Marvin

I'm too old - sobs uncontrollably into cup of tea Best of luck with your hunt, I had a quick listen to you stuff and liked it.

[quote name='cetera' post='875459' date='Jun 23 2010, 02:36 PM']When everyone finally realises that bijou 2x8" speakers just don't reproduce the full bass grunt and shake your booty enough, everyone will be back to buying 8x10 & 2x15's like it's a whole new idea.... It's all cyclical... [/quote] Yep, I agree with that, although I thought you put cynical at the end to start with [quote name='Wil' post='875524' date='Jun 23 2010, 03:59 PM']I'm weedy. Hence, I wont even consider heavy stuff these days. I even find [u][b]carting my Schroeder about a pain in the arse,[/b][/u] so I'd hate to think how much I'd resent a big Trace cab.[/quote] Have you tried carrying it differently?

Welcome to Basschat. [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='871316' date='Jun 18 2010, 11:08 PM']We are Basschat, welcome. Please take a seat, a moderator will be here shortly with the spankatron to carry out a formal initiation and assimilate you.[/quote] It can give you a funny walk afterwards. It did me, my knees have never been the same since.

[quote]Recommendations for fretless strings?[/quote] Can you get fretted strings then? Sorry can't help myself sometimes FWIW when I had a fretless (well de-fretted) I was fairly ignorant as to string choice and I think I used bog standard Roto's and they were fine. Although as well as fretless, it was headless and the person playing it was clueless.

[quote name='urb' post='875165' date='Jun 23 2010, 10:18 AM']Thanks Marv - [url="http://www.munkio.com/urb.html"]I'm assuming you mean this[/url] - hoping to make some better stuff soon! Cheers Mike[/quote] That's it exactly. Quite an eclectic mix of influences without loosing any focus. Good stuff. (that may not sound very good and is the reason I never went into journalism).

[quote name='bubinga5' post='875431' date='Jun 23 2010, 02:10 PM']use a dummy bass(ist)..[/quote] I'm available for art projects and to be made fun of.

[quote name='Anvil' post='875730' date='Jun 23 2010, 07:01 PM']Has anyone got (or read) the book 'Bass guitar for dummies'? Just wondered if it is worth it, or whether to enroll with a teacher?[/quote] That's easy, teacher. No book does the business really. I'm about to get myself some lessons, and do I need them. I've got to the stage where I'm actually going backwards and my playing is getting worse if that is at all really possible. So if you've got the reddies go for the teacher. Or you could, in the interim, try Major-Minor's boot camp series in the Theory and Technique forum, it's free, mad innit.

I was listening to some good British Jazz/Jazz style material the other day. Some bloke with glasses, wearing a green jacket and had something to do with herbs. Well I assume it was herbs, it was spelt wrong and came out as Urb. Ooo, look, looked exactly like that post up there (can't do arrows I'm afraid ) Nice work enjoyed it.

[quote name='witterth' post='872349' date='Jun 20 2010, 01:20 AM']sorry, young men ( & marvin!!! ) W[/quote] Oooo, I'm hurt.

[quote name='liamcapleton' post='871667' date='Jun 19 2010, 01:05 PM']+1, Mani grooves hard and is severely underrated.[/quote] He also wears natty suits, I genuinely like the guy and his playing.

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='872201' date='Jun 19 2010, 09:53 PM']Thank you all for the kind comments on my pickup covers and my new look. For those taking an interest in my sofa I though you might like to see just how large it is; [/quote] My word that's [size=6]huge[/size], btw nice slacks, could you send the number for your tailor?

[quote name='BassBus' post='872034' date='Jun 19 2010, 07:23 PM']...or Squires are becoming too good?[/quote] I think you could be right. I've seen these Starcasters in several retailers including Argos (I Argosed it ). I believe they are genuinely endorsed by Fender

Agree with you entirely ET, the new ones look ghastly. PS Like the new look, the hair and sofa in particular.

[quote name='far0n' post='871763' date='Jun 19 2010, 02:45 PM']Anyone got one, love it ? Hate it ? Opinions please... I'm trying to control my GAS here ! [/quote] Drool!

A Warwick Corvette. Always wanted one, but never had the money. I'd probably get a Fender just to say I'd owned one. A Gibson EB-3. Another Ibanez SR. A Stingray.

If people keep on mentioning the Promethean, I might have to go out a buy one.

[quote name='munkonthehill' post='869986' date='Jun 17 2010, 04:15 PM']Why bother with something thats close to what you want or always wanted,,,cos lets face it, you will always want the real deal. OH aye CHECK MA SIG BITCHES hahahahahaha[/quote] One reason, for me anyway, money. Take the Squire VMJ, a cracking bass at a cracking price and cheaper than most 2nd hand Fenders I could get my grubby mitts on. Your 'SIG BITCHES' btw, you've got an Epi EB-1!

[quote name='EssentialTension' post='869593' date='Jun 17 2010, 12:23 AM']+1 on the pinning suggestion.[/quote] I'll second that (or is it third?) well whatever, a lot of good sites that will be of help to people.

There are going to be a lot of very disappointed people if it's not real.

[quote name='silddx' post='869817' date='Jun 17 2010, 12:16 PM']Mussolini.[/quote] Terrible man, had a habit of just [b]hanging[/b] around.

[quote name='SignsOfDelirium_bassist' post='868552' date='Jun 15 2010, 10:46 PM']Loving the colour of that SDGR300 marvin![/quote] Cheers mate. I must admit to begin with I didn't want the red, I actually wanted the sparkle blue with maple neck, but I couldn't find one. But know I wouldn't change anything about it now, it's a great bass in all respects.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='868899' date='Jun 16 2010, 12:01 PM']Being a reader.......[/quote] Reading a book? A map? The collected works of Shakespeare? Or the instructions on how to get out of the lift in which they are constantly playing Jaco Pastorius - The Chicken ?

[quote name='silddx' post='867913' date='Jun 15 2010, 12:02 PM']It will have "Ped" next to it too, so be careful who you show that to. [/quote] Even more so now as Ped is plugging that 'web' channel he always seems to be on about lately

I am seriously tempted by the Promethean, but like WoT would like to try one first. Problem being they are quite rare around my way. In fact I don't know of anywhere that stocks them in Devon.

Brilliant idea.