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[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1492843945' post='3283552'] Are you sure it was HER that was bonkers ? [/quote] They both were to be honest, I think they had both messed around with other people but her more than him, she also liked a drop of wine.......for breakfast, dinner and tea!

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1492799545' post='3283382'] Two things come into my mind. Firstly, wanting to avoid the things needing discussion he's invited her to try and scupper it. Alternatively, partners of either sex can get jealous and suspicious. Because it's a non-musical social event maybe he wasn't allowed to come without her. [/quote] A bassist in a band I replaced years ago was not trusted by his wife, he had to set up then wait in the car with her, then play the first set, wait in the car during the break, second set, pack up and go home at every gig! She didn't come in and watch them and some gigs would be private functions anyway, bonkers she was!

I've settled on the fact I'm a ham fisted fret clanker, anyone with a light touch would struggle to get a note out of my double bass.

[quote name='Shambo' timestamp='1492612222' post='3281635'] I don't think that's the issue. Nobody has said they expect mates rates just because it's basschat, it's more of a problem when somebody wants to buy and sell basses on here like a tout sells tickets. [/quote] If a tout can sell them at that price there's nothing stopping you doing the same but it takes more effort or you could end up with a pocket full of tickets you can't sell on. (Warwicks )

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1492613237' post='3281647'] So if you ran a car only in reverse would the wheels eventually come off? [/quote] If driven hard or if they had been left slightly loose yes. The left hand side ones are left hand thread and the right hand are normal right hand thread.

A tuner is a worm drive, nothing like using a single nut. Why do cars have left hand threaded hub nuts do you think?

I hope the people that are upset about people selling basses previously owned by them for more than they sold them for are forwarding cheques on to other sellers to make up the short fall to any sellers selling them on for less? No? thought not, back in your box

Proper setup ain't it!?

I've never felt the need to declare what I'm going to do with something, it's advertised as £x s, I offer a price or even the full asking price and they either take it or leave it, if there's a load of money to be made and a queue of buyers waiting so this huge profit can be made then they must have offered too cheap or I was the only person in the world to see the advert.

On double bass most people learn using a 'method' which helps create a repeatable fingering pattern and movement around the fingerboard, I doubt many fretless elec bassists start with an equivalent which leaves them wanting for the lines?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1492434720' post='3280183'] If you are thinking about another 4 ohm 210 I'd also get a second amp, (you're using an LM3 I believe) and daisy chain both amps using the send/return. You can run each as a linked 4 ohm systems. [/quote] There's a member here that plays some serious gigs using that setup, it's basically a 4x12 stack but with the top two as the Markbass combos and the bottom two as the matching ext speakers, he can cover anything from a little pub with a single combo right upto a symphony hall using all four,and he has done!

Is it even the same person selling it, could have been traded already? Could they have done a trade with that shop? Is it anyone else's business?

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1492411157' post='3279908'] That's a 55-94 rather than a 55-76, as such, much less rare! You'd be better off keeping your eye on this perhaps: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272625668289 Si [/quote] Your eyes are better than mine, I can see the neck pickup now!

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1492431199' post='3280152'] Morris dancing is one of those activities that from a cultural point of view I am glad someone keeps it alive, but with the proviso that I do not have to be involved in any way shape or form, including watching, listening or partaking. [/quote] I find it odd that I totally understand and agree with you

Pretty rare bass though, great colour too. I can't see the saddles being an issue new strings and a proper setup should sort it I'd say, the nut and frets are in the right place so it can't be an issue.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1492347444' post='3279550'] I wrote a guide many moons ago that spells it out so even the most anti DIY guy knows what to do - http://basschat.co.uk/topic/70420-schaller-strap-locks-and-how-to-fit-them-properly/ [/quote] That's a great guide Russ but I've just written a new guide to get over all those issues, no extra tools to buy, no leather work skills, no drilling your bass or cocktail sticks; Fit Dunlops!

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1492344770' post='3279524'] I've never had a nut come off in 20 years of using them (only 5 years of using threadlock) the rotational movement is the cup around the button, the nut is there to lock the strap against the body of the lock (with a washer as per good design practice), there ate 3 little pins on the body of the lock to stop rotation. i believe that Cleco fasteners are for temporarily holding sheet material in position prior to fastening with rivets (that's certainly the only time i've seen them used.) Matt [/quote] The same fastners are used on any covers that need to be removed for inspection.

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1492343070' post='3279506'] i'm a schaller fanboy, you do need to enlarge the hole in the strap to get a nice flat fit, i use a dab of threadlock on the threads to keep the nut in place, i didn't used to bother and never had an issue with any of my straps but i keep a bottle of threadlock on my bench now so use it as a belt and braces insurance. i had a good look at the designs of the different straplock designs before i bought them and the schaller design makes more sense in my head, i never trusted the dunlop design with the internal locking method, all of my engineering schooling gives me no confidence in the dunlop design, the idea of the wweight and the locking device on the pin inside of the button seems wrong, a bit of wear and i'd be afraid of it letting go mid-gig whilst the schaller design has the "cup" of the straplock to take the weight and the pin as a locking device. Matt [/quote] You'd probably best not look into aircraft construction next time you fly if you dislike the idea of Cleco style fixings. That 'cup' you prefer is a chocolate fire guard once the nut comes off the strap!

Anyone that designs something with rotational movement using a nut to secure it needs a slap

Bass up quite high, I used to go full but I'm more like 3/4 now then use the treble pot like a tone pot, juicy.

Yes those do look really nice, good find!

In this day and age "In stock" does not necessarily mean it is actually in the store, many shops will post the item out either direct from their supplier or have a warehouse possibly miles away and possibly not open at weekends, I know this first hand regarding Fairdeal music 15 years ago as I did some work in the warehouse, it was open 8-5 mon to friday.

I think Thundercat has some good tunes there, [b]if,[/b] you changed the drummer and I re wrote all the basslines without the bloody twoddle!

[quote name='dood' timestamp='1492118367' post='3278166'] It's really strange, I've offered bassists the use of my bass, but they've always looked worried and said no politely. Guitarists often go quiet too. [/quote] [URL=http://s997.photobucket.com/user/stingraypete/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-01/20150105_201850_zps9am97dvx.jpg.html][IMG]http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af100/stingraypete/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-01/20150105_201850_zps9am97dvx.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Likewise

Rang three times, no answer, drove 140 miles anyway, seems sensible.