Cat Burrito

Never was but back in the 80s I only ever seemed to get handed basses in the shop by staff that were!

The image is important & I was interested reading Wil's post - I played in punk bands when I was younger & the image is very much there. I agree that both Boyzone & Slipknot have an image. You need to make an effort even if your look is "we don't make an effort". Some bands don't think about the image as such because they are all fans of the same music so the look is just naturally there - I assume this is what Wil is getting at? We're the same in my band. The drummer & the mandolin player don't tend to bother quite so much but the singer, guitarist & I are a right bunch of posers who frankly are all old enough to know better! Ahem :blush:

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Never heard or seen those but Rickenbacker is always good in my experience. They have kept fairly exclusive and the quality always seems high.No idea how much a 2020 is worth but it's a rare Rickenbacker so I would have thought you'd do alright out of it. Google reveals it to be a bolt on neck apparently. There seems to be a bit of interest in them

I like both and own both. I was a maple worshipper for years but recently have been acknowledging the joys of rosewood. If anything I lean more towards rosewood these days after 20yrs of shouting about maple but I prefer the maintainance free nature of maple to messing around with lemon oil

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='764099' date='Mar 4 2010, 04:26 PM']It's a different thing. Making arrangements to share kit in advance is one thing. The ranting in this thread is about people who turn up without their amp, assuming that they'll be able to borrow someone else's. That's disrespectful. S.P.[/quote] My previous post was connected with prior arrangements & again Saturday's gig is a kit share with other bass players using my rig; but yeah it would wind me up if somebody just assumed. I hate bad manners

Looks good and I can't see that one staying at £100.

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Welcome Dave - hell of a way to go for a pint!

OK, so this Saturday (minus our banjo player) 20:00 08:00 PM - Betsey Trotwood at 56 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3BL. Details as below... CLERKENVILLE WEST - 5th BIRTHDAY. £5 WHOLE PUB OUR MONTHLY TRI LEVEL FEST OF ALT.COUNTRY, COSMIC AMERICANA AND BLUEGRASS - Celebrating our fifth year ... 3 bands plus DJ POCO POW rinsin it in the main bar til 1.00am ish. Bands alternate between upstairs and the cellar, you pick up a pint each time you pass GO. Doors 7.30, first act 8.30, bar til 1.00am EMIT BLOCH - Album launch special Five stars from UNCUT! THE CEDARS CASE HARDIN DJ - POCO POW TROTWOOD resident DJ spinning a twangy brew of cosmic faves and whatever else happens to drift through his transom from The Band, Beach Boys, Big Star, JJ Cale, Johnny Cash, Chicago, Gene Clark, Crazy Horse CSN/CSNY/C&N, CCR, Delaney & Bonnie, Flying Burrito Brothers, Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Maria Muldaur, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Michael Nesmith, John Phillips, Poco, Spirit, Steely Dan, Manassas, Velvet Underground, Foghorn Leghorn, Scottsville Squirrel Barkers, Neil Young, Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan, Byrds, Grateful Dead, Area Code 615, Nana Mouskouri, Bobbie Gentry and that … POCO POW FEATURED ARTIST HOUR .... CHRIS HIlLMAN Taking in BYRDS, FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS, MANASSAS, RICE RICE HILMAN & PETERSON, SCOTTSVILLE SQUIRRELL BARKERS, NORTH STATE BOYS, DESERT ROSE BAND, THE HILlMEN AND MORE.

If you are playing it at home then at least you are playing it! I too own a maple Ric and I've always been a Fender player. As long as you get enjoyment from an instrument you should keep it

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Just collected Rich's immaculate Ampeg USA SVT 210 cab from the fabulously named Flying Childers pub in the equally fabulously named Kirby Bellers. A great guy to deal with & he even bought me a pint which has rather raised the bar for any future basschat trades I do! Rich - as you can see it slots right in. Don't think the neighbours like it but it sounds awesome!

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That's cool.... and I'll make a mental note to buy some new gear off you in 2010! There's an Epiphone Casino that floats around where I live that has always been sold on for £300 exactly. It's on at least it's 5th owner

I don't think you are alone here & I can think of a similar thing with myself about 4yrs back. I wasn't brave enough to share so publicly though. I think a big part of this is practice as you identified though. If you are dropping mistakes then iron them out. As a point of interest I sometimes used to mess up the easier riffs because they weren't so interesting so I'd practice and nail the complex stuff only to fluff the easy lines.

I love the Sid look on a P-bass. Out of interest (and don't feel you have to answer) did you make or lose money from selling it on / buying it back? Thankfully I've never sold anything on that I've missed so much I've wanted it back enough to buy it again... come close a couple of times though.

I too agree with Doddy. I look less the more comfortable I am with a song. It's never a problem unless you are so far hunched over your fretboard that you ignore the audience and the band.

Sounds a bit Nigel Tufnel to me. I remember stuff similar to that back in the 80s but like Mykesbass it's been a long time since. I'd get your setup properly looked at as you don't want it actually blowing something next time around.

I pretty much agree with Wil here. If you want some professionalism / structure with it then very probably this isn't the act for you. If you just want to drink and get high then it sounds like the ideal band. I agree, keep this away from rehearsal but I am sure there are others who see it all as part of the social experience. We have a few beers at rehearsals in my band but it really is a can each or a couple of small bottles at most and never more than that.

Don't forget the Classic series which don't have the active pups but favour the retro stylings. I think these are vastly improved on the MIM Standards and a serious step up. Future classics even

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