042954' post='1536288'] It's certainly a great-looking bass... just had a look at the Shuker site, and they're not as wildly expensive as you'd think. Mind you, that depends what you're thinking, of course. [/quote] I was thinking less than £400. I had a look at the Shuker site too, and all the basses are more than I have ever spent, or will ever spend, on a bass. Great prices for what you get though, especially when compared to current US Fender prices.

I used to use the SIT strings 12ver set on my Hamer. I had to order them from the US but they were really good.

That looks absolutely stunning. I've been thinking about getting a Precision style bass & this would be just perfect (if it were not for the fact that it's probably way out of my price range).

[quote name='subaudio' timestamp='1328968161' post='1535404'] what is the form on blues jams? [/quote] Basically you plod along playing a walking bassline whilst a load of guitarists w*** on endlessly over the top of it, pausing occasionally to sing some bollocks about how tough their life is before playing another solo on their £5000 private stock PRS or similar.

I've never paid more than £40.00 for any basses/guitars to be shipped from Europe.

Daryl Hall & John Oates - "War Babies"

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1328603158' post='1529664'] Marleaux, Marleauxs... hmm... what's the plural? [/quote] Marli.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1328535893' post='1528586'] I want to look up on that stage and see Roger Waters/Steve Hackett/Eric Clapton/Mick Jagger etc. [/quote] Not all in the same band I wouldn't.

I'm a big Floyd fan but I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in going to see a tribute band play their stuff - I don't care how good they are, they're not Pink Floyd. I'd much rather stay in & listen to the albums. Same goes for Steely Dan too.

Bellowhead are an awesome live band. Are Moving Hearts still going then? I know Christy Moore & Donal Lunny tour together sometimes but I had no idea they still all played together as Moving Hearts - is Davy Spillane still with them?

[quote name='timo' timestamp='1328055042' post='1521271'] And the new bassist is... Me! Yay! [/quote] Awesome! If anything could lure me back into the gigging realm again it would be doing something like this. [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1328099050' post='1521694'] @RhysP - 'Clogs'! I'd forgotten all about that one. An old school friend of mine had it and we used to play it all the time. Lovely little album. Next time I see her I'll have to ask if she's still got it. [/quote] Here we go, the album cover & track listing: [list=1] [*]Steeleye Span: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/steeleye.span/songs/captaincoulston.html"]Captain Coulston[/url] [*]Andy Roberts: Richmond [*]Martin Carthy / Dave Swarbrick: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/martin.carthy/songs/theirishwasherwoman.html"]The Irish Washerwoman / The Ash Plant[/url] [*]Steeleye Span: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/martin.carthy/songs/thewren.html"]The King[/url] [*]Keith Christmas: Poem [*]Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/joseph.taylor/songs/murderofmariamarten.html"]Murder of Maria Marten[/url] [/list][list=1] [*]Steeleye Span: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/steeleye.span/songs/raveon.html"]Rave On[/url] [*]Tim Hart and Maddy Prior: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/steeleye.span/songs/ilivenotwhereilove.html"]I Live Not Where I Love[/url] [*]Spirogyra: Captain's Log [*]Shelagh McDonald: Rod's Song [*]Martin Carthy: [url="http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/%7Ezierke/martin.carthy/songs/lordrandall.html"]Lord Randall[/url] [*]Marc Ellington: Yarrow [*]Andy Roberts: Welcome Home [/list] I used to love the track "Richmond" by Andy Roberts too.

[quote name='hairyhaw' timestamp='1328048924' post='1521089'] I heard she'd collaborated with Joe Bonnamosa. [/quote] That's one way of describing it.