Conan

[quote name='Jack Cahalane' timestamp='1359964607' post='1962477'] I wouldn't say my choices sum my style up because I steal little tricks and techniques from almost everything I listen to [/quote] Same here. But as I tend to wear my bigger influences on my sleeve... and maybe...

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1359751846' post='1959983'] My bugbear is somebody buying a P on FEEBay for £665 and putting it on here the next day at £1000. [/quote] Yes, I can see how that would be irritating - and it is certainly a bit cheeky - but he is within his rights to try to do it. Guys like yourself will always spot this type of thing and either bring it to the attention of others or offer him what you deem to be a "fair" price knowing what he paid. That is also fair! But yes, back on topic....

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1359623653' post='1957591'] Is claiming that metal is derivative now also derivative? It seems that even the criticisms are mere shadows of past glories [/quote]

[quote name='silddx' timestamp='1359728662' post='1959493'] I have never really thought they were 'mate's rates'. I see it as offering a decent price to compensate for not having to pay ebay and paypal fees. [/quote] Oh yeah - absolutely. I was really replying to an earlier post that suggested that someone was somehow being greedy and unsporting by trying to sell at a price higher than the one that they (the earlier poster) had in mind. I think that's niggardly and unfair. Nobody on here deserves a special price [i]just[/i] because they are a member of this site. That's the point I was trying to make...

If you can afford it, go for it! Status basses hold their value pretty well, but it's unlikely they will ever appreciate. I wish I could afford another one! A fretless five string maybe...

In order of personal preference: 2, 3, 1. I actually think the US P sounds rather dull in comparison to the others, and the Bitsa in particular. The third one isn't quite in tune with the other two, which affects the perception of tone, I would imagine. Interesting though!

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1359718056' post='1959197'] I'm inclined to agree. Lots of people lose money on most basses they sell. If someone makes a bit of profit now and then I can't see what's wrong? [/quote] True. I don't really like this idea that Basschat should always offer mates' rates.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1359718080' post='1959199'] A badly disguised cover for a terrorist group..? [/quote] Yes. They target legless ex-pilots. I believe they are called the Douglas Bader Meinhof organisation. Not sure what they stand for.... or, indeed, on.

[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1359717344' post='1959173'] Check out this guy too... [url="http://www.joinmyband.co.uk/classifieds/drummerbassist-wanted-t461119.html"]http://www.joinmyban...ed-t461119.html[/url] [/quote] Be afraid.... be very afraid!

[quote name='deepbass5' timestamp='1359586973' post='1957295'] it saves flying up and down the neck = economy of movement [/quote] [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1359594039' post='1957413'] It's easier to play the runs across the neck rather than whizzing up and down it like someone's found my Fast Forward button... [/quote] That's about the only exercise I get these days, so I'm happy to stick with four strings

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1359637749' post='1957993'] I couldn't be bothered to read it, it was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long. [/quote] Exactly. And haven't these f***ers heard of paragraphs?!?!

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1359643392' post='1958132'] Aaargh, the fish jokes again!!! [/quote] Let's keep a sense of scale about this... It could be complete Pollacks. Cod knows we've been here before, but I'm a Dab hand at this. Hake of that what you will, but don't keep me Whiting...

[quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1359648707' post='1958217'] the "seller" has been on BC at least three times in the last week[/quote] That's not good.

The ostler has a tipsy cat who plays the five string fiddle...

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1359632455' post='1957813'] Whenever I sell something it is an immediate priority to get the goods to the buyer, basically at the point i receive the payment the item belongs to them and it is my duty to ensure the goods are with them as soon as possible, and that they are fully kept in the loop as to when it will be picked up from me and delivered to them - I expect the same courtesy when buying. [/quote] Yep. Me too. I would like to think that everybody thought like that.

[quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1359582644' post='1957168'] Basschatters: if you go to another Basschatter's gig stand up and introduce yourself. Or wear a red carnation at least. [/quote] Not sure how I would feel knowing that there were several other bass players in the audience...

Carpet the walls. I take it that the spare room is significantly smaller than your living room? And pretty much square in floor shape? Have you tried sitting the combo on a square of carpet or foam or something like that? Is it at ear height or on the floor?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1359553289' post='1956481'] Also look at if they are longstanding member who else is from the area. There are clumps of people who know each other on here - so for instance a PM to one of their friends could result in some kind of explanation "oh yeah it's crap, he's having major surgery/his wife left him two weeks ago and his life fell apart/he's a bawbag, ill get onto him for you" or something [/quote] Good advice. And in reply to the original question - you have already waited too long

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1359538049' post='1956167'] The lead guitarist really thought that he was significantly better than he actually was. [/quote] Interesting. I've never come across that attitude before....

It [i]is[/i] a bit derivative... especially the vocals. Nice to hear the bass played in "normal" registers though - no detuning or five/six string basses. That has become (IMO) so dull in metal in the last few years. I quite liked it!

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1359478134' post='1955357'] Thats great except when the PA they have is sh*te - I wish ours didnt have his own then Id be able to buy the band a decent one ... [/quote] Yeah, there is that. We ended up buying a band one anyway. It's actually quite a complex conundrum isn't it? If we as bass players use cheap gear, nobody really notices (except us). If a singer uses a cheap PA the whole band can sound bad. Hmmmm.....

[quote name='BassBunny' timestamp='1359470477' post='1955226'] Awesome. Very clear and articulate, quite HiFi really, but with loads of bottom end. If you back off the mid and horn you can get a really nice "creamy" bass tone out of it. I tend to leave the Mid/High attenuators in the 12 o' clock position and just tweak the amp for the surrounding acoustics. I really cuts through the mix and is built like a tank. Certainly sorted out my Cab GAS. [/quote] Thanks. I was hoping you might say "It's OK, but overpriced for what it does - not as good as a BF Vintage...".

I have a(n) LH500 and although I love the power and basic tone, I found that I just can't boost the mid-range enough. So I have "invested" twenty quid on a cheap Behringer graphic equaliser pedal. Problem appears to be solved!

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1359477454' post='1955347'] Ah, how sweet. Perhaps people who name their basses are also five years old? [/quote] Hmmm.... I should ask her to come up with names for my three basses then! She is nearly 6 now, so I can imagine the response: "Daddy, naming inanimate objects is [i][b]so[/b][/i] last year!"

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1359476636' post='1955339'] It's not just the singer who uses the PA. the whole band does. [/quote] Not always. No other instruments go through it in our band, and we only sometimes use backing vocals. If that were the case, all the amps could be regarded as "band assets".