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[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1322474664' post='1451099'] I did say 'largely' and I while you've picked some elitist and solo players (although I wouldn't say Stanley's pretty standard Alembics are the same sort of thing as the others) and you could have named more but you didn't use all those elitist types who play standard or pretty much standard basses, like Pastorius, Miller, Sheehan, Geddy etc. [/quote] Stanley Clarke's "Standard" Alembics still cost a f*** of a lot of money. Marcus Millers bass is a 70's Jazz that was modified by Roger Sadowsky. Geddy Lee's Fenders are expensive custom shop models, not the same ones that can be bought in many music shops. Billy Sheehans Signature Yamaha bass is a ground-up designed custom shop model. How are these "standard" basses?

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1322431006' post='1450879'] Would I be right in saying that these incredibly expensive works of art are largely bought by enthusiastic amateurs and professionals use flights of less fancy? Certainly the ones I've seen. [/quote] Who are these "Enthusiastic amateurs" then? Matthew Garrison? Victor Wooten? Anthony Jackson? Janek Gwizdala? Stanley Clarke? Michael Manring? I could go on but you get the general idea - no, you wouldn't be right at all.

[quote name='edstraker123' timestamp='1322421729' post='1450698'] It's interesting to see how many custom builds end up at a fraction of their original cost in the marketplace. [/quote] For people like me who have expensive tastes & are happy to buy secondhand it's a godsend - I'd never have been able to afford to own my two Zons if I'd had to buy them new.

When he discovers beer & girls all that bass playing sh*t will go out of the window.

[quote name='kingofthestuntmen' timestamp='1322388691' post='1450085'] gap in the neck pocket of approx 2 millimetres on the treble side & a possible minor alignment issue with bolt on neck. [/quote] If it was a 70's Fender with the same issues people would be w***ing over it & happily paying £1000 +

What about Bros?

Lovely bass! Those multi laminate Kubicki necks are incredibly stable.

Bloody hell!

I suppose the easiest solution is if you find it boring then don't come on here. Forum participation is not mandatory as far as I am aware.

Mahler's Ninth on BBC4.

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1322156244' post='1447385'] I may be in the minority here - but 'S&A' is in my top 5 Rush LPs, maybe even top 3! [/quote] I love "Snakes & Arrows" too. My only criticism of it would be that it's too long, but I find that with 99.9% of albums these days. I've never been a big fan of "Moving Pictures" - I think "Signals" is far superior (even allowing for that f***ing awful song about the Space Shuttle at the end).

That is lovely.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1322142174' post='1447094'] I stand by my opinion that motives to play solo bass are not often primarirly musical. [/quote] You're not suggesting there's an element of dick swinging involved are you? Perish the thought.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' timestamp='1321275507' post='1437143'] I *really* don't want to sound snobby..... [/quote] You failed.

[quote name='bremen' timestamp='1322134435' post='1446876'] I have a SD Jazz pickup and it looks like that. [/quote] I've just been having a nose around the Seymour Duncan site again & there are some pickups on there that do indeed have the pole pieces below the height of the cover. Never noticed that before.

[quote name='Jondeeman' timestamp='1322133370' post='1446847'] I'm a little worried that, not only are the p'ups low, but that the poles look inset on the covers. [/quote] I notice that too - looks like the pickups aren't in the covers properly.

I'd say they need to be raised by quite a bit. It will vary from pickup to pickup but most pickups will come with installation instructions that tend to quote the ideal set up height for them. The Seymour Duncan website has PDF files for all it's pickups which include optimum height measurements

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1322053653' post='1445867'] I found it unlistenable due to the awful level of reverb on it. Is he sponsored by Lexicon or summat? [/quote] I'm glad somebody else thought that as well. I thought there was far too much fret buzz & general clankiness as well.

Just been on the EBS website & your review is on there too (the written & the video version).

Ooooh, Annie Haslem!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1322000136' post='1445431'] Oh cool! What did they say? [/quote] It says "Great Video review on EBS Session 60" - your video review is the first thing at the top of the newsletter. If you've got an email address you could PM me I'll forward the newsletter to you if you want.

Haven't heard that for a while. What a great song. Those early Lindisfarne LPs were played all the time in my house when I was growing up.

There's a link to this review in the latest EBS email newsletter.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1321969112' post='1444885'] mercuryl [/quote] I'd be especially interested to find out what make of bass he uses.