Rich

Damn. Just when I was thinking I was actually GAS-free

[b]The good[/b]. My Shuker 5, of course. it just keeps getting more and more lovely. [b]The bad[/b]. I expect this will get me shouted at, but... I have never played a single Stingray that has felt even remotely worth either the money or the hype. This goes doubly so for the 5. Just... not nice at all. [b]The ugly[/b]. Still far and away the most horrible bass I have ever laid hands on. Terrible ergonomics too. And the sound... ye gods, I had a Columbus Jazz copy that sounded better.

[quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1322839691' post='1456529'] I have a Thumb NT 5 that is an amazing bass- dont gig with it though as I think it`ll get dinked. [/quote] Nah, they're made to be played. There's not much point in having a nice bass otherwise. If i was worried about dings, i'd never take my Shuker out of its case.

I had a Roadie 1 fretless for years, bought it new in 87 and sold it on about 5ish years ago for a hell of a lot less than £900. During that time I fitted an EMG pickup (because the original died), an EMG 2 band eq and a Hollis preamp. I believe Nick the good Doctor has it now. It was a lovely instrument, the fingerboard was the hardest piece of ebony you've ever seen in your life. 20 years of roundwound steels and there was barely a mark on it.

Oh man, I could watch and listen to Pino fretlessing for hours. Thanks for posting that.

I remember a few years back I went to a ceilidh where our beloved mate OldGit's band were playing. He asked me up to play his bass on a couple of tunes so he could have a blow on his sax... he took a solo himself, then turned round with a huge grin on his face and pointed at me and yelled "BASS SOLO!". And the rest of the band stopped, leaving me no alternative than to fumble around aimlessly while the rest of them giggled like schoolkids. I could have killed him. God bless 'im.

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1320076903' post='1421987'] nothing embarrasing as such, but once at a gig I held aloft my bass in mighty rock pose, and was then covered in polysterene from the roof tiles in the low ceiling I had just put the bass through. [/quote] I know of a bloke who, whilst adopting a similar pose, put the headstock of his Les Paul into a ceiling fan...

[quote name='Vibrating G String' timestamp='1320628782' post='1429236'] If you still want to play if you can change things you could try talking with mr. negative alone. If you do it in front of the band the competitive side will make things escalate. Start by telling him what you enjoy about playing with him and then go into the one thing that bothers you and then ask if he could change it for you. If you make it easy for him to change he may. [/quote] It seems like a real shame that you're effectively being forced to walk away from music you like and guys you've known for 20 years in some cases purely because of one bloke's idiot mouth. The rest of them sound like nice guys. Try to sort things out with Captain Attitude first, I reckon. If he gets in an arse or refuses to see reason or whatever, then take your graceful bow.

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I had two Peavey 4x10s in my rig many years ago. They sounded fantastic but, oh my god... they weighed more than Belgium.

I remember playing an Atlanssia bass once that had a neck very much like that. Can't remember anything else about it tbh.

Ok so they're not bass related, but... JEREMY CLARKSON JOINS GREENPEACE LIBDEMS KEEP MANIFESTO PROMISE "THAT REFEREE WAS RIGHT TO PENALISE US FOR SUCH A BLATANT FOUL" SAYS ALEX FERGUSON

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Shep, I used to have this power amp and can highly recommend it. It's a very powerful tool, both in terms of, errm, power and in terms of facilities and features. Most of which I never even got round to trying. If you do want to run it in bridge mono, then yes you'll need to bugger about with specially wired 4-pole speakons. I used to run mine in 2-channel stereo, with the preamp output plugged into both channel inputs. Thus allowing me to use ordinary 2-pole speakons and cable etc.

The secondhand market is definitely your friend. Try everything you can get your hands on. If you decide you really want a brand new bass, I recommend trying anything with 'Yamaha' on the headstock.

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Gareth I've been reading this thread with increasing disbelief. I'm angry just from reading about it, god mate you must be incandescent with rage. It's a disgusting situation. Why they haven't grovelled a huge apology by now is a mystery to me. Sounds like terrible customer service. [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1317935588' post='1396538'] The people suggesting a £1500 shuker should know that this should be over £2000 with the matching head afaik, sure no one pays list but it's £49 less than I paid for a H without the matching head, that was before the vat and price rise too! [/quote] My entirely custom spec Shuker 5 was 1500 quid. That's if you include all the diesel costs for all the visits I made, tyre wear, new shirt for each visit, celebratory bottle of Moet that I didn't actually buy, cuddly toy, teasmade, etc etc etc. 2 large for a basically mass-produced off-the-peg instrument is a joke IMHO. EVen if it is the list price that nobody pays.

Status Groove 5 string.

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1314786028' post='1357308'] The pretty much reflect what you put into them, both in finish and sound. [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Fretless-4-String-Aromatic-Cedar-Scarab-Wishbass-/130567955786?pt=Guitar&hash=item1e6674e54a"]This one is on ebay for the impatient.[/url] [/quote] "The nut is 1 7/8 inches wide" I'd heard they had chunky necks because of the lack of truss rod, but my god... this is 1/4" wider than the neck on my [i]5-string [/i]Status...

Come and say hi if you're there. I'll be the one holding the Shuker 5 [attachment=89618:Slide4.jpg]

Have moved this to the Gear section -- it'll be more visible there.

See mate, I told you we was a friendly bunch