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[quote name='gafbass02' post='185035' date='Apr 25 2008, 08:02 AM']I have a stock answer to this issue, i always say: Bass is easier to learn, but harder to play well![/quote] Hah! that is totally right on! Great thread - really entertaining read. Sadly I have never played any instrument live so I can only wish I had the chance for some of these irritations. Can't blame anyone but myself on that though!

[quote name='coasterbass' post='184392' date='Apr 24 2008, 11:18 AM']Despite the fact that we'd cut our fee as it was a charity gig they announced at the end that they'd actually made no money for charity because everyone had drunk too much free booze. Delightful.[/quote] That is just sooooooo wrong on many levels.

I have a lot of SC. It's a bit of a left field choice but my favorite is 'Find out'. More song oriented than most of his and I just love the amazing bass tone. Always been a big fan of Return to forever's 'Romantic warrior', but as real 70's jazz fusion it's not everyone's thing.

I'm not a fan of the single cut look personally, but everything else about it looks fantastic!

[quote name='BigRedX' post='177861' date='Apr 16 2008, 01:35 PM']Did you sell it through the Bass Centre? I tried one exactly like that a couple of years ago and there didn't appear to be anything wrong with the neck at all. In fact if it hadn't been such a hideous colour I may well have bought it! ;-)[/quote] Yeah, it was in the bass centre. I went and saw it there but was also put off by the colour!

I seem to recall that you advertised your dodgy neck fretless here a couple of years ago Crazykiwi. I almost considered buying it! Sure glad I didn't now!

wow! that Quintin Berry video is so .............. weird!?! What on earth possessed him to even start playing like that???

ahh yes, I see that the info on Worldguitars.co.uk says : Proprietor: J. Pumfrett. Thanks for that. Jeff is a fascinating character, I'm glad to see that he is still selling guitars somewhere. Your mate seems like a decent sort of guy as well, I've been in a few times recently and got exactly the friendly welcoming response that you hope for in shops (but don't always get!). It's a great shop and it's pretty local for me.

Amyone know what happened to Jeff who owned Machinehead music in Hitchin? Did he just sell up and go? I notice that Barrie Palmer who did great guitar setup left as well. Just wondering ..........

[quote name='steantval' post='175371' date='Apr 12 2008, 06:51 PM']Jools show is a lot like the Whistle Test of years gone by. Everybody looks back and say's how great the Whistle test was, when in fact it usually contained about 20% of the show as decent listenable music and the other 80% was crap. Jools show is exactly the same and mostly dominated by some really poor bands/artists. The best thing to do is to video record it then fast forward all the bad bits, it saves wasting a good hour of precious time. I must comment on that band called the Only Ones, what a sad old bunch of losers. If guys get to that age and still can't perform to a decent level they should have retired from the music business years ago. I'm really suprised they are given TV airtime, they wouldn't even get a pub gig in my city with that sort of performance.[/quote] No offence but I totally disagree with you there! For me, the value of the show is to sit through the whole thing and experience a lot of different types of music/artist that I wouldn't normally get exposed to. I think that there's value to be found in all music if you just make the effort to look for it. I for one enjoyed the Only Ones. The beauty of music is that it can be sloppy and thrown together and still be fun and entertaining. The punk ethic was hardly to practice all night for 10 years was it?!?

Thanks for some comprehensive answers there! certainly plenty to think about. I'm fishing for another bass right now, and really like my Status, but there seems to be more Modulii (?) knocking around generally so I thought I might check them out.

There's no escaping GAS, you can hold it at bay for a long time sometimes, but it always gets you in the end!

Wow, that paint job is sooooooooooo bad. I can't believe that someone would do that with the intention of making it look better. 1st class delivery to the land of fail.

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='147945' date='Feb 27 2008, 05:43 PM']Hmmm. I never could be moved by a bass designed using a ruler ...[/quote] I didn't know that Status was 'by Royal appointment'???

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='174334' date='Apr 11 2008, 08:59 AM']I play 5-string fretless myself and I'd be in a right state without my low B! So you may as well get a 5; there's no reason not to, right?[/quote] My thinking exactly.