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Would love to hear what that sounded and looked like. Nice one @Quilly Dave

There you go, nothing to worry about All we need now is a full product review in no less than 500,000 words and we can put this to bed. Enjoy and have fun Dave

One of my all time fav prog songs. Always wanted to do this in a Prog Covers band but couldn't get the right people for the project. Have seen them live quite a few times and met them in Glasgow. Think i even have their autographs somewhere. Dave

Most people probably cant keep up with the amount you post but its a fantastic reference library that i use to occasionally challenge myself. Dave

Nice one. The Album artwork was brilliant. Dave

A few yrs ago just before Covid i had a Hermes 24hr delivery held back for 2-3 days because "we didnt have a van out your way that day" Altho i live in the countryside i am approx 40 miles from Glasgow centre and 35 miles to Edinburgh. Their depot was 28miles from me if i remember correctly. When the parcel didn't arrive within a couple of days i contacted them and that's when i found out their reason for not delivering. If they had sent me a message i could have gone there myself and picked it up. They then assured me it would be delivered the following day. It was. Obviously they were waiting until they had a full van before delivering so what's the point of paying for 24hr delivery. Pretty sure it was a bass cab from Guitar Guitar. Not a fan of M Hermes at all. I use P4D as it was once recommended thru BC few yrs back mainly because the reviews were good especially when things went wrong plus the insurance was thru them rather than the courier. Cant really remember much of the detail now as i very rarely send larger items these days. When i do post parcels i'm generally happy with Parcelforce who haven't let me down in a very long time............i think. TOUCH WOOD. Dave

Sad sad news. Amazing player and vocalist. Big fan of Budgie. Loved his tone. Budgie should have been far better known. They have influenced so many people over the years. RIP Burke. Dave

Just sounds like they were really busy which is a good sign. They were very quick to reply to my email and found them very helpful as they explained what the problem might be on their reply and how they would do the work. I would definitely consider them in future when hopefully things settle down a bit. I remember hearing about their break in. Not good for any music shop especially during pandameic where business is slow. Dave

I've decided to go with who i know. Looks like there's not much difference in prices between Chris McIntyre and Strung Out but Chris can do it a lot sooner by sounds of it. Looking at distances from my house Chris is probably closer. I'm just more used to going in and out of Glasgow. Oddly enough Chris is just along the road from where i did my first gig with the punk band late last year at Hibs club. He's literally next to the football ground. Dave

Strung Out got back to me very quickly this morning and have said they have a long list of people waiting on appointments and dont know when they'll get to it but can add my name to the list. Chris McIntyre said to give him a call in a weeks time and he should be able to look at it end next week so i'm thinking i'll stick with Chris who i've used before. Thanks for the suggestions guys. Always good to know who else is out there. Dave

Yep i've been in there once few years back. I've sent them an email detailing the issues i'm having with it and asking for an approx price for the work. Will see what they come back with. Altho i'm not keen driving into Edinburgh a major plus with McIntyre Guitars is you can usually park at his door so that's always a bonus. Dave

What was the issue you had. Can PM me if you dont want to advertise the issue. Is Strung Out Guitars not down near Tollcross or Tollbooth area. ? Dave

Yep he let me try one of his own basses last time i was in and it was very nice but i wasn't looking for a new bass at the time. At the moment i'm kind of sold on my Sandberg basses. They just seem to do what i want/need. Since the MarloweDK i've not had any bass GAS at all. I just love the feel and tone of that bass. It feels like it was built just for me. LOL Dave

I'll maybe get a price from Jimmy Egypt and compare against Chris at McIntyre. Chris has his prices on the website. Great Western Road is easier for me to get to altho slip road onto M8 on way home is closed so that's a bit of a bummer. I know Glasgow a lot better than Edinburgh and regularly get lost there LOL Sat Nav is a wonderful thing in the car these days LOL Dave

I googled him earlier to see where he was now. He's an option plus he has a machine for fret levelling too which i'm guessing is similar to what Sandberg use. He's been going as long as i can remember LOL Dave

Chris is my goto expert but just wondered if someone a bit closer. Edinburgh is a bit of a nightmare to drive into. I used Chris few yrs back for my Warwick Thumb NT89 when the preamp failed and he replaced it for me. Just wondering who else is close to me before i dive in. I've managed to get my Marlowe to a happy point altho i do think there are a couple of slightly high frets on it but the bass in quesion is my Fender P 50's re-issue i bought 2nd hand last year. I've been using it with a higher action than i'm used to and its ok but just think it should be better. Dave

Not quite that bad and if i raise the string height its ok but i need to take it up to around 2.5-2.75mm to sort it out. Neck is not far off being straight when looking down the edge or if i fret at 1st and last frets there isn't much movement in the string in the middle of the neck arounf 8th fret. I've tried slight adjustments on the neck. If i straighten it any further i get a bit of buzz at top end of the neck (4th - 5th fret area) I've tried so many combinations but cant seem to get to a happy medium with this one. If i use a straight edge on frets there is a high one at 16th that deadens the string. if i play lightly at 14th or 17th it has a little fret buzz. Thought i would try an expert to see what difference they can make. It a 50's re-issue P bass so spending a bit of time and money on it wont be the end of the world. I've never actually used a luthier or pro set up in over 40yrs. Dave

I have a p bass that i think needs some fret-dressing and was wondering who you guys use in Glasgow or Central belt area. Bass is choking from 14th fret upwards area. String height is just over 2mm and neck has a slight concave relief. I can do the usual truss, string height intonation set ups myself but have never tackled frets. I'm actually in Biggar / Lanark area but guessing most are based in Glasgow itself. Any suggestions welcome. Dave

EDIT as i got it after all about the LFT's. I'm a bit slow after all the Festivities ................honest 😂 Dave

Found the old question i had on BC where to get them and looks like i got them direct from Sandberg. Dave

The Sandberg steels are quite good strings. I was quite surprised how much i liked them but difficult to get at times so i just went back to my old faithful D'addario nickels. I found the Sandberg strings didnt feel too rough on my fingers like other steel rounds i've tried over the years. Thomann price isn't too bad but the £8 shipping means i would probably buy quite a few sets at any one time. Cant remember where i got mine. Was around 3-4yrs ago. Dave

Amazing price for that TC combo. Used one at a rehearsal once and it sounded pretty good. Well done. Dave

I was 10 in 1970 but didnt start buying singles till around 72/73 with Sweet, T.Rex, Mud and Bowie. Albums came later in 73 with Bowie Pin-ups and Sweet FA. In 1970 i was probably listening to what my parents liked. Anything from Elvis, Engelbert Humperdink, Tom Jones to Tijuana Sound of Brass and Music from the Greek Islands the latter giving me a lifelong love of Greece. Dave

I remembered that one too. Not sure what model he used tho. ?

2nd hand i reckon its worth anywhere from £500 - £1000 depending on condition. Dave