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Start your own band..............dictate to others. If you join other people's bands you've got to be prepared to comply, at least until they can trust you.

[quote name='Higgie' post='968570' date='Sep 26 2010, 05:26 PM']I have Shuker Jazz with the Villex system in it, which I paid £635 for, and I thought it was a BARGAIN at that price. Go back and buy it. Immediately.[/quote] Ok, Ok, Ok stop going on.....I've got the message you lot are such nags. The gentleman has been contacted and his hand well and truly chewed off. He is now auditioning for the Captain Hook part in local am dram Peter Pan production. Should be collected end of this week, or next weekend. I will post some pics up when in my grubbies. Thanks for the info and posts, very helpful indeed. John

Cool! I bought a 6 string bass off him today, and whilst I was there he just got out all his basses and I had a play on them all. Couple of Shukers, and some Fenders and he said if I knew anyone who fancied the Jazz it was £500 including the case....think I'll go back and bite his hand off (which won't be nice for him clearly, seeing how he's offered me a bargain... and he'll have to adjust his technique to compensate). Thanks fellas, John

In a chance meeting with another bass player, he offered me hi Shuker jazz bass with villex notch knob thing, for £500. It's immaculate as he is a collector and looks after his guitars. I rather liked it's construction and the neck was very nice and I don't usually go for maple boards, but this was good. (Block fret markers were quite retro looking. Anyway, is this good value? I have no idea, I don't really need another bass but it was very light compared to my 20 year old USA Jazz. Any love for Shukers?

Anyone in or around south west got a stick they'd wouldn't mind me having a go on? I'm thinking of getting one but would like to look and try first. Thanks, John

[quote name='Beedster' post='955721' date='Sep 14 2010, 09:09 AM']OK, I have a budget of up to £1200 on this. Having done some homework, I'd like a SLB100 (not SLB 200). Cheers Chris[/quote] how's the mic working out? John

Chris bought a K&K golden bullet off me. Quick payment and bought me a drink.....! I'm proud to be on this wall of shame. John

[quote name='Jigster' post='951428' date='Sep 10 2010, 08:13 AM']Been a BC member since June 09 and decided this morning to make my first excursion into the Double Bass section - what's all that about then?[/quote] Expensive, that's what it is Chris.

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='951274' date='Sep 9 2010, 11:21 PM']That's really bad news it was a fantastic bass and well played. Was a proper players bass!![/quote] Indeed Jake....Alan makes a fine bass.

[quote name='BassBod' post='951072' date='Sep 9 2010, 08:47 PM']I couldn't stop the Schaller rattling when I tried it in my ply bass. I have got a custom made Kent Armstrong magnetic I'd be happy to sell. Was originally fitted to my Clifton EUB, but I took it off years ago because it sounded like a huge Pbass (as all mags tend to, I guess?). Its designed to fit a "standard" 3/4 bass fingerboard, and mounts with a single screw, two other screws that fit into holes as anchors and a rubber gasket that doubles as a template. Connection is a single phono socket. I'll take some pics if anyone is interested....[/quote] I'd be interested in some pics, I'm looking at another neck pup for my ply bass to mix with the piezo. Like the idea of another Schaller, but yours sounds interesting. John

[quote name='J.R.Bass' post='950882' date='Sep 9 2010, 06:08 PM'] was the price to send it in the coffin to much??[/quote] No Jase, it wasn't available. I never thought I'd sell the Bassix, so I gave it to someone to move house with. But the packaging was the original double skinned box from my first EUB that came from Germany which was very substantial, plus lots of added material....... I can't help but feel sick every time I think about this. Never thought I'd feel this way about an instrument.

[quote name='KevB' post='950587' date='Sep 9 2010, 01:34 PM']Surely it's the Ampeg SVT's that make this place great? [/quote] I think they must have dropped an SVT on the box, thats what did it!!!!

Bob, I love my Schaller, prefer it to a mic/piezo. But then I'm not exactly a sophisticated player, so take no notice of me...................who said that???

Mark bought an EUB from me, fast payment too! Sadly the courier broke the bass. But Mark has been helpful & patient throughout whilst I deal with the company concerned. Deal with confidence with Tredders, top man.......and a very good photographer. John

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[quote name='Steve Amadeo' post='947817' date='Sep 6 2010, 11:54 PM']Or not![/quote] Quite.

I bought a nice Spector, nice guy to deal with and he didn't laugh at my car..thanks Pete. John

Here is a K&K Golden Bullet condenser mic on a goose neck, with preamp for DB. Bought it, but never fitted it as have bought and fitted a Schaller neck pickup in the mean time. Here's a link to info [url="http://www.jp-guitars.co.uk/sales/pickups_and_amplification/kandk_bass_pickups.htm#Golden_Bullet_URB"]http://www.jp-guitars.co.uk/sales/pickups_...lden_Bullet_URB[/url] Paypal, cheque, cash is fine. NOW SOLD John

[quote name='gcordez' post='931278' date='Aug 20 2010, 07:36 PM']Hi all, Im selling my headway preamp, which is an outstanding preamp for upright bassists and thier pickups/mic's. Heres the link. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99655"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=99655[/url][/quote] Hi has the EDB1 gone? Thanks.

Florida Room, Donald Fagan.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='943787' date='Sep 2 2010, 06:55 PM']My original post posed the theory that there aren't the players to motivate kids. Love him or loathe him, when Mark King came on the scene, people were crazy to learn bass. Ditto with Flea. I also agree with the 'Guitar Hero' theory. Kids want it to be as easy as playing that game. On the other side of the coin I have seen young kids progress to ridiculous standards, and now attend jazz schools etc. I would seriously recommend watching Victor Wooten's last DVD, as he explains the 'language of music' very well.[/quote] I like that Wooten quote Pete. If you liken playing the bass (or music generally) as a speaking a language then: Brain fart ensues:- - there are some who learn a language by spending time in another country and they pick up the lingo by listening and spending time with the locals and can mimic, they often absorb the "emotion" of the language too, but often they can't explain the theory or the grammar behind the language. But they speak, and are understood and listen and understand. However, this can be a little restrictive in that their vocabulary can be narrow and the accent they've adopted may not be "transferable" in another part of the country, let alone another country. - there are those who study a language, are taught by tutors who explain and break down the grammar, they are taught and understand structure (often the roots (greek perhaps) of a language enable the student to have a broader grasp of other foreign languages). These students may never visit the country, and may never absorb the emotion of the language, but they too can speak and be understood and listen and understand. For me, the best is both. Study to broaden your vocabulary and understanding, but go listen to the locals talk. Study, listen and PLAY. Sorry about that, probably all clap trap,..........please ignore. John

I advertise as a bass tutor, but I still get inquiries for guitar lessons. I would say that, including the schools I teach in and private students, only 25% are bass students. I have picked up a few bass students from lazy (guitar) teachers who have either gone down the "riff" road, or have insisted on sticking to their own preferred genre, or in one case used the student's playing to noodle to, in an attempt to impress. One thing I do say to a new bass student is, if they take their instrument seriously, there's work out there. But I agree, there are hundreds of wannabe guitarists who think that Guitar Hero is an instructional video. One lad brought his DS with GH to a lesson as he wanted my "help" to get it to the next level, so I put it on the top shelf. Suffice to say he didn't bring it again. I guess the bass player on the whole has been seen as the one "at the back", the "steady" one, and who wants to be a "steady Eddie" when you can be a retard geetard in a leotard?