RhysP

I find that my memory comes in useful for remembering things.

[quote name='jbn4001' post='1109758' date='Jan 31 2011, 05:42 PM']Love the keys parts being played on guitar.[/quote] I once saw Paul Gilbert play an amazing version of "The lamb lies down on Broadway" - just him & a guitar, playing all the various parts with two handed tapping & singing it at the same time. It was absolutely jaw-dropping awesome. Great video Craig, thanks for posting it.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1105915' date='Jan 28 2011, 09:42 AM']BTW, graphite neck wiki entry for anyone who is interested:[/quote] No mention of Zon? I'm stunned!

A Rickenbacker 4001 was the bass of my dreams too - until I actually owned a couple! Never again. The only reason I wish I still had them is how much I could get for them now (especially the checkerboard bound one with the horseshoe & toaster pickups). You really need to spend a bit of time with a Rick to see if it agrees with you before splashing the cash for one IMO.

As Colin Edwin doesn't use 5 string basses it would have been drop D tuning. He also uses a Spector 4 string with a low tuning (C I think) but he didn't have this when "In Absentia" was recorded.

Bill Bruford. Gavin Harrison. Danny Carey

Saw it in the cinema last week & it's very good. Dave Grohl's shameless brown-nosing is a bit stomach churning though.

George Murray. Paul Gardiner.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1103144' date='Jan 26 2011, 07:49 AM']Calling EBS_Freak and his tales of carbon neck troubles recently [/quote] I missed this - link please someone?

I want the '52 reissue Telecaster - it's a f***ing KILLER!

Don't waste hours/years of valuable practice time hanging around on internet forums.

Allparts will do it all (the only strings they sell are generic ones though): [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/"]http://www.allparts.uk.com/[/url]

Mixing gold & chrome hardware will look sh*t. If the price of the gold ones on Ebay is too good to miss, just give them a good going over with some Brasso & a rag - that'll get rid of the gold plating in no time.

Ty Tabor.

[quote name='thatgrantboy' post='1093457' date='Jan 18 2011, 08:34 AM']I think he was making a joke about "a little bass".... Ashbory bass... [/quote] Well spotted that man! Thank f*** somebody got it.

[quote name='yybass' post='1091731' date='Jan 16 2011, 07:41 PM']The reason they were not kept is that they did not have the same tone as the Pre-CBS models.[/quote] Pre CBS Stingrays?

[quote name='joncaulfield72' post='1088312' date='Jan 13 2011, 05:11 PM']I'm from Cardiff and I play a little Bass...[/quote] An Ashbory?

I'd go with Bartolinis - got them in both my graphite necked Zons & they sound superb (well, to me they do). If you want a darker sound maybe active pickups isn't the way to go - a good passive Jazz set might be more suitable.