jassbass Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I had one as my main bass for about 20 years.Wish i still had it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Well... I remained GAS-free for very nearly a day. But now I have clouds of GAS for an MC-924 DS. DS stands for Dark Stain... the wood-finish Wal-alike. I'll need one with flats on, won't I?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 It is the only sensible way forward. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 17 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: It is the only sensible way forward. The current Mrs discreet would refer to you as an 'enabler'. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jezzaboy Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 There is a ST 924 Studio in Bassdirect at the moment. Lots of love, Enabler no 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 20 minutes ago, jezzaboy said: There is a ST 924 Studio in Bassdirect at the moment. I've seen it! But the preamp is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I love everything about it. Nice buy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, gafbass02 said: I love everything about it. So do I! The more I live with it the more I realise practically every bass I've ever had was badly-made and mediocre-sounding! There, I've said it! Edited May 19, 2020 by discreet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 On 16/05/2020 at 20:19, discreet said: Doin' this and that. I know D Swift has one. Seeing him with it helped my GAS not one bit. He has a whole house full of secondhand Ibanez basses. He's a big fan (and probably has an endorsement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) . Edited May 19, 2020 by Happy Jack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, discreet said: The more I live with it the more I realise practically every bass I've ever had was badly-made and mediocre-sounding! There, I've said it! It's in the fingers, Mark ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: It's in the fingers, Mark ... Totally agree, but why make it difficult for those fingers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 27 minutes ago, gjones said: He has a whole house full of secondhand Ibanez basses. He's a big fan (and probably has an endorsement). I know he got his MC-924 (or at least one of them) from Bass Japan Direct. http://www.bassjapandirect.com/index.html Edited May 19, 2020 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, discreet said: Well... I remained GAS-free for very nearly a day. But now I have clouds of GAS for an MC-924 DS. DS stands for Dark Stain... the wood-finish Wal-alike. I'll need one with flats on, won't I?? No mate, you need the fretless version like i have😁 Edited May 19, 2020 by police squad picture 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) On 19/05/2020 at 12:19, police squad said: No mate, you need the fretless version like i have 😁 Dammit, that's not helping! Edited May 23, 2020 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, discreet said: Dammit, that's not helping! I'm thinking of selling this as I haven't used it for a couple of years. Only used on 'Police' gigs but since I've had my Bravewood, that's pretty much all I use these days. Excellent Mwah to this one!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 hours ago, police squad said: I'm thinking of selling this as I haven't used it for a couple of years. Tempting, and I thank you, but I'm really after the MC-924 DS. And I like frets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Golden era of Ibanez basses. Wonderful... Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, White Cloud said: Golden era of Ibanez basses. Wonderful... Congratulations! Thank you! Golden era, eh..? I did not know that, but it sure as hell plays and sounds like it. I'm really glad that I picked it up, but also sad that I didn't do so thirty-odd years ago. But let's be positive, I may have left this Earth without ever having owned one at all! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, discreet said: Thank you! Golden era, eh..? I did not know that, but it sure as hell plays and sounds like it. I'm really glad that I picked it up, but also sad that I didn't do so thirty-odd years ago. But let's be positive, I may have left this Earth without ever having owned one at all! I owned an unmarked fretless version during the 80's... killer bass! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 (edited) Here's a thing, I bought a small bottle of nail polish to touch up a few of the dings and dents in the bass and hopefully prevent any further degradation (that's my excuse, anyway). Bit difficult to colour match online, so it was a gamble. But it's just about perfect. What are the odds?? Edited May 20, 2020 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) Lord have mercy, it turns out Ibanez Musician GAS is just like any other GAS, only worse! Quick question for you fretless players out there: How long did it take you to become proficient on a fretless? Can you just pick one up and play it? Or does it take days, or weeks, or months to learn? I thank you! Edited May 21, 2020 by discreet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, discreet said: Lord have Mercy, turns out Ibanez Musician GAS is just like any other GAS, only worse! Quick question for you fretless players out there: How long did it take you to become proficient on a fretless? Can you just pick one up and play it? Or does it take days, or weeks, or months to learn? I thank you! I found it a natural transition. However, all my fretless basses have been lined, which may have helped, but I’ve also played unlined which wasn’t hugely different. But it doesn’t matter if any of us found it hard or easy, what’s important is that you’ll have one of those beauties. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 50 minutes ago, ezbass said: ...it doesn’t matter if any of us found it hard or easy, what’s important is that you’ll have one of those beauties. 😉 Thanks very much, that's what I was fearing. Ay caramba! The current mrs discreet will have my love-spuds on toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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