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[quote name='acidbass' post='527120' date='Jun 28 2009, 09:45 PM']The farthest I've went from the mainstream with a bass guitar was to include it in some traditional Irish music,[/quote] Would love to give that a go - my last band was trad Irish where I played acoustic guitar and bouzouki, with other members on fiddle, flute/whistles and bodhran. That was before I took up bass again though...

[quote name='WinterMute' post='526628' date='Jun 28 2009, 12:17 PM']It'd be more telling to post a thread counting the number of basses we've owned [i]in our whole lives[/i]!! [/quote] True - but it might be a bit tricky the way some basses seem to get passed around BCers +3.. and GAS for at least 2 more... no, make that 5 more... no, make th AAAARRGGGHHH (that was my wife hitting me )

Thanks for those replies - I'm not after one particularly, just doing a daily search for fretless on ebay (as that is something I am looking for) and hadn't seen one before.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eastwood-Airline-EUB-1-Ampeg-Style-Fretless-Bass_W0QQitemZ370221390638QQ"]Link[/url] Haven't seen these before - anyone have any experience of them? Are they really like an upright?

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='526092' date='Jun 27 2009, 05:24 PM']So I plod, others shred and everybody's happy.[/quote] +1 - though I would be happier if I could play better

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='526082' date='Jun 27 2009, 05:11 PM']I agree with you on most of these points, Marcus Miller was very very heavily in demand in New York for many years, and no doubt still gets used by countless producers. But I would be skeptical about whether someone like Victor Wooten or especially Michael Manring has been used in the same way.[/quote] I think a lot of that is down to ambition rather than anything else. Manring was pretty much the in-house bass player for Wyndham Hill Records. Presumably that was something he wanted to do, leaving him time (and no doubt studio time) to do what he wanted. As a side note there is an article on session playing in this months BGM together with an article on Marcus Miller (and a little bit of crossover between the two).

I was a teacher in a primary school. Maybe I should have asked the question. Always thought that some of the questions I had to ask were stupid - that's what the literacy hour was like.

+1 Good price, good service and very prompt delivery

[quote name='Hot Tub' post='524206' date='Jun 25 2009, 10:48 PM']I'm guessing everyone's bored rigid now! [/quote] Not at all Go for it - you would be surprised what a difference it makes having people around you up there. I am a lot like you. always been very solitary. On occasion I tried playing solo at folk clubs - couldn't do it. However, when there are others up there with me (though it has been some time now) I always imagined that everyone was looking at them, and I was still on my own playing to myself. And it was great - and eventually I was able to talk into a mike, and then even sing! Still couldn't do it on my own though

Will need to be quicker! I opened this link intending to have a look and by the time I got back to it it had gone!

Sounds like a good idea, though I don't think you want to restrict it to "gig-virgins" totally. What about those who played in bands in their teens and have come back to it a little later in life? ;p I would also have to find out what this "facebook" is all about as well

[quote name='acidbass' post='524119' date='Jun 25 2009, 09:02 PM']Heads up guys! Channel 284 on Virgin Media, not sure about Sky, but quality viewing guaranteed! Danny[/quote] Sky Arts 1 and HD if you have it

[quote name='Clarky' post='521941' date='Jun 23 2009, 06:14 PM']Who would pay £150 for that when you can buy a vgc used Squier VMJ fretless for the same money? They must be sniffing something[/quote] I thought something like that - though it can't be glue or they would have fixed it!

[quote name='steve-soar' post='521938' date='Jun 23 2009, 06:12 PM']Did you break it? (Looks at avatar). [/quote] Wasn't me guv - honest!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Warwick-Rockbass-Basic-4-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-Damaged_W0QQitemZ250450546326QQ"]Warwick Rockbass Basic 4 Fretless Bass Guitar Damaged[/url] Might be good practice for someone with a large pot of glue, though I am surprised they left this in the description even if it is standard for their listings: "General Note: Please note that this is an ex-display item. It is in full working order, good condition and comes with a full UK warranty. It has been taken out of its box and may have some marks on the unit. Please call us if you need further information. Item Specifics: Damaged Bass - Headstock Broken Off"

[quote name='fifeq' post='520284' date='Jun 21 2009, 09:28 PM']BTW did anyone came across a cable which goes into the Iphone jack but will allow me to plug bass and get output as well ( so i can use Iphone as a effect pedal)[/quote] That definitely sounds like <sharp intake of breath> "Think you might have to get one of those made"

Just checked [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/peterson_iphone_ipod_touch_adapter.htm"]Thomann[/url] and they have them - easier than from the US

My initial thought was something like [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=1229"]this[/url] - but I strongly suspect it needs to be wired correctly so that the signal goes down the microphone path of the iPhone socket. And having just checked mine the plug that goes into the phone has four connections not three so it will be very specific.

This is a regular - he keeps trying but nobody seems to want it Been on here three times already and I doubt this will be the last. Did go up to 70k once though...

[quote name='WinterMute' post='520020' date='Jun 21 2009, 04:11 PM']I tried a Chapman Stick too, and I sucked, maybe there's hope for my fretless playing yet.[/quote] So did I - too much like trying to play a keyboard for me I think. Left and right hands have to be connected in some way for me, playing different things with each just wasn't going to happen

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='519744' date='Jun 21 2009, 02:13 AM']Actually the more I think about these things, the more I really want one![/quote] no pics yet but there is one for sale on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=52219&hl="]this[/url] thread it seems... [quote name='Tom Android' post='518414' date='Jun 19 2009, 02:24 PM']... Yamaha Drop 6 Baritone Electric - dark teal-green. Virtually unplayed condition. Never gigged, perfect. Lovely neck, good sound. It's a Yammy! ...[/quote]

[quote name='WinterMute' post='519899' date='Jun 21 2009, 12:44 PM']Well, there's the half fretless NS Stick.... 8 strings, multi-mode, strung like a bass and not in one of their weird "my hands are on backwards" tunings... [url="http://www.stick.com/news/halffretless_ns.html"]Half-fretless NS Stick.[/url] Loads of fun.[/quote] mmmm - GAS... I had an original Stick back in the 80s, but not having any theory behind me then sold it after a short while. Fourths and fifths on different sides? What are they?

Interesting about the refinishing and alterations, didn't read it fully when I posted the link. I have fond memories of these. My first "proper" bass was a Marathon - sunburst finish.