Me again

On my Kwaka

Oh..well if we are doing those kind of pics......my 1200 Bandit

Mmmm ok my Guitar

WOW!!!! thats a nice guitar...what is it???

no pics of my bass ..because I havent bought it yet ..gonna get a guitar rather than an upright for various reasons

its a black semi gretsch look a like with bigsby, twin pick ups ect
similar to THIS ONE
What guitar you gonna get ?

Im looking at getting a violin style base (also known as a Paul mccartney/Beatle style apparently)...pretty much the bass version of yours,I think the hollow body should hopefully give me the type of sound that Im after.....but I need to try one out first......

What sort of music does the band play

Rab-uk wrote:What sort of music does the band play

Now that is a very good question....

according to the lead guitarist..who also put the band together...and has the rehearsal room, we are playing Rockabilly.

BUT!!!! ...out of the song list, I would say that 50% are not Rockabilly...and..we dont have a slap bass anyway..he just doesnt get the fact that the sound from a slap bass is a massive part of the Rockabilly sound

Now Im the first to admit that its been a looooong time since I last picked up a bass guitar...and that he is a far better musician than me....BUT..I know Rockabilly....and he doesnt

so the reason why I want the guitar that I do, is so that I can use it in any band....as I think this one may be short lived if he doesnt get his way

phew!! I feel better now...rant over

are you playing lead or rhythm ?

Ahh ok
yeah need a slap bass or the sound and image will be wrong
but a violin (paul mccartney) guitar will be totally wrong for rockabilly wont sound or look right bit like the slap bass
if you think you will properly be in a rockin` band then go for a semi (like mine) if you are serious and will be in a rockin band look at a Epiphone wildcat
cost is not to bad and will be the right sound and look or a Gretsch but they cost loads

Im the bass player.

Yeah I know the violin bass wont sound like a slap..its just that Ive read on some sites that a jazz bass guitar sounds close..and the violin bass is similar, and more usable for other types of music. I would like a slap bass, but then its really only restricted to Rockabilly...plus it looks like Im having an op on my spine this year..so lugging a bloomin great slap bass about is a no no. Also I think the band might not last long ( I could be wrong) and I want to be versatile enough to play other sorts of music.

Ahh ok i misunderstood i thought you were going to get a guitar instead of a bass
tell matey the idea of a slap bass is so you do not need drums how it was 60+ years ago

Rab-uk wrote:Ahh ok i misunderstood i thought you were going to get a guitar instead of a bass
tell matey the idea of a slap bass is so you do not need drums how it was 60+ years ago

lol...cant really tell him anything..he knows it all apparently

I took most of the drummers kit away and just left him with a snare and a cymbal...should have seen his face

Im thinking either a.....



or a ....



what do ya think???

can you get the second one in sunburst ? you get your pictures from gear4music

got the pics from google...and sunburst isnt really me...more of a black kinda guy

I like THIS ONE

oh yes !!! ...so do I

damn I really need to sell my bike...

Since this is the way its going heres my car :d

Very nice....what is it??? As you may have guessed I dont know much about modern cars

Its a Toyota Supra, Twin turbo. Top end roughly 170

ChrisF wrote:Very nice....what is it??? As you may have guessed I dont know much about modern cars

Its modern enough cheeky Looks like its only a year or two old

Blackie wrote:Its modern enough cheeky Looks like its only a year or two old

Ah...so its not actually yours then ...too modern for me...give me a PA Cresta or a Consul or a Caddy anytime,of course bikes are more my thing...but alas the old girl has to go

yeah its Blackies car its a good example for its year
but like you if i had the money i would have a Cresta

Rab-uk wrote:yeah its Blackies car its a good example for its year
but like you if i had the money i would have a Cresta

If i had the money id build another but differently Or as we were talking about at work putting the Twin turbo Supra lump in a Pop
But if i were to sell it id prob use the money to buy a Corvette Stingray (70s)