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So you want a bass with everything pretty much? fair play, although if you don't keep this bass for the rest of your life I will laugh so hard....

Toupe have two bass players. And they are more than a bit good.

I'm thinking of looking at trying out an Ibanez SR900. For those of you that have one or have tried one out what do you think of it? What were the Pro's and con's for you? And if you do own one any problems down the line?

my second bass, a schecter stiletto elite 4. was beautiful and I havnt been as happy with a bass since. by the way anyone want a stingray?

[quote name='thumbo' post='94333' date='Nov 25 2007, 11:20 PM']He's awesome! I'm surprised no one's mentioned Les Claypool yet. I find his bass lines incredibly hard to play and sing along with because of the wacky rhythms he uses.[/quote] I know!

Troy Sanders - solid bass player, good writer, and an amazing vocalist

flea never used stingray's on his recordings unless its a five stringer track. BSSM was a spector as far as I know.

Blood and Thunder at an Indie gig A band dropped out so my band who were there to support mates and were slightly drunk came on stage and bashed out this tune...We played it amazingly, however the guys in skinny jeans were as a member of the audience said later a bit 'scared'

I would go or a CIJ. Don't worry about re-sale value because when you have one I wouldn't sell it. Because you WILL regret it.

I you want a passive jazz go for the sandberg passive california. cheap and nice. I want one

you cant really 'dance' to song 2 by blur reaLLy. Any decent and gibb or bee gees or jackson will get people moving. Ive always thought of doing a cool assortment of a timberlake song, people have to dance to him man....

[quote name='andy67' post='86358' date='Nov 10 2007, 01:27 AM']I find it really difficult to be put off bassist as they all have that individual thing they do! guitarist on the other hand......some cant stop soloing, can play but no class nor feel for space...such as: sqweedgie malmsteen joe satriani steve via theres a space...must widdle, must widdle..........aaarrrgghh!!! just stop guys and smell the coffee!!! below is a list and please feel free to pick the worst offenders...above are mine! 1. Jimi Hendrix* - Jimi Hendrix Experience 2. Eric Clapton - Yardbirds, Cream, Derek & The Dominos, Solo 3. Jimmy Page - Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm 4. Jeff Beck - Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Solo 5. Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen 6. Stevie Ray Vaughan* - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble 7. Joe Satriani - Solo 8. Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmores Night 9. Steve Vai - David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Solo 10. David Gilmour - Pink Floyd, Solo 11. John Petrucci - Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment 12. Randy Rhoads* - Quiet Riot, Ozzy 13. Allan Holdsworth - Solo 14. Paul Gilbert - Mr. Big, Racer X, Solo 15. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force, Solo 16. Phil Keaggy - Glass Harp, Solo 17. Jason Becker - Cacophony, David Lee Roth Band, Solo 18. John Mclaughlin - Mahavishnu Orchestra 19. Duane Allman* - Allman Brothers Band, Derek & the Dominos 20. Chuck Berry - Solo 21. Eric Johnson - Solo 22. Steve Howe - Yes, Solo 23. Neal Schon - Santana, Journey, Solo 24. Brian May - Queen 25. Gary Moore - Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Skid Row, Solo 26. Bo Diddley - Solo 27. Steve Morse - Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Solo 28. Carlos Santana - Santana 29. Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath 30. Buckethead - Guns N' Roses, Solo John MclaughlinNuno Bettencourt 31. Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits, Solo 32. Marty Friedman - Cacophony, Megadeth, Solo 33. Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme, Mourning Widows 34. Shawn Lane* - Willy, Solo 35. Kirk Hammett - Metallica 36. Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions 37. Terry Kath* - Chicago Transit Authority 38. Alex Lifeson - Rush 39. Frank Zappa* - Mothers of Invention, Solo 40. Rory Gallagher* - Solo 41. Dimebag Darrell* - Pantera 42. Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac, Solo 43. Robin Trower - Procal Harum, Solo 44. Slash - Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver 45. Mick Taylor - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones 46. Robert Fripp - King Crimson 47. Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave 48. Michael Schenker - Scorpions, UFO, MSG, Contraband 49. Ry Cooder - Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, Solo 50. Angus Young - AC/DC 51. Keith Richards - Rolling Stones, Solo 52. Michael Angelo Batio - Nitro, Solo 53. John Squire - Stone Roses 54. Pete Townshend - The Who 55. Steve Hackett - Genisis 56. Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society 57. George Harrison* - Beatles, Traveling Wilberys, Solo 58. Alvin Lee - Ten Years After 59. Dave Davies - Kinks 60. Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains, Solo 61. Steve Stevens - Billy Idol 62. Johnny Winter - Solo 63. Dickie Betts - Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts & Great Southern 64. John Cipollina* - Quicksilver Messenger Service 65. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Jason BeckerJoe Satriani 66. Steve Cropper - Booker T. & MG's/Stax sessions 67. Adrian Belew - King Crimson 68. Joe Bonamassa - Solo 69. Steve Lukather - Toto, Solo 70. Jerry Garcia* - Grateful Dead 71. Joe Perry - Aerosmith 72. Prince - Prince & The Revolution 73. Kim Mitchell - Max Webster, Solo 74. Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden 75. Dave Murray - Iron Maiden 76. Neil Young - Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Solo 77. Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top 78. Tony MacAlpine - Solo 79. Mike McCready - Pearl Jam 80. Adam Jones - Tool 81. Gary Hoey - Solo 82. Leslie West - Mountain, Solo 83. Peter Frampton - Humble Pie, Frampton's Camel, Solo 84. Dick Dale - Del-Tones 85. Vito Bratta - White Lion 86. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 50's sessions/ Mickey & Sylvia 87. John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers 88. Ronnie Montrose - Montrose, Edgar Winter Group 89. Mick Ronson* - David Bowie, Solo 90. Roy Buchanan* - Solo 91. Warren Haynes - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule 92. Vinnie Moore - Alice Cooper, Solo 93. Robbie Krieger - Doors, Solo 94. Chris DeGarmo - Queensryche 95. Jake E. Lee - Cutting Crew, Ozzy, Badlands, Solo 96. Glen Tipton - Judas Priest 97. Joe Walsh - James Gang, Eagles, Solo 98. K.K. Downing - Judas Priest 99. Eddie Hazel* - Funkadelic 100. Alex Skolnick - Testament[/quote] I don't think I even KNOW that amount of bass players. Jaco - has the odd nice song, part from that no thank you. Cliff Burton - Used to love the guy, but now I just realise he was a decent bassist who was simply louder than the rest. Steve Harris - Dum dadadum dadadum dadadum dadaum

[quote name='Soulfinger' post='87237' date='Nov 12 2007, 11:54 AM']Not true. In fact, it was Carol Kaye. She´s just too modest to admit it.[/quote] Not true. In fact, it was Les Claypool when he was three. Thats why his technique is 'a bit sloppy'.

OMGosh they are loverly!!! Wht I nice body shape!!!

Thanks for all the ideas!!! I think I'm hunching my right shoulder...looked in th mirror at my posture...Try and rectify that!!! How heavy are Jazz's compared to stingrays?

Its my right shoulder so it cant be a strap problem. But i'll try warming up. Any other ideas?

Ive been playing for 3-4 years and I havn't had any problems until I've started playing a stingray where my right shoulder hurts. I'm not sure whether I'm tensing it up or something my it starts to ache quite quickly. Any suggestions?

I have a Stingray 3 band and love it. The Bongo's have amazing tone variety and feel but...the looks