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Should have gone to Specsavers! I had everything immediately to hand - Supercompact, tape measure... but not my glasses. That'll teach me

I'd say you don't need this bass then.

The Australian Open: the current mrs discreet says she's eager to see the mens' semis.

Read the full story and the organisers did a lot, sorted the main event, free upgrade, offer of free carer tickets, access to private toilet facilities etc. As a passionate supporter of disability rights I find this a bit frustrating. Unless there is something being missed by all the media, which is possible, then it seems to be someone looking for an angle to moan at. I truly hope that isn’t the case as it’s been a hard slog to get rights for the disabled and it only takes a few freeloading idiots to spoil it for everyone.

done it for you - stick this in their configurator thing: FE4-MC:VM-N-4S-34-HCR-BK-ALD-NOT-MPF-F-DTB-NOM-ANIH-CLT-2EQ-BP-X-RH

I’m not sure?

Thos machine heads look like typical unbranded far-eastern Schaller/Gotoh copies with tulip heads. You should be able find something suitable either from one of the guitar parts web sites or eBay. As for strings you can't go far wrong with a D'Addario XL .010 - .046 set for standard light gauge.

I remember it was said on an Irish radio station (probably RTE2 fm) that he had become a heterosexual a few years back. Not sure if there was any substance to that. It just sounded very odd to me at the time. I liked Motorway and War Baby. He had a song out in the last year or so that was quite haunting but not enough for me to remember the title, sorry. He DJs on 6music on Sundays at 6pm if anyone's interested.

Is it just me or is there something odd here?I always like a bargain but it seems that at least half of the people who order these tuners have had some sort of problem with delivery or performance or both.What do you expect for the price?I can't imagine having instruments worth thousands, not to mention other gear, and using such "iffy" tuners. Isn't being in tune important? I have a Korg Pitchblack Advance and several D'Addario tiny unobtrusive clip on tuners and as long as the batteries are OK they are great, never had a problem and I use them on my EUB,BG,acoustic guitar, banjo and mandolin.They weren't cheap but they always work well and are reliable, I don't want to have problems tuning at gigs or at home,I have enough issues just trying to play the right notes!I also like the fact that I don't have some big piece of plastic clamped onto the headstock of my instruments but maybe that's just me. Sorry if this seems like a rant but I've been following the topic from the first post and can't stop wondering why anyone buys these things when there are so many bad experiences with them.

Overwater make 36" scale strings - that's what I used on my 36" scale Overwater after I stopped using Newtone strings. IMO the Newtones were better, but it was easier to order the Overwater strings, and I didn't have to have them made specially to order.

Well, they are a business, but I think it's a response to customer demand. Most people can play a guitar and its strings are closer together, so shouldn't be a problem for a bass (unless you slap & pop, but that's not really what Ric cater for). Incidentally, I've got a SUB 5 and its neck is only 1mm wider at the nut than my 4003.

Quite a few used monitor wedges on the 'Bay at the moment. Some look quite decent.

It does look tiny, but the string isn't really pulling that far to the side. This one has held up for the past 27 years.

Reliability of Markbass is well up there, and the Ninja is no different! The Ninja heads have masses more headroom so just feel bigger and more "open" sounding, but the same essential tone character of the Little Mark III. Regarding usability, many Markbass users leave all tone controls at virtually 12 O'clock and as M@23 said, do all they need with the filters. VLE - Vintage Loudspeaker Emulation (or James Jamerson knob as I like to call it!) and VPF - Variable Pre-shape Filter (which is a mid scoop), so yeah, pretty easy to find your tone really!

Measuring from a saddle is a crap idea. Could be massively out depending on string choice. Measure from the nut or the 12th fret.

Flip-flap?

Just had the jack socket replaced, truss rod nut freed off and adjusted and the hole in the headstock opened out slightly for better access to it plus a set up /check over by Graham Wheeler on my G&L L2000. Great bloke, friendly and helpful. great service - less than a week with the weekend in the middle so only a few days really. Everything he did looks great and it plays really well. He's listed as Worthing, but he's actually in Washington, West Sussex which is on the A24 half way between Horsham and Worthing.

Not to be picky, but actually I believe there is. Don't charges (and convictions where appropriate) give some indication of the child's age?

I got to meet him as well (Croydon mid 90’s).The act I was working with were his support band for the night. Top guy and terrific musician. R.I.P.

@Marc S This is basically the Normon Watt Roy bass, but fretless @SpondonBassed The ashtray pickup cover actually comes fitted over the neck pickup, I’ve removed it though. And Finn (my son) can be thanked for the rug, I actually like it for bass pics haha. Si

I had similar luck on two wheels. It was the appearance of young master discreet that put a stop to it, not wanting him to lose his old dad before time.

