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There's every chance his bass was DI'd & was using the combo for monitoring - what you could hear out front might have had nothing to do with the Behringer.

Wow, that is rare. Body shape looks a lot like an old Washburn Falcon. I've got a Fylde acoustic & it's awesome.

Didn't go to the big one on Western Avenue, I went to the smaller one by IKEA. They haven't got that many left there now - depends what size you're looking for.

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='1144081' date='Feb 28 2011, 12:47 AM']It arrived today (Friday 4th March.) It an amazing piece of work. Truly it is. Not plugged it in an played it but I'll keep you posted on how I get on![/quote] Well? What's it like then?

Just picked up a load - thanks for the tip-off!

[quote name='cetera' post='1164573' date='Mar 16 2011, 04:05 PM']Yep, certainly is! [/quote] Excellent! Makes a change for you not to be playing in Cardiff in the depths of winter.

I see the Globe in Cardiff are advertising that you're playing there on Friday 26th August - is that a definite?

[quote name='Conan' post='1164469' date='Mar 16 2011, 02:53 PM']I'm not sure I understand why this subject engenders such strong feelings. It's not as though there needs to be a "do you hate fretless/fingerstyle/pick playing/distortion/five string basses...?" poll is there?[/quote] The pro & anti "Five string basses" & "Pick playing" threads come along with tedious regularity.

Looks like a Bongo.

[quote name='DaveB' post='1152972' date='Mar 7 2011, 08:47 PM']Anyone played a Zon here?[/quote] Yes, I have two. I play Legacy models rather than the Sonus as I don't like jazz bass profile necks. They are the best basses I've ever played or owned. I really only play four string but I'm sure the 5vers are just as good. I've got a Musicman Stingray 5 but I've never been happy with it - it feels like a toy compared to the Zons.

[quote name='uke' post='1162608' date='Mar 15 2011, 12:11 AM']how unfair is it that you can now afford all those toys you could only dream of when you were 21![/quote] I'm 46 & I'm earning less money now than I was at 21.

[quote name='ezbass' post='1161876' date='Mar 14 2011, 03:22 PM']Well I can confirm that it was very nice in the flesh and [b]not too heavy at all[/b].[/quote] Can you be a bit more specific about the weight if possible please?

Rather lovely old greenburst Wal (John G Perry model?) with leather scratchplate: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wal-Bass-Guitar-/180639128049?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2a0eee59f1"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wal-Bass-Guitar-/180...=item2a0eee59f1[/url]

If I didn't have a herniated lumbar disc I'd be all over that.

I saved myself a massive £81.00 by deciding not to go.

It's not the slap technique itself that's at fault, it's just that lots of players have no taste. Remember: "Slap don't kill people - people kill people".

I'm so glad I didn't waste £64.00 on the train fare to London today......

Any Trouble - "Wheels in Motion"

Try any of the other Joni albums he plays on, especially "Hejira" - Jaco at his very best IMO. "Mingus" might be a bit too jazzy for you but that's pretty awesome too.

[quote name='Moos3h' post='1156905' date='Mar 10 2011, 05:09 PM']My problem with it all is that I don't care. Sorry, but that's how it is! You CAN play bass really well? Great, good for you. You suck? Well, that's just bad luck, play some more and you'll get better.[/quote] That's pretty much it for me too.

After trying lots of different guitar strings I've settled on the GHS David Gilmour signature ones. They do a "Fender" & a "Gibson" set that mimic the gauges that Gilmour uses on his Strats & Les Pauls. I like them because the top strings are heavy but not too heavy & the bottom strings are quite a bit heavier than you'd get with a standard set of strings. They last a long time too. The "Gibson" set are 10.5 - 50, the "Fender" set are 10 - 48. I use quite heavy bass strings (45-110 & would use a much heavier G if I could get them) & don't find these gauges too flimsy at all. They're pretty cheap too - Stringbusters do them for about £4.30 a set.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1155701' date='Mar 9 2011, 06:50 PM']I keep watching that in the hope it will sell as a value guide for my Mockingbird that is very similar. [/quote] Is that your Mockingbird? f*** me, that's a stunner! Absolutely awesome basses.

[quote name='blackmn90' post='1152445' date='Mar 7 2011, 01:16 PM']If your good enough to teach you don't need a book to tell you how to do it.[/quote] Being a good player is absolutely no guarantee that you'll be a good teacher.

I've seen Fairport dozens of times, both at Cropredy & on tour. Absolutely superb band & a great bunch of musicians (past & present) - Peggy is a legend & Simon Nicol is a very under-rated guitarist. Missed them in Cardiff last night as I just didn't have the money.