Marvin

I heard a great story told by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. He was in the studio, thought he'd come up with this great new idea for a song. He played it to everyone else present, who all turned and said...that's Fame by David Bowie. As far as I remember it's melodies that hold copyright, nothing else. Beaten to it

The red burst Elwood and Jake models look really rather tasty. But I've spent all my bass tokens

A very positive review from Ed Friedland, and he's reviewed enough basses to know. Seems to be a winner to me, even if one were to buy a new one of these basses.

It'd be interesting to find out prices to the Uk as there's no outlet here.

...as well having his male appendage firmly planted on his forehead he also seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder. [url="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/18/noel-gallagher-fiction-waste-time"]http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/18/noel-gallagher-fiction-waste-time[/url]

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425936549' post='2712584'] I like Noel, he's an intelligent geezer. But he's in danger of becoming a parody of himself if he carries on like this. He needs a change of pace. [/quote] He's nowhere near a parody of himself because he is, and always has been, an arse. He's one of the mascots of the Zoo and Nuts magazine yob/lad culture of don't read books and don't learn anything that might open your eyes to a different way of thinking. He's the sort of person that seems to want to keep those who are from his background where they are and not bother trying to achieve.

A dreadfully written piece that misses one fundamental point...record companies are businesses, businesses that seek to make money like all other businesses. They're not philanthropic charitable organisations there for the whim miserable musos who want more of 'their sort of music' being signed. Record companies are signing acts that sell downloads and cds. Fans of other music don't buy music they download for free...why would a record company bother signing any of those acts?

Some of the basses on the site look very nice indeed.

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1425839649' post='2711328'] Yup the white for me too. Are there any passive options or are they all active? [/quote] They're passive and active...there's a switch

I do feel sorry for the two people singing this...it probably marks the end of any hope

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425822802' post='2711043'] That would be the discerning and tasteful choice, nicely done. [/quote] Nonsense, be different...buy black

I'm going to be a miserable old git. She's good, no doubt about that. However, her video was put up 2 years after Huw Foster's (who posts on here) yet has received almost 10000 more views than Huw's. No call me cynical but... Personally, I think Huw Foster absolutely nails it. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejj4y-aPC2E"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejj4y-aPC2E[/url]

I am disappointed that you're indoors on a saturday evening watching this...go out and support your local bands.

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1425808228' post='2710811'] Surely the first question is pretty important?? [/quote] Answer that one 4th... raise their expectations, then dash them.

Thank you everyone. I can only speak from personal preference and experience...I really do like this bass. I sincerely do hope anyone who decides to pull the trigger on one of these is as happy as I am with it.

Just answer the last 3. They're the important ones

Fantastic.

Having the hots for the drummer doesn't make the band any better...good grief. I blame 5 string basses

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425670893' post='2709666'] [/quote] He's right you know

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425662582' post='2709568'] You were lucky to get a signed one. Having said that, I'm not sure how many he signed... looks like a really nice Jazz. So tempting - I love the white one with maple neck (surprise!). Have to wait for a while though, it's on the list... maybe later this summer. Congratulations on your new baby! I know you did proper research before pulling the trigger, so thanks for doing that so we don't have to! I'm sure these are going to be very successful. Sue Ryder basses they are not. Though there's nothing wrong with those either - at the price point... Seems like the tone circuit makes it very versatile indeed... could be the weapon of choice for function, event and cover band bass players..? [/quote] Cheers Mark. My money and I are difficult to part, so yes, I tend to do a lot of reading about stuff before I buy it [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425662582' post='2709568'] Sloppy-in-the-Knobs. It's a small village in Gloucestershire. [/quote] I think my brother might live close to it... [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425662582' post='2709568'] If the worst happens just sign it yourself with a Sharpie. Who'll know? [/quote] No one .

I was chuffed to get a signed one...perhaps just a fluke. It's got a plastic film over the neck plate to protect it, if that comes off though I'll have to figure something else out

The 4 string weigh approx 9.5lbs. I think that's similar to a Squier CV Jazz, maybe a couple of oz's more than a Squier VM. I own lighter basses, but the V7 sits nicely on a strap and is comfortable. I played for 3 hours at practice the other night and only put the bass down once for about 10mins.

Actually I've had this bass for about a week now, it just took me a while to get around to taking some pictures of it. I might add, taking pictures of a black bass is quite difficult There's been a bit of a stir about these new basses, here and on Talkbass, so after seeing a very positive review by former lurker of basschat, OutToPlayJazz, I decided to take the plunge. These basses are not expensive, about the same as the upper Squiers, so in the region of £300+. I ordered the bass late on a Thursday, from Thomann, it arrived early Wednesday morning, well packaged. Out of the box I was very impressed. The finish if very good, no blemishes, no sharp frets, everything feels solid and well put together. The tuners feel tight as do the control knobs - nothing sloppy in the knobs . The jack socket on mine is as tight as Scrouge. I could jump up and down all night on the cable to the bass and it probably wouldn't come out. The neck for me though is great.[color=#141823][size=4]The neck is the thing I really like on this bass, not as skinny as my Ibanez, which worried me a bit, but in fact I prefer it's profile[/size]. [/color]Really well finished and feels great to play. I haven't adjusted the action at all and there are no buzzes or rattles. Plugged in, this, to my ears, is a modern sounding Jazz bass. In passive you can get a more vintage sound, but to me you still have that modern sounding edge. Perhaps it's the really new zingy strings Personally I think it does have a Miller imprint in the sound. This bass is loud, I had to turn the volume on my amp down a couple of notches. The EQ control lets you have some considerable control over tone. On other actives I have it's more a case of fine tuning, on this, especially with the sweepable mid control, you can do...well, all sorts. I think Sire and Marcus Miller have achieved what they set out to do, produce a very good quality instrument at an affordable price. I'm not going to say or compare it with much more expensive basses, I feel I've got a very good bass for what I paid. It's now my go to bass [url="http://marcusmillerbysire.com/marcusmiller/page/marcus_v7.html"]http://marcusmillerbysire.com/marcusmiller/page/marcus_v7.html[/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3466_zpsgqp2bxh4.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3465_zpsydn0hyls.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3462_zpsaqgjiyqs.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3460_zps6rgsw4b6.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3459_zpsod7kv6xk.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3458_zpsgudscxdt.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s278.photobucket.com/user/hjbryant/media/IMGP3455_zpsye4pe1wr.jpg.html"][/url]

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1425508088' post='2708134'] Basically if the band are enjoying it, the audience are enjoying it at [i]least[/i] as much as the band are and there's a third party prepared to part with money to enable this joyous union to take place you shouldn't give a flying f*ck what anyone else thinks. [/quote] Absolutely.

A bargain indeed