Cat Burrito

I'm an avid fan of regular set ups & funny thing, my basses tend to stay in tune! My mandolin player always goes out of tune & his mandolin plays very badly. I have the same model - a lesson to be learnt I think!

We've had threads showing off black basses, white basses, Wal basses & pretty much everything else. I'm not aware of one celebrating the humble sunburst. So in a bid to get a thread on Sunbursts started, here are mine; from left to right we have a Resonator Bass (from China via Texas!?), a Hofner Verithin Bass, a Hofner Beatle Bass, my original 80s Precision & a 70s parts Jazz bass. I didn't reallise I'd become such a sunburst fan! What you got? Show 'em here!

It's what YouTube is for. I check out bands I might like & check to see the linked videos. I've found a bunch of new bands that way

It is the wrong forum but I'm sure one of the mods will move it for you. I too have a set of nicely yellowing vintage dimarzios in my 70s Jazz. Not sure of the value but it won't be mega bucks. I'm very happy with the tone I get too. Great pickups.

Forgot to mention playing it with a strap, it's very well balanced. [quote name='EssentialTension' post='1150889' date='Mar 5 2011, 08:00 PM']Looks very nice. Where are they made?[/quote] They are Chinese but with German pickups.

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In quite an unusual departure from my usual Fenders I ordered a Hofner Verithin Bass from my local shop. At £550 it was as cheap as the best online price so I took the plunge & collected it today. These don't seem to be talked about much. When it comes to Hofners it seems to be the Beatle Bass that gets all the attention with the Club bass a distant second. My initial thoughts were it looked amazing. Nice & light. The block inlays are amazing & no photo does them justice. It's short scale but doesn't feel like it is, perhaps due to the body size. In pictures the tuners look a bit substandard but in reality are sturdy and look the business. It actually feels and looks very vintage in a much more genuine way than a lot of other reissues. I had it restrung with flats. Plugging it in it immediately smacks of the 60s. Two volumes & two tones, one for each pickup. When I played with a pick (I'm mainly fingers) I was immediately transported back to 1967! I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of tonal variation. I can't wait to use it properly, be it live or recording. Only downside, no case & Hofner don't do one yet.

The first chip is gutting, the second is annoying and the third is instant mojo. I still have my late 80s MIJ P-bass and I love every dink now

I have a Guitool with all the allen keys, string cutters etc. I also have a towel, a stand, postcards (with song prompts written on them), spare leads, spare strings, picks (not that I use them) and a capo (ditto - makes more sense if you know Adam from my band!)

I like bands to look the part personally and you can always get changed at the venue! A few years ago I did a country show and was too embarassed to stop at the local cashpoint as I looked like Colt Severs! Ultimately you should only wear stuff you are comfortable in or you will look silly. My band has 2 members who tend to dress fairly normally and 3 posers - of which I am one! We tend to dress "rock n roll" anyway which as the only member not yet in his 40s we're probably old enough to ought to know better

I do rather feel a lot of money can be spent trying to replicate a sound that can only really be gotten from the product you are trying to sound like. I'm sure there are Ampeg-esque tones with lots of pedals and other makes but for a real Ampeg tone you do really need Ampeg. And I don't wish this to sound like an Ampeg Elitist post, the same applies if trying to get a Vox tone or a Fender tone etc. That said I too have heard good things about TC RH450/Classic tones. I guess it depends on how good your ear is and how much you are willing to compromise.

D'oh! Gutted. At least he knows you could be up for it should things change in the future

Pleased to hear it went well. I think the advice here is pretty much bang on and was what I was thinking when I clicked the link. If your relaxed but keen, enjoy it and keep it fairly simple you've won at least 90% of the battle. Well done

It saddens me to say I know them all...must get another hobby!

[quote name='Blademan_98' post='1149990' date='Mar 4 2011, 09:39 PM']Does house insurance cover the stuff if it's at a paid gig? Perhaps it would be best to get musicians insurance?[/quote] No, not normally. It's worth looking into

Sorry to hear this & wise words indeed. I have my own policy for my kit.

I think these have been out a while

I now have a ticket for Saturday. In the interests of being recognised I will be wearing a lemon lounge suit, paisley shirt and beatle boots, carrying a tangerine umbrella and playing with a yo-yo in a slightly menacing fashion. Failing that I might just wear my Basschat tshirt. Decisions, decisions...

Thanks. I own the bass, thought I might be able to help but sadly I can't Good luck

Very nice

Sorry, what is CAD?

He also has this which could be a better buy [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1966-Vintage-Fender-Jazz-Bass-100-original-OHSC-/270711457415?pt=Guitar&hash=item3f07a90687"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1966-Vintage-Fender-...=item3f07a90687[/url]

[quote name='Count Bassy' post='1148673' date='Mar 3 2011, 05:55 PM']Got to remember that most of those binned were binned before the existence of the Interweb or E-bay and together these have sent the knowledge of and the price of old instruments through the roof.[/quote] A good point. When I first got into ashtray covers on Precision basses I sent a cheque via Airmail to the USA and waited 4-6wks for delivery. That was only 15yrs ago.

I quite like the tone in the soundclip having downloaded & listened. More importantly it's great if you find just how you want to sound. I'm sure if I posted my tone at least 75% of you would hate it & think I was stuck in the Stone Age. At least 10% of you wouldwant to marry me though