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The problem though is that, regardless of how good the review is, you're never going to get a really good idea of what a bass sounds like from a video you watch on a computer. I certainly wouldn't base what could be a multi thousand pound purchase on a video clip & I'm surprised anybody else would either to be honest.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1459260183' post='3014864'] Just read the wiki page. What a tool. [/quote] Link please.

I was thinking of going to Falmouth to see my friends band. I wish I had now.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1459259238' post='3014837'] There was life before the internet [/quote] "Existence" might be a better word....

[quote name='pmjos' timestamp='1459255228' post='3014770'] We can't possibly get to try every bass we might like but if we had a good idea what we might be getting then we would make the effort and maybe even buy one on spec. [/quote] What, like everybody did before the internet you mean?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1459256669' post='3014805'] If they do then they've got more money than sense and can safely be ignored... [/quote] It'll be bought by somebody on the forum then in other words.....

Get rid of him, if he's that much of a train wreck he'll end up taking the rest of you down with him. Somebody I know played at Falmouth.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1459151046' post='3013781'] Ive never seen a famous band introduce the band, "and on bass, Flea". [/quote] Really? I've seen loads of bands do it over the years.

I don't know where you are based, or what your budget is, but if you like the sound of your amp but just need more volume there's a guy selling a 1200W Eden World Tour head & cab on Cardiff Gumtree at the moment. He might be willing to sell just the head. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-bass-amplifiers/david-eden-pro-bass-rig...awesome-set-up-/1161025878

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1458937910' post='3012334'] Tommy Shaw. [/quote] [quote name='cetera' timestamp='1458943347' post='3012383'] Good call!! [/quote] Absolutely! Very under-rated singer.

Yeah, now the frames are cheap & the vinyl is really expensive.

These frames seem to be everywhere at the moment, quite a few shops in Cardiff have them. Obviously cashing in on the vinyl revival.

A superb guitarist, singer & songwriter. I've seen him live a few times over the years, and he really cuts loose on guitar in concert. I saw him on his farewell tour, after his Alzheimers had been made public (His family had decided to announce it as he was beginning to forget lyrics & things when playing live, which led to stories about him starting to drink heavily again). I've never been to a gig where there was so much love shown for the person on stage. It was a very moving & poignant evening as his band is made up mostly of his children who were all looking after him. By the end of the night there really wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Do you mean like NOS strings, or just used ones?

Bass looks lovely BTW...

[quote name='chrisanthony1211' timestamp='1459029374' post='3013074'] But it is tempting....... [/quote] Tell me about it - I thought about buying it & I don't even play anymore!

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1459024184' post='3013008'] Now, you'll be needing a period correct amp to go with it [/quote] Nice try.

I'd say the pickups are not stock too. As far as I can remember the early NJ models came with Dimarzios. With the blade pole pieces the pickups in your bass look like Bill Lawrence pickups.

[quote name='Schnozzalee' timestamp='1459005197' post='3012782'] [/quote] Nice.

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1459010079' post='3012843'] It's a toe curling moment for me, whether I'm a part of the audience or as a band member. I just hate it. [/quote] Yep, total cliched cheese fest.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1458984007' post='3012548'] I am in Bangor, North Wales. If it was happening around here I would know about it! I was just wondering about pointers to places in London or Brum where it is happening, for future reference for me or for anyone else reading the thread really. [/quote] There's probably not much like that happening at your local chapel.

They are really great basses. A lot of the Japanese basses used Gotoh tuners with their own logos on them so it might be worth seeing if there's a set of suitable Gotohs available.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1459002432' post='3012751'] Before we get too down on ourselves though we should bear in my there are plenty of pro's who've been around for a while who don't work a crowd that well either. I was amazed at the utter lack of crowd interaction that Ali Campbell had with the audience at a UB40 gig and Pink Floyd's 'remoteness' at some times in their history is quite legendary. [/quote] It's unfair say that Pink Floyd didn't work a crowd well - you didn't go to see Floyd for the witty banter & faux bonhomie, you went for the music & the lightshow. Can't say I've ever talked to anyone who saw Floyd that thought the evening was spoiled by the lack of audience interaction.

Make that a black mask, stripey top & weightlifting belt....