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Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 11:18 am
by foal30
TmcB wrote:I just can't get behind buying a fretless.

Maybe if I had a Jazz, Precision, PJ, and a Stingray then I'd consider a fretless.
Well best you get buying then :lol:

I might offload some things if I win the fretless and I like it

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 5:16 pm
by smallface
I'm enjoying a bit of fretless to be sure. Doesn't suit everything but there is something spesh about the sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YANgZat ... ANgZatQSeQ Just love this to bits :-)

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 5:36 pm
by Kev77
Malcolm foster , bass player. Also lives in NZ nowadays.

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 5:40 pm
by smallface
Kev77 wrote:Malcolm foster , bass player. Also lives in NZ nowadays.
That video clip is pre Malcolm Foster. This is Derek Forbes. Bass player up to 1985 I'm sure.

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 7:35 pm
by Kev77
You're very correct

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 7:50 pm
by smallface
Kev77 wrote:You're very correct
To be fair, this doesn't happen very often though.

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 12:57 am
by foal30
Kev77 wrote:Malcolm foster , bass player. Also lives in NZ nowadays.
He was selling a couple of custom Bass guitars 12-15 years back
Yours at only 20K IIRC

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:24 pm
by Kev77
I'll take the lot

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:53 pm
by foal30
smallface wrote:
Kev77 wrote:Malcolm foster , bass player. Also lives in NZ nowadays.
That video clip is pre Malcolm Foster. This is Derek Forbes. Bass player up to 1985 I'm sure.
John Giblin also did a spell with SM
He played some tasty fretless on some Kate Bush records. There is a Bass transcription of "Breathing" in the TAB section of this esteemed site.

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 11:15 pm
by foal30
In late breaking news Mrs Foal heartily endorse purchase of before mentioned 1979 Fretless Precision

I have a truly appalling record on TM, watch me fuck this up 23:04 Wednesday.

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 10:11 am
by foal30
The electronics look good. Can anyone confirm/deny?

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 5:26 pm
by Kev77
Go for it bro, if your ever selling it, or bits from it,,, I'm here

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 5:42 pm
by smallface
Yeah, go for it. It looks like a very choice piece. :-)

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 7:56 pm
by foal30
Pity about the broken pick up solder!
More evidence of my TM ineptness.

Re: Anyone like bass guitars?

Posted: Wed May 09, 2018 10:46 pm
by foal30
Thought there would be a prolonged bidding war
Last minute stampede??