Cat Burrito

There's a Marlin in my local shop in for repair & it appears perfectly fine to me. I wouldn't spend £150, I simply replace the pickup & replace the knobs as those look a bit cheap. I reckon you'll have a nice bass

I'll stick my neck out here & say I think this band is going to be massive! Joking aside I'm pleased none of the ads I posted when I was 17yrs old made it onto the web

[quote name='leschirons' post='1141978' date='Feb 26 2011, 12:01 AM']is that cheap for a Mex neck?[/quote] No. And he is acknowledging it has a flaw. Remember there will be custom charges too.

Water Tower Bucket Boys are great. On the first tour they had a different bass player (Walter) who was mind blowing. Owl the promoter is an old friend of mine & I think this is the third tour he has had them over here

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1141596' date='Feb 25 2011, 06:56 PM']Because I had bids before I realised.[/quote] I think my last few sales have just been BIN listings but I'm sure you used to be able to edit listings once people started bidding. Must've changed

On the strength of what is written here I wouldn't be put off. A good set up and away you go!

The simple answer is no. You wouldn't judge Volkswagon on the VW Fox and I'm sure any music company wouldn't want to use their entry range as their flagship. I owned a 50w Orange Practice amp. It was nice but got sold on quick enough. I've since bought the Terror head and gone back for for an SP210 cab which I've flightcased. I'm a big fan of Orange but it's not because of their Crush range

I suspect he knows what he is selling. Hope nobody gets ripped off

I don't understand why you can't re edit the listing. I'm sure I've done that before. I'd probably list it as [i]Fender Squier Precision Bass Squire[/i] so as to capture as many searches as possible

I'm not put off by the, ahem, monotonasticness of my Terror Head. I think it does everything from Reggae to Country to Rock really well.

Aren't you supposed to post photos?

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Very cool. I've been listening to The Zombies just recently who of course had Chris White playing his EB3 bass.

Tone aside, you also have to factor in your back Personally I don't think when you factor in the pain that is carting heavy gear around after shows the buy off is better. There are plenty of small rigs that sound just fine & often really quite good

[quote name='endorka' post='1140430' date='Feb 24 2011, 09:04 PM']I think it is very much a "marmite" tone.[/quote] I agree. I'd actually not heard him until last year ( ) which I find incredible. I didn't want to start a thread over it and have never publically aired my views but I don't like his tone. Sorry. I can't believe I've said that here. Great musician, I can't fault his influence on so many etc but his sound is just not to my taste. I haven't given up on the idea of exploring his playing further and may revisit him in a few years but not right now. I don't think you can force stuff. I like The Clash and I like Bob Dylan but I rarely feel like listening to both on the same day.

I think the majority of your budget should be your amp. I play in a fairly quiet band and I wouldn't like to have less than 100w. There are many threads here stating you need more but 100w is plenty. You'd be working a 75w amp quite hard. Don't worry about strings, strap, case etc. Some shops throw stuff in & you can always pick up trimmings at a later date. My local shop does decent budget basses and most basses these days with a proper set up (this is when a bass is adjusted to play at it's best and for beginners best left to your local shop) play well. I'm a big fan of supporting your local small music shop so best of luck for tomorrow.

[quote name='paul_5' post='1140581' date='Feb 24 2011, 10:31 PM']I've never regretted buying gear, only selling it. Unless you're desperate for the money, or need to sell to upgrade kit then I'd keep it. You may find yourself thinking "I wish I hadn't sold XXX ten years ago", I know I have.[/quote] I agree with Paul here

private insurance personally I think it depends on how often you go out playing & what you have though surely? If I wasn't in a band I wouldn't bother

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Yes I do. I have a folder with printed off pics & details. Plus kit is insured