Cat Burrito

I'm stunned (but in a good way) by these amounts. I did one NYE gig back in the mid 90s & I don't recall getting much of anything. We're not really a party band though

There are brands of bass that aren't to my tastes but I prefer to not comment rather than point out that I'm not a fan of certain gear. It's just negative. For the record I think Fender's gear just looks classic & timeless

I was playing in 3 bands last year & now I'm down to one. I've had the reverse & have an anti GAS - I've settled into my kit & have been steadily getting rid of stuff, happily so. There are one or two things I'm vaguely interested in but I'm in no hurry & these will be trades if I do acquire them. I'm much happier now focussing on what I've got. I think GAS is a phase a lot of us go through. It's fun but nice when it passes

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I have string through on 3 of my 5. I prefer it but the difference is minimal & I'm certainly not put off it a bass doesn't have it

Chris - I'm happy to give them benefit of the doubt re the email, it's no doubt an automated system & accidents happen. The price hike was cheeky. None of it is terrible but when you put it all together it doesn't paint a good picture. Nobody seems to answer the phones but I have queried the £10 via email so watch this space. Either they sort this out today or I'll go for a refund... in which case Phil, I'll be in touch.

I played with him last year & he was a nice guy too. He's come up a few times on these pages

Anyone used the Flight Case Company? [url="http://www.theflightcasecompany.com/"]http://www.theflightcasecompany.com/[/url] I contacted them late last month about getting a case for my Fender Bassman head. They had one on offer & they replied immediately to say they would be holding their prices for the next 10 days. So I paid via Paypal & ordered on 31st, well within the ten days. Listed as in stock, ready for despatch. Not in a massive hurry although obviously it's nice to get things fairly swiftly. Thursday evening I logged into my account to discover my order was "awaiting payment". I wasn't too impressed with that so I contacted them quoting my paypal transaction number and querying the order. They'd left it for 5 days. To their credit the status was quickly amended to "awaiting forfillment" and I had a reply to say they never got the standard email from Paypal (a bit suspicious about that one but at least it's been amended). I was told I'd probably be looking at the first half of next week. I see today my status remains unchanged and I have also noticed they had actually put the price up by £10 - I thought it didn't look right - which went against what I was promised. Very sneaky. It's not been 2wks yet but for a custom order that was in stock and ready to go I have to say they are not impressing me too much so far. Any thoughts or experiences? Should I query the £10 price hike. That does seem a bit naughty.

I really like VV Brown and have done since I first saw her on Jools Holland. The bass player is great and I can't understand why she isn't massive. Too quirky I guess?

I think there's more choice now then ever. If I was playing heavy stuff I'd probably go with Orange or Ampeg but there's so much great kit out there these days.

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Welcome to Basschat. Hondo Precisions, I remember them!

You'll find a fair selection at Tin Pan Alley in London (a street full of music shops) BUT I wouldn't buy from them - too expensive and rude service. Dawsons in Reading has a reasonable selection - it depends how many you want to try. If you are new to bass I'd always advise playing what you buy as opposed to buying online.

One ding is a disaster, two dings annoying, once you get past three - it's mojo!

My Ampeg SVT 115E cab is ex-Wurzels, I was reliably informed.

I have 5 Precisions which I'm only now stating to think is a bit much. If you like them & play them it's no problem

I got a tuition DVD on EBay to help me, nust called something like Double Bass for Beginners.

Grammer aside, jolly decent to "throw in a stand and a strap to compliant it". That would really compliant it?!

WOW!!!!! Totally up my street. Good effort

I still miss Bassist

Welcome to Basschat. Owning an instrument is always a personal thing so ultimately you'll know when you play the right bass for you. The current Fender range is great & would certainly suit your genre / budget but ultimately you won't know until you plug in. Happy hunting