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  1. joeystrange
    Brilliant. Cheers.
  2. joeystrange
    Does anybody know if a Fender P (either MIA or MIM standard) is available in Olympic White as a standard colour? All I can seem to find are a bunch of Arctic White ones. The Squier VM is Olympic and it looks great. I want that look on a Fender. Thanks.
  3. joeystrange
    Further price drop... Now £700.
  4. joeystrange
    Happy new year! Price drop! £750.
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    PM'd
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    I just bought an Orange TB500 from Martin. It took a little longer to get the cash together than I anticipated but Martin was very patient and accommodating. The amp was well packed and delivered quickly with no problems whatsoever. A pleasure to do business with.
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    I've decided to sell my Ampeg SVT-CL. I believe it's a 1998/9 limited edition version, made in the USA. The only 'limited edition' part is the red and blue SVT logo on the front which was to commemorate Ampeg's 30th anniversary. The amp has been kept in a flight case it's entire life and, consequently, has no scratches, dings or tears. I am including the flight case in the sale and will also throw in an Ampeg padded cover. [s]£800.[/s] [s]£750.[/s] £700. Collection only due to size and weight. Sorry the pics aren't brilliant... [url="http://s1171.photobucket.com/user/joeystrange/media/IMG_0694.jpg.html"][/url] Thanks for looking.
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    Just wow.
  9. joeystrange
    In: Tech 21 Boost Distortion Stagg acoustic 4-string TC Electronic Polytune MXR Micro Amp Orange TB500 (on it's way right now courtesy of thebassman) Out: Boss ODB-3 Tech 21 Boost Distortion Boss TU-2 Ampeg SVT810E
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    A few years ago my old band toured with a Canadian glam rock band called Robin Black. One night, early on in the tour, we played one of their songs in soundcheck for a laugh. They heard us playing and decided WE should play it as their encore. Every night from then on they'd finish their set, we'd come on, pick up their gear and start playing their most popular song, often to the crowd's bewilderment. Then the band would gradually join us on stage to finish the song. After that we'd give their gear back and they'd play a couple more encores and then leave. That was a fun tour.
  11. joeystrange
    PM'd.
  12. joeystrange
    Anyone seen the Ashdown Nate Mendel signature distortion? Judging by this video it sounds pretty good! http://youtu.be/tMe3e-fQeyo Might have to try one out.
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    He doesn't look as though he's doing a lot in the way of actually 'playing' in the first video. His hands don't move much, if at all. Certainly when you compare it to the second video anyway. Maybe it was Joe's idea so it made everything symmetrical.
  14. joeystrange
    I thought Hendrix did both from time to time? I could be wrong but I'm sure someone here once told of a friend (or possibly themselves) that played right-handed with the strings upside down due to learning on a friend's lefty bass. I also have a lefty friend that strings normal for a lefty. He once broke his Thunderbird in half during the first song at a gig in London and, due to being from New York, didn't have a spare. A guy from the support band gave him a Thunderbird strung righty that he played for the rest of the set. He said by the end of the first song he'd got used to it and he could play fine.
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    My school had a white/white/rosewood Squier Affinity Precision. It didn't play very well and there was a missive chunk missing from the scratch plate, around the controls. At one point the cavity was filled with Wotsits. Then it packed up altogether. I started taking my own after that.
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    Try Hot Rox in Nottingham. http://www.hotroxuk.com/ I've never had to get an amp fixed there myself but they've been good to a lot of friends over the years. Or, if you happen to be making a trip down South at any point soon, take it straight to Marshall in Milton Keynes.
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    I played with a drummer for a while that had a high-end Roland kit but instead of the usual pads he used an acoustic kit fitted with mesh heads and DW triggers. Looked great and sounded great, as long as there was a decent PA, though I'd still prefer an acoustic kit. It's odd to hear the drums coming from a monitor in front of you.
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    [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1382451727' post='2252280'] know what you mean, they might as well fit an on/off switch for all the variety of tone I get. [/quote] All of my Ps have an on/off switch. Why would you need anything else?
  19. joeystrange
    I just had a look and there's an old Ampeg rig that allegedly belonged to John Entwhistle on eBay too.
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    [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1381588530' post='2241070'] Well the pickup is generally a single piezo 'strip' under the bridge, so if it works on three of the strings then it should work on the fourth as well. [/quote] That's what I thought so it seemed odd that one string would be dead. I'll try your suggestion out and see how it goes. Thanks.
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    I played an acoustic gig last night, just out singer with an acoustic guitar and me on an acoustic bass. The bass is a cheapo Stagg that I bought a little while for the purpose of doing a few of these gigs that we had booked. It's nothing special, just a regular electro-acoustic with active EQ and one of those built-into-the-bridge pickups. I've used it a few times before and it's been fine but last night, for some reason, there was no output from the A string. All of the others were fine but the A was completely dead. Does anyone have any idea what might have caused this or how to fix it? Other than getting a new pickup?
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    Did anyone see this clip from the School Of Rock 10 year reunion a couple of weeks ago? It made me smile! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf8INiBDgVg&sns=em
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    I think I'm the odd one out here. I look after my basses and I'd never break them but I'm not bothered about the odd chip or scratch here or there. As long as it doesn't affect their playability then I don't really care. At the end of the day they're tools that are designed to do a job. As long as they still do that job then what does it matter if they're a bit beaten up?
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    They probably assume that because they're not made in America they're clearly not going to be as well built. The truth is that some MIM Fenders are great and some are terrible. The same can also be said, though, for MIA Fenders. I have a MIM P that I've had for a few years. It's a solid build but it wasn't perfect. There was a dodgy solder joint on the volume pot that caused it to have almost zero output and the saddle on the E string kept slipping down. Sorted those problems and it's been fine ever since.
  25. joeystrange
    Transplants - In A Warzone Pure Love - Anthems East Town Pirates - Seven Seas Of Sin Looking forward to the new Dave Hause, Bowling For Soup and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts albums too.
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