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Fantastic weekend! It was really great to meet up with you guys. There were far too many cracking basses for me to pick a favourite. Loved Joe's Sadowsky, Bob's Pedulla and ACG, Peters Spector amongst many others. Thanks to Alan and Peter for a fab weekend and the guys for bringing such great gear along! Cheers, paul

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='640560' date='Oct 29 2009, 10:28 PM']I wouldn't care but by the time I have loaded up the car and all that stuff... it's about one hour each way and I've got better things to do quite frankly. Grrrrr[/quote] Ouch! I only have to drive for about 10 minuets for my time to be wasted though TBH I have sod all better to do!

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='640548' date='Oct 29 2009, 10:17 PM']Turned up to practice tonight after a one month hiatus due to the drummer "doing other things". Didn't get very far - drummer who clearly didn't want to be there then finds he has "lost" some of his stands and won't / can't play. Meanwhile, I finally learn a song that the guitarist has been hassling me to learn for months and he says "oh, that's good, but I don't actually know it myself". We have no gigs lined up until next year and nobody seems to care enough to go and find any. Sigh! Anybody need a second rate bass player [/quote] I seem to be in the same boat with my lot. Anybody need a third rate bass player?

Looking forward to seeing y'all this weekend! Big thanks to GreeneKing. Cheers Peter!

I've heard not too good things said about new Ampeg combos (although I've never used one). First thoughts would be a Trace Elliot 15" combo. The 300w ones are pretty powerful and quite versatile tone wise. Not sure if it dose the Ampeg thing but I bet it wont be too far off and you can get them pretty cheep!

I'm the proud new owner of Tombboys blackburst California PM. I forgot just how good these basses are!

Just traded a Markbass cab for a lovely Sandberg California PM4. Nice! Cheers Jamie, love the Bass!

[quote name='MB1' post='633706' date='Oct 22 2009, 07:30 PM']MB1. ....Is it Passive or Active? [/quote] 4, 5 ,6...? Seriously there's some great guys here!

Well I'm a little bias towards them as I've spent years owning various other basses and now I believe Precisions are for me. I must be very lucky as I dont think I've ever owned one of the 'bad' ones! My current '73 is my 5th seventies Precision. I've also owned newer American ones (but alas not the latest) and various Japanese types. The US current reissues I believe are great, 'GreenKing' will tell you! But for almost the same money there are some peaches of early '70s ones out there and I didnt pay ridiculous money for mine (and its as light as a feather) !

My God! You'll really regret selling the old Precision, dont do it!! Sell the wife?

[quote name='Stacker' post='629427' date='Oct 18 2009, 01:09 PM']here you go:- [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-USA-57-Precision-Bass-American-Reissue-White_W0QQitemZ220492231501QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item33565c734d"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fender-USA-57-Precis...=item33565c734d[/url][/quote] Lovely innit! I'd love to have a go on one but I guess it'll be a long time before I even see one in a shop 'round here.

Its stunning. I'm in love! It only fuels my GAS for a '57 reissue.

I still haven't been able to try one! Each time I go in to Birmingham's PMT they never have one. I owned an '01 Precision and foolishly sold it because IMHO it was one of the best P basses I've played.

I guess do your homework on the deals available. The interest rated can be very high so you might want to consider a bank loan or even a credit card where the overall payback total will be less (as long as you are sensible, unlike me)!

EBS are great cabs and after owning a few different types of them I settled for the two Pro Line 4x10s. For cabs with lots of bottom I'd try Markbass cabs (from experience) as they seem pretty big on the bass thing!

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='625207' date='Oct 13 2009, 04:46 PM']Is it only me that, undoubted rarity value aside, thinks it looks 'okay'?[/quote] Okay? just okay? ....... I mean just - okay....? really, just okay? Peter, well really! :snob:

Ten grand on a good vintage Fender or Ten grand on a motor? I'll be taking the bus thanks. Yeah its a boat load of money, well certainly for me but in my book its worth it. Remember you'll more than likely get it for a few quid less with your suitcase of cash!

I think its one of the nicer Traben basses I've seen.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='624368' date='Oct 12 2009, 08:26 PM']i don't doubt that it's a brilliant bass as laklands suposedly are, and most of them look good, but that's odd looking, like a cartoon version of a '57 fender[/quote] Well it is a 'Donald Duck' Dunn..... I'll get me coat.