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[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1423231211' post='2682540'] oh dont start that one again! Well not before weve been around "fodera:worth it?" "Barefaced handles I have known" "this months flavour of the month love in" "rosewood or maple" "are fender any good" "valve or solidstate" "tweeters yay or nay" "and "bass reflex vs horns" [/quote] What else should we talk about? You don't want to discuss how we actually play the bass, do you? That would be crazy! Anyway, here are your answers: Are Fodera worth it: No. Barefaced handles: OK by me. Flavour of the month: Squier. Probably. Rosewood or maple: Maple. Are Fender any good: Sometimes. Valve or Solid State: Valve. Unless you have to carry your own amp, then Solid State. Tweeters: Yay. Reflex v Horns: Horns.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1423241490' post='2682732'] Mrs Axe will not permit beardiness! Got plenty hats though. [/quote] Hmm... here ya go! [url="https://www.beardhead.co.uk/product/barbarian-roadie/"]https://www.beardhead.co.uk/product/barbarian-roadie/[/url]

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1423244265' post='2682777'] Hopefully he'll do a Wilko. [/quote] You never know - the return of Bert Camembert!

Camembert Electrique was a seminal album. I bought it in 1974 for 59p (the price of a single at that time - Virgin were promoting various albums this way to give more exposure to artists). It introduced me to psychedelic rock and blew my little teenage mind.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1423236924' post='2682631'] I am currently in the running for the bass slot in an Americana sort of outfit myself, which only enhances my interest in the way other players tackle the job. [/quote] Well good luck with that. Better start growing a beard. And if you have one already, grow a HUGE beard. And get a hat. Everything else will just fall into place...

[quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1423230826' post='2682538'] Is that because of different songs or just unhappy with your sound? [/quote] Yes, different songs - particularly for covers. It helps create the illusion, especially if the guitar does the same and the singer is a bit of a chameleon. Not much you can do about the drums, though - unless it's a leccy kit, of course - depends how far you want to go with it. But I do use different settings for my originals bands, too - a bit of disto here, maybe a little bit of (shh) slapping there... though to a great extent I do most of my tone changes by plucking the strings at different positions and/or alternating between fingerstyle and pick. No, I'm not unhappy with my sound! Though not enough happy enough to stop buying gear all the time though, obviously.

[quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1423229999' post='2682519'] Do you guys tweek for different songs then or something? [/quote] Yes, and much more so when I play in a covers band - which I don't. But yes.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1423230373' post='2682527'] What about having check boxes instead of radio buttons. You can 'buy' several songs rather than judging the best. [/quote] That's a good idea.

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1423229800' post='2682510'] Bell plate on its own has a certain cool too. [/quote] Now that's just the kind of Jaco-look I'm not a big fan of! We'll have to agree to disagree on this one. Besides, it's done now and I simply can't be bothered to do anything about it. Except buy another bass, obviously. That's the answer to everything, apparently...

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1423224646' post='2682388'] Do keep us all posted on where you will be playing this, especially if you venture west of the Smoke (Reading/Swindon/Bath/Bristol/Oxford etc). [/quote] I surely will, thanks for your interest... you can come and see my weird Alleva-Coppolo/Squier hybrid in the flesh!

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1423224646' post='2682388'] Personally I would have left the bass without a scratchplate, as now the lack of metal bell plate looks even more weird! [/quote] What, weird like this Alleva-Coppolo..?

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1423223354' post='2682358'] There is absolutely no reason or justification to get one of these. Is there? [/quote] Oh no... but what are you going to do when you need a spiffy black bass but don't want to have to worry about taking it out of the house..? And if you DO move it on, it's not like you're going to lose much cash on the deal, is it..?

[quote name='SpaceChick' timestamp='1423222784' post='2682347'] My routine is a tea towel between the strings... [/quote] Tsk! Typical girl bass player!

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1423222500' post='2682343'] It was a far from unusable sound, but just had less lows than a much smaller set up. [/quote] Fewer lows. Maybe they were so low you couldn't hear 'em?

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1423174777' post='2681957'] Oh , I thought he was the little kid from Star wars [/quote] No, that's Anniemac...

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1423214213' post='2682205'] Marmite? [/quote] No thanks, I've just eaten half a jar... BAARPPP!!

[quote name='Adrenochrome' timestamp='1423217108' post='2682241'] ...bass players change them just cos they fancy a new set of strings rather than they NEED them. [/quote] That's why most of my strings get changed... well, you have to try 'em all, don't you?

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1423219955' post='2682288'] ...Actually I am struggling to recall why I got rid of it. Hell and damnation. [/quote] At that price you could sneak one into the house with the shopping. It's a stealth bass, no-one will notice...

[quote name='Bass Culture' timestamp='1423218177' post='2682260'] ...I think you're quite fair to point out the flaws in the finish but equally - as you so rightly say - they're £210 FFS! [/quote] Well quite... personally I don't mind much, I'm a pro-relic kind of guy. It won't stop me from playing the bass in public! [quote name='Bass Culture' timestamp='1423218177' post='2682260'] ...I'd guess many of you have had dealings with Discreet before so it will come as no surprise when I say: Top guy. [/quote] Why, thank you for that unsolicited testimonial...

New project underway, will go with the flow. Looking forward to seeing how it pans out.

Well it is tuned, so that's got to be worth something?

That looks amazing compared with the crappy Woolworth's Kay bass I had in 1973! Put me off sunburst for more than forty years!