RhysP

I wouldn't say no to Shockwave's awesome Nuclear Green Pedulla Pentabuzz.

Why do you have more than one kidney? You can manage perfectly well with only one.....

Magazine - "Play". Porcupine Tree - "Coma Divine".

[quote name='12stringbassist' timestamp='1320583022' post='1428500'] This is the one I'd have to save from a burning building, as it's totally irreplaceable. My #1 go-to bass is either (active) Warwick Steamer Chrome Tone, or (passive) Midnight blue Ric 4003. [/quote] Beautiful!

Words fail me: [url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-Alembic-left-handed-Epic-bass-project-parts-/250923491767?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D15%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3989246072444015239"]http://www.ebay.com/...246072444015239[/url]

I've never broken a bass or guitar string whilst playing. I recently went through 3 packets of GHS Bass Boomers when stringing up my Bogart bass for the first time - those string clamps take a bit of getting used to. Got it sussed now though.

Playing related year - sh*t. Non-playing related year - sh*t. And all the signs are pointing to next year being even worse.

Lovely colour, one of my favourites - it's just a shame that a large percentage of it is obscured by that horrible big white plastic scratchplate & chrome control plate.

I've never seen myself playing on video like that, and I'm very worried that after 32+ years of playing I'd find out that I sound just like that kid.

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1320422639' post='1426746'] I missed this year's but will be there in March on Saturday. [/quote] Right that settles it, I'm definitely going - on Sunday.

Could have been the old "off stage keyboard player" routine. It's not very Rock'n'Roll to have a boring old ivory tinkler on stage, so many bands stick 'em behind the backdrop so they don't spoil the look of the guitarists while they're throwing shapes - quite right too......

[quote name='ped' timestamp='1320355966' post='1425906'] Looks amazing. Always thought these felt like my bass. Lovely. [/quote] Ta! It's a beauty, isn't it? I especially love the inlays. Joe Zon apparently built this bass as an exhibition piece for a NAMM show. He commissioned an inlay specialist to do the work on the fingerboard, which are mother of pearl Celtic chains: [IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/RhysP/ZonInlay.jpg[/IMG]

I'm praying that nobody starts a "Show us your number 2's" thread.

Excellent review - nice one.

[IMG]http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k120/RhysP/zon111.jpg[/IMG]

Awesome colour!

I quite fancy going but it's an expensive day out on the train from Cardiff. Depends if I'm working on the Saturday (which I don't know yet). All the negative comments about the noise last year put me off the idea a bit.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1320330263' post='1425392'] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial]The people you are slagging off are quite good with a screwdriver and very successful businessmen for a reason. [/font][/color][/size] [/quote] Fixed.

[quote name='Wolverinebass' timestamp='1320336748' post='1425520'] You'll never get the sound of a 12 through using effects. I suppose everyone's different, but with the sort of sounds I use (loads of treble) you get a chime effect that you just simply cannot re-create with effects. You'll get the note sure, but you'll never, ever get the ludicrous amounts of harmonics and overtones that a 12 string generates. [/quote] This is totally correct. There's a natural chorusing/shimmering effect that happens with a 12ver that sounds awesome. I tried using a chorus pedal on my Hamer 12ver once & I found that it completely killed the sound - it lost all of the overtones & just sounded messy.

I think having a signature bass that's only a cheap knock-off would be pretty depressing.

Fantastic grain pattern on that - look forward to seeing it finished.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1320003693' post='1421204'] [/quote] That looks like it's been in a fire.