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US/UK/AUS: I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston :eyebrow:

"Booty Skull" ...What?:rollno:

Man, I'm not usually a fan of burled maple, but damn, that looks good. Love the finish. My jaw is on the floor at the moment. I'm not even usually fan of Ricks either!

Well, I'm just about to start my first bass build. A few of my friends who have tools and machines at their houses (their parents are engineers etc.) are willing to help me with this one, so it'll be a fun experience. So there's two ideas being tossed up at the moment. 1. Build a really...

Well, I've been considering building a small travel(ish) bass, so I can take it to school and whatever. Right now I'm still planning it out, so I'm very, VERY open to suggestions. I don't really want to use piezos (no particular reason, I'd use them if it was absolutely necessary), so I...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/STARFIRE-BASS-GLAM-ROCK-DAVID-BOWIE-BASS_W0QQitemZ190238243296QQihZ009QQcategoryZ159947QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I was looking on the 'bay and found this:eyebrow: I was considering bidding on it, but I don't know... Maybe it's just because of its strange...

Nah, he's actually using his thumb to mute the strings (floating thumb technique), and only using his right index finger - the famous Hook to pick. Amazing considering the lines he played.

Something like this? [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] http://borntorock.com/f4b.html

Thanks guys. I think the problem I'm having is that I'm expecting a bit much of myself, to learn really quickly. I've got plenty of time to learn about bass. I think for now I'll try to learn songs by ear. Probably something not too hard. I enjoy listening to Motown songs, and other older...

Well, I've had my bass since around January, but I haven't been committed enough to learn thoroughly. I mean, I do have a book (Hal Leonard Bass Method: Complete Edition), but I haven't been able to concentrate well enough to just go through the book, learning it. I'm really frustrated at...

Yeah, as someone living in Australia as well, after looking around at a few music stores in Sydney, I can't believe how much higher the prices are here than USA - even considering shipping and whatever. It's why I pretty much decided I wasn't going to buy anything else here, unless it was...

Yeah, that's the one. Because of the battered look, as well as the routed Jazz pickups, I was beginning to consider not going that way. I'm now slightly nudging towards something else - Maybe the MIJ bass, or the MIJ neck with a cheap body. EDIT: Rickenboogie, I think that's what I'll do. Less...

Yeah, I realised just how long till the auction finishes. Price will probably be bumped up a LOT. Whilst the auction for the Musicmaster body finishes in 2 days. Should I bid on that, and not take the chance with the MIJ bass, skip the body and go for the MIJ, which price might rise... or both...

Thanks for the replies. Like I said earlier, if I went the Musicmaster route, since they're selling the body only, after buying the bridge, elctronics, etc. I probably wouldn't have enough to afford a neck at that time, so I'd have to wait quite a while. On another note, are these real...

Will the scale length be an issue? After reading around here, some threads about a musicmaster body with a p or j neck have posts that say that the scale length will be messed up, as well as the intonation. So would the best bet be to go to Japanese copies (etc.)?