oldslapper

Welcome Martin from a newbie me'self! Hope you find the forum as useful as I have, you'll find lots of experience, wisdom, wit and .......gear!....that's the most dangerous bit though, never go to the "for sale" bit alone John

Hi welcome from a newbie too. Great gallery pics, there's a lot of love in this bass! I'm sure you'll find a shuttle here somewhere.

[quote name='farmer61' post='624784' date='Oct 13 2009, 10:45 AM']Come on, great band and I want out of there by Feb at the latest......... [/quote] Good to chat Ju, love the jukebox idea!

Hi, experienced player, currently playing regulary in functions band around south west, but would like to play also with some original material, possibly writing/collaboration. Play guitar and sing too. Dorset/Somerset/Wiltshire based preferably. Have fun, get creative. Influences Funk, Folk, Jazz, most things that have a good tune! Play electric and upright bass.

[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='391550' date='Jan 26 2009, 12:29 PM']I’d still tout the discontinued Warwick Std range as the best budget basses out there, and at around £200 for a used 4 string Streamer Std, they’re amazing value IMO. A German built Warwick with the ovangkol neck that gets used on the high end bolt-on Warwicks for £200 – how can you possibly go wrong with that? Mine feels better than a few Thumb BOs I’ve tried, and also better than some FNA Streamers I’ve played as well. Quite weighty though… I’ve also played a few MIM Jazz basses that I thought were fantastic. It’s hit and miss with anything mass produced though, and I think it’s more likely to be ‘miss’ more often than ‘hit’ with cheaply mass produced instruments, but there are gems out there.[/quote] +1 on the old german Streamer std, 1 pup, 1 vol (coil tap), 1 tone pot. I gig this baby over my active corvette at 4 times the price paid (and never needed a back up). Yes I get GAS and drool over gear porn, but I still come back to the simplicity of this guitar. I'm not an expert, but IMHO I believe in getting tone from fingers as much as my knobs (ooh err missus). If you find a bass you love love the bass you're ith, no matter the name on the headstock? Yamaha do great basses for the money. I used a BB614 regularly in one band and that is an amazing guitar, 2nd hand fleabay £150 tops?

[quote name='Laurence' post='622623' date='Oct 10 2009, 07:47 PM']Hey Welcome to Basschat![/quote] Thanks Laurence, nice bass in the piccie by the way.

[quote name='Moo' post='621901' date='Oct 9 2009, 06:30 PM']Hi There. I liked your lessons, but the long drive was too much, and charley got a more local teacher through school. The Jazz thing is not realy happening now. I joined a rock band, which has now gone in a funk direction due to suggestions from the pubs we played. The funk set goes down realy well. - We are a walking 70's/80's Disco, which amazes the younger clientel that such tunes can be played by a band. I am still doing sound for 'Bluesnights'. Our next Gig with Geof Aichson (SP?) got a bigup on Radio2 and is nearly sold out. How is your teaching going? You keeping busy? Moo.[/quote] Hi, yes teaching built up over past 18 months now to full time with bass work too, which is cool. Teaching split 50;50 bass/guitar, but always prefer bass. I'm slowly converting my function band to dance/disco, the drummer is into it, but the guitarists want to rock out......I'll have to show them some nile rogers!! Glad Charley got a teacher nearer, is he still pursuing upright bass too? This forum is great, i didn't know about it until i did a search for genz benz. I'll try and get down to the blues night soon. Nice to hear from you, John

Blimey! I'm a newbie and read this all the way through just now, what a great community you are. Honest and open and respectful when you disagree with someone too. Nice one guys. Why is it always the bass players that hold everything together?? Sorry you had this hassle, but glad it worked out and the dude paid his due + now he can move on too. I recently got ripped off on ebay, wish I'd had the force of BC to sort it. Keep swinging low.

[quote name='Moo' post='619922' date='Oct 7 2009, 08:04 PM']Hi Old Slapper. Welcome to basschat fellow Dorsetite. Are you the teacher My Son and I had a couple of lessons with last year? Moo. (AKA Mark Warder)[/quote] Hey Mark, I believe I was, must be longer than a year, very early down the teaching avenue, hope you got over my fumbled attempts at coaching! Good to hear from you, how's the jazz playing? Do you still go to the blues nights? I must visit sometime, our singer goes and he says they're great.

[quote name='markl' post='593001' date='Sep 8 2009, 04:11 PM']Hi guys long time lurker, first time posting, found out lots very useful things here so thank you all for that. Got a MIM Jazz deluxe and a rather beat up BC Rich Warlock with a trem fitted , from the "old days" but I'm very attached to it for sentimental reasons. Off over to the effects thread have some pressing power supply questions......[/quote] Hi nice to see another Dorset bass player, I'm a newbie meself having had a few months nosing around the site....huge community. cheers, John

Great to hear from the dorset bass fraternity, thanks for the welcome too! Haven't been in the area long, but Dorset has a good music scene (IMHO) from rural acoustic nights to larger (Bournemouth/Poole venues) anyone see Chic in the summer?, awesome, even without the legendary Bernard Edwards. Anyway nice to hear from you and I'd be chuffed if anyone can post any bassy events happening in the area....I'll do the same.

Hello fellow low downers, New member here from Dorset. Just saying hello...there that was easy. Influences: Dee Murray, Macca, Stanley Clark, Pierre Brock, Percy Jones, Rocco Prestia, Bootsy, etc. Playing for 30 years. Teach bass in schools and at home studio with private students. Will teach guitar if needed, but always try to convert students to the dark arts. Play in function bands and odd live/recording session work. Currently playing warwick 4 & 5 string guitars, EUB and (thanks to Mark from bass direct) am a genz benz owner. Have my old Yorkville rig to sell now, so will post that at some time. Great to here from you bout stuff. Looks like a great place to chat and exchange ideas.