Grangur
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I just took delivery of some books I bought from Martyn. They came promptly and well packed. All in good condition. Clearly he never read them! I've also chatted with him a few times. He's a good honest guy. I'm well pleased. Thanks Martyn. All the best Richard
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Alan has just taken delivery of some pups I sold to him. Really easy, smooth transaction. He's a top guy. Thanks Alan, enjoy the pups. Richard PS. Having just read the thread. I really wish we'd met up. I'd love to see the Jaco playing and learn from a master of the art. Hey, ho, that's life. Next time maybe.
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[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1384000025' post='2271696'] Not sure why you think it is sad to mod a fender?? Bearing in mind that at many gigs you don't even get to use your amp, surely it makes sense to take a Fender and drop a set on Bartolinis in and put on a decent bridge! Job done... [/quote] I don't think it's at all sad to mod a Fender. The great thing about Fenders is they are so very easy to mod. What is sad is 2 things: 1 - folk buy a Fender whilst thinking as they pay over their money that they will change loads of things on it to try to get it to sound in some way different. If it's not what you want why not buy something that's nearer to what you want? 2 - So many people out there are creating bitza instruments and passing them off as true Fenders, when all that is from a Fender factory (if anything) is the logo. What does bug me is the snobbery amongst some folk that to have a "real bass" it needs to be a Fender, while in truth many of the basses going about as Fenders are only Fender shaped. So what's that all about?
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[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1384358689' post='2275668'] The promoted bit came from the previous thread which I can't find. I don't think that is the case here. I'd audition but I don't think I can commit as much as it looks like they need from reading the blurb. [/quote] I'm just mucking about. I'm sure they're good guys or you wouldn't post here for them.
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Who'd ever want to be in a band that considers moving from bass to guitar as a promotion!?!!
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This is like playing the old Mastermind game. I bet it's a Fender look-a-like
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[quote name='Mike Tonks' timestamp='1384356255' post='2275631'] 40 year old bassist .... trying now to make up for lost time... [/quote] Just the same as a good number here. Welcome aboard. Cheers Richard
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P bass SD quarter pounders Maple neck Hipshot bridge
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If I'm understanding this OP right, you're saying you've got 2 volume controls and if they're both up to 3/4 or higher, the output volume drops off. If this is the case, I think I read in another thread that this can be caused by the pups being out of phase. So the answer would be to reverse the cable connections on one of the pups.
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I like them. The head could be a bit more refined, but they're so much more interesting than a Fender or all the copies.
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Removing dings from the back of the neck
Grangur replied to Old Horse Murphy's topic in Repairs and Technical
Also, depending on what the stickiness is, white spirit on a soft cloth may get it off. Good point about using a scotchbrite rather than wire wool. -
Did it work?
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Hi Paul, welcome the BC. Try posting this in the recording section. You may get more of the right sort of guys reading it. Cheers Rich
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[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1384266207' post='2274624'] Grolsch are the cheapest. You are the first person I've seen who has posted that they don't like the Grolsch option. Shaller strap locks have a long history for working loose. Dunlops don't. Allparts straplocks are Dunlops at a much lower price. [/quote] If you can bare to have washers with no connection at all to beer, then small tap washers from any DIY store do the same job as the Grolsch ones, and they're black. A pack of 4 is probably cheaper than a beer too. Other than that, I've also used these: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350569560340?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350569560340?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/url] But beware - when he says 1 he means 1, not a pair. He sells then as singles
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Hi Ozzy, Welcome the BC. I'm sure your English will be fine. Half of us here speak it badly
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[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1384176675' post='2273538'] But when you apply gift aid, it's to do with the tax that you specifically have paid. So if I, hypothetically, got £100 in donations from various members f the public, and I donated it into the pot on, let's say, Just Giving, and I tick "Add Gift Aid", that's the same as saying "I want to make a £100 donation from my own pocket, please add gift aid, as I do pay taxes". If it's a mass collection, I don't think you're allowed to add gift aid, it's only for the individual. Still, that's just one, entirely hypothetical situation [/quote] Yep, I know. You're right. But is WAS very generous of our Johnny on this occasion wasn't it?
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[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1384203154' post='2274033'] Does anything happen in Suffolk? [/quote] In a word, "No". Even Bilbo has to go to Colchester (Essex) to make things happen. But.... Reading the article it says "[color=#2E2E2F][font=pt-serif, Georgia, serif][size=4]The band is made up of Iranians who have been in the country for a while.."[/size][/font][/color] [color=#2E2E2F][font=pt-serif, Georgia, serif][size=4]"IS" you mean after all the shootings the band is STILL in existance? [/size][/font][/color] [color=#2E2E2F][font=pt-serif, Georgia, serif][size=4]Surely they mean "was". I've heard the old one of "the show must go on"but this would be an achievement.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#2E2E2F][font=pt-serif, Georgia, serif][size=4]Yours, [/size][/font][/color] [color=#2E2E2F][font=pt-serif, Georgia, serif][size=4] [/size][/font][/color][color=#2E2E2F][font=pt-serif, Georgia, serif][size=4]Confused of Essex [/size][/font][/color]