andyaber

Kung fu international John Cooper Clarke

Here comes the sun The Beatles

Has any member had experience of dealing with Mike Kinal in Canada? I'm wondering about security of paying with bank order, time scale for making the bass, shipping and insurance and cost, quality of instrument or any issues? His Kompact bass may be the closest to what I want but still silly money if not right.

That's really nice. I may be looking for something that doesn't exist in that I like the look and quality of Rob Allen or Veillette but wold like a bit more volume. The Kinal Kompact is very interesting but not sure about unplugged volume or tone, The body is only 21/2" deep. The Spector Timbre Junior has a bigger, deeper body and is cheaper than the other options but not convinced about quality. Possibly I need the mongrel child of all the above. Any luthiers known to members to make one?

I already own too much gear that I play too little. This represents too much money and takes up too much space. So I've been thinking of easing this situation by buying another bass, possibly for silly money. I play at home for my own entertainment mostly sat down and unplugged. I've been thinking of the above acoustic-ish possibly short or medium scale basses to be my go to bass. I'm also thinking of 5 string with high c or even 6 string models. The problem is they tend to be very silly money and rare new or used. A couple of questions. How much louder than an unplugged electric bass are they? What sort of tone do they achieve? Do any members have experience of these basses or buying one, new or used, from overseas? Any alternatives? Thanks for your input guys, Andy.

Tribal dawn Mick Karn

Foxhole Television

Hungry like the wolf Duran Duran

Brand new key Melanie Oops wrong page!

White room Cream

Breathe Pink Floyd

Hi Marc Thanks for the welcome. The kitchen ceiling got ripped down and then we sold the house! Did ok with the house price I suppose but would love my Wal again. No way could I afford one at today's prices though. I bought a Musicman usa Sterling some years ago as it felt like I'd played it for years as soon as I picked it up if you know what I mean. Reminded me of the Wal in that way. I still have the EBMM, I'm learning by my mistakes. My Ibanez sr300 has a similar feel and is incredibly comfy to play for such a cheap bass. It's shocking how few song titles I actually know and have to check what they are called. Cheers, Andy.

That don't impress me much Shania Twain

Itinerant child Ian Dury

The letter The Box Tops

Invitation to the blues Tom Waits

All blue Miles Davis

Free fallin' Tom Petty

Apologies if I'm repeating an existing thread. But... I'll start the ball rolling with... Aria Precise, a beautiful precision copy, in the late 70's early 80's. Wal fretless pro bass in the mid 80's. Sold for a few hundred quid to fund a kitchen ceiling! What do you still have nightmares about selling?

Sold my Wal, in the mid 80's for a few hundred quid to fund a kitchen ceiling. Shoot me now!

There are at least 2 basses that I wish I had never sold, both many years ago. An aria Precise precision copy and an early Wal fretless Pro bass. I suppose I'm afraid I'll make the same mistake if I sell any of my current gear. Might be a good topic for a thread, "basses you wish you'd never sold".

Jimmy Haslip?

I watch lots of Zildjian live on Youtube. Not only for the fantastic drumming but the band is Ghost-note. Mega tight band including Mono Neon, led by Robert Sput Spearight and including a few more Snarky Puppy people.

Hi, Thanks for the welcome guys. Already started reading some posts and enjoying catching up on all things bass. Only just started picking up a bass again after quite a few years of them being neglected and gathering dust. This is why I feel guilty about having them. This and the fact that, don't shoot me, I've got 7 or 8 guitars as well (not sure if the Yamaha Guitalele that my grandson has pinched off me counts). Bass is my first love and I seem to have acquired all those 6 strings almost by accident. I'm just a basher out of chords but I still don't want to part with them though. Looking through the forum makes me want even more basses as I see some of the beauties owned by members and the variety available. Better stop now before I go bass shopping again. Cheers, Andy.

Hi Just signed up. Been playing on and off for a thousand years, mostly for fun and own enjoyment. Still not much good though. Like lots of good music, jazz, funk, rock etc. At the moment I've got an Ernie ball usa sterling and a cheap sr300 Ibanez in lovely bright yellow. Also got an Alvarez msb1 acoustic which is gorgeous and tiny and an aquila shortbass14 which isn't much bigger. I regularly get guilt trips about owning all those and hardly playing any more but when I try to decide what to sell, I can't bear to part with any of them really. Good to be aboard. Cheers, Andy.