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"It has been expertly refinished with a factory quality pro sunburst " I'm no expert on these things (to put it mildly!) but that finish just looks ..... wrong.

If you are going as a male groupie, which would you rather see after the show?

I'm a big fan of bass-centric music and bass virtuosos, although I only spend a fraction of my time listening specifically to them. Since I joined here (on the original forum) I've always been amazed at the narrow remit that bassists in general seem to find acceptable. As a multi-instrumentalist, I hang out occasionally on other forums for guitar, keyboards, drums and chapman stick, and no other set of musicians seems to have this curious attitude whereby they want to put-down virtuosos of their chosen instrument. I'm not criticising anyone here, it's just an observation. Funny lot, bass players.

I don't play live but I think of bass as plug n play really, I've never felt the need or desire for effects myself.

I love the shape of the guitars (I have a deluxe) but for me, I don't think that they got the bass shape right. It looks too ....... fat ..... to me! I'm sure that they play superbly though.

I bought a cheap Harley Benton fretless to try out a few years ago. No fret lines AND it has the dots inbetween where frets would be! talk about unplayable for a newbie!!!! Damn lazy cheapskate b*stardz. I 'lined' the fretboard myself, which has at least made it playable.

+1 on the great pix. What camera? I used to really dislike that sort of retro, but since I have gone all 'jazz bass' in the past year I can appreciate a bass like that. Couldn't be doing with all those switches myself though.

I remember seeing that in a guitar mag many years ago. Really weird, but quite fascinating at the same time. Really out on a limb design there! I couldn't see it as a main guitar, but as something to pull out on the right number if you are a big band - that would be cool!

Sounds very irritating. I can't see a long term future to be honest, he sounds way too self indulgent. So you're not the bass player then? What do you play?

Got a CD one for guitar and never got on with it. I run cheap software on my mac laptop now and 100% prefer it.

For me that stuff has been done to death now. It was funny a couple of years ago but it's now just a tired old joke.

I've never been a massive fan of Level 42's style of music generally, but I've always thought of Mark King as a totally amazing bass player. To be honest I've been a bit shocked and disappointed at the way that some people around here have totally got it in for him, and even drop down as low as insults on a personal level.

[quote name='lojo' post='631483' date='Oct 20 2009, 04:27 PM']Does anyone with a "new" road worn bass worry about chipping or scratching it?[/quote] That's a big plus! I have a knackered (relic'd) old strat that I leave out all the time with my 4 kids charging about, but as for my PRS and my Fender custom bass - no one is even allowed to see them in daylight! [Note: apologies for the guitar mentions - it won't happen again!]

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='631311' date='Oct 20 2009, 01:37 PM']Is it only me that see's the irony here. Which basses have pretty much the poorest finish that wears through more readily than on other makes? So they make it a feature and charge more for it. Very clever Don't get me wrong I love my Fender, I'm not anti for the sake of it but really, we do get sucked into the hype don't we.[/quote] Totally disagree with that! It's not rocket science - people want them, so there's a market, and they are more expensive to produce. To put it another way - some people grow out of 'new, shiny, shiny, new' at about age 3, and go for something with more character

I’m a big fan of the relic look in general, and I’d take any Fender instrument that looks relic’d over a new one EVERY time. I have a brand spanking Fender custom V and the only thing I’d change about it is that I’d like it to look old and worn instead. On subject, I haven’t tried any roadworn instruments, but they seem to get extremely good reviews on playability, both bass and guitars.

[quote name='Stylon Pilson' post='631115' date='Oct 20 2009, 09:44 AM']The only thing we know for certain about silica gel is DO NOT EAT. S.P.[/quote] Damn right, it was disgusting! I always chuck it. I just assumed that it was for long-term storage of stuff and not for cases that open and shut a lot.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='629562' date='Oct 18 2009, 04:08 PM']Bring back Sharon.[/quote] You must be joking!!!!! Cheryl iz my favourite babe!

Looks pretty good for the price.

Not in the same class as you lot, but this is me playing along to a Christian worship song. The guitarist in me gets a wee solo in!