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  1. Cat Burrito
    Looks great & I appreciate the review. Mine is similar but I got mine ordered through my local music store. The bridge on mine is a little cheap and the strings have cut into it badly so I bought a better bridge. Great for the money though
  2. Cat Burrito
    The pickguard looks great against the 3 colour sunburst. Good choice
  3. Cat Burrito
    Congrats, it's a great bass. Personally I like the vintage vibe of the original bass. I stuck a Seymour Duncan antiquity pup on mine & changed the scratchplate / added ashtray covers for cosmetic reasons. It's great stock though too
  4. Cat Burrito
    You'll notice a jump in quality, not unlike the difference between a MIM standard and a MIM Classic. The entry level Squiers are fine but the VM basses are future classics and I don't say that lightly!
  5. Cat Burrito
    Mum & Dad's records (Dylan / Beatles / Soul / Country) got me into music. The Dogs D'Amour & The Quireboys sparked my interest in [b]me[/b] playing in a band. That was 23yrs ago... These days I play for pleasure. I'm influenced by musicians I play with, by my succesful battle with illness last year and the fact that it's so deeply ingrained in who I am. My goals in life are mainly music related. I strive to record an album this year and play overseas. These are much bigger factors on my playing then a long list of bands I think are cool right now.
  6. Cat Burrito
    Hi Rich - I assume this is the amp I sold you last year? You forgot to mention the custom cover (unless you are keepin it / lost it?). [quote name='hooky_lowdown' post='747355' date='Feb 16 2010, 03:47 PM']Will no doubt still be for sale at that price.[/quote] I disagree. These were £700 new and a small handful shifted last year online for £250+ (I know because I sold one so I watched EBay and various listings sites prior to making the sale). Rich is a good guy to deal with and assuming he's not trashed it (I didn't get that impression) it's in great nick and sounds awesome. Stuff doesn't seem to be shifting in general from what I can see so I'm sure with a bit of patience it'll sell
  7. Cat Burrito
    As much as I love Fender they don't do entry level amps that well from what I've tried. Laney are less likely to be a case of paying for the name & are much better than they were in the 80s. My local shop swears by Laney bass amps & I briefly owned a Laney bass combo which was fine. My advice is try both & pick what [b]you[/b] think feels right.
  8. Cat Burrito
    Thanks guys - reading back my original post I'm not that clear... we're hardly jet setting all over the world & we're still doing UK gigs, albeit with a fair bit of travel sometimes. I was wondering mainly about how convieniant they were for regular use. And Chris_b, I'd expect a backline as a minimum if playing overseas. We played with a Nashville band last week who blew most of their budget shipping a keyboard so I think lesson learnt there!
  9. Cat Burrito
    Just wondering really. I like the professional look of flightcases and overseas gigs are more likely at the moment then at any other stage of my playing career. From those who actually use them I just wondered what flight cases are actually like. Are they worth the money? Are they ultra heavy? Are they worth it, if like BA / Mr T, you ain't getting on no plane Hannibal?
  10. Cat Burrito
    These guys have advertised on EBay before and I believe they had good feedback
  11. Cat Burrito
    [quote name='Jigster' post='745442' date='Feb 15 2010, 12:40 AM']just puzzles me that it gets messed with like that - ho hum[/quote] That is the million dollar question & I frequently wonder what people are doing with their instruments
  12. Cat Burrito
    I thought it might be something like that & no, it just sounds like another sub genre
  13. Cat Burrito
    I too agree. I like these basses & this is a potential bargain if the scratchplate is sourced from somewhere
  14. Cat Burrito
    Welcome to Basschat [quote name='deaver' post='745310' date='Feb 14 2010, 09:34 PM']Welcome, three basses already, will have you up to six this time next year[/quote] Wise, wise words of warning!
  15. Cat Burrito
    Welcome to Basschat. I feel officially old now as I have no idea what math-pop is!
  16. Cat Burrito
    I can honestly say for the first time in ages I pretty much have all I want.... watch this space!
  17. Cat Burrito
    The 80s was my least favourite decade but like anyone, I'm hard pressed not to find stuff I liked at the time. This made me want to be in a band and launched my love of Fender instruments and custom colours
  18. Cat Burrito
    I think if you look at recent additions to basses like the S1 switching from about 4 years ago, they tended to be things that worked well on Jazz basses but were a bit redundant on a P-bass. I've already nailed my colours to the mast many times on my views of P-basses (pro, for any first time readers) but I can't help but wonder if the P was perfected in the 50s. Granted other basses have come along since but the P does what it does. Not for everyone granted but great for those who like what they do. P basses are super enough for me as they are
  19. Cat Burrito
    That top pic looks great Tinman!
  20. Cat Burrito
    I survived on a beat up old Peavey combo for years. The thing weighed a tonne but I picked it up from an ex-player who's wife stuck it in the paper for £50. My mate & I picked it up in 1989 and I sold it on in 2007 for £100 to the guy who played bass with some ex-bandmates. He was electrocuted inside of 3 rehearsals! These days I have an Ampeg SVT 115E cab that I use either an Ampeg SVT 150h or a 1978 Fender Bassman head with depending on how much power I need.
  21. Cat Burrito
    Reminds me of being a kid in the 70s so thumbs up from me!
  22. Cat Burrito
    Got up and played mandolin with my old band this week at a gig in Swindon which was both interesting and good fun. Funny how an 8 string instrument draws so many comments from the audience.
  23. Cat Burrito
    Bump.
  24. Cat Burrito
    I had a CIJ one from 2000 which was awesome. Don't know if you mean the US or the MIJ ones but I generally only hear good things
  25. Cat Burrito
    Welcome to Basschat
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