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Cat Burrito

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  1. From a music point of view I'd love to have been involved in Stephen Stills Manassas but from longevity I'd like to go beyond the 2 records they made. So I'll go for The Byrds as they transcended so many genres. In fact I could just cut out the middle man and have Chris Hillman's bass playing life - that way I have all the bases (& indeed basses!) covered
  2. Just as a point of interest, the bass in this post was eventually owned by me for a while & I off loaded it back on the 'Bay last month for £250. A percentage of that money went to Cancer Research but I mention it as it shows that the OP had a bargain & the new owner is happy as anyone with his new bass... he is using it in a Jimi Hendrix tribute band
  3. [quote name='essexbasscat' post='981514' date='Oct 8 2010, 12:58 PM']It's still an Antoria, even if Noel Redding owned it. Based on my experience of Antoria's, there are generally much better instruments to play out there (unless it's practically given away). Unless you've been looking for a bass owned by the player from Smokie ....... Mind you, according to another thread around here, other people have had good experiences with Antorias. Perhaps I only found the duffers. T[/quote] I had a 71 / 72 Antoria Jazz that was quite well made & good fun. It's from the same factory that's now Fender Japan so I am sure Essexbasscat has just been a bit unlucky. Give them a good clean up, proper set up etc and they are usually good to go. Cheap as chips too
  4. Always nice to see an old thread get a bit of new life... I owned one at the height of my GAS around 2005. Nice bass, a bit too tricked out with all the settings (mad dog or snarling dog or whatever it was called was my favourite). Mine was the white Bison with the hardware. Good fun & it certainly had that vintage vibe.
  5. I once bought a tie because it looked like my bass
  6. Avoid a lot of rockabilly! Wow, those guys can play! I'm at the Johnny Cash level. I find just playing the simple lines from your bass guitar starts you off on working on your intonation
  7. I couldn't name any Level 42's songs & didn't know they were playing or even still together. I have no views on them, just say what I say because it is the truth. I do know Mark King is the bass player though & I believe he sings the songs. I must be on the wrong forum!
  8. With hardware, get a small plastic bag & half fill it with water. Shake it like mad for ages and leave the parts overnight. Then dry them off & leave them for a week. They should be a bit more pitted & vintage. Incidentally for anyone googling this thread, you can use a dry brillo pad to age plastic parts like a thumb rest or pickup covers.
  9. Cool, you'll have to review it for us
  10. We played The Troubadour last night in Earls Court. It was great to play a venue that has hosted Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon & Jimi Hendrix in the past. Aside the fact we played well, my night was made by my guitarist describing me as "playing a blinder" & "the best thing on that stage". A really good night
  11. Welcome to Basschat
  12. Hi Rob. Welcome to Basschat
  13. I love hearing stuff like this. I stopped playing at 27 as I thought I was too old ( :blush: ) and started again when I was 31 / 32 as I realised stopping was silly. I've seen bass players in their 70s since and I plan on just keeping going. Enjoy the gig & fair play to you!
  14. [quote name='markstuk' post='978174' date='Oct 5 2010, 11:53 AM']I've queried something as a buyer (non-delivery of a service) and I had to go through quite a long winded process to get my money back. Maybe paypal rip the money back from the seller immediately but hang on to it whilst they make the unhappy buyer jump through hoops?[/quote] Tis true but luckily they look after the money whilst it sits in Paypal's high interest account Re OP, it does seem that had he contacted you first he could have saved a lot of silliness. Hopefully he'll leave your feedback alone. He does like the bass & a full postage refund is very generous
  15. Well if you can't laugh at yourself...
  16. I've either owned / played 3 Silver Series late 80s Squiers, 2 were excellent & one was a bit heavy but generally very nice. I don't tend to believe in a certain type of instrument being better than another as a blanket rule because I've played some lovely MIMs (for example) & some absolute dogs too
  17. Cat Burrito

    hi

    Welcome to Basschat
  18. Is this Carry On Basschat?
  19. [quote name='Clarky' post='976890' date='Oct 4 2010, 11:42 AM'](maybe it would if you played up at the highest frets a lot but I never venture up to that dark, murky other world!)[/quote] I'm not allowed up there anyway
  20. Depending on what your budget is, they often have 70s Jap tele basses on EBay. The CIJ 51RI is especially nice and it may be worth holding out for a second hand one. The Squiers are good fun too
  21. Hi Sam - Welcome to the forum
  22. Cheers John - I think in the current climate things are selling but people take a bit longer to decide. I'm in no hurry but will be looking to get rid of it during October. Oh & I missed off, I'm not really looking for trades. I tend to play P-basses only but could consider a nice Jazz IF it has a chunkier neck (or ideally an old Jazz with a 70s P-bass neck on it!)
  23. Quite the bargain but you should take some better pictures in the day as I'm sure these aren't doing it justice
  24. I've been downsizing recently and I've decided to get rid of my 2006 60th Anniversary American Fender Precision bass. Ultimately it's an American P-bass so I'll [b]try[/b] and avoid the usual selling cliches and just give you some facts (no promises though!). I bought it from new from Dawson's in Reading and it has actually only been gigged once, and that was just at an open mic night. I wanted to keep this for recording & I've used it on my bands new unreleased album. Currently it is strung with rotosound trubass black nylons but I have some standard gauge (new) Rotosound roundwounds 45-105 that I can put on as a more traditional alternative if you wish prior to shipping. It was sold with an off white scratchplate which I replaced with a Fender USA replacement - however I will include the original too. Fender were going through their S1 switching phase at this time and I was not a fan. So it currently has a Wizard pickup in it and no S1 switching. However again I have kept the original AV 62RI pickup and the S1 switching so you can flip it back to stock if the mood takes you. I've taken some rubbish phone snaps tonight but I found some earlier shots with the original pickguard too. The downside to the sale is that I'm keeping the original case. I've used it consistantly since buying to transport my other basses and it's customised beyond the point of resale! I will however ship this with a hard case though. The case is really just to protect it from Royal Mail and not to be seen as any sort of deal clincher. It's UK only and shipping is included in the [b]£575[/b] asking price. Paypal is best for me Condition wise, it's in good condition as I wasn't gigging it heavily. The original pickguard has the plastic film on it but the current one has two small drill holes where an ashtray cover went over the bridge. The neck is straight and the body has no knocks or dinks. The orange is called Sunset Orange Transparent so the wood shows through. Here is a youtube clip of the bass in a session I did a few months ago. I'm not looking for comments on the song (not my band) or even a critic of my playing (I really don't want that!) but it shows that this sounds as you'd expect a P-bass to sound. Oh & for the record I too struggle with the text in the YouTube clip but it was a session for a mate and not my band! My feedback is in the link below. I know there is a recession but I reckon this is priced fairly. If it doesn't shift in a few days this will be listed on EBay so I don't expect it to be here in a few weeks.
  25. I always wanted one of those. Good price too.
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