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At the time I bought it, no, but I've had my car a few years now. It's an MG ZS in black on a 51 plate (2001/2002) but in good nick. I think all my kit is probably worth more these days but the car gets me to work and back, paying the mortgage in a way that gigging never would for me.

Shame they have no feedback!

Welcome too. It might be an idea to check out the local open mic scene. You can always go down as a spectator initially and see what it's like before you go down with your bass. The other option is to be put cards in the local shops and see who is out there in your area. Best of luck with it.

[quote name='agoulding' post='688735' date='Dec 18 2009, 09:09 PM']i tend to headbang a bit, and i do alot of bobbing up and down. stomping a bit like les claypool comes into it sometimes but more...extreme, i look a right buffoon.[/quote] Why? Is it a Jazz band?

My old band in the late 90s used to cover it. I remember when Bassist magazine did an in depth article on Mo and this bassline. I thought it was a great song. I take it everybody knows Dennis Waterman "writes the theme tune, sings the theme tune"?

[quote name='thunderbird13' post='688450' date='Dec 18 2009, 03:32 PM']I pull stage shapes and most of the time I dont know I'm doing it[/quote] Love it! I think this best describes me. I spent my youth perfecting how to look good and not practicing how to play good. It's been a battle throughout my 30s to bring myself more up to speed with theory and techniques. Even with age I am a bit of a poser onstage but I think band members should be. In my punk rock youth I was forever scissorkicking and I don't think there are many shots from the mid 90s where I actually have 2 feet on the stage. I've calmed with age. Here's me in Leicester circa 1996. I also tend to swing the double bass about a bit!

Some good advice here. My main thought is just enjoy it. Other than that practice some tonight and stay relaxed. This Tuesday will be 20yrs to the day since my first gig and I still look back very fondly on that moment. Best of luck

I wouldn't say it was an amazing deal but doesn't sound like a rip off either, just going on what is on this thread. If it's in A1 condition and [u]you[/u] are happy then go for it. I'd pay more for a really early Squier or one of the VM series personally.

I saw these on the Fender website through Twitter (ahem!) earlier this week. They look ok to me but I don't think I'll be troubling the shops for one personally.

I don't know that my opinion on double bass is going to be the best as I'm fairly new to it but I took advice and got a shadow pickup. It sounds like my instrument (but amplified) and I've been really happy. [url="http://www.djmmusic.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=SH950"]http://www.djmmusic.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=SH950[/url] I'm sure others will have other opinions but it certainly suits my needs. Not cheap but very reliable. I tend to find feedback is often more because some soundmen don't know how to deal with different instruments. I play locally where the guy who sold me this pickup does the sound so he has it nailed every time. This may have coloured my view.

I own one as a back up rig (my can't be bothered to lug a head and cab set up). I like it. It's solid state so not classic ampeg tube heaven but it has portability, ease of use and is loud enough for medium sized venues (any bigger and face it the soundman will DI you anyway). I find it easy to get a good tone and it has a lot of variation. The Ashdown rig is probably more popular but I tend to favour Ampeg gear personally. As a negative the tilt back is quite sensitive so it can be tilting back more than you'd want (fixed simply by putting in front of a wall or drum riser). My cats have accidentally tested the tilt a couple of times with amusing results!

People always want the original though. I've got some heavily modified and improved (in my opinion) instruments but it's worth considering what works for the original owner might not work for the new owner. You've done well keeping the original parts though. I tend to sell pickups on through EBay but this can be false economy if selling the instrument on at a later date. Looks good btw

Great footage.

It looks good to me and especially at that price. If it plays as well as it looks it's worth going for

I wondered if you had a thing for 1978 as your kit already lists a 1978 bass? I have both a 78 bass and a 78 Bassman head and like that year as I started school in the January of that year. Personally I don't care for that mod but it seems very popular on that era. If the price was right I certainly would not be put off, I just wouldn't use that pickup! I like the look of that bass though.

Some really good advice here. I would just add tie the theory into the songs that they like to make it more interesting. Why is a player doing what he is doing? It needs to be sufficiently different from a school music lesson but you can still sneak in what they need to know and plant those seeds. Make them feel like they are running before they can walk but with a stronger foundation.

A man after my own heart there Beedster!

That link lists 643 listings! I assume you mean [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Squire-MIJ-Precision-P-Bass_W0QQitemZ270502021802QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item3efb2d4aaa"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Fender-Squir...=item3efb2d4aaa[/url] which looks genuine to me. There is a thread running on it already. A higher end starting price but these are good. Unless you mean another bass?

[quote name='hillbilly deluxe' post='687067' date='Dec 17 2009, 09:57 AM']Go into ANY working men's clubs,look at the posters,and DO'NT do anything like that.[/quote] Also for live shots just bear in mind the background. I've got some great shots with the Gents or a fire extinguisher in the background. Fine if they can be easily photoshopped out but otherwise you look amateur.

resprays are tricky jobs & therefore not cheap. I reckon you are looking at a minimum of £200. It's not worth skimping on a respray. A link I got from Basschat which came highly recommended [url="http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm"]http://www.simscustom.com/html/links.htm[/url]

Must be one hell of a pedal!

Not sure if it's just me but this page took a couple of minutes to display those pictures! I think it'll be an improvement though with that Jazz bass

For me it has to be a live shot. There is nothing worse than a musician walking through a field with an electric instrument. Bass is what you do (we do!) and a well taken live shot says it all. It can be posed and yet look natural. I agree with Rayman too. I think being funny can be a bit dangerous as it relies on your audience to all have the same sense of humour as you... and that may not be the case.

[quote name='Jamesemt' post='676716' date='Dec 7 2009, 01:53 PM']Also does a tribute have to look like the band in question? It's always struck me as being a bit sad, trying to ACTUALLY look like a famous artist... Any thoughts? My current covers band is heading in a direction I don't particularly like.[/quote] I think a tribute act should look similar to the act they are a tribute to, a covers band is different. I don't suppose it really matters but if I knew a tribute act was playing I would expect more than just the songs. If it was a covers band down the local pub then it doesn't matter. If you were to do songs in that style and incorporate other similar acts then it wouldn't matter. That's just how I read things at least.