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[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1426542328' post='2719229'] Alea jacta est... [/quote] aha! what did you go for? what did you go for?

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1426428107' post='2717933'] He's confirmed that the necks are clear lacquered :-) My order will be placed soon... [/quote]

[quote name='ubit' timestamp='1426422837' post='2717847'] I agree, anyone can become amazing if the are prepared to work, work, work at it. On the other hand , some annoying people, like my girlfriends brother, are just born with the ability to be just good right away. He didn't pick up a guitar until he was 13. Within three years, he was a virtuoso, who could play any Rush song you could name flawlessly, since then, he has become the best guitarist I've ever met in real life. It's so bloody annoying! [/quote] Yeah, I hate those. I'd round them all up in a field and shoot them... oh, wait, sorry, I thought this was the Clarkson thread

[quote name='piffle' timestamp='1425576261' post='2708776'] Hi guys, For sometime i have been looking for a GB streamliner head. Sadly i haven't been able to find one (except at a hugely inflated price). So my question is .. what thoughts people may have as to a similar sounding alternative thats as simple to use. I play a Warwick streamer II currently using a 1980's Trace Elliot AH500, with a shiny new Barefaced BT2. cheers folks [/quote] what's a hugely inflated price? I see them not too unfrequently for around £400 (the 900, or less for the 600 version). That's what I paid for mine more or less (I bought the Shuttle 9.2 new, but the Streamliner 900 was used). I am a HUGE fan of the Streamliner 900. My advice: keep looking. It's a terrific amp. I'd consider the Aguilar TH500 as an alternative, but it frustrated me i the way every control seems to interact with everything else. The Streamliner is almost plug and play. It's really hard to get a bad sound out of it.

Coban stainless steel strings, on eBay, £7 delivered for a set. They're not the best. But they work. For £12 I prefer Warwick Red Label stainless steel, but the £7 ones are not terrible

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1426415824' post='2717735'] Ah - thanks for reminding me about the lacquer! I'll ask him. I'm gradually pinning everything down. [b]He's being very patient with me...[/b] [/quote] well, finish already! some of us are trying to get in the queue!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1426413680' post='2717696'] He's literally just replied - if I send him the dimensions of my '71, they'll copy it. :-) [/quote] Nice! Did you specify lacquered neck in the end? I'm still hoping that some of the instruments they have already made work for me (I'm impatient, you see and I dread thinking of all the options!!! )

[quote name='spyder' timestamp='1426194413' post='2715611'] My bass is the red Jake in the video clip from the previous thread. [/quote] What's the neck like? I like Precision necks... and yes, they vary, but they're generally wide and I like the Classic 50 ones a lot, which some consider "chunky".

Do you have one of these? Or have you tried one? What's the neck width/profile like? Is it typical Precision or slimmer?

[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1425940964' post='2712657'] It's blindingly obvious she plays with an ease and fluency that can't just be learnt, it has to come naturally...there is playing a bass, and using a bass, lots of folks can do the first one, but not many the second.. That song is five minutes long, and must have a couple of thousand individual 'hits' on the strings... That's like trying to type at 100 words a minute without making one mistake... Come on. [/quote] You'd be amazed what people can do when they, well... practice and work at it. If music were my job, I bet I'd be substantially better than I'm now, as I'd be playing quite a bit everyday... I remember an interview with Paco de Lucia talking about talent etc, and he said that sure, some people have a gift, but that he still had to spend hours and hours everyday playing guitar to become that good. I think some people use the excuse "I am not that talented" as a self-justification, when the truth is they just don't want to put in the effort. But this is an entirely different matter now...

[quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1425859052' post='2711646'] Sex-IST [/quote] You must watch "This is Spinal Tap" sometime

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1425858047' post='2711623'] Well, I didn't learn that way (though many people probably wish I had). But seriously, it seems a really weird idea to video yourself doing something and then put it on the net. I have the same concerns with people reporting their every moment on facebook. To me it seems very sad, almost as if these people need to do these things to make themselves feel OK about themselves, or to justify their existence. I can't believe that these people do it out of altruism to help their fellow bassists learn stuff. [/quote] live and let live... does it matter what the reason is to post those videos? what's weird to me is that when someone posts about something they love, there's always some who just join in to say "nah, could be better", "nah, not that good". I do not understand what compels someone to post that. see?

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1426329079' post='2716925'] I've had an email chat with Adrian. You can spec pretty much any neck profile you like. Didn't realise they weren't lacquered - I wonder if it's an option? I'm really struggling with specs at the minute. I want a passive PJ that nails the P tone, but there's so many options I don't know what would suit me best. Also, to get my target weight (3.8kg) Adrian says I'd need to go for a chambered body. Just wondering how that would affect tone. So much to consider... [/quote] I just sent an email... I find it hard to decide between 3 of the basses in stock (or 6 even!), as I was after a straight simple P, but I know I'd find a bridge pickup quite a useful addition. So I asked a few questions about those basses and about ordering one fresh too... hmmm, we'll see, but if I find it hard to decide between stock basses, a custom order would be a nightmare! decisions, decisions! I asked him about lacquered necks. It's not a deal breaker, and I can always have it lacquered in the future. David Wilson did a great job on my Stingray so I could take it to him.

[quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1426205232' post='2715775'] Of course, the alternative is to treat yourself to an old skool Trace SMX, select preset 2 and cut through the mix like nothing else. My 3 band 'Ray through these amps blows anything else out of the water [/quote] I avoid playing in swimming pools, to start with...

wow, some very attractive instruments there! I wish I could try them, I love the look/specs/price of some of the Jakes in stock! I wonder what the neck is like. I love the wide "Classic 50s" Precision style, and I'd hate a Jazz type neck... Pity the necks are not lacquered either. Hmmm... You are a bad bunch, putting ideas in my mind, and I am indeed looking for a Precision at the moment...

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1426237578' post='2715877'] If I had received comms that made me want to hold the item, then I'd give the guy more than 3.5 hrs before I looked around for someone else and taking it off 'hold'. I'd at least send a message saying I had other 'buyers' and I'd only keep the item on hold for 24hrs if I didn't hear back in that time with proper details to advance the sale. Then the onus would be on the buyer to comply... 3.5 hrs is a bit of an insult, IMO. No wonder the newbie wasn't impressed. I wouldn't expect buyers here to jerk you around... and the whole point of this place for sales is that it isn't the usual market place..?? [/quote] It is a bit of a short time. I've always waited longer, sometimes holding something for over a week. But I'd do that for someone I believe in. If a regular I'm a bit familiar with asks me to hold something and I don't need the cash quickly, no problem. However, if I have someone without a "history", and makes me think he may not be all that serious, I'd be less likely to wait, especially if I have other offers. Yes, 3 hours is not a lot of time... But if the buyer really wants it all he had to say was express interest. One line. Thirty seconds is all it takes. The seller all he sees is someone who read his reply and chose not to acknowledge his message... If he wants to sell fast, I can see why he wouldn't wait. Don't you? Everytime I've been really interested in something I made sure the seller knew it and that's even with people I may have exchanged PMs with and sort of knew me already.

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1426200866' post='2715729'] I listed some Markbass gear yesterday, it's all sold now but there were around 10 members who PM'd me saying they'd definitely buy one or more ietms, but despite having read the PM's I sent back asking them to confirm, didn't reply. I don't see why there's any onus on the seller to do anything but sell. You can't go into a shop and say 'keep that for me, I'll be back when I feel like it', so why expect to here? [/quote] +1

[quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1426027821' post='2713689'] Something something pyramids something something sphynx something something hieroglyphs? [/quote] I've used the guy you refer to a handful of times, many years ago. One was a refret. I was pretty happy with him... Then he started getting "helpers", and I stopped being happy, so I never went back. But when it was just himself it was good, I think.

[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1425995477' post='2713184'] The answer is quite simple: just play in rubber gloves and wellies. [/quote] wireless!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1425756394' post='2710469'] You were both guilty of loitering within tent. [/quote] One of the best posts I've read in a long time here, well done!

[quote name='artisan' timestamp='1425755050' post='2710443'] exactly,he read my reply & all he had to do was say "yes I definitely want the strings & will sort payment as soon as I can " but apparently this was too much trouble for him & as I had another buyer desperate to give me his money it was a no brainer for me. [/quote] I can see that. 3.5 hours is very little, but, on the other hand, if I'm really interested in something I make sure the seller knows. If I have a message from the seller and I read it, I reply even if it's a one liner "on the move now, I'll write back later with details" or something, to let him know I'm not ignoring him. If the seller just wants to sell something and has a number of people at the door, I can understand skipping someone who looks like may not be serious (how many times someone has told me they wanted something, only for them to disappear? too many). It takes a minute to reply a one liner. It's ok if you haven't read the message, I understand people do not log in all the time to check, but if you did login and read the message, just press reply. The other person knows you've read it and chose not to reply at that time... don't blame the seller for doing business with someone else if you don't make sure you show interest.

[quote name='big rob' timestamp='1425561636' post='2708599'] Thanks again all, I have been playing for a long time and have a few basses and have found my Bill Nash PB57 with added jazz in the bridge does cut well in the mix, however that said i have the HH stingray and can spilt the coils to a jazz configuration and this still at this time is not cutting through. I really think it's a volume down 15 minute chat that will get rid of the issue, i use no effects other than i little compression and with the advice here we should be sounding great once more soon. Some nights its spot on with just plugging in and go so we all need to work together. Cheers again all Rob [/quote] yup,if it's too loud in the small room, turning down first sounds like a good move to me