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    1bassleft
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    Hello all pleasant pluckers, and welcome to the brand-spanking-new bass category of guitarsite.

    Fingerstyle or plec, flats or rounds, SS or valve, active or passive ( 😯 ), 4-string, 5-string, 6,7,8 and 12 strings, c’mon in. Post a bass-related topic, or reply to a running thread, as you like. Personally, I’d like to find out what’s the largest ‘plane that can land safely on the fretboard of a Conklin 7-string 🙂

    1BL

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    • #65743
      1bassleft
      Participant

      I doubt if the cybercaff will be open on Christmas Day, so I’ll take this oppo to wish JLR, Tim and all passing bassplayers a fab Christmas. I’ll save the HNY for another day as I’m bound to pop in again soon.

    • #65755
      boogieman
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      Sorry you have had the computer trouble————– glad you can find a place to at least get out on the net.

      Thanks for the info.

    • #65752
      1bassleft
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      Hi JLR,
      I’ve had horrible probs with my PC (hence the month taken to reply to your post) and am now typing in a Spanish cybercaff.

      I have an 8-string cheapy and it’s fairly strange. I much prefer the sound when plecced rather than fingered, but careful fingering does allow me to do a reasonable impersonation of Nirvana’s Come as you Are

    • #65704
      boogieman
      Participant

      Hey 1Bass !!!!!!!

      I played a 12 String Custom Kent Smith last month. Very,very strange————— a new 767 was trying to radio in for landing clearance !!!!!!!!!

      I did just pick up a 1987 US Vintage Fender P Bass. Off white color with brass pickguard. Very cool piece.—————– JLR

    • #65741
      1bassleft
      Participant

      I’ve said on another thread, but a hearty WB to Boogieman from me, too. JLR has picked up some interesting basses recently and it’d be great if you could pop up some pics Jimmy.

    • #65732
      Tim
      Participant

      Hey Boogieman, good to see you back!

      …and within 2 years too! 😆

      Tim

    • #65750
      boogieman
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      Finally made it here. Thanks 1bass for letting me know about it !!

    • #65751
      1bassleft
      Participant

      Sorry to take so long on this, but are you whistling “A,A,A,A,A,A,A,D,D,D,D,A,A,A,. E,E,E,D,D,D,A,A,A,A,A,A,A,A?” 🙂

    • #65714
      Tim
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      Amazing as they are I can’t let my pores take all the credit, a lot of it (the maltreatment of my bass) is more like ‘oh thats my cue, erm…what should I do with this glass?…I know I’ll just stick 2 fingers out to hold the pick’…then I can drink between bars! Yay! everyones a winner…apart from the first 3 rows…and my liver.

      I can’t imagine who is giving us bassists a bad reputation?! I am now whistling innocently, and slightly of of time.

      Tim..X

      P.S. Sorry, I’m more partial to a 15″ if not 18.

    • #65753
      1bassleft
      Participant

      Tim, you excrete the strangest substances – I’d lick your bass if it weren’t for the “sweat” bit.

      Seeing as we’re now sortof doing a poll as a “speed-dating” exercise ( 😯 ), I am:
      Quite plecky
      Mostly five-string
      Lefty
      Usually active
      Stainless rounds
      Valved (and 10″ speakered)

      “Getting to know you, getting to know all about you…” 🙂

    • #65718
      Tim
      Participant

      I know it wasn’t meant as a survey or anything but:

      Plec (mostly), Rounds, SS, Passive, 4-string, basically anything simple to play and whisky/wine/sweat proof.

    • #65744
      Tim
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      Hey I finally made it here, wooo!
      I have the original cryptic password and I lost it…

      Anyhoo, nice to have our own little place

      Tim.

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