I agree with all the James Blunt love on here! Another chap that springs to mind is Dean Friedman. I was dragged by some friends to see him at the Edinburgh festival in 2011. I'd never thought much about his songs, but he turned out to be an excellent musician and seemed to be a really nice guy. I found myself enjoying his hits (in particular 'Lydia') and some of his new stuff, a lot of which is very humourous. I even bought his CD, which he signed for me. (Not that I've played it much since, I have to admit!)

Local gym?

I decided that I'd craze the finish on the body - to give a lightly aged look, but still keep it looking shiny for now. (The bass will get any knocks and wear from gigging and playing over the coming years). Anyhow, when I've cracked the lacquer in the past, it's been on guitar bodies - which I've just stuck in my freezer overnight. The size of a bass body doesn't fit into the compartments of my home freezer, so I had to think of another method of crazing the lacquer. By chance, I'd met a plumber who was talking about freeing stuck pipe connections. He said, "when that happens, you just spray one part with Crack It spray. That instantly freezes the part and breaks the stuck connection". It turns out that this plumbers aerosol reduces the surface to minus 45 degrees. I got a can myself from a local Toolstation. All you have to do is get the lacquer warm, then simply spray the aerosol on the surface. You can sometimes hear the lacquer crack. Anyhow, the end result is a nice crazed lacquer. As the plumbers spray has an oil in it, you need to clean the surface afterwards using a rubbing compound (I used Mer Car Polish). I've heard that some folk use aerosols of compressed air to reduce the temp. I might try that on my next build? Here are some pics of some of the crazing (after crazing the lacquer, I wiped the body surface with water based Dark Oak stain to emulate years old grime in the cracks).

To be fair the revolutionary innovation happened years ago. I agree with you about the rut, but on the other hand when Fender do try something new everyone practically has a heart attack and demands they get back to their 'core values', i.e. more of the same.

Black, black, maple is my favourite. Here's my JV Squier that sports those materials.

I quite like some rap although I don't know a huge amount about it beyone Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dog, Ice T, etc. I used to listen to The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy...

I am! Ashbourne Derbyshire

I'm in the middle of East Anglia. Happy to help with setting up and beginner bassics. Don't ask me about soldering iron stuff though.

I'm offering set ups, maintenance, repairs, restrings etc. I'm in Herts.

I'm in Crawley. Happy to help with electrics or setup work. Basic setup work on double basses too

As long as it isn't a really complex rewire or new fretboard then if you're in Northampton I am happy to help

Me. Wirral. Would love to live in North Hants. Also teaching and teching. Last client was Steve Harley

Put me down for Portsmouth. Been doing set-ups, basic repairs, mods and refinishes for a few years now. EDIT - The Hampshire Portsmouth, not the other one.

Based on the South Coast too at Poole Dorset. Often in Bournemouth, Southampton, Romsey and Winchester areas. Will do basic setup and any electrics/electronics. Including action, intonation, pickup replacement, preamp design and/or installation, pots, caps Jack sockets and general wiring. Custom instrument cables and speaker/speakon leads. Still learning fretwork and finishing so can't do that at the moment.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1453674422' post='2961746'] Hmm, bit of a gap between me and the next person - no other helpful BCers in Scotland? [/quote] I'm further south than you (7 miles!!) so hopefully that fills the gap a little. I've done bass set-ups, pickup and preamp changes, wiring repairs and changes such as adding coil split switching, shielding, battery box routing (eek!) etc. I will try and help fellow chatters where I can.

I can do pup replacements, set ups, electronics, jack sockets/ pots etc, and most repairs. I won't do anything involving routing and what I term major cosmetics I'm based in North Kent, about 20 mins from m25/ bluewater

Me too in County Durham. Fret work (leveling, crowning, 4 stage polish see pics), general and advanced set up work, some small repair work, soldering pot replacement, pre amp installs etc, Amp capacitor replacement. Recent example of work. BEFORE [URL=http://s330.photobucket.com/user/Twincam2008/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_17_06_39_Pro_zpsidi5drah.jpg.html][IMG]http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l415/Twincam2008/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_17_06_39_Pro_zpsidi5drah.jpg[/IMG][/URL] AND AFTER [URL=http://s330.photobucket.com/user/Twincam2008/media/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_20_33_21_Pro_zps7xmrttwo.jpg.html][IMG]http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l415/Twincam2008/Mobile%20Uploads/WP_20160118_20_33_21_Pro_zps7xmrttwo.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Yep, good idea for a thread . I'm Shropshire based but travel frequently to Staffordshire so can cover parts of that area too. No job too small or large and any Basschatter will get a significant discount!

Me in Cardiff, S Wales. Most things except fret work